'Kiri and Lou' Feature Film 'Go Raaa!' to Premiere at Annecy Festival
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Summary
The first feature film based on the BAFTA-nominated stop-motion animated series "Kiri and Lou" will premiere at the Annecy Festival on June 24. Titled "Kiri and Lou Go Raaa!," it is New Zealand's first ever stop-motion feature film. The premiere will be followed by a Q&A with voice actors Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords, Moana, What We Do In the Shadows) and Olivia Tennet, alongside animation director Antony Elworthy. The series is hailed as New Zealand's most internationally successful animated property.
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· 2 pulledFollowing up the success of what is hailed as New Zealand's most internationally successful animated property, 'Kiri and Lou,' the first feature based on the BAFTA-nominated series, will premiere on Wednesday June 24 in the beating heart of Annecy Festival, the lakeside Bonlieu.
New Zealand's first ever stop-motion feature, the 'Kiri and Lou Go Raaa!' bow will be capped by a Q&A with voice actors Jemaine Clement and Olivia Tennet, alongside animation director Antony Elworthy.
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