“Despicable Me 2” gets standing ovation at Annecy Animation Fest (video) June 13, 2013 - 09:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Despicable Me 2, the highly anticipated sequel to 2010’s original, was met with a minutes-long standing ovation from a raucous audience Wednesday, June 12 night at a special screening at the Annecy Animation Festival, The Hollywood Reporter said. The crowd was palpably delighted throughout the screening, even singing along to the songs in the closing scene, and the party atmosphere carried over into cheers and wild applause as the credits rolled. Illumination Entertainment president Chris Meledandri, producer Janet Healy, co-directors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud and several members of the Paris-based Illumination Mac Guff team were on hand. Meledandri introduced the film, noting that this was the first time the team had seen it with an audience, where it played as a special event screening at the animation festival ahead of its U.S. premiere and Fourth of July weekend release. “I want to thank you and Annecy for having us at your tremendous festival,” he said. “There is no place in the world where animation is loved as much as right here in this theater.” He went on to thank the National Cinema Center and Film France for their support during the filmmaking process. “For me, it is an honor to have produced the film in France,” he added. The first film was animated by the Paris-based Mac Guff, which was acquired by Illumination Entertainment in 2011. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |