Oscar-nominated “Dam Keeper” to get graphic novel treatment March 13, 2015 - 13:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The world of “The Dam Keeper”, the Oscar-nominated animated short by Robert Kondo and Daisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi, is expanding, according to Variety. Tonko House, the studio behind “The Dam Keeper,” has sold the world rights to First Second, a Macmillan imprint, for two graphic novels based on the tale of a bullied pig who keeps environmental disaster at bay with a special windmill and his new friends. The filmmakers have also announced plans to develop a feature film that expands “The Dam Keeper” universe as well. “The Dam Keeper” was nominated for animated short at the recent Academy Awards and has played at more than 75 film festivals worldwide, winning 25 awards along the way. The books will pick up a few years after the events of the short and will answer key questions left by that film, in particular the presence of the dark cloud that must be pushed away from the walled city by the pig’s windmill, and will feature the key characters Pig and Fox. The first book will be published in 2016.   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 |  Latest news About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation  About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty.Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015.Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. |
