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Worlds within Updated: Updated: Here are some books in which the plot itself revolves around books. Share Article Here are some books in which the plot itself revolves around books. Books sometimes have themes that connect them. Today, let’s take a look at something pretty special: Books about books. Here are some of the many stories in which books play a big role in the plot. Go on an adventure or learn from them and see how wonderful books can be. Would you put any of these on your list? ...

I never knew reading was so dangerous. No child seeing "Inkheart" will ever want to be read to again, especially if that child loves its mother, as so many do. Here is a film about a man named Mo, who, when he reads aloud, has the power of liberating fictional characters into the real world. The drawback is that real people are trapped within the same book. Tit for tat. A law of physics must apply.

Cornelia Funke Holger Tappe and Volker Engel will direct the animated childrens film, based on the Cornelia Funke bestseller.  Uncharted Territory and Rise Pictures have greenlit an animated film adaptation of Igraine the Brave, a childrens fantasy novel from bestselling author Cornelia Funke ( Inkheart). Animals United) will direct the movie together with Oscar-winning visual effects artist Volker Engel ( Independence Day). Engel, Gesa Engel, and Lucia Scharbatke of Uncharted Territory wil...

Holger Tappe and Volker Engel will direct the animated children’s film, based on the Cornelia Funke bestseller.

Uncharted Territory, Rise Pictures Partner on Cornelia Funkes Igraine the Brave (EXCLUSIVE) Ed Meza, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Uncharted Territory and Rise Pictures have joined forces to produce “Igraine the Brave,” a 3D-animated fantasy adventure based on the novel by bestselling author Cornelia Funke. The story follows 12-year-old Igraine, the only one in her family who is not interested in magic, but is instead pursuing a headstrong plan to become a knight. Just when her brother ...

Last modified on Thu 18 Feb 2021 04.09 EST Winning tip: Ruby Red Shoes Goes to Paris My six-year-old daughter Daphne and I love to say au revoir to our four walls and escape to Paris with Ruby the hare in Ruby Red Shoes Goes to Paris by Kate Knapp. Along with her grandmother Babushka, Ruby samples all the delights of Paris – the Eiffel Tower, Café de Flore, markets, fountains and florists. We dream of the day when we can lie in a Parisian park eating “buttered baguettes and huge peaches”...

★★★★☆After the miserable flop Inkheart, and a series of low-impact German-language films, the children’s author Cornelia Funke finally gets the adaptation she deserves with this animated crowd-pleaser

At first, Ben is shocked to see a dragon in the flesh. According to the movies prologue, the misunderstood creatures have been in hiding for centuries after falling foul of the warlike humans. But then Ben overhears Firedrake chatting to his sidekick Sorrell (Felicity Jones), a brownie (a pixie, not a girl cub scout) with a deep distrust of humankind. When they mention their quest to find a mythical dragon paradise filled with silver, Ben claims to be the fabled dragon rider who can guide them ...

Last modified on Wed 10 Feb 2021 10.47 EST Not to be mistaken for the Dreamworks film How to Train Your Dragon franchise, here is a reasonably entertaining German family animation based on the 1997 bestseller by children’s author Cornelia Funke. It’s a great-looking film, energetically voiced in English by an A-team of British actors, but seriously let down by unexciting storytelling. Little children, though, may connect to the environmental message. Once upon a time, dragons and huma...

A FUN-FILLED family adventure film is coming to our screens next month – and its written by a Newport man. Dragon Rider follows the epic journey of Firedrake and his companions, as they travel across the world in search of a legendary refuge in which all dragons can live safely and peacefully. With a stellar voice cast including Sir Patrick Stewart and Rogue Ones Felicity Jones, Dragon Rider premieres in the UK on Sky Cinema on February 12. Writer Johnny Smith is the man behind the sc...