Cornelia Funke
Holger Tappe and Volker Engel will direct the animated children's film, based on the Cornelia Funke bestseller.
Uncharted Territory and Rise Pictures have greenlit an animated film adaptation of Igraine the Brave, a children's 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 will produce together with Ulrich Schwarz and Sven Pannicke of Rise Pictures. L.A.-based Robyn Klein and Jeremy Ross (the short film Oscar contender
If
Anything Happens I Love You) are on board as international co-production partners. GFM Animation is handling world sales.
Uncharted Territory, Rise Pictures Partner on Cornelia Funke's 'Igraine the Brave' (EXCLUSIVE)
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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 accidentally turns their parents into pigs, their beloved home, Pimpernel Castle, is besieged by the knight Rowan Heartless and his master, Osmond the Greedy. They plan to steal her family’s singing books of magic to become all-powerful. It’s up to Igraine to save her family — even if it means facing giants and three-headed dragons.