French animation company Folivari today announced it will produce the animated coming-of-age adventure film The Wild Inside, based on Jamey Bradbury’s novel of the same name, with director and screenwriter Patrick Imbert (The Summit of Gods). Folivari will unveil the first look teaser for the film at Cartoon Movie in Bordeaux this week.
The Wild Inside, which is currently in development, marks Folivari’s third collaboration with Imbert. The news follows the success of their previous collaboration on The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales and The Summit of the Gods, both of which received critical acclaim and prestigious awards such as the César and Lumière Awards, as well as Annie Awards nominations.
“It’s an honor for us to be committing to another partnership with Patrick, this time collaborating on the beautiful and unique tale, The Wild Inside from well-loved author Jamey Bradbury,” says Thibaut Ruby, Producer/Partner at Folivari. “We have a brilliantly talented team, who is already working hard to bring this story to life, and we look forward to sharing a first glimpse of the film with audiences at Cartoon Movie this week.”
Imbert notes, “We want to create a film both visually stunning and emotionally moving, a cinematic journey exploring the beauty, brutality, and magic of the wilderness through the prism of complex characters.”
The film’s creative team also includes screenwriter Johanna Goldschmidt (Maya the Bee, Tib & Tumtum) and art director David Coquard-Dassault (The Summit of the Gods; director, Rains, Peripheria). The music will be composed by award winner Amine Bouhafa (Summit of Gods, Timbuktu).
The Wild Inside follows the story of 17-year-old Tracy Petrikoff, who lives in the Alaskan wilderness with her family. Following her mother’s mysterious disappearance, Tracy grapples with personal struggles until she rescues another girl, Jesse, during a hunting trip, setting off a chain of events that forces Tracy to confront her connection to nature and wild animals.
The film will be animated by FOST Studio, known for their work on acclaimed projects such as The Summit of the Gods (Julianne Films, Folivari, Mélusine Production) and Wolfwalkers (Cartoon Salon, Apple Original Films) and currently working on Splinter Cell (Ubisoft, Netflix), adapted from the video game franchise.
