Ahead of its premiere in the Berlin International Film Festival’s (Berlinale) youth-targeted Generation Kplus program next month, Paris-based agency Urban Sales has acquired worldwide rights to the animated feature Space Cadet. From Outsiders Films (Canada), the pic is directed by DJ/visual artist Kid Koala (Eric San), based on his 2011 graphic novel.
The heartfelt 3D CG adventure introduces a brilliant young cosmonaut named Celeste, setting out on her first solo space mission — while her robot guardian faces the question of what to do without his lifelong charge to care for. Berlinale describes the dialog-free story as “A tomorrow-days lullaby about finding your place in the universe.”
Space Cadet is adapted for the screen by writer Mylène Chollet (Le Jeu) and produced by Outsiders’ Ginette Petit. Executive producers are Michel Pradier and Nathalie Bissonnette. Les Films Opale is handling the film’s release in Canada.
In addition to Space Cadet, San created the graphic novel Nutonia Must Fall; both were accompanied by music CDs from the artist. As a DJ, San has toured with Radiohead and Beastie Boys, and collaborated with Gorillaz, and has released five solo albums. He is also a film composer and has cotributed to the soundtracks for The Great Gatsby, Baby Driver and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.
Urban Sales has previously picked up the animated features Fox & Hare Save the Forest, another Berlinale Generation premiere which since sold to 50-plus territories, as well as Cannes selections A Boat in the Garden and Into the Wonderwoods, which sold to 56 territories.
[Source: Deadline]
