Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants

Minuscule - Valley of the Lost Ants
Directed by	Hélène Giraud Thomas Szabo
Produced by	Philippe Delarue
Written by	Thomas Szabo Hélène Giraud
Music by	Hervé Lavandier
Production company	Futurikon Entre Chien et Loup Futurikon Production II Nozon
Distributed by	Le Pacte (France)
Release dates	17 November 2013 (Tallinn) 26 February 2014 (Belgium) 29 January 2014 (France)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	France Belgium

Minuscule - Valley of the Lost Ants (French: Minuscule - La Vallée des Fourmis Perdues) is a French-Belgian animated film, co-written and directed by Hélène Giraud and Thomas Szabo. This film is a sound film with a synchronized soundtrack featuring music and sound effects and with no spoken dialogues.^[1] The film shares the same creative universe as the Minuscule (TV series) also created by Hélène Giraud and Thomas Szabo. It won the César Award for Best Animated Film at the 40th César Awards.^[2]

Contents

• 1 Plot
• 2 Accolades
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Plot

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In a peaceful little clearing, the remains of a picnic hastily abandoned spark warfare between two tribes of ants. A bold young ladybug finds himself caught in the middle of the battle. He befriends one of the black ants, Mandible, and helps him save the anthill from the assault of the terrible red ant warriors, led by the fearful Butor.

Accolades

• Nominated: 2013 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (Best Children's Film)
• Nominated: 27th European Film Awards (Best Animated Feature Film)
• Nominated: San Sebastian International Film Festival (Best Animated Feature Film)
• Official preselection: Academy Awards and BAFTA
• Won: Mill Valley Film Festival (San Francisco) (Children’s FilmFest Gold Award)
• Won: Chicago International Children’s Film Festival (Honorary Prize)
• Won: China International Cartoon and Animation Festival (Silver cup prize for the animated film)
• Won: 5th Magritte Awards (Magritte Award for Best Foreign Film in Coproduction)
• Won: 40th Cesar Awards (Cesar Award for Best Animated Film)