Fortiche Production, the animation studio behind the series “Arcane”, has announced its first major appearance at Annecy Animation Festival 2024. Jérôme Combe, Creative Director and Co-Founder of Fortiche Production and Herve Dupont, the studio’s Deputy CEO and Executive Producer of “Arcane”, shared details on the company's showcase for the festival, where it will also be celebrating its 15th anniversary.
On June 11, during the company’s first ever Studio Focus session at Annecy (to take place at the Imperial Palace Room La Volière, from 16:00 to 17:15), Fortiche will discuss the evolution of the studio over the past 15 years and unveil news about its upcoming and future content ambitions, including a first look at one of its key projects in development. In addition to collaboration opportunities with its major partner Riot Games, as well as forging new creative and production partnerships, the studio is setting its sights on producing its own IP.
Jérôme Combe commented: “Our ambition is to break down the wall between animation and live action, so that an animated film could be considered a film in the same way as a live action one. We want to make cinematographic content with a high production value, aimed at adult and young adult audiences. We have a big project in development, which we feel can match this ambition and we can’t wait to share it with the industry and global animation fans during the festival.”
On June 12, as part of the Festival’s official programme, Fortiche will take to the stage at Bonlieu (12:00-13:30), alongside its production partners and owner of the League of Legends IP, Riot Games, to present an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at “Arcane”. Speaking about “Arcane”, Hervé Dupont said: “Our route to making this amazing series started with a collection of YouTube clips that we created for Riot Games, which saw unprecedented success. ‘Arcane’ was a very exciting new challenge to follow on from that success and the unique graphic style of the series has really helped set it apart. We’re looking forward to joining the Riot team in Annecy to share more of this story, of which we’re so proud to be a part.”
Fortiche “Arcane” directors will also be taking part in a festival meet and greet on June 10 (Théâtre Bonlieu, Petite Salle, 15:00).
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