Reel of the Week: Mourad Seddiki
French animator Mourad Seddiki (Gobelins, 2006) has animated on numerous 2d animated features over the last decade, including The Illusionist, The Rabbi’s Cat, April and the Extraordinary World, Zarafa, and the subject of his latest reel, The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales.
The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales (Le grand mechant renard et autres contes) was direced by Benjamin Renner, co-director of Ernest & Celestine, and Patrick Imbert, animation director of Ernest & Celestine.
Released in 2017 in France, the children’s film grossed $5.2 million in that country, ending up with over $9 million worldwide. The film had a limited release in the United States through GKIDS.