Blackie & Kanuto | |
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Directed by | Francis Nielsen |
Written by | Angel E. Pariente, Segundo Altolaguirre, Gorka Sesma |
Produced by | Fabio Massimo Cacciatori, Eduardo Barinaga, François Cohen-Séat, Davide Tromba, Karmelo Vivanco |
Music by | Xavier Berthelot |
Production companies | Baleuko Lumiq Studios Film Investment Piedmont Art'Mell Talape |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
Countries | Italy France Spain |
Languages | Basque Spanish French Italian |
Blackie & Kanuto (also titled Head over Hooves, Black to the Moon 3D, and Pup) is a 2012 animated comedy adventure film directed by Francis Nielsen and produced by Baleuko, Lumiq Studios, Film Investment Piedmont, Art'Mell and Talape. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The production was presented at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2012. [6]
In Italy, Turin, Blackie & Kanuto's preview was on December 4, 2013. [6]
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The film project is a production of Baleuko, Lumiq Studios in Turin, [7] Film Investment Piedmont, Art'Mell and Talape.
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