Les Armateurs present A film directed by Benjamin Renner, Vincent Patar and Stéphane Aubier From Gabrielle Vincent’s books, published by ÉDITIONS CASTERMAN INTERNATIONAL MARKETING INTERNATIONAL PRESS STUDIOCANAL VANESSA JERROM AND CLAIRE VORGER EMILIE Martel 6/8 avenue du Général Férie
[email protected] 06400 CANNES Vanessa Jerrom +33 (0)6 14 83 88 82 Runtime : 79 minutes Claire Vorger +33 (0)6 20 10 40 56 French release: December 12th 2012 THE STORY In normal bear life, it is frowned upon to make friends with a mouse. But Ernest, a big bear, a clown and musician who lives on the fringes of bear society, nonetheless welcomes little Celestine into his home. She is an orphan and has fled the mouse world down below. These two solitary characters find support and comfort in one another, but in the process, fly in the face of convention, upsetting the established order. GABRIELLE VINCENT The creator of the Ernest and Celestine books. Gabrielle Vincent was born Monique Martin in Brussels on 9 September 1929. She studied drawing and painting at the Brussels School of Fine Arts, graduating in 1951 with flying colors. She explored black and white illustration and had her first show in 1960. She then moved onto color with washes, pastels and oils. At each of her exhibitions, the critics admired the power, sober style and sensitivity of her art. Gabrielle Vincent also produced illustrated books like Un Jour, un Chien, Le Desert and Au Palais. In the 1980s, Gabrielle Vincent created Ernest and Celestine, presenting children with her twin talents of drawing and storytelling.