Glen Keane to present ‘Duet’ at Bristol Encounters!
Bristol festivalgoers are in for a special treat following the announcement of the latest addition to the 2014 Encounters Festival line-up. On Friday September 19th Disney veteran and animation legend Glen Keane will be in attendance to present his latest short Duet, one of the most talked-about endeavours of the past summer. The story is of Mia and Tosh, two characters whose paths intertwine with the viewer able to follow the journey of either throughout their lives.
The first glimpse of Duet was showcased by Keane in June at a special ATAP Session as part of Google’s I/O Conference in San Francisco. The film is part of the Spotlight Stories series (and the first to be traditionally animated), where films are designed to be experienced on mobile devices with viewer interaction.
Keane’s hugely successful career at Disney saw him create and animate such memorable characters as Aladdin, the Beast, Pocahontas, Tarzan and Ariel, before leaving the company in 2012 to form Glen Keane Productions. The Encounters presentation will include a not-to-be-missed filmmaker Q&A and take place at Bristol’s Watershed Cinema, 10:30am Friday 19th.
For more information on Encounters 2014 visit encounters-festival.org.uk