NIGHT OF THE ZOOPOCALYPSE

One night, a meteor crashes into Colepepper Zoo unleashing a virus that transforms the animals into slobbering zombie mutants.
Gracie, a young quirky wolf, teams up with a gruff and fearsome mountain lion named Dan to find a way back to her pack. As the zoo is overrun, they must come up with a plan to get all the animals back to normal. Together with the help of a motley crew of survivors – Xavier the movie-obsessed lemur, Frida the fiery capybara, Ash the sarcastic, fabulous ostrich and Felix the treacherous monkey – they embark on a perilous mission to rescue the zoo and defeat Bunny Zero, the deranged mutant-king determined to spread the virus beyond the zoo walls.
Welcome to… THE ZOOPOCALYPSE!

Category: Elements +10 Tag: Competition

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Original Title	Night of the Zoopocalypse
Movie Type	Feature
Genre	Fiction
Section	Elements +10
Country	Belgium, Canada, France
Production Year	2024
Movie Length	91'
Director	Ricardo Curtis, Rodrigo Perez-Castro
Screenplay	James Kee, Steven Hoban
Based on	a concept from Clive Barker
Cast	Gabbi Kosmidis, David Harbour, Pierre Simpson, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Scott Thompson, Christina Nova, Heather Loreto, Bryn McAuley, Carolyn Scott, Kyle Derek, Rob Tinkler
Casting	Kim Hurdon
Editor	Matt Ahrens, Gilad Carme
Animation	Louis Besse, Emerick Dubus, Lara Freise, Alexis Maerten-Lammin, Florian Sauzet, Jon Petter Vorren
Character Design	Edric Daguio, Jaewoo Kim
Music	Dan Levy
Produced by	Yohann Comte, Steven Hoban, Joe Iacono, Wes Lui, Mark Smith
Production	(United Kingdom), Anton, www.antoncorp.com
International Distribution	(France), Charades, www.charades.eu
Festival Contact	(France), Charades, www.charades.eu

Ricardo Curtis
Ricardo Curtis is a highly accomplished director in the animation industry. He has been involved in the production of over 20 successful feature films and has worked with renowned studios such as Pixar, DreamWorks Animation, Fox, Miramax, and Warner Bros. His roles have included story artist, head of story, supervising animator, and animator/designer. In 2004, Curtis co-founded House of Cool in Canada, where he serves as Creative Director and has established strong relationships with major studios. Curtis has an extensive portfolio that includes short films, TV series, commercials, and a novel. He is a member of Sheridan College’s board and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Recently, he directed ICE AGE: THE GREAT EGG-SCAPADE and worked on the original projects AMOEBA and NIGHT OF THE ZOOPOCALYPSE.

Rodrigo Perez-Castro
Rodrigo Perez-Castro is an Annie Award-nominated animation filmmaker. With 18 years of experience, he has worked as a Story Artist for major studios like Disney, Blue Sky, Paramount Animation, and Dreamworks TV. Notable credits include THE BOOK OF LIFE, ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE, and FERDINAND. Rodrigo received an Annie Award nomination for his work on RIO 2. He has also served as the Head of Story for ICE AGE: THE GREAT EGG-SCAPADE and the HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON TV series. Recently, he made his directorial debut with KOATI, a hand-drawn animated film featuring Sofia Vergara and music by Marc Anthony. Rodrigo currently holds the position of Vice President of Creative Development at House of Cool Inc., overseeing client services and developing original intellectual property.