Written and directed by Jim Capobianco, the Academy Award-nominated writer of Pixar hit Ratatouille, The Inventor brings the world of Leonardo da Vinci to life in a charming stop motion puppet and 2-D hand drawn animated feature film.
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Film, Animation, 3D Puppet Stop Motion, 2D Hand Drawn, Feature, European Co-Production
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The Inventor is a stylized, stop motion puppet and 2-D hand-drawn animated film about Leonardo Da Vinci. This exhilarating adventure will be voiced by Stephen Fry (Leonardo) and Daisy Ridley (Princess Marguerite de Navarre), Marion Cotillard (Louise de Savoy) and Matt Berry (Pope Leo X) – with additional cast to be announced.
The story follows the insatiably curious and headstrong inventor Leonardo da Vinci (Stephen Fry) as he leaves Italy to join the French court, where he can experiment freely, inventing flying contraptions, incredible machines, and studying the human body. There, joined in his adventure by the audacious princess Marguerite (Daisy Ridley), Leonardo will uncover the answer to the ultimate question ~ “What is the meaning of it all? “
An Irish co-production presented by Curiosity Studio (Ireland) in partnership with Foliascope (France), Aerial Contrivance Studios, and SIE Films.
Distribution NBC Universal, Park Circus, BlueFox (USA) and KMBO (France). International Sales handled by MK2, and US by The Exchange.
The Inventor has been recognized with nominations at top industry awards, including Best Feature Film at Annecy 2023, Best Animated Feature – Independent at the Annie Awards 2024, and winner of Best Feature Film Animation at the Ray Harryhausen Awards 2024.
