Ellipseanime is producing (along with Neuroplanet, Canal +, France 2 and R.A.I.) an animated feature film adaptation of Corto Maltese in Siberia, originally a comic-strip based story created by Italian artist Hugo Pratt. 3ds max 2.5 was used for 120 shots of the film with the aid of Afterburn and Illustrate plugins. The premiere of the film will take place in European cinemas in late Sept. Check out the trailer (click on “Les bandes annonces”) at Cortolefilm.com!