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Pele To Grace Cannes Film Festival
Indian animation company Compact Disc India Limited (CDI) shall officially announce and launch their new project on football with legendary Brazilian star Pele at the famous Cannes Film Festival, 2009.
07-Feb-2009 9:30:58 AM
After
Goal.com has exclusively reported of the agreement between CDI and Prime
Licensing, which jointly holds the world marketing and licensing of Brand Pele
alongwith IMG in December last year, the project shall finally be unveiled at
one of the oldest and the most prestigious film festivals in the world.
The chairman of CDI, Surendra Kumar had earlier told Goal.com,” Yes, we have reached an agreement with Pele’s representatives. Pele is a legendary, the greatest football star with no controversies attached to him and even widely respected.”
The general manager of Prime Licensing Paulo Ferreira had confirmed the same to Goal.com and said,” Pele’s story is both inspiring and unique and the idea to tell through different media is natural. An animation film is the opportunity to tell such a story to a particular audience and naturally inspire kids and keep Pele’s legend strong and powerful, generation after generation.”
Suresh Kumar further informed that the authorities of the Cannes Film Festival have agreed to give a red carpet welcome to Pele and the CDI team. During the festival, Pele will auction a few football memorabilia for charity, participate in the Buyers/ Distributors’ Meet, and attend a press conference and a dinner party.
The estimated budget of the movie is US$63 million.
Rahul Bali.
The chairman of CDI, Surendra Kumar had earlier told Goal.com,” Yes, we have reached an agreement with Pele’s representatives. Pele is a legendary, the greatest football star with no controversies attached to him and even widely respected.”
The general manager of Prime Licensing Paulo Ferreira had confirmed the same to Goal.com and said,” Pele’s story is both inspiring and unique and the idea to tell through different media is natural. An animation film is the opportunity to tell such a story to a particular audience and naturally inspire kids and keep Pele’s legend strong and powerful, generation after generation.”
Suresh Kumar further informed that the authorities of the Cannes Film Festival have agreed to give a red carpet welcome to Pele and the CDI team. During the festival, Pele will auction a few football memorabilia for charity, participate in the Buyers/ Distributors’ Meet, and attend a press conference and a dinner party.
The estimated budget of the movie is US$63 million.
Rahul Bali.
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