MUMBAI: Toei Animation’s property La Grenadière will be screened during the closing ceremony of this year’s Kinotayo, the third annual contemporary Japanese film festival taking place in France.

Commencing on 18 November, the eight-day film festival will see the screening of La Grenadière on 25 November.

La Grenadière was adapted from the novel by the renowned French writer Honoré de Balzac.

La Grenadière reflects Ga-nime, a new genre of animation that Toei launched in 2006 to celebrate the company’s 50th anniversary. The concept of Ga-nime originated from the idea of allowing artists to express their original creative worlds fully and freely through the art charm that “Ga (image/picture)” has naturally.

La Grenadière tells the story of a mother and child in the 19th century, coated in a music that punctuates the whole experience.

“We are honoured to screen La Grenadière in the closing ceremony of this film festival. We hope that French audience would appreciate the universe of La Grenadière adapted and expressed by Japanese,” said Toei Animation director of the international department Kanji Kazahaya.