Art of Ernest & Celestine

There is a world where the Bears live above ground in their cities and the rodents live below in their underground ones in mutual fear and hate. However, Celestine, an apprentice mouse dentist, finds at least momentary common cause with Ernest, a poor street Bear musician, that gets them rejected fr

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The Making of Ernest & Celestine

Beyond Ernest et Célestine: The Art of Gabrielle Vincent. In Conversation with Fondation Monique Martin

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Art of Ernest & Celestine

Animation Obsessive on X: Concept art for Ernest & Celestine (2012), dir. Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar and Benjamin Renner, La Parti Productions Pieces by Zaza, Zyk and Benjamin Renner / X

Animation Obsessive on X: Concept art for Ernest & Celestine (2012), dir. Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar and Benjamin Renner, La Parti Productions Pieces by Zaza, Zyk and Benjamin Renner / X