Arcana Comics announces that its Clockwork Girl series is being turned into an animated film, funded by Telefilm Canada.
Clockwork Girl “tells the tale of a nameless robot girl who has recently been given the gift of life from her creator. While she explores the wonders of an ordinary world she meets an amazing mutant boy and they share a friendship that must overcome their warring families.” Created by Sean O’Reilly and Kevin Hanna, the series was the first release from Arcana’s all-ages division, Arcana Kids. It debuted in July 2007.
Hanna says of the film, “I’m not sure how much I can say, other than I am thrilled that things are going as well as I ever hoped they could be. Working in Hollywood, I know that adaptations are a gamble that often taint the source material. So far, everything is going right with Clockwork Girl, the people involved really understand the spirit of the book and the characters. I think fans of the book will be very happy with where this ends up.”
Arcana published the hardcover collection earlier this year.
Telefilm Canada is a Crown corporation reporting to Parliament through the Department of Canadian Heritage. Headquartered in Montréal, Telefilm provides services to the Canadian audiovisual industry by means of four regional offices located in Vancouver, Toronto, Montréal, and Halifax. Telefilm Canada is a federal cultural agency dedicated to the development and promotion of the Canadian audiovisual industry.