British Council Logo UK Films Database
Project Detail

Ivan the Fool

Synopsis

Ivan finds himself the constant object of ridicule, bullied by all those around him. Though various twists of fate, Ivan, good natured and generous stumbles upon unexpected good fortune and those who once ridiculed him must now rely upon Ivan for their own success and survival. A stylishly animated intergenerational Feature Film about ambition, illusion, power, the ultimate reward of courage and decency- The triumph of virtue. We are introduced to a new world of fantasy landscapes, enchanting countries, magical and mythical characters in this up-dated realisation of this Classic Fairy Tale. Written by Logos Prds/TMS, Copyright, Thais Sher 2011
Visit Film Website

Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Features
Running time
90 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Sylvain Chomet, Anastasia Tolstoy
Producer
Thais Sher
Co-Producer
Chloe Cooper
Executive Producer
Thais Sher
Screenwriter
Thais Sher (screenplay), Leo Tolstoy (story)
Director of Photography
Sylvain Chomet
Composer
Nigel Osborne
Principal cast
Michael Gambon, Vanessa Redgrave, Thais Sher, Timothy Dalton, Ed Stoppard, Graham Hughes, Michael Henbury Ballan, Leila Gray, Ricky Gervais (In negotiation), Mekenzie Crook (In negotiation).

Genre

Experimental Literary Adaptation Children’s Comedy Disabilities Drama

Categories

Fiction Animation Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Production

Production Company

Epoch Films Ltd

Logos Films Ltd

Sales Company

Logos Films Ltd

Page updates

This page was last updated on 12th May 2025. Please let us know if we need to make any amendments or request edit access by clicking below.

Suggest amendments

See also

You may also be interested in other relevant projects in the database.

Untitled Beatrice Gibson First Feature (La Nuit) Untitled Beatrice Gibson First Feature (La Nuit)

Director: Beatrice Gibson

Year: 2026

After an abortion, a woman wanders the streets of Paris, engaging in a series of silent encounters under the neon lights of Chinatown. Taking place over the course of a single night and drawing inspiration from the writings of cult literary figures Kathy Acker, Bernadette Mayer, and Alice Notley, the film intertwines dream and reality. Shot in the reddish glow of karaoke bars, cinemas, and clubs - a collective, feminist autofiction with a cast of artists, poets, and actors.

Experimental Literary Adaptation Woman Director
Ancestors Ancestors

Director: David Turpin

Year:

A love story, a noir mystery and a metaphysical fable, Ancestors follows Beau as he searches 1980s London for his missing friend, Tiny. Dream, reality, memory and history entwine, forcing Beau to come face-to-face with truths beyond life and death.

Drama LGBTQIA+
A man in sunglasses praying at a wedding. Speechless

Director: Adrian Gardner, Ryan Walker-Edwards

Year:

A sharp chaotic comedy set at a British-Jamaican wedding in England, where an anxious gay man’s carefully prepared speech is stolen. As dilated eyes, demonic aunties and uncles close in, he discovers that finding his voice sometimes begins with losing the script.

Black Comedy Drama LGBTQIA+