The Annecy International Animation Film Festival presented the American producer Bonnie Arnold with a Golden Ticket during the official reception for the members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The accolade was given to the producer in recognition of her longstanding support.
Bonnie Arnold, who as been connected with the Festival since 2013, attended the Annecy Festival this year to support the upcoming release of Locksmith Animation’s That Christmas, for which she is Executive Producer, and served as the host of the Academy’s reception celebrating the global animation community.
Marcel Jean, the Festival’s Artistic Director, declared:
Bonnie Arnold is a Festival ally, a constant companion in our ongoing evolution and a key partner in our success. Today, it is with immense pleasure that the Annecy Festival presents her with a Golden Ticket in acknowledgement of her long-standing support.
As a producer, Bonnie Arnold’s work ranges from Disney’s history-making animation feature film Toy Story, to The Last Station by Sony Pictures Classics. She produced the comedy Over the Hedge by DreamWorks Animation, Disney’s blockbuster animation Tarzan, the Academy Award®-winning Dances With Wolves, and the comedy The Addams Family. Bonnie Arnold was also a driving force behind the production of the criticcally acclaimed trilogy How to Train Your Dragon. Previously, Arnold served as Co-President of Feature Animation at DreamWorks Animation, overseeing hits such as Kung Fu Panda 3, Trolls and The Boss Baby.
Bonnie Arnold has been instrumental in changing the way feature films are produced, and it is this visionary mindset that we also wish to honour. – Mickaël Marin, CITIA’s CEO
Bonnie Arnold will soon be producing an original Peanuts feature film directed by Steve Martino. The untitled feature from WildBrain and Peanuts Worldwide begins production in 2024 and will be released by Apple+. Arnold also served as Executive Producer on Orion and the Dark, based on Emma Yarlett’s book of the same name with a screenplay by Charlie Kaufman, for Netflix that launched in February 2024.
