The Winter Horses to become film animation

Philip Kerr’s young adult novel The Winter Horses (Walker Books) is being developed into an animated feature film by Komixx Entertainment. Entertainment media owner and production company Komixx Entertainment Inc, the US arm of Komixx Media Group, optioned the worldwide rights to The Winter Horses. Its UK-based arm Komixx Entertainment will develop the adaptation at its animation studio in Manchester. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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