Elise Leonard - Visual Development Artist - Brussels - Our Summer of Freedom

Role: Background artist

2D series (6 episodes)

Production: Darjeeling (Fr) - Panique! (Be)

Studio: L'enclume - Lunanime

Director: Antoine Colomb

"It is summertime, in Algiers, back in 1955 when nine years-old Khadidja meets Lyes, Philippe, and Ahmed. Together, they will do everything in their power to rescue Malek, Khadidja’s older brother who has been unfairly arrested and embark on an investigation! We follow the crew from their secret hideout on the roofs of the Casbah to the market, in a summer full of action.

These four friends, coming from different communities, seemingly with nothing in common, will be forever bound by this adventure.
A life-changing summer for four kids… and a country."

From January to end of July 2024 I worked as senior background artist in the color team on the 6 episodes of the series "Petite Casbah" (the original title in French). This series will be released next October in France and Belgium and the first episode was selected at Annecy Festival 2024. I loved working on that project because of its unique style and the great storytelling that combined serious themes, touching moments, and humorous scenes.

Here is a selection of the backgrounds I've painted by episode :)

Episode 1

Casbah