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A hot ticket set to transform the world’s view of Scotland

Scotland is set to be transformed through the eyes of an Oscar-nominated French animator, as our biggest-ever film production gets its world premiere next month at one of the world’s most prestigious film festivals.

Four years in the making and delayed several times, The Illusionist is already being hailed as a potential classic of Scottish cinema.

The animated film is directed by Sylvain Chomet, whose last feature, Belleville Rendez-Vous, received an Oscar nomination.