Ballerina is a 2016 3D computer-animated musical adventure comedy film co-directed by Éric Summer and Éric Warin and written by Summer, Carol Noble and Laurent Zeitoun. A co-production between Canadian and French companies, the film follows a poor orphan girl who dreams of becoming a ballerina and gets a chance to audition for the celebrated school of the Paris Opera Ballet. Ballerina stars the voices of Elle Fanning, Dane DeHaan, Maddie Ziegler and Carly Rae Jepsen. The film was released in cinemas in France and the United Kingdom on 12 December 2016, followed by releases in various countries over the following several months, including Canada on 24 February 2017. The film was released in the United States on 25 August 2017, with the voices of Nat Wolff, Kate McKinnon and Mel Brooks added.
| Director | Éric Summer, Éric Warin |
| Produced by | Laurent Zeitoun, Yann Zenou, Nicolas Duval Adassovsky, André Rouleau, Valérie d'Auteuil |
| Writer(s) | Éric Summer, Laurent Zeitoun, Carol Noble |
| Starring | Elle Fanning, Dane DeHaan, Maddie Ziegler, Carly Rae Jepsen |
| Music | Klaus Badelt |
| Cinematography | Jericca Cleland |
| Edited by | Yvann Thibaudeau |
| Production, company | L'Atelier Animation |
| Distributed by | Entertainment One (Canada), Gaumont (France) |
| Released | October 19, 2016 (Paris), December 14, 2016 (France), February 24, 2017 (Canada) |
| Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | Canada, France |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million |
| Box office | $106.1 million |
| Netflix ID | 80166318 |
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Animated film where two friends escape their orphanage and come to Paris. The girl, Felicie, tries to pass herself off as a world-class ballerina, as the boy, Victor, has a mind for invention.
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The film was released under the title Ballerina in every market outside of the United States.
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