Perro Verde wins at Cartoon Movie

LYON, France -- Manuel Cristobal's Perro Verde Films won European Producer of the Year at the 14th edition of Cartoon Movie, the animation mini-mart that wrapped Friday in Lyon. Perro Verde was competing against two Gallic companies, Moonscoop and Blue Spirit Animation. France's Remi Bezancon and Jean-Christophe Lie nabbed the European director nod for 2D adventure "Zarafa," beating Bibo Bergeron for EuropaCorp-produced "Monster in Paris," and the Danish trio, Thorbjorn Christoffersen, Philip Einstein Lipski and Kresten Vestbjerg Andersen, for "Ronal the Barbarian."Belgium's Cineart won the European distributor kudo over Romania's Transilvania Film and Pathe, which operates in France and the U.K. Marc Bonny, founder of leading French arthouse company, Gebeka Films, which is based in Lyon, was feted with a special tribute from the Rhone-Alpes region. Gebeka's slate includes Jean-Francois Laguionie's "The Painting" and "Couleur Miel," a hybrid live action-animation pic helmed by Laurent Boileau and Jung Henin.Galicia-based shingle Perro Verde was set up by Cristobal in 2007. It produced Ignacio Ferreras' feature debut "Wrinkles," which was pitched at Cartoon Movie last year and had its Gallic premiere at the mart on March 7. The pic, which is the company's fifth feature, is repped by 6 Sales. Cristobal told Variety that Perro Verde is developing a second toonpic with Ferreras.The company's credits also include "Going Nuts." "We aim to continue producing family features as well as films like 'Wrinkles' that push the boundaries of animation by addressing moving issues with humor and endearing characters," Cristobal told Variety. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Johnny Depp's First 'Lone Ranger' Photo Arrives

Double the "Lone Ranger," double the fun! Hot on the heels of our interview with Armie Hammer comes a first look at the lead actor and co-star Johnny Depp as The Lone Ranger and Tonto respectively. Check out the full photo after the break! Producer Jerry Bruckheimer tweeted this photo out earlier today, showing Hammer in full Ranger regalia, while Depp is... man, I don't know what he's doing, but I like it. Click the photo below for a bigger image. Earlier today, we posted an interview with Hammer, who told us: "[Depp] is a fantastic Tonto. And we have gotten to spend time together and work on the stuff, which is great," Hammer said. "And we're about to spend the next seven months together working on this stuff, so it's exciting." Meanwhile, Depp has talked about playing Tonto as well, telling MTV News late last year: "I like the character. I think I have interesting plans for the character, and I think the film itself could be entertaining and very funny. ... But also I like the idea of having the opportunity to make fun of the idea of the Indian as a sidekick which has always been [the case] throughout the history of Hollywood, the Native American has always been a second-class, third-class, fourth-class citizen, and I don't see Tonto that way at all. So it's an opportunity for me to salute Native Americans." Well, Depp's certainly saluting something with his new look. Tell us what you think about it in the comments section or hit us up on Twitter!