<p>Israeli film director Ari Folman is all set to write and direct an animated movie based on Anne Frank's diary, which has been published into a book and translated into many languages. The movie targets family audience.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Anne Frank is a well-known German Jewish victim of the Holocaust, who died at the age of 15 at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany in 1945. She wrote about her life during World War II in a book given to her on her 13th birthday. <br /><br />"Bringing the Anne Frank Diary to all screens is a fantastic opportunity and challenge," Folman said in a statement, reports aceshowbiz.com. <br /><br />"There is a real need for new artistic material to keep the memory alive for younger generations," he added. <br /><br />The project is supported by Anne Frank Fonds Basel organisation, which gives the filmmaker complete access to all of its archives. <br /><br />Anne Frank's story has been a basis of several films and TV adaptations, including director George Stevens' 1959 Oscar-winning movie "The Diary of Anne Frank". <br /></p>
<p>Israeli film director Ari Folman is all set to write and direct an animated movie based on Anne Frank's diary, which has been published into a book and translated into many languages. The movie targets family audience.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Anne Frank is a well-known German Jewish victim of the Holocaust, who died at the age of 15 at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany in 1945. She wrote about her life during World War II in a book given to her on her 13th birthday. <br /><br />"Bringing the Anne Frank Diary to all screens is a fantastic opportunity and challenge," Folman said in a statement, reports aceshowbiz.com. <br /><br />"There is a real need for new artistic material to keep the memory alive for younger generations," he added. <br /><br />The project is supported by Anne Frank Fonds Basel organisation, which gives the filmmaker complete access to all of its archives. <br /><br />Anne Frank's story has been a basis of several films and TV adaptations, including director George Stevens' 1959 Oscar-winning movie "The Diary of Anne Frank". <br /></p>