The Gruffalo's Child (film)
| The Gruffalo's Child | |
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 Film poster | |
| Distributed by | E1 Entertainment |
| Directed by |
Johannes Weiland Uwe Heidschotter |
| Produced by |
Martin Pope Michael Rose |
| Written by |
Julia Donaldson Axel Scheffler |
| Based on |
The Gruffalo's Child by Julia Donaldson |
| Starring |
James Corden Robbie Coltrane Helena Bonham Carter John Hurt Rob Brydon Tom Wilkinson Shirley Henderson |
| Music by | René Aubry |
| Production company |
Magic Light Pictures Studio Soi |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Original channel | BBC One |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
The Gruffalo's Child is a 2011 British short computer animated TV film based on the picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. A sequel to The Gruffalo, the film was shown on Christmas Day 2011 in the United Kingdom, exactly two years after the debut of the first film.[1][2]
Directed by Johannes Weiland and Uwe Heidschotter, the film was produced by Michael Rose and Martin Pope of Magic Light Pictures, London, in association with Studio Soi in Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Cast
- Helena Bonham Carter as Mother Squirrel (Narrator)
- James Corden as Mouse
- Robbie Coltrane as The Gruffalo
- Shirley Henderson as The Gruffalo's Child
- Tom Wilkinson as Fox
- John Hurt as Owl
- Rob Brydon as Snake[3]
- Sam Lewis as First Little Squirrel
- Phoebe Givron-Taylor as Second Little Squirrel
Reception
Accolades
- In June 2013, the film was given the Award for Best TV Special at the 8th Festival of European Animated Feature Films and TV Specials[4]
References
- ↑ "The Gruffalo's Child". BBC One. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ↑ "First Image From BBC Christmas Special The Gruffalo's Child". twitchfilm. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ↑ "Here's what's best on the box this Christmas". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ↑ 11. Kecskeméti Animációs Filmfesztivál 8. Európai Animációs Játékfilm Fesztivál. Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 2013.
External links
- Magic Light Pictures
- The Gruffalo's Child at the Internet Movie Database
- The Gruffalo's Child at the Big Cartoon DataBase
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