The Gruffalo's Child (2011)

Directed by

Uwe Heidschötter

Genre

animated film

Country

Germany, United Kingdom

Runtime

27 min

Rated

G

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 156 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A little Gruffalo ventures into the snowy woods one night to find the Big Bad Mouse. Along the way she meets several animals from her father's stories.

whimsicalgentlecozyplayfulmildly suspensefulcharmingwarmwintry

What happens

The Gruffalo's Child is a 2011 animated fantasy short television film based on the 2004 picture book of the same name 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. 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, alongside its broadcasters and commissioners; the BBC and ZDF. 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. It was nominated for the British Academy Children's Award for Animation in 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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