Wander to Wonder
Synopsis
Official Selection Venice Film Festival 2023 - World premiere
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2024
Official Selection SXSW (South by Southwest) Film Festival 2024
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) Awards 2024 - Winner - Best British Short Film
BAFTA Film Awards 2025 - Winner - Best British Short Animation
Academy Awards 2025 - Oscar Nomination - Best Animated Short Film
Details
- Year
- 2023
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 13 min 50 sec
- Format
- Digital
- Director
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Nina Gantz
- Producer
- Stienette Bosklopper, Maarten Swart, Nina Gantz
- Co-Producer
- Bart Yates, James Stevenson Bretton, Lisette Kelder, Annemie Degryse
- Executive Producer
- Jorn Baars
- Editor
- Joseph Comar
- Screenwriter
- Nina Gantz, Simon Cartwright, Daan Bakker, Stienette Bosklopper
- Director of Photography
- Steven Frederickx
- Production Designer
- Rosie Tonkin
- Sound
- Loïc Burkhardt
- Composer
- Terence Dunn
- Principal cast
- Toby Jones, Amanda Lawrence, Neil Salvage
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
UK, Netherlands, Belgium co-production
Blink Industries (UK), Circe Films/KaapHolland Films (NL), Beast Animation/Lunanime (BE)
Blink Industries
377 Camden RoadLondon
N7 0SH
Sales Company
Miyu Distribution
18 rue des soldats,34000 Montpellier
France
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