Project Detail

Wander to Wonder

Synopsis

Mary, Billybud, and Fumbleton are three tiny humans who star in a kids' TV series called “Wander to Wonder”. After the creator dies, they are left alone in the studio. Struggling to find enough to eat, they continue to make increasingly strange episodes for their fans.
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
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

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

UK, Netherlands, Belgium co-production

Blink Industries (UK), Circe Films/KaapHolland Films (NL), Beast Animation/Lunanime (BE)

Sales Company

Miyu Distribution

18 rue des soldats,
34000 Montpellier
France

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