The Gruffalo's Child (film)

The Gruffalo's Child
Film poster
Created by	Max Lang
Based on	The Gruffalo's Child by Julia Donaldson
Written by	Julia Donaldson Axel Scheffler
Directed by	Johannes Weiland Uwe Heidschotter
Voices of	Robbie Coltrane Shirley Henderson James Corden Rob Brydon John Hurt Tom Wilkinson
Narrated by	Helena Bonham Carter
Theme music composer	René Aubry
Country of origin	United Kingdom Germany
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Martin Pope Michael Rose
Editor	Robin Sales
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Magic Light Pictures Orange Eyes Studio Soi
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	25 December 2011 (2011-12-25)
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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.^[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. 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.^[3] It was nominated for the British Academy Children's Award for Animation in 2012.^[4]