The Snowman and the Snowdog | |
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Genre | Christmas |
Based on | Characters by Raymond Briggs |
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Directed by | Hilary Audus |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
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Editor | Richard Overall |
Running time | 24 minutes |
Production company | Lupus Films |
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Network | Channel 4 |
Release | 24 December 2012 |
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The Snowman and the Snowdog is a 2012 British animated short film. It is the sequel to The Snowman, and was created to mark the 30th anniversary of the original short film.[1] The Snowman and the Snowdog is dedicated to John Coates (the film's producer, who died in September 2012) and features a new song called "Light the Night" by Razorlight drummer Andy Burrows. The Snowman and the Snowdog won the Televisual Bulldog Award 2013 in the Best Children's category.[2] It was also nominated for the British Academy Children's Award for Animation in 2013.[3]