Room on the Broom (film)
| Room on the Broom | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's story |
| Created by | Magic Light Pictures |
| Based on | Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson |
| Written by | Julia Donaldson Axel Scheffler |
| Story by | Julia Donaldson |
| Directed by | Max Lang Jan Lachauer |
| Starring | Gillian Anderson Rob Brydon Timothy Spall Martin Clunes Sally Hawkins David Walliams |
| Narrated by | Simon Pegg |
| Theme music composer | René Aubry |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom Germany |
| Original languages | English, German |
| Production | |
| Producers | Martin Pope Michael Rose |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Orange Eyes Limited Magic Light Pictures Studio Soi |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release |
8 November 2013 (With Thor: The Dark World)[1] 30 October 2013 (United States) |
Room on the Broom is a 2012 British-German 3D stop motion computer animated short TV film based on the picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The film was nominated for the Best Animated Short Film at the 2014 Academy Awards.[2]
Directed by Max Lang and Jan Lachauer, the film was produced by Martin Pope and Michael Rose of Magic Light Pictures, London, in association with Orange Eyes Limited.
It was first seen in theatres with Thor: The Dark World. It was first broadcast on BBC One on Tuesday 25 December 2012 before being released on DVD in March 2013 by Magic Light Pictures.[3] It then aired in the United States on PBS Kids Sprout as a Halloween special, on 30 October 2013.
Voice Cast
- Simon Pegg as the Narrator
- Gillian Anderson as the Witch
- Rob Brydon as the Cat
- Timothy Spall as the Dragon
- Martin Clunes as the Dog
- Sally Hawkins as the Bird
- David Walliams as the Frog
See also
References
- ^ "Re-releasing Thor: The Dark World". MovieWeb. 2 May 2006. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
External links
- Room on the Broom – official site
- Room on the Broom at BBC Online
- Template:Bcdb title
- Room on the Broom at IMDb
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