Wander to Wonder

Mary, Billybud, and Fumbleton star in an 80s animated kids’ series caiied “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.

Year
2023

Director(s)
Nina Gantz

Screenwriter(s)
Nina Gantz, Simon Cartwright, Daan Bakker, Stienette Boskloper

Producer(s)
Stienette Bosklopper (Circe Films), Maarten Swart (Kaap Holland Film), Nina Gantz

Co-Producer(s)
Beast Animation, Blink Industries, Les Films de Milou, Pictanovo with the support of Hauts-de-France region

FESTIVALS & AWARDS

  • Nominee Best Animated Short Film Academy Awards USA
  • Best British Short Animation BAFTA Film Awards
  • Best British/Irish Short Film of the Year London Critics Circle Film Awards
  • Venice Horizons, Venice Film Festival 2023
  • SXSW Grand Jury, SXSW Film Festival 2024
  • Golden Calf Best Dutch Short Netherlands Film Festival
  • Best International Short Film Audience Award Fest Spain
  • Best British Short British Independent Film Festival
  • Animation Shorts / US Premiere, Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2024
  • International Competition, Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival 2024
  • RTM, International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2024
  • Golden Spike Valladolid SFF
  • Grand Prix and Press Award Anima Brussels SFF
  • Grand Prix Tampere SFF
  • International Audience Award Glasgow SFF
  • Melhor Curta Internacional de Animação Fantaspoa
  • Méliès d’Argent at Haapsalu Horror & Fantasy Film Festival
  • Best Short Film Award Cardiff Animation Festival
  • Gran Premio Bafic
  • Best Animation Award Sunderland Shorts Film Festival
  • Best Midnight Short and Special Mention for Best Animated Short Palm Springs International ShortFest
  • Best Short – Make Believe Seattle: A Genre Film Festival
  • Special Mention Jury Professional Films – National Animation Film Festival France
  • Best Animation Award Hollyshorts Festival
  • Dutch Directors Guild Animation Award
  • Best Short Film & Best Director Ravenheart Film Festival
  • Grand Jury Prize for Best Animated Short Nashville Film Festival
  • Fried Neurons Award Galician Freaky Film Festival
  • Golden Calf Best Dutch Short Netherlands Film Festival
  • Best International Short Film Audience Award Fest Spain
  • Best British Short British Independent Film Festival
  • Nominee Best Animated Short Film Academy Awards USA
  • Best British Short Animation BAFTA Film Awards
  • Best British/Irish Short Film of the Year London Critics Circle Film Awards