Hedgehog's Home is a Canadian-Croatian short stop-motion animated film, directed by Bosnian Croat Eva Cvijanović and released in 2017.[1] Based on a short children's story by Bosnian Serb writer Branko Ćopić, the film's central character is a hedgehog defending his home from a fox, a bear, a wolf and a wild boar.[2] It is a co-production between Bonobostudio of Croatia and National Film Board of Canada.[3]
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Directed by | Eva Cvijanović |
Produced by | Vanja Andrijević Jelena Popović |
Starring | France Castel Rade Šerbedžija Kenneth Welsh |
Cinematography | Ivan Slipcevic |
Music by | Darko Rundek |
Production companies | Bonobostudio National Film Board of Canada |
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Running time | 10 minutes |
Countries | Canada Croatia |
Language | English |
The film is narrated by Kenneth Welsh in its English version, France Castel in French and Rade Šerbedžija in Serbo-Croatian.
The film was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards,[4] a Prix Iris nominee for Best Animated Film at the 20th Quebec Cinema Awards, and an Annie Award nominee for Best Animated Short Subject at the 45th Annie Awards.[5] It was submitted to the 2018 Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film,[6] but was not selected as a finalist.
The film was rated 4.8 out of 5 by Indie Shorts Mag and stated that Hedgehog’s Home is a film that will appeal to a wide range of viewers, regardless of age. Straightforward and simple as the film is, plenty is up for interpretation and the story has much room to accommodate them.[7]
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