A Bear Named Wojtek (2023)
Displaced by the Second World War, a troop of Polish soldiers form an inseparable bond through an orphaned bear they name Wojtek.
- Date of release
- 2023-08-11
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 28m
- Genres
- Animation, War, History
- Director
- Iain Gardner
Casting
- Shauna Macdonald — Beryl (voice)
- Bill Paterson — Zoo Director (voice)
- Michael Golab — Maciej (voice)
- Richard Gadd — Dave (voice)
- Tomasz Borkowy — Major (voice)
- Piotr Baumann — Piotr (voice)
- James Sutherland — Chairman (voice)
- Remi Rachuba — Jan (voice)
Interesting facts
A Bear Named Wojtek is a 2023 Scottish-Polish animated short film directed by Iain Gardner. The 28-minute animated film about the true story of Wojtek, the war bear, has been selected in various international film festivals, including the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and the Manchester Animation Film Festival. It also won a British Animation Award for Best Long Form Animation as well as a Venice TV Award for Best Animation. The film was first broadcast on BBC Alba on the 8th May 2024. It was shortlisted for the Best Animated Short Film category at the 97th Academy Awards.
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