Heidi

Heidi (2005)

Heidi is a happy, outgoing orphan who lives with her grandfather in the idyllic scenery of the Swiss Alps. Heidi makes friends quickly and people know they can always rely on her for help. She loves the freedom of life in the mountains, but she also learns how to take on responsibility. Her cheerful nature helps to show others how to handle the challenges of everyday life and still be happy. Heidi’s honesty and natural charm inspires both courage and a joy of life in everyone she meets.

Date of release
2005-12-22
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Animation, Family, Comedy, Drama
Director
Alan Simpson, Albert Hanan Kaminski

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Heidi

Heidi is a 2005 animated adaptation of the 1881 novel of the same name by Johanna Spyri, produced by Nelvana, Telemagination and TV-Loonland AG.

Development

The film Heidi was announced in October 2001 as a co-production between Nelvana, TV-Loonland AG and KirchMedia's Taurus Produktion division. The film was originally intended to be released in 2003, with a German release occurring between a late 2003 – early 2004 cycle.

The development of the film was heavily affected by Kirch's bankruptcy in April 2002. In June, it was revealed that Taurus Produktion had missed out on its payments to TV-Loonland, causing the film's production to halt. This also led to layoffs at TV-Loonland's Loonland Animation studio in Hungary, although the company stated that they were still on the verge of completing the project.

In early 2003, the film was brought back in the production. Nelvana had a stronger focus in the production, and had a 25% ownership stake while Loonland took over the rest. The animation was taken over by Loonland's Telemagination studio in the United Kingdom, while sale and leaseback were arranged through Ingenious Media.

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