‘The Gruffalo’s Child’ Gets U.S. Premiere on Sprout

December 7, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Preschool television channel Sprout will offer the U.S. premiere of The Gruffalo’s Child on December 22nd. Based on the classic children’s picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, the new CG-animated special is directed by Uwe Heidschoetter and Johannes Weiland. A sequel to the Oscar-nominated The [...]

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Michael Rose Discusses ‘The Gruffalo’s Child,’ ‘Chico & Rita’

February 21, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment

Producer Michael Rose discusses his well-received animated projects, The Gruffalo’s Child and Chico & Rita About seven years ago, Aardman veteran Michael Rose set up Magic Light Pictures, a London-based indie production company with Martin Pope. Rose, who produced the Oscar-nominated The Gruffalo (2009) and this year’s BAFTA-nominated The Gruffalo’s [...]

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