| Miffy the Movie | |
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| Directed by | Hans Perk |
| Screenplay by | Fine Trossèl James Still |
| Story by | Dick Bruna |
| Based on | Miffy byDick Bruna |
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| Music by | Tom van Beers |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Languages | Dutch English |
| Budget | €4 million[1] |
Miffy the Movie (Dutch:Nijntje de film) is a 2013Dutchstop motion[2] animated family film, based on theMiffy character created byDick Bruna. Produced byKRO[3] andA. Film A/S,[4] the movie debuted on 30 January 2013 in the Netherlands.[5]
The series is animated in the style ofMiffy and Friends, the first television adaptation ofMiffy.
The titular rabbit, Miffy, goes on a treasure hunt at a zoo. Along with her friends Snuffy the dog, Melanie the rabbit, and Grunty the pig, she is able to complete the quest through problem-solving.
| Original Dutch voice actor | English voice actor | Role |
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| Eva Poppink | Sandra Agababyan | Miffy |
| Marc-Marie Huijbregts | Reinder van der Naalt | Snuffy the Dog |
| Hanna Verboom | Sophie London | Melanie |
| Barry Atsma | Kelton Washington | Father Bunny |
| Isa Hoes | Julia Lipman | Mother Bunny |
The film was first announced on 18 May 2010, with an expected release date of November 2011.[6] Production was delayed for unknown reasons, and the first trailer forMiffy the Movie was released in 2012.[7] The film was first screened in the Netherlands, its country of origin, and was distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures. On 22 March 2013, the film was released inJapan.[8] In Canada,Miffy the Movie premiered as part of the2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[9] The movie saw itsAustralian release on 11 May 2013;[10] for this country,Miffy the Movie was distributed by Transmission Films.[11]
The film was released in several additional countries in 2015, to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the "Miffy" character. The movie was released inPoland on 1 June 2015[12] and in theUnited Kingdom on 21 June 2015.[13]
A Dutch-language DVD was released on 26 June 2013 in the Netherlands.[14] A German disc was released on 9 March 2014[15] and a Region 1 DVD featuring an English audio track was released on 2 December 2014 in North America,[16] despite the film not getting a theatrical release in Germany and the United States.
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| Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result | |
| Cinekid Festival[17] | Best Dutch Film | Hans Perk | Won | |
| Netherlands Film Festival[18] | Audience Award | Hans Perk | Nominated | |