Hedgehog's Home

Hedgehog's Home
Hedgehog's Home
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
Release date	2017;
Running time	10 minutes
Countries	Canada; Croatia
Language	English

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-Serbian-Yugoslavian writer Branko Ćopić, the film's 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 the National Film Board of Canada.^[3]

The film is narrated by Kenneth Welsh in English, 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'll 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]

References[edit]

^ "Sundance short ‘Hedgehog’s Home’ spins a timeless fable". Park Record, January 30, 2018.
^ "Embracing Imperfection: Eva Cvijanović Talks ‘Hedgehog’s Home’". Animation World Network, October 5, 2017.
^ Jennifer Wolfe, "Embracing Imperfection: Eva Cvijanović Talks ‘Hedgehog’s Home’". Animation World Network, October 5, 2017.
^ "‘The Breadwinner’ Nominated For 6 Canadian Screen Awards, Including Best Picture". Cartoon Brew, January 20, 2018.
^ "‘Coco’ Tops 2018 Annie Awards Nominations With 13". Variety, December 4, 2017.
^ "2018 Oscars: 63 Animated Shorts Are Competing This Year". Cartoon Brew, October 30, 2017.
^ "Short Film Review: Hedgehog's Home: The Charms Of A Simple (But Layered) Story And Lovely Animation - Indie Shorts Mag". Retrieved 2021-10-17.

External links[edit]

Hedgehog's Home at IMDb
Watch Hedgehog's Home on the NFB website

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[1] "Sundance short ‘Hedgehog’s Home’ spins a timeless fable". Park Record, January 30, 2018.

[2] "Embracing Imperfection: Eva Cvijanović Talks ‘Hedgehog’s Home’". Animation World Network, October 5, 2017.

[3] Jennifer Wolfe, "Embracing Imperfection: Eva Cvijanović Talks ‘Hedgehog’s Home’". Animation World Network, October 5, 2017.

[4] "‘The Breadwinner’ Nominated For 6 Canadian Screen Awards, Including Best Picture". Cartoon Brew, January 20, 2018.

[5] "‘Coco’ Tops 2018 Annie Awards Nominations With 13". Variety, December 4, 2017.

[6] "2018 Oscars: 63 Animated Shorts Are Competing This Year". Cartoon Brew, October 30, 2017.

[7] "Short Film Review: Hedgehog's Home: The Charms Of A Simple (But Layered) Story And Lovely Animation - Indie Shorts Mag". Retrieved 2021-10-17.

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