Wolfwalkers

The Oscar-nominated animation studio behind The Secret of Kells and Song of the Sea returns with the tale of a magical, unlikely friendship between two girls in 17th-century Ireland. A young apprentice hunter and her father journey to Ireland to help wipe out the last wolf pack. But everything changes when she befriends a free-spirited girl from a mysterious tribe rumoured to transform into wolves by night. ‘A visually dazzling, richly imaginative, emotionally resonant production that taps into contemporary concerns while being true to its distant origins.’ (Hollywood Reporter)

‘From the beginning of the studio, we wanted to explore the language of illustration, comic books, painting, drawing in animation, and we didn’t think CG was the right medium for that at the time. We think there’s something a little bit more timeless about hand-drawn animation. There were plenty of things that weren’t being done yet, because people either thought of hand-drawn animation as Disney or Saturday morning cartoons. There’s a whole space in between, especially in the short film world, where lots of expressive and interesting things were being done. So we wanted to keep going with hand-drawn animation, even though the tide was kind of turning toward CG. CG was becoming more and more an attempt to mimic live action. We found that a little bit boring.’

Tomm Moore, Director