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Film

The Snowman

Dianne Jackson, United Kingdom, 1982

25 min.Short fictionAnimation

One crisp, winter morning James awakes to find that a thick blanket of snow has covered the ground as far as the eye can see. With great excitement he crafts a great snowman using a tangerine for his nose, coal for his buttons and eyes, and topped off with a hat and scarf. That night, at the witching hour, the snowman comes to life and James sneaks out of the house to meet him. They embark on a magical adventure of discovery where the Snowman explores James’ world and in return he takes James flying over the snow- capped landscape to his home in the North Pole. There they join a party as the guests of honour to a very special person.
Basic information Credits
Original title The Snowman
Danish title Snemanden
Keywords Winter, Christmas, Imagination, Imaginary Friends
Director Dianne Jackson
Producer John Coates
Director of Photography Peter Turner
Production country United Kingdom
Domestic distribution Statens Filmcentral
Online release 06.04.2021, Filmcentralen
Danish rating Allowed for all
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Companies

Production company Snowman Enterprises, TVC London, Channel Four Television Corporation
Domestic distribution Statens Filmcentral

Direction

Direction Dianne Jackson

Script

Storyboard Dianne Jackson
Storyboard Hilary Ardus
Storyboard Joanna Fryer

Production

Producer John Coates

Cinematography

Cinematographer Peter Turner

Music

Music Howard Blake

Animation

Animation Dianne Jackson
Animation Hilary Ardus
Animation Joanna Fryer

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