''Miffy the Movie'' (originally released under the title ''Nijntje de film'' in the Netherlands) is a 2013

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animated family film, based on the

Miffy Miffy ( nl, Nijntje, pronounced ) is a Character (arts), fictional rabbit appearing in a series of picture books drawn and written by Dutch artist Dick Bruna. The original Dutch name, "Nijntje", is a shortening of the diminutive ''konijntje'', "l ...

character created by

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. Produced by

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and A. Film A/S, the movie debuted on 30 January 2013 in the Netherlands. The series is animated in the style of ''

Miffy and Friends ''Miffy and Friends'' ( nl, Nijntje en haar vriendjes) is a stop-motion animated television series, based on the ''Miffy'' book series by Dutch artist Dick Bruna. The series was produced by Big Tent Entertainment and Mercis BV in association with ...

'', the first television adaptation of ''Miffy''.

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Release

The film was first announced on 18 May 2010, with an expected release date of November 2011. Production was delayed for unknown reasons, and the first trailer for ''Miffy the Movie'' was released in 2012. The film was first screened in the Netherlands, its country of origin, and was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. On 22 March 2013, the film was released in

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. In Canada, ''Miffy the Movie'' premiered as part of the

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. The movie saw its

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n release on 11 May 2013; for this country, ''Miffy the Movie'' was distributed by Transmission Films. The film was released in several additional countries in 2015, to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the "Miffy" character. The movie was released in

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on 1 June 2015 and in the

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on 21 June 2015. A Dutch-language DVD was released on 26 June 2013 in the Netherlands. A German disc was released on 9 March 2014 and a Region 1 DVD featuring an English audio track was released on 2 December 2014 in North America, despite the film not getting a theatrical release in Germany and the United States.

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* {{Miffy 2013 films Animated films based on children's books Animated films based on animated series Animated films about rabbits and hares Dutch animated films Dutch children's films Dutch comedy films 2010s Dutch-language films Films based on Dutch novels 2010s stop-motion animated films 2010s children's animated films