''Robin Robin'' is a 2021

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produced by

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, created and directed by Dan Ojari and Mikey Please, and written by Ojari, Please, and Sam Morrison.

Premise

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Cast

* Bronte Carmichael as Robin * Richard E. Grant as Magpie *

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as Cat *

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as Dad Mouse * Amira Macey-Michael as Dink * Tom Pegler as Pip * Endeavour Clutterbuck as Flynn * Megan Harris as Flin

Production

Development

In November 2019,

and

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announced they would co-produce the half-hour stop-motion animated musical special ''Robin Robin'', directed by Dan Ojari and Mikey Please from a script written by Ojari, Please, and Sam Morrison and Sarah Cox producing the special.

Casting

In December 2020, Bronte Carmichael,

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, and

were cast in the special.

Filming

In November 2019, it was announced that filming would start in 2020 and is the first Aardman project to use needle felting instead of

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Music

In December 2020, The Bookshop Band was revealed as the composers with directors Dan Ojari and Mikey Please doing the lyrics for the songs. The orchestra was composed by the Bristol Ensemble.

Release

On 22 November 2019, the special was expected to be released in 2020. The special premiered on 27 November 2021 in Asia, and on the 24th in North America. On 17 June 2021, the official trailer was released confirming the release date. The short was part of the world touring screening

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2021.

Reception

It was nominated for

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at the

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.'The Windshield Wiper' Wins Best Animated Short Film , 94th Oscars
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Merchandise

In March 2021, Aardman Animation made a licensing deal with both MacMillan Children’s Books and Aurora World for tie-in books and plush toys, respectively.

References

External links

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