The Snowman and the Snowdog

The Snowman and the Snowdog
GenreChristmas
Based onCharacters
by Raymond Briggs
Written by
  • Hilary Audus
  • Joanna Harrison
Directed byHilary Audus
Theme music composer
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Production
Producers
EditorRichard Overall
Running time24 minutes
Production companyLupus Films
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release24 December 2012 (2012-12-24)
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The Snowman and the Snowdog is a 2012 British animated short film. It is the sequel to The Snowman, and was created to mark the 30th anniversary of the original short film.[1] The Snowman and the Snowdog is dedicated to John Coates (the film's producer, who died in September 2012) and features a new song called "Light the Night" by Razorlight drummer Andy Burrows. The Snowman and the Snowdog won the Televisual Bulldog Award 2013 in the Best Children's category.[2] It was also nominated for the British Academy Children's Award for Animation in 2013.[3]

  1. ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 289. ISBN 9781476672939.
  2. ^ "Televisual". Televisual. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Children's in 2013". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 19 February 2023.