The Longing of Michael Dudok de Wit
Michael Dudok de Wit was asked by the famous Japanese animation studio Ghibli, to create his first feature length animated film. This would be Ghibli's first international co-production ever. Maarten Schmidt and Thomas Doebele followed Dudok de Wit and his team during the complex creative process for over two years. He is a perfectionist that is used to making his own hand drawn animated films by himself. For this new and timely production, he was assisted by a team of 20 to 30 artists from all over Europe.
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The Longing of Michael Dudok de Wit
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Jul 5, 2016
Runtime
0h 55m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
80%
Original Title
Het verlangen van Michael Dudok de Wit
Production Companies
VPRO, Filmcompagnie Schmidt & Doebele
Director
Maarten Schmidt
Description
Michael Dudok de Wit was asked by the famous Japanese animation studio Ghibli, to create his first feature length animated film. This would be Ghibli's first international co-production ever. Maarten Schmidt and Thomas Doebele followed Dudok de Wit and his team during the complex creative process for over two years. He is a perfectionist that is used to making his own hand drawn animated films by himself. For this new and timely production, he was assisted by a team of 20 to 30 artists from all over Europe.