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Story by | Mark Burton |
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Music by | Ilan Eshkeri |
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Edited by | Sim Evan-Jones |
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Distributed by | StudioCanal |
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85 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | $25 million |
Box office | $106.2 million |
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Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
Released | 1 June 2015 29 June 2015 (CD) |
Recorded | 2015 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Length | 54:45 |
Label | Silva Screen Records |
Producer | Various Artists |
Shaun the Sheep Movie is a 2015 British stop-motion animated adventure comedy film inspired by the television series Shaun the Sheep, created by Nick Park. The film follows Shaun and his flock into the big city to rescue their farmer, who found himself amnesiac there as a result of their mischief.
It was produced by Aardman Animations, and financed by StudioCanal in association with Anton Capital Entertainment, with the former also distributing the film in the United Kingdom and several other European countries.Richard Starzak and Mark Burton wrote and directed the film, with Ilan Eshkeri composing the music, while Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, and Omid Djalili provided the voices. The film premiered on 24 January 2015, at the Sundance Film Festival, and was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on 6 February 2015.
Shaun the Sheep Movie was nominated at the 88th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. It was also nominated in The 73rd Golden Globe Awards, BAFTA Awards and won in the Toronto Film Critics Awards for Best Animated Film. It also earned five nominations at The Annie Awards including Best Animated Feature.