A Bear Named Wojtek

A Bear Named Wojtek
A Bear Named Wojtek
Directed by	Iain Gardner
Written by	Wojciech Lepianka
Produced by	Iain Harvey; Wlodzimierz Matuszewski;
Starring	Bill Paterson; Shauna MacDonald; James Sutherland; Richard Gadd; Michael Golab; Piotr Baumann; Tomek Borkowy; Remi Rachuba;
Edited by	Rachel Roberts; Will Winfield;
Music by	Normand Roger
Production; companies	Illuminated Film Company; Filmograf; Wojtek Animation; Animation Garden; Running Rabbit Films;
Release dates	10 August 2023 (Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival, United States);
Running time	28 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom; Poland;
Language	English

A Bear Named Wojtek is a 2023 Scottish-Polish animated short film directed by Iain Gardner. The 28-minute animated film about the true story of Wojtek, the war bear, has been selected in various international film festivals, including the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and the Manchester Animation Film Festival. It also won a British Animation Award for Best Long Form Animation as well as a Venice TV Award for Best Animation. The film was first broadcast on BBC Alba on the 8th May 2024. It was shortlisted for the Best Animated Short Film category at the 97th Academy Awards.