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Gruffalo writer's Highway Rat given Cornish language makeover | Gruffalo writer's Highway Rat given Cornish language makeover |
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Screen Cornwall said it was great for children to see content they know and love in Cornish | Screen Cornwall said it was great for children to see content they know and love in Cornish |
A children's animation by the writer of The Gruffalo has been dubbed into the Cornish language. | A children's animation by the writer of The Gruffalo has been dubbed into the Cornish language. |
The Highway Rat was originally released in 2017 as a 25-minute BBC One Christmas special, based on the picture book by Julia Donaldson. | The Highway Rat was originally released in 2017 as a 25-minute BBC One Christmas special, based on the picture book by Julia Donaldson. |
Screen Cornwall has worked with the film's creators, Magic Light Pictures, to make a Cornish language version. | Screen Cornwall has worked with the film's creators, Magic Light Pictures, to make a Cornish language version. |
Director Edward Rowe, who also acted in the film, said it was "really wonderful" children could learn more about Kernewek through the animation. | Director Edward Rowe, who also acted in the film, said it was "really wonderful" children could learn more about Kernewek through the animation. |
The film's director Edward Rowe said it was an honour to work with a talented Cornish cast and crew | The film's director Edward Rowe said it was an honour to work with a talented Cornish cast and crew |
He said he had "really loved" the original English version of the film, which starred David Tennant, Rob Brydon and Nina Sosanya. | He said he had "really loved" the original English version of the film, which starred David Tennant, Rob Brydon and Nina Sosanya. |
Rowe, who has also starred in Netflix's The Witcher and the BAFTA-winning feature film Bait, said it was an honour to work with a talented Cornish cast and crew, adding: "It was really, really good fun." | Rowe, who has also starred in Netflix's The Witcher and the BAFTA-winning feature film Bait, said it was an honour to work with a talented Cornish cast and crew, adding: "It was really, really good fun." |
Laura Giles from Screen Cornwall said: "We know it's really important for young people to see content that they know and love in Kernewek and expand their knowledge and appreciation of the language at an early age. | |
"The animation is such high quality we know that families and children love it and so it's a real pleasure to bring Cornish acting and voice talent to animation of that high quality and create something that is really enjoyable for a family audience." | |
Follow BBC Cornwall on X, Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to spotlight@bbc.co.uk. | Follow BBC Cornwall on X, Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to spotlight@bbc.co.uk. |
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