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The Snowman is a 1982 British animated television film and symphonic poem [1] based on Raymond Briggs's 1978 picture book The Snowman. It was directed by Dianne Jackson for Channel 4 . It was first shown on 26 December 1982, and was an immediate success.
Der Schneemann, also known as The Snowman, Snowman in July or The Magic Snowman, is a 1944 animated short film, created in Nazi Germany. It was written by cartoonist Horst von Möllendorff and animated by Hans Fischerkoesen. It was animated in Potsdam, Germany, near UFA's Neubabelsberg Studios.
The song forms the centrepiece of The Snowman, which has become a seasonal favourite on British and Finnish television. [2] The story relates the fleeting adventures of a young boy and a snowman who has come to life. In the second part of the story, the boy and the snowman fly to the North Pole. "Walking in the Air" is the theme for the journey.
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 ...
John Coates (7 November 1927 [1] [2] – 16 September 2012) was a British film producer, best known for producing the animated film The Snowman based on the picture book by Raymond Briggs, one of the first animated productions screened on Channel Four and still repeated every year on the channel.
The book was adapted into a half-hour animated television film in 1982, which debuted on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom on 26 December. The Snowman film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and has become an annual festive event, inspiring multiple spin-offs including a concert work, stage show, [6] video game, [7] and an animated sequel.
The Snowman, British picture book (1978) by Raymond Briggs and animation (1982) directed by Dianne Jackson about a boy who builds a snowman that comes alive and takes him to the North Pole. Tabaluga 's main antagonist in his series is an evil snowman called Arktos.
"Frosty the Snowman": At the beginning of the film, an instrumental version plays at the beginning of the film. A full-cast version plays over the closing credits. "Let There Be Snow": an original song created for the special; the song has three verses sung at various points.