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''The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb'' is a 1993 stop-motion animated film made by Bolexbrothers, and funded by Richard Hutchinson, BBC, La Sept, and Manga Entertainment, which also distributed the film on video. Though it draws its title character from the fairy tale ''Tom Thumb'', the story and setting is substantially different, depicting Tom as a fetus-like child living in a grim and squalid urban environment. The story follows the tiny Tom Thumb as he is abducted from his loving parents and taken to an experimental laboratory, and his subsequent escape. He discovers a community of similarly-sized people living in a swamp, who help him on his journey to return to his parents. The film is largely dialogue-free, limited mostly to grunts and other non-verbal vocalizations. ''The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb'' was made using a combination of stop-motion animation and pixilation (live actors posed and shot frame-by-frame), often with live actors and puppets sharing the frame. It was originally commissioned as a 10-minute short for BBC2's Christmas programming, but was rejected for being too dark for the festive season. The short version nevertheless garnered critical acclaim through showings at animation festivals, and a feature-length version was commissioned by the BBC a year later. ==Awards== *1993 - Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival - Best Director *1993 - Cinanima Espinho Portugal - Best Feature *1994 - Fantasporto - International Fantasy Film Award - Best Director *1994 - Fantasporto - Critics' Award - Special Mention *1994 - Houston Worldfest - Gold Special Jury Award - Feature Film *1994 - San Francisco International Film Festival - Best Animation *1994 - Worldfest Charleston - Gold Special Jury Award - Feature Film *1994 - Video Home Entertainment - Award of Excellence *1995 - Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Technical/Artistic Achievement *1995 - Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival - Special Jury Prize - Feature Film *1995 - Atlanta Film and Video Festival - Best Animated Film *1995 - Mediawave - Grand Prix *1995 - Mediawave - Audience Prize *1996 - Európai Animációs Játékfilm Fesztivál - 1st Prize〔''(4. Kecskeméti Animációs Filmfesztivál 1. Nemzetközi Animációs Játékfilm Fesztivál )''. Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 1996.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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