Dutch animated short film Wander to Wonder is nominated for an Academy Award

The animation film Wander to Wonder by Dutch director Nina Gantz has been nominated for an Academy Award. The film has been nominated for the category Best Animated Short Film, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Thursday. Wander to Wonder is a stop-motion animation film about three stars of a children’s TV show in the 1980s Mary, Billybud, and Fumbleton. After the creator of the show passes away, they are left alone in the studio. Plagued by hunger and sadness, they soldier on and make increasingly strange episodes for their fans.