Official Trailer for ‘Magic Beach’ Movie Featuring 10 Animated Stories
by Alex Billington
November 21, 2024
Source: YouTube
“At our magic beach, wild white horses are thundering past… plunging & prancing and tossing their heads then fading away on the sand.” Madman Films in Australia has unveiled a lovely official trailer for Magic Beach, an anthology feature film bringing to life the wonderful story from the illustrated children’s book of the same name. Alison Lester’s much-loved book is reimagined for the screen through a unique mix of live action entwined with extraordinary animated stories from ten leading Australian animators. This premiered at the 2024 Melbourne Film Festival and debuts in Australian cinemas in early 2025. Magic Beach, based on Alison Lester’s book, features nine children and a dog bringing their imaginative imaginations to life. The book’s intro: “Imagine a beach where you can swim, surf, splash through the waves, make sandcastles, hunt for treasure, explore rock-pools, muck about in boats, fish from the jetty, and build a bonfire 🔥 under the stars. Come to Magic Beach, where adventure begins…” Inspired by Alison Lester’s beloved book. There is a nice mix of different animation styles in this – stop motion, felt, 2D, 3D, along with live-action. I wanna see the story with the doggo! It really does look like a truly magical cinematic adaptation of this inspiring story.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Robert Connolly’s anthology film Magic Beach, from YouTube:
After captivating children and families for 30 years, Alison Lester’s beloved book Magic Beach has been brought to life by director Robert Connolly and some of Australia’s leading animators. Take a trip with the ones you love through a unique mix of live action, entwined with extraordinary animated adventures that bring you to a dreamy seaside where anything is possible. Featuring timeless characters, Magic Beach is a captivating blend of reality and fantasy that inspires people of all ages to feel the sand beneath their toes and find wonder in the world around them. Magic Beach is directed by the acclaimed Australian filmmaker Robert Connolly, director of The Bank, Three Dollars, Balibo, Underground: The Julian Assange Story, Paper Planes, the first The Dry, Blueback, and Force of Nature: The Dry 2 previously. Inspired by Alison Lester’s beloved book of the same name. With segments by Connolly, Susan Danta, Pierce Davison, Guy Howett, Jake Duczynski, Emma Kelly, Anthony Lucas, Simon Rippingale, Kathy Sarpi, Kate Harris, Marieka Walsh, Eddie White, Lee Whitmore. Produced by Chloe Brugale, Robert Connolly, Liz Kearney, and Kate Laurie. This first premiered at the 2024 Melbourne Film Festival earlier this year. Madman Films debuts Magic Beach in Australian cinemas starting January 16th, 2025 coming soon. No US release date set yet.
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