Wander to Wonder
TITLE
Wander to Wonder
DIRECTOR
Nina Gantz
COUNTRY
Netherlands, France, Belgium, UK
YEAR
2023
DURATION
14′
GENRE
Animation
Wander to Wonder
Mary, Billybud, and Fumbleton are three miniature actors who star in a kids’ TV series. After their creator dies, they are left alone in the studio. With their slowly decaying costumes and growing hunger, they continue to make increasingly strange episodes for their fans.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Nina Gantz
Nina Gantz is a Dutch animation director based in Brighton. She graduated from the National Film and Television School, where she created the animated short film EDMOND, which went on to win a BAFTA and the Sundance award for Best Animated Short. Currently, Nina works as a freelance director, directing commercials for the production company BlinkInk. You can find more information about her work on their website: BlinkInk - Nina Gantz. Her most recent short film, Wander to Wonder, premiered at the Venice Film Festival and received several accolades. It was nominated for an Oscar at the 2025 Academy Awards and earned her a second BAFTA, the Best Animated Short award at SXSW, a BIFA award and an Annie Award Nina draws inspiration from combining various techniques, such as stop-motion, puppetry, and live-action. She is currently developing two feature-length films.
- DirectorNina Gantz
- Screenplay Daan Bakker, Stienette Bosklopper, Nina Gantz, Simon Cartwright
- CinematographySteven Frederickx
- Cast
- Editing
- Producer/s Stienette Bosklopper, Maarten Swart, Nina Gantz, Annemie Degryse, Ben Tesseur, Steven De Beul
- Production Company
- Distributor/s
- Project TitleWander to Wonder
- Project TypeAnimation
- Completion Date2023
- Country of originNetherlands, France, Belgium, UK
- Country of filmingNetherlands, France, Belgium, UK
- LanguageEnglish
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
Nina Gantz
Nina Gantz is a Dutch animation director based in Brighton. She graduated from the National Film and Television School, where she created the animated short film EDMOND, which went on to win a BAFTA and the Sundance award for Best Animated Short. Currently, Nina works as a freelance director, directing commercials for the production company BlinkInk. You can find more information about her work on their website: BlinkInk - Nina Gantz. Her most recent short film, Wander to Wonder, premiered at the Venice Film Festival and received several accolades. It was nominated for an Oscar at the 2025 Academy Awards and earned her a second BAFTA, the Best Animated Short award at SXSW, a BIFA award and an Annie Award Nina draws inspiration from combining various techniques, such as stop-motion, puppetry, and live-action. She is currently developing two feature-length films.
