Bringing a well-known local character to a global audience is always a challenge, but it’s one that Tummy Tom’s creative team were happy to tackle, forty-five years after the character’s first appearance on television in 1978 as part of the Dutch version of Sesame Street.
Dikkie Dik aka Tummy Tom leapt from tv to print in 1983 with the help of Dutch publisher Gottmer, and has since sold millions of copies worldwide. And now, thanks to a Dutch-Belgian co-production between Phanta Animation, BosBros and Eyeworks Film TV & Drama, the lovable yet mischievous fluffy fellow has now landed on the big screen with Tummy Tom and the Lost Teddy Bear.
The first 60-minute feature, budgeted at 2.25 million euro, is aimed at children from three to five. It is the first installment in a four-film project that will take preschoolers around the seasons along with Tummy Tom and his friends. The directors of the first …