Bookworm (film)

Bookworm
Official release poster
Directed byAnt Timpson
Screenplay byToby Harvard
Story by
  • Ant Timpson
  • Toby Harvard
Produced by
  • Emma Slade
  • Roxi Bull
  • Victoria Dabbs
  • Mette-Marie Kongsved
  • Laura Turnstall
Starring
CinematographyDaniel Katz
Edited byDaniel Kircher
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 18 July 2024 (2024-07-18) (Fantasia)[1]
  • 8 August 2024 (2024-08-08) (New Zealand)[2]
Running time
96 minutes
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish

Bookworm is a 2024 New Zealand adventure, family and comedy drama film directed by Ant Timpson, based on a screenplay by Timpson and Toby Harvard.[3] The film is about a young girl named Mildred embarking on an adventure with her estranged American father Strawn Wise to seek out the mythical Canterbury panther in order to help Mildred's ill mother. Bookworm stars Elijah Wood and Nell Fisher.[4] The film had its world premiere at the 2024 Fantasia International Film Festival on 18 July 2024.[1] It will be released in New Zealand on 8 August 2024.[2]

  1. ^ a b Carson, Lexi (6 June 2024). "Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival Unveils 'Bookworm' Starring Elijah Wood as Opening Film, Plus Second Wave of Titles (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Trailer and Poster Released for Kiwi Adventure Comedy Bookworm". New Zealand Film Commission. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Bookworm". NZ On Screen. NZ On Air. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Bookworm". New Zealand Film Commission. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

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