‘A beautiful, 2D-animated film about the true story of a friendship between a bear and a Polish soldier during the World War II might be one of the timeliest projects unspooling at Annecy this year. Directed by Scottish animation veteran Iain Gardner, who previously directed the shorts The Tannery, The Loch Ness Kelpie and Akbar’s Cheetah and has worked on such features as Ethel & Ernest and The Thief and the Cobbler, A Bear Named Wojtek touches upon timely subjects, such as refugees, nationalism and xenophobia, while filling the screen with stunning handcrafted visuals.’

Director Iain Gardner discusses A Bear Named Wojtek with Animation Magazine‘s Ramin Zahed. Read or listen to the full article here.