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Maya the Bee: The Golden Orb

AUSTRALIA/GERMANY CO-PRODUCTION
Year of completion
2020
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Feature
Genre
Family
Duration
80 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

When Maya and Willi bust out of winter lock down early they are catapulted headfirst into a top-secret mission! Entrusted with the care of a sacred orb, Maya and Willi team up with their old pals, Arnie and Barney, to deliver it to its new home atop the mysterious Bonsai Peak. But when their "orb" hatches, Maya and Willi come face to face with their biggest responsibility yet - a smooshy, squishy little princess! This adventure is a LOT more than they bargained for as they must work together to take on bounty hunters and traverse treacherous terrain to return the lost princess to her mountain colony, only to find it hanging in the balance of a turf war. Willi discovers a side of himself that he never expected as he becomes protective of the tiny princess. But to save her and her colony, Maya and Willi must convince the battling insect tribes to work together in order to survive a hungry bird attack!
Completion Year
2020
Genres
Family
Format
Feature
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Producer

Brian Rosen, Tracy Lenon, Thorsen Wegener

Executive Producer

Barbara Stephen, Hans Bourlon, Gert Verhulst

Composer

Ute Engelhart

Writer of Original Material

Waldemar Bonsels

Editor

Adam Rainford

Director

Noel Cleary

Writer

Fin Edquist

Cast

Coco Jack Gilles, Benson Jack Anthony, Justine Clarke, David Collins, Shane Dundas, Evie Gillies, Francis Berry, Sam Haft, Jimmy Eaton, Callan Colley, Jordan Rainford, Darren Sabadina, Tim Pang, Tom Cossettini

Screenings

2022 — Stuttgart International Animation Festival

2021 — CinefestOZ

Sales

Australian Sales

International Sales

Studio 100 Media GmbH

Production Company

Studio B Animation Pty Ltd

Studio 100 Media GmbH
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