Warner Home Video announced today that it will release the German animated feature film Laura’s Star on DVD this fall. Based on the popular children’s book by Klaus Baumgart, the award-winning and critically acclaimed family production was released in European theaters last year, and is slated to arrive on shelves in the U.S. on Sept. 26.
Directed by Thilo Gruf Rothkirch and Piet de Rycker (The Little Polar Bear), Laura’s Star tells the story of a young girl who feels very alone when her family moves from the countryside to the big city. On the first night in her new surroundings, Laura has trouble sleeping and runs to find a falling star, which has broken its leg in the fall. In return for mending its leg with a band aid, the star scatters stardust around Laura’s bedroom, bringing all of her toys to life and helping her adjust to her new life.
Laura’s Star won the Adults Jury Prize for animation at the 2005 Chicago Int’l Children’s Film Festival, picked up a Lola Award for Outstanding Children or Youth Film at the 2005 German Film Awards, and was nominated for Best Film at the 2005 Carrousel Int’l du Film. The pic recently screened at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival in May, and was included in the Lucas 2004 Int’l Children’s Film Festival, the 2005 Sprockets Toronto Film Festival for Children, the 2005 Festival of German Films in Paris and the 2005 Showcomotion Young People’s Film Festival.
The DVD will include a making-of documentary and featurettes on the film’s music, talent, producer and director. There will also be a look at the compositing of a scene and an interactive feature titled Laura’s World Game Collection. The disc will carry a suggested retail price of $14.98.
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