Butterfly Tale

Butterfly Tale
Butterfly Tale
Directed by	Sophie Roy
Written by	Heidi Foss; Lienne Sawatsky
Produced by	Justin Rebelo Chantale Pagé; Tania Pinto da Cunha; Marc Gabizon; Marks Aldenhoven
Starring	Tatiana Maslany; Mena Massoud
Edited by	Robert Yates
Music by	Shawn Mendes; Johnny Orlando; Blü Dog Media Nancy Brault
Production; companies	CarpeDiem Film & TV; Ulysses Filmproduktion; Senator Film Köln
Distributed by	Pink Parrot Media (Worldwide sales); Vortex Media (Canada); Wild Bunch (Germany)
Release dates	September 16, 2023 (Atlantic International Film Festival); September 29, 2023 (Spain); October 13, 2023 (Canada); February 1, 2024 (Germany);
Running time	82 minutes
Countries	Canada; Germany
Language	English

Butterfly Tale is a 2023 animated family adventure film directed by Sophie Roy and written by Heidi Foss and Lienne Sawatsky. It features the voices of Tatiana Maslany and Mena Massoud. Based on the real-life migration of monarch butterflies, the plot follows a young butterfly named Patrick who goes on a adventure over North America to follow his dream of flight although he has one wing.

Plot

Butterfly Tale is a heart-warming coming of age animated feature film about Patrick, a gutsy and resourceful teen butterfly who cannot fly – but won’t let that keep him down! It is a tale of adventure, self-realization and heroism told with humour whose message is that our differences are less important than the bonds we share, and it is in adversity that our true character shines through.

Cast

Mena Massoud as Patrick, a shy teenage monarch butterfly who was born with a smaller wing
Tatiana Maslany as Jennifer,^[1] a rebellious female monarch butterfly
Lucinda Davis as Marty, a dimwitted knit cap-wearing caterpillar who is Patrick's best friend
Richard M. Dumont as Jay, a villainous yellow grosbeak
Edda Fischer as Margaret, Patrick's mother

Production

In November 2022, it was announced that Maslany and Massoud were cast as the voices of Jennifer and Patrick respectively, as well the film will feature original songs by Shawn Mendes and Johnny Orlando.^[2] The film is a Canadian-German co-production between CarpeDiem Film & TV, Ulysses Filmproduktion and Senator Film Köln with animation done at Singing Frog Studio in Montreal and Studio Rakete in Hamburg. It marks Sophie Roy's feature directorial debut.^[3]

Release

The film was first released in Spain on September 29, 2023, one month later at Canada on October 13, 2023.^[4] with the release date in Germany being February 1, 2024.

References

^ Rashotte, Vivian (October 19, 2023). "Why Tatiana Maslany was excited to lend her voice to the new kids' movie Butterfly Tale". CBC.ca. Archived from the original on October 19, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
^ Milligan, Mercedes (November 2, 2022). "Tatiana Maslany, Mena Massoud Join 'Butterfly Tale' Voice Cast". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
^ Ramachandran, Naman (May 12, 2023). "Shawn Mendes Song 'Something Big' to Feature in Animated Feature 'Butterfly Tale,' Pink Parrot to Present Film at Cannes Market (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
^ Vlessing, Etan (September 8, 2023). "Toronto: Tatiana Maslany-Voiced Animated 'Butterfly Tale' Flies to ScreenX Format Release (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 26, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

External links

Butterfly Tale at IMDb

[1] Rashotte, Vivian (October 19, 2023). "Why Tatiana Maslany was excited to lend her voice to the new kids' movie Butterfly Tale". CBC.ca. Archived from the original on October 19, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.

[milligan-2] Milligan, Mercedes (November 2, 2022). "Tatiana Maslany, Mena Massoud Join 'Butterfly Tale' Voice Cast". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

[3] Ramachandran, Naman (May 12, 2023). "Shawn Mendes Song 'Something Big' to Feature in Animated Feature 'Butterfly Tale,' Pink Parrot to Present Film at Cannes Market (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

[4] Vlessing, Etan (September 8, 2023). "Toronto: Tatiana Maslany-Voiced Animated 'Butterfly Tale' Flies to ScreenX Format Release (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 26, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

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