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The Bear And The Piano

United Kingdom

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Techniquestop-motion

Overview

Feature project directed and produced by Chris Bowden, adapted from David Litchfield's 2015 picture book: a young bear finds an old piano that brings joy to the whole forest. One of seven projects in Manchester Animation Festival's inaugural BFI-backed Animation Featured development lab (Screen Daily, 5 Oct 2026). Outlook India describes it as a stop-motion adaptation. No production company named.

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Cast and crew credited on The Bear And The Piano
Person	Role	Department	Source
Chris Bowden	director; producer	direction	Trade press source screendaily.com high confidence Details Screen Daily: dir-prod. Chris Bowden. Daily enrichment 2026-11-02.

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