Magic Candies Trailer

TOEI ANIMATION’s top-notch 3D animation,
vividly expresses a heartwarming, empathetic coming-of-age story!

Magic Candies is a CGI animated short film produced by TOEI ANIMATION based on two original stories, “Magic Candies” and “I Am a Dog” created by Korean Picture book author Heena Baek, the 2020 laureate of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.

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“Playing alone isn’t so bad.”

The other kids at the park never ask Dong-Dong to play. That’s ok. He’s fine just playing marbles on his own. One day, he buys a bag of colorful candies instead of new marbles. The first time he pops one of them into his mouth, his old sofa starts talking to him! The two share an unexpected conversation before the sweet melts away. As it happens, the people, animals, and objects in Dong-Dong’s life have a lot to say.
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25th New York International Children Film Festival / USA
: Short Competition Winner of Jury Award, Animated Short

64th Zlin Film Festival – International Film Festival for children and youth / Czech Republic
: International Jury for Short Animation for children – Golden Slipper for Best Short Animation for children

19th Sapporo International Short Film Festival / Japan
: Japan Premiere Award

38th Cinekid Festival/ the Netherlands
: Best International Short Film

43rd Cambridge Film Festival / UK
: Audience Award

31st KINEKO International Film Festival / Japan
: Short Competition Winner of Japanese Film Award


「Magic Candies」
Original Story by HEENA BAEK (“Magic Candies” and “I Am a Dog” published by Storybowl in Korea and Bronze Publishing in Japan)

Directed by DAISUKE NISHIO
Producer TAKASHI WASHIO
Animation Producer KAZUHIRO NISHIKAWA
Music NAOKI SATO
CG Supervisor TSUYOSHI SHIMIZU
Art Director SACHIKO EBA
Animation Production DANDELION ANIMATION STUDIO
Presented by TOEI ANIMATION

https://www.toei-anim.co.jp/movie/magic_candies/en/