When 6 year old Wilfrid finds out that his 96 year old best friend Nancy has lost her memory, he sets out to see if he can get it back.

Featuring

Benita Collings (Play School) as MISS NANCY and Mark Haroutonian as WILFRID with Bruce Spence (Mad Max, The Dry) as MR DRYSDALE, Lynette Curran (Somersault) as MISS MITCHELL, Maggie Blinco (Crocodile Dundee) as MRS JORDAN, Uncle Ray Minniecon as MR HOSKING, Antony Ponnor as MR TIPPET and Owen Little as DAD

Broadcast

Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge premiered in Australia on ABC Kids and iview with a broadcast on Sunday 18th August 2024 for Book Week, with a repeat broadcast on Friday 23rd August at 9:30am on ABC Entertains. Watch here.

Festivals, Awards & Nominations

Official Selection - Chicago International Children’s Film Festival 2023 - World Premiere

Official Selection - Flickerfest 2024 - Australian Premiere & selected for the Flickerfest National Tour, screening in over 30 cinemas around Australia.

Official Selection Big Hearts Big Minds Singapore International Children’s Film Festival 2024

Official Selection Giffoni Film Festival 2024, Italy

Official Selection Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2024, York UK

Official Selection Scone Short Film Festival 2024, Australia

WINNER - People’s Choice at Scone Short Film Festival 2024

WINNER - Best Casting of a Short Film to Danny Long Casting by the Casting Guild of Auastralia

WINNER - Australian Cinematographers Society, Student Cinematography Award of Distinction (for DOP Pete Moses)

GOLD AWARD - Best Student Cinematography NSW & VIC to Pete Moses by the Australian Cinematography Society

NOMINATION - 2024 APDG Awards - AFTRS Emerging Designer for a Screen Production Award (for Production Designer Robert Manzini)

NOMINATION - 2024 Australian Guild of Screen Composers Awards - Best Music For Children’s Programming (for composer Hamish Francis)

Creative Team

Director: Hattie Archibald

Producer: Caleb Irwin

Screenwriter of adaptation: Jacob Melamed

Director of photography: Pete Moses

Production and costume designer: Roberto Manzini

Editor: Amy Dunn

Composer: Hamish Francis

Sound design: Jason Boyd

Casting: Danny Long Casting

Colourist: James Cowie

About Production

Made with the assistance of AFTRS, with consultation from Dementia Australia.