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AspecialanimatedadaptationofSirMichaelMorpurgo’schildren’sbookMimiAndTheMountainDragon.MimiAndTheMountainDragonisthestoryaboutavillagethatquakesinfeatureofthemightyMountainDragon.Onewinter,ashylittlegirlcalledMimifindsababydragonasleepinherfamilywoodshed.Mimitakestheperilousjourneythroughtheblizzardanddarknesstoreturnthebabydragontohermother,whomallthevillagersfear.Followinganintroductionbytheaward-winningwriterhimself,SirMichaelMorpurgo,thefilmisnarratedthroughoutbyanoriginalscorebyOscar-winningcomposerRachelPortmanperformedbytheBBCPhilharmonicandfeaturingsingersfromtheHallé’sfamilyofchoirs.TheanimationisbasedonoriginaldrawingsbyEmilyGravettandhasbeenadaptedforthescreenbynovelist,poetandplaywrightOwenSheers.MimiAndTheMountainDragonwascommissionedbyHeadofBBCMusicTVCommissioningJanYounghusband,forCharlotteMoore,DirectorofBBCContent.TheprojectisalsosupportedbyAliceWebb,DirectorofBBCChildren’s&Education.TheExecutiveProducerisLeopardPicture’sChiefCreativeOfficerKristianSmith,andPhilChalkfromBaftaAward-winningstudioFactory.