International premiere

The Shrew of Destiny

Local title

Karihiirest kangelane

Original title

Ryjówka Przeznaczenia

Director

Marcin Wasilewski

Country

Poland, Lithuania

Year

2026

Festival

26th Youth and Children's Film Festival

Programme

ECFA Competition Programme, In Focus: the Baltic States, Children's Competition Programme

Genre

Traditional animation, Action, Adventure, Cartoon, Children's film

Subject

familial relationships, environment, friendship, animals, soul-searching, self-realisation, adventures, journey, fairytale

Mood

suspenseful, uplifting, humorous, emotional, inspiring, goofy, heartfelt, charming

Don’t judge a shrew by its cover!

People don’t know this, but shrews are among the smartest and most cheerful little animals. They mainly live underground in their colourful kingdom and only risk coming above ground in search of food. Among the shrews, there is also a famous legend that, at some point in the future, their land will be threatened by a GREAT DANGER, but not to worry – a hero will rise from among them to save their home and banish evil. Now that danger is at their doorstep, it seems that fate has played a strange trick and chosen the smallest, weakest and not a particularly bright shrew as their champion. How can such a tiny thing manage such an important task?!

Suitable for ages 6 and above.

Director

Marcin Wasilewski

Screenwriter

Maciej Kur, Tomasz Samojlik

Producer

Ewelina Gordziejuk

Co-producer

Agne Adomene, Robert Jaszczurowki, Ashkan Rahgozar, Lukasz Hendzel

Editing

Piotr Krygiel, Marika Piasecka

Art director

Jacek Rokosz

Composer

Michal Jacaszek

Production

EGoFILM

Co production

ART SHOT, Grupa Smacznego, Paris + Hendzel Co., Mystic House, Gdanski Film Fund, Documentary and Feature Film Studios (WFDiF), PRL Studio

Sound

PRL Studio, WFDiF

Sound

PRL Studio, WFDiF

Animation

Marika Piasecka, Daniel Olszewski, Zofia Lewandowska

Runtime

Language

Estonian voice-over

Subtitles

Estonian, English

Marcin Wasilewski

Director

Biography

vice president, Co-founder of GS Animation studio. Director and creative producer awarded at SIGGRAPH, IAF ANIMATOR, Ale Kino! Festival, Avanca Animation Festival, Animation World Celebration.

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