Maya the Bee (film)

Maya the Bee
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alexs Stadermann
Produced by	Barbara Stephen; Thorsten Wegener
Written by	Fin Edquist; Marcus Sauermann
Based on	Maya the Bee; by Waldemar Bonsels
Starring	Julia Sawalha; Kodi Smit-McPhee; Joel Franco; Richard Roxburgh; Justine Clarke; Jacki Weaver; Andy McPhee; Miriam Margolyes; The Umbilical Brothers; Noah Taylor;
Music by	Ute Engelhardt
Edited by	Adam Smith
Production; company	Studio 100 Film; Buzz Studios; Fish Blowing Bubbles; Flying Bark Productions; Screen Australia;
Distributed by	StudioCanal[1]; Universum Film (Germany)[2]
Release date	4 September 2014 (South Korea); 11 September 2014 (Germany); 1 November 2014 (Australia);
Running time	87 minutes[3]
Country	Germany[2][3]; Australia;
Language	English;
Box office	$14,361,000[4][lower-alpha 1]

Maya the Bee (promoted theatrically as Maya the Bee Movie) is a 2014 3D German-Australian computer-animated comedy adventure film directed by Alexs Stadermann, loosely based on the 1975 anime Maya the Honey Bee as well as indirectly the German children's book The Adventures of Maya the Bee by Waldemar Bonsels. It features the voices of Julia Sawalha, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Noah Taylor, Richard Roxburgh, Jacki Weaver, The Umbilical Brothers, and Miriam Margolyes. It was released theatrically in Australia on 1 November 2014, and also in United States and Canada on 8 March 2015.

Summary

Maya is born in a world of rules, but when she discovers villainous Buzzlina Von Beena's plot to steal the Queen's royal jelly, Maya is banished from the hive and into the meadow. With her best friend Willy tagging along, Maya meets a young hornet named Sting. Together they have to stop the plot and the fight between bees and hornets before it's too late.

Voice cast

Coco Jack Gillies as Maya, a cute and tomboyish young bee girl.[5]
Kodi Smit-McPhee as Willy, Maya's best friend.[6]
Joel Franco as Sting, a young Hornet, Maya and Willy's best friend and sidekick
Richard Roxburgh as Flip, a grasshopper[6]
Justine Clarke as Miss Cassandra, teacher at the bee school and Maya's mother figure[6]
Jacki Weaver as Buzzlina Von Beena, the royal counselor of the beehive, Maya's arch-enemy.[6]
Andy McPhee as Hank, the leader of hornets, Sting's father, Bees friends and former arch-rivals[6]
Miriam Margolyes as The Queen, the mother of Bees.[6]
David Collins as Arnie, an ant soldier, Paul's right-hand[6]
Shane Dundas as Barney, an ant soldier, Arnie's partner and Paul's right-hand[6]
Jimmy James Eaton as Paul, an ant colonel, the leader of ants[6]
Heather Mitchell as The Nurse, chief of the worker bees[6]
Noah Taylor as Crawley, the hilariously bumbling of the beehive, The Queen's loyal assistant and Buzzlina's former henchman[6]
Cameron Ralph as Momo, a moth[6]
Glenn Fraser as Kurt, a dung beetle[6]
Heather Mitchell as Thekla, a spider[6]
Stavroula Mountzouris as Lara, a ladybug, Willy's love interest[6]
Sam Haft as Drago, a dragonfly[6]

Production

Animation World Network announced in May 2013 that Universum Film would distribute all German rights of the film.[7] The film is directed by Alexs Stadermann, and produced by Patrick Elmendorff and Thorsten Wegener from Studio 100 Animation; Jim Ballantine and Barbara Stephen from Buzz Studios.[8][3] The film was produced in association with Flying Bark Productions and ZDF.[9][10] This film was Julia Sawalha film debut as she voiced the role of Maya. Gillies was 9 years old at the time of production.[3][6]

Reception

Maya the Bee received mixed reviews from critics, scoring a 47% in Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 5.59/10 from seventeen reviews.[11] Frank Hatherley from Screen Daily stated that "this merry movie is for young children, mainly girls: step aside, Dora the Explorer!" with vivid colours and plenty of unthreatening action.[3]

Accolades

Award	Category	Subject	Result
Asia Pacific Screen Award	Best Animated Feature Film	Barbara Stephen & Thorsten Wegener	Nominated
Bavarian Film Award	Best Animated Film	Patrick Elemendorff & Thorsten Wegener	Won
Screen Producers Australia Award	Best Feature Film Production	Barbara Stephen & Thorsten Wegener	Nominated
Seattle International Film Festival	Youth Jury Award	Alexs Stadermann	Nominated
Stockholm International Film Festival	Grand Jury Prize for Best Film	Alexs Stadermann	Nominated

Sequel

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Notes

As of November 2014.

References

Groves, Don (3 November 2014). "Maya the Bee Movie, Aussie WW1 movie unleashed". If Magazine. The Intermedia Group. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
"Maya the Bee Movie". LUMIERE. European Audiovisual Observatory. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
Frank Hatherley (24 October 2014). "Maya The Bee Movie". Screen Daily. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
"MAYA THE BEE MOVIE". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
Scott Roxborough (5 November 2014). "AFM: Shout! Takes 'Maya The Bee' for North America". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
"Everyone's favourite little bee Maya makes her big screen debut in Maya the Bee Movie". Flying Bark Productions. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
Jennifer Wolfe (20 May 2013). "Studio 100 Launches 'Maya the Bee' Animated Feature". Animation World Network. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
Patrick Frater (10 November 2014). "Shout! Factory Takes North America on 'Maya The Bee Movie'". Variety. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
Jerry Beck (18 January 2015). "TRAILER: "Maya The Bee"". Indiewire. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
Etan Vlessing (8 May 2012). "Canada's Thunderbird Films Steers 'Maya the Bee' into North America". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
"Maya The Bee Movie (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

External links

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[5] As of November 2014.

[ifM-1] Groves, Don (3 November 2014). "Maya the Bee Movie, Aussie WW1 movie unleashed". If Magazine. The Intermedia Group. Retrieved 23 September 2017.

[lumiere-2] "Maya the Bee Movie". LUMIERE. European Audiovisual Observatory. Retrieved 23 September 2017.

[ScreenDaily-3] Frank Hatherley (24 October 2014). "Maya The Bee Movie". Screen Daily. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

[BoxOfficeMojo-4] "MAYA THE BEE MOVIE". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

[6] Scott Roxborough (5 November 2014). "AFM: Shout! Takes 'Maya The Bee' for North America". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

[FlyingBark-7] "Everyone's favourite little bee Maya makes her big screen debut in Maya the Bee Movie". Flying Bark Productions. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

[AWN-8] Jennifer Wolfe (20 May 2013). "Studio 100 Launches 'Maya the Bee' Animated Feature". Animation World Network. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

[Variety1-9] Patrick Frater (10 November 2014). "Shout! Factory Takes North America on 'Maya The Bee Movie'". Variety. Retrieved 20 January 2015.

[10] Jerry Beck (18 January 2015). "TRAILER: "Maya The Bee"". Indiewire. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

[11] Etan Vlessing (8 May 2012). "Canada's Thunderbird Films Steers 'Maya the Bee' into North America". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

[12] "Maya The Bee Movie (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

Maya the Bee by Waldemar Bonsels
TV series	Maya the Honey Bee (1975) Maya the Bee (2012)
Films	Maya the Bee (2014) Maya the Bee: The Honey Games (2018)