Aardman premiered a new climate action animation in front of world leaders at the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in Glasgow today (1 November).
The short film was inspired by eight-year-old Delphine, and tells the story of a little girl of the future whose grandmother has an old book featuring animals that only exist in her memories. The little girl wonders how past generations could allow such creatures as tigers, chameleons and flamingos to become extinct.
Bristol's Aardman turned Delphine's winning poem into a 2D animated film, with a soundtrack performed and recorded by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
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And the short clip had been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on social media within hours of being uploaded.
Åsa Lucander, Director at Aardman, said: "It’s been a huge privilege and joy to bring this imaginative and beautiful poem to life for Blue Peter.
"From the wonderful words by the talented winner, Delphine, we wanted to create an enchanting and visually engaging film that carries the strong message of the heart-breaking fact: that our beloved animals – animals that we all take for granted, will disappear forever if we don’t all stand up tall and do something about it.
"Our goal was to transport our audience on a heartfelt journey that delivers the poignant message of the poem as well as serving as an emotional wake-up call to this urgent climate threat."
Dozens of fans responded to the film online.
One wrote: "It's so beautiful and with a great message."
Another said: "Great concept!"
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