Query: Non-American Children's films shot in Oceania
Domain: films
Relevant documents:
My Pet Dinosaur
Dot and the Kangaroo (film)
Paper Planes (film)
Oddball (film)
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
The Wiggles Movie
Back of the Net
Frog Dreaming
Ride a Wild Pony
Storm Boy (1976 film)
Napoleon (1995 film)
Evidence from documents: My Pet Dinosaur: '''''My Pet Dinosaur''''' is a 2017 Australian adventure family film
Dot and the Kangaroo (film): '''''Dot and the Kangaroo''''' is a 1977 Australian musical hybrid film which combines animation and live-action. It is based on the 1899 children's literature book ''Dot and the Kangaroo'' by Ethel Pedley.
Paper Planes (film): '''''Paper Planes''''' is a 2015 Australian 3D children's drama film directed by Robert Connolly, which he co-wrote with Steve Worland and co-produced with Liz Kearney and Maggie Miles
Oddball (film): '''''Oddball''''' (extended to '''''Oddball and the Penguins''''' in some regions) is a 2015 Australian family film directed by Stuart McDonald.
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep: shot in Oceania: New Zealand, Scotland and at Miramar Studios in Wellington. Most of the film was shot in New Zealand, with Queenstown's Lake Wakatipu doubling for a Scottish Loch
Non-American Children's films: a 2007 fantasy drama film directed by Jay Russell and written by Robert Nelson Jacobs, based on Dick King-Smith's children's novel ''The Water Horse''. It stars Alex Etel as a young boy who discovers a mysterious egg and cares for what hatches out of it: a "water horse" (loosely based on the Celtic water horse) which later becomes the fabled Loch Ness Monster
The Wiggles Movie: '''''The Wiggles Movie''''' is a 1997 Australian children's musical comedy film produced by 20th Century Fox and Gladusaurus Productions. Released in Australia on 18 December 1997, it is the only theatrical feature-length film starring the Wiggles. The story features amateur magician Wally the Great (Tony Harvey) trying to become a better magician by stealing Greg's magic wand, but is confronted by Dorothy the Dinosaur who believes the Wiggles have forgotten her birthday, while they have actually been planning a surprise party.
Back of the Net: '''''Back of the Net''''' is a 2019 comedy film produced by The Steve Jaggi Company and distributed by Umbrella Entertainment. Directed by Louise Alston and written by Alison Spuck McNeeley and Casie Tabanou. The film stars Sofia Wylie, Christopher Kirby, Melissa Bonne, Trae Robin, Tiarnie Coupland, Kate Box, Yasmin Honeychurch, Gemma Chua-Tran and Raj Labade. The story follows a smart and brainy American girl named Cory, who seeks to spend her semester on a science research program before she accidentally gets on the wrong bus and ends up spending her semester at the Harold Soccer Academy.
Frog Dreaming: Non-American Children's films: a 1986 Australian family adventure film
shot in Oceania: Scenes from the movie were filmed in the Victorian town of Woods Point in the Yarra Ranges National Park. Also the former quarry site of Moorooduc Quarry Flora and Fauna Reserve located in Mount Eliza, Victoria.
Ride a Wild Pony: '''''Ride a Wild Pony''''' is a 1975 American-Australian family adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions, directed by Don Chaffey and based on the novel ''A Sporting Proposition'' by James Aldridge.
Set in a small Australian town during the interwar period, the film follows the battle between two children, Scott, a poor farm boy, and Josie, the handicapped daughter of a wealthy ranch owner, for ownership of a horse that both children love. Scott requires a horse to ride seven miles to school today and his father buys an unbroken pony, which Scott names Taff. Josie yearns to ride again but, being afflicted with polio two years ago, must settle on the use of a cart and pony. Scott's pony disappears, while a pony is eventually selected for Josie from her father's herd. When Scott sees the horse, which Josie named Bo, performing in the pony and cart competition at the township fair, he recognizes it as his horse and attempts to take it away. The ensuing quarrel affects both the children as well as dividing the town. The children eventually become friends and, while the ownership issue is legally resolved, they agree on a way of sharing the pony between them.
Storm Boy (1976 film): '''''Storm Boy''''' is a 1976 Australian drama film based on the 1964 book of the same name by Colin Thiele, about a lonely boy and his pet pelicans living in a coastal wilderness with his reclusive father. It was the third feature film made by the South Australian Film Corporation, and is a highlight of the New Wave of Australian Cinema from the 1970s. The film was financed by SAFC, Seven Network and the Australian Film Commission.
Napoleon (1995 film): Non-American Children's films: '''''Napoleon''''' is a 1995 Australian family film directed by Mario Andreacchio, and written by Michael Bourchier, Mario Andreacchio, and Mark Saltzman about a Golden retriever puppy who runs away from his city home to be a wild dog.
shot in Oceania: The film was the most expensive independent production to be made in South Australia at the time of production.