A poor young girl has a burning desire to find comfort and happiness in her life. Desperate to keep warm, the girl lights the matches she sells, and envisions a very different life for herself in the fiery flames.
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- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 nomination.
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Directed by
| Roger Allers | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Hans Christian Andersen | ... | (based on an original story by) |
| Roger Allers | ... | (story adaptation by) |
| Ed Gombert | ... | (story development) & |
| Kevin Harkey | ... | (story development) (as Kevin L. Harkey) & |
| Mark Walton | ... | (story development) & |
| Ralph Zondag | ... | (story development) |
Produced by
| Baker Bloodworth | ... | co-producer (co-produced by) |
| Roy Edward Disney | ... | executive producer |
| Don Hahn | ... | producer (produced by) |
Editing by
| Jessica Ambinder-Rojas | ... | (as Jessica Ambinder Rojas) |
Editorial Department
| Chris DeLaGuardia | ... | color timer |
| Gregory F. Plotts | ... | assistant editor |
| Bruce Tauscher | ... | color timer |
Art Direction by
| Michael Humphries | ||
Production Management
| Coralie Cudot-Lissillour | ... | production manager |
| Jean-Luc Florinda | ... | production manager |
| Fred Herrman | ... | assistant production manager |
| Katherine A. Irwin | ... | assistant production manager (as Katherine A. Kettering) |
| Katherine A. Kettering | ... | assistant production manager: scene planning |
| Lori Korngiebel | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Paul S.D. Lanum | ... | assistant production manager: layout and animation (as Paul Lanum) |
| Cathy McGowan Leahy | ... | assistant production manager: animation check (as Cathy Leahy) |
| Etienne Longa | ... | assistant production manager: clean-up, Paris |
| Michele Mazzano | ... | assistant production manager: effects |
| Tim Pauer | ... | assistant production manager: clean-up |
| Frederika Pepping | ... | assistant production manager: animation, Paris |
| Alexandra Skinazi | ... | assistant production manager: layout, Paris |
| Valerie Flueger Veras | ... | post-production supervisor (as Valerie Anne Flueger) |
Art Department
| Hans Bacher | ... | visual development artist |
| Dave Bossert | ... | artistic coordinator (as David A. Bossert) |
| Mac George | ... | visual development artist |
| Randy Haycock | ... | visual development artist |
| Mike Kunkel | ... | visual development artist (as Michael Kunkel) |
| Rick Maki | ... | visual development artist |
| Michael Surrey | ... | visual development artist |
Sound Department
| Tom E. Dahl | ... | re-recording mixer (as Tom Dahl) |
Visual Effects by
| Virgilio John Aquino | ... | assistant effects animator |
| John Allan Armstrong | ... | visual effects animator (as John A. Armstrong) |
| Gordon Baker | ... | visual effects animator |
| Joel Biske | ... | assistant effects animator (as Joel K. Biske) |
| Robert Blalock | ... | assistant effects animator (as Robert Allen Blalock) |
| Allen Blyth | ... | visual effects animator |
| Dave Bossert | ... | visual effects supervisor (as David A. Bossert) |
| Christopher Robert Bromby | ... | assistant effects animator |
| John Cashman | ... | assistant effects animator |
| Ian J. Coony | ... | modeler |
| Christian M. Elsensohn | ... | render I/O administrator |
| Steven J. Filatro | ... | assistant effects animator (as Steve Filatro) |
| Jazno Francoeur | ... | visual effects animation |
| Timothy B. Gales | ... | assistant compositing supervisor |
| William J. Haas | ... | assistant effects animator |
| Michael Kaschalk | ... | digital effects animator |
| David M. Kcenich | ... | key assistant effects animator (as David Kcenich) |
| Ted Kierscey | ... | visual effects animator (as Ted C. Kierscey) |
| Cynthia Neill Knizek | ... | visual effects animator |
| Mathias Lorenz | ... | look development/lighting artist |
| Andrea Losch | ... | look development/lighting artist |
| Dan Lund | ... | visual effects animator |
| Mauro Maressa | ... | visual effects animator |
| Alex Mark | ... | digital effects animator (as Alexander Mark) |
| Gregory Martin | ... | modeler |
| David 'Joey' Mildenberger | ... | visual effects animator |
| Stephen B. Moore | ... | visual effects animator (as Steve Moore) |
| Jean-Paul Orpinas | ... | assistant effects animator |
| Joseph C. Pepe | ... | key assistant effects animator (as Joseph Christopher Pepe) |
| Heather Pritchett | ... | look development/lighting artist |
| Tonya Ramsey | ... | digital effects animator |
| Michelle Lee Robinson | ... | look development/lighting artist |
| James 'J.R.' Russell | ... | compositing supervisor (as James 'JR' Russell) |
| Van Shirvanian | ... | key assistant effects animator |
| Rochelle Doriot Smith | ... | assistant effects animator |
| Steve Starr | ... | key assistant effects animator |
| Michael Toth | ... | key assistant effects animator (as Michael Anthony Toth) |
| John Tucker | ... | key assistant effects animator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| John Aardal | ... | camera/film recorder operator (as John D. Aardal) |
| David Booth | ... | camera/film recorder operator |
| Marc Canas | ... | camera/film recorder operator |
| John Derderian | ... | camera/film recorder operator |
| Jennie Kepenek Mouzis | ... | camera/film recorder operator |
Animation Department
| Georges Abolin | ... | animator |
| Olivier Adam | ... | layout artist |
| Laurence Adam-Bessière | ... | assistant animator (as Laurence Adam-Bessiere) |
| Pierre Alary | ... | animator |
| Joyce Alexander | ... | painter |
| Marco Allard | ... | animator |
| Tim Allen | ... | animator |
| Carmen R. Alvarez | ... | paint mark-up (as Carmen Regina Alvarez) |
| Todd H. Ammons | ... | assistant animator |
| Bill Andres | ... | color model mark-up |
| Carlos Arancibia | ... | inbetween artist (as Carlos R. Arancibia) |
| Stephen Nelson Austin | ... | breakdown artist |
| Kirk Axtell II | ... | painter |
| Thomas Baker | ... | scene planning supervisor |
| Kevin A. Barber | ... | breakdown artist |
| Anne Marie Bardwell | ... | animator (as Anne-Marie Bardwell) |
| Janelle C. Bell-Martin | ... | breakdown artist (as Janelle Bell-Martin) |
| George Benavides | ... | rough inbetweener |
| David Berthier | ... | animator (as David Berthier-Duverneuil) |
| Russell Blandino | ... | assistant paint supervisor |
| Sara Bleick | ... | scene planner (as S.J. Bleick) |
| Claire Bourdin | ... | assistant animator |
| Russell Braun | ... | breakdown artist |
| Jo Ann Breuer | ... | 2D animation processor |
| Philippe Briones | ... | key assistant animator |
| Jeff Brown | ... | inbetween artist |
| James Burks | ... | inbetween artist |
| Scott A. Burroughs | ... | assistant animator |
| Serge Bussone | ... | assistant animator (as Bussone Serge) |
| Joey Calderon | ... | painter |
| Ofra Afuta Calderon | ... | painter (as Ofra Afuta Naylor) |
| Thomas Cardone | ... | background artist |
| Ryan L. Carlson | ... | inbetween artist (as Ryan Carlson) |
| Hortensia M. Casagran | ... | paint/final check supervisor |
| Janice M. Caston | ... | painter |
| Christine Chatal Poli | ... | assistant animator (as Christine Chatal-Poli) |
| Farouk Cherfi | ... | key assistant animator |
| Karen China | ... | 2D animation processor (as Karen N. China) |
| Wesley Chun | ... | key assistant animator (as Wes Chun) |
| Casey Clayton | ... | paint mark-up |
| Ron Cohee | ... | key assistant animator |
| Daniel Cohen | ... | animation checker |
| Karen Comella | ... | color models supervisor |
| Frank R. Cordero | ... | breakdown artist |
| Trish Coveney-Rees | ... | layout artist |
| Fred Craig | ... | layout artist |
| Caroline Cruikshank | ... | animator |
| Don Crum | ... | breakdown artist |
| Lynnette Cullen | ... | 2D animation processor (as Lynnette E. Cullen) |
| Lea Dahlen | ... | final checker |
| Dan Daly | ... | key assistant animator |
| Tammy Daniel-Biske | ... | assistant animator |
| Christopher G. Darroca | ... | breakdown artist |
| Nicole de Bellefroid | ... | breakdown artist |
| Antony de Fato | ... | assistant animator (as Antony De Fato) |
| Jeroen Dejonckheere | ... | key assistant animator |
| Patrick Delage | ... | animator |
| Eric Delbecq | ... | animator |
| Robert Dettloff | ... | painter |
| Frank Dietz | ... | breakdown artist (as Frank F. Dietz) |
| Frank DiGregorio | ... | inbetween artist |
| Monica Dollison | ... | scene planner |
| Dominick R. Domingo | ... | background artist |
| Bernard Dourdent | ... | breakdown artist |
| Debbie Du Bois | ... | background artist |
| Javier Espinosa Bañuelos | ... | key assistant animator (as Francisco Espinosa) |
| Jeremy Falkowski | ... | inbetween artist |
| Perry Farinola | ... | breakdown artist |
| Phyllis Fields | ... | assistant paint supervisor (as Phyllis Estelle Fields) |
| James Aaron Finch | ... | layout artist |
| Tom Fish | ... | key assistant animator |
| Gareth Fishbaugh | ... | 2D animation processor (as Gareth P. Fishbaugh) |
| Michael Foley | ... | painter |
| Doug Frankel | ... | animator |
| Natalie Franscioni-Karp | ... | background artist |
| Edmund Gabriel | ... | rough inbetweener |
| Steven Geer | ... | inbetween artist |
| Ed Ghertner | ... | layout supervisor (as Edward L. Ghertner) |
| Patricia L. Gold | ... | paint mark-up |
| Dean Gordon | ... | background supervisor |
| Steven Pierre Gordon | ... | animator |
| Matthieu Gosselin | ... | layout artist (as Mathieu Gasselin) |
| Thierry Goulard | ... | animator |
| Thomas Grealy | ... | scene planning pre-checker |
| Gizella Gregán | ... | assistant animator (as Gizella Maros-Gregan) |
| Jan Barley Gutowski | ... | animation checker |
| Joe Haidar | ... | animator |
| John E. Hailey | ... | assistant animator (as John O'Hailey) |
| James A. Harris | ... | key assistant animator |
| Kris Heller | ... | assistant animator |
| Mark Henley | ... | scene planning supervisor |
| Arturo A. Hernandez | ... | assistant animator (as Arturo Alejandro Hernandez) |
| Gontran Hoarau | ... | layout artist |
| Kent Holaday | ... | track reader |
| Dave Holbrook | ... | inbetween artist (as David Holbrook) |
| Renee Holt | ... | clean-up supervisor |
| Jacqueline Hooks | ... | animation checker (as Jacqueline Hooks-Winterlich) |
| Derrick Huckvale | ... | scene setup |
| Ron Jackson | ... | scene planner (as Ronald J. Jackson) |
| Phillip A. Jones | ... | breakdown artist |
| Debra Jorgensborg | ... | color modeler |
| Chan Woo Jung | ... | assistant animator |
| Myung Kang | ... | key assistant animator (as Myung Kang Teague) |
| David Karp | ... | painter |
| Angelika Katz | ... | painter (as Angelika R. Katz) |
| Nicolas Keramidas | ... | layout artist |
| Seung Beom Kim | ... | assistant animator |
| Sally-Anne King | ... | final checker |
| Mark Koetsier | ... | animator |
| Marty Korth | ... | lead key assistant animator (as Martin C. Korth) |
| Doug Krohn | ... | animator |
| Michael Kurinsky | ... | background artist |
| Christine Landés-Tigano | ... | assistant animator |
| Lisa G. Lanyon | ... | breakdown artist |
| Christine Laubach | ... | digital background painter |
| Roberta Lee Borchardt | ... | final checker |
| Kukhee Lee | ... | painter |
| Mi Yul Lee | ... | key assistant animator (as Miyul Lee) |
| Karan Lee-Storr | ... | registration |
| Ludovic Letrun | ... | assistant animator |
| Kellie D. Lewis | ... | key assistant animator |
| Robert Lizardo | ... | 2D animation processor |
| William Lorencz | ... | background artist |
| Sean Luo | ... | breakdown artist |
| Philippe Malka | ... | breakdown artist |
| David Mar | ... | inbetween artist |
| Tim Massa | ... | breakdown artist |
| Scott McCartor | ... | scene planner |
| Teri N. McDonald | ... | final checker |
| Michael A. McFerren | ... | 2D animation processor (as Michael Alan McFerren) |
| Richard J. McFerren | ... | 2D animation processor |
| Brian B. McKim | ... | key assistant animator |
| Benoit Meurzec | ... | assistant animator |
| Florence Montceau | ... | key assistant animator |
| Borja Montoro | ... | animator |
| Deborah Mooneyham | ... | painter (as Deborah Jane Mooneyham) |
| Albert Francis Moore | ... | assistant supervisor: animation check |
| Don Moore | ... | background artist |
| Maurilio Morales | ... | key assistant animator |
| Gary Mouri | ... | layout artist (as Gary D. Mouri) |
| David Nethery | ... | key assistant animator (as David T. Nethery) |
| Phil Noto | ... | assistant animator |
| Karen Nugent | ... | painter (as Karen Lynne Nugent) |
| Rosaleen O'Byrne | ... | animation checker |
| Kathleen O'Mara-Svetlik | ... | animation checker (as Kathleen O'Mara) |
| Jamie Oliff | ... | animator |
| Karen S. Paat | ... | animation checker |
| Ralf Palmer | ... | animator |
| Marsha Park | ... | key assistant animator (as Marsha W.J. Park-Yum) |
| Jason Peltz | ... | assistant animator |
| Catherine Peterson | ... | final checker (as Catherine Mirkovich-Peterson) |
| Jason Pichon | ... | inbetween artist |
| Doug Post | ... | assistant animator |
| Catherine Poulain | ... | animator |
| Linda Praamsma | ... | painter (as Rosalinde Praamsma) |
| Robb Pratt | ... | animator |
| Jeff Purves | ... | layout artist |
| Steve Quentin | ... | inbetween artist (as Steven Quentin) |
| Bonnie Ramsey | ... | paint mark-up (as Bonnie A. Ramsey) |
| Peter Raymundo | ... | breakdown artist |
| David Recinos | ... | assistant animator (as David E. Recinos) |
| Allison Renna | ... | breakdown artist |
| Robyn Roberts | ... | 2D animation processing supervisor (as Robyn Roberts Parra) |
| Tony Santo | ... | inbetween artist |
| Danny R. Santos | ... | inbetween artist |
| Christine Schultz | ... | painter |
| Elsa Sesto | ... | breakdown artist (as Elsa Sesto-Vidal) |
| Pierre Seurin | ... | assistant animator (as Pierre Seurin-Landreau) |
| Tom Shannon | ... | layout artist |
| Heidi Shellhorn | ... | painter (as Heidi Woodward Shellhorn) |
| Heather M. Shepherd | ... | assistant animator |
| Jacqueline Shepherd | ... | inbetween artist (as Jacqueline M. Shepherd) |
| Grace H. Shirado | ... | color model mark-up |
| Vincent Siracusano | ... | key assistant animator |
| Lon Smart | ... | key assistant animator |
| Karen Somerville | ... | animation checker |
| Chris Sonnenburg | ... | rough inbetweener |
| Ann Sorensen | ... | color models supervisor (as Ann Marie Sorenson) |
| Phirum Sou | ... | assistant animator |
| Lisa Souza | ... | layout artist |
| Rusty Stoll | ... | key assistant animator |
| Susan Sugita | ... | assistant animator (as Susan Y. Sugita) |
| Wes Sullivan | ... | rough inbetweener |
| Yoshimichi Tamura | ... | animator (as Tamura Yoshimichi) |
| George Taylor | ... | background artist |
| Roxanne M. Taylor | ... | painter |
| Myrian Ferron Tello | ... | final checker |
| Sylvaine Terriou | ... | assistant animator |
| Tami Terusa | ... | painter |
| Maryann Thomas | ... | background artist |
| Chad Thompson | ... | inbetween artist |
| Marshall Lee Toomey | ... | clean-up supervisor |
| Kim Torpey | ... | key assistant animator |
| Marc Tosolini | ... | assistant animator |
| Christina Elaine Toth | ... | painter (as Christina E. Toth) |
| Patrick Tuorto | ... | breakdown artist |
| Rosana Urbes | ... | assistant animator |
| Britt Van der Nagel | ... | painter (as Britt-Marie Van Der Nagel) |
| Irma Velez | ... | assistant paint supervisor |
| Kristoff Vergne | ... | animator |
| Xavier Villez | ... | assistant animator (as Xavier Vilez) |
| Yer 'Za' Vue | ... | key assistant animator |
| Kevyn Wallace | ... | layout artist (as Kevin L. Wallace) |
| Andreas Wessel-Therhorn | ... | animator |
| Matt Whitlock | ... | inbetween artist |
| Barbara Wiles | ... | animation check supervisor |
| Theresa Wiseman | ... | animator |
| Ginger Wolf | ... | assistant animator (as Ginger Wolf Browning) |
| David Womersley | ... | layout artist |
| Thomas Woodington | ... | digital background painter |
| Rebecca Wrigley | ... | breakdown artist |
| Eunice Ok Yu | ... | key assistant animator (as Eunice 'Eun Ok' Yu) |
| Ron Zeitler | ... | assistant animator |
| Jane Zhao | ... | key assistant animator |
| Stephan Zupkas | ... | key assistant animator |
| David J. Zywicki | ... | color model mark-up (as David Zywicki) |
| Marec Fritzinger | ... | layout artist (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Earl Ghaffari | ... | music editor |
| Jill Heffley | ... | music production assistant |
| Deniece LaRocca | ... | music production coordinator (as Deniece Hall) |
| Tom MacDougall | ... | music production supervisor |
| Shawn Murphy | ... | music mixer / music recordist |
| Andrew Page | ... | music production manager |
| Da-Hong Seetoo | ... | music engineer |
| Shawne Zarubica | ... | music production manager |
Additional Crew
| Patricia L. Adams | ... | production supporter |
| Theresa Bentz | ... | production supporter |
| Holly E. Bratton | ... | manager: color models |
| Liza Breuninger | ... | production accountant |
| Raines Carr | ... | production supporter |
| Vicki Casper | ... | animation stock librarian (as Vicki L. Casper) |
| Patti Conklin | ... | production supporter |
| Jeff Deckman | ... | production supporter (as Jeffrey A. Deckman) |
| Liane Abel Dietz | ... | production supporter |
| Brett Drogmund | ... | production supporter |
| Bill Fadness | ... | film & digital services supervisor (as William Fadness) |
| Bérangère Frésard | ... | production supporter (as Berangere Fresard) |
| Christopher W. Gee | ... | technical supervisor: film and digital services |
| Brenda Harris | ... | manager: disk space & retakes |
| Stephanie C. Herrman | ... | assistant manager: film & digital services |
| Greg Hill | ... | production assistant |
| Laura L. Jaime | ... | data entry (as Laura Jaime) / data entry (as Laura Jamie) |
| Tim Kwan | ... | production supporter |
| Michael La Brusciano | ... | production supporter |
| Renato Lattanzi | ... | production coordinator |
| Ben Lemon | ... | assistant manager: disk space & retakes |
| Jennifer Magee-Cook | ... | production supporter (as Jenni Magee-Cook) |
| Stacey Moreno | ... | production supporter (as Stacey Ernst) |
| Ninka Katarina Mortensen | ... | production supporter (as Ninka Mortensen-Clerin) |
| Jane Poleshek-Reyes | ... | production supporter |
| Jacqueline Roberts | ... | production accountant (as Jacqueline Roberts-Gordon) |
| Debra Rogers | ... | production supporter |
| Jennifer Sari | ... | production secretary |
| Tone Thyne | ... | production supporter |
| Sherri H. Villarete | ... | scene planning & efx |
| Abby Werman | ... | production supporter |
| Todd J. Winton | ... | production supporter |
| Suzy Zeffren | ... | film and digital services coordinator (as Suzy Zeffren-Rauch) |
Production Companies
- Disney Enterprises (copyright holder)
- Walt Disney Feature Animation
Distributors
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (2006) (United States) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Home Entertainment (2006) (Mexico) (DVD) (included as bonus in "The Little Mermaid")
- Walt Disney Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD) (included as bonus in "The Little Mermaid")
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2015) (Mexico) (Blu-ray) (included in "Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection")
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2015) (Mexico) (DVD) (included in "Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection")
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2015) (United States) (Blu-ray) (included in "Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection")
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2015) (United States) (DVD) (included in "Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection")
- Disney+ (2020) (Australia) (video) (VOD)
- Disney+ (2021) (Singapore) (video) (VOD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Buena Vista Sound (sound re-recording)
- Disney Enterprises (copyright holder)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Kodak (motion picture film)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Amid an indifferent crowd in the snow-capped streets of Moscow, an impoverished, humble little girl struggles to eke out a living by selling matches in Roger Allers' adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's original story. Up against a relentless and mighty adversary, the poor seller reluctantly decides to warm herself by using the last of her matches, and suddenly, clear and bright visions of a happy, carefree life start to envelop her. Look. There's her sweet and silver-haired grandmother. And over there. There's the family's dazzling Christmas tree. Dear God, can the fleeting but beautiful illusion be real in the morning? Written by Nick Riganas |
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| Taglines | Even in the coldest night, a dream burns on forever. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | In 2005, Walt Disney Feature Animation finished production work on a new adaptation of "The Little Match Girl". The short was originally intended to be a part of "Fantasia 2006", but this project was canceled. The Little Matchgirl is last of the four shorts from the aborted compilation to be developed as a standalone film. It combines hand-drawn animation, computer techniques, and stylized backgrounds, and retains Andersen's tragic ending. This short was subsequently released as a special feature on the 2006 Platinum Edition DVD of The Little Mermaid (1989). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The 2006 Academy Award Nominated Short Films: Animation (2007). See more » |
| Soundtracks | String Quartet #2 In D Major: 3rd Movement: Notturno (Andante) See more » |