Tummy Tom 2 – A New Friend for Tummy Tom (2024)

A New Friend for Tummy Tom follows Tummy Tom and Cat Mouse on a beautiful snowy winter’s day, when a new dog on the block turns the lives of Tummy Tom and Cat Mouse upside down.

The film’s animation style is authentically hand drawn with ink and watercolour, brought to life through the adventures of the beloved Tummy Tom.

The first film in the series, Tummy Tom and the Lost Teddy Bear, premiered in cinemas across the domestic Dutch market in June this year, securing more than 125,000 admissions. This second film was released over Christmas 2024 and achieved more than 150.000 admissions so far.

 Crafted for young audiences (2-6 years old), the Tummy Tom film series is designed to introduce preschoolers to their first cinematic experience and each film is written to correspond with the seasons that the film is based around.

Tummy Tom is an animated film series based on the bestselling children’s books produced by Phanta Animation and BosBros. Tummy Tom is a funny, inquisitive, adventurous, and a slightly mischievous ginger tomcat. Together with his animal friends, he explores the world around him just like a preschooler would.

Tummy Tom first appeared in Sesame Street in 1978 and Dutch publisher Gottmer started publishing Jet Boeke’s stories in 1983. Since then, millions of Tummy Tom books have been sold around the world. In 2018, Tummy Tom celebrated his 40^th birthday.

Short synopsis: On a wintery day, Tummy Tom and Cat Mouse discover something incredible: snow! But they also discover a new neighbour: a big, noisy dog called Woof. Not good news for the cats! As Tummy Tom and Cat Mouse run away from the dog, they find a sledge. Perfect for sliding down the dunes! They ride their sledge towards the hills and on the way, they run into their old friends, the sheep and the squirrels. They also make new friends in the hares. Meanwhile, Woof is hot on their heels. But is he really that scary? Or does he just want to be friends?