A new animated film from Brisbane-based production company, Like a Photon Creative, the team behind The Sloth Lane and Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back, has a new film on the way.

The Lost Tiger is Chantelle Murray’s first feature film, and she serves as director and writer. It is also a milestone as the first Australian animated film to be written and directed by an Indigenous female.

Starring Rhys Darby (Flight of the Conchords), Celeste Barber (Runt), Thomas Weatherall (Heartbreak High), Nakkiah Lui (Black Comedy) and Jimi Bani. The Lost Tiger follow Teo, a young tiger who lost one of his kind and is found abandoned but bearing a mysterious crystal.

Teo is a plucky young tiger and one of the last of his kind. Found abandoned and wearing a mysterious crystal necklace, he is adopted into a big, boisterous kangaroo family of travelling wrestlers. After receiving visions from an unfamiliar land, Teo must suddenly embark on an epic quest to reconnect with his heritage and save his homeland from the clutches of destruction.

Screen Queensland CEO Jacqui Feeney said:

“We are delighted to once again partner with Brisbane’s Like A Photon Creative to support The Lost Tiger through our Development and Production Fund. Fostering local stories and storytellers is at the heart of Screen Queensland. We are particularly proud to support The Lost Tiger to be made in Queensland as Australia’s first animated feature film written and directed by an Indigenous woman. This culturally rich and adventurous story adds to the incredible animation talents of our local Brisbane filmmakers.”

The Lost Tiger is in cinemas on February 27.