Captain Morten and the Spider Queen

Ten-year-old Morten dreams of going to sea with his father, Captain Vicks, but is left ashore in the care of the strict Annabelle. Annabelle and her accomplice Stinger have their own plans for the captain's boat, which they believe hides pirate treasure. A magical fog gun shrinks Morten to the size of an insect, and he sets out on a model ship of his own making across a flooded cafe, facing hostile insects and trying to save himself and his father.

Kaspar Jancis directed this Belgian, British, Irish and Estonian animated adventure, his first feature and the earlier of the two films listed for him, ahead of Penguin in 2026. The screenplay is by Robin Lyons, Andrew Offiler and Mike Horelick, with Lyons producing alongside Mark Mertens and Paul Cummins. Cian Patrick O'Dowd voices Morten, Brendan Gleeson plays Captain Vicks, Pauline McLynn voices Aunt Annabelle and the Spider Queen, with Susie Power, Ciarán Hinds and Michael McElhatton also in the cast. The film runs 75 minutes and was released in August 2018. On TMDB it holds a rating of 4.4 out of 10 from a small number of votes.