Merry Little Batman has been nominated for a Children's & Family Emmy Award

The Finnish-made animated film Merry Little Batman has received two Emmy nominations at the Children’s & Family Emmy® Awards.

The film has been nominated in the categories:

Best Animated Special

Best Editing For An Animated Program (editor: Andy Young)

Our alumni worked in the crew:

Pekka Ala-Seppälä (Film student 2001-2005): line producer

Mika Koskinen (Animation student 2012-2016): production manager

Gigglebug Entertainment’s Merry Little Batman is a delightful Christmas superhero movie about love, parenting and growing up in the Gotham City.

Damian Wayne wants to be a superhero like his dad – the one and only Batman. When Damian is left home alone while Batman takes on Gotham’s worst supervillains on Christmas Eve, he stumbles upon a villainous plot to steal Christmas and leaps at the chance to save the day

Merry Little Batman is a Christmas action comedy that follows Damian Wayne – Batman’s young son – as he is left home alone on Christmas Eve in Gotham. When the town’s thugs threaten the Christmas truce, Damian takes it upon himself to protect his home and save Christmas… Batman style.

The animation production of the film is handled by Finnish Gigglebug Entertainment and Italian DogHead animation in collaboration with Warner Bros. Animation.

Merry Little Batman has already garnered international attention in the past and received several Annie Award nominations. Now, the recent Emmy nominations strengthen the film’s position as a high-quality animated production.

The Children’s & Family Emmy® Awards will take place on March 15, 2025, in Los Angeles.

The film is available in Finland on the Amazon Prime Video streaming service.