Wil kin son . ▁Among ▁other ▁players ▁were ▁Benjamin ▁Eli , ▁Jack ▁Mont gom ery ▁and ▁Jen ny ▁O ' H ara . ▁One ▁budget ▁estimate ▁is ▁£ 8 ▁million . ▁It ▁played ▁at ▁eight ▁film ▁festiv als ▁including ▁the ▁Gl oria ▁Film ▁Festival ▁at ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁named ▁" Best ▁Film ▁– ▁ 2 0 0 7 ". ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁DVD ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁later ▁that ▁year , ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁and ▁in ▁Germany ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁it ▁received ▁its ▁national ▁UK ▁TV ▁premier ▁on ▁C 5 .. ▁ ▁Book ▁The ▁ 3 2 - page ▁children ' s ▁picture ▁book ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Susan ▁Woj cie ch owski , ▁illustrated ▁by ▁P . ▁J . ▁Lyn ch , ▁and ▁published ▁by ▁Walker ▁Books ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁( ). ▁One ▁newspaper ▁called ▁it ▁" the ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁glo omy ▁wood c utter ▁who ▁gradually ▁re co vers ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁find ▁joy ▁in ▁life " ▁and ▁reported ▁sales ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁exceed ing ▁one ▁million ▁copies . ▁For ▁his ▁part ▁in ▁that ▁collaboration , ▁Lyn ch ▁won ▁the ▁annual ▁Kate ▁Green away ▁Medal ▁from ▁the ▁Library ▁Association , ▁recogn ising ▁the ▁year ' s ▁best ▁children ' s ▁book ▁illustr ation ▁by ▁a ▁British ▁subject . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ret ros pective ▁c itation , ▁wood car ver ▁To ome y ▁accepts ▁the