Faeries is a 1999 British animated fantasy film directed by Gary Hurst from a screenplay written by Jocelyn Stevenson, and featuring the voices of Kate Winslet, Dougray Scott and Jeremy Irons.

However, the farmhouse and the surrounding area are teeming with magical fey creatures, most of which Nellie cannot see initially because she doesn't believe in faeries.

The first the two children properly encounter is a somewhat crotchety and unfriendly Hobgoblin named Broom (whom Nellie can see) who is (more or less) secretly looking after the farm.

The commotion attracts the attention of the Faery Prince Albrecht, the ruler of the realm, who offers them a chance to escape by setting three tasks for them.

The Shapeshifter can steal the throne with ease if he obtains the Orb, a powerful magical sceptre in his brother's possession.

In addition, the Prince falls in love with a friend of the children, the pretty human farmhand Brigid, which proves pivotal in an old prophecy that foretells the future for the faery realm.

The Shapeshifter, unaware that the Orb in his possession is fake, marches into Faeryland, believing his brother and the other faeries to be dead.