Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) film. Additionally, Moviefone designated the film as the tenth best of the decade. In 2011, the film was voted Film of the Decade at the First Light Awards by children aged 5–15. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a 2004 fantasy film directed by Alfonso Cuarón and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on J. K. Rowling's 1999 novel of the same name. The film, which is the third instalment in the "Harry Potter" film series, was written by Steve Kloves and produced by Chris Columbus (director of
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows et les reliques de la mort"), the Spanish translation ("Harry Potter y las Reliquias de la Muerte"), the Dutch translation ("Harry Potter en de Relieken van de Dood") and the Brazilian Portuguese translation ("Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte"). The first Polish translation was released with a new title: "Harry Potter i Insygnia Śmierci" – "Harry Potter and the Insignia of Death". The Hindi translation "Harry Potter aur Maut ke Tohfe" (), which means "Harry Potter and the Gifts of Death", was released by Manjul Publication in India on 27 June 2008. The Romanian version was released on 1