One of the most beloved franchises in Norway is getting its third feature movie this month. Solan and Ludvig – Christmas in Flåklypa is based on the characters of Kjell Aukrust and the film promises to be both familiar and mysterious. Kjell Aukrust (1920 – 2002) was a Norwegian author and illustrator who created numerous…
Norway’s most popular film? Avatar? Titanic? Gone with the wind? No, it’s in fact an animated puppet movie from 1975, which has been watched by an estimated 120% of Norway’s population. On November 11th the film is debuting on BluRay. There is no doubt that Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (original title; Flåklypa Grand Prix) is Norway’s…
There is no shortage of children’s fantasy entertainment in Scandinavia; young kids are very open to fairytales, adventures and all sorts of cuddly creatures. Bamse is one of the most beloved characters in Sweden. Bamse is a character created by Rune Andréasson in 1966. Known by several generations as the friendly and helpful bear who…
It’s no surprice that Vikings and Norse mythology are the themes of Legends of Valhalla: Thor, the first animated feature film made on Iceland. In a small nation, it is relatively easy to be the first with something. Iceland’s first horror film came in 2009, and their first animated feature (this film) was released in…
This Danish animated sci-fi adventure includes everything from space dragons and German porn to Saint Peter, in a story about how Danish astronauts save the world, using beer. Journey to Saturn (original title: Rejsen til Saturn) is based on a Danish 1977 sci-fi comic book by Claus Deleuran, and tells the story about how a…
Twigson is a fun and friendly family film about a boy who becomes best friend with a twig. Based on the famous children’s book, Twigson has become a good fantasy adventure for pre-school children. While Sweden had Astrid Lindgren (author of Pippi Longstocking and Mio my Mio), Norway had Anne-Cath Vestly who since the 1950s…
The Danish are involved in yet another animated feature (in fact several non-genre animated features are on their way) . Action comedy Jensen & Jensen is set in the future and is about two brothers turns into bounty hunters. We’re in the year 2019, a post-financial crisis world where money is everything and debt can get…
From Denmark, the land of Beowulf and Hamlet, comes the next hero; Ronal. Ronal the Barbarian is an animated children’s fantasy film about the most scrawny barbarian you’ll ever see. From directors Thorbjørn Christoffersen and Kresten Vestbjerg Andersen comes Ronal the Barbarian, a 90-minute original theatrical feature scheduled to open September 15, 2011. Producer is…
3D animation is dominated by a few American studios, but is not exclusive to Hollywood. In Sweden, a small studio has created 3D animated features based on Nordic legends of gnomes and trolls. USA has space aliens and medical experiments gone wrong. Central Europe has Dracula and Frankenstein. Japan has ghosts. Northern Europe has gnomes…
Legends of Valhalla: Thor is an upcoming animated feature aimed at children. Coming to theatres in stereoscopic 3D, it is an action adventure comedy, and not surprisingly for an Icelandic fantasy film, it focuses on Nordic mythology and viking gods. Under the direction of Oskar Jonasson and co-director Toby Genkel, Legends of Valhalla: Thor is…
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