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ECFA Award Winner

Even Mice Belong in Heaven

English title: Even Mice Belong in Heaven
Original title: Myši pat?í do nebe
German title: Im Himmel ist auch Platz für Mäuse
Czech Republic, France, Poland, Slovak Republic, 2021

Director: Grimmová, Denisa & Bubení?ek, Jan
Production company: Fresh Films & Hausboot, Les Films du Cygne, Animoon, Cinemart
Age recommendation: 6 years and up
Length: 87 min.
Film genre: Animation

Synopsis:
After an unfortunate accident, a young mouse with a strong character and a rather withdrawn fox find themselves in animal paradise. In this new world, they have to get rid of their natural instincts and follow a whole path towards a new life. Through this adventure, they become the best friends in the world and the rest of their journey will hold many surprises for them...

Comments:
A film about hope, a quest for love and courage, and about overcoming prejudices and old pains. The story reveals that everything that seems to be at an end is the beginning of something else, and what appears to be invincible can be surmounted.

Marketing strategies:
Based on a novel by Iva Procházková

Festivals:
Annecy IFF 2021, Shanghai IFF 2021 (awarded), AniFilm Liberec 2021 (awarded), Zlin CFF 2021 (special mention), Michel CFF Hamburg 2021 (awarded), Lucas CFF Frankfurt 2021 (awarded), Kids Kino CFF Warsaw 2021 (special mention), Schlingel CFF Chemnitz 2021 (awarded), Cinekid Amsterdam 2021, Athens CFF 2021, Filem'on CFF Brussels 2021 (awarded), Piccolo Grande Cinema CFF Milano 2021, Just Film Tallinn 2021 (awarded), My First Festival Barcelona 2021 (awarded), Juniorfest Plzen 2021 (special mention), Gijón CFF 2021, Athens CFF 2021, Animateka International Animation Film Festival Ljubljana 2021, JEF CFF Vlaanderen 2022, FIFEM Montreal 2022 (awarded), Freeze Frame Winnipeg 2022, Stockholm Junior FF 2022, Leeds Young Film Festival 2022, Kristiansand CFF 2022, ITFS Stuttgart 2022, Kids Kino CFF Warsaw 2022, Cine Junior Val-de-Marne 2023, Smile CFF New Delhi 2023 (awarded, ECFA Award), Kinderfilmtage im Ruhrgebiet 2023, Kinolino CFF Dresden 2023, Bielefeld CFF 2023, Duesseldorf CFF 2023, Cinepaenz Cologne 2023, SehPferdchen CFF Hannover 2024

Website: www.micebelonginheaven.com/

ECFA interview available

Study guide: Danish

Study guide: French

Study guide: German

Study guide: Norwegian

Study guide: Spanish

Study guide: Swedish

World sales address/es:
Charades (FR)

Sold to:
Gébéka (F)
CinemArt (CZ)
CinemArt (SK)
Czech TV (CZ)
Barnsteiner-Film (DE)
FKS:FLM AB (SE)
Polyfilm (AT)
New Horizons (PL)
Bundesverband Jugend und Film (DE)
Pack Magic (ES)