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Great Bird Race, The (The Twitchers)

Original title: Fuglejagten
German title: Vogeljagd, Die
Denmark, 2012

Director: Dyekjær, Christian
Production company: Nimbus Film
Age recommendation: 10 years and up

Synopsis:
12-year-old Victor and his father attend the Annual Ornithology Competition, where Victor wants to prove his worth by spotting the rarest bird and win 1st prize – for his father's sake. Victor's plan seems realistic, since last year's winner, Daniel, has a broken leg and is unable to attend. But Daniel shows up unexpectedly and now the match intensifies…

Festivals:
Giffoni 2012, Rimouski 2012, BFI London IFF 2012, Nordic Filmdays Lübeck 2012, Just Film Tallinn 2012, Olympia Pyrgos 2012, Jeugdfilmfestival Antwerp & Brugge 2013, BUFF Malmö 2013, Kristiansand 2013 (awarded), Zlin 2013, Showcomotion Sheffield 2013, Listapadzik Minsk 2013, Golden Elephant CFF India 2013, Oulu 2013

World sales address/es:
LevelK (DK)

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Svensk Filmindustri (DK)