Year of Production 2021
- Parents vs Influencer, Italy, 2021
- 10 Songs for Charity, Belgium, The Netherlands, 2021
- 70/30, Denmark, 2021
- A Chiara, Italy, 2021
- Above Water, France, 2021
- Ainbo – Spirit of the Amazon, Netherlands, Peru, 2021
- Ape Star, The, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, 2021
- Around the World, Belgium, France, 2021
- Aya, Belgium, France, 2021
- Back to Those Days (aka: Return to Legoland), Poland, 2021
- Bamse and the Volcano Island, Sweden, 2021
- Be Careful What You Wish For, Spain, 2021
- Beanie, Slovenia, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Croatia, 2021
- Best Birthday Ever, Germany, The Netherlands, Sweden, 2021
- Besties, France, 2021
- Bigger Than Us, France, 2021
- Birta, Iceland, 2021
- Brixton Tale, A, Great Britain, 2021
- Brother's Keeper, Romania, Turkey, 2021
- Buster's World, Denmark, 2021
- Butterfly's Heart, A, Lithuania, 2021
- Californie, Italy, 2021
- Captain Nova, Netherlands, 2021
- Charlotte, Belgium, Canada, France, 2021
- Charly Cooper - The Egg Mystery, Netherlands, 2021
- Clue: The Maltese Mystery, Norway, 2021
- Colourful Dream, A, Czech Republic, 2021
- Comedy Queen, Sweden, 2021
- Coppelia, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, 2021
- Curse of Lughus, The, Netherlands, 2021
- Dealer, Belgium, 2021
- Dear Future Children, Germany, Great Britain, Austria, 2021
- Dogtanian and the three Muskehounds, Spain, 2021
- Dreams are like wild Tigers, Germany, 2021
- Europa, Italy, Iran, USA, 2021
- Even Bigger Slime Movie, The, Netherlands, 2021
- Even Mice Belong in Heaven, Czech Republic, France, Poland, Slovakia, 2021
- Fam, The, Switzerland, 2021
- Finders of the Lost Yacht, Finland, 2021
- From the Wild Sea, Denmark, 2021
- Futura, Italy, 2021
- Gabi: Between Ages 8 and 13, Sweden, Norway, 2021
- Gentiles, The, Spain, 2021
- Ghastly Brothers, The, Belgium, 2021
- Girls For Future, Germany, 2021
- Golden Land, Finland, 2021
- Gulliver Returns, Ukraine, 2021
- Hard Shell, Soft Shell, France, 2021
- Hello World, Norway, 2021
- Hive, The, Belgium, France, 2021
- Hoop, The, Turkey, 2021
- Horizon, The, France, 2021
- How to Be a Classy Tramp, Iceland, 2021
- I Am Zlatan, Sweden, 2021
- Ice Tale, Russia, 2021
- Imad’s Childhood, Sweden, Kurdistan, Latvia, 2021
- In Limbo, Russia, 2021
- Island, The, Romania, France, Belgium, 2021
- Je Suis Karl, Germany, 2021
- Kids of the Night, Estonia, 2021
- La Traviata, My Brothers and I, France, 2021
- Lame-os, Latvia, Czech Republic, 2021
- Laura's Star, Germany, 2021
- Libertad, Netherlands, Spain, 2021
- Lingui, the Sacred Bonds, Tchad, France, Belgium, Germany, 2021
- Little Nicolas' Treasure, France, 2021
- Mamma Moo Finds Her Way Home, Sweden, 2021
- Martin and the Magical Forest, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, 2021
- Maya The Bee 3: The Golden Orb, Germany, Australia, 2021
- Mission Ulja Funk, Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, 2021
- Moonbound, Germany, Austria, 2021
- Murina, Croatia, Brazil, USA, Slovenia, 2021
- My Neighbours' Neighbours, France, 2021
- My Night, France, Belgium, 2021
- My Sunny Maad, Czech Republic, Slovakia, France, 2021
- Night Forest, Germany, 2021
- Ninjababy, Norway, 2021
- Ogglies, The – Welcome to Smelliville, Germany, 2021
- Olga, Switzerland, France, 2021
- Olympicos, Armenia, 2021
- Once Upon a Time in Euskadi, Spain, 2021
- Our Eternal Summer, France, 2021
- Our Voices, Spain, Italy, 2021
- Parent, The, Russia, 2021
- Petite Maman, France, 2021
- Pil's Adventures, France, 2021
- Playground, Belgium, 2021
- Quiet Girl, The, Ireland, 2021
- Rabbit Academy – Mission Eggpossible, Germany, 2021
- Raise the Bar, Iceland, 2021
- Raspberries with Mustard, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, The Netherlands, 2021
- Ron’s Gone Wrong, Great Britain, 2021
- Rookies, France, 2021
- Scars of Ali Boulala, The, Sweden, Norway, 2021
- School of Magical Animals, The, Germany, Austria, 2021
- Seed, The, Germany, 2021
- Seekers, The: Thrill Night, Denmark, 2021
- Sentries of the Delta, The, Romania, 2021
- Shabu, Netherlands, 2021
- Shadow Game, Netherlands, 2021
- Sisterhood, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, 2021
- Sleeping City, The, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, 2021
- Snotty Boy, Austria, Germany, 2021
- Softie, France, 2021
- Soul Kids, France, 2021
- Stop - Zemlia, Ukraine, 2021
- Summit of the Gods, The, France, 2021
- Sumo Kid, The (aka: Little Warrior), Russia, 2021
- Sune – Mission Midsummer, Sweden, 2021
- Supercool, Finland, 2021
- Tale of Love and Desire, A, France, 2021
- The Exploits of Moominpappa – Adventures of a Young Moomin, Finland, Poland, 2021
- Three Wishes for Cinderella, Norway, 2021
- Tree of Eternal Love, Estonia, 2021
- Unreachable, Russia, 2021
- Upon the Magic Roads, Russia, 2021
- Velvet Queen, The, France, 2021
- Vicky and her Mystery, France, 2021
- Vinski and the Invisibility Powder, Finland, 2021
- What Makes Us Boys, Belgium, 2021
- Where Is Anne Frank, Belgium, The Netherlands, 2021
- White Fortress, The, Canada, Bosnia-Herzegowina, 2021
- Who We Love, Ireland, 2021
- Wild Roots, Hungary, Slovakia, 2021
- Willi and the Wonder Toad, Germany, 2021
- Wolf and the Lion, The, France, Canada, 2021
Award WinnerApe Star, The
English title: Ape Star, The
Original title: Apstjärnan
German title: Ich, Gorilla und der Affenstern aka Mama Gorilla
Sweden, Denmark, Norway, 2021
Director: Hambäck, Linda
Production company: Lee Film
Age recommendation: 6 years and up
Length: 76 min.
Film genre: Animation
Synopsis:
Jonna has lived at the Renfanan children’s home her whole life. She’s always dreamed of having a mother. One day a gorilla pops round in a banged-up old car and adopts her. It takes a while for Jonna to get used to things, but just as things are settling down the local town councillor threatens their very existence.
Marketing strategies:
Based on the award winning and widely translated novel by Frida Nilsson
Festivals:
BUFF Malmö 2021, Kristiansand CFF 2021, Annecy IFF 2021, Munich CFF 2021, Biky CFF Busan 2021, Pula IFF 2021 (awarded), Zurich IFF 2021, Michel CFF Hamburg 2021 (awarded), London IFF 2021, Schlingel CFF Chemnitz 2021 (awarded), Cinekid CFF Amsterdam 2021, Filem'on CFF Brussels 2021, Nordic Filmdays Luebeck 2021, Thessaloniki IFF 2021, La Matatena CFF Mexico City 2021, My First Festival Barcelona 2021, Athens CFF 2021, Chicago CFF 2021, Gijón CFF 2021, Oulu CFF 2021 ( Award), Ale Kino! CFF Poznan 2021 (special mention), New York CFF 2022, Luxembourg City IFF 2022, Taiwan CFF Taipei 2022 (awarded), Leeds Young Film Festival 2022
Study guide: Norwegian
Study guide: Spanish
World sales address/es:
Attraction Distribution (CDN)
Sold to:
Svensk Filmindustri (SE)
Svensk FI (NO)
Svensk Filmindustri (DK)
Svensk FI Finland (FI)
Jef (BE)