New music video "Secret Guardian"

While our animated short “Home Office” (“Hjemmekontor”) is screening at Nordisk Panorama and soon many other festivals, we’re happy to release the music video of the song “Secret Guardian” from the film.

The last days we have recieved notifications on several new upcoming festivals for “Home Office”. We’re so excited!

Today we’re happy to release the brand new music video for “Secret Guardian”, the song from the film. Composer of the soundtrack, Alexander Aarøen, has written the beautiful melody, while director Endre Lund Eriksen did the lyrics. It’s performed by vocalist Vilde Bye, Alexander Aarøen and Arctic Philharmonic.

The song is available on Spotify, ITunes, YouTube etc.

The music video is edited by Maja Duvnak, who also was the clean up lead of the animation in “Home office”.

"Home Office" screens at many festivals

Our animated short “Home Office” screens at Nordisk Panorama in Malmø these days, and is moving on to several international festivals. Among them Chicago International Children’s Film Festival in November.

Awardwinning “Home Office” directed by Endre Lund Eriksen and co-directed by Daniel Damm, continues it’s strong festival circuit. Today and tomorrow it screens in the Young Nordic competion at Nordisk Panorama in Malmø.

Director Endre Lund Eriksen with voice actors Dagny Hansine Strøm and Milla Fischer Yndestad, interviewed by Sandra Indahl before the screening at TIFF Junior in Tromsø Saturday 2nd September. (Photo: Jamie Michael Bivard)

The film was recently screened at TIFF Junior in Tromsø and at ANIMAZE Montreal International Animation Festival.

In November, the film will compete in the Academy Award Qualifying Chicago International Children’s Film Festival. It’s the biggest and oldest children’s film festival in USA. Also other US festivals awaits - Orlando Film Festival and Cineworld Film Festival, both in Florida. Before that, we’re looking forward to meet our animation friends at Fredrikstad Animation Festival, 19-22 October, where it’s competing in the Nordic-Baltic youth film competition.

Still, more festivals are coming up, but we must wait for the program releases to share the good news.

We’re really excited that so many festivals wants to screen or film, and very proud of the awards we have won, thanks to our talented team.

AWARDS

  • Best Animated Short, Festival Internacional de Cine de Lanzarote 2023

  • Best Norwegian Short, Kristiansand International Children’s Film Festival 2023

FESTIVALS

  • Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, November 2023, USA

  • Orlando Film Festival, October/November 2023, USA

  •  Fredrikstad Animation Festival, October 2023, Norway      

  • Nordisk Panorama, Malmö, September 2023, Sweden

  • Montreal International Animation Film Festival ANIMAZE, September 2023, Canada

  • TIFF Junior, Tromsø, September 2023, Norway

  • The Norwegian Film Festival, Haugesund, August 2023, Norway

  • Shorts Shorts Filmfesival & Asia, Tokyo, June 2023, Japan

  • The Norwegian Short Film Festival, June 2023, Norway

  • Lanzarote International Film Festival, May 2023, Spain

  • Filmkunstfest, Schwerin, April 2023, Germany

  • Kristiansand International Children’s Film Festival, April 2023, Norway

  • Tromsø International Film Festival, January 2023, Norway

"Home office" wins prize at Lanzarote

“Home office” (“Hjemmekontor”) awarded "Best Animated Shortfilm” at Festival Internacional de Cine de Lanzarote.

Saturday May 13TH Lanzarote International Film Festival (Festival Internacional de Cine de Lanzarote) closed it’s 2023 edition with a grand gala award ceremony. “Home office” recieved the prize for the Best Animated Shortfilm.

From the award ceremony in Teatro Víctor Fernández Gopar 'El Salinero'. Photo: Festival Internacional de Cine de Lanzarote

Director Endre Lund Eriksen was not able to be present at the gala, but had recorded a video speech where he heartfully thanked for the prize and gave his praise to the team behind the film. “Home office” is co-directed by Daniel Damm who also was the animation supervisor.

This is the second price the film recieves in two weeks. At Kristiansand International Film Festival it was awarded “Best Norwegian shortfilm”.

Award for "Home Office" in Kristiansand

“Home Office” won the prize for Best Norwegian Short at Kristiansand International Film Festival, that took place from 25TH to 30TH of April.

From the award ceremony Friday April 28th. Photo: Cathrine Jacobsen

The professional jury says in it’s statement (our translation from Norwegian):

“The award for best short film goes to a film that in an original way depicts a reality that will unfortunately be recognizable to many. During the pandemic, many children experienced difficult days at home with their parents, and "Home Office" by Endre Lund Eriksen tells the story of young Lilly and her alcoholic mother without pointing fingers, but with great humanity. Beautiful animation makes the theme easier to convey and the pain is lifted to an almost poetic dimension. Our hope is that this painful, warm and important film will reach a wide audience, both young and old.”

The prize also shortlists the film for the Norwegian film award the Amanda Prize.

Many thanks to the jury - and to all of the team that made this film into something that we are really proud of!

The jury statement in Norwegian:

“Prisen til beste kortfilm går til en film som på originalt vis skildrer en virkelighet som dessverre vil være gjenkjennelig for mange. Under pandemien opplevde mange barn vanskelige hverdager hjemme med sine foreldre, og «Hjemmekontor» av Endre Lund Eriksen forteller historien om unge Lilly og hennes alkoholiserte mor uten bruk av pekefinger og med stor medmenneskelighet. Nydelig animasjon gjør temaet lettere å formidle og det vonde blir løftet til en nesten poetisk dimensjon. Vårt håp er at denne såre, varme og viktige filmen vil nå bredt ut til både store og små. “

"Home office" premiere at TIFF

Our animated short “Home office” (“Hjemmekontor”) directed by Endre Lund Eriksen, will premiere at Tromsø International Filmfestival in January 2023.

Lilly.

The film will participate in the Films from the North competition, and will also be screened on the outdoor cinema at the city square.

The story takes place in the city of Tromsø. The schools are in lockdown due to corona, and Lilly (10) must stay at home and take care of her drunk mother. When the bad girl from class sees what’s going on at home, Lilly thinks her secret is in danger. But sometimes help can come from where you least expect it.

“Home office” is written, directed and produced by Endre Lund Eriksen, and Daniel Damm is the co-director. Animation and compositing is done by his company Dammit Animation, with a team consisting of animators from Crotia, Sweden and Brazil. Art direction and character design is made by the Norwegian illustrator Bård Sletvold Torkildsen. Music composed by Alexander Aarøen and performed by himself and the Arctic Philharmonic. Sound design by Alexander Wangsbro.


Voice actors are Milla Fischer Yndestad as the main character Lilly and Dagny Hansine Strøm as Molly. Lilly’s mother is voiced by Trude Øines.

SCREENING TIMES (“SHORTS 3”) AT TIFF:

Monday 16. january. Kl 16:00, Fokus 2

Wednesday 18. january. Kl 09:00: Outdoor cinema, Tromsø city square (free)

Wednesday 18.january. Kl 12:00, Fokus 4

Saturday 21.january. Kl 12:45, Fokus 4


New film about bears

Fabelfjord is proud to present our new commisioned film about brownbears.

Besøkssenter Rovdyr (that is Visiting Centres for Predators) wanted us to make a funny and somewhat different information film about brownbears. The film will be used as a teaser for kids before visiting the Visiting Centres, where they learn about the four big predators in Norwegian nature: brownbear, wolf, wolverine and lynx.

We decided to focus on myths about bears and made it in to a parody of sensational YouTube channels about wild animal life. We are allready developing the nex tfilm in the series, that will be produced next year.

The film is directed by Endre Skandfer. Animation by Anne Kristin Berge and Christina Nerland. Music and sound design by Andreas Wangsbro.