More financing confirmed for "Nora's Ark"

Nordnorsk Filmsenter supports the animated short “Nora’s Ark”.

The film is a modern Noah’s Ark story where climate change is causing the flood that Noah must sav the animals from. His daughter Nora wants to bring all her small insect friends, but Noah doesn’t want such “pests” onboard his ship. This starts a deep conflict between father and daughter and threatens not only their relationship, but also the small eco-system they are trying to create.

Nordnorsk Filmsenter’s consultant Anna Svensson has decided to support the production with NOK 520 00 kroner and gives the film and production praise in her press release.

Norwegian Film Institute announced it’s support for the film last December.

The film will be director Endre Lund Eriksen’s first animated short film. Linde Faas is the art director.

New documentary with animated scenes

Fabelfjord has developed the animations for the new documentary series “Dyrevenn”, now screening at NRK TV and NRK Super.

The documentary series is directed by Fabelfjord’s Endre Lund Eriksen and tell stories about warm and strong friendships between children and their animals. The episodes combine new footage with personal photos, mobile phone videos, reconstructed scenes - and some animated scenes, trying to see the story from the point of view of the animals.

Fabelfjord developed the animated parts of the series, bringing together a team consisting of designer Bård Sletvold Torkildsen and animator Isak Gjertsen. Isak single handedly did the animatics, rigged and animated all characters and composited it all together in the end. Director Endre scripted, directed and supervised.

In addtion to the animated scens, Thomas Berg from Hai Five did the graphics and put together the opening title, consisting of animations from the episodes.

Andreas Wangsbro did the sound design for the animations and made the title music.

The series is produced by NRK Nord in Tromsø for NRK Super.

Here you can see all the episodes: https://tv.nrk.no/serie/dyrevenn

Screenshot from one of the episodes, about the street dog Eris and Jonathan.

Art director: Bård Sletvold Torklldsen

NFI supports "Nora's Ark"

Norsk Filminstitutt (Norwegian Filminstitute) recenly announced support for the animated short “Nora’s Ark”.

Due to climate change a flood is coming, and Noah saves animals onboard his ark. His daughter Nora wants to bring all her small insect friends, but Noah doesn’t want such “pests” onboard his ship. This starts a deep conflict between father and daughter and threatens not only their relationship, but also the small eco-system they are trying to create.

The short will be director Endre Lund Eriksen’s first animated short. Previously he has been the screenwriter of a couple of feature films and several shorts. He has also directed 13 episodes of the NRK Super series “Planetpatruljen” (Planet Patrol) and the new documentary series “Dyrevenn” (“Animal Friend”).

Planed premiere: 2022.

Illustration: Linde Faas

Awards at Fredrikstad Animation Festival

Pjotr Sapegins animated short “Origin of man” (“Menneskets Opprinnelse”) wont the Audience Award at Fredrikstad Animation Festival 2019. Fabelfjords animated short “Rudy and the lightning monster” (“Rudy og lynmonsteret”) also got an honorary mention from the Children´s Jury.

“Origin of man” is produced by Merete Korsberg and is a co-production between Norwegian Toolbox and Fabelfjord.

“Rudy and the lightning monster” is directed by Endre Skandfer, written by Endre Lund Eriksen and produced by Merete Korsberg.

Director Pjotr Sapegin recievs the The Golde Gunnar for his shortfilm “Origin of man” at Fredrikstad Animation Festival.

Still from “Rudy and the lighning monster” (2019) directed by Endre Skandfer.

Award at Cinekid

Jippi! Fabelfjord was awarded with Filmmore Post-Production Award at Cinekid.

Fabelfjord pitched the feature film project “The Summer Dad turned gay” at the Cinekids Co-Production Junior Market. We got a lot of good feedback on our pitch, and a lot of interest from potential co-producers, distributors and sales agent. A Ducth co-producer is allready on board: Burny Bos and Phantavision.

The jury selected “The Summer Dad turney gay” as the winner of the Post-Production Award. The award concists of post-production services from Filmmore.

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Cinekid: Winners Junior Co-Prodution market announced

ITromsø 25.10.2019: Kommende Tromsøfilm fikk pris i Amsterdam

Producer Merete Korsberg, Jury members Greet Stevens (BE), Judy Steenman (NL) and scriptwriter/writer of the original novel, Endre Lund Eriksen. Photo: Cinekid festival.

JAAA! Dunder fikk pris!

Klokka 4 på natta i Beijing fikk regissør vite at "Dunder" om få timer ville annonseres som vinner av beste barnefilm under Fredrikstad Animation Festival. Ettersom Fabelfjord var i Kina fikk vi desverre ikke tatt imot prisen, men en lykkelig reggsiør fikk formidlet et liten takketale via e-post. 

– En stor del av bidragene kom fra regionen, og det ga et enormt skyv å kjenne at folk i nord støttet oss. Det var veldig kult og kjempeartig at vi vant Golden Gunnar. Prisen er oppkalt etter Gunnar Strøm, grunnleggeren av norsk animasjonsutdanning, sier Skandfer til iTromsø.

I juryens begrunnelse heter det: «Filmen er flere ting på én gang. Den er koselig, morsom og litt skummel, med fine og spesielle figurer».

Ny monstertur til Kina

I november dro hele Fabelfjord til Shanghai for å delta på Nordic Design and Innovation Week. 
Sammen med kvalitetsprodukter som Stokke og Voss fikk vi profilere oss og filmene våre på stand midt i Sanghai. 

Vi hadde to Dunderly-show hvor Endre Lund Eriksen leste bok, og Endre Skandfer fortalte om hvordan vi lagde "Dunder". Deretter skapte vi nye og fantastifulle monstre sammen med barna og viste filmen. 

NORDLENDINGEN TAR AV

I høst har vi produsert en film for Agenda Nord-Norge og Sparebanke Nord-Norge. Filmen tar, på humoristisk vis, for seg utfordringene som nordlendingen har hatt i alle år. 

- Ideen var å lage en liten film inspirert av den franske animasjonsserien «Det var en gang et menneske». Vi bruker musikken derfra og litt av den samme fortellermåte. Vi går i full fart gjennom 10.000 år av nordlendingens historie, fra istiden og fram til i dag, og litt framover i tid, forteller manusforfatter Endre Lund Eriksen til Nordlys.

Filmen ble lansert under Agenda Nord-Norges konferanse i Alta - og samtidig publisert i flere Nordnorske aviser. 
- Den hadde over 20.000 visninger på vår vimeoside i løpet av de første to døgnene etter at den ble sluppet. I tillegg kommer alle visningene på nettavisene. Det er helt klart den mest sette av alle våre oppdragsfilmer.