Norsk filminstitutt

Short film Leonid Shower
(Leonidestorm)

A meteor storm arises when the Earth collides with collections of particles and small rocks from Space. The dust grains of the meteor swarm called the Leonides burn up when they enter the Earths atmosphere at a speed of 250,000 kilometers per hour. This is called a shooting star. Every 33 years there is a possibility of a meteor swarm causing more than 1000 shooting stars per hour.

Production and distribution

Production Year:
2004
Production country:
Norway
Release date (national):
2004-06-11
Production company:
Mikrofilm AS
Producer:
Lise Fearnley
Sales agent:
Norwegian Film Institute

Director

  • Kajsa Næss

    After 20 years as an innovative short animation director Kajsa Næss is ready for her feature film debut. Næss is known for her innovative approach to animation, constantly exploring new styles and techniques to create surprising and fresh films. Her award-winning short films have featured in prestigious festivals around the globe such as Clermont-Ferrand, Annecy and Tribeca. Næss has been nominated for the Norwegian film award the Amanda, and has been granted the Norwegian Ministry of Culture’s Human Rights Award, Best Nordic-Baltic Short Film at Fredrikstad Animation Festival, The Golden Chair for the best film at the Norwegian International Short Film Festival, Funniest Film at Nordic Glory, Best Film at Minimalen and more. Her dozen titles include It Was Mine (2015), It’s Up To You (2013), Deconstruction Workers (2008), Leonid Shower (2004) and Mother Said (1999). Kajsa also teaches animation at Westerdals School of Communication and has established both the Norwegian Animation Association and the annual Norwegian industry event Frame by Frame.

    Kajsa Næss

  • Julie Engaas

    Julie Engaas (b.1968) is educated at the National College of the Arts in Oslo, Norway, as well as studies in animation at Volda University College where she graduated in 1998. Since then she has directed several animated shorts, as well as the animated documentaries Sound-Shadows (2008) and Blame it on the Seagull (2013), both screened at numerous international festivals and sold to several TV-networks. Her work has been screened at several art exhibitions in Norway, and Engaas has received many awards for her work. Among other the short film Leonid Shower won both the Audience and Critic's Awards at the Norwegian Short Film Festival in 2004, and Blame it on the Seagull won The Norwegian Film Workers Associations Award at the same festival in 2014. Blame it on the Seagull also won the award for Best Norwegian Short Film at Minimalen, in Trondheim, in 2014 and the Audience Award at Fredrikstad Animation Festival in 2014. Blame it on the Seagull was also screened at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival in 2014. 

    Julie Engaas

Awards

2004:
The Norwegian Short Film Festival
Honorary Mention, Short Films
Film Critics Award
Audience Award
2005:
Minimalen Short Film Festival
Award for Best Technical Solution

Festivals

2004:
The Norwegian Short Film Festival
2004:
Zoom'in, Oslo
2004:
Nordisk Panorama - 5 Cities Festival, Reykjavik
2004:
BIFF - Bergen International Film Festival
2004:
Uppsala International Short Film Festival
2005:
Göteborg International Film Festival
2005:
Minimalen Short Film Festival
2005:
Norwegian Film Week, Stockholm
2005:
Eurodok - European Documentary Film Festival
2005:
Cordoba International Animation Festival
2005:
Irish Animation Film Festival
2005:
Scandinavian Festival in Rotterdam
2005:
International Animation Film Festival Tindirindis
2005:
Femmina International Film Festival
2007:
Cinanima - International Animated Film Festival Espinho
2020:
Ottawa International Animation Film Festival

Crew

Director:
Kajsa Næss
Julie Engaas
Screenplay:
Kajsa Næss
Julie Engaas
Composer:
Jon Platou Selvig
Sound Design:
Håkon Lammetun
Animator:
Kajsa Næss
Julie Engaas

Technical information

Genre:
Animation
Documentary
Screen ratio:
1:1,66
Colour:
Colour
Sound format:
Dolby SR
Length in min's:
5'

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