Norsk filminstitutt

Short film Threads
(Tråder)

In a universe where people are seeking connections with others, a woman and a small child are brought together as mother and daughter. Inside the bubble of the mother’s protection, the child learns about love and trust, and ultimately how to form her own attachments. 

Production and distribution

Production Year:
2017
Production country:
Norway
Co production country:
Canada
Release date (national):
2017-06-16
Production company:
Mikrofilm AS
Co production company:
National Film Board Canada
Financing company:
Norwegian Film Institute
Producer:
Lise Fearnley
Tonje Skar Reiersen
Co producer:
Michael Fukushima
Film consultant:
Kari Moen Kristiansen
Sales agent:
National Film Board Canada
SND Films

Director

  • Torill Kove

    Torill Kove (b. May 25, 1958) was born and raised in Norway but now lives with her family in Montreal, Canada. In 2000 her first short film My Grandmother Ironed the King´s Shirts was nominated for an Oscar (Academy Award). Torill's breakthrough as a director came when she won the Oscar for her next short film The Danish Poet in 2007. Torill Kove has directed the feature film Hocus pocus, Alfie Atkins (2013). In addition to directing and animating, Torill has also written and illustrated several children's books.

    Torill Kove

Awards

2018:
Kristiansand International Children and Youth Film Festival
Honorable Mention
2018:
Festival Internacional de Cine para Niños (...y no tan Niños)
Children's Jury Award for Best Short Film
2018:
International Animation Film Festival Hiroshima
Special Prize
2018:
Aguilar de Campo International Short Film Festival
MINIFICA Premio Renato (+7)

Festivals

2017:
The Norwegian Short Film Festival
2017:
Toronto International Film Festival
2017:
Québec City Film Festival
2017:
Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival
2017:
Ottawa International Animation Film Festival
2017:
Fredrikstad Animation Festival
2018:
Belmont World Film Festival
2018:
Berlin International Film Festival
2018:
Providence Children's Film Festival
2018:
Kristiansand International Children and Youth Film Festival
2018:
Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film
2018:
IndieLisboa International Film Festival
2018:
Cinema in Sneakers Film Festival for Children and Youth
2018:
BIFAN - Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
2018:
Festival Internacional de Cine para Niños (...y no tan Niños)
2018:
The Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund
2018:
Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival
2018:
International Animation Film Festival Hiroshima
2018:
TIFF Junior - Tromsø International Children's Film Festival
2018:
Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People
2018:
Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival
2018:
Filem'on - Brussels International Children’s Film Festival
2018:
Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People
2018:
Ale Kino! International Young Audience Film Festival
2018:
Aguilar de Campo International Short Film Festival
2019:
First Forthnight - European Mental Healt Art and Culture Festival
2019:
Dortmund | Cologne International Women’s Film Festival
2020:
Ottawa International Animation Film Festival

Crew

Director:
Torill Kove
Animator:
Torill Kove
Josefine Hannibal
Composer:
Kevin Dean
Sound Design:
Luigi Allemano
Editor:
Simen Gengenbach
Screenplay:
Torill Kove

Technical information

Genre:
Animation
Format:
DCP 2k
Screen ratio:
1:1,85
Colour:
Colour
Sound format:
Stereo 5.1
Length in min's:
9'

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