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.