The Tower (Norwegian: Tårnet) is a Norwegian animated feature film directed by Mats Grorud.[1][2] The film screened at the Cairo International Film Festival, Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Sevilla Film Festival and Rome Film Festival.[3][4][5][6]
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Norwegian | Tårnet |
Directed by | Mats Grorud |
Written by | Mats Grorud |
Produced by | Frod Sobstad |
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Music by | Nathanael Bergese |
Production companies | Tenk.tv Les Contes Modernes Cinenic Film |
Distributed by | MAD Solutions |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
Country | Norway |
Languages | Norwegian Swedish French |
Wardi, an 11-year-old Palestinian girl, lives with her family in a Lebanese refugee camp. She learns about her family's history through stories told by three previous generations of refugees.[7]
Mad solutions is the national distributors and Jour2fête is also a distributor of the film in France.[8]
Award | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Chicago International Children's Film Festival | Liv Ullmann Peace Prize | Mats Grorud | Won | [9] |
Best Animated Feature | The Tower | Won | ||
MONSTRA Lisbon Animated Film Festival | Best Soundtrack | The Tower | Won | [10] |
Jury Special Award | The Tower | Won | ||