Who´s who? (swe Vem är vem?)

Stina Wirsén’s beloved characters from the Who series—Little Teddy, Cat, Birdie, and Bunny—are all grown up! They’re big, with armpit hair and mobile phones. Some even have kids of their own, and now we’ll get to know a new generation.

Stories about big feels in everyday situations for the youngest set.

Original Title: WHO´S WHO? (swe Vem är vem?)

Director: Stina Wirsén & Linda Hambäck

Writer, design and books: Stina Wirsén

Storyteller (original Swedish version) : Stellan Skarsgård

Producer: Linda Hambäck

Co-producers: Kristina Börjeson, Film i Väst (swe) & Anna Croneman och Charlotta Denward SVT (swe)

Animation studio, Sweden: Dockhus Animation

Animation supervisor: My Eklund

Composer: Pompe Hedengren

Sound design: Mats Blomberg

Editor: Hannes Knutsson

 

Original Version: Swedish

Duration: 32 min (feature for the youngest)

TV- version 8 eps x 4 minutes

Subtitled in: Swedish and English.

Production countries: Sweden

Produced by LEE Film, in co-production with Film I Väst, Kristina Börjeson, and Swedish Television, Anna Croneman and Charlotta Denward. With support by Swedish Filminstitute, film commissioner Janne Vierth. Distributed in Sweden by Folkets Bio, Rose-Marie Strand and in France by Les Film du Preau, Emmanuelle Chevalier .

World sales: LEE Film 

Worldpremiere in competition BUFF (Swe) 2024

Cinemarelease in Sweden: 27th of September 2024

 

The Ape Star

Jonna (8) has lived at the orphanage Sunnyside all her life. She always dreamt of a mother. One day a Gorilla drives up in an old car and adopts Jonna. It takes some time for Jonna to get used to the situation, but just as everything starts becoming good, the local authorities threaten their existence.


Original Title: APSTJÄRNAN

Director: Linda Hambäck

Writers: Janne Vierth, based on Frida Nilssons book

Cast (original Swedish version) : Stellan Skarsgård, Pernilla August, Melinda Kinnaman, Rebecka Gerstmann

Producer: Linda Hambäck & Petter Lindblad

Co-producers: Lise Fearnley (no), Tonje Skar Reiersen (no), Claus Toksvig Kjær (dk), Frederik Villumsen (dk), Peter Possne (swe) & Anna Croneman (swe)

Animation studio, Sweden: Dockhus Animation

Production design: Ola Larsson & Morten Lund Thulstrup

Animation supervisor: Elinor Bergman

Director of photography: Gabriel Mkrttchian

Storyboard: My Eklund

Composers: Minna Weurlander & Tania Naranjo

Sound design: Mats Blomberg

Editor: Ulf Tønder Flittig & Linda Hambäck


Original Version: Swedish

Duration: 75 min

Subtitled in: Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, English

Production countries: Sweden, Norway, Denmark

World sales: Attraction distribution

 

Selection: Annecy international Animation Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Filmfest Münic, Sydney Film Festival, Taiwan International Children´s Film Festival (Best Feature), Zlin International Film Festival, Busan International Kids & Youth Film Festival, CineKid Film Festival, Filmfest Hamburg (WINNER of MICHEL Film Award), BUFF Film Festival, Buster Film Festival, Kristiansand International Children Film Festival, Fredrikstad Animation Festival, Motovun Film Festival, Ahens Childrens Film festival, Schlingel International Film Festival (WINNER of Club of Festivals Award), Nordic Film Days Lübeck, Zürich international Film Festival, Gijón International Film Festival (WINNER of Best children film Audience award), Oulu International Children's and Youth Film Festival (WINNER of ECFA Award for the best European children's film). International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino! (Special Mention).

Nomination for best EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 2021

THE APE STAR directed by Linda Hambäck

EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS

Janne Vierth the scriptwriter of THE APE STAR got a GULDBAGGE nomination for best script 2021 - prize ceremony in January.

THE APE STAR is produced by LEE Film Stockholm AB In co-production with Mikrofilm AS, Nørlum P1 IVS, Film i Väst & Sveriges Television AB With support by The Swedish Film Institute, film commissioner Jenny Gilbertsson The Norwegian Film Institute, film commissioner Margrete Soug Kåset The Danish Film Institute, film commissioner Noemi Ferrer Nordisk Film & TV Fond, CEO Petri Kemppinen , Creative Europe MEDIA Den Vestdanske Filmpulje, film commissioner Steen Risom & Danmarks Radio

Gordon & Paddy

The forest’s police chief Gordon is about to retire and he needs to find a new assistant. Paddy, a clever mouse with a great sense of smell seems to be the right candidate. Together they have to solve Gordon’s last case – the mystery of squirrel’s missing nuts. Could it be the fox that took them? Gordon and Paddy will soon find out.

Director Linda Hambäck
Script writer Janne Vierth
Original author Ulf Nilsson & original design Gitte Spee
Composer Martin Landquist
Voices Stellan Skarsgård (Gordon), Melinda Kinnaman (Paddy), Felix Hergren (Valdemar), Mingus Broman (Eliot), Tove Sacklén (Karin), Tova Magnusson (Rabbit mother)
Animation Dockhus Animation
Art Director Ola Larsson & Head of Animation Elinor Bergman

Producers Linda Hambäck & Lina Jonsson
Production Company LEE Film
Financiers Film i Väst, SVT, Svenska Filminstitutet, Nordisk Film &TV Fond, YLE, TriArt & Creative Europe
Distributor in Sweden TriArt
International Sales New Europe Film Sales
Format 62 minutes

Selections Berlin Generation 2018, TIFF Kids Toronto 2018, Buenos Aires CFF 2018, Kristiansand CFF 2018, TIFF Kids Toronto 2018, BUFF Malmö 2018, Ciné Jeune de'l Aisne 2018, Kristiansand CFF 2018, Zlin 2018, Kinderfilmfest München 2018, Michel CFF Hamburg 2018, Kids Film Festival Warsaw 2018, Zurich IFF 2018, Cinemagic Belfast 2018, London IFF 2018, Riga IFF 2018, Cinekid Amsterdam 2018, Juniorfest Pilsen 2018 (special mention), Oulu CFF 2018 (special mention), Busan IFF 2018, Vienna CFF 2018, Steiermark CFF 2018, Ale Kino! CFF Poznan 2018, Rolan IFF (awarded Best Long Animation film of the Festival) 2018, Fredrikstad Animation Festival 2018, Stuttgart CFF 2019, Seattle CFF 2019.

Bajsfilmen - Dolores och Gunellens värld

Dolores and Gunellen are very different. Still they are best friends and live together. But one day, Gunellen decides to go and see the world. Dolores does not want to be left alone and to make Gunellen stay, she tells her friend all about hair, poop, life, death and love. But what if all this only makes Gunellen more eager to leave. The film is loosely based on Pernilla Stalfelt's inspiring books.

Director Linda Hambäck
Script writers Anders Sparring and Janne Vierth
Original work Pernilla Stalfelt
Composer Martin Östergren
Voices Mia Skäringer (Gunellen), Klara Zimmergren (Dolores), Rikard Wolff (speaker)
Animation Dockhus Animation
Producer Linda Hambäck
Production Company LEE Film
Financiers SVT, Film Väst, Nordisk Film and TV Fund, Konstnärsnämnden, YLE
Distributor in Sweden Folkets Bio
International Sales LEE Film
Formats 44 minutes feature, 7 x 7 minutes TV series
 

Fighting Spirit

The film was screened at SVT August 2013, reaching an audience of 405 000 people! 

This is the story of the sportswoman Mikaela Laurén, who, having ended her career in swimming, kept anabolic steroids at home, got caught, was sent to prison and who four years later won a world welterweight championship in boxing. A film about comeback with a punch!

Director and Producer Linda Hambäck
Director of Photography Iga Mikler
Editor Sascha Fülscher
Sound editing Mats Blomberg
Production company LEE Film
Financiers Svenska Filminstitutet,  SVT
International sales LEE Film
Duration 14 min
Release year 2013 

The Brokiga films

Liten Skär and her friends are a diverse bunch of characters, pretty to look at but tough on the inside. These vibrant stories respect and reflect children’s moods, everything from anger or melancholy to unbridled joy.

Director, script & design Stina Wirsén
Voice/Storyteller Stellan Skarsgård
Producer Linda Hambäck
Production company LEE Film
Production year 2011/2012
Premiere 2012

 

Tussilago

West German terrorist Norbert Kröcher was arrested in Stockholm on March 31, 1977. He was leading a group planning to kidnap Swedish politician Anna-Greta Leijon. A number of suspects were arrested in the days following. One of the people arrested was Kröcher’s ex-girlfriend, ”A”. This is her story…

Director Jonas Odell
Interviews Richard Dinter
Script & design Jonas Odell
Producer Linda Hambäck & Niklas Adolfsson
Voices/Cast Malin Buska, Camaron Silverek, Sandra Karinsdotter
Music Martin Landquist
Animation Jonas Odell, Per Helin, Marcus Krupa, Susanne Sturesson, Martin Nyberg, Johan Sonestedt, Mikael Lindbom, Jakob Bastviken, Lindor Tidäng, Kaspar Chistophersen
Production company FilmTecknarna
Financiers Svenska Filminstitutet, Nordisk Film & TV Fund, Film i Väst, SVT, YLE
Distributor in Sweden Folkets Bio AB
www.folketsbio.se
International sales New Europe Film Sales
www.neweuropefilmsales.com
Release year 2010

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