The Tower (2018 film) explained

The Tower
Native Name:
Director:Mats Grorud
Music:Nathanaël Bergese
Country:Norway
France
Sweden
Language:English
Arabic
Norwegian
Swedish
French
Studio:Tenk.tv
Les Contes Modernes
Cinenic Film
Distributor:MAD Solutions
Runtime:74 minutes

The Tower (Norwegian: '''Tårnet''') is a Norwegian animated feature film written and 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]

Plot

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]

Production

Mad solutions is the national distributors and Jour2fête is also a distributor of the film in France.[8]

Awards

AwardCategoryRecipient(s) and nominee(s)Result
Chicago International Children's Film FestivalLiv Ullmann Peace PrizeMats Grorud[9]
Best Animated FeatureThe Tower
MONSTRA Lisbon Animated Film FestivalBest SoundtrackThe Tower[10]
Jury Special AwardThe Tower

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Review: The Tower. cineuropa.org. 2019-03-07.
  2. Web site: 'The Tower': Film Review Annecy 2018. hollywoodreporter.com. 13 June 2018. 2019-03-07.
  3. Web site: INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION. ciff.org.eg. 2019-03-07.
  4. Web site: The Tower. annecy.org. 2019-03-07.
  5. Web site: The Tower. biff.kr. 2019-03-07.
  6. Web site: THESSALONIKI FILM FESTIVAL 2018. mubi.com. 2019-03-07.
  7. Web site: FEATURE FILM The Tower (Tårnet). nfi.no. 2019-03-07.
  8. Web site: WARDI. jour2fete.com. 6 November 2018. 2019-03-07.
  9. Web site: 35th Annual Chicago International Children's Film Festival. festival.facets.org. 2019-03-07.
  10. Web site: MONSTRA Grand-Prix- Feature Film. monstrafestival.com. 2019-03-07.