This is Qvisten´s most awarded film done in collaboration with The Astrid Lindgren Company and Hydralab. The short premiered 23rd December 2019.

A hungry fox hunts for food on a cold winter night. On the edge of the forest he discovers a small farm. He sneaks closer to steal a snack, unaware of the Tomten who guards the farm, and is caught red-handed in the hen-coop. When the Tomten sees how hungry the fox is, he decides to share his Christmas porridge with him, as long as the fox promises to leave the animals alone. But can an outcast fox trust anyone other than himself? He accepts the challenge and experiences a Christmas eve filled with warmth and friendship.

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ORIGINAL TITLE: Reven og Nissen
SWEDISH TITLE: Räven och Tomten
ENGLISH TITLE: The Tomten and the Fox
PRODUCERS: Ove Heiborg (Qvisten), Thomas Gustafsson and Johan Palmberg (Astrid Lindgren Comany)
DIRECTOR: Are Austnes & Yaprak Morali
BASED ON: Book by Astrid Lindgren
TECHNIQUE: Stop Motion like built miniture sets and CG character animation

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Original movie poster.

Listen to Peter Jörback and Moonica Mac from the film on Spotify.

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The original Astrid Lindgren The Tomten and Fox book fra CappelenDamm.

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SCREENING ON TV
NRK: Every Christmas since 2019
SVT: Every Christmas since 2019
DR: Christmas 2021


FESTIVAL LIFE:

– April 24th, 2020 – Barnefilmfestivalen – Norway
– May 4th, 2020 – Animayo – Spain (Oscar Qualifying)  – WINNER: AUDIENCE AWARD
– June 16-19, 2020 –  Annecy – France – (Oscar Qualifying) – WINNER: Young Audience Award
– July 20-21, 2020 – Supertoon – Croatia – August 7th, 2020
– 12th, 2020 La Guarimba Film Festival – Calabria
– August 9-10, 2020 – Countryside Animafest Cyprus
– August 20- 24, 2020 – Hiroshima International Animation Festival (Oscar qualifying)
– August 17-23, 2020 – Anibar Animation Festival – Kosovo
– Sept 5-10, 2020 – ZLÍN FILM FESTIVAL – Czech Republic
– Sept 1-25, 2020 – Tirana International Film Festival – Albania
– Sept 11-20, 2020 – Chaniartoon – Greece
– Sept 21st, 2020 – VAF – Denmark
– Sept 23-27, 2020 – Animasyros + Agora – Greece
– Sept 24th, 2020 – Reykjavik international film festival
– Oct. 5-10, 2020 – Biennial of Animation Bratislava (BAB) – Slovakia – WINNER: Honorable Mention
– Oct 14-18, 2020 Animafilm – Baku – WINNER: Best animated film for children award
– Oct 10-17, 2020 – Schlingel – Germany
– Oct 15- 25, 2020 – Cinekid – Netherlands
– Oct 16-18, 2020 – Canlandıranlar – Turkey
– Oct 19-25, 2020 – Uppsala Short Film Festival – Sweden – (Oscar Qualifying festival)
– Oct 22-25, 2020 – FAF WINNER: Best Nordic-Baltic Children’s Short Film award
– Oct 26th, 2020 – TOFUZI International Animated Film Festival – Georgia
– Oct 28th, 2020 – Spark Animation – Canada (Oscar Qualifying )
– Nov 5-22, 2020 – St. Louis International Film Festival
– Nov 9-15, 2020 – AniMest – Romania (Oscar qualifying) WINNER: Best Film for Children award
– Nov 10-15, 2020 – KUKI – Germany
– Nov 13-22, 2020 – Chicago International Children’s Film Festival (Oscar Qualifying)
– Nov 20th, 2020 – Foyle Film Festival – Ireland (Oscar Qualifying)
– Nov 27th – Dec 2nd, 2020 – Taichung International Animation Festival – Taiwan
– Nov 29th – Dec 6th, 2020 – International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino! – Poland
– Dec 5th, 2020 – Los Angeles Animation FestivalWINNER: EXCELLENCE IN CGI
– Dec 26th, 2020 – Giffoni Film Festival – Italy
– 30 Dec 30th, 2020 – Rhode Island International Film Festival

– Jan 15th, 2021 – Hsin-Yi Chidren’s Animation Awards – Taiwan
– march 24th, 2021 – Animation Dingle – Ireland
– march 2021 – Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film – Germany – WINNER: special mention
– March 15-31, 2021: Cinemagic – Belfast
– March, 2021 – Close:Up San Francisco Short Film Festival
– March 26th, 2021 – Athens AnimfestWINNER: Special Mention
– April 6-11, 2021 – Aspen Shortsfest – USA (Oscar Qualifying)
– April 20th, 2021 – Cleveland – USA  (Oscar Qualifying)   
– June 27th, 2021 – Neum Animated Film Festival – Bosnia
– July, 2021 – Umbria Film Festival – Italy
– July 27th, 2021 – ANIMAPHIX International Animated Film Festival – Sicilia
– July 29th – August 2nd: Cordillera International Film Festival – USA
– July 30th, 2021 – Almagro International Film Festival – Spain
– Sept 9-12th, 2021 – Blon – Lithuania
– Sept 25th, 2021 – Kids Kino – Poland
– Sep 29 – Oct 3rd, 2021 – Filmfest Sundsvall – Sweden
– Sept 18th, 2021 –  Khem Animation Film Festival – USA
– Oct 4-8th, 2021- KIKI FESTIVAL – Croatia
– Oct 11-13, 2021 –  Engelsizler Film Festivali – Turkey
– Oct 23-24, 2021 – Cinemira– Hungary – WINNER: European Children’s film association – Special Price
– Sep 18th, 2021 – Deep Focus Film Festival – USA – WINNER: Honorable Mention
– Nov 3-4, 2021- Palestine Cinema Days
– Nov 15-21, 2021 – Oulu International Children’s and Youth Film Festival – Finland
– Nov 21st, 2021 – Mar del Plata International Film Festival – Argentina
– postponed to 2021 – KROK International Animated Films Festival

AWARDS:

Animayo (Spain) – AUDIENCE AWARD
Annecy International Animation Film Festival (France) – Young Audience Award
BAB (Slovania) – Honorable Mention
Animafilm (Azerbeican) – Best animated film for children
Fredrikstad Animation Festival (Norway) – Best Nordic-Baltic Children’s Short Film
AniMest (Romania) – Best Film for Children
Los Angeles Animation Festival (USA) – WINNER EXCELLENCE IN CGI
Athens Animfest (Greece) – Special Mention
Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (Germany) – special mention
Cinemira (Hungary) – WINNER: European Children’s film association – Special Price  
Deep Focus Film Festival (USA) – WINNER: Honorable Mention

 

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