A collection of short films curated by Utah Film Center.
A little polar bear Ursa is alone in the cold dark Arctic and looking for his mum. He walks through a blizzard, through icy cold tundra and sharp ice hummocks, towards the northern lights and the magic song in hope to find his mother. On his way Ursa meets different Arctic animals - friends and enemies, and after many challenges comes to the edge of the earth. In front of him is only the sea and the northern lights. And there in the distance, in the northern lights he sees his mum. Little polar bear is floating to her on an ice floe, and a big blue whale pushes him ahead. The floe becomes smaller and smaller and eventually melts. But Ursa still manages to reach the edge of the northern lights and there he meets his mum. And they are floating together in the sky and become into two constellations - the Great Bear (Ursa Major) and the Little Bear (Ursa Minor).
Awards
Best Norwegian Short Film, Barnefilmfestivalen 2021, Norge
Best Short Film Made for Kids, Golden Kuker Iaff, Sofia, Bulgaria 2021
The Best Children Film, Tiaf, Tbilisi, Georgia, 2021
Special Mention -Best Film for Children, Reanima, Bergen, Norge, 2021
Best Animation for Children, Laaf, Los Angeles, Usa, 2021
Audience Prize 4+, Cine Junior Ff, Paris, France, 2022
Best Animation Short 4+, Psaroloco Int. Cildren´s and Youth Ff, Pireaus, Greece,2022
8+ Best Short Film - School Jury Award, Cactus Cildren´s and Youth Ff, Aosta, Italy, 2022
Honorable Mention Lantern & Light Icff, Melbourne, Australia, 2022
Award Vinner 3-6 Y.o Kinodiseea Icff, Bucharest, Romania, 2022
Best Animation Award Bridge of Peace, Paris, France, 2022
Official Selection
Seoul Guro Int. Kids FF, South Korea, 01-07.07. 2021
ZLIN Int. FF for children and youth, Czech Republic, 09-15.09.2021
ANIBAR Int.Anim Festival, Peja, Kosovo, 23-30.07.2021
GIFFONI children and youth Int. Film Festival, Italy, 27.07 - 01.08 2021
La Guarimba Int. Film Festival, Italy, Calabria, 7-12.08.2021
AniFest ROZAFA IFF for children and young people, Tirana, Albania, 09-13.08 2021
FANTOCHE Int. Anim. FF, Baden, Switzerland, 03 - 08.09 2021
The Norwegian IFF HAUGESUND, Barnefilmprogram, 21-27. 08 2021
TIFF Junior, Tromsø, Norway, 01 - 05.09. 2021
Film Festival della Lessini, Verona, Italy, 20-29.08.2021
Family Film Festival, Irland, Dublin, 27-29.08.2021
Universal Kids Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, 02-06.09 2021
Kino Dzieci - Kids Kino IFF, Warszawa, Poland, 25.09-03.10.2021
BUSTER Copenhagen IFF for Children and Youth, Danmark, 27.09.- 10.10 2021
Zero Plus IFF, Tyumen, Russia 27.09-03.10.2021
ANIMATOU IAFF, Geneva, Switzerland, 28.09- 09.10 2021
International Animated Short Film Festival “AJAYU”, Puno, Peru , 29.09-02.10.2021
Reykjavík International Film Festival, Island, 30.09 - 10.10 2021
Le Chouette Festival, France, 1-4.10.2021
Animare (shorts for children), Italy, 1-10.10.2021
Cinemagic Belfast Film Festival, Ireland, UK, 01 - 31.10 2021
Animafest Gdansk IAFF, Poland 14-17.10.2021
Fredrikstad Anim. Fest. Norway, 21-24.10.2021
CINEKID, Amsterdam Netherlands, 7-23.10.2021
TOFUZI: Int. Fest. of Animated Films, Georgia, Batumi, 25-30.10.2021
Uppsala International Short Film Festival (Children’s Film Festival), Sweden, 25-31.10.2021
FILEM´ON International Children´s FF, Brussels, Belgium, 28.10-06.
- Year2021
- Runtime10 minutes
- LanguageNo Dialogue
- CountryNorway
- PremiereUtah Premiere
- RatingNot Rated - Recommended for All Ages
- NoteThis film contains mothers separated from children and themes of death that might be frightening to some young viewers.
- DirectorNatalia Malykhina Bratli
- ScreenwriterNatalia Malykhina Bratli
- FilmmakerProduction Design - Natalia Malykhina Bratli<br> Composer, music - Mandy Senger, Band Jarŋŋa<br>Animator- Masta Volkova, Natalia Malykhina Bratli<br>Sound - Kasper Val
A collection of short films curated by Utah Film Center.
A little polar bear Ursa is alone in the cold dark Arctic and looking for his mum. He walks through a blizzard, through icy cold tundra and sharp ice hummocks, towards the northern lights and the magic song in hope to find his mother. On his way Ursa meets different Arctic animals - friends and enemies, and after many challenges comes to the edge of the earth. In front of him is only the sea and the northern lights. And there in the distance, in the northern lights he sees his mum. Little polar bear is floating to her on an ice floe, and a big blue whale pushes him ahead. The floe becomes smaller and smaller and eventually melts. But Ursa still manages to reach the edge of the northern lights and there he meets his mum. And they are floating together in the sky and become into two constellations - the Great Bear (Ursa Major) and the Little Bear (Ursa Minor).
Awards
Best Norwegian Short Film, Barnefilmfestivalen 2021, Norge
Best Short Film Made for Kids, Golden Kuker Iaff, Sofia, Bulgaria 2021
The Best Children Film, Tiaf, Tbilisi, Georgia, 2021
Special Mention -Best Film for Children, Reanima, Bergen, Norge, 2021
Best Animation for Children, Laaf, Los Angeles, Usa, 2021
Audience Prize 4+, Cine Junior Ff, Paris, France, 2022
Best Animation Short 4+, Psaroloco Int. Cildren´s and Youth Ff, Pireaus, Greece,2022
8+ Best Short Film - School Jury Award, Cactus Cildren´s and Youth Ff, Aosta, Italy, 2022
Honorable Mention Lantern & Light Icff, Melbourne, Australia, 2022
Award Vinner 3-6 Y.o Kinodiseea Icff, Bucharest, Romania, 2022
Best Animation Award Bridge of Peace, Paris, France, 2022
Official Selection
Seoul Guro Int. Kids FF, South Korea, 01-07.07. 2021
ZLIN Int. FF for children and youth, Czech Republic, 09-15.09.2021
ANIBAR Int.Anim Festival, Peja, Kosovo, 23-30.07.2021
GIFFONI children and youth Int. Film Festival, Italy, 27.07 - 01.08 2021
La Guarimba Int. Film Festival, Italy, Calabria, 7-12.08.2021
AniFest ROZAFA IFF for children and young people, Tirana, Albania, 09-13.08 2021
FANTOCHE Int. Anim. FF, Baden, Switzerland, 03 - 08.09 2021
The Norwegian IFF HAUGESUND, Barnefilmprogram, 21-27. 08 2021
TIFF Junior, Tromsø, Norway, 01 - 05.09. 2021
Film Festival della Lessini, Verona, Italy, 20-29.08.2021
Family Film Festival, Irland, Dublin, 27-29.08.2021
Universal Kids Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, 02-06.09 2021
Kino Dzieci - Kids Kino IFF, Warszawa, Poland, 25.09-03.10.2021
BUSTER Copenhagen IFF for Children and Youth, Danmark, 27.09.- 10.10 2021
Zero Plus IFF, Tyumen, Russia 27.09-03.10.2021
ANIMATOU IAFF, Geneva, Switzerland, 28.09- 09.10 2021
International Animated Short Film Festival “AJAYU”, Puno, Peru , 29.09-02.10.2021
Reykjavík International Film Festival, Island, 30.09 - 10.10 2021
Le Chouette Festival, France, 1-4.10.2021
Animare (shorts for children), Italy, 1-10.10.2021
Cinemagic Belfast Film Festival, Ireland, UK, 01 - 31.10 2021
Animafest Gdansk IAFF, Poland 14-17.10.2021
Fredrikstad Anim. Fest. Norway, 21-24.10.2021
CINEKID, Amsterdam Netherlands, 7-23.10.2021
TOFUZI: Int. Fest. of Animated Films, Georgia, Batumi, 25-30.10.2021
Uppsala International Short Film Festival (Children’s Film Festival), Sweden, 25-31.10.2021
FILEM´ON International Children´s FF, Brussels, Belgium, 28.10-06.
- Year2021
- Runtime10 minutes
- LanguageNo Dialogue
- CountryNorway
- PremiereUtah Premiere
- RatingNot Rated - Recommended for All Ages
- NoteThis film contains mothers separated from children and themes of death that might be frightening to some young viewers.
- DirectorNatalia Malykhina Bratli
- ScreenwriterNatalia Malykhina Bratli
- FilmmakerProduction Design - Natalia Malykhina Bratli<br> Composer, music - Mandy Senger, Band Jarŋŋa<br>Animator- Masta Volkova, Natalia Malykhina Bratli<br>Sound - Kasper Val