The Tower (2018 film)

The Tower
The Tower
	Film poster
Norwegian	Tårnet
Directed by	Mats Grorud
Written by	Mats Grorud
Produced by	Patrice Nezan; Laurent Versini; Frode Sobstad; Annika Hellström;
Starring	Pauline Ziade; Saïd Amadis; Aïssa Maïga; Mohammad Bakri; Saleh Bakri; Bouraouïa Marzouk; Mouna Hawa; Makram Khoury; Slimane Dazi; Darina Al Joundi; Lina Soualem; Raymond Hosni; Omar Yami;
Cinematography	Rui Tenreiro; Sara Sponga; Nadine Buss;
Edited by	Silje Nordseth; Karstein Meinich;
Music by	Nathanaël Bergese
Production; companies	Tenk.tv; Les Contes Modernes; Cinenic Film
Distributed by	MAD Solutions
Release date	June 2018 (Annecy);
Running time	74 minutes
Countries	Norway; France; Sweden
Languages	English; Arabic; Norwegian; Swedish; French

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

Award	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
Chicago International Children's Film Festival	Liv Ullmann Peace Prize	Mats Grorud	Won	^[9]
Chicago International Children's Film Festival	Best Animated Feature	The Tower	Won	^[9]
MONSTRA Lisbon Animated Film Festival	Best Soundtrack	The Tower	Won	^[10]
MONSTRA Lisbon Animated Film Festival	Jury Special Award	The Tower	Won	^[10]

References

^ "Review: The Tower". cineuropa.org. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
^ "'The Tower': Film Review Annecy 2018". hollywoodreporter.com. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
^ "INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION". ciff.org.eg. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
^ "The Tower". annecy.org. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
^ "The Tower". biff.kr. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
^ "THESSALONIKI FILM FESTIVAL 2018". mubi.com. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
^ "FEATURE FILM The Tower (Tårnet)". nfi.no. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
^ "WARDI". jour2fete.com. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
^ "35th Annual Chicago International Children's Film Festival". festival.facets.org. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
^ "MONSTRA Grand-Prix- Feature Film". monstrafestival.com. Retrieved 2019-03-07.

External links

The Tower at IMDb

[1] "Review: The Tower". cineuropa.org. Retrieved 2019-03-07.

[2] "'The Tower': Film Review Annecy 2018". hollywoodreporter.com. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-07.

[3] "INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION". ciff.org.eg. Retrieved 2019-03-07.

[4] "The Tower". annecy.org. Retrieved 2019-03-07.

[5] "The Tower". biff.kr. Retrieved 2019-03-07.

[6] "THESSALONIKI FILM FESTIVAL 2018". mubi.com. Retrieved 2019-03-07.

[7] "FEATURE FILM The Tower (Tårnet)". nfi.no. Retrieved 2019-03-07.

[8] "WARDI". jour2fete.com. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-07.

[9] "35th Annual Chicago International Children's Film Festival". festival.facets.org. Retrieved 2019-03-07.

[10] "MONSTRA Grand-Prix- Feature Film". monstrafestival.com. Retrieved 2019-03-07.

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