Titina (film)

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Titina
Directed by
  • Kajsa Næss
Written by
  • Per Schreiner
  • Kajsa Næss
Produced by
  • Tonje Skar Reiersen
  • Lise Fearnley
  • Viviane Vanfleteren
Starring
Edited by
  • Jens Christian Fodstad
  • Zaklina Stojcevska
  • Anders Bergland
Music byKåre Vestrheim
Production
companies
  • Mikrofilm
  • Vivi Film
Distributed byLes Films du losange
Release dates
  • 21 October 2022 (2022-10-21) (Norway)
  • 8 February 2023 (2023-02-08) (France)
Running time
91 minutes
CountriesNorway
Belgium
LanguagesNorwegian (original)
English

Titina is a 2022 Norwegian-Belgian animated feature directed by Kajsa Næss. The film was produced by Mikrofilm producers Tonje Skar Reiersen and Lise Fearnley, in co-production with Viviane Vanfleteren from Vivi Film. Titina was written by Per Schreiner and director Kajsa Næss. The music is by Norwegian composer Kåre Vestrheim. Titina had its Norwegian theatrical release on October 21, 2022.

Titina is loosely inspired by real events and deals with Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and Italian engineer Umberto Nobile's 1926 journey over the North Pole, on the airship "Norge". The main character, Titina, is Umberto Nobile's dog, a terrier. The film also contains documentaries footage and stills from the 1920s.[1]

Plot[edit]

Italian airship engineer Umberto Nobile enjoys a quiet life with his beloved dog Titina, whom he rescued from the streets of Rome. One day, Nobile is contacted by the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, who wants to order an airship to conquer the North Pole. Nobile is quickly taken with the idea, so Amundsen, Nobile and Titina embark on an expedition to the last undiscovered place on Earth. Their quest is successful but, in the aftermath, the two men start to quarrel over the glory.[2][3]

Cast[edit]

Technique[edit]

Titina is crafted as a traditional animated film, meaning that each frame of the film is drawn by hand. The film is made up of roughly 94.000 hand drawn images, and consists of 4380 seconds of animation. The animation process goes through four stages: rough animation, clean up animation, 'in-betweening' and colouring, and on average it takes two days to complete one second of animation. The 2D animation in Titina was drawn digitally, using Toon Boom Harmony.[4] The film also incorporates documentary images of real life expeditions that took place in 1926 and 1928. The majority of these clips are taken from the 90 minute documentary "The Airship Norge's Flight Across the Arctic Ocean" (1926).

Reception[edit]

Titina received critical acclaim internationally.[5][6][7] French newspaper Le Figaro states that the film has "crazy charm",[8] Swedish Dagens Nyheter called it "a colourful sensation",[9] while the British animation magazine Skwigly wrote that  "Titina is a seemingly simple yet impressive achievement".[10] In Norway, Titina became the most critically acclaimed family film since Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (1975).[11][12]

The film was nominated for the 2023 Amanda Award in the categories Best Children's Film and Best Original Music.[13]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Award Category Nominee/Winner Result
Cartoon Movie 2023[14] Producer of the Year Tonje Skar Reiersen, Lise Fearnley and Viviane Vanfleteren Nominated
Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2023[15] Award of Excellence — Won
Zlín Film Festival 2023[16] Children's Jury Grand Prize — Won
Karel Zeman Award — Won
Amanda Awards 2023[17] Best Children's Film — Nominated
Best Original Score Kåre Christoffer Vestrheim Nominated

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Titina". NRK P3 (in Norwegian). 19 October 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  2. ^ Losange, Les Films du. "Titina – les films du losange" (in French). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Director Kajsa Næss on animating Titina - A Dog's Tale and Two Explorers". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  4. ^ Lang, Jamie (21 March 2023). "Watch: The Making Of The Norwegian Hand-Drawn Feature 'Titina' With Director Kajsa Næss - Exclusive". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  5. ^ Bockting, Berend Jan (12 July 2023). "'Titina', over poolreiziger Roald Amundsen, is volwaardig te genieten voor jong en oud ★★★★☆". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Elokuva-arvio | Naparetkeilijöiden ilmalaiva putosi tuhoisin seurauksin koira mukanaan: Nyt tositapahtumista syntyi animaatio". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 24 August 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  7. ^ Servin, Luis (23 August 2023). "Crítica: "Titina" explora el nacionalismo y el ego a través de ojos caninos". La Estatuilla. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  8. ^ "La grande magie, Pour la France, Emmett Till… Quels films faut-il voir ou éviter cette semaine?". LEFIGARO (in French). 8 February 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Ett luftigt polaräventyr blir en färgstark sensation i barnfilmen "Titina"". DN.SE (in Swedish). 27 October 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  10. ^ Giraud, Kévin (14 April 2023). "Feature Film Review: Titina - "A tale of little men and their little feelings in gigantic landscapes"". Skwigly Animation Magazine. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Beinveges klassikar". klassekampen.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Toppkarakter til norsk familiefilm" (in Norwegian Bokmål). 20 October 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  13. ^ Johansen, Trond Odin Myhre (14 June 2023). "«La elva leve» nominert til åtte Amandapriser". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Titina-produsentene nominert til Cartoons prestisjepris". rushprint.no. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Titina fikk pris på japansk animasjonsfestival". nfi.no. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Titina". nfi.no. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Amandanominasjonene 2023". Den norske filmfestivalen i Haugesund. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

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