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Film

Otto Is a Rhino

Kenneth Kainz, Denmark, 2013

76 min.DK/FeatureChildren's films, 3D animation

Topper thinks summer vacation is boring. He misses his father who is sailing the seven seas. He can't figure out Sille who's cute. And his best friend, Viggo, always has to help out his punctilious dad, Mr Lion, in the café on the first floor of the red house where Topper lives on the top floor with his mother. One day, Topper finds a magic pencil and when he draws a rhino on the wall, the drawing comes to life! While Topper and Viggo try to keep the rhino, which they name Otto, well fed with black bread and raspberry soda before it devours all the furniture, Mr Lion pleads with the local authorities to come and remove the stomping pachyderm.
Basic information Credits Materials
Original title Otto er et næsehorn
Danish title Otto er et næsehorn
Director Kenneth Kainz
Screenplay Rune Schjøtt
Based on "Otto er et næsehorn" (1972), Ole Lund Kirkegaard
Producer Nina Crone, Erik Wilstrup
Editor Per Düring Risager
Sound Flemming Christensen
Composer Halfdan E, Søren Siegumfeldt
Production designer Teddy Halkier Kristiansen, Bjarne Hansen
Casting Steffen Addington
Production country Denmark
Dialogue language Danish
Domestic distribution SF Studios, Filmcompagniet - SF Film, Warner og Twentieth Century Fox
International sales Sola Media
Danish theatrical release 07.02.2013
Cinemas Palads, Albertslund Biograferne, Gladsaxe Bio, Værløse Bio, BioCity (Tåstrup), Kastrup Bio, Birkerød Bio, Baltoppen Bio 1-2, Park Bio, Gentofte Kino, Glostrup Bio, CinemaxX, Bio Viften (Rødovre), Empire, Kinopalæet (Lyngby), Falkoner samt 75 biografer i provinsen, inkl. Færøerne. I 3D
DFI subsidy Markedsordningen
Danish rating Allowed for all
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Companies

Production company
Executive Producer Crone Film
With support from Det Danske Filminstitut, MEDIA (EU)
In collaboration with TV2
Domestic distribution SF Studios, Filmcompagniet - SF Film, Warner og Twentieth Century Fox

Direction

Direction Kenneth Kainz
Director: animation Erik C. Schmidt
Casting Steffen Addington
Technical director Hong Han
Technical director Dan Qing Zhuo

Script

Screenplay Rune Schjøtt
Storyboard Mads Juul
Storyboard Lars Hummelshøj
Storyboard Erik C. Schmidt
Storyboard supervisor: 3D Lars Hummelshøj
Storyboard: 3D Mads Buch
Storyboard: 3D Esben Wulff Modvig
Storyboard: 3D Rasmus Møller
Storyboard: 3D Jesper Jensen
Storyboard: 3D Mads Simonsen

Production

Producer Nina Crone
Producer Erik Wilstrup
Line producer Flemming Hemme
Production coordinator Mette Bang
Production coordinator Tine Højgaard Nielsen
Production director Yong Xiao
Production manager Ji Jun Peng
Line producer Jing Ran
Line producer Ye Jiang
Production coordinator Fang Xu
Production coordinator Min Ci Niu

Editing

Editor Per Düring Risager
Trailer editor Henrik Bech

Music

Composer Halfdan E
Composer Søren Siegumfeldt
Songs Kaya Brüel
Choir arrangement Arto Louis Eriksen

Production design

Production designer Teddy Halkier Kristiansen
Production designer Bjarne Hansen

Sound

Sound designer Flemming Christensen
Sound mixer Flemming Christensen
Sound mixer Nalle Hansen
Additional sound Morten Pilegaard Jespersen
Dialogue recording Oskar Skriver
Dialogue recording Thomas Huus
Foley artist Erik S. Watland
Foley recordist Morten Pilegaard Jespersen

Voice

Topper Lasse Guldberg Kamper
Viggo Nikolai Aamand
Sille Asta Danielsson
Hr. Løwe Lars Brygmann
Holm Lars Knutzon
Politimesteren Tommy Kenter
Fru Flora Bodil Jørgensen
Fru Løwe Helle Dolleris
Lærerinde Søs Egelind
Toppers mor Kaya Brüel
Toppers far Tom Jensen
Folmer, Brandmand Henrik Koefoed
Almanda Rebecca Brüel
ZOO direktør Jens Jacob Tychsen
Brandmænd, Kaptajn Troells Toya
Brandmand Kenneth Kainz
Jakob Noah Crone Back
Bine Nina Birgitte Pedersen
Tvilling Frida Luna Roswall Mattson
Albert Mikkel Brinch Hansen

Visual effects

Colourist Anders Bloch-Rose
DCP mastering Thomas Caspersen
Graphic design Claus Retpen
Poster artwork Claus Retpen
VFX production manager Xian Hao Rong
VFX design Wang Hao Ming
VFX design Wu Yan Chuan
VFX design Cheng Xiao Xiao
Lighting & compositing supervisor Qu Le Ping
Lighting & compositing supervisor Wang Guang Wei
Lighting & compositing artist Chen Jing
Lighting & compositing artist He Zi Hua
Lighting & compositing artist Lei Qi
Lighting & compositing artist Liang Yu
Lighting & compositing artist Peng Fu Jun
Lighting & compositing artist Ran Yin Xia
Lighting & compositing artist Tan Xiao Hu
Lighting & compositing artist Wang Fei
Lighting & compositing artist Wang Nan
Lighting & compositing artist Yi Xing Yun
Lighting & compositing artist Zheng Nan
Lighting & compositing artist Zheng Zhong Xing
Lighting & compositing artist Zhu Rui Yi
Technical support Yu Xiang Sheng
Technical support Shi Xue Mei
Technical support Wang Zhen Xing
Technical support You Lin Bo
Technical support Song Zhi Hong
Technical support Chen Xin Tong

Animation

Character design Christian Kuntz
Lead 3D stereoscopic Søren Lisager
Lead 3D stereoscopic Marcus Boos
3D stereoscopic production Lars Hummelshøj
3D pipeline developer Jakob Steffensen
African cartoon Christian Kuntz
Assistant animator Signe Vinther
Modelling supervisor Qi He
Modelling artist Jing Qiang Cheng
Modelling artist Wei Huang
Modelling artist Gang Luo
Modelling artist Tai Jiang Ren
Modelling artist Tian Chao
Modelling artist Wang Fei
Modelling artist Wu Qi Feng
Modelling artist Xia Tian
Modelling artist Zhang Yu Kun
Rigging supervisor Cheng Jia Wei
Rigger He Lang
Rigger Feng Xu Fei
Animation supervisor Li Jun
Animation Cheng Dong Hao
Animation Ni Qin
Animation Pang Yu
Animation Wang Yan
Animation Yao Li Tao
Animation Zhou Jing

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Anmeldelse Weekendavisen Emil Blichfeldt 2013-02-08
Interview Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten Anders Engbjerg Vinderslev 2013-02-08
Interview Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten Anders Engbjerg Vinderslev 2013-02-08
Interview Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten Anders Engbjerg Vinderslev 2013-02-08
Interview Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten Anders Engbjerg Vinderslev 2013-02-08
Anmeldelse BT Niels Lind Larsen 2013-02-07
Anmeldelse Berlingske Tidende Louise Kidde Sauntved 2013-02-07
Anmeldelse Ekstra Bladet Henrik Queitsch 2013-02-07
Anmeldelse Information Katrine Hornstrup Yde 2013-02-07
Anmeldelse Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten Katrine Sommer Boysen 2013-02-07
Anmeldelse Politiken-Fonden Soeren Vinterberg 2013-02-07
Artikel Politiken-Fonden Politiken 2012-09-20
Artikel Ekstra Bladet 2012-06-07

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