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The Flame and the Cotton Ball
Niels Bisbo, Denmark, 2012
23 min.DK/Short fictionChildren's films, Animation
A little live flame lives in Fire land. He works hard in the noisy mines but he doesn't like it there. He would rather lie on his back, looking up in the sky daydreaming. One day he sees a strange white creature behind a rock. It looks like a living cloud in the shape of a girl. And this turns his world upside down. But the cloud-girl disappears, and his desire to look for her drives him out of Fire land. When he finally finds the girl, she proves to be made of a much harder fabric than her soft appearance. And she is not made of clouds but of cotton. The situation becomes critical as Flame falls in love with her. How can you be with someone who gets so easily burnt?
| Original title | Flammen og vattotten |
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| Danish title | Flammen og vattotten |
| Keywords | Friendship, Falling in love, Dissimilarity, Boys, Girls |
| Director | Niels Bisbo |
| Screenplay | Paola Pellettieri |
| Producer | Jacob Jarek |
| Editor | Sara Reither, Rasmus Gitz-Johansen |
| Sound | Mikkel Groos |
| Composer | Rasmus Møldrup |
| Production designer | Søren Tim Nordbo |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Dialogue language | Danish |
| Production company | Eye Candy Film, TSOMM Pictures |
| International sales | Eye Candy Film Group ApS. / Wildersgade 32, 3. / 1408 København K |
| Danish festival release | 10.09.2013, Cinemateket, Buster-festivalen |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Allowed for all |
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| Production company | Eye Candy Film, TSOMM Pictures |
| With support from | Film i Skåne, Det Danske Filminstitut, DR Ramasjang |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Niels Bisbo |
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Script |
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| Screenplay | Paola Pellettieri |
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Production |
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| Producer | Jacob Jarek |
| Executive producer | Stefan Fjeldmark |
| Executive producer | Richard Georg Engström |
| Production manager | Tone Tarding |
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Editing |
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| Editor | Sara Reither |
| Editor | Rasmus Gitz-Johansen |
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Music |
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| Composer | Rasmus Møldrup |
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Production design |
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| Production designer | Søren Tim Nordbo |
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Sound |
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| Sound engineer | Mikkel Groos |
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Voice |
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| Flammen | Nicolai Louis Vasquez Winther |
| Vattotten | Iris Mealor Olsen |
| Ildfluen | Bjarne Antonisen |
| Flammens ven #1 | Laurids Skovgaard Andersen |
| Flammens ven #2 | Jeppe Birkemose Leopold |
| Flammens ven #3 | Oskar Holst Bonø |
| Vattottens veninde #1 | Veronica Bitton-Aabling |
| Vattottens veninde #2 | Frida Luna Roswall Mattsson |
| Vattottens veninde #3 | Nina Birgitte Pedersen |
| Vattottens veninde #4 | Fanny Bornedal |
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Animation |
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| Character design | Søren Tim Nordbo |
| Background designer | Søren Tim Nordbo |
| Animator | Mads Buch |
| Animator | Jamie C. Holmes |
| Animator | Ingeborg Dena |
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Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Festival |
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| 1st Prize, Animated Short Film | 2013 | Chicago Int. Children's Film Festival 2013 |
Festival screenings
| Festival | Festival date |
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| Thessaloniki International Film Festival | 2013-11-01 |
| Chicago Int. Children's Film Festival | 2013-10-25 |
| Giffoni Film Festival | 2013-07-19 |
| Edinburgh International Film Festival | 2013-06-19 |
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