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Film

Vitello

Dorte Bengtson, Denmark, 2018

72 min.DK/FeatureChildren's films, Animation

Vitello is a boy with lots of appetite, energy and drive. He lives alone with his mum in a town house. Vitello is not the type who gets bored easily. He has friends, the mall and lots of great ideas to be tested and examined – life is okay! But Vitello misses having a dad in his life. He doesn't know his dad and his mum isn't a great help there. So Vitello goes out to search for one.
Basic information Credits Materials
Original title Vitello
Danish title Vitello
Director Dorte Bengtson
Screenplay Dorte Bengtson, Kim Fupz Aakeson
Based on Baseret på bøgerne om drengen Vitello af Kim Fupz Aakeson og Niels Bo Bojesen.
Producer Anders Berthelsen, Bob Last
Editor Bobbie Esra G. Pertan, Dorte Bengtson
Sound John L. Cobban
Composer Philippe Boix-Vives
Casting Signe Mynborg
Production country Denmark
Domestic distribution Danske Filminstitut, Angel Scandinavia
International sales TrustNordisk
Danish theatrical release 01.02.2018
Cinemas Aars Teater Bio, Albertslund, Allerød Bio, Assens Bio, Atlas, Baltoppen Bio, Bas Bio, Bibliografen, Biffen Odder, Bio Huset Galten, Bio Mors, Bio Samsø, Biografen Kanten Faxe, Biografen Stege, Birkerød, Cinema3 Skive, CinemaxX Århus, CinemaxX Kbh, CinemaxX Odense, Empire, Fjerritslev Kino, Fredericia, Gilleleje Bio, Grindsted Kino, Helios Teatret, Helsingør, Herlev, Hjørring, Holstebro, Horsens, Ikast Bio, Ishøj Bio, Kalundborg, Kastrup Bio, Katuaq Bio, Kino Grenaa, Kino Ringsted, Kino Thisted, Kino Vino Nyborg, Kinorama Aabenraa, Kinorama Sønderborg, Kinoteatret Hjallerup, Klovborg Kino, Kom-Bi Hornslet, Kosmorama Haderslev, Lalandia Bio, Løgstør, Middelfart, Mørkøv Kino, Næstved, NFB Aalborg, NFB Aalborg City Syd, NFB Århus, NFB Esbjerg, NFB Falkoner, NFB Fields, NFB Frederikssund, NFB Herning, NFB Hillerød, NFB Køge, NFB Kolding, NFB Lyngby, NFB Næstved, NFB Nykøbing, NFB Odense, NFB Palads, NFB Randers, NFB Tåstrup, NFB Waves, Nicolai Bio & Café, Øst for Paradis, Palads Frederikshavn, Park Bio Kbh, Ringkøbing Bio, Rødding Bio, Rødovre Viften, Roskilde, Silkeborg, Skanderborg, Slagelse, Solrød Bio, Struer, Svendborg, Tønder, Trommen Bio, Værløse Bio, Valby Kino, Varde Bio, Vejle, Viborg, Victoria Teatret Sorø, Vig Bio, Vordingborg.
Comment Feature debut by Dorte Bengtson, based on a popular children's book series by Kim Fupz Aakeson and Niels Bo Bojesen. Bengtson has directed the animated shorts 'Vitello Digs a Hole' (2015), 'The Shadow Animal' (2013) and 'The Sylpphid' (2008), her graduation film selected for Cannes' Cinéfondation.
DFI subsidy Konsulentstøtte
Danish rating Allowed for all
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Companies

Production company
Executive Producer Ja Film
Co-production Zentropa Entertainments, SellOutPictures
With support from Det Danske Filminstitut, Creative Scotland, Den Vestdanske Filmpulje, DR [TV-B&U-afdelingen], DR, Nordvision, YLE, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, MEDIA (EU), Gyldendal, FilmFyn, Min Bio, NRK, Angel Films
Domestic distribution Danske Filminstitut, Angel Scandinavia

Direction

Direction Dorte Bengtson
Casting Signe Mynborg

Script

Screenplay Dorte Bengtson
Screenplay Kim Fupz Aakeson
Co-writer Andrea Winding
Co-writer Emma Tybirk Le Marc
Co-writer Ida Mule Scott
Co-writer Kathrine Kastholm Vimpel
Co-writer Line Kunø
Co-writer Mariann Sofiasdóttir
Co-writer Paul McNeice
Co-writer Peder Bille
Storyboard Mads Juul
Storyboard Mads Themberg
Storyboard Christian Kuntz
Storyboard Kim Hagen Jensen
Dialogue Ida Lærke Holm
Dialogue Line Høstrup

Production

Executive producer Charlotte Pedersen
Producer Anders Berthelsen
Producer Bob Last
Line producer Lise Uldbjerg Jørgensen
Production manager Julie Raunsmed Peitersen
Production manager Maria Stokholm Wernicke
Production manager: England Anna Thomson
Production assistant Ida Hesseldal Windfeld-Hansen
Production assistant Anja Søgaard Christiansen
Production assistant Friedrich Tiedtke
Production assistant Marcus Lundin Andersson
Production assistant Emilie Lausch
Executive producer Rune Christensen
Executive producer Robbie Allen
Executive producer Ross McKenzie

Cinematography

Cinematographic supervisor Sophie Winqvist
Technical consultant Jakob Eriksen

Editing

Editor Bobbie Esra G. Pertan
Editor Dorte Bengtson
Editing supervisor Bobbie Esra G. Pertan
Facility manager Tine Weise Clasen
Technical supervisor Simon Lytting
Trailer editor Poul Erik Lindeborg

Music

Composer Philippe Boix-Vives
Music supervisor Mikkel Maltha

Sound

Dialogue recording Brian Dyrby
Dialogue recording Tobias Lukassen
Foley artist Phill Barrett
Sound designer John L. Cobban
Sound mixer Hans Møller

Voice

Mor Sidse Babett Knudsen
Vitello Samuel Søby Bang
William Adrian Seier Aarup
Max / Hasse Sander Herstad Lauridsen
Kamma Eliya Coco Bülow
Gregers Nicolaj Kopernikus
Gud Morten Grunwald
Diverse roller Lado Hadzic
Diverse roller Steffen Steffensen
Diverse roller Anne Sofie Wanstrup
Diverse roller Bodil Jørgensen
Diverse roller Paul Hüttel
Diverse roller Birthe Neumann
Diverse roller Torben Jetsmark Bjerre
Diverse roller Sune Otterstrøm
Diverse roller Otto Harald Sæverud
Diverse roller Anna von Hauen Schultz Solberg
Diverse roller Bastian Bald Bierlich
Diverse roller Signe Mynborg
Diverse roller Emilie Kruse
Diverse roller Anne Eltard
Kammas mor Lise Uldbjerg Jørgensen
Kammas far Brian Dyrby
Killing Dorte Bengtson

Visual effects

Colorstyler Marie Jørgensen
Colorstyler Lærke Enemark
Colorstyler Drude Mangaard
Supervisor Ania Leszczynska
Colourist Freya Allan
Colourist Shannon Cooke
Colourist Stephen McAdam
Colourist Randy Lillegaard Larsen
Lead compositing Mathieu Durand
Compositing John Tatevosyan
Mastering Lárus Ren Gudbjörnsson
Poster artwork Lars Kristian Løveng Sunde

Animation

Concept artist Niels Bo Bojesen
Character design Anne Birk
Character design Drude Mangaard
Character design Rasmus Brinck
Character design Karen Rohde Johansson
Character design Vicky Haworth
Background designer Marie Jørgensen
Background designer Lærke Enemark
Animation supervisor Vicky Haworth
Animation supervisor Louise Bergholt Sørensen
Animator Anne Birk
Animation Antoine J.L.L. Lefevre
Animation Christoffer Elsborg Kramme
Animation Christian Kuntz
Animation Denis Chapon
Animation Edith Bach
Animation Harriet Buckley
Animation Hlin Davidsdottir
Animation Iain Gardner
Animation James Merry
Animation Jens Christian Høgni Larsen
Animation Jesse Zhang
Animation Karen Rohde Johansson
Animation Karoline Tomaszewska
Animation Kirsten Bay
Animation Lars Kristian Løveng Sunde
Animation Laura Büchert Schjødt
Animation Pedro Ivo Carvalho de Araujo Silva
Animation Rasmus Brinck

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Artikel Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten Enggaard, Michael 2018-12-26
Artikel Information Monggaard, Christian 2018-12-21
Anmeldelse Information Monggaard, Christian 2018-02-02
Anmeldelse Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten Sommer Boysen, Katrine 2018-02-01
Anmeldelse Politiken-Fonden Grundahl, Joakim 2018-02-01