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GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL 2006 - 14.22 July

Sections & Films

A CHRISTMOOSE CAROL

Category: Edition 2006

Synopsis

Bertil is a boy who lives with his mother and his sister in a little house on the Alps. His father works far away from home and he can’t be with his family for Christmas. One evening a moose crashes through the roof and lands right in front of Bertil! The moose is a very special one. He can talk and fly, his name is Mr. Moose and he claims he was on a test flight with Santa when he lost control of the sleigh and crashed. Bertil is ecstatic. He’s finally found a friend who understands him and can protect him from the other kids who bully him. There is just one problem: the rude landlord, Mr. Pannecke, is a hunter and a collector and his dream is to add a moose in his collection. And if that wasn’t enough, Father Christmas himself arrives, and asks for Mr. Moose back.

Original Title ES IST EIN ELCH ENTSPRUNGEN
Italian Title MOOSE – UN ALCE IN FAMIGLIA
Category Official Competition
Section Kidz
Tipology Feature Film
Duration 87'
Production Year 2005
Nationality Germany
Directed by Ben Verbong
Screenplay Andreas Steinhöfel, Andreas Bradler, Ulli Stephan, Ben Verbong
Based on the book "Es ist ein Elch entsprungen"
by Andreas Steinhöfel
Director of photography Jan Fehse
Editor Alexander Dittner
Production Design Benedikt Herforth
Costume Design Mika Braun
Sound Heiko Müller
Music Ralf Wengenmayr
Main cast Armin Rhode (voce di Mr. Moose/Mr. Moose’s voice)
Mario Adorf (Babbo Natale/Santa Claus)
Anja Kling (Kerstin Wagner)
Raban Bieling (Bertil Wagner)
Sarah Beck (Kiki Wagner)
Jürgen Tarrach (Herr Pannecke)
Produced by Ewa Karlström Andreas, Ulmke-Smeaton
Access

a christmoose carol regBen Verbong

Born in 1949 in Holland. He studied Pedagogy before becoming one of the most well-known directors in Holland in the Eighties. Among his films: DER SKORPION (1984), LILY WAS HERE (1989) and HOUSE CALL (1996). He has been living and working in Germany for three years, directing the television films SCHOCK - EINE FRAU IN ANGST (1998), the TATORT-series episode KINDER DER GEWALT (1999), the thriller LIEBER, BOESER WEIHNACHTSMANN (1999), THE SLURB (DAS SAMS, 2001), HANNA - WO BIST DU? (TV, 2001) and MY MAGICAL FRIEND SAMS (SAMS IN GEFAHR, 2003) presented at the GFF 2004.

 

Director’s statement

“It’s not just the fact that A CHRISTMOOSE CAROL is a rollercoaster of a Christmas tale, it’s that at its core is a wonderful mixture of humour, fun and great emotion.”

Production
Festival contact
Samfilm
Rumfordstrasse 10, 80469 Munich - Germany
phone +49 893399530
fax +49 8933995324
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www.samfilm.de

 

World sales
TELEPOOL GmbH
Wolfram Skowronnek, Sonnenstrasse 21, 80331 Munich - Germany
phone +49 89558760
fax +49 8955876229
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www.telepool.de

 

Italian distribution
Eagle Pictures
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www.eaglepictures.com