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GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL 2006 - 14.22 July

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OLENTZERO AND THE MAGIC LOG

Category: Edition 2006

Synopsis

It is Christmas in a small village in the Pyrenees. Olentzero is a pleasant person who represents the Christmas spirit and hands out presents to children. He’s already received all the letters from the children in the valley and is watching their behaviour through the magic log which burns in his fireplace. A wicked businessman has arrived in the village at this time. He intends to cut down the wood to build a ski resort. His silly assistant, by chance, steals the “magic log” and all the children’s letters from the Olentzero’s house so putting the children’s presents at risk. Anjé, a young coalman, and the other children are going to be responsible for sorting out the situation.

Original Title OLENTZERO Y EL TRONCO MÁGICO
Italian Title IL SEGRETO DEL BOSCO
Category Official Competition
Section Kidz
Tipology Animation, Feature Film
Duration 82'
Production Year 2005
Nationality Spain
Directed by Juanjo Elordi
Screenplay Unai Iturriaga
Script Unai Iturriaga
Editor Alatzne Portu
Animation Iker Alvarez
Music José Ramón Gutiérrez
Original Voices José Ramón Argoitia (Olentzero)
Produced by Miguel Gómez-Tejedor
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olentzero and the magic log regJuanjo Elordi

Director and writer, he studied film and video at the Film and Video School of Andoin and at the Centre of Image and New Technology of Vitoria. He worked as assistant director on HOTEL Y DOMICILIO and directed short films, video-clips and TV programmes. He directed also 3D feature animation films: ANJÉ - LA LEYENDA DEL PIRINEO (2002), LOS BALUNIS (2004) and OLENTZERO AND THE MAGIC LOG.

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