Jacob, Mimmi and the Talking Dogs
Jacob lives in the city and dreams of becoming an architect like his busy dad. He spends a lot of time drawing buildings and daydreaming while his father is at work. One day dad needs to go away on business for longer than usual and Jacob has to spend the a whole week with his bossy cousin Mimmi and her ex-pirate father Eagle in Riga’s historical suburb called Maskachka. As soon as Jacob arrives it turns out that the local park is about to be transformed into new skyscrapers by a greedy businessman. Jacob and Mimmi decide to stop the development. It turns out that they can only do it with the help of a pack of local dogs that… can talk!
Team
Director: Edmunds Jansons
Script: Līga Gaisa, Edmunds Jansons
Art Design: Elīna Brasliņa
Animation: Mārtiņš Dūmiņš
Sound: Ģirts Bišs
Composer: Kšištofs Aleksandrs Jančaks (Polija)
“Talking dogs song” Composer: Edgars Šubrovskis
Producer: Sabīne Andersone
Production manager: Ieva Vaickovska
Production Company: Atom Art
Co-production Company: “Letko” (Polija)
Cast: Andris Keišs, Gatis Gāga, Kaspars Znotiņš, Nora Džumā, Eduards Olekts, Baiba Broka, Eduards Zilberts, Māra Liniņa u.c.
Financial Support: National film Centre of Latvia, The Creative Europe Programme – MEDIA, Polish Film Institute
Festival list 0
BUFF Malmo Sweden
Children's Film Festival Australia Australia
Nordic FF Belarus Belarus
Zlin FF Czech Rep
Valletta Film Festival Malta
Munich Film Festival Germany
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival South Korea
Family Program / animafest zagreb partner fest Croatia
Within the Family Russia
Giffoni IFF Italy
Hong Kong Kids International Festival Hong Kong
Motovun Croatia
Sarajevo IFF Bosnia
International Film Festival for Children and Young Adults Iran
Animal Film Festival, Suncheon Korea
Fantoche Switzerland
BUSTER Denmark
World Animation in Summer Macau
FilmFest Hamburg - MICHEL Children's and Youth Film Festival Germany
Helsinki IFF Finland
BFI London UK
Baltic Days in Oslo Norway
Animest Romania
Indie Cork Ireland
Nouveau Cinema Canada
Taichung International Animation Festival Taiwan
Mumbai IFF India
Cinekid Nethelands
Nordic Film Days Lubeck Germany
Big Cartoon Russia
Thessaloniki IFF Greece
Thessaloniki IFF additional school screening Greece
Festival Piccolo Grande Cinema Milano Italy
Ajyal Film Festival Qatar
Cottbus Germany
Baltic Film Festival NY USA
Sevilla Film Festival Spain
Manchester Animation FF UK
Ziguzajg Malta
CasaKidsClub Nouremberg Germany
Internationales Kinderfilmfestival Wien Pitanaga Austria
China International Children's Film Festival China
Marrakech FF Morocco
Latvian Film Weekend Zurich Switzerland
Bilbolbul / Cineteca Bologna Italy
Animateka Slovenia
Helsinki IFF tour Finland
Belmont World Film / Maryland USA
IndieJunior Allianz Portugal
Freeze Frame Canada
Taiwan International Children’s Film Festival Taiwan
Sehpferdchen Hannover Germany
Cleveland IFF USA
Pulica in a coat (Pula FF) Croatia
Big Cartoon tour / Krasnoyarsk Russia
Cinéma CityClub Switzerland
Seoul Eco Film Festival South Korea
Anima Brussels Belgium
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF URUGUAY Uruguay
ANIFILM Czech Republic
HsinChu Children Film Festival Taiwan
Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival South Korea
INDIEBO Colombia
Tromsø International Film Festival Junior Norway
IndieLisboa Portugal
Baltic film days Estonia
Bielefeld Germany
Children Film Festival in Amman Jordan
Kinderfilmfest Münster Germany
Cinemagic Dublin Festival Ireland
Valdivia International Film Festival Chile
Barbican UK
Cinemas du Grutli / Kids Club Switzerland
Environmental Film Festival Australia Australia
European arthouse cinema day Estonia
Tartu Elektrikteater European arthouse cinema day rerun Estonia
Animatex Egypt
Miami Children FF USA
AFI European Union Film Showcase USA
Epsilon Spires Vermont USA
FIFEM Canada
Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth Canada
FiC Valdivia rerun Chile
Singapore Museum Singapore
Estonian Film Museum Estonia
Deckchair Cinema Australia
BAFICI Argentina
Latvian Embassy / Latvian Film Days Korea
Cente of Architecture and Matopolitan Planning) Czech Rep
Environmental Film Festival Australia rerun Australia
Geumjeong Cultural Center Korea
Multfest Russia
Rural Encounters on Environment and Film Lebanon
Savonlinna International Nature Film Festival Finland
Museum of Ethnography in Geneva Switzerland
LatvianLiterature Festival Germany
Maine Film Center, Waterville, Maine USA
Technical information
Lenght: 70’
Screen ratio: 16:9
Colors: Krāsaina
Sound: 5,1., Stereo
Animation Technique: Cut-Outs, 2D Computer Animation
Year: 2019
