Larger than life and dressed in a suit and tie, dad appears at the window one evening out of the blue, holding a gift for his son. Daddy is strong and brave; he frees animals from captivity, wins races with his superfast car, and dives down into the scary depths of the ocean. Dad is a sorcerer. He can appear and disappear out of thin air, in a glimpse of pure magic. A tender and caring tale that soothes down a child’s poignant longing for his absent father.
Dad
Pappa
60th TIFF: Greek Premiere
Screening Schedule
No physical screenings scheduled. |
- Direction: Atle Blakseth
- Co-direction: Einar Dunsæd
- Script: Kari Tinnen, Atle Blakseth, based on a book by Svein Nyhus
- Sound: Peter Dixon
- Music: Johannes Ringen
- Production: Gimpville, Eldorado Film
- Producers: Torgeir Sanders, John Einar Hangen
- Art Direction: Simon Nyhus, Olve Askim
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color
- Production Country: Norway
- Production Year: 2018
- Duration: 7΄
- Contact: Norwegian Film Institute, post@nfi.no
Atle Blakseth
Atle Blakseth has been involved in a number of animated feature films and TV series productions in Norway as a VFX expert. He has also directed a great deal of short films, while he served as an art director on Bendik and the Monster (2014). Blakseth is currently working as co-director on Ella Bella Bingo, due to hit the theaters in 2020.
Filmography
2009 Isfiske | Fishing with Sam (short)
2018 Pappa | Dad (short)
2018 Pappa | Dad (short)
Einar Dunsæd
Co-founder of Gimpville, an award-winning VFX and animation studio, back in 2002, Einar Dunsæd has worked ever since as a director and animator. Moreover, he has a solid background in TV series and film production, and is currently working as layout artist and animator on Ella Bella Bingo.
Filmography
2018 Pappa | Dad (short)