Sola Media Family Films | CANNES Line Up 2019

FORGOTTEN CHRISTMAS

CAN ONE LITTLE GIRL SAVE CHRISTMAS?

Elise (8 years) wakes up one morning with a strange feeling… there is something special about this day, but she can’t quite put her finger on it. Unsuccessfully, she tries to explain to her family and friends that this day is different from any other day. So Elise sets out on an incredible journey on her own and through new and unexpected friendships, she rediscovers the joy of Christmas. Now it’s up to her to make sure her whole village experiences a Christmas they will never forget. But the clock is ticking - will she make it before it's too late? 



Carpenter Andersen & Santa Claus are back, helping young Elise with her great mission - saving Christmas before it is too late.

Director: Andrea Eckerborn

Producers: Therese Bøhn, Catrin Gundersen, Martin Sunderland

Length: approx. 72 minutes

Language: Norwegian

Status: In Production

Genre: Family, Christmas, Adventure

Release: Nordisk Film, Norway, November 9th 2019

Available worldwide except Baltics, Iceland, Poland & Scandinavia

CAPTAIN SABERTOOTH AND THE MAGIC DIAMOND 

THE PIRATES ARE BACK! TWO LONG LOST BROTHERS FACE INCREDIBLE CHALLENGES IN THE ADVENTUROUS CHASE AFTER THE MAGIC DIAMOND

In a dark jungle somewhere in the Caribbean, the young boy Marco is fleeing from the terrible wizard Maga Kahn and his army of ape soldiers. Marco has stolen a magic diamond that can fulfill wishes at full moon. Soon, the infamous Captain Sabertooth hears about the Magic Diamond and decides to take it... However, he mistakes the keeper of it for one of his former young pirates, Pinky. After a dangerous journey to Maga Kahn’s island, Pinky and Marco realize they have more in common than to save the diamond from both, Captain Sabertooth’s and the wizard Maga Kahn’s hands.

Directors: Rasmus A. Sivertsen & Marit Moum Aune

Producers: Eirik Smidesang Slåen, Heidi Palm Sandberg & Ove Heiborg 

Length: approx. 81 minutes

Language: English, Norwegian (OV)

Status: In Production

Genre: Family, Adventure

Release: Nordisk Film Egmont, Norway, September 27th 2019

Available worldwide except Austria, Baltics, Benelux, Bulgaria, CIS, Ex-Yugoslavia, Germany, Middle East, Portugal, Scandinavia & Turkey

DREAMBUILDERS

IF YOU WANT TO MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE YOU HAVE TO WAKE UP

 

"MONSTERS INC." MEETS "INSIDE OUT"

Minna’s life is turned upside down when her dad’s new fiancée Helena and her daughter Jenny move in. Her new stepsister Jenny turns out to be horrible and Minna is frustrated. She wants her gone! One night, Minna discovers a world behind her dreams in which the dreambuilders create our dreams on theater stages and finds out how to manipulate Jenny's dreams. But interfering with people’s dreams has dire consequences and when Minna goes too far one night, Jenny can’t wake up any more. Minna must enter the dream world one final time to face the dreams she has created in order to save Jenny and her new family.

Director: Kim Hagen Jensen

Producer: Nynne Selin Eidnes

Length: 83 minutes

Language: English, Danish (OV)

Status: In Production

Genre: Family, Adventure

Release: SF Film, Denmark, February 6th 2020

Available worldwide except Austria, Baltics, Benelux, Bulgaria, China, Czech and Slovak Republics, Ex-Yugoslavia, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, LatAm, Poland, Portugal, Scandinavia, South Korea, Taiwan & Turkey

THE ELFKINS - BAKING A DIFFERENCE

THE SWEETEST FILM OF THE YEAR

For more than 200 years, the Elfkins have been living under ground, hiding from the upper world and avoiding any interaction with the “ungrateful and mean” human beings. But one day, the vivid Elfkin girl Helvi cannot bear the lack of space and individual fulfillment any longer. Together with two companions, the Elfkin boys Kipp and Butz, she climbs up to the earth‘s surface to find her fate. After hilarious adventures, Helvi‘s growing friendship with the initially grumpy pastry chef Theo will remind her and all the other Elfkins of their true purpose in life: helping others!

Director: Ute von Münchow-Pohl

Producers: Dirk Beinhold, Valentin Greulich, Sebastian Runschke

Length: approx. 76 minutes

Language: English, German (OV)

Status: In Production

Genre: Family, Adventure

Release: Tobis Film, Germany, January 30th 2020

Available worldwide except Baltics, Bulgaria, CIS, Ex-Yugoslavia, France, GAS & Israel

LATTE AND THE MAGIC WATERSTONE

TWO RIVALS SET OUT ON A DARING ADVENTURE - AND TWO FRIENDS COME BACK WITH THEIR MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

In the forest where hedgehog girl Latte lives, the last lake has dried out and plants and animals are suffering from a terrible drought. The last hope is the magic waterstone – but it was stolen years ago by the terrifying bear king! Only Latte has the courage to venture out to the bear kingdom – or so she thinks. But when she realizes that Tjum, the shy squirrel boy, has set out on the same mission, she is determined to prove he doesn’t stand a chance. But the two young heroes can only save the forest if they stick together...

Directors: Regina Welker & Nina Wels

Executive Producers: Lilian Klages, Mark Mertens, Thomas G. Müller

Length: 81 minutes

Language: English

Status: In Production

Genre: Family, Adventure

Release: Koch Media, Germany, January 30th 2020

Only available in: Australia/NZ, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, LatAm, North America, Scandinavia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom

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KIDS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

HERE THE KIDS ARE THE STARS

The documentary film KIDS IN THE SPOTLIGHT follows five children of the youth ensemble at Friedrichstadt-Palast Berlin, witnessing the exciting process from casting, through rehearsals, to the grand premiere in front of 2.000 viewers on the largest theater stage of the world.

KIDS IN THE SPOTLIGHT is an authentic, exciting and touching documentary that inspires Kids around the world. 

Director: Alice Agneskirchner

Producers: Christian Beetz

Length: 92 minutes

Language: German, Arabic

Status: Completed

Genre: Family, Documentary

Release: NFP, Germany, March 14th 2019

Available worldwide except: GAS, Ex-Yugoslavia & Poland

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LOUIS & LUCA - 

MISSION TO THE MOON

IN COMPETITION AT BERLINALE GENERATION. MORE THAN 420.000 ADMISSIONS IN NORWAY

In the international race to the moon, the Norwegian mission is led by a brilliant inventor. And with Louis the magpie as the brave astronaut, what could possibly go wrong? Quite a bit, actually – on the daring mission, secret passengers are discovered, hidden agendas are revealed, and nothing seems to work out the way it was planned. Louis and his friend Luca the hedgehog are in for some surprises on their trip to the moon.

Director: Rasmus A. Sivertsen

Producer: Cornelia Boysen

Length: 80 minutes

Language: English, Norvegian (OV)

Status: Completed

Genre: Stop-motion Animation

Release: Nordisk Film, Norway, September 21st 2018

Available worldwide except: Baltics, Benelux, Ex-Yugoslavia, France, North America, Poland, South Korea, Spain & Turkey 

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MANOU THE SWIFT

WITH THE VOICES OF KATE WINSLET AND WILLEM DAFOE



FROM THE ANIMATION STUDIO RENOWNED FOR VFX IN GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, WHITE HOUSE DOWN AND INDEPENDENCE DAY 2

The little swift Manou grows up believing he’s a seagull. But when he tries to learn how to fly and glide, he finds out that he never will be. Shocked, he runs away from home, meets birds of his own species and finds out who he really is. When one day both, seagulls and swifts, face a dangerous threat, Manou has an opportunity to be the hero of the day...

Directors: Chris Haas, Andrea Block

Producer: Andrea Block

Length: 88 minutes

Language: English

Status: Completed

Genre: Animation, Family

Release: Kinostar, Germany, February 28th 2019

Only available in: Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Japan, North America, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Sweden & Thailand

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UP AND AWAY

PRODUCED BY THE OSCAR WINNING TEAM FROM M&M PRODUCTIONS: KIM AND TIVI MAGNUSSON

A village boy, his faithful goat, a power-seeking sultan, two hungry crocodiles, an unscrupulous villain, a streetwise city girl, an absentminded carpet dealer – and, of course, a flying carpet – all play their part in this adventure. It’s the tale of a thousand-and-one-nights-hillbilly who, against all odds, manages to travel the world, defeat his enemies, overcome his own fear, and who eventually returns home with an unexpected bonus.

Director: Karsten Kiilerich (The Little Vampire, Albert, The Ugly Duckling and me)

Producers: Kim Magnusson, Tivi Magnusson, Anders Mastrup

Length: 81 minutes

Language: English, Danish (OV)

Status: Completed

Genre: Family, Adventure

Release: UIP, Denmark, February 8th 2018

Available worldwide except: Australia/NZ, Bulgaria, China, CIS, Ex-Yugoslavia, France, GAS, Greece, Italy, Indian Subcontinent, Malaysia, Middle East, North America, Poland, Portugal, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, UK & Vietnam

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