Twelve-year-old city boy Niilas has been living with his father for as long as he can remember and barely knows his Swedish mother. This summer, Niilas has to travel to Lapland – much against his will – where his mother and her new family live amongst the Sami, an indigenous reindeer-herding people. Despite a warm welcome, Niilas retreats inwards. The only one who can get through to him is his half-sister Sunnà. The reindeer migration is fully underway and Niilas has to lend a helping hand. When a reindeer goes missing, Niilas joins in the search, and an impressive moose keeps crossing his path at the most unexpected moments. Gradually he discovers his roots, which prove to be stronger than he ever could have imagined. Against all odds, Niilas experiences the most adventurous summer of his life.
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- Original Title: Cloudboy
- Genres: Family
- Production Year: 2017
- Country of Origin: Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Netherlands
- Language Spoken: Dutch, Swedish, Sami Language
- Duration: 77 min
- Shot On: Arri Alexa
- Screen Ratio: 1:2,39
- Format: DCP, 5.1
- Admission/rating: G -ALL
- Director: Meikeminne Clinckspoor
- Cast: Sara Sommerfeld, Geert Van Rampelberg, Mikkel Gaup, Daan Roofthooft, Ayla Gáren Audhild P. Nutti, Joakim Nils Tomas Trägårdh
- Director of Photography: Christian Paulussen
- Film Editors: Håkan Karlsson
- Sound Editors: Thierry De Vries, Composer: Helge Slikker
- Script Writers: Meikeminne Clinckspoor
- Production Company: Bulletproof Cupid
- Producers: Katleen Goossens
- Executive Producers: Sabine Veenendaal, Olle Wirenhed
- Film Website: http://cloudboy.bulletproofcupid.be
- Financiers: Filmpool Nord, The Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), The Taxshelter Of The Federal Government Of Belgium, Bnp Paribas Fortis Film Finance, The Netherlands Film Fund, The Netherlands Film Production Incentive, The Creative Europe Programme Of The European Union, FilmCamp, JEKINO, KETNET, SVT
Festivals
Cloudboy at festivals
2021:International Kids Film Festival, Saudi Arabia
2019:
International Film Festival for Children, Iran
Ringerike International Youth Film Festival, Norway
2018:
Belmont World Film's Family Festival, US
Children’s Film Festival Seattle, US
Kino Kino Festival, Croatia
Luxembourg City FF, Luxembourg
Montreal International Children’s Film Festival, Canada
Tumbleweeds Film Festival, US
Youngabout International Film Festival, Italy
Taiwan International Children’s Film Festival, Taiwan
Reykjavík International Children's Film Festival, Iceland
Cleveland International Film Festival, US
Minneapolis St Paul International Film Festival, US
Melbourne Children’s International Film Festival, Australia
International Film Festival of Kerala, India
Ulju Mountain Film Festival, South Korea
AFI Silver Theater, US
KinderKinoFest Düsseldorf, Germany
2017:
Antalya Film Festival, Turkey
BFI - London Film Festival, UK
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Children's and Youth, Estonia
Chicago International Children's Film Festival, US
Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain
Cinemagic Film Festival, UK
Cinepänz, Germany
Buster Film Festival, Denmark
Eurasia International Film Festival, Kazakhstan
Filmfest Munich, Germany
Giffoni Film Festival, Italy
International Young Audience Film Festival, Poland
Inverness Film Festival, UK
Kaohsiung Film Festival, Taiwan
KINOdiseea International Children’s Film Festival, Romania
Nordic Film Days Lübeck, Germany
Malmö BUFF, Sweden
Mumbai Film Festival, India
Olympia International Film Festival, Greece
Oulu International Children's and Youth Festival, Finland
Riga Film Festival, Latvia
Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia and Hercegovina
Schlingel International Film Festival, Germany
Smile International Children's Film Festival, India
Stuttgarter Kinder Film Festival, Germany
Tel Aviv International Children's Film Festival, Israel
Zagreb Film Festival - Croatia
Zlin Film Festival, Czech Rep.
Zurich Film Festival, Switzerland
TIFF Kids, Canada
Awards:
ECFA award - BUFF Barnfilmfestivalen
ECFA award - Filmfest Munich
Silver Gateway Award - Mumbai Film Festival
2nd prize for the Best live-action feature - Chicago International Children's Film Festival
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