Eternal Hunting Grounds

2016
20m

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Two children play on an island, in an open coastal landscape. Their imagination is only limited by the horizon, which is endless. They have a game they love to play: to search under stones, ... Read allTwo children play on an island, in an open coastal landscape. Their imagination is only limited by the horizon, which is endless. They have a game they love to play: to search under stones, on the beach, in the mud, and in the fields to look for dead animals. Once they collect en... Read allTwo children play on an island, in an open coastal landscape. Their imagination is only limited by the horizon, which is endless. They have a game they love to play: to search under stones, on the beach, in the mud, and in the fields to look for dead animals. Once they collect enough animals, they bring them to a self-made graveyard. Here, the children bury them, deco... Read all

Director
- Elin Grimstad
Writer
- Elin Grimstad
Stars
- Morten Espeland
- Hildegun Riise

See production info at IMDbPro

YOUR RATING

Director
- Elin Grimstad
Writer
- Elin Grimstad
Stars
- Morten Espeland
- Hildegun Riise

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
ETERNAL HUNTING GROUNDS (2016) is an animated short film directed by Elin Grimstad. The film was produced at the traditional puppet film studio Nukufilm in Tallinn, Estonia. The film was shot on a multiplane animation table, with 5-10 layers of glass planes set at different heights. The technique used was stop-motion animation using cut-out and replacement techniques. The puppets and props are placed horizontally on the glass. A camera is suspended over the table, aimed down at work. Eternal Hunting Grounds is a Norwegian/ Estonian co-production financed by The Norwegian Film Institute and The Estonian Film Institute. Elin: The film is a fairy-tale based on a true story from my childhood. My best friend and I had a secret burial ground for dead animals we found in nature. The animals, when buried by us, would come to life again in animal paradise, "Eternal Hunting Grounds". The story's visual world, flora and fauna is inspired by the nature on Giske island, in north-western Norway. The film recently won The Golden Taube award 2016 for Best Animated Short at DOK Leipzig - International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film.