My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts
This Oscar®-nominated animated film comes from Oscar®-winning filmmaker Torill Kove (The Danish Poet). It's a tall tale about her grandmother's life in Oslo, Norway, during World War II. Sharp and whimsical, her story combines her grandmother's tales with historical events and fantasy, showing how a cherished anecdote can come to acquire a mythical status. King Harald of Norway said, "I love the irony of this short."
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My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts, Torill Kove, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
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storyTorill Kove
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directionTorill Kove
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animationTorill Kove
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narrationMag Ruffman
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colour designAnne Ashton
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additional animationLuigi AllemanoKetil Bruun Andersen
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additional backgroundsAnne AshtonNatasha Nikitina
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trace and paintLuigi AllemanoKetil Bruun AndersenAnne AshtonLaurence AyiElaine GascoGina Georgousis
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animation cameraPierre LandryLynda PelleyThea PrattKarl Erik Ruud
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animaticPal GengenbachMorten Skallerud
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testingPal GengenbachMorten Skallerud
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musicKevin Dean
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musicianKevin DeanJan JarczykDave Laing
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soundNormand RogerJean-Baptiste Roger
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music recordingGeoffrey MitchellMartin Rouillard
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final mixShelley Craig
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final mix - assistanceGeoffrey Mitchell
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post-production coordinationÉric Barbeau
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program administratorGisèle Guilbault
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executive producerDavid Verrall
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producerMarcy PageLars Tommerbakke
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