Jacob, Mimmi and the Talking Dogs

Jacob, Mimmi and the Talking Dogs (Latvian: Jēkabs, Mimmi un runājošie suņi) is a 2019 Latvian–Polish animated film directed by Edmunds Jansons and based on the children's book Dog Town by Luīze Pastore.[2] Funded by the National Film Centre of Latvia, Polish Film Institute and Creative Europe Media, the film is produced by Sabine Andersone for the Latvian Atom Art Studio and co-produced by Jakub Karwowski for the Polish Letko Studio.[3][4] The film received several nominations, and won Best Animated Film at the 32nd International Film Festival for Children and Youth in Iran.[5]

Jacob, Mimmi and the Talking Dogs
Directed byEdmunds Jansons
Screenplay byLīga Vidus
Produced byJakub Karwowski
Sabine Andersone
Production
companies
Atom Art Studio
Letko Studio
Release dates
  • July 20, 2019 (2019-07-20) (Giffoni Film Festival)
  • September 21, 2019 (2019-09-21) (Kino Dzieci)
  • October 1, 2019 (2019-10-01) (Latvia)
Running time
70 minutes[1]
CountriesLatvia
Poland
LanguageLatvian

Synopsis

The film follows Mimmi, who is sent to the suburbs to spend a summer with his uncle and cousin, Jacob, but they find out the local park is set to be transformed into new skyscrapers by a greedy businessman, and they decide to stop the development with the help of a pack of stray dogs that can talk.[1]

Cast
  • Eduards Olekts as Jacob
  • Nora Džumā as Mimmi
  • Andris Keišs as Boss
  • Kaspars Znotiņš as Tetis
  • Gatis Gāga as Eagle
  • Māra Liniņa as Mrs. Schmidt
  • Eduards Zilberts as Manny Pie[6]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Giffoni Film Festival on 20 July 2019.[7]

Accolades
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
International Film Festival for Children and Youth 28 August 2019 Best Animated Film Jacob, Mimmi and the Talking Dogs Won [5]
Lielais Kristaps 12 November 2019 Best Animated Feature Jacob, Mimmi and the Talking Dogs Nominated [8]
Best Screenplay Līga Vidus and Edmunds Jansons Nominated
Best Animation Director Edmunds Jansons Nominated
Best Animation Artist Elīna Brasliņa Nominated
Best Composer Krzysztof A. Janczak and Edgars Šubrovskis Nominated

References
  1. Jacob, Mimmi and the Talking Dogs (Jekabs, Mimmi un runajosie suni) at Cineuropa – the best of European cinema. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. Broka, Sonora (8 February 2019) Maskačka un īpašās spējas. Studijā - filmas "Jēkabs, Mimmi un runājošie suņi" veidotāji. (in Latvian). LSM. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  3. Grater, Tom (26 November 2018) Latvia-Poland family animation 'Jacob, Mimmi And The Talking Dogs' gets sales deal (exclusive). Screen Daily. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  4. Zahed, Ramin (26 November 2018) New Europe Collars ‘Jacob, Mimmi and the Talking Dogs‘. Animation Magazine. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  5. LETA/TBT Staff (28 August 2019) Latvian film Bille named winner at Iran film festival. The Baltic Times. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  6. Official website Archived 2021-05-13 at the Wayback Machine – talkingdogs.lv. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  7. Jacob, Mimmi and the Talking Dogs at the Giffoni Film Festival. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  8. Nacionālās kino balvas Lielais Kristaps nominanti 2019, 3 November 2019. (in Latvian). LielaisKristaps.lv. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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