Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber
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Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber is an 2008 Swedish animated children's fantasy film directed by Robert Rhodin
for the Stockholm based studio White Shark. Produced with an international audience in mind, it was very successful in Turkey and the Middle East. It reached top ten box office in three markets (Turkey, Sweden and Middle East) while most other markets released it straight to DVD.
who were the pioneers of 3D and wrote the script for Toy Story
. The total budget for the film was 5mUSD The production was extremely fast with a production time of 12 month from writing the script to delivering the 35mm print. The movie was the first CG animated movie produced by a Swedish company.
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There were positive reviews, as well as negative reviews which were positive about certain details in the film. Upsala Nya Tidnings Hanif Sabzevari wrote "White Shark puts Sweden on the Animation map." Expressen
s Jenny Richardson wrote "the nice gnomes are boring, but the mean trolls are nicely dirty."
Turkey had 61.097 visitors giving it 8.6 out of 10 points. The movie is still playing in Turkey beginning its 28th week, compared to less
than 5,000 in Sweden. The movie has also been released in Kuwait (topping number 6 on top-ten box office), Dubai, Argentina, Brazil, the Czech Republic, Finland, Greece, US, Canada and Hungary.Citation from Turkey
Robert Rhodin
Robert Rhodin is a Polish film director, filmproducer and scriptwriter.BioIn 2007 Mr. Rhodin created an animation studio which produced Sweden's first 3D animation motion picture. The company went public on a stock market Aktietorget in February 2008...
for the Stockholm based studio White Shark. Produced with an international audience in mind, it was very successful in Turkey and the Middle East. It reached top ten box office in three markets (Turkey, Sweden and Middle East) while most other markets released it straight to DVD.
Plot
Gnomes and Trolls, an action-adventure comedic fairy tale, marks White Shark Film's first foray into computer animation. Junior, a teenage gnome, wants nothing more than to invent gizmos and gadgets in his tree-house laboratory. But Junior's old school father, Jalle, the head gnome of the forest, would prefer his son follow in his footsteps and one day be in charge of his own forest. In spite of their differences, on the eve of the first winter storm Junior helps Jalle distribute food rations to the soon-to-be-hibernating animals. Then disaster strikes. Perpetually bickering troll brothers Face and Slim execute their evil father Fassa's carefully plotted plan to steal the food from the gnome secret food chamber. After Jalle is accidentally injured, Junior and his best friend Sneaky, a paranoid neurotic crow, embark on a heroic journey to the depths of troll cave to retrieve the stolen food. Junior and Sneaky's adventure takes them across vast landscapes and into encounters with bizarre animals. Along the way, Junior learns that it is possible to merge his passion for inventing with his newfound impetus to defend the forest. As Sneaky taps into an innate bravery he never knew he had, Slim battles an identity crisis, and Junior's mother Svea shatters the preconceived notions of what it means to be a gnome wife.Cast
- Greg BergGreg BergGreg Berg is an American voice actor.He has done voice-overs for various cartoons and video games. He has also been used in films as a voice match for certain male Hollywood actors...
as Sneaky - Joe CappellettiJoe Cappelletti-Anime Roles:* Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo - Halekulani* Eureka Seven - Radar Man, Teacher* Fafner in the Azure - Ko* Fighting Spirit - Fuji, Yusuke Oda* Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Fake Wong Chu Ren* Gun Sword - Viest...
as Face - Elizabeth DailyElizabeth DailyElizabeth Ann Guttman , better known by her stage names of Elizabeth Daily and E.G. Daily, is an American voice actress, actress, singer-songwriter, and musician...
as Junior - Kate HigginsKate HigginsCatherine Davis "Kate" Higgins is an American voice actress, singer, and jazz pianist. She was born in Charlottesville, Virginia grew up in Auburn, Alabama, and currently lives in Los Angeles. She is best known as the English voice of Sakura Haruno on the hit anime series Naruto, Talho Yūki from...
as Alley - Kym Lane as Fawn
- Lloyd SherrLloyd SherrLloyd Sherr , also known by his stage name Max Raphael, is an American voice actor. Sherr has been credited in many forms of media, most notably as narrator of the History Channel show Modern Marvels, for which his voice has become a trademark of the History Channel.Sherr has also narrated other...
as Jalle - André SogliuzzoAndré SogliuzzoAndré Sogliuzzo is an Italian-American voice actor, comedian, and actor.-Animated roles:* American Dad! – Dill* Avatar: The Last Airbender – King Bumi, Hakoda, Haru* The Batman – Duncan* Brandy & Mr...
as Fassa - James Arnold TaylorJames Arnold TaylorJames Arnold Taylor is an American voice actor, Impressionist, and Announcer. He is the current voice provider for Fred Flintstone as well as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the TV series Star Wars: The Clone Wars and also the movie Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Johnny Test in Johnny Test...
as Slim
Production
The film was originally conceived as a 50-minute-long television movie. When the financing already was in place, the producers were persuaded by distributors from Russia and China into turning it into a theatrical feature film. The screenwriting was overseen by the exec producers Alec Sokolow and Joel CohenJoel Cohen (writer)
Joel Cohen is an American film writer who has worked on such projects as the movies Cheaper by the Dozen , Toy Story , its sequel Toy Story 2 and Garfield: The Movie...
who were the pioneers of 3D and wrote the script for Toy Story
Toy Story
Toy Story is a 1995 American computer-animated film released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is Pixar's first feature film as well as the first ever feature film to be made entirely with CGI. The film was directed by John Lasseter and featuring the voices of Tom Hanks and Tim Allen...
. The total budget for the film was 5mUSD The production was extremely fast with a production time of 12 month from writing the script to delivering the 35mm print. The movie was the first CG animated movie produced by a Swedish company.
2008
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (Tue 21 April 2009)
- Kristiansand, Norway (28 April 2009)
- 5th Dubai Film Festival 2008
2009
- Zin Fest in Czech Republic
- Buff filmfestival
- Cairo International film festival
- 11th Seol International Youth Film Festival 2009
- Jerusalem Cinematheque Children's film festival
- Nice film festival in Liverpool Nov/Dec 2009
- 10th China International Children's Film festival
- 4th International Bursa Silk Road Film Festival 2009
Reception
The buyers at several Swedish internet stores has Praised the movie with an average 4 of 5.CDON.COM GINZA.SE andDISCSHOP.SE
There were positive reviews, as well as negative reviews which were positive about certain details in the film. Upsala Nya Tidnings Hanif Sabzevari wrote "White Shark puts Sweden on the Animation map." Expressen
Expressen
Expressen is one of two nationwide evening tabloid newspapers in Sweden, the other being Aftonbladet. Expressen was founded in 1944; its symbol is a wasp and slogans "it stings" or "Expressen to your rescue", always on the reader's side....
s Jenny Richardson wrote "the nice gnomes are boring, but the mean trolls are nicely dirty."
Turkey had 61.097 visitors giving it 8.6 out of 10 points. The movie is still playing in Turkey beginning its 28th week, compared to less
than 5,000 in Sweden. The movie has also been released in Kuwait (topping number 6 on top-ten box office), Dubai, Argentina, Brazil, the Czech Republic, Finland, Greece, US, Canada and Hungary.Citation from Turkey