Jacob, Mimmi and the Talking Dogs

Jacob lives in the city and dreams of becoming an architect like his busy dad. He spends a lot of time drawing buildings and daydreaming while his father is at work. One day dad needs to go away on business for longer than usual and Jacob has to spend the a whole week with his bossy cousin Mimmi and her ex-pirate father Eagle in Riga’s historical suburb called Maskachka. As soon as Jacob arrives it turns out that the local park is about to be transformed into new skyscrapers by a greedy businessman. Jacob and Mimmi decide to stop the development. It turns out that they can only do it with the help of a pack of local dogs that… can talk!

Team

Director: Edmunds Jansons
Script: Līga Gaisa, Edmunds Jansons
Art Design: Elīna Brasliņa
Animation: Mārtiņš Dūmiņš
Sound: Ģirts Bišs
Composer: Kšištofs Aleksandrs Jančaks (Polija)
“Talking dogs song” Composer: Edgars Šubrovskis
Producer: Sabīne Andersone
Production manager: Ieva Vaickovska
Production Company: Atom Art
Co-production Company: “Letko” (Polija)
Cast: Andris Keišs, Gatis Gāga, Kaspars Znotiņš, Nora Džumā, Eduards Olekts, Baiba Broka, Eduards Zilberts, Māra Liniņa u.c.
Financial Support: National film Centre of Latvia, The Creative Europe Programme – MEDIA, Polish Film Institute

Festival list 70
  1. BUFF Malmo, Sweden, 2019
  2. Children's Film Festival Australia, Australia, 2019
  3. Zlin Film Festival, Czech Republic, 2019
  4. Valletta Film Festival, Malta, 2019
  5. Munich Film Festival, Germany, 2019
  6. Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, South Korea, 2019
  7. Giffoni IFF, Italy, 2019
  8. Hong Kong Kids International Festival, Hong Kong, 2019
  9. Sarajevo IFF, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2019
  10. International Film Festival for Children and Young Adults, Iran, 2019
  11. Animal Film Festival, Suncheon, Korea, 2019
  12. Fantoche, Switzerland, 2019
  13. BUSTER, Denmark, 2019
  14. FilmFest Hamburg - MICHEL Children's and Youth Film Festival, Germany, 2019
  15. Helsinki IFF, Finland, 2019
  16. BFI London, Great Britain, 2019
  17. Baltic Days in Oslo, Norway, 2019]
  18. Animest, Romania, 2019
  19. Indie Cork, Ireland, 2019
  20. Nouveau Cinema, Canada, 2019
  21. Taichung International Animation Festival, Taiwan, 2019
  22. Mumbai IFF, India, 2019
  23. CineKid, Nethelands, 2019
  24. Nordic Film Days Lubeck, Germany, 2019
  25. Thessaloniki IFF, Greece, 2019
  26. Festival Piccolo Grande Cinema Milano, Italy, 2019
  27. Ajyal Film Festival, Qatar, 2019
  28. Cottbus, Germany, 2019
  29. Baltic Film Festival NY, USA, 2019
  30. Sevilla Film Festival , Spain, 2019
  31. Manchester Animation FF, Great Britain, Great Britain
  32. CasaKidsClub Nouremberg, Germany, Great Britain
  33. Internationales Kinderfilmfestival Wien Pitanaga, Austria, 2019
  34. China International Children's Film Festival, China, 2019
  35. Marrakech FF, Morocco, 2019
  36. Bilbolbul / Cineteca Bologna, Italy, 2019
  37. Animateka Slovenia, 2019
  38. Helsinki IFF tour, Finland, 2020
  39. Belmont World Film / Maryland, USA, 2020
  40. IndieJunior Allianz, Portugal, 2020
  41. Freeze Frame, Canada, 2020
  42. Taiwan International Children’s Film Festival, Taiwan, 2020
  43. Sehpferdchen Hannover, Germany, 2020
  44. Cleveland IFF, USA, 2020
  45. Cinéma CityClub, Switzerland, 2020
  46. Seoul Eco Film Festival, South Korea, 2020
  47. Anima Brussels, Belgium, 2020
  48. INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF URUGUAY, Uruguay, 2020
  49. ANIFILM , Czech Republic, 2020
  50. HsinChu Children Film Festival, Taiwan, 2020
  51. Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival, South Korea, 2020
  52. INDIEBO, Colombia, 2020
  53. Tromsø International Film Festival Junior, Norway, 2020
  54. IndieLisboa, Portugal, 2020
  55. Baltic film days, Estonia, 2020
  56. Bielefeld, Germany, 2020
  57. Children Film Festival in Amman, Jordan, 2020
  58. Kinderfilmfest Münster, Germany, 2020
  59. Cinemagic Dublin Festival, Ireland, 2020
  60. Valdivia International Film Festival, Chile, 2020
  61. Barbican , Great Britain, 2020
  62. Cinemas du Grutli / Kids Club, Switzerland, 2020
  63. Environmental Film Festival Australia, Australia, 2020
  64. Animatex, Egypt, 2020
  65. Miami Children FF, USA, 2020
  66. AFI European Union Film Showcase, USA, 2020
  67. Epsilon Spires Vermont, USA, 2020
  68. FIFEM, Canada, 2020
  69. Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth, Canada, 2020
  70. Environmental Film Festival Australia rerun, Australia, 2020
Technical information

Lenght: 70’
Screen ratio: 16:9
Color: Colors
Sound: 5,1., Stereo
Animation Technique: Cut-Outs, 2D Computer Animation
Year: 2019