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An initiative
of the EU MEDIA Programme with the support of the Italian Government
 Since
1992 MEDIA Salles has been promoting the European cinema and its circulation
at theatrical level |
EURO
KIDS - SCREENINGS 2002/2003
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| The boy who wanted to be a bear | |
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Original Title |
L'enfant qui voulait être un ours
Drengen der ville gøre det umulige |
| Director | Jannik Hastrup |
| Genre | Animation |
| Country of origin | Denmark, France |
| Language spoken | Danish, French |
| Year of production | 2002 |
| Production | Dansk Tegnefilm 2 (Denmark), Les Armateurs (France) |
| Domestic distribution
/ World Sales |
Gebeka (France) Scanbox Angel Films (Denmark: 07/02/03) |
| Domestic release | 18 December 2002 (France) |
| Sales agent |
Claudia Rae- Colombani & Sébastien Chesneau, |
| Awards |
2003 : Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk Special Mention Best Feature Film - Jannik Hastrup |
| List of Distributors | ||
| Release date | Country | Distributor |
| 18 April 2003 | UK | National Film Theatre |
| 18 December 2002 | Benbelux | Alternative Films Michel Luel Place Colignon, 10 1030 Bruxelles Phone : +32 22421930 Fax : +32 22420180 E-mail : alternative.films@pi.be |
| Future release: 5 December 2003 | Greece | Youth Plan Dimitris Spyrou 18, Rodos Street, Athens 11252 - Greece Phone: +30 2108664470 Fax: +30 2108662344 E-mail: olyffest@otenet.gr |
| Unknown | Spain | Antonio Laurens Balmes 87 08008 Barcelona Phone: +34 934963800 Fax: +34 934963801 E-mail : allorens@laurenfilm.es |
| Future release: 21 November 2003 | Bulgaria | Svetoslav Alexandrov 18, Yantra Street 1124 Sofia Phone: +359 28435064 Fax: +359 29434801 E-mail: big-bang@techno-link.com |
| 25 December 2002 |
Switzerland |
Mont Blanc Distribution |
| Future release: 17 January 2003 | Norway | Oro Film |
| Unknown | Sweden | Folkets Bio |
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SYNOPSIS One day a bear gave birth to a stillborn bear cub. The bear mother was so sad that she lay down on the ice to die. Not far from the bear's cave, a little boy was born. When the bear saw that his wife wanted to die, he set off in search of a little bear for her. His was not an easy task, for nowhere were baby bears to be found. And so the bear took the woman's infant boy and brought him to his wife, who brought up the child as if he were her own son. In this way, the little boy learned everything a bear should know. The boy's mother never got over the loss of her son. She became so sad that her husband promised to kill the bear and bring back her son to her. The man set off to hunt down the bear; finally he discovered the boy's tracks in the snow, found the bear, killed it and brought back the boy to his mother. However, the boy felt so much like a bear that could not get used to being with people again. He ran back to the bear's cave to find out how to become a real bear. He learned that he would have to pass three important bear tests. A real bear must be able to cope with the sea and the cold and - worst of all - being alone. As director Jannik Hastrup comments: "This story is neither a piece of natural history nor is it a lesson in Arctic geography; it is a fairy-tale, and, like all good stories, it can take place anywhere and at any time."
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