Synopsis
ANIMATED FILM Jacob lives in the city and dreams of becoming a busy architect like his father. When his father goes on a business trip, Jacob has to stay with his know-all cousin Mimmi and his pirate uncle in a suburb of Riga. He soons finds a purpose: saving the local park with Mimmi and the help of the local dogs, as it’s being threatened by greedy businessmen who want to build tower blocks there.
Bio
EDMUNDS JANSONS (*1972) studied animation at the Estonian Academy of Art and works as a film-maker. He is also a graphic designer and illustrates children‘s books. Since 2001, he has had his own animation studio Atom Art. Jacob, Mimmi and the Talking Dogs is his debut feature film.
Info
Original Title: Jēkabs, Mimmi un runājošie suņi
International Title: Jacob, Mimmi and the Talking Dogs
Category: Animated feature
Section: Michel
Version & Subtitles: Latvian OV with German live voice-over
Director: Edmunds Jansons
Screenplay: Liga Gaisa, Edmunds Jansons
Cast/Protagonists: Eduards Olekts, Nora Džumā, Andris Keišs, Kaspars Znotiņš, Gatis Gāga, Māra Liniņa, Eduards Zilberts
Production country: Latvia, Poland
Year of Production: 2019
Length: 70 min
Producer: Sabine Andersone
Production company: Atom Art, Letko
Editor: Edmunds Jansons, Michal Poddebniak
Music: Krzysztof A. Janczak
Production Design: Elina Braslina
World Sales: New Europe Film Sales
