Annette Saugestad Helland
RYDDERACET
The Rumble-Bumble Rally
A short film by
Annette Saugestad and Johan Kaos
Based on a visual consept and universe by Annette
Selected Festivals — Morningbird and Murmelton: The Rumble-Bumble Rally (2024/2025)
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MONSTRA Lisbon Animation Festival 2025 — MONSTRINHA Grand Prix (Winner)
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Visuelt 2025 — Gold, Animated Short Film (Winner)
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Den Norske Filmfestivalen 2024 — Cinemagi (Opening Film)
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Premier Plans 2026 -- Winner
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IndieLisboa 2025 — IndieJúnior (Official Selection)
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Kristiansand International Children’s Film Festival 2025 — Kort Moro (Official Selection)
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Mo&Friese Hamburg 2025 — Official Selection
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Anibar International Animation Festival 2025 — Young Audience Competition (Official Selection)
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Shanghai International Film Festival 2025 — Official Selection
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Giffoni Film Festival 2025 — Elements +3 (Official Selection)
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Minikino Film Week 2025 — International Competition (Official Selection)
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Schlingel Festival 2025 — Animated Short Film Competition (Official Selection)
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PÖFF 2025 — PÖFF Shorts (Official Selection)
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Primanima World Festival of First Animations 2025 — Official Selection
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Uppsala Short Film Festival 2025 — Best Children’s Film (Nominated)
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Filem’On 2025 — Official Selection
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Animateka International Animated Film Festival 2025 — “The Elephant in Competition” (Official Selection)
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Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2025 — Zauberlaterne programme (Official Selection)
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Nordische Filmtage Lübeck 2025 — Official Selection
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SITGES IFFFC 2025 — Sitges Family Section (Official Selection)
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DOK Leipzig 2025 — Young DOK (Official Selection)
WE WON! GRAND PRIX!
Trailer
Murmel and Bird flies again (tests for shortfilm)
Producers: Mikrofilm
New project in development: a series with M and M
Se hele filmen her:
Trailer
Morningbird and Murmelton/Morgenfugl og Murmeldyr
Short film 9 min
It’s summer, but the rain is pouring down. Little Mathilde is bored. Had it been winter, it would be snowing instead. Mathilde loves skiing, and wants to go on winter holiday right away. Luckily she has two imaginary friends! Morningbird and Murmelton are tiny enough to go on winter holiday in the freezer. It turns into quite an adventure.
A short film by Annette Saugestad Helland
English title: Morningbird and Murmelton on Winter Holiday
Director: Annette Saugestad Helland
Producers: Lise Fearnley and Tonje Skar Reiersen, Mikrofilm
Script writer: Annette Saugestad Helland
Design: Annette Saugestad Helland
Animation team: Cathinka Tanberg, Annette Saugestad Helland, Magnhild Winsnes, Andreas Paleologos
Compositing: Harald Fossen
Sound design: Rikard Strømsodd
Music: Anthony Barratt/Klangverkstedet
with: Mathilde Matre Rusten, Thorbjørn Harr and Kaia Varjord
For screeningrights contact: lise@mikrofilm.no
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We are currently developing a new shortfilm/series based on the same universe.
http://www.mikrofilm.no/Morgenfugl-og-Murmeldyr-pa-vinterferie
Previous short film: Morningbird ant Murmel on winterholiday
