My Favorite War (Latvian: Mans mīļākais karš) is a 2020 Latvian-Norwegian animated documentary, directed and written by Ilze Burkovska-Jacobsen.
| My Favorite War | |
|---|---|
| Norwegian | Mans mīļākais karš |
| Directed by | Ilze Burkovska Jacobsen |
| Written by | Ilze Burkovska Jacobsen |
Production companies | Bivrost Film Ego Media |
| Distributed by | Destiny Distribution |
| Countries | Norway Latvia |
| Language | 80 minutes |
Summary
editThe film tells the story of the director's personal experience of growing up in Soviet Latvia from 1970 to 1990.
Production
editThe film was co-produced by Ego Media in Latvia and Bivrost Film in Norway. The idea of the making of the film was inspired by Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis and Ari Folman's Waltz with Bashir.[1] Due to a limited budget, the director decided to combine animation with live-action and archival footage and photos. The development of the film started in 2014, and production began late in 2016.[2][3]
Accolades
editThe film won the Contrechamp program at the Annecy Festival in France.[4]
Release
editThe film was released in Latvia on 25 September 2020.[5]
References
edit- ^ "MY FAVORITE WAR". Film Centre of Latvia. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "My Favorite War by Ilze Burkovska Jacobsen". Zippy Frames. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Zahed, Ramin (September 4, 2020). "Ode to a Latvian Childhood: The Challenges & Inspirations of 'My Favorite War'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Latvian "My Favorite War" favorite at Annecy film festival". Latvian Public Broadcasting. June 22, 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Award-winning "My Favorite War" to premiere in Latvia in September". Latvian Public Broadcasting. August 25, 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.