NORTH is a 3D animated family feature film inspired by Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen’s famous fairy tale, “The Snow Queen”. The story is set in Copenhagen in the Victorian era of the late 1800’s, and is inspired also by the writings of Selma Lagerlöf (Swedish Nobel Prize winner) and Zacharius Topelius (famous Finnish writer).
Written and directed by the critically acclaimed Norwegian fantasy author, Bente Lohne, produced by Hakon Gundersen, the producer of the award winning film, “Free Jimmy”. Ralph Guggenheim, the producer of the groundbreaking Academy Award winning animated film “Toy Story” (1995) and co-founder of Pixar serving as a consulting producer.
Young Gerda sets off into the great unknown in search of her friend Kai, who has simply disappeared. On her journey, Gerda makes friends with a gander, a horse, a reindeer, and a kind witch, unaware that a hostile enemy is watching her: the evil Snow Queen and her gargoyle apprentice, Louie. The Snow Queen has abducted Kai and keeps him prisoner in her ice palace way up in the freezing north of Norway. Together, Gerda and Kai escape, arriving back home just in time for the happiest holiday ever.
