SPECIAL SCREENING of the Portland German Film Festival – Sunday, April 10, 2022, 3:00PM at the Clinton Street Theater
Jim Button and the Wild 13 (Jim Knopf und die Wilde 13)
Germany 2020, 109 min. in German with English subtitles
Director Dennis Gansel
Cast Henning Baum, Solomon Gordon, Rick Kavanian, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Christoph Maria Herbst, Annette Frier, Leighanne Esperanzate, Sonja Gerhardt, Milan Peschel
Can you make an old locomotive fly? You bet! To protect Morrowland from the notorious pirate gang “The Wild 13”, Jim Button and his best friend, the engine driver Luke, make Emma airworthy and set off on a dangerous journey, where Jim’s most fervent wish might come true: to find out the truth about his mysterious origins.
Dark clouds are gathering over the tranquil island of Morrowland, the home of twelve-year old Jim and his best friend, the engine driver Luke: the notorious pirate gang “The Wild 13” has learned that the dragon Mrs Grindtooth has been conquered by Jim and Luke and now swears revenge! To protect Morrowland from another threat, the two of them set off with their steam engines Emma and Molly on a dangerous journey where Jim’s most fervent wish might also come true: he wants at last to find out the truth about his mysterious origins.
JIM BUTTON AND THE WILD 13 is the live-action adaptation of Michael Ende’s global bestseller, translated into 25 languages, with over 5 million books sold. With the main roles shot in English language, it is one of the most spectacular and expensive feature film productions in the history of German cinema. Hit producer Christian Becker („Vicky The Viking“, „Hui Buh – The Goofy Ghost“) and director Dennis Gansel („The Wave“, „Mechanic: Resurrection“) have not spared on special effects and paid great attention to detail when translating the timeless story of friendship, loyalty and courage into fascinating images as a great fantasy adventure for every generation.
JIM BUTTON AND THE WILD 13 is a production of Rat Pack Filmproduktion, in co-production with Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany, JM Filmproduktionsgesellschaft, Michael Ende Productions and Malao Film as well as Moonlighting Films as a service producer in South Africa.
© Global Screen
Opening remarks by Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany for Oregon and Idaho, Blake Peters.
This movie is sponsored by the German International School Portland
Director Dennis Gansel, born in Hannover in 1973, started shooting his first TV movie “The Phantom” when he was still a student at Munich film school HFF. It won him a Grimme Prize 2001 and the Audience Award at the Baden-Baden festival. He followed it up with comedy “Girls on Top” (2001) starring Diana Amft, Felicitas Woll and Karoline Herfurth, who were all to go on to become major stars. “The Downfall” (2004, also co-script) starring Max Riemelt and Tom Schilling won him the Bavarian Film Prize for Best Director, after already having earned a German Film Prize for Best Unproduced Screenplay. It also won awards in Fajr, the Hamptons and Viareggio.
His drama “The Wave” (2008, also co-script) starring Jürgen Vogel earned a Jupiter Award for Best Director, the German Film Prize in Bronze, the Script Prize in Torino and the Special Jury Prize in Istanbul, and was screened at Sundance. His modern vampire more “We are the Night” (2010, also co-script) starring Karoline Herfurth, Nina Hoss, Jennifer Ulrich, Anna Fischer and Max Riemelt, won the Special Jury Prize at the Catalonian International Film Festival in Sitges. In 2012, he shot thriller “The Fourth Estate” (also co-script) starring Moritz Bleibtreu and Max Riemelt. In 2016, Dennis Gansel shot his first major Hollywood film, action hit sequel “Mechanic: Resurrection” starring Jason Statham, Tommy Lee Jones and Jessica Alba.
Bavarian Film Awards 2021
| Winner Bavarian Film Award |
Best Youth Film (Bester Jugendfilm) Christian Becker |
Festival de cine Fantástico de Canarias Isla Calavera 2021
| Nominee Isla Calavera Award |
Best Feature Film Dennis Gansel |
Fimucite Festival Internacional de Musica de Cine de Tenerife 2021
| Winner Alex North Award |
Best Original Score Ralf Wengenmayr Marvin Miller |
German Film Awards 2021
| Nominee Film Award in Gold |
Outstanding Children or Youth Film (Bester Kinder- und Jugendfilm) Christian Becker |
| Best Film Score (Beste Filmmusik) Ralf Wengenmayr Marvin Miller |
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| Best Costume Design (Bestes Kostümbild) Anke Winckler |
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| Best Visual Effects (Beste visuelle Effekte) Frank Schlegel |
World Soundtrack Awards 2021
| Nominee Public Choice Award |
Ralf Wengenmayr Marvin Miller |
| Susan DiBona Salvatore Sangiovanni Nanita Desai Benji Merrison Ralf Wengenmayr For I Liviatani , Wild Mountain Thyme , The Reason I Jump and SAS: Red Notice |
Festivals
Freeze Frame International Film Festival for Kids of All Ages Winnipeg Canada 2021, Leeds Young Film Festival UK 2021, International Children’s and Youth Film Carnival for Children and Family 2021, Hsinchu City Chidren´s Film Festival Taiwan 2021, Within the Family International Festival of Family and Children’s Films Yaroslawl Russia 2021, Universal Kids Film Festival Istanbul 2021, Festival Audiovisual Infantil y Juvenil Venezuela 2021, Schlingel – International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience Germany 2021, ARTmusing Film Carnival 2021, GIFFONI Film Festival Italy 2021, International Film Festival for Children and Young People Armenia 2021, Musikfilmtage Oberaudorf Germany 2021, Nelson Mandela Children´s Film Festival Johannesburg South Africa 2021, Tallinn BLACK Nights – Section for Children’s and Youth film 2021, Filmfestival des Deutschen Films Ludwigshafen am Rhein 2021, Taoba International Youth Film Festival Georgia 2021, 26th Children’s Film Festival Mexico, Mexico City 2021, Kölner Kinderfilmfest Cinepaenz Germany 2021, Kinderfilmfest Schwäbisch Gmünd Germany 2021, CINEFANTASY – INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL São Paulo Brazil 2021,Final Cut Film Festival Marburg Germany 202, FARGO MOORHEAD KIDS FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL USA 2021, CANARY ISLANDS FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL Spain 2021, Junior IFF Czech Republic 2021, Fantasy Film Festival Chicago 2021, Giffoni Macedonia Youth Film Festival 2021, WONDERFEST – International Children’s and Youth Film Festival Bucharest 2021, Vancouver Black Film Festival Canada 2021, KIDS Film Festival Dallas Texas 2022, Taiwan Int’l Children’s Film Festival 2022, Cinedu IFF For Children and Youth 2022, CINI – International Children ́s Film Festival Lima Peru 2022, Dili International Film Festival 2022
©2020 Rat Pack Filmproduktion/ Joe Alblas for all photos.