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Singing HUGO and His Incredible Adventures

Hugo is a little different than the other roosters in the coop. With his avian baritone, he dreams of singing on stage. Thieves can’t thwart Hugo’s dream; on the contrary, they transport him to another world where adventures begin.

  • Reinis Kalnaellis
    Director
    The Golden Horse, When Apples Roll, Joka pēc alfabēts, The Fire and Clay Master
  • Kaspars Roga
    Writer
  • Vilnis Kalnaellis
    Producer
  • RENĀRS KAUPERS
    Key Cast
  • TAIGA ZĪLE
    Animators
  • JOLANTA BĪGELE
    Animators
  • ALEKSANDRS ŠEHOVCOVS
    Animators
  • KĀRLIS AUZĀNS
    Composer
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Genres:
    Kids, Family, 2D animation
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2017
  • Country of Origin:
    Latvia
  • Country of Filming:
    Latvia
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 67th International Film Festival Berlinale
    Berlin
  • Vilnius International Film Festival (Vilnius IFF) “Kino Pavasaris”

    Lithuania
Distribution Information
  • RIJA FILMS
Director Biography - Reinis Kalnaellis

After graduating from the Baltic Film & Media School in Tallinn, Estonia and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Czech Republic, Reinis Kalnaellis kickstarted his career as award-winning animation director. His lately recognized international filmography titles include “The Golden Horse”, “Funny Alphabet”, “When Apples Roll” and “The Fire and Clay Master”. Reinis has been the permanent participant of International Film Festival Berlinale and his films has travelled to more than 100 festivals, movie theaters, broadcasters, streaming platforms as well as released in DVDs. Since 2011 Reinis Kalnaellis has been closely involved with sales and distribution, participating in EFM, Marche Du Film, MipCOM, MipTV, MipDoc, AFM, FilmART. He recently held the position as the Chairman of Latvian Filmmakers Union. As Director and Producer, Reinis currently works on two feature movies, coming out by 2020.

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