Experiencing Interruptions?

Smile

GroM wakes up one morning to find that his mouth is stuck in a sour face. He, who wants to be happy and smile! His friend LobO comes visiting and together they embark on a journey to find a GroM’s smile. They try with a circus visit and with magic potions, but it only makes things worse. Will GroM ever Smile again?

  • Jonas Forsman
    Director
    The Robot and the Whale
  • Jonas Forsman
    Writer
    The Robot and the Whale
  • Anders Wilhelmsson
    Producer
    The Calling
  • Project Type:
    Animation
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 51 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 4, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    43,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Sweden
  • Country of Filming:
    Sweden
  • Language:
    No Dialogue
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:2,35
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Giffoni Film Festival
    Giffoni
    Italy
    July 30, 2021
    World Premiere
    Elememts 3+ Competition
  • Fredrikstad Animation Festival
    Fredrikstad
    Norway
    October 21, 2021
    Norwegian Premiere
    Nordic-Baltic Competition: Children's Film
  • Cinemagic Film Festival
    Belfast
    United Kingdom
    October 1, 2021
    UK Premiere
    Official Shorts Competition
  • Filem'On International Film Festival for Young Audiences
    Brussels
    Belgium
    October 27, 2021
    Belgian Premiere
    ECFA Short Film Competition
  • Olympia International Film Festival
    Pyrgos
    Greece
    November 27, 2021
    Greek Premiere
    Short Film Competition
  • PLAY Festival
    Lisbon
    Portugal
    February 12, 2022
    Portugese premiere
    Canção do pássaro da cabeça
  • BUFF
    Malmö
    Sweden
    March 19, 2022
    Swedish Premiere
    Short Film Panorama
  • Aspen Shortsfest
    Aspen
    United States
    April 10, 2022
    US Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Le Carrousel international du film de Rimouski
    Rimouski
    Canada
    March 27, 2022
    North American Premiere
    Official Competition
  • Kristiansand International Children Film Festival
    Kristiansand
    Norway
    April 26, 2022
    International Short Film Competition
  • Nantucket Film Festival
    Nantucket
    United States
    June 26, 2022
    Official Selection
  • El Festival Internacional de Cine para Niños (...y no tan Niños)
    Mexico City
    Mexico
    August 9, 2022
    Mexican Premiere
  • DokuFest
    Prizren
    Kosovo
    August 8, 2022
    Kosovo Premiere
    DokuKids
  • Love & Anarchy Helsinki Int. Film Festival
    Helsinki
    Finland
    September 15, 2022
    Finnish Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Oulu International Children's and Youth Film Festival
    Oulu
    Finland
    November 13, 2022
    ECFA Short Film Award Competition
  • Reykjavík International Film Festival
    Reykjavík
    Iceland
    October 8, 2022
    Icelandic Premiere
    Official Selection Young RIFF Shorts 4+
  • Göteborg. Film Festival Prisma
    Gothenburg
    Sweden
    October 29, 2022
    Official selection
  • Filmfest Sundsvall
    Sundsvall
    Sweden
    September 28, 2022
    International Children’s Film Competition
  • REX Animation Film Festival
    Stockholm
    Sweden
    November 2, 2022
    Official Selection Swedish Animation
  • Athens International Children's Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    November 19, 2022
    Official selection School Program
  • BOGOSHORTS
    Bogotá
    Colombia
    December 10, 2022
    South American Premiere
    Official Selection ChiquiShorts
  • Flickerfest
    Sydney
    Australia
    January 28, 2023
    Australian Premiere
    FlickerKids Shorts
  • International Short Film Week Regensburg
    Regensburg
    Germany
    March 11, 2023
    German Premiere
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • Premium Films
    Sales Agent
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Jonas Forsman

Jonas has worked with animation at many productions around the world, such as “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”, “Dawn of Planet of the Apes”, “Happy Feet 2”, “The Great Wall”. In 2018 he completed his first film as director with the short animation The Robot & The Whale.

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Director Statement

I have always loved tales. Smile is to me a classical tale with a modern style. What got me hooked to this idea was the looking forward to fun work with facial expressions and pantomime. There is something very appealing with the shape of the happy/sad mouth. It’s a contrast that everyone understands and relate to. But mainly the film is about friendship and how it can make you feel good.

The world in Smile is colourful and a bit lop-sided. I wanted to mix soft and hard shapes to get a mix of the graphic and the rounder and happier that kids like.