Mats Grorud

Mats Grorud (born August 1, 1976) is a Norwegian director and animator.[1][2] He is best known for his work on the films The Tower, Min Bestemor Beijing and more.[3][4]

Mats Grorud
Born (1976-08-01) August 1, 1976
Tønsberg, Norway
Alma materVolda University College
OccupationDirector, Screenwriter, Animator
Years active2005–present

Life and career

Mats was born and raised in Tønsberg, Norway. He studied animation at the Volda University College.[5] His animated short film Min Bestemor Beijing (My Grandmother Beijing) screened at Lübeck Nordic Film Days[6] In 2018, his debut animated feature film The Tower premiered in the Annecy International Animated Film Festival[7][8]

Filmography
Year Film Writer Director Notes
2018 The Tower Y Y Feature Film
2010 Santa Klaus Y Y Short Film
2008 Min Bestemor Beijing Y Y Short Film

Awards and nominations
Year Result Award Category Work
2010 Won Nordisk Panorama – Nordic Short & Doc Film Festival Best Animation[9] Min Bestemor Beijing
Nominated Warsaw International Film Festival Best Short Min Bestemor Beijing
2018 Won Chicago International Children's Film Festival Liv Ullmann Peace Prize[10] The Tower
gollark: You can make that old motherboard into, say, a coaster for drinks.
gollark: *oops*
gollark: Anyway, reboot it.
gollark: BEES!
gollark: The ratio of SSD £/GB to HDD £/GB is about 1:4 now, wow.

References
  1. "Annecy: Mats Grorud on Palestine, Animation and Hope". variety.com. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  2. "I Am Always Committed To Things Important In Life: Interview with Mats Grorud". zippyframes.com. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  3. "'The Tower': Film Review - Annecy 2018". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  4. "Min bestemor Beijing". filmklubb.no. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  5. "Hederleg omtale av dokumentarfilm frå Volda". hivolda.no. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  6. "My Grandmother Beijing". luebeck.de. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  7. "Mats The Tower". annecy.org. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  8. "Mats Grorud • Director". cineuropa.org. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  9. "Congratulations to all Nordic Short and Doc Award Winners 2009". old.nordiskpanorama.com. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  10. "35th Annual Chicago International Children's Film Festival". festival.facets.org. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
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