The Ice Dragon (2012)

Sweden, 77 min
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Media (4)

Original title Isdraken
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Average rating 3,26 / 5
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • Sweden
Production company
Awards
  • The Guldbagge Award
  • Special Mention
  • Festival Award
  • Show awards
Classification Allowed from age 11
Swedish release 2012-02-24

Cast

Philip Olsson
Mik

Malin Morgan
Lena

Feline Andersson
Pi

Vincent Grahl
Tony

Hampus Andersson-Gill (as Hampus Andersson)
Oskar

William Nordberg
Filip

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Plot summary

The Ice Dragon is an adventure about Mik, aged 11, and his quest for a new home. Mik runs away on an ice dragon, owns a cat factory, befriends brothers Bengt and Bertil, falls in love...

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Titles

Original title
  • Isdraken
Swedish release title
  • Isdraken
International title
  • The Ice Dragon
Title for Swedish DVD release
  • Isdraken

Crew

Director
Co-director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Project Coordinator
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Sound Design
Assistant Director
First Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Conforming
Script Supervisor
Story Editor
Co-producer
Executive Producer
Production Coordinator
Location Manager
Legally responsible
Unit Manager
Craft service
Runner
Assistant
Casting
Assistant Location Scout
Production Accountant
Production Secretary
Casting Assistant
Film Commissioner
Post Production Supervisor
First Assistant Cameraman
Second Assistant Cameraman
Still Photographer
Additional Photography
Second Unit Director of Photography
Underwater Photography
Gaffer
Best Boy
Key Grip
Grip Best Boy
Color Timer
Lab Coordinator
On-line Editing
Compositor
Visual Effects
Digital Imaging Technician (DIT)
Musician
Assistant Production Designer
Carpenter
Painter
Propman
Costume Designer
Make-up / Hair
Driver
Costume Assistant
Stunt
Assistant Film Editor
Boom Operator
Sound Editor
Foley
Dialogue Editor
Re-recording Mixer
Trainee
Graphics
Legal Advisor
Other Crew
Governess

Cast

Philip Olsson Mik
Malin Morgan Lena
Feline Andersson Pi
Vincent Grahl Tony
Hampus Andersson-Gill (as Hampus Andersson) Oskar
William Nordberg Filip
Hans Alfredson vaktmästaren
Jarl Lindblad Bengt
Dick Idman Bertil
Anders Eriksson socialsekreteraren Kent
Lisbeth Johansson Linda, socialsekreterare
Pelle Bolander (as Per Bolander) pappan
Sara Arnia (as Sara Arnia Bredefeldt) skolfröken
Katarina Cohen psykologen
Anna Ulrika Ericsson (as Anna Ulrica Ericsson) fostermamman
Tobias Aspelin fosterpappa
John Grahl Niklas
Julia Sporre Louise
Anders Hedberg polis
Gustave Lund Arne
Maj-Doris Rimpi Maria
Lotta Asker kassörska

Companies

Production Company Illusion Film & Television AB
Copyright Illusion Film & Television AB
Co-Production Company Filmgate AB
Filmpool Nord AB
Sveriges Television AB
Film i Väst AB
Dagsljus Filmequipment AB
CloudBerry Sound
Filmgate AB
Advance allocations Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Nordisk Film AB 2012
Distributor in Sweden Nordisk Film AB
Laboratory Nordisk Film Shortcut
Post Production Company Cinepost Studios AB
Recording Studio CloudBerry Sound
Ljudbang AB
Re-recording Mixer Cinepost Studios AB
Caterer Polar Hotel
Insurance Media Insurance Brokers ApS
Completion Bond European Film Bonds
Other Company Filmgate AB (för - och eftertexter)
Udda äventyr (säkerhet)

Plot summary

The Ice Dragon is an adventure about Mik, aged 11, and his quest for a new home. Mik runs away on an ice dragon, owns a cat factory, befriends brothers Bengt and Bertil, falls in love for the first time and eventually finds his way home.

Swedish censorship / rating

Certificate number 200681
Date 2012-01-05
Classification Allowed from age 11
Grounds for decision En skildring av en utsatt pojkes flytt från sin familj och hans kamp för att få bestämma över sitt liv. Framställningen innehåller inslag av ett blodigt filmklipp, en pappa som hotar sin familj med gevär samt en pojke som hamnar under isen. Detta i kombination med scener som skildrar en utsatt pojke som blir illa behandlad bedöms kunna vara till skada för välbefinnandet hos barn under 11 år.


Certificate number 200601
Date 2011-11-16
Classification Allowed from age 11
Grounds for decision En skildring av en utsatt pojkes flytt från sin familj och hans kamp för att få bestämma över sitt liv. Framställningen innehåller inslag av ett blodigt filmklipp, en pappa som hotar sin familj med gevär samt en pojke som hamnar under isen. Detta i kombination med scener som skildrar en utsatt pojke som ser sin pappa fara illa och själv blir hotad och illa behandlad bedöms kunna vara till skada för välbefinnandet hos barn under 11 år.


Technical specifications

Length in minutes 77 min


Original work

Original title Isdraken (Novel)
Author Mikael Engström


Production location

Älvsbyn Sweden 2011-03
Stockholm Sweden

Release dates

Festival showing 2012-01-21 Draken Gothenburg Sweden 80 min (Göteborg lilla filmfestival 21-23 januari 2012)
2012-01-23 Draken Gothenburg Sweden 80 min (Göteborg lilla filmfestival 21-23 januari 2012)
2012-02-04 Draken Gothenburg Sweden 77 min (Göteborg International Film Festival 2012)
2012-02-05 Handels Gothenburg Sweden 77 min (Göteborg International Film Festival, 2012)
Release in Sweden 2012-02-24 Sweden
Festival showing 2012-03-15 Royal Malmö Sweden 75 min (BUFF Filmfestival, 13 - 17 mars, 2012.)
DVD release 2012-07-25 Sweden
TV showing 2014-04-20 SVT1 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Dream in blue
Composer Jesper Strömblad
Daniel Flores
Mats Levén
Lyrics Jesper Strömblad
Daniel Flores
Mats Levén
Performed by Mats Levén
Jesper Strömblad


Awards

The Guldbagge Award Stockholm 2013 Best Visual Effects Andreas Hylander
Festival Award Malmö 2012 Malmö stads pris för bästa barnfilm. BUFF, Sverige.
Tel Aviv 2012 (Int’l Jury award, Tel Aviv Children’s Film Festival, Israel)
Tel Aviv 2012 (barnfilmjurynspris/Kids Jury awardTel Aviv Children’s Film Festival
Special Mention Buenos Aires 2012 (Special mention, Nueva Mirada Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Lûbeck 2012 (Nordische Filmtage Lübeck)
Festival Award Cologne 2012 (barnfilmjuryns första pris/ children jury award first price, Das 23. Kölner Kinderfilmfest Cinepänz, Tyskland)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Video tape digital
Carrier type HDCAM SR


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2
Poster title Ice Dragon


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Script title Isdraken
Extent 72 s.
Language English


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Extent 71 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Dialoglista. Isdraken.
Extent 18 s. + för- och eftertext samt musiklista.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Isdraken. Manus Petra Revenue i nära samarbete med regissör Martin Högdahl. Baserad på en roman med samma namn.
Extent 89 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Isdraken. Av Petra Revenue. Baserad på en roman med samma namn av Mikeal Engström. Manusversion 3 / Februari.
Extent 92 s.
Language Swedish


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language English


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language English


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