THE BREADWINNER
2018 Films
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1h 32m
Based on the best selling children's novel by Deborah Ellis, The Breadwinner tells the story of Parvana, a 11 year old girl growing up in Afghanistan in 2001. When her father is arrested, Parvana dresses as a boy in order to work and provide for her family. Together with her best friend Shauzia, she risks discovery to try to find her father
Direction: Nora Twomey
Script: Anita Doron
Production: Anthony Leo
Co-Production: Andrew Rosen, Paul Young, Tomm Moore, Stephan Roelants
Editing: Darragh Byrne
Animation: Fabian Erlingauser, Lorraine Lordan, Nicholas Dubray
Sound: J.R. Fountain
Original Score: Mychael Danna, Jeff Danna
Cast: Sara Chaudry, Soma Chhaya, Laara Sadiq, Shasita Latif, Ali Badshah, Noorin Gulamgaus, Kawa Ada
Original Title: THE BREADWINNER
Original Language: English
Film Production Countries: Ireland, Canada, Luxembourg
Website: www.thebreadwinner.com
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/TheBreadwinnerMovie/
Biography of the Director/s
Nora Twomey
Partner & Creative Director with Cartoon Saloon, ACADEMY AWARD® & GOLDEN GLOBE nominated director.
Nora has been part of Cartoon Saloon since it set up in Kilkenny in 1999.
She directed award winning short films such as From Darkness before going on to co-directing ACADEMY AWARD® nominated The Secret of Kells with Tomm Moore.
She was creative producer on the Netflix pre-school series Puffin Rock and Head of Story on ACADEMY AWARD® nominated Song of the Sea.
Most recently, Nora directed The Breadwinner, based on Deborah Ellis's acclaimed YA novel about a young girl growing up in Afghanistan. The film was nominated for an ACADEMY AWARD® & GOLDEN GLOBE, and won the Audience & Jury Awards at Annecy 2018.
Nora is married with two boys, one cat and (at the time of writing) 5 fish.
Awards Won
Annie Award 2018 - Best Animated Feature – Independent
Anima Mundi 2018 - Best Animated Feature & Audience Award
TIFF Kids Young People's Jury Award (ages 11–13) 2018 - Best Feature Film
Animation is Film 2018 - Grand prize and Audience Award
Canadian Film Awards 2018 (4 wins) - Achievement in Music: Original Score. Achievement in Music: Original Song. Achievement in Sound Editing. Adapted Screenplay
World Sales:
Westend Films
Lucie Braverman
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E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +44 207 494 8300
Website: http://www.westendfilms.com/home/
Press:
Westend Films
Lucie Braverman
Shepherds Building Central, Charecroft Way
Londong, W14 0EE, United Kingdom
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +44 207 494 8300
Website: http://www.westendfilms.com/home/
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