The Elfkins – Baking a Difference

The Elfkins – Baking a Difference, also known as A Piece of Cake (German: Die Heinzels – Rückkehr der Heinzelmännchen) is a 2019 German animated film directed by Ute von Münchow-Pohl [fr].[3][4][1]

The Elfkins – Baking a Difference
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GermanDie Heinzels – Rückkehr der Heinzelmännchen
Directed byUte von Münchow-Pohl [fr]
Written byJan Strathmann
Produced byDirk Beinhold
Starring
  • Rivka Rothstein
  • Liam Mockridge
  • Valentin Beinhold
  • Suzanne Ritter
  • Erik Hansen
  • Steve Jacob
  • Matthew Burton
  • Kristen Bush
Edited by
  • Ute von Münchow-Pohl
  • Erik Stappenbeck
Music byAlex Komlew
Production
company
Akkord Film Production[1]

arx anima animation studios

Seru films
Release dates
  • 8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) (Schlingel)
  • 30 January 2020 (2020-01-30) (Germany)
Running time
75 minutes[1]
CountryGermany Austria
LanguageGerman
Box office$5,468,395[2]

The film premiered at the 2019 SCHLINGEL International Film Festival.[5]

Plot

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Heinzelmännchen are helping a baker.

Synopsis:

For more than 200 years, the Elfkins have been living under ground, hiding from the upper world and avoiding any interaction with the “ungrateful and mean” human beings. But one day, the vivid Elfkin girl Helvi cannot bear the lack of space and individual fulfillment any longer. Together with two companions, the Elfkin boys Kipp and Butz, she climbs up to the earth's surface to find her fate. After hilarious adventures, Helvi's growing friendship with the initially grumpy pastry chef Theo will remind her and all the other Elfkins of their true purpose in life: helping others!

Festivals

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Schlingel Chemnitz 2019, Cartoon Movie 2020, Golden Sparrow Gera/Erfurt 2020, Leeds Young Film Festival 2020, Kinderfilmtage im Ruhrgebiet 2020, Filem'On Brussels CFF 2020, Chicago CFF 2020 (awarded), Giffoni CFF Winter 2020 (awarded)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Feature Films: Elfkins, The – Baking a Difference". European Children’s Film Association. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  2. ^ "A Piece of Cake".
  3. ^ "Die Heinzels - Rückkehr der Heinzelmännchen". ff-schlingel.de. SCHLINGEL International Film Festival. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  4. ^ "How Germany Quietly Became an Animation Powerhouse". The Hollywood Reporter. U.S.: The Hollywood Reporter. 9 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  5. ^ "Die Heinzels - Rückkehr der Heinzelmännchen". ff-schlingel.de. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
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