Hoppet (Leaps and Bounds)

Production Company: Happy Zingo AB
Co-producer: Cinenord og Schmidts Katze Filmkollektiv
Screenplay: Moni Nilsson Brannström
Director: Petter Næss (Elling / Tatt av Kvinnen)
Status: released at Norwegian cinemas October 12th 2007
Starring: Peter Stormare, Kajsa Bergqvist...

Azad (12) loves competing in the high jump, and his greatest hero is Kajsa Bergqvist. Along with his brother, Tigris, he is separated from his family in Kurdistan and ends up as a refugee in Sweden. Although the two boys try to make friends in the new country, they never give up the hope of reuniting with their family in Berlin.

International co-production directed by Norwegian Oscar Nominee Petter Næss.
First release February 9th 2007, Stockholm Sweden.


Hoppet (Leaps and Bounds) has acheived 15 Awards:

• Toya Award + Ludi Award, Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival, Norge.
• Golden Slipper for Best Feature Film for Youth + Children's Jury Main Prize for Best Feature Film for Youth + Don Quixote Award, Zlín International Film Festival for Children and Youth, Tsjekkia.
• CGS Award + Campagnia Regional Council Award, Giffoni Film Festival, Italia.
• Lucas Award + Don-Quijote-Award of the FICC, Lucas Film Festival, Tyskland.
• Children’s and Youth Film Prize of the Nordic Film Institutes + Special mention (Children's Jury), Nordic Film Days Lübeck, Tyskland.
• The Adult Jury Prize for Best Live-Action Feature Film or Video, Chicago International Children's Film Festival, USA.
• Best Screenplay+ CIFEJ Special Mention, Carrousel International du Film de Rimouski, Canada.
• Golden Castle Award (First Prize), Castellinaria International Film Festival, Sveits.