Slipp Jimmy fri (Original title)Free Jimmy (Alternative title)
Dates: 2006 (Copyright), 17 October 2008 (Release)Countries: Norway, United KingdomDirected by: Christopher Nielsen
Synopsis: Four friends, tired of working for ringmaster Stromowski in the circus, come up with the idea of stealing the popular circus elephant, Jimmy, who is constantly dosed up on drugs, and starting their own circus. However, Jimmy escapes and finds himself attracting the attention of animal activists, hunters and the Lapp mafia. He is befriended by a moose who helps him.
Genres: Animation, Comedy
Releases
Date: 21 April 2006Country: NorwayRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby SRRuntime: 86 mins Dialogue (original): English
Title: Reviews: Free JimmyAuthor: MULLEN, Lisa Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Variety 12 Jun 2006 Page: 32
Title: [Variety - 12 Jun 2006: no known title]Author: FELPERIN, Leslie Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1547 5 May 2006 Pages: 15-17
Title: Northern lightsAuthor: WENDT JENSEN, Jacob Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Focuses on Scandinavia's new generation of directors, whose eclectic talent is supported by local funding schemes and promoted on the international scene via festivals, notably 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
In: Imagine n6 May 2006 Pages: 40-43
Title: Elephant stonedAuthor: PENNINGTON, Adrian Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article on the making of adult CGI feature film SLIPP JIMMY FRI, with comments from director Christopher Nielsen and others involved in the production.
In: Screen International n1556 28 Jul 2006 Page: 9
Title: Adults onlyAuthor: HALLIGAN, Fionnuala Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Reports that adult-themed Norwegian CG animation SLIPP JIMMY FRI (FREE JIMMY) is indicative of the strides being made in animation in the region.
In: Cannes Film Festival Catalogue vSupp n45th Critics Wk 2006 Pages: 42-43
Title: [Cannes Film Festival Catalogue - vSupp n45th Critics Wk 2006: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
Description: Credits include production/sales contact details
In: Cineforum n456 July 2006 Page: 82
Title: [Cineforum - n456 July 2006: no known title]Author: c.c.[CHATRIAN, Carlo] Article type: ReviewLanguage: Italian
Description: Reviewed at the 2006 Cannes International Film Festival.
In: Film Review n661 September 2005 Page: 24
Title: Norwegian elephant heading this way!Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: An English language version of SLIPP JIMMY FRI (FREE JIMMY) is being prepared.
In: Screen International n1397 21 Mar 2003 Page: 14
Title: [Screen International - n1397 21 Mar 2003: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1372 13 Sep 2002 Page: 23
Title: Production Focus: Nordic sector (Norway)Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Dates: 2006 (Copyright), 17 October 2008 (Release)Countries: Norway, United KingdomDirected by: Christopher Nielsen
Synopsis: Four friends, tired of working for ringmaster Stromowski in the circus, come up with the idea of stealing the popular circus elephant, Jimmy, who is constantly dosed up on drugs, and starting their own circus. However, Jimmy escapes and finds himself attracting the attention of animal activists, hunters and the Lapp mafia. He is befriended by a moose who helps him.
Genres: Animation, Comedy
Releases
Date: 21 April 2006Country: NorwayRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby SRRuntime: 86 mins Dialogue (original): English
Credits
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©: AnimagicNet, Free Jimmy Productions, Production Company/Presents/Created by: Storm Studios, Produced with financial support from: Norsk Film, Produced with financial support from: Nordisk Film- och TV-Fond, AV Fondet, Executive Producer: Bill Godfrey, Producer: Lars A. Hellebust, Producer: Haakon Gundersen, UK Producer: Andy Frain, UK Line Producer: John Mills, Associate Producer: Lars TØmmerbakke, Associate Producer: Kristin Hellebust, Associate Producer: Hugh Welchman, Sarah Radclyffe Prod'ns (Prod'n Co-ord): Joe Turp, Production Manager (Norway): Tom Joelsen, Tinken Laurantzon, Production Manager (UK): Rebecca Farhall, Production Manager: Helene Vestgaard Larsen, Supervising Technical Director: Hans Jørgen Kjærnet, Lead Character TD: Ragnar Brynjùlfsson, Character Set-up: Jo Hjertaker Jürgens, Norwegian Production Accountant: Elisabeth Olsen, UK Production Accountant: Jon Duncan, Tracey Malone, Studio Manager: Kristina Skogen, Mise en scene: Matt Willis Jones, Norwegian Casting: Tinka Laurantzon, UK Casting by: Julia Duff, Craig Stokes, Script Breakdown: Peter BØe, Written by: Christopher Nielsen, English Version Screenplay: Simon Pegg, Storyboard Artist: Morten Bergheim, Storyboard Artist: Marius Vibe, Kristoph Nilsinski, Manuscript Consultant: Tom Gulbrandsen, Manuscript Consultant: Vibeke Staggemeier, Manuscript Consultant: Bente Lohne, Manuscript Consultant: Åse Vikene, Ingebjørn Torgersen, Lighting Director: Eric Labranche, Lighting/Rendering: Modelink, Modelink (Lighting Director): Eric Labranche, Modelink (Lead Lighting Artist): Bertrand Bry-Marfaing, Modelink (Lead Lighting Artist): Carlos Carpintero, Alex Dragutescu, Modelink (Rendering Supervisor): Francois Colbert, Modelink (Lead Technical Director): Maxime Bourassa, Modelink (Technical Director): Emmanuel Dumont, Yves Claude, UK Head of Lighting/Rendering: Paul Beilby, Norway Lead Light'g Artist/Lightning Dev: Aleksander Berg, Stills: Erik Thallhaug, Visual Effects Supervisor: Morten Moen, Visual Effects: Hans Jørgen Kjærnet, Visual Effects: Rune RØsting, Visual Effects: Silje Grimestad Nilsen, Visual Effects: Samuel Karlsson, Visual Effects: Anette Gjertsen, Kjetil Foss Birtles, UK Visual Effects Supervisor: Afif Heukeshoven, UK Visual Effects: Patrice Vila, UK Visual Effects: Ariokone, UK Visual Effects: Vania Alban-Zapata, UK Visual Effects: Kev Stenning, UK Visual Effects: Jaroon Rukkhaphan, UK Visual Effects: Saranat Tiemkeo, UK Visual Effects: Varunyu Vorachart, UK Visual Effects: Methin Pingsuthiwong, UK Visual Effects: Anel Selano, Bradley Lorimer, Digital Matte Paintings: Anders Finer, Adam Willis, Modelling Supervisor: Ivar RØdningen, Lead Character Modelling: Espen Schei, Character Modelling: Ole Christoffer Haga, Character Modelling: Marius Vibe, Nicolai Lockertsen, Set Building/Set Dressers: Nicolai Lockertsen, Set Building/Set Dressers: Espen Schei, Aleksander Berg, Set Building: Piotr Ryczko, Props Modelling: Laurentiou Ciucur, Props Modelling: Aurelian Ciobota, Props Modelling: Andrei Cinazan, Props Modelling: Ovidiu Cinazan, Props Modelling: Nicolae Ciobotaru, Bernt Robstad, Animator: Ivar RØdningen, Animator: Rory Fellowes, Animator: Jo Hjertaker Jürgens, Animator: Ragnar Brynjùlfsson, Animator: Marius Vibe, Animator: Ole Christoffer Haga, Animator: Nina BergstrØm, Animator: Øyvind Tangseth, Animator: Morten Bergheim, Animator: Atle Solberg Blakseth, Animator: Ole Goethe Roesstad, Animator: Anne Kristin Berge, Animator: Karl Schudeck, Animator: Daniel Flehner Heen, 2D Animation: Krestoffer Nilsen, Animation: London Studio, London Studio (Animation Director): Chris Rais, London Studio (Head of Layout): John Moffat, London Studio (Animation Team Leader): Franck Laurin, Owen Burgess, London Studio (Animator): Matt Bell, London Studio (Animator): Susie Wright, London Studio (Animator): Peter Panton, London Studio (Animator): Brian Eyre, London Studio (Animator): Mark Williams, London Studio (Animator): Sara Townsend, London Studio (Animator): Gopal Dave, London Studio (Animator): Jo Walls, London Studio (Animator): Martin Clapp, London Studio (Animator): Andres Puente, London Studio (Animator): Ruth Ducker, London Studio (Animator): Adam Coglan, London Studio (Animator): Kama Dunsmore, Marina Anthony, London Studio (Animation Editor): Ellen Walder, Animation: A-Film, AFilm (Producer): Irene Sparre, AFilm (Executive Producer): Andreas Mastrup, AFilm (Sequence Director): Michael Hegner, AFilm (Digital Layout/Blocker/Animator): Michael Helmuth, AFilm (Animator): Bjørn Pedersen, AFilm (Animator): Søren Thomsen, AFilm (Animator): Mikkel Andreassen, AFilm (Animator): Thomas Fenger, Ando Tammik, AFilm (Modeller/Animator): Jacek Oczki, AFilm (Modeller): Kresten Andersen, Skinning/Deformations Supervisor: Nina BergstrØm, Lead Texture Artist: Anders Finer, Lead Compositor: Matt Willis Jones, Editor: Alastair Reid, Animatic Editing: Inge-Lise Langfeldt, Editing Assistant: Daniel Flehner Heen, Gina Garcia Fiskerud, Art Director: Anders Finer, Character Design: Ivar RØdningen, Set Designer: Mikael Holmberg, Illustrations: Waldemar Hepstein, Illustrations: Lars Fiske, Chris Nelson, Title/Profile Design: Sukker Design, Carla Swanson, Title Concept: Christobal Nilspopolous, Music Composed by: Simon Boswell, Music Director: Simon Boswell, Conductor: Terry Davis, Orchestrations: Simon Boswell, Orchestrations: Terry Davis, Music Supervisor: Simon Boswell, Music Supervisor: Lars Hellebust, Music Supervisor: Nils Kristoffersen, Orchestral Contractor: Isobel Griffiths Ltd, Music Co-ordinator: Becky Bentham, Music Recording/Mixing: Geoff Foster, Music Recorded at: Air Studios, Sound Designer: Jeremy Price, Sound: Videosonics, [Sound] Recorded/Mixed at: Videosonics, Sun Studio, [Sound] Recorded at: Lydlab, [Sound] Co-ordinator (Sun Studio): Hans Hopen, [Sound] Co-ordinator (Lydlab): Jon Marius Aareskjold, Additional Dialogue Record (Videosonics): Emma Pegram, Dialogue Recording (Lydlab): Ulf Holand, Re-recording Mixer: Howard Bargroff, Dubbing Editor (Videosonics): Matthew Skelding, Dubbing Mixer (Sun Studio): Bjørn Are Rognild, Dubbing Editor (Sun Studio): Else LjØstad, Dialogue Supervisor: Michele Woods, Bjørn Are Rognlein, Dialogue Editor (Videosonics): Miriam Ludbrook, Foley Supervisor (Videosonics): Barnaby Smyth, Foley Artist (Videosonics): Peter Burgess, Foley Artist (Videosonics): Andie Derrick, Diane Greaves, Junkie Consultant: Gunnar Andersen, A special thanks to (Editor): Oral Norrie Ottey, A special thanks to (Composer): Martin Pursey, PR Supervisor: Ellen Stokland, PR Co-ordinator: Siw Skjervold, Video Documentation: Helene Andersen, Jack Boswell
Cast
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Jan SÆlid (voice of Roy Arnie), Anders T. Andersen (voice of Odd), Egil Birkeland (voice of Geir), Terje Rangnes (voice of Kælle), Kristopher Schau (voice of Marius), Duc Paul Mai The (voice of Erik), Tinken Laurantzon (voice of Bettina), Kristin Skogheim (voice of Sonja), Janne RØnningen (voice of Lise), Klaus Joachim Sonstad (voice of Hold Brillan), Klaus Joachim Sonstad (voice of Tarjei), Are Sende Osen (voice of Eirik), Dag RØnning (voice of Bjørn Helge), Mikkel Gaup (voice of Mattis/Ante/Jakki), Mikael Holmberg (voice of Stromowskij), William Hope (voice of Harvey), Megan Dodds (voice of Claire), Astrid VerstØ (voice of TV reporter), Hallvard Brattberg (voice of guard), Kristine Fossen (voice of policewoman), Christopher N (voice of plain-clothes policeman), Tinken Laurantzon (woman's voice (dream)), Prepple Houmb (voice of petrol station employee), Morten Sortodden (voice of Russian), Rune Elli (additional voices), Anne Kari Kongsrud (voice of other cast), Christine Ingvaldsen, Åsgeir Knudsen, Nathilde Rognlid Guneriussen (additional voices), Woody Harrelson (voice of Roy Arnie), Simon Pegg (voice of Odd), Phil Daniels (voice of Gaz), Jay Simpson (voice of Flea), Kyle MacLachlan (voice of Marius), Samantha Morton (voice of Sonia), Jim Broadbent (voice of Stromowskij), Emilia Fox (voice of Bettina), Kris Marshall (voice of Erik), Lisa Maxwell (voice of Lise), James Cosmo (voice of HudMaSpecs), Douglas Henshall (voice of Eddie), David Tennant (voice of Hamish), Russell Barr (voice of George), Steve Pemberton (voice of Mattis), Reece Shearsmith (voice of Ante), Mark Gatiss (voice of Jacki), William Hope (voice of Harvey), Megan Dodds (voice of Claire), Jeremy Price (voice of Jimmy/Moose), John Abasini (voice of Russian), Sarah Radclyffe (voice of TV reporter), Anna Webster (voice of policewoman), Kami Naghdi (radio voice), Beck Farhall (woman's voice (dream)), Joe Duncan (voice of undercover policeman), Barnaby Smith (voice of petrol station employee), Barnaby Smith (voice of nightwatchman/policeman), Barnaby Smith (voice of Baloustrado), Barnaby Smith (voice of football commentator), Ben Meechan (voice of Ivan/policeman), Mike Grimes, Jonathan Whittaker, Sam Davey, Jessie Hope-Weston, Shaula Lumley, Jeremy Price, Michele Woods (additional voices)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: Sight and Sound v18 n10 October 2008 Pages: 64-65Title: Reviews: Free JimmyAuthor: MULLEN, Lisa Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Variety 12 Jun 2006 Page: 32
Title: [Variety - 12 Jun 2006: no known title]Author: FELPERIN, Leslie Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1547 5 May 2006 Pages: 15-17
Title: Northern lightsAuthor: WENDT JENSEN, Jacob Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Focuses on Scandinavia's new generation of directors, whose eclectic talent is supported by local funding schemes and promoted on the international scene via festivals, notably 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
In: Imagine n6 May 2006 Pages: 40-43
Title: Elephant stonedAuthor: PENNINGTON, Adrian Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article on the making of adult CGI feature film SLIPP JIMMY FRI, with comments from director Christopher Nielsen and others involved in the production.
In: Screen International n1556 28 Jul 2006 Page: 9
Title: Adults onlyAuthor: HALLIGAN, Fionnuala Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Reports that adult-themed Norwegian CG animation SLIPP JIMMY FRI (FREE JIMMY) is indicative of the strides being made in animation in the region.
In: Cannes Film Festival Catalogue vSupp n45th Critics Wk 2006 Pages: 42-43
Title: [Cannes Film Festival Catalogue - vSupp n45th Critics Wk 2006: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
Description: Credits include production/sales contact details
In: Cineforum n456 July 2006 Page: 82
Title: [Cineforum - n456 July 2006: no known title]Author: c.c.[CHATRIAN, Carlo] Article type: ReviewLanguage: Italian
Description: Reviewed at the 2006 Cannes International Film Festival.
In: Film Review n661 September 2005 Page: 24
Title: Norwegian elephant heading this way!Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: An English language version of SLIPP JIMMY FRI (FREE JIMMY) is being prepared.
In: Screen International n1397 21 Mar 2003 Page: 14
Title: [Screen International - n1397 21 Mar 2003: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1372 13 Sep 2002 Page: 23
Title: Production Focus: Nordic sector (Norway)Article type: CreditsLanguage: English