The Elfkins
Plot Summary
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!
With the support of the Creative Europe Programme - MEDIA of the European Union.
FESTIVALS
Winner of Gryphon Award (Elements +6) for Best Film at Giffoni Film Festival 2020
Winner of Children's Jury Prize at CICFF - Chicago International Children's Film Festival 2020
Schlingel International Film Festival 2019
Goldener Spatz - Deutsches Kinder Medien Festival 2020
San Sebastián Film Festival 2021
CHIFF - Children's International Film Festival 2020
| Category | Animation |
| Original title | Die Heinzels |
| Target Audience | Family |
| Status | Completed |
| Running Time | 78 min. |
| Language | German, English (OV) |
| Script | Jan Strathmann |
| Production Companies | Akkord Film Produktion GmbH |
| Producers | Dirk Beinhold, Sebastian Runschke, Valentin Greulich |
| Director | Ute von Münchow-Pohl |
| Format | 1:1,85, theatrical material on DCP |
| Sound | 5.1, 2.0 |
| Year of Production | 2020 |
| Release | Tobis Film, Germany, January 30th 2020 |
