Behind the Scenes

DOVRE, December. 2025  – Journalist and photographer Ida Kippersund Bringslid from NRK, Norway's national broadcaster, came to visit our studio here at Trollfilm. The result is a beautiful photo feature that I wanted to share with our international readers—though, as the article is in Norwegian, I thought I'd give you a brief summary of what it's about. The feature takes you inside our studio on Dovre, following the work we do here: making animated films about difficult topic

TOKYO, November 3rd – When the invitation arrived to lead a stop-motion workshop at Kineko International Film Festival for young Japanese children, Anita and Claus knew this was a challenge worth every ounce of preparation. And what a preparation it became. The weeks leading up to this day were filled with careful planning, creative problem-solving, and one very ambitious build: three portable multiplane stands, custom-designed and ready to travel across the world. A young a

When we completed " Mother Didn't Know " in 2020, the world had just shut down. The pandemic cast a shadow over film festivals and releases, and our quiet twelve-minute film slipped into the world with barely a whisper. It was a challenging time to share anything new. But sometimes, films have other plans. This autumn, we received a wonderful surprise: our film has been selected for the Norwegian Film Institute 's "Shorts for Children" – a collection of seven Norwegian short

Anne Maria Aa from Dovre was a props and background/set builder on the film Mother Didn't Know . She created this beautiful "making-of...