Best Birthday Ever

Name: Best Birthday Ever
Director: Michael Ekbladh

Feature Film | 2019-2021 | Adventure, Animation, Family | Germany, Netherlands, Sweden

Director	Michael Ekbladh
Written by	Aje Andrea Brücken, Alexandra Schatz (idea), Rotraut Susanne Berner (idea), Rotraut Susanne Berner (literary source)
Production	Alexandra Schatz Filmproduktion UG [de], Slugger Film AB [se]
Distributor	Folkets Bio [se], Global Screen - A Brand of Telepool GmbH [de], Leonine Studios, Stowarzyszenie Nowe Horyzonty [pl]

Locations	Hannover, Malmö (Schweden)

Film financing	BKM [de] - production funding: 500.000 € (05/2018) German Federal Film Board (DFFF) [de] - production funding: 10.229,20 EUR German Federal Film Board (DFFF) [de] - production funding: 286.478,00 EUR Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung [de] - production funding: 180.000 € (11/2018) nordmedia [de] - production funding: 450.000 € (12/2017) nordmedia [de] - screenplay and story development: 20.000 € (08/2016) Eurimages [eu]: 262.000 EUR (06/2019)
Length of movie	1h 15min
Distribution format	DCP

Crew

Company	Comment
Alexandra Schatz Filmproduktion UG [de]
Slugger Film AB [se] Koproduktion	Koproduktion

Company	Comment
Folkets Bio [se] Schweden	Schweden
Global Screen - A Brand of Telepool GmbH [de] World Sales	World Sales
Leonine Studios Deutschland (as Universum Film GmbH)	Deutschland (as Universum Film GmbH)
Stowarzyszenie Nowe Horyzonty [pl]

Department	Company	Comment
Sound (Postproduction)	Metrix Media
Sound (Postproduction)	MMZ Mitteldeutsches Multimediazentrum Halle (Saale) GmbH Dolby-Atmos-Premier mixing stage	Dolby-Atmos-Premier mixing stage

Award winner	Year	Award	Category
Michael Ekbladh	2021	Filmfestival Schlingel [de] Audience Award Zwickau	Audience Award Zwickau	Winner

Year	Country	Festival
2022	Germany	Braunschweig Int. Festival
2022	Germany	Goldener Spatz
2021	Germany	Schlingel Int. Film Festival

Type	Country	Date	Comment
Theatre release	Poland	Friday, 09/06/2023
Theatre release	Germany	Thursday, 07/07/2022