The Frog King

Name: The Frog King
Released: 1989
Duration: 7 min

1989 · Short film · 35mm · 7 minutes

Marjut's interpretation of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale. One of thirteen shorts in ITV's Magic Mirror anthology, produced by Ragdoll for Kellogg's and broadcast in December 1989.

Awards

🥇 Winner, 1989 Magic Mirror animated fairytale competition (Kellogg's / ITV)

Credits

Script: Simon Bent
Design and animation: Marjut Rimminen
Additional animation: Jeff Goldner, Kathleen Houston, Sarah Vincent
Assistant animators: Vanessa Luther-Smith, Caroline Cole
Painting: Heini Kauppinen, Susan Edwards, Sheila Eaton
Checking: Stoney Parsons
Rostrum camera: Heather Reader
Editing and sound: Picturehead Productions
Voices: Denise Bryer, Peter Hawkins
Director: Marjut Rimminen
Producer: Ragdoll Productions for Kellogg's

Screenings and broadcasts

In Marjut Rimmisen pehmeä paketti lapsille, the children’s programme at Animatricks, Helsinki, 2002

Retrospectives

Anima, Brussels Cartoon and Animated Film Festival 17 to 28 February 1998, retrospective homage at the 17th festival, presented by Marjut from the Tetra Pak commercials through The Frog King and Urpo ja Turpo to The Stain and Many Happy Returns

Writing about the work

Richard Taylor, The Encyclopedia of Animation Techniques, 1996. A captioned still from The Frog King, one of three of Marjut's films the book shows as "excellent examples" of their techniques, with Some Protection and The Stain.

Get in touch

For festival and screening enquiries, teaching, masterclasses, or correspondence:

marjut.rimminen@gmail.com