Simon Small
TITLE
Simon Small
DIRECTOR
Yaprak Morali, Are Austnes
COUNTRY
Norway, Sweden
YEAR
2025
DURATION
14′
GENRE
Animation
Overview

Simon Small
Bertil is a little boy living with his parents. He is lonely and bored at home, when his parents go to work. One day, all of a sudden, a little thumb size boy appears under his bed! His name is Nils Karlsson Pussling. The 2 boys bond right away and Nils shows Bertil a fascinating magical world right inside his bedroom walls. Neither of them will ever be lonely again.

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Yaprak Morali, Are Austnes
Originally from Turkey, Yaprak Morali started her career in 1999 as a classical animator after going to The Animation Workshop in Denmark. She has worked in various animation studios in Europe and Asia until she settled in Oslo Norway, where she has been working at Qvisten Animation since 2008 as animation director and director. Are Austnes is a Norwegian designer. Graduated in Fine Arts, he has been working in the Animation Industry since 2007. After his studies at Volda Media School in Norway and then The Animation Workshop in Denmark, Are has been working as production designer and director at Qvisten Animation since 2007.
Credits
- DirectorYaprak Morali, Are Austnes
- Screenplay
- Cinematography
- Cast
- Editing
- Producer/s Ove Heiborg, Johan Palmberg, Sunit Parekh
- Production Company
- Distributor/sSolaMedia Sales Agent Worldwide All Rights
- Project TitleSimon Small
- Project Type Animation
- Completion Date01 Jan 2025
- Country of originNorway, Sweden
- Country of filmingNorway, Sweden
- LanguageSwedish
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo

Yaprak Morali, Are Austnes
Originally from Turkey, Yaprak Morali started her career in 1999 as a classical animator after going to The Animation Workshop in Denmark. She has worked in various animation studios in Europe and Asia until she settled in Oslo Norway, where she has been working at Qvisten Animation since 2008 as animation director and director. Are Austnes is a Norwegian designer. Graduated in Fine Arts, he has been working in the Animation Industry since 2007. After his studies at Volda Media School in Norway and then The Animation Workshop in Denmark, Are has been working as production designer and director at Qvisten Animation since 2007.
Specifications
SELECTIONS & AWARDS
Norwegian cinemas for Christmas
November 1, 2024
Norwegian premiere
Norway









