My Favorite War

My Favorite War (Latvian: Mans mīļākais karš) is a 2020 Latvian-Norwegian animated documentary, directed and written by Ilze Burkovska Jacobsen. The fim tells the story of the director's personal experience of growing up in Soviet Latvia from 1970 to 1990 . The film was co-produced by Ego Media in Latvia and Bivrost Film in Norway. The idea of the making of the film was inspired by Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis and Ari Folman's Waltz with Bashir.[1] Due to limited budget, the director decided to combine animation with live-action and archival footage and photos. The development of the flim started in 2014, and production began late in 2016.[2][3] The film won the Contrechamp program at the Annecy Festival in France.[4] The film was released in Latvia on 25 September 2020.[5]

My Favorite War
NorwegianMans mīļākais karš
Directed byIlze Burkovska Jacobsen
Written byIlze Burkovska Jacobsen
Production
companies
Bivrost Film
Ego Media
Distributed byDestiny Distribution
CountriesNorway
Latvia
Language80 minutes

References
  1. "MY FAVORITE WAR". Film Centre of Latvia. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  2. "My Favorite War by Ilze Burkovska Jacobsen". Zippy Frames. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. Zahed, Ramin (September 4, 2020). "Ode to a Latvian Childhood: The Challenges & Inspirations of 'My Favorite War'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  4. "Latvian "My Favorite War" favorite at Annecy film festival". Latvian Public Broadcasting. June 22, 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  5. "Award-winning "My Favorite War" to premiere in Latvia in September". Latvian Public Broadcasting. August 25, 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
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