"Trolljegeren" Troll Hunter Foreign Film Case Study

Production Company
FILMKEMERATENE

Distributed by
UNIVERSAL/MOMENTUM

Budget
$3.5 MILLION

Box Office
$4 MILLION ($4,159,678)

Release
29 OCTOBER 2010
NORWAY


Norway Found-Footage Monster Film
COMEDY/FANTASY/HORROR

Otto Jespersen, Hans Morten Hansen

PG-13 Certificate



Marketing:
-Guardian advertising job as troll hunter with link that directs to films Facebook page
-Trollhunter phone app, put phone over newspaper and interactive troll appears
-General posters and trailers
-Otto Jespersen is a well known comedian in Norway

Reviews:
-Mike Hale of The New York Times called it a "clever and engaging mock documentary" with "ultradry Nordic humour"

Awards:

-Best Visual Effects
-Public Choice Award
-Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking