Ella and Friends – Operation Otter to premiere at Giffoni Film Festival
The Italian children’s film festival takes place July 17–26, 2025.
Image: Cata Portin / Don Films
Ella and Friends – Operation Otter, directed by Elin Grönblom and written by Katri Manninen, will have its world premiere at Giffoni Film Festival, in their Elements 6+ Competition. Other festival screenings have been booked for the fall as well.
The film is a heartwarming comedy where fearless Ella and her classmates race to save their forest from a greedy developer. It is the third film – the first since 2013 – based on a series of books by Timo Parvela.
Ella and Friends – Operation Otter is Grönblom’s feature film debut. The domestic premiere is on October 10, 2025. The film is produced by Don Films.