Animated Indie ‘Long Way North’ Combines Arctic Exploration and Female Empowerment Factory's first Oscar contender offers a thrilling Arctic adventure with a female explorer and striking hand ...

“Long Way North,” a stylish hand-drawn adventure story from a director who worked on the Oscar-nominated “Song of the Sea” and “The Secret of Kells,” will be looking to lure animation ...

Kenneth Turan reviews the animated film “Long Way North,” about a young girl’s journey to the Arctic in search of her grandfather at the end of the 19th century.

Fans of Arctic ad­ven­ture tales and animation should appreciate "Long Way North," which features gorgeous, hand-painted vistas of calving glaciers and fog-shrouded ice floes. The debut feature ...

Lovely visuals are key for the success of any animated film, arguably more so even than for live-action movies. But a compelling story is also essential, and that’s where “Long Way North ...