nordic short & doc film festival Malmö, Sweden 19-24 Sept 2014 25th edition Catalogue GOODxxxxxxx TO KNOW map Central Station GUEST DESK INKONST FESTIVAL CENTER NP HAPPY HOUR 200 m At the NP Guest Desk 19/9: 12:00-21:00 Meet old and new friends you can get all necessary 20/9: 09:30-19:00 at the NP Happy Hour for 7 information about the festival 21/9: 09:30-21:00 delegates at Inkonst. 15 22-23/9: 09:30-19:00 and pick up your delegate pass. 20/9-23/9 at 18:00-19:00 5 (p.115) OPENING HOURS CINEMA SPEGELN 13 STORA VARVSGATAN 19/9: 09:00-21:00 20-22/9: 09:00-21:00 FOOD & DRINKS 23/9: 09:00-19:00 20/9: 09:00-21:00 Grand Öl & Mat and SMAK 18 21/9: 08:00-21:00 24/9: 11:30-16:00 are two well-located festival 22/9: 08:00-21:00 restaurants offering lunch 20 23/9: 08:00-19:00 CINEMA FILMSTADEN at a 10 % discount when DROTTNINGGATAN 3 24/9: 09:00-15:00 21-24/9: 09:30-18:00 showing your delegate pass. AMIRALSGATAN (p. 115) 17 10 Accredited guests will be OPENING SCREENING REGEMENTSGATAN issued a delegate pass granting Friday 19September 18:30 at NP SAUNA HOURs FERSENSVÄG FÖRENINGSGATAN access to all screenings and Royal (doors open 18:00) Wednesday 24 September 4 seminars and the NP Festival at Kallbadhuset (Västra AMIRALSGATAN Club. NP Forum is open to OPENING RECEPTION Hamnen), gathering 10:00 guests with a forum delegate Friday 19 September 21:00 at the Guest Desk. For true pass only. NP Market is open at Malmö City Hall. By Nordics only! (p. 115) FÖRENINGSGATAN 1 16 to guests with a market invitation only. 9 delegate pass only. USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS 8 AWARDS GALA PARTY Guest Desk: 20 BERGSGATAN 19 Festival accreditations (174 Tuesday 24 September +46 (0) 738-72 78 69 6

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10 11 WELCOME TO MALMÖ EMBRACE THE UNEXPECTED

This is the 4th time Malmö proudly welcomes the Nordic and international Film is the one art form that best reflects our time and contributes to the professional film community, and the first time the festival is arranged in the debate and discourse of our society. same city two years in a row. This year we are celebrating the festival’s 25th anniversary. To commemorate that, the city of Malmö is setting up a new audience award for the festival.

events but also fiction tourism and TV- and when Nordisk Panorama now ceases to travel film production. and have found a permanent home in Malmö we are delighted and excited. Another effort that the city does, together with Folkets Bio Malmö, is to create a second We hope you will take the opportunity to art house cinema with three screens that will embrace the unexpected, be provoked or complement the existing art house cinema get inspired and to enjoy the 25th edition of Spegeln. The new cinema PANORA will open Nordisk Panorama. in January of 2015 and will be managed by the film organization Folkets Bio Malmö. It is a year of celebrations in Malmö it also Besides being a venue for festivals and In a digital world where smart search engines being a hundred years since the big Baltic showing quality films from all over the world on the internet decide what news you should exhibition Baltiska utställningen, an event the new cinema will also be especially aimed read and what perspective on life you should showcasing the industry, art and culture of for a children audience making it Sweden’s adopt, the possibility to challenge your ideas Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Russia the first children’s Cinema. Several other film and meet the unexpected is quite rare. four countries then bordering the Baltic Sea. companies and organizations reside in the same neighbourhood – creating a new film In that context a film festival will be Nordisk Panorama is one of three “pillars” cluster. The festival takes place close to the an exclusive opportunity for you to be in the city’s annual film calendar with BUFF location of the new cinema. challenged, provoked, surprised and get (The International Children and Young inspired in an ocean of stories of life to People’s Film Festival) in the spring and The winning films at Nordisk Panorama 2013 explore in the company of those who have Nordisk Panorama and MAFF Malmö Arab all dealt with strong issues and I am looking created them. film festival, in the fall. Others are for example forward to seeing more amazing Nordic short IFEMA female film festival, Latinamerika i and documentaries. Best of luck to all the An arena for exchanging ideas, form fokus and Doc Lounge, the documentary film directors competing this year! partnership with other film makers and to club that started in Malmö in 2006 and has meet the audience, Nordisk Panorama is that now spread to 18 Nordic cities! I wish you a pleasant stay and hope to see meeting place and I have had the privilege to you back in Malmö in 2015 for a festival of follow it for the last 19 years. The fact that Nordisk Panorama is becoming experiences. a permanent film event in Malmö is an Skåne has a strong tradition of successful important building block in the City of Malmö international shorts and documentaries and ambitions to develop and consolidate the Elisabeth Lundgren to host the Nordisk Panorama each fifth year Ralf Ivarsson city as a hub both for the film area and the Director, Department of Culture has played an important role in the continuing CEO creative sector in the region, both regarding City of Malmö development of the regional film industry. So Film i Skåne AB

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Looking back, Nordisk Panorama is the result of and a tribute to collaboration, NP Awards 16 persistency, passion and drive. It is held up and carried on by a community, Juries 17 whose DNA is a strong will to make a difference in the cultural development of Nordic Documentaries 20 our society. The filmmakers contribute their unique visions to the world, and Nordic Short Films 33 New Nordic Voices 48 we have all made it our obligation to keep fighting for the quality, diversity and independence of these expressions whatever shape they might take.

As an organisation by and for the filmmakers, guarding their interests and developing new frontiers, the heart of the organisation is kept alive and kicking only through a close dialogue with the filmmaking communities of the Nordic region, making sure that our activities are responding to the needs of the business.

At this year’s festival, we are launching the annual NP Town Hall, gathering key industry When visionary grassroots in the community stakeholders for a forum intended to address established Nordisk Panorama they took current obstacles and opportunities in the matters into their own hands to get their short and documentary film industry. 25 films made and seen. They have been years down the line since the birth of our instrumental in creating a Nordic brand for organisation, we have invited some of the independent short and documentary films bright minds of our industry to speak up and and the organisation has paved the way for share their visions. We are also urging you to the success and visibility of these genres join the discussion to help shape the next 25 today. The Nordic connectedness has made years with your Nordic peers. What is your us five times stronger and empowered every three-minute-manifesto for the future? Let single filmmaker. us hear it at the NP Town Hall meeting and year round wherever we are. Much has been accomplished in 25 years, but it would be wrong to rest on our laurels. Hoping for some truly fruitful days here in Facing major changes in the industry, Malmö and a bright future, I warmly welcome there’s an urgent task to find new financing you all to the 25th edition of Nordisk and distribution models that can sustain Panorama. independent filmmaking in the long run. At the headquarters of Nordisk Panorama, this Happy anniversary! is a prime concern, and we are working on new initiatives to keep supporting the art and Katrine Kiilgaard craft that is short and documentary film in Managing Director the best possible way. Nordisk Panorama

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At Nordisk Panorama selected films compete in three sections: Nordic Documentaries, Nordic Short Films and New Nordic Voices. Constituting a true Nordic championship, the films in competition are selected from all of the five Nordic countries representing the very best short films and documentaries recently produced in the region. The 42 titles in our three competition programmes 2014 were chosen among 565 submitted films eligible for selection.

Best Nordic Documentary Award Best New Nordic Voice Award CHARLOTTE JOSHUA CLAUDIA RODRÍGUEZ The Best Nordic Documentary Award is The New Nordic Voices Competition COOK OPPENHEIMER VALENCIA presented by the documentary jury to one introduces promising Nordic filmmakers. Hot Docs / Canada Filmmaker RTVC / Colombia of the 13 films in the Nordic Documentary The filmmakers’ works have not previously Competition. The award goes to the been screened in the Nordisk Panorama Charlotte is Director of Born in 1974, USA, Joshua Claudia Rodríguez Valencia director(s) of the film. The prize sum is 11,000 competition programme and selected films Programming at Hot Docs, Oppenheimer is based in is the International € and is sponsored by the Nordic public are among the first releases by the filmmaker. North America’s largest Copenhagen, Denmark, Representative of the Public broadcasters DR, YLE, RUV, NRK and SVT. The Best New Nordic Voice Award is documentary festival. She where he is a partner at the Network RTVC Señal- presented by the New Nordic Voices jury was previously Head of Film production company Final Colombia, in charge of Best Nordic Short Film Award to one of the 14 films in the New Nordic Programming at the Frontline Cut for Real. Oppenheimer distribution, co-productions The Best Nordic Short Film Award is Voices Competition. The award goes to Club in London. Charlotte has has worked for over a and international agreements. presented by the short film jury to one the director(s) of the film. The prize sum is worked with BBC Storyville, decade with militias, death She is a Creator of Content of the 15 films in the Nordic Short Film 3,500 € and is sponsored by the regional film the Channel 4 BritDoc squads and their victims and Cultural Manager Competition. The prize-winning film will centres Film i Skåne, Film i Väst, Filmpool Foundation’s Puma Creative to explore the relationship specialized in Television in qualify for consideration in the Short Film Nord and the Icelandic Film Centre. Catalyst Fund and the between political violence Colombia and Latin America Category of the Annual Academy Awards® Edinburgh International Film and the public imagination. and has created television without the standard theatrical run, Nordisk Panorama Audience Award Festival. She has also written Educated at Harvard and series as well as worked in provided that the film otherwise complies The Nordisk Panorama Audience Award of € extensively for a number of Central Saint Martins, his the Ministry of Culture of with the Academy rules. The award goes 2500 is sponsored by Malmö stad and goes different publications and debut feature-length film is Colombia. Claudia has a degree to the director(s) of the film. The prize to a film in competition that audiences vote was the main photographic The Act of Killing (2012). His in social communication, sum of 7,000 € is sponsored by the Nordic for as the best film of the festival. researcher for the launch of earlier works include The specialized in educational directors’ associations Danish Film Directors, London’s The Times online Globalisation Tapes (2003, television at the Pontificia Norwegian Film Makers Association, Swedish archive project. In addition to produced with Christine Universidad Javeriana in Film Directors, Directors Guild of Finland her programming activities, Cynn), The Entire History Bogotá, Colombia. In 2006 and Guild of Icelandic Film Directors. Cook advises organizations of the Louisiana Purchase she won the annual Union on media literacy, specializes (1998), These Places We’ve Latina’s scolarship “Montaggio in investigative journalism on Learned to Call Home e sceneggiatura a confronto” international conflict, and has (1996), and other shorts. at the Centro Sperimentale an academic background in Oppenheimer is artistic di Cinematografia in Rome, the role technology plays for director of the International Italy. She has been a member the media. Centre for Documentary and of the jury at a number of Experimental Film, University documentary and television To be eligible for Nordisk Panorama, films must qualify as an independent production and be a Nordic production or be directed of Westminster. festivals in America and by a Nordic director. The films also have to be completed within the current or preceding year. Europe.

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IRIS BREY Jenifer Malmqvist SAMIR KARAHODA ÁSA HJÖRLEIFSDÓTTIR KJETIL LISMOEN ULLA SIMONEN Semaine de la Critique / France Filmmaker / Sweden DokuFest / Kosovo Filmmaker / Iceland Rushprint / Norway DocPoint / Finland

Iris Brey completed her Ph.D. Jenifer Malmqvist is a Samir Karahoda is a short film Ása Hjörleifsdóttir is Kjetil Lismoen is editor of Ulla Simonen began producing at New York University in Swedish filmmaker. She programmer, photographer an Icelandic writer and the Norwegian film magazine documentaries in 1997. She the French Department in graduated with a Bachelor and cinematographer. He director and a graduate of Rushprint and a critic and is producer and partner in 21st century literature and of Arts from the Directing completed his studies in the Columbia University columnist at Norway’s largest MADE, a production company post New Wave Cinema. She Program at The Polish Photography at Mimar Sinan Film MFA program. Ása has daily Aftenposten. He co- focusing on films on the teaches at NYU-Paris. Iris National Filmschool in Lodz, University in Istanbul, where written, directed and edited founded the film talk show borderline of documentary Brey is also a journalist and Poland. Her films have been at the moment he is pursuing a number of short films, Blått Lerret in Oslo, where and fiction. Currently Simonen film critic. She is the deputy described as realism infused his MA studies. Since 2003 he most notably her award- he for several years was the works as the Artistic Director editor of Tess Magazine, with the surrealism of has been a part of DokuFest, winning Columbia thesis film host. He has also been host of DocPoint Helsinki Film an online magazine that everyday life and they have Documentary and Short Film Ástarsaga, which has played for Filmsamtalen at Filmens Festival in Finland. From questions the place of been screened and awarded Festival in Prizren, Kosovo and in competition at almost 45 Hus in Oslo and is often used 2004 to 2008 she was the women in culture, she works around the world. Her films since 2007 he is a programmer festivals including Clermont- as a moderator. production consultant for for the international TV Peace Talk (2004) and Birthday of short films at the festival, Ferrand, Palm Springs and short films and documentaries channel France 24 as a film (2010) were selected for which is the largest cultural Nordisk Panorama, and was at AVEK. Simonen has lectured and literature critic, and Sundance Film Festival like event in Kosovo and one of the a semi-finalist for the 2013 nationally and internationally she is part of the selection On Suffocation (2013) that main film festivals in the region. Student Academy Awards. about different aspects of committee of Cannes Film was awarded ”Best Nordic He curated several programs Ása is developing her first documentary productions. In Festival’s La Semaine de la Short” at Nordisk Panorama for different film festivals feature film, an adaptation of addition she has worked as a Critique. 2013 and won the Swedish especially focused on Balkan the critically acclaimed novel tutor in several development Guldbagge Award 2014. She and Kosovo shorts. The Swan by Guðbergur programs, among them currently works on a short Bergsson. Ása’s Swan was Berlinale Talents Doc Station doc, a TV-series script, and selected for the 2014 and she is part of the Sources2 the script for her first fiction Jerusalem International team. feature film. Film Lab as well as the 2014 Berlinale Co-Production Market, where it was one of the three market projects nominated for the VFF Talent Highlight Pitch Award.

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ND1 / Fri 19 Sept 18:30 / Royal ND2 / Sat 20 Sept 10:00 / Filmstaden 2 ND1 / Mon 22 Sept 14:00 / Filmstaden 2 ND2 / Sun 21 Sept 21:00 / Spegeln A

Garden Lovers Blood Ties Eedenistä pohjoiseen Blodets bånd Finland / 2013 / documentary / 74 min Denmark / 2013 / documentary / 84 min

A documentary about middle-class couples Director: Virpi Suutari Svend has 16 children and a horrible memory! Director: Christian Sønderby Jepsen and their gardens. As the protagonists talk Producer: Ulla Simonen A film about neglect, lies and the collective Pernille Bervald Jørgensen about relationships, love and disappointment, Script: Virpi Suutari repressions of a family. But also a story about Producer: Helle Faber the film cheekily peeks behind the façades Photography: Heikki Färm the love that conquers all. Script: Pernille Bervald Jørgensen of their lives. All the action takes place in Editing: Jussi Rautaniemi Christian Sønderby Jepsen gardens. For many of the couples, garden Sound: Olli Huhtanen Photography: Pernille Bervald Jørgensen maintenance has long since got out of hand. Production: MADE Christian Sønderby Jepsen Distr./Sales: Autlook Filmsales Editing: Rasmus S. Madsen Sound: Peter Albrechtsen Filmography: Hilton! (2013) Production: Made in Copenhagen Auf Wiedersehen Finnland (2010) Distr./Sales: DR Sales The Idle Ones (2001) White Sky (1998) Filmography: The Testament (2011) Sin – A Documentary of Daily Offences (1996) Doxwise (2009) Mirror (2008) Side by Side (2008) There is a War Outside My Window (2007)

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ND3 / Sat 20 Sept 12:00 / Filmstaden 2 ND4 / Sat 20 Sept 14:00 / Filmstaden 2 ND3 / Mon 22 Sept 16:00 / Filmstaden 2 ND4 / Sun 21 Sept 19:00 / Spegeln B

A Separation Club 7 Att skiljas Club 7 Sweden / 2013 / documentary / 70 min Norway / 2014 / documentary / 26 min

Is it OK to throw away that old wedding Director: Karin Ekberg Club 7 was the undisputed centre of Oslo Director: August B. Hanssen dress? What to do with the crystal glasses that Producer: David Herdies counter culture in the 1960s and existed for Even G. Benestad nobody wants? A tragicomic documentary Script: Karin Ekberg more than 20 years. No other Norwegian club Producer: Carsten Aanonsen about the end of a long marriage and about Photography: Karin Ekberg, Erik Lindeberg has had greater cultural impact, been a more Script: August B. Hanssen, Even G. Benestad the tentative search for beginnings after a Erik Vallsten creative intellectual melting pot or raised its Photography: Even G. Benestad marriage that – finally, sadly - is over. Editing: Bernhard Winkler banner higher in the battle against conformity. Editing: Erik Andersson Sound: Calle Wachtmeister Production: Indie Film AS Production: Momento Film AB Distr./Sales: Indie Film AS Distr./Sales: Deckert Distribution Filmography: Ida’s Diary (2014) Pushwagner (2011) Tempus Fugit (2009) Natural Born Star (2007) All About My Father (2002)

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ND4 / Sat 20 Sept 14:00 / Filmstaden 2 ND5 / Sat 20 Sept 16:00 / Filmstaden 2 ND4 / Sun 21 Sept 19:00 / Spegeln B ND5 / Mon 22 Sept 10:00 / Filmstaden 3

Apt. + Car + All I Have and Own Once I Dreamt of Life Lgh + bil + allt jag har och äger Näin unta elämästä Sweden, Norway / 2014 / documentary / 49 min Finland, Germany, Sweden / 2014 / documentary / 77 min

Sweden is the fastest urbanizing country in Director: Clara Bodén “Talk about suicide is talk about life, not Director: Jukka Kärkkäinen Europe. My sister and I grew up in the north Producer: Mariken Halle, Clara Bodén death.” In Finland alone, three people commit Sini Liimatainen of Sweden, in Jämtland county. “I don’t think Ronja Svenning Berge suicide every day. Thousands of people are Producer: Sami Jahnukainen I am anything else than Jämtland”, my sister Script: Clara Bodén affected yearly. Script: Jukka Kärkkäinen, Sini Liimatainen said one day. “Of course you are!” I answered, Photography: Clara Bodén Sami Jahnukainen thinking it sounded unambitious. Editing: Clara Bodén Photography: J-P Passi Sound: Claes Lundberg Editing: Illusia Sarvas, Timo Peltola Production: Vapen och Dramatik AB Sound: Michal Krajczok Distr./Sales: Vapen och Dramatik AS Production: Mouka Filmi Oy Distr./Sales: Mouka Filmi Oy Filmography: Dread (2012) Driving Under the Influence of (2010) Filmography: The Punk Syndrome (2012) Scrap (2009) The Living Room of the Nation (2009) The Smoking Room (2006) The Farewell (2006) Zetor – Born free (2004)

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ND6 / Sat 20 Sept 19:00 / Spegeln B ND7 / Sat 20 Sept 21:00 / Spegeln B ND6 / Mon 22 Sept 10:00 / Filmstaden 2 ND7 / Mon 22 Sept 12:00 / Filmstaden 2

Light Fly, Fly High Pine Ridge Light Fly, Fly High Pine Ridge Norway, Denmark / 2013 / documentary / 80 min Denmark / 2013 / documentary / 78 min

Daniel Runs Close sweats under the sun at Director: Beathe Hofseth A documentary about middle-class couples Director: Anna Eborn Wounded Knee Memorial site. Cassandra Susann Østigaard and their gardens. As the protagonists talk Producer: Katja Adomeit Warrior feeds her daughter Diamond Rose. Producer: Susann Østigaard, Beathe Hofseth about relationships, love and disappointment, Script: Anna Eborn Kassel Sky Little puts his boots on at the Helle Faber the film cheekily peeks behind the façades Photography: Nadim Carlssen Waters Rodeo. Vanessa Piper is alone in the Script: Susann Østigaard, of their lives. All the action takes place in Editing: Anna Eborn middle of the Badlands. It is summer here at Beathe Hofseth gardens. For many of the couples, garden Sound: Frank Mølgaard Knudsen the Pine Ridge Reservation. Photography: Susann Østigaard maintenance has long since got out of hand. Martin Dirkov Editing: Siv Lamark Production: Adomeit Film Sound: Morten Green Distr./Sales: Film Republic Peter Albrechtsen Production: Fri Film AS Filmography: Baba (2010) Distr./Sales: CAT&Docs Relative Wind (2009)

Filmography: From Different Worlds (2005)

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ND8 / Sun 21 Sept 10:00 / Filmstaden 2 ND8 / Sun 21 Sept 10:00 / Filmstaden 2 ND8 / Tue 23 Sept 12:00 / Filmstaden 2 ND8 / Tue 23 Sept 12:00 / Filmstaden 2

Santra and the Talking Trees Salóme Santra ja puhuvat puut Salóme Finland / 2013 / documentary / 29 min Iceland, Sweden, Spain / 2014 / documentary / 59 min

Fate brings a young woman to idyllic Karelia Director: Miia Tervo Art was important in my childhood and Director: Yrsa Roca Fannberg in Russia, near the Finnish border. She meets Producer: Cilla Werning while mum wove I watched her, through the Producer: Helga Rakel Rafnsdóttir Santra, an old woman who is the last link to Script: Miia Tervo threads. Today I am back in Iceland watching Script: Yrsa Roca Fannberg the Karelian culture of her ancestors. About Photography: Sini Liimatainen, Miia Tervo her again, this time through the camera. We Photography: Yrsa Roca Fannberg the difficulty and beauty of finding a home. Saija Mäki-Nevala, Päivi Kettunen have not lived under the same roof since I Editing: Núria Esquerra, Federico Delpero Bejar Editing: Onerva Rankka, Okku Nuutilainen, was a teenager. I am childless and badly want Stefanía Thors, Catia Salgueiro, Kristiina Karsten, Antti Reikko to make a film about my mother. However, Yrsa Roca Fannberg Sound: Yrjö Saarinen the film is not only about a mother/daughter Sound: Yrsa Roca Fannberg Production: For Real Productions Ltd. relationship - it is also a tug of war between Production: Skarkali ehf. Distr./Sales: For Real Productions Ltd. a director and a main character with a will of Distr./Sales: Skarkali ehf. her own. Filmography: The Little Snow Animal (2009) The Seal (2005)

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ND9 / Sun 21 Sept 14:00 / Filmstaden 3 ND10 / Sun 21 Sept 13:00 / Filmstaden 2 ND9 / Tue 23 Sept 10:00 / Spegeln A ND10 / Tue 23 Sept 15:00 / Filmstaden 2

Sepideh Concerning Violence Sepideh Om våld Denmark / 2013 / documentary / 90min Sweden, USA, Denmark / 2014 / documentary / 86 min

Sepideh wants to become an astronaut and Director: Berit Madsen From the director of The Black Power Director: Göran Hugo Olsson spends her nights exploring the secrets of the Producer: Stefan Frost Mixtape comes a bold and fresh visual Producer: Tobias Janson, Annika Rogell universe. Her family will do anything to keep Henrik Underbjerg narrative on Africa, based on newly Script: Based on Frantz Fanon’s her on the ground. The expectations on young Script: Berit Madsen discovered archive material covering the The Wretched of the Earth Iranian women clash with Sepideh’s ambitions, Photography: Mohammad Reza Jahan Panah struggle for liberation from colonial rule in the Photography: Archive material from SVT and her plans for university are at risk. Then Editing: Peter Winther late ‘60s and ‘70s, accompanied by text from Editing: Michael Aaglund, Dino Jonsäter, Sepideh teams up with the world’s first female Sound: Hassan Shabankareh Frantz Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth. Göran Hugo Olsson, Sophie Vukovic space tourist, Anousheh Ansari. Production: Radiator Film Sound: Micke Nyström Distr./Sales: LevelK Production: Story AB Distr./Sales: Films Boutique Filmography: Flint Man (2010) The Artist From Sharjah (2010) Filmography: The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011) Somalian Fiery Souls (2007) Am I Black Enough for You (2008) Tibetian Portraits (2003) Back (2004) I live In the White Monastary (2003) Fuck you, Fuck you very much (1998) The Night of the Gypsies (1994)

30 31 nordic documentaries NORDIC short films

ND11 / Sun 21 Sept 16:00 / Filmstaden 2 NS1 / Sat 20 Sept 10:00 / Spegeln B ND11 / Tue 23 Sept 10:00 / Filmstaden 2 NS1 / Sun 21 Sept 19:00 / Spegeln A

The Optimists 2 Girls 1 Cake Optimistene 2 Piger 1 Kage Norway, Sweden / 2013 / documentary / 80 min Denmark / 2013 / fiction / 14 min

The Optimists are a volleyball team of elderly Director: Gunhild Westhagen Magnor Julie’s vile revenge is hidden in a beautiful Director: Jens Dahl (66-98 year-old) ladies. They practise weekly Producer: Hilde Skofteland, Ingunn Helene Knudsen, birthday cake she has baked for her best Producer: Kamilla Hancke Rosado but have not played a match for 30 years. Stina Gardell friend Amalie. As 24-year-old Julie faces up to Script: Jens Dahl Now, there is a match, but who is the other Script: Gunhild Westhagen Magnor intolerable injustice and adversity, the most Photography: Rasmus Heise team? According to rumour, it’s a group of Photography: Gunhild Westhagen Magnor intense 10 minutes of her life begin. Editing: Morten Giese handsome Swedish gentlemen across the Editing: Robert V. Stengaard Sound: Mikkel Groos border. Jo Eldøen Production: Blenkov & Schønnemann Pictures Sound: Svenn Jacobsen Distr./Sales: Blenkov & Schønnemann Pictures Production: Skofteland Film AS Distr./Sales: Skofteland Film AS

Filmography: The Rabbit King (2007) Wings Under Water (2005) The Dead (2001) Norwegian Wood (2001)

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NS1 / Sat 20 Sept 10:00 / Spegeln B NS1 / Sat 20 Sept 10:00 / Spegeln B NS1 / Sun 21 Sept 19:00 / Spegeln A NS1 / Sun 21 Sept 19:00 / Spegeln A

Me and My Moulton megaphone Moulton og meg megaphone Norway, Canada / 2014 / animation / 14 min Iceland / 2013 / fiction / 15 min

It is the 1960s. A 7-year-old girl’s parents are Director: Torill Kove Hera and Orri meet one adventurous night Director: Elsa Maria Jakobsdottir unconventional architects. But she wants her Producer: Lise Fearnley & Marcy Page in downtown Reykjavik. Excitement and Producer: Thórir Snær Sigurjónsson family to be like other Norwegian families. Script: Torill Kove attraction are in the air. In the morning light, Birgitta Björnsdóttir This causes a problem the summer she asks Editing: Alison Burns their relationship takes an abrupt turn and the Elsa Maria Jakobsdottir her parents for a bike. Sound: Håkon Lammetun glow disappears. How do the young lovers see Script: Elsa Maria Jakobsdottir Production: Mikrofilm AS each other in the harsh light of day? Photography: Arni Filippusson National Film Board of Canada Editing: Kristjan Lodmfjord Distr./Sales: Mikrofilm AS Sound: Huldar Arnarson Production: Zik Zak Filmworks Filmography: Hocus Pocus, Alfie Atkins (2013) Distr./Sales: Zik Zak Filmworks The Danish Poet (2006) My Grandmother ironed the King’s Shirts (1999)

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NS1 / Sat 20 Sept 10:00 / Spegeln B NS2 / Sat 20 Sept 12:00 / Spegeln A NS1 / Sun 21 Sept 19:00 / Spegeln A NS2 / Mon 22 Sept 16:00 / Spegeln A

Keys of Heaven 99 Problems or I’ve Been Thinking These Thoughts of Mine Paratiisin Avaimet 99 ongelmaa eli mä oon miettiny näitä mun ajatuksia Finland / 2014 / fiction / 28 min Finland / 2013 / fiction / 29 min

Iran, 1984. Brothers Majid (15) and Adel (11) Director: Hamy Ramezan A rock comedy in which a sister and brother Director: Maria K. Mononen are homeless, trying to survive in a war-torn Producer: Cilla Werning try to do an honest job on a Helsinki summer Producer: Melli Maikkula country. They attend school and work in their Script: Ilmari Aho evening. All they have is music, her thoughts, Script: Maria K. Mononen spare time, but life gets harder by the day. Hamy Ramezan his endless energy - and hangovers. And they Photography: Maria K. Mononen Photography: Arsen Sarkisiants really, really need those sixty euros. Editing: Tuuli Alanärä Editing: Hanna Kuirinlahti Sound: Tuukka Nikkilä Sound: Toni Teivaala Production: TACK Films Oy Production For Real Productions Ltd. Distr./Sales: TACK Films Oy Distr./Sales: For Real Productions Ltd. Filmography: Cat Trap (2013) Filmography: Doxwise Nordic (2012) Fear of Heights and Nastassja Kinski (2012) Over the Fence (2009) Anchorbuttons (2010) Children of the Sun (2008) The Rhythm (2004) Maapallo (2008) Streetdog (2007)

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NS2 / Sat 20 Sept 12:00 / Spegeln A NS2 / Sat 20 Sept 12:00 / Spegeln A NS2 / Mon 22 Sept 16:00 / Spegeln A NS2 / Mon 22 Sept 16:00 / Spegeln A

Rain Wayward Regn Rodløs Sweden / 2014 / fiction / 9 min Denmark / 2014 / fiction / 20 min

A woman wakes up with rain on her pillow. Director: Johannes Stjärne Nilsson A coming-of-age story about a 14-year-old Director: Kira Richards Hansen When she gets out of bed the rain follows her. Producer: Katja Brigge girl who works at a car workshop and hangs Producer: Pelle Folmer She carries the rain with her all day. Johannes Stjärne Nilsson out with friends. She is a little outrageous in Script: Signe Søby Bech Script: Johannes Stjärne Nilsson her search for identity, and her behaviour has Photography: Brian Curt Petersen Ola Simonsson repercussions that force her to acknowledge Editing: Dorrit Andersen Photography: Charlotta Tengroth a new side of who she is. Sound: Rune Sand Editing: Johannes Stjärne Nilsson Production: Gammeltoft Aps. Sound: Aleksander Karshikoff Distr./Sales: Firelane Motion Pictures Production: Kostr-Film Distr./Sales: Kostr-Film Filmography: en Gang/Malk De Koijn (2012) Damn Girl (2012) Filmography: Possibly Breezy (2013) Walking Straight (2005) Sound of Noise (2010) Flipside (2004) Kvinna vid grammofon (2006) Hotel Rienne (2002) Music for One Apartment and Six Drummers (2001)

38 39 nordic short films nordic short films

NS2 / Sat 20 Sept 12:00 / Spegeln A NS3 / Sat 20 Sept 19:00 / Spegeln A NS2 / Mon 22 Sept 16:00 / Spegeln A NS3 / Mon 22 Sept 14:00 / Spegeln A yes we love earth over wind Ja vi elsker jord over vind Norway / 2014 / fiction / 14 min Norway / 2014 / fiction / 40 min

Four generations, each with a crisis, in four Director: Hallvar Witzø A film made through intuition and association Director: Joern Utkilen different parts of Norway on Independence Producer: Elisabeth Kvithyll – and confidence that the intuitive process Producer: Isak Eymundsson Day. Script: Hallvar Witzø will produce an entertaining and meaningful Ruben Thorkildsen Photography: Audun G. Magnæs result. Script: Joern Utkilen Sound: Nils Jakob Langvik, Photography: Martin Radich, Julian Schwanitz Fanny Wadman Editing: Mirja Melberg Production: Hummelfilm AS, Sound: RJ McConnell, Rob Walker Distr./Sales: Hummelfilm AS Fanny Wadman Production: Ape & Bjørn Filmography: Tuba Atlantic (2010) Distr./Sales: Ape & Bjørn Remi (2009) Svigertur (2009) Filmography: Little Red Hoodie (2008) Kosmonaut (2008) No Coke (2007) Svenske epler (2008) Size 5 (2005) Paper Anniversary (2004) My Job (1999)

40 41 nordic short films nordic short films

NS3 / Sat 20 Sept 19:00 / Spegeln A NS3 / Sat 20 Sept 19:00 / Spegeln A NS3 / Mon 22 Sept 14:00 / Spegeln A NS3 / Mon 22 Sept 14:00 / Spegeln A still born in search of livingstone still born Leitin að Livingstone Sweden / 2014 / documentary, animation / 10 min Iceland / 2014 / fiction / 17 min

A pregnant woman is forced to decide the fate Director: Åsa Sandzén A long strike by Icelandic civil servants has Director: Vera Sölvadóttir of a child with a deformed heart. She prepares Producer: Mario Adamson created a shortage of tobacco. Thor and Producer: Gudrún Edda Thórhannesdóttir for delivery, but is that even possible? An Script: Åsa Sandzén Denni go looking for tobacco along the south Script: Vera Wonder Sölvadóttir animated documentary about longing for a Photography: Albin Biblom coast of Iceland. Desperate to find cigarettes, Photography: Víðir Sigurðsson child, but losing her at birth. Editing: Åsa Sandzén the inventive but clumsy pals hope that Editing: Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir Sound: Mario Adamson tobacco euphoria will be just around the next Sound: Árni Gústafsson Production: Medusa Production corner. Production: Spellbound Productions Distr./Sales: Medusa Production Distr./Sales: Spellbound Productions

Filmography: Dildoman (2009) Filmography: Gone (2014) Birds (2012) Hammer City (2011) Heart to Heart (2010) Monsieur Hyde (2007)

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NS4 / Sun 21 Sept 10:00 / Spegeln A NS4 / Sun 21 Sept 10:00 / Spegeln A NS4 / Mon 22 Sept 21:00 / Spegeln A NS4 / Mon 22 Sept 21:00 / Spegeln A

If You Leave Me Now No Time for Toes Om du lämnar mig nu Viis varpaista Sweden / 2014 / fiction / 19 min Finland / 2013 / animation / 8 min

Frida is 19 years old and a mother for her Director: Maria Eriksson A story about a father. And about eating, Director: Kari Pieskä own mother. Today she’s moving in with her Producer: Ronny Fritsche sleeping and brushing teeth. Producer: Eija Saarinen boyfriend. Finally. But mother starts crying. Script: Maria Eriksson Script: Kari Pieskä Uncontrollably. How can Frida ever break free Photography: Brian Curt Petersen Photography: Kari Pieskä when her beloved mother is suffocating her Editing: Alexandra Litén Editing: Kari Pieskä with guilt? Sound: Andreas Andersson Sound: Kari Pieskä Production: Avokadofilm Production: Turku Arts Academy Distr./Sales: Avokadofilm Distr./Sales: Turku Arts Academy

Filmography: Annalyn (2012) Filmography: Just Sand (2010) I want it all (2012) Over and out (2011) Elsa and the tooth fary (2011) Come Closer (2010) Håll om mig (2009)

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NS4 / Sun 21 Sept 10:00 / Spegeln A NS4 / Sun 21 Sept 10:00 / Spegeln A NS4 / Mon 22 Sept 21:00 / Spegeln A NS4 / Mon 22 Sept 21:00 / Spegeln A

Winter Morning Helium Vetrarmorgun Helium Faroe Islands / 2013 / fiction / 20 min Denmark / 2013 / fiction / 23 min

Maria and Birita are two girls in their early Director: Sakaris Stórá Alfred is a boy dying in hospital. But the Director: Anders Walter teens whose friendship has led them to a Producer: Ingun í Skrivarastovu hospital’s eccentric janitor Enzo tells him Producer: Tivi Magnusson turning point. They are ordinary teenagers Script: Sakaris Stórá stories about a fantasy world called Helium Kim Magnusson dealing with love, friendship and identity, and Photography: Virginie Surdej and Alfred regains joy and happiness and finds Script: Anders Walter struggling with stigma. Editing: Steffi Thors a safe haven. Photography: Rasmus Heise Sound: Jón McBirnie Editing: Lars Wissing Production: Fish and Film Sound: Henrik Gugge Garnov Distr./Sales: Fish and Film Mikkel Furbo Production: M&M Productions A/S Filmography: Summer Night (2012) Distr./Sales: Magnetfilm Viva la Vendetta (2012) Passenger (2009) Filmography: 9 Meter (2012) Den Talende Kuffert (2011)

46 47 new NORDIC voices new nordic voices

NNV1 / Sat 20 Sept 12:00 / Filmstaden 3 NNV2 / Sat 20 Sept 14:00 / Filmstaden 3 NNV1 / Sun 21 Sept 21:00 / Spegeln B NNV2 / Mon 22 Sept 12:00 / Filmstaden 3

The Fast of the Forest 2.7 Seuraavaan mutkaan 2.7 Finland / 2014 / documentary / 70 min Denmark / 2013 / documentary / 29 min

Juha Kallio is a Finnish motorcycle road racer Director: Antti Jääskeläinen Maria and her twin sister are two of Director: Cille Hannibal addicted to speed. When he is not travelling Producer: Antti Jääskeläinen Denmark’s fastest runners. The competition Producer: Julie Waltersdorph Hansen around Finland for weekend races, he and his Script: Antti Jääskeläinen between them is hurting their relationship. Script: Cille Hannibal brother take to the back-roads of Imatra on Photography: Antti Jääskeläinen The situation intensifies when Maria develops Photography: Lis Dyre their bikes. Juha wants to enter the fastest Editing: Antti Jääskeläinen physical problems – a symptom of the Editing: Rebekka Jørgensen and the most dangerous road race in the Sound: Ville Katajala pressure she subjects her body to in her fight Sound: Mira Elisabeth Falk world – the Isle of Man TT. A story about Production: ELO Film School Helsinki to be number one. Production: The National Film School of Denmark, passion and obsession. Distr./Sales: ELO Film School Helsinki Distr./Sales: The National Film School of Denmark

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NNV2 / Sat 20 Sept 14:00 / Filmstaden 3 NNV2 / Sat 20 Sept 14:00 / Filmstaden 3 NNV2 / Mon 22 Sept 12:00 / Filmstaden 3 NNV2 / Mon 22 Sept 12:00 / Filmstaden 3

Weep Not for Me, O Mother How do you like my hair? Älä itke minua, äitini How do you like my hair? Finland / 2013 / fiction / 7 min Norway / 2013 / documentary / 11 min

Leena’s daughter is no longer at home. Director: Joel Autio What is beauty? In our current times the ideal Director: Emilie Blichfeldt Suddenly she feels her life is meaningless. Producer: Outi Hyytinen is literally slim. The film is an essayistic and Producer: Samir Zedan What remains is either petrifying loneliness Script: Joel Autio personal documentary about a girl who is Script: Emilie Blichfeldt or eternal bliss of the icons. Photography: Eemi Lehto determined to learn to accept herself as she Photography: Jonas Rand Haukeland Editing: Joel Autio is, with hairy legs and a liking for men with big Editing: Emilie Blichfeldt Sound: Aleksi Tegel noses. A tale about finding beauty beyond the Sound: Emilie Blichfeldt Production: Turku Arts Academy well-trodden path; a beautiful love story in Production: nordland Kunst- og Filmfagskole Distr./Sales: Turku Arts Academy which a big nose ploughs through body-hair. Distr./Sales: nordland Kunst- og Filmfagskole

50 51 new nordic voices new nordic voices

NNV2 / Sat 20 Sept 14:00 / Filmstaden 3 NNV3 / Sat 20 Sept 16:00 / Filmstaden 3 NNV2 / Mon 22 Sept 12:00 / Filmstaden 3 NNV3 / Mon 22 Sept 14:00 / Filmstaden 3

The Butcher’s Waltz The Painter Slaktarens vals En maler Sweden / 2014 / fiction / 14 min Denmark / 2013 / fiction / 31 min

One night in Sweden, from dusk in Västervik Director: Anna Zackrisson A successful painter lives alone and isolated. Director: Hlynur Pálmason until dawn in Stockholm. We meet everyday Producer: Håkan Bjerking Driven by his work, he cannot cope when his Producer: Julie Waltersdorph Hansen people, in revealing moments. The moments Script: Anna Platt son arrives unexpectedly and when outsiders Script: Hlynur Pálmason create a unity. A film about the longing to be Photography: Ragna Jolming get in the way of his work. Photography: Maria Von Hausswolff seen and understood. Editing: Malin Lindström Editing: Julius Krebs Damsbo Sound: Jonas Rudels Sound: Lars Halvorsen Production: Eyefeed AB Production: The National Film School of Denmark Distr./Sales: Eyefeed AB Distr./Sales: The National Film School of Denmark

52 53 new nordic voices new nordic voices

NNV3 / Sat 20 Sept 16:00 / Filmstaden 3 NNV3 / Sat 20 Sept 16:00 / Filmstaden 3 NNV3 / Mon 22 Sept 14:00 / Filmstaden 3 NNV3 / Mon 22 Sept 14:00 / Filmstaden 3

Pussy Have the Power The Little Death Pussy Have the Power Den lille døden Sweden / 2014 / fiction / 15 min Norway / 2014 / fiction / 21 min

Four girls improvise a song in a recording Director: Lovisa Sirén Twelve-year-old Julia is on a budget weekend Director: Simon Tillaas studio. By chance, an established music Producer: Lovisa Sirén cruise with her father. Late at night Julia Producer: Vilje Kathrine Hagen producer walks in and the girls have to Script: Lovisa Sirén gets her first period and her father has Script: Johan Fasting decide if they want to sell their work and risk Photography: Lisabi Fridell disappeared. Making her way through the Photography: Runar Sørheim sacrificing their message. Editing: Lovisa Sirén ship’s nightlife Julia sees an adult world she’s Editing: Trude Lirhus Sound: Anders Brandén never known about. Sound: Inger Elise Holm Production: Lovisa Sirén Production: Lillehammer University College Distr./Sales: Lovisa Sirén Distr./Sales: Lillehammer University College

54 55 new nordic voices new nordic voices

NNV4 / Sun 21 Sept 10:00 / Filmstaden 3 NNV4 / Sun 21 Sept 10:00 / Filmstaden 3 NNV4 / Tues 23 Sept 12:00 / Filmstaden 3 NNV4 / Tues 23 Sept 12:00 / Filmstaden 3

Carl & Niels Chum Carl & Niels Hjonabandssaela Denmark / 2013 / documentary / 29 min Iceland / 2013 / fiction / 15 min

Twin brothers Carl and Niels were Director: Alexander Lind Uggi and Kiddi are bachelors pushing 70 Director: Jörundur Ragnarsson inseparable as children but nearing adulthood, Producer: Alexander Lind whose routine small-town life together Producer: Jörundur Ragnarsson they face losing each other. Photography: Troels Rasmus Jensen resembles a marriage. Everyday they do Script: Elizabeth Rose Editing: Esben Bay Grundsøe Müller’s exercises, soak in the hot tub, then Jörundur Ragnarsson Sound: Thomas Arent work side by side baiting squid for Icelandic Photography: Gunnar Audunn Johannsson Production: The National Film School of Denmark long-line fishing boats. One morning they Editing: Jörundur Ragnarsson Distr./Sales: The National Film School of Denmark arrive at the pool and find Rosa, a buxom and Sound: Sindri Thor Karason beautiful woman their age, soaking serenely Production: Dorundur Productions in their hot tub. Kiddi invites Rosa to Uggi’s Distr./Sales: Sagafilm Productions upcoming birthday party and their friendship is thrown into peril.

56 57 new nordic voices new nordic voices

NNV4 / Sun 21 Sept 10:00 / Filmstaden 3 NNV5 / Sun 21 Sept 12:00 / Filmstaden 3 NNV4 / Tues 23 Sept 12:00 / Filmstaden 3 NNV5 / Tues 23 Sept 14:00 / Filmstaden 3

Contact – a collection of short episodes Turtle Kontakt Turtle Norway / 2014 / fiction / 16 min USA, Denmark / 2014 / fiction / 27 min

Short episodes about alienated people in Director: Jannicke Stendal Hansen Nine-year-old Sam sees his irresponsible Director: Daniel Kragh-Jacobsen search of authenticity, identity, compassion Producer: Samir Zedan father John’s true nature, and must decide if Producer: Joe Davison and contact in a detached society. Script: Jannicke Stendal Hansen he is willing to stand up to him and risk their Script: Daniel Kragh-Jacobsen Photography: Catrine Gormsen already fragile relationship. Photography: Ava Berkofsky Editing: Jannicke Stendal Hansen Editing: Eirik Andreas Sandaker Sound: Jannicke Stendal Hansen Sound: Martin Dirkov Production: nordland Kunst- og Filmfagskole Production: Turtle Power LTD Distr./Sales: nordland Kunst- og Filmfagskole Distr./Sales: Turtle Power LTD

58 59 new nordic voices new nordic voices

NNV5 / Sun 21 Sept 12:00 / Filmstaden 3 NNV5 / Sun 21 Sept 12:00 / Filmstaden 3 NNV5 / Tues 23 Sept 14:00 / Filmstaden 3 NNV5 / Tues 23 Sept 14:00 / Filmstaden 3

Seat 26D You Built Me A Labyrinth Seat 26D Labyrintti Sweden / 2014 / documentary, animation, experimental / 14 min Finland / 2013 / fiction / 18 min

December 1991. Flight 751 takes off from Director: Karolina Brobäck Just when everything was going right, she Director: Lauri-Matti Parppei Stockholm-Arlanda. At an altitude of 1000 Producer: Kristina Åberg, Andrea Östlund, gets a love letter from the past. Producer: Marja Pihlaja metres, violent explosions are heard from the Sofie Björklund Script: Lauri-Matti Parppei engines. They go silent. Four minutes later Script: Karolina Brobäck Photography: Mikko Parttimaa the plane crash-lands in a small field. Sandro, a Photography: Jonas Esteban Isfält Editing: Dimitri Okulov passenger, tells about the day he almost died. Editing: Erika Gonzales SFK Sound: Arttu Hokkanen Sound: Anna My Bertmark Production: Kaakao-filmi Production: Atmo Rights AB Distr./Sales: Kaakao-filmi Distr./Sales: Atmo Rights AB

60 61 xxxxxxx SPECIAL SCREENINGS

Opening Screening 64 Virpi Suutari Retrospective 65 Pichler & Parker Retrospective 66 Nordic Art Films 69 Docu Nights 70 25th Anniversary: Shorts – Highlights & Early Gems 74 Balkan Special 78 Young Nordics 80 Mental Nord 84

62 63 OPENING SCREENING VIRPI SUUTARI RETROSPECTIVE

Nordisk Panorama screens a retrospective of Virpi Suutari in connection with her masterclass (see p. 95).

Virpi Suutari Masterclass p.95

Virpi 1 / Sat 20 Sept 10:00 / Spegeln A Virpi 1 / Sat 20 Sept 10:00 / Spegeln A Virpi 2 / Tue 23 Sept 16:00 / Spegeln A

sin – a documentary white sky The Idle Ones Fri 19 Sept 18:30 (doors open 18:00) / Royal on daily offences valkoinen taivas Joutilaat synti – dokumentti jokapäiväsistä RIKOKSISTA A documentary about the A description of the situation The 25th festival opens with a GARDEN LOVERS human ability to adapt to at the edge of Europe - where grand and festive ceremony at the EEDENISTÄ POHJOISEEN Based on the idea of the destruction and go on with not having a regular job seven deadly sins the film everyday life in an ecologically is becoming a way of life. cinema Royal and the screening of A documentary love story about the necessity documents our moral devastated environment. Tinged with humour, this is Virpi Suutari’s beautiful film Garden of gardening. With tongue in cheek the films attitudes and our everyday It is also a story of how two a story about frustrated but Lovers, which will take us into the peeks behind the hedges to reveal stories preferences. A number of people met and fell in love. energetic young people in a of Finnish couples, their gardens and the people make confessions period of transition, waiting personal gardens and lives of Finnish conflicts and joys of long lasting relationships. to the camera located for something to happen. For families. With an extraordinary The garden becomes an image of life and a in ordinary places for some, waiting is becoming dance performance, live music and reflection of the characters. For many of the committing our daily sins, our their way of life. couples, garden maintenance has long since homes, gardens, places of lots of emotions, this will be the first got out of hand. work, and more. unforgettable night of the festival.

Susanna Helke, Virpi Suutari / Finland Susanna Helke, Virpi Suutari / Finland Susanna Helke, Virpi Suutari / Finland Don’t miss out. Join us! Virpi Suutari / Finland / 2013 / documentary / 74 min / 1996 / documentary / 36 min / 1998 / documentary / 54 min / 2001 / documentary / 78 min

64 65 PICHLER & PARKER PICHLER & PARKER RETROSPECTIVE RETROSPECTIVE

Nordisk Panorama screens retrospectives of Gabriela Pichler and Sir Alan My Dinner Parker in connection with the seminar My Dinner With… (see p. 94). With ... p.94

Gabriela Pichler – Retrospective Alan Parker – Retrospective

Pichler / Sat 20 Sept 14:00 / Spegeln A Pichler / Sat 20 Sept 14:00 / Spegeln A Parker 1 / Sat 20 Sept 21:00 / Spegeln A Parker 2 / Sun 21 Sept 12:00 / Spegeln A SCRATCHES EAT SLEEP DIE THE COMMITMENTS BIRDY SKRAPSÅR ÄTA SOVA DÖ THE COMMITMENTS BIRDY

They are young and left to their own devices. Eat Sleep Die tells the story of twenty- A soul band becomes the platform for dreams In Birdy, Alan Parker tells a moving story An old industrial park is their territory. Maybe something Raša who lives with her father in of a happier life in this film that portrays life about a Vietnam veteran Birdy who is unable even their home? Maybe it’s a getaway spot? a small community in the South of Sweden. in authentic working-class environments in to cope with the chaotic and terrifying Or maybe it’s just a place where they go to Raša works in a factory but is given notice Dublin. Jimmy Rabbitte is aiming to become reality that is his life. Instead he slides into an pass the time? With the short film Scratches that she will soon lose her job. The film manager of the world’s greatest band. To almost apathetic state and believes that he Gabriela Pichler developed a method portrays her struggle to remain in the village reach that goal he collects an eccentric gang is a bird that he remembers from childhood. and a style of direction that has given her even though jobs there are scarce and she is of musicians in a film that tells a touching A psychologist contacts one of Birdy’s international recognition and a Swedish recommended to seek jobs in other places, story of love, friendship and music. With soul childhood friends to try one last time to bring Guldbagge Award for Best Short Film. or she won’t get any help with money and music as a guiding light we follow a band of Birdy back to reality. Is the key to Birdy’s benefits from society. Gabriela Pichler made outsiders as they try to find their place in the state of mind to be found in the past and is it the amateur actors an integral part of the world. The excellent direction showcases possible to reach him? The answers can be film already in the writing process, a stroke Sir Alan Parker’s uncanny ability to portray found in this expertly realised film. of genius that has garnered national and interesting characters and relations. international praise for both her and the actors.

Gabriela Pichler / Sweden / 2008 / fiction / 22 min Gabriela Pichler / Sweden / 2012 / fiction / 100 min Alan Parker / Ireland, UK, USA / 1991 / fiction / 118 min Alan Parker / USA / 1984 / fiction / 120 min

66 67 NORDIC ART FILMS

Nordisk Panorama presents a looped sample of recent Nordic art films and a couple of highlights from past years in collaboration with Malmö Konsthall. Opened in 1975, Malmö Konsthall is one of the largest spaces for contemporary art in Europe. Don’t miss the current exhibition by Gunilla Klingberg; A Sign in Space running until 19 Oct 2014.

REDEFINING Mon 22 Sept – Tue 23 sept 11:00-17:00 / Malmö Konsthall C-salen Wed 24 Sept 11:00-21:00 / Malmö Konsthall C-salen DOCUMENTARY SCREENINGS

Premieres and pre-screenings of the world's best documentaries - always combined with special guests, director Q&As, music, bar and surprises. Doc Lounge is a Nordic network spread over four countries - welcome to enjoy Doc Lounge in any of our 16 cities!

Stockholm Göteborg Malmö Lund Växjö Kalmar Varberg Helsinki Oulu PROXIMITY MAGMA DISEMBOAT Tampere Joensuu Turku Arhus Odense Bergen Volda PROXIMITY MAGMA LAINEETON www.doclounge.se A time-lapse animation film The first film of The Cycle, a The last journey of a wooden about the disorientating and series of experimental short rowboat. unsettling filmic space that films that find and embrace occurs on the screen from an movement through camera. upside-down point of view. Marianna Mørkøre & Rannvá Inger Lise Hansen / Norway / 2006 / Káradóttir / Faroe Islands / 2010 / Jukka Silokunnas / Finland / 2013 / Blu Ray / experimental / 4 min Blu Ray / experimental / 6 min Blu Ray / animation / 1 min

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68 69 DOCU NIGHTS docu nights

A Docu Night at Nordisk Panorama often starts seated but always ends on the dance floor. This year’s programme offers an exiting mix of Nordic productions, two of them being works-in-progress giving us a sneak-peek into the process of making the film and a chance to meet both the directors and their characters. And don’t forget: where the Docu Nights end, our NP Festival Club starts! (see p. 116). ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS AN GIRLS WHO DON’T WASH THEIR HANDS UNFAITHFUL MUMMY JENTER SOM IKKE VASKER HENDENE ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS AN UNFAITHFUL MUMMY ”She wants to know if I love her, that’s all anyone wants NP Festival from anyone else, not love itself but the knowledge that Club A mother tells her daughter a fairytale, “Once upon a time love is there.” – Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud and there was an unfaithful mummy and she was me”. But how Incredibly Close p.116 can a three-year-old understand what cheating means?

Joanna Rytel / Sweden / 2013 / documentary / 10 min Sunniva Eir Tangvik Kveum / Norway / 2013 / fiction / 20 min

FRIDAY DOCU NIGHT SATURDAY DOCU NIGHT

Fri 19 Sept 21:00 / Inkonst Klubben Sat 20 Sept 19:00 / Babel

A noticeable trend this year is the many films touching upon the subject of family and The story about Africa today told through the relationships. Nordisk Panorama invites you to a Docu Night of short films and short creative avalanche of popular music produced documentaries, challenging the image of how girls, women and mothers are or really should in the various countries. Meet directors Daniel be. Ready to take on the challenge? Join us for an edgy Friday! Jadama, Lars Lovén, Göran Hugo Olsson and producer Tobias Janson, giving a work- in-progress presentation of the up-coming FONKO tv-series and feature Fonko, also setting the FONKO spirit of the evening that continues through the night at the Festival Club. In this film we meet the funniest, smartest and most well spoken artists, bloggers and businessmen in their home In collaboration with: Story environments. In shantytowns with open sewers to luxury KARIN AND THE COUNSELOR FINAL FRAME EMBRYO villas on the Gulf of Guinea. Our main narrator is Fela KARIN OCH KURATORN SISTA BILDEN EMBRYO Kuti, a political activist and one of Africa’s biggest musical icons. Fela has been dead since 1997 and his voiceover When Karin’s husband suddenly dies, A found super-8 footage. A letter. “My mother still doesn’t know.” is gathered from taped interviews, some of which never she feels she has lost her identity and Together they form the last pictures Five women share their abortion aired. Fela introduces the scene but also gives historical visits a counsellor. A housewife for of a mother. A film about a mother experiences. An atmospherically accounts to a time when Congolese musicians flooded the years, Karin now has to learn to plan who had to leave. charged documentary about what continent with Cuban rhythms as highlife ruled in English for her future. still is a sensitive and taboo subject. speaking West Africa.

Monika Andreae / Sweden / 2014 / Johanna Bernhardson / Sweden / Emma Thorsander / Sweden / 2014 / Daniel Jadama, Lars Lovén / Sweden / 2014 / documentary / 27 min 2014 / experimental / 2 min documentary, animation / 14 min documentary / W-in-P

70 71 docu nights sunday DOCU NIGHT

Sun 21 Sept 20:00 / Inkonst Teatern

A full evening focusing on experiences of gender politics and sexual identity in the Nordic countries. Seminar, project and a work-in-progress presentations will explore the topic from many different angles. Directors Miles Rutendo Tanhira and Adrian Ringström takes us inside 7-16.5.15 the main characters personal journeys through the film ESKIMO DIVA THE TEL AVIV project (In)visible, focusing on experiences of flight from ESKIMO DIVA family, country and death threats as an LGBT asylum INTERNATIONAL seeker in Sweden. Visibility for LGBT people in the Nordic Nuka is a young non-conformist from Nuuk. He and countries is explored in the art project Queering Sapmi. his best friend Lu, a cool DJ and electronic musician, DOCUMENTARY The main character and LGBT spokesperson from the take their pink electronic disco show on tour to remote documentary film Eskimo Diva will join the panel. hunting settlements along the coast. They want to show FILM FESTIVAL that you can be a cool performer, a Greenlander and gay In collaboration with: Project LiQa’ of Verdandi Malmö, at the same time. RFSL Malmö Newcomer, Swedish LGBTQ Initiative Skåne, DOCAVIV.CO.IL Noaks Ark Syd and Space Rocket Nation. Lene Stæhr / Denmark / 2014 / documentary / W-in-P

WWW. DOC LOUNGE SPECIAL DOCPOINT. Mon 22 Sept 19:00-01:00 / Babel INFO

In collaboration with Non Stop Entertainment, Doc Lounge presents an exclusive screening of Alexandra Dahlström’s directorial debut All We Have Is Now, a heart warming documentary about starting a Punk group in the 21st century. Alexandra takes part in the event to meet the audience and talk about the film, and the starring band will make a special appearance so don’t miss this fantastic Doc Lounge evening during Nordisk Panorama! 14th DocPoint ALL WE HAVE IS NOW ALL WE HAVE IS NOW 27.1.–1.2. 2015 Vulkano are ready to take over the world. We meet the punk group in a basement in Skanstull. The band consists of the former Those Dancing Days members Cecilia Efraimsson, Lisa Pyk Wirström och Rebecka Rolfart. Just before the big LA trip, and a gig for important contacts in the American entertainment industry, Rebecka quits the group.

Alexandra Dahlström / Sweden / 2014 / documentary / 80 min

72 73 25th ANNIVERSARY 25th anniversary SHORTS – HIGHLIGHTS & EARLY GEMS

Sat 20 Sept 16:30 / Spegeln A Sat 20 Sept 16:30 / Spegeln A Sat 20 Sept 16:30 / Spegeln A

NATURAL GLASSES WORLD OF GLORY PYONGYANG ROBOGIRL NATURLIGE BRILLER HÄRLIG ÄR JORDEN PYONGYANG ROBOGIRL

A film about a man who In a crowd, a man is watching In Pyongyang, the capital of wanted a more beautiful day. how naked people are shut up North Korea, traffic police in a truck and gassed to death at the main intersections are by a tube from the engine. among the most beautiful Then he shows his mother, women in the world. his father´s grave and tells us Celebrating 25 years of Nordic short films, we are delighted to present a programme about his profession. with Nordisk Panorama highlights and early gems by now famous directors. Simojukka Ruippo, Jouni Hokkanen / Jens Lien / Norway / 2001 / 35mm / Roy Andersson / Sweden / 1990 / Finland / 2001 / 35mm / documentary, fiction / 1 min 35mm / fiction / 15 min experimental / 4 min

Sat 20 Sept 16:30 / Spegeln A Sat 20 Sept 16:30 / Spegeln A Sat 20 Sept 16:30 / Spegeln A Sat 20 Sept 16:30 / Spegeln A Sat 20 Sept 16:30 / Spegeln A Sat 20 Sept 16:30 / Spegeln A

WRESTLING ELECTION NIGHT ARIA FEAR LESS BROTHER OF MINE PIZZA PASSIONATA BRÆÐRABYLTA VALGAFTEN ARIA FEAR LESS BROR MIN PIZZA PASSIONATA

A love story about two Young idealist, Peter, realises Madame Butterfly is a puppet Childhood is not necessarily I hate my family. My brother Toivo is a shy, lonely man. In homosexual wrestlers in rural he has forgotten to vote. living alone on an island until as rosy as grown-ups often is a fucking little pussy. his dreams, however, he is Mr. Iceland. They have to keep On his way to the polls, he the handsome young sailor imagine. It can be full of They’re going to destroy him. Perfect, the Hero, adored and their relationship secret, meets a variety of people who Pinkerton arrives. When he worries and anxieties. admired by women. and meet while practicing challenge his beliefs. sails away again, Butterfly Iceland’s national sport. awaits his return, yearning for a father for her child.

Grímur Hákonarson / Iceland / 2007 Anders Thomas Jensen / Denmark / Pjotr Sapegin / Norway / 2001 / Therese Jacobsen / Norway / 2003 Jens Jonsson / Sweden / 2002 / Kari Juusonen / Finland / 2001 / / 35mm / fiction / 20 min 1998 / 35mm / fiction / 12 min 35mm / animation / 10 min / 35mm / animation, experimental / 35mm / fiction / 10 min 35mm /animation / 13 min 4 min

74 75 25th anniversary xxxxxxx Do as Jessica Chastain – read Filmmagasinet Ekko

Mon 22 sept 19:00 / Spegeln A Mon 22 sept 19:00 / Spegeln A Mon 22 sept 19:00 / Spegeln A Subscribe at: THE BOY WHO WALKED 2 BIRDS BAWKE ekkofilm.dk/abonnement BACKWARDS SMÁFUGLAR BAWKE DRENGEN DER GIK BAGLÆNS One bright summer night a A father and son have been Nine-year-old, Andreas, does not group of young teenagers on the run for a long time. step on the lines when he walks move from innocence When they reach their on the pavement. Now and then to adulthood. The main destination, they realize they he knocks his chest when he character is a timid boy with are still in trouble. For his wants to protect himself. a crush on a girl who happens son’s future, the father has to to be a friend of his mate. choose between two evils.

Thomas Vinterberg / Denmark / 1994 Rúnar Rúnarsson / Iceland / 2008 / Hisham Zaman / Norway / 2005 / / 35 mm / fiction / 36 min 35 mm / fiction / 15 min 35 mm / fiction / 12 min

Mon 22 sept 19:00 / Spegeln A Mon 22 sept 19:00 / Spegeln A

TODAY THERE’S NO YOU TÁNÁÁN INGEN SOM DU

Three short episodes. The An unexpected meeting subject is the relationship between an elderly Swedish between father and man and a Polish middle- daughter. In a summer night, aged woman with a passion a grandfather dies in an for Doris Day. A comical tale accident. about the changes taking place in Sweden today.

Eija-Liisa Ahtila / Finland / 1997 / 35 Lisa Ohlin / Sweden / 1994 / 35 mm / mm / fiction / 10 min fiction / 28 min

76 77 balkan special balkan special

Balkan 1 / Sun 21 Sept 14:30 / Spegeln A Balkan 1 / Sun 21 Sept 14:30 / Spegeln A

LETTER TO DAD THE VERDICT PISMO OCU PRESUDA

“Hey Dad, you died suddenly.” The filmmaker, Sixteen years after the war, in the main square In honour of the Balkan delegation visiting this year’s NP Forum, we present trying to make sense of the way his father of Zagreb several thousand people gathered a special programme of films made by the generation of filmmakers who were chose to die, opens several boxes of forgotten to watch a live broadcast of the verdict photos, letters and home videos that show an delivered to Croatian generals. young during the civil war. interesting history.

In collaboration with: Veton Nurkollari, Artistic Director at DokuFest and Rada Sesic, Festival programmer for a o IDFA and Rotterdam. Srdjan Keca / Serbia, UK / 2011 / documentary / 48 min Ðuro Gavran / Croatia / 2013 / documentary / 11 min.

Balkan 2 / Mon 22 Sept 19:00 / Spegeln B Balkan 2 / Mon 22 Sept 19:00 / Spegeln B Balkan 2 / Mon 22 Sept 19:00 / Spegeln B Balkan 1 / Sun 21 Sept 14:30 / Spegeln A Balkan 1 / Sun 21 Sept 14:30 / Spegeln A

REAL MAN’S FILM THE FUSE OR HOW I BURNED THE AGREEMENT NUSJA JONË A DAY ON THE DRINA MUŠKI FILM SIMON BOLIVAR KAKO SAM FORHANDLEREN NUSJA JONË JEDAN DAN NA DRINI ZAPALIO SIMONA BOLIVARA In Balkans every generation World history is in the making The Goran people of Kosovo that live in A long summer day on the river Drina… This has its war. Sons are Using personal home video when EU chief negotiator Lubinje, a remote village at the foot of the may sound like a serene picnic… And it would continuing fights started by footage, we follow how a young Robert Cooper has to settle Sharri mountains, have a tradition of dressing be, hadn’t the river retreated to its riverbed… their fathers. There are rifles boy’s attempts to avoid a poor an agreement on stable co- and making up the bride for her wedding day. and pistols in every hand. mark on a school assignment existence between Kosovo Concentration of arms has in 1990’s Sarajevo, may have and Serbia. Stakes are high! reached a critical point. contributed to a civil war.

Nebojša Slijepcević / Croatia / 2012 / Igor Drljaca / Canada, Bosnia and Karen Stokkendal Poulsen / Denmark Nita Deda, Yll Çitaku / Kosovo / 2010 / documentary / Ines Tanović / Bosnia and Herzegovina / 2010 / documentary / 12 min Herzegovina / 2011 / documentary / 2013 / documentary / 52 min 3 min documentary / 17 min / 9 min

78 79 young nordics young nordics

Young 1 / Fri 19 Sept 09:30 / Spegeln A Young 1 / Fri 19 Sept 09:30 / Spegeln A Young 2 / Mon 22 Sept 09:30 / Spegeln A

FATIMA SISSY CHIKARA – THE SUMO FATIMA PYSE WRESTLER’S SON CHIKARA – SUMOBRYDERENS SØN Nine-year-old Fatima Idunn is home alone for the Young Nordics is a programme of Nordic shorts and docs aimed to everyone overhears her mother and first time. Her brother Even Chikara, 10, is training to who is open to film experiences from young people’s perspective. The father talk about divorce. Milla, is scheming to prove that become a Sumo wrestler. programme is curated by Nordisk Panorama and BUFF, the International her best friend, finds out about his sister is the biggest sissy His father was a professional Fatima’s fears and has some on the planet. But will Even Sumo wrestler, so expectations Children and Young People’s Film Festival in Malmö. The films are screened in great ideas to get Fatima’s succeed to make this day as are high and the national partnership with the City of Malmö School Cinema during the festival. Come parents to fall in love again. scary as he thinks? championships are approaching. experience the films together with the target audience! Naima Mohamud / Finland / 2013 / Siri Rutlin Harildstad / Norway / Simon Lereng Wilmont / Denmark / fiction / 19 min 2013 / fiction / 12 min 2013 / documentary / 33 min

Young 1 / Fri 19 Sept 09:30 / Spegeln A Young 1 / Fri 19 Sept 09:30 / Spegeln A Young 1 / Fri 19 Sept 09:30 / Spegeln A Young 2 / Mon 22 Sept 09:30 / Spegeln A Young 2 / Mon 22 Sept 09:30 / Spegeln A Young 3 / Mon 22 Sept 12:00 / Spegeln A Young 2 / Mon 22 Sept 09:30 / Spegeln A Young 4 / Tue 23 Sept 09:30 / Spegeln B BOKSTAVSBARN FROM THE HEART ASYLUM CHILD – JAMILA, IF WEEKEND DAD WAYWARD BOKSTAVSBARN SYDÄMESTÄ ASTI ONLY I COULD FLY WEEKENDFAR RODLØS PULL THROUGH ASYLBARN – JAMILA, GID JEG BITA IHOP A short film about doing All dreams cannot come true. KUNNE FLYVE Sune is reluctantly forced to A coming-of-age story about things your own, more Sinttu (7) knows this well. Her go with his weekend dad on a 14-year-old girl who works Astrid and her friend are ski creative, way. family is short of money but Jamila was born in a Danish a survival trip in the Swedish at a car workshop and hangs jumpers. One day her worst Sinttu does not give up. She has refugee camp eight years ago. forest. Father and son get out with friends. She is a little fear comes true and she a plan to make her dream come Now, her best friend Cecilie and lost and separated from outrageous in her search for watches an ambulance take true. her family have been denied each other on a trip that was identity. her friend away. Astrid realises asylum and are to be deported. supposed to bond them. she has to overcome her fear.

Sophia Josephson / Sweden / 2014 / Erik Rosenlund / Sweden, Denmark / Outi Rousu / Finland / 2014 / Jannik Hastrup / Denmark / 2013 / Johan Stahl Winthereik / Denmark, Kira Richards Hansen / Denmark / documentary / 12 min 2014 / fiction, animation / 5 min documentary / 23 min documentary, animation / 10 min Sweden / 2013 / fiction / 26 min 2014 / fiction / 20 min

80 81 young nordics xxxxxxx March 10-12, 2015 in Malmö, Sweden

TH Deadline for EDITION submissions: 9 December 11th 2014

Young 3 / Mon 22 Sept 12:00 / Spegeln A Young 3 / Mon 22 Sept 12:00 / Spegeln A Young 4 / Tue 23 Sept 09:30 / Spegeln B

MINI RUNNER ON THIN ICE MINI LÄUFER KAMPEN

Simon lives in northern Amal, a young Lebanese Magnus, 11, lives a seemingly Sweden with his mother. refugee, deals drugs in the ordinary life. He is popular in www.thefinancingforum.com She is a bodybuilder and is Hannover subway system. He school and with his hockey training for her next contest. lives an isolated life in an asylum team. The team has qualified Simon sacrifices much to help home outside the city. One day for a big final, but Magnus A UNIQUE EVENT AND PLATFORM FOR FINANCING AND her, but realises that her body he meets Clara, a German girl cannot focus as problems are UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN’S MEDIA IN EUROPE will not hold out much longer. who might be his saviour. heaping up at home.

Milad Alami / Sweden, Denmark / Carolina Hellsgård / Germany, Jesper W. Troelstrup / Denmark / 2014 / fiction / 28 min Sweden / 2013 / fiction / 15 min 2013 / fiction / 45 min

Young 4 / Tue 23 Sept 09:30 / Spegeln B Young 5 / Tue 23 Sept 12:00 / Spegeln B Young 5 / Tue 23 Sept 12:00 / Spegeln B

REEL DESIRE ME ANGERED UNITED REEL ÄLSKA MIG ANGERED UNITED

Robert and Victor are best Albin and Frida go home Since its formation in 2010, friends. Tomorrow Victor will together. Albin wants the Angered United, a team of have to move away. temporary pleasure, but immigrant teenage girls, has They wander around, playing. better still, he wants Frida’s advanced from 5th to 2nd Slowly, we understand that appreciation and love, even if division. But despite their big there is more than friendship it only lasts for one night. success the club might have to @EncountersSFF between them. close down. encounters-festival.org.uk Bristol UK

Jens Choong / Sweden / 2013 / Simon Elvås / Sweden / 2013 / fiction Thomas Reckmann / Sweden / 2014 / fiction / 13 min / 10 min documentary / 58 min

82 83 mental nord mental nord

Tue 23 Sept 16:00 / Spegeln B Tue 23 Sept 16:00 / Spegeln B

ALL IN ALL THE CHRISTMAS TROLL ALT I ALT JULETROLLET The Nordic Short Film Festival Network was founded in 2010 by eight festivals – including Nordisk Panorama – with the aim to strengthen the When all is said and done, conclusions are not Inger Marja dreams of having a Christmas international position of Nordic short films. Mental Nord is the network’s so important. tree like her best friend Kathrina. But her alcoholic mother can’t afford one. Perhaps the travelling programme that brings Nordic mentality and storytelling into the dream of a perfect Christmas is better than spotlight. Enjoy a programme of Nordic short film gems and recent classics – Christmas itself? this year with a selection of films for the young audience. Torbjørn Skårild / Norway / 2003 / fiction / 4 min Marja Bål Nango / Norway / 2011 / fiction / 14 min

Tue 23 Sept 16:00 / Spegeln B Tue 23 Sept 16:00 / Spegeln B Tue 23 Sept 16:00 / Spegeln B Tue 23 Sept 16:00 / Spegeln B Tue 23 Sept 16:00 / Spegeln B

THE MAGICIAN THE FANTASTIC 3 MUSIC FOR ONE APARTMENT HANGMAN NIGHTSHIFT Töframaðurinn DE FANTASTISKE 3 AND SIX DRUMMERS HANGMAN YÖVUORO MUSIC FOR ONE APARTMENT A personal story of how Nine-year-old Casper AND SIX DRUMMERS What do you do when you are in love with A bird and a bat are neighbours, sharing a imagination can help make tells the story of his dad Ståle, but can’t pronounce the letter S? tree. Their different lifestyles raise conflicts unbearable situations bearable. who works at the citizen Six drummers participate in A young boy uses magic tricks service centre. At night, a planned musical attack in a to escape a harsh reality. dad transforms into the suburb. As an elderly couple superhero Scoutman. A leave their apartment the comedy set in a realistic and a drummers take over, making ‘supernatural’ universe. music with anything in sight.

Reynir Lyngdal / Iceland / 2005 / Esben Tønnesen / Denmark / 2009 / Johannes Stjärne Nilsson, Ola Cecilie Semec Mikkelson, Hanne Ramsdal / Norway / Sara Wahl, Samppa Kukkonen, Simo Koivunen / Finland / fiction / 13 min fiction / 14 min Simonsson / Sweden / 2001 / fiction 2007 / fiction / 9 min 2004 / animation / 6 min / 10 min

84 85 xxxxxxx SESSIONS

Transmendia Meet-up 88 NP Hackathon 91 Immersive Storytelling 92 My Dinner With… Pichler & Parker 94 Masterclass: Virpi Suutari 95 Masterclass: Niels Pagh Andersen 96 25th Anniversary: Tue Steen Müller – 25 Years of Nordic Docs 96 NP Town Hall 97 How We Did It?! 97 NP Outlook 98 Filmmakers at Risk 100 Films for Change: I’m Dublin 100 Is Art an Abbreviation of Arthur? 101 Digital Challenges for Public Service 101 Exhibitions 102 Media Lab for Families 103 School Cinema Seminar for Pedagogues 104

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86 87 TRANSMEDIA MEET-UP transmedia meet-up

Headliner: Immersive Journalism Wrap: The Expanding Documentary We are proud to present Peggy Weil as Wrapping up the day, we are thrilled to the headliner, speaking about Immersive present Patricia Finneran from Story Journalism and using public spaces for Matters, a strategic consulting firm interactive projects and big data visualisation. working at the intersection of storytelling Peggy is a digital media artist, designer and social change. Through case studies, and pioneer of interactive projects. Among Patricia will talk about the changing role her many works are Gone Gitmo, a virtual of the independent filmmaker in managing installation of Guantánamo Prison, Wall the distribution of his/her film and how Jumpers, a global visualisation of political some of the most exciting contemporary separation barriers, and the IPSRESS Project, documentaries are media projects extending an experiment in immersive journalism. She is beyond primary viewing screens. In the also the founder of Heads Up, an international search for new financing models, these competition challenging designers to visualise projects may lead the way. critical global issues, renowned for the interactive animation of the world’s ground water level on Times Square.

Un-conference Sessions PEOPLE: The un-conference is peer-to-peer based and p. 134 Cecilie Stranger-Thorsen (moderator) featuring you! All participants can sign up p. 135 peggy Weil in the un-conference sessions to share best p. 127 patricia Finneran practices, host discussions or pitch projects p. 128 andrea Hasselager for feedback from colleagues. Some slots p. 127 nevin Eronde have already been booked, while the rest is p. 130 pernilla Lonhage Friday 19 Sept 13:00–17:30 (Check-in from 12:30) / Inkonst / Pre-registration needed open for your input.

Pixels From Palestine Transmedia storytelling is all about using digital platforms to create Andrea Hasselager and Nevin Eronde, experiences and engage audiences. Nordisk Panorama invites artists, Danish founders of Game Girl Workshop will filmmakers, designers and game developers to a meet-up on the future of talk about their work on giving Palestinian girls a voice through game development. storytelling and experience design with peer-to-peer learning and networking across industries. We will open with a headliner, continue with an Crowd-sourcing My Embroidery Short “un-conference” and gather everyone at the end for a common session before Malmö-based illustrator and filmmaker Pernilla Lonhage will share her experiences the opening ceremony of the festival for which all pre-registered participants crowdsourcing her hand animated are invited. Join us for a day of massive inspiration and networking! embroidery short, “Le jardin des pensées”.

88 89 xxxxxxx NP HACKATHON

Entry deadlines: 30 November 2014 (for films completed before 31 October 2014) 31 January 2015 (for films completed after 31 October 2014) Nordisk Panorama’s Hackathon gathers filmmakers, game developers, programmers, designers and artists for a weekend of prototyping digital experiences. The participants are chosen already, but if you’re curious about the results of their work, you can meet them at Inkonst on Monday 22 September, where they will present the prototypes and talk about the process.

May / June 2015 krakowfilmfestival.pl Sat 20 Sept 09:00 – Sun 21 Sept 23:00 / Stapln Mon 22 Sept 12:00-14:00 / Inkonst Klubben

The concept of Hackathons comes from the IT/Start-up The creators Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen and Tellervo scene, where programmers meet to ‘hack’ (make demos Kalleinen are visual artists and filmmakers based in or mock-ups) over a weekend, focusing on functionality Helsinki. They are as well co-founders of complaintschoir. and testing concepts. Nordisk Panorama uses this model org, speechkaraoke.org and ykon.org. to explore what happens when we stop talking and start collaborating across media industries. We want to inspire Divine Consultants filmmakers to explore the boundaries of their stories, and Divine Consultants is an adult animated universe we aim to make the Hackathon a playful and educational about death and hope, created using motion capture experience for everyone. technology in a hand drawn fashion. Originally developed for a short story and series, the Divine Consultants Two projects have been selected for the Hackathon universe already has over 350 paintings and over 100 and their creators will bravely give up their projects for motion capture video clips available and characters exploration of new ideas: rigged for motion capture.

Avatar The creator, Finnish scriptwriter and director Juha What if your opinions would matter? What if elections Fiilin, together with producer Markku Tuurna invite the weren’t just a game? Avatar is a citizen democracy Hackathon participants to explore different formats for experiment in which players can collectively influence storytelling and game experiences in the rich universe. public opinion through real life avatars, focusing on nine controversial societal themes leading up to an election. Originally conceived for YLE as a reality game for the Finnish parliamentary elections in 2015, the creators invite hackers to explore the established game elements – or develop brand new ones.

90 91 IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING immersive storytelling

Enter the world of immersive storytelling at Nordisk Panorama! With Fri 19 – Sat 20 Sept 11:00-18:00 / Sun 21 Sept 11:00-17:00 / Malmö Konsthall techniques created for ”immersive gaming”, new possibilities of filmmaking and audience experiences have dawned. THE DOGHOUSE SKAMMEKROGEN

Fri 19 – Mon 22 Sept / Inkonst & Malmö Konsthall A dinner table and chairs are placed in the middle of a room. It’s set up for five persons and on every plate there is a pair of Follow this year’s immersive track at the session on the new technology to learn more. special glasses and earphones. You sit down, put on the gear festival launched by a keynote speech at the Read more about the works on p. 93 and pre- and become a part of the film. You’re about to take part in a NP Transmedia Meet-up by Peggy Weil on book a time slot to experience them at www. family dinner. Mom and dad have cooked. The big brother is Immersive Journalism (see p. 89). nordiskpanorama.com (for The Doghouse) introducing his new girlfriend. The little brother is trying to and info@boosthbg (for Assent and Use of avoid the oncoming catastrophe. Experience three different works on the Force) – or simply walk by and grab a free slot Oculus Rift headsets at Inkonst and Malmö on the spot! Johan Knattrup Jensen / Denmark / 2013 / 20 min Konsthall. Visit the Oculus Rift Play Room hosted by BoostHbg and join their panel Sat 20 – Mon 22 Sept 11:00-16:00 / Inkonst

ASSENT ASSENT

This autobiographical story, assembled in Occulus Rift, OCULUS RIFT + VIRTUAL REALITY lets the user wander in the footsteps of the director’s father who, in 1973, was a 22 years old army man = HYPE OR HYPER REALITY? stationed in northern Chile. We follow him on the day that the infamous execution squad “Caravan of Death” In March, Facebook spent 2 billion dollars buying Oculus Rift. That says came to his regiment following the military coup. As a something about their belief in the new technique for Virtual Reality. participant you get the opportunity to experience the horror and the father’s feelings on this fateful day. Sun 21 Sept 10:00 / Inkonst Klubben Oscar Raby/ Australia / 2013 / 10 min

Virtual Reality will be a part of our reality Director BoostHbg leads the panel with Sat 20 - Mon 22 Sept 11:00-16:00 / Inkonst as low-cost headsets hit the home market. Peggy Weil from Immersive Journalism, Potentially, this will revolutionise both Johan Knattrup, director The Doghouse, USE OF FORCE documentary filmmaking and news stories Mads Damsbo, producer The Doghouse and USE OF FORCE as well as reach new generations. But what Oscar Raby, director Assent. happens as the audience not only watches Immersive journalism uses so called virtual reality or reads about an event, but also enters the In collaboration with: BoostHbg. technology to put the audience in the centre of action. It scene and experience themselves as being literally places the audience in the moment by giving it a present? Will people react or just demand PEOPLE feeling of being there. Use of Force takes the participant even more immersed experiences? Together p. 128 Annika Gustafson (moderator) to the night when 35-year-old Anastasio Hernandez with world leading creators in this field we p. 128 Johan Knattrup Jensen Rojas was beaten to death by the USA border patrol. This discuss the good, the bad and the ugly. p. 127 Mads Damsbo event has led to a review by the Department of Justice of p. 135 Peggy Weil the border patrol’s “Use of Force Protocols”. Moderator Annika Gustafson, Executive p. 132 Oscar Raby Nonny de la Peña / USA / 2014 / 5 min

92 93 MY DINNER WITH… VIRPI SUUTARI GABRIELA PICHLER & SIR ALAN PARKER Naked Fellow Creatures – Photography in Between Fact and Fiction

Sat 20 Sept 13:00 / Inkonst Teatern

Virpi Suutari is a writer and a director, whose works typically explore the boundary between fact and fiction. Her work includes documentaries like Sin (1996), The Idle Ones (2001), Along the Road Little Child ( 2005) – co-directed with Susanna Helke - and Auf Wiedersehen Finnland (2010) and Hilton! (2013) besides Garden Lovers (2013) which is screening in this year’s documentary competition at Nordisk Panorama. In her masterclass Virpi Suutari presents samples of her films and tells about photos, “My Dinner With…” is a mainstay at Nordisk Panorama, each year presenting paintings and films that have inspired her in new and exciting encounters between Nordic and international filmmakers of her work as a documentary director. the highest caliber. “I have always looked for influence from photography and painting more than from Sun 21 Sept 16:00-18:00 / Inkonst Teatern films. I perceive a picture as a stage, where the main characters play themselves and present The name of the event is borrowed from fantastic feature debut Eat Sleep Die. Both their lives. I like photos and paintings because Louis Malle’s amazing filmMy Dinner directors have experience working with they seldom psychologize or moralize. We With Andre (1981) and it brings together amateur actors and will, amongst other are free to interpret the picture and make renowned filmmakers for a meal to talk things, discuss the notion of “the genuine” in our own observations: the person’s posture, about their lives, their creative work and fictional film. It’s going to be the best meal gestures, gaze and milieu are all hints for experiences in the film industry. you’ve never eaten! our imagination of the person’s occupation, what kind of life the person has lived and The informal gathering of minds serves In cooperation with: FERA (Federation of European Film which social class the person belongs to. as a unique opportunity for the Nordisk Directors), Film Directors of Sweden (Sveriges Filmregissörer) When confronted with impressive pictures, Panorama audiences to get up close and biological and cultural erosion, life’s cultural SPECIAL SCREENINGS personal with filmmakers that, through their SPECIAL SCREENINGS: wounds – both comical and tragic, are visible p. 65 Sin (1996) films, have touched many lives. p. 66 Scratches (2008) and etched on the body. When confronted p. 65 White Sky (1998) p. 66 Eat, Sleep, Die (2012) with chaos art reduces to the essential. p. 65 The Idle Ones (2001) This year we proudly present Sir Alan p. 67 The Commitments ( 1991) Parker and Gabriela Pichler. Sir Alan Parker p. 67 Birdy (1984) That is why photographs and paintings and FILM IN COMPETITION has been lauded throughout his career for films influenced by them – e.g. by Martin Parr, p. 20 Garden Lovers (2013) masterpieces like Birdy, The Commitments PEOPLE: Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Roy Andersson and and Mississippi Burning, and Gabriela p. 132 Gabriela Pichler Lucian Freud - have inspired and contributed PEOPLE Pichler has been highly praised for her p. 132 Sir Alan Parker to my work.” p. 124 & 134 Virpi Suutari

94 95 NIELS PAGH ANDERSEN NP TOWN HALL Re-thinking Documentary – featuring the Nordic Vodka Hour Storytelling Mon 22 Sept 18:30-19:30 /Inkonst Klubben

Sun 21 Sept 13:00 / Inkonst Teatern Nordisk Panorama is an organisation by and for the What is your 3 minute manifesto for the future? Let us filmmakers, guarding their interests and developing new hear it at the NP Town Hall meeting - a lively session Niels Pagh Andersen, distinguished and award-winning has edited more than 250 films in a wide variety of frontiers for Nordic short and documentary films to be also featuring the Nordic Vodka Hour in celebration of film editor, reflects on his own work in connection with genres. Apart from Betrayal and The Act of Killing, Niels made and be seen. With this mission, the Nordic Short & our 25th Anniversary. Join the conversation live and at a thesis on dramaturgy he is about to embark on. In his Pagh Andersen edited Nordisk Panorama winner The Doc Film Festival is our main event and most important #nptownhall. masterclass, he will touch upon various topics. How have German Secret and other titles from the past Nordisk annual common platform for the community to meet, we changed our ways of telling stories in documentaries? Panorama festivals such as American Vagabond, Palme, share knowledge, get inspired and join forces. How have we changed our view on the world and Recipes for a Disaster, Prostitution Behind the Veil and At NP Town Hall we gather key industry stakeholders for ourselves? Have we become too good at telling stories? Three Rooms of Melancholia. a town hall forum intended to address current obstacles A personal journey through 20 years of storytelling and opportunities in the short and documentary film #nptownhall from Betrayal to The Act of Killing . Niels Pagh Andersen PEOPLE industry. 25 years down the line since the birth of has worked as a freelance editor since 1979 and p. 126 Niels Pagh Andersen Nordisk Panorama, we have invited some of the bright minds of our industry to speak up and share their visions. We are also urging you to join the discussion! Tue Steen MÜlLER HIGHLIGHTS FROM 25 YEARS OF HOW WE DID IT!? NORDIC DOCUMENTARY FILM Sat 20 Sept – Tue 23 Sept 12.00-13.00 / Inkonst Foajébaren

Sat 20 Sept 10:00 / Inkonst Teatern

From 1700 Metres From the Future to Belleville Baby… years. He has, amongst other things, been employed at or, in other words, from the classical observations of Ulla the Danish Film Institute as press secretary and head of Boje Rasmussen’s 35mm film to Mia Engberg’s personal distribution and information. He is one of the founders recollections woven together with the help of different of Balticum Film- and TV-festival and the European film formats. Documentary Network. In 2004 he was awarded the ROOS-award for his contributions to Danish and Danish Tue Steen Müller has taken part in several of the European documentary film. Together with Allan Berg 25 editions of Nordisk Panorama, including the first one he runs the site filmkommentaren.dk where he, amongst held in 1990 in Grimstad. In this seminar he will focus on other things, reviews documentaries. the directors and films that he remembers most fondly from his many years at the festival. Tue will highlight Tue 23 Sept 14:00 / Spegeln A During lunchtime at the Festival Centre, we On Monday 22 September the results directors that have served as an inspiration for other Don’t miss Tue’s Choice Words by director Jens Loftager have encouraged some of our guests to give of the NP Hackathon are presented in a filmmakers and documentaries that have made a big (Denmark, 1994, 48 min). Jens Loftager will introduce a short talk on their work beyond the Q&A- prolonged the session running until 14.00. impact on the Nordic and international scene. This will be the screening. format. Be it a technical challenge, an artistic The guests on all other days are announced a non-academic celebration of the Nordic documentary! process, how they have solved a problem or at our website and the Festival Centre. Take Tue Steen Müller has been involved in the world of PEOPLE: failed during the production. the chance to lunch with your favourite documentary films and short films for more than twenty p. 131 Tue Steen Müller filmmaker!

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Focusing on financing, distribution QuickFire – Meet the Int’l Short Film How To Do Good? Doc Horizons and sales, NP Outlook is aimed at Buyers and Sales Agents – Documentary Outreach & Impact Mon 22 Sept 14:30-15:30 / Inkonst Klubben Sat 20 Sept 15:00-15:30 / Inkonst Klubben Sun 21 Sept 16:00-17:30 / Inkonst Klubben filmmakers who want to keep in New market opportunities for Nordic documentaries are touch with the latest trends at the An introduction to the international short film decision- For many filmmakers it is an ambition to change the rapidly rising in the Russian, Asian, South American and international market. Don’t miss this makers attending Nordisk Panorama. Meet the buyers world or at least influence aspects of human life. But how Middle Eastern markets. We have invited some of the key and sales agents, find out what they are looking for and can documentaries generate change? How do you avoid players and experts on these new documentary horizons opportunity to get to know who is get an update on the state of the art of the international creating online ’clicktivism’ instead of real life impact? to offer insights to how Nordic documentary makers can who, who does what and how to do it short film market. And how can you secure that your plans for a big wave of take advantage of these new opportunities. right yourself! change do not end up as a small splash. Would You Buy This? PEOPLE: Sat 20 Sept 15:30-17:00 / Inkonst Klubben To talk about funding documentaries with a real p. 128 ove Rishøj Jensen (moderator) Nordic Short Film Funding life impact and making your film reach out beyond p. 134 Claudia Rodriguez Valencia Sat 20 Sept 12:00-14:00 / Inkonst Klubben Put your film to the test and find out about its distribution the already converted, we have gathered a panel of p. 135 orna Yarmut potential from the people who know. In this session we experienced funders and makers, who will share their p. 130 grigory Libergal Meet the Nordic short film consultants and urge people to bring their short film and show it on the knowledge. p. 126 Cecilie Bolvinkel commissioning editors for a talk about the possibilities spot. The screening will be followed by live feed back from for short film funding and co-production in the Nordic some of the experienced short film distributors and buyers PEOPLE: countries. attending this year’s Nordisk Panorama. Come if you dare! p. 128 ove Rishøj Jensen (moderator) Interactive Co-Productions The panellists will be available for one-to-one speed This session is not for sissies… p. 135 Ilse van Velzen Mon 22 Sept 15:30-16:30 / Inkonst Klubben dating. This session is a must if you’re planning your next p. 135 Femke van Velzen short film! PEOPLE: p. 134 nicole van Schaik The co-production model has for many years been a p. 128 Jing Haase (moderator) p. 130 luke Moody successful way for filmmakers to get their documentary PEOPLE: p. 135 Stine Wangler p. 133 Jose F Rodriguez films and TV-productions financed. But can this model p. 128 Jing Haase (moderator) p. 129 Fred Joubaud be moved to the financing of interactive documentary p. 130 Åse Meyer p. 132 Romen Podzyhun productions? Are broadcasters willing to co-produce p. 131 Marie Schmidt Olesen p. 131 rumi Ono Meet the Decision-Makers of NP Forum interactive works? What are the complications? What are p. 130 Joona Louhivuori p. 127 Christian Gesell Sun 21 Sept 18:30-19:45 / Inkonst Klubben the strengths? p. 135 Sari Volanen p. 133 Cinzia Spironello p. 128 Helena Ingelsten p. 131 Sydney Neter Every year some 50-60 Nordic and international We have asked Interactive Commissioner at ARTE, p. 131 gréta Ólafsdóttir decision-makers attend NP Forum for Co-financing Marianne Levy-Leblond to talk about how the of Documentaries. In this session you will get a quick French/German broadcaster works with interactive Kickstarter Goes Nordic introduction to the commissioning editors from TV, documentaries. This will be followed by a debate with Strategize Your Short Film Sat 20 Sept 17:00-17:45 / Inkonst Klubben film institutes and regional film funds, as well as to Ritva Leino from YLE on the opportunities and challenge Sat 20 Sept 14:00-15:00 / Inkonst Klubben international sales agents and other experts attending of making interactive documentaries as international The crowd-funding platform Kickstarter just launched this year’s forum. Don’t miss this chance to learn who is co-productions. How do I increase the chances of getting my short to a Nordic branch and Stephanie Pereira is here to tell us who and what they can do for you! an A-festival? How and where do I market my film and what this will mean for Nordic projects. We will also hear PEOPLE: myself the best? How do I best use my film as a calling some insider tips to the dos and don’ts when crowd- PEOPLE: p. 128 ove Rishøj Jensen (moderator) card? Film curator and festival strategist Kathleen funding your next project. p. 133 gitte Hansen (moderator) p. 129 Marianne Levy-Leblond McInnis gives you a unique insight into the world and the p. 132 Mikael Opstrup (moderator) p. 129 ritva Leino work of the film strategist. PEOPLE: p. 138 decision-Makers p. 132 Stephanie Pereira PEOPLE: p. 130 Kathleen McInnis

98 99 FILMMAKERS AT RISK IS ART AN ABBREVIATION OF ARTHUR?

Fri 19 Sept 13:30-17:30 / Stadsbiblioteket Röda Rummet Tue 23 Sept 16:00 / Inkonst Klubben

project Farewell Comrades, Tasneem Khalil, human rights agents of change that apply a variety of strategies to defender and editor of the Independent World Report, achieve equality in the film industry. Naeimeh Doostdar, poet and author from Iran, and Diana With a strong line-up of women directors in the Saqeb, filmmaker from Afghanistan. They exchange competition category of this year’s Nordisk Panorama ideas and experiences with the audience and moderator we ask women filmmakers about their experiences and Fredrik Elg, Shelter City Malmö. conditions working in an industry dominated by men. Experiences and questions will be developed to a Nordic Organisations like PEN International, Human Rights manifest for equality that will be on every financiers desk Watch and Freemuse report grave reprisals against within a year. We discuss future possibilities, current thousands of authors, musicians, artists and filmmakers. conditions and terms, wages, government financial In recent times a growing number of Nordic cities have film support, recognition and visibility in the media for The situation for artists in various parts of the world joined the network of shelter cities for artists at risk Is equality a factor for success for a Nordic film industry women filmmakers. can be very different and are often dictated by those in ICORN and shelter city programmes are expanding to in crisis? What does the resistance look like and what power. What concrete actions can we take to promote more artistic disciplines, such as film and visual arts. are the challenges for a more equal Nordic film industry? In cooperation with: WIFT freedom of speech? How do we implement the most advantageous of changes? What happens if women don’t make movies? PEOPLE: Meet Russian filmmaker Andrei Nekrasov working at In collaboration with: Shelter City Malmö - a center for free Women in Film & Television International (WIFTI) is a p. 134 Tove Torbiörnsson (moderator) Pirayafilm in Norway where he directed the transmedia speech and Malmö City Library” global network striving to increase visibility and support p. 133 Nanna Frank Rasmussen for women working with film, TV and other media, p. 130 Dögg Mosesdottir present in 40 countries with more than 10 000 members. p. 129 Jenni Koski The five different WIFT-organisations in the Nordic p. 134 Ingebjörg Torgersen films for change: I’M DUBLIN countries have positioned themselves as important p. 127 Helene Granqvist Sat 20 Sept 16:00-17:30 / FilmCentrum Syd / Limited seats DIGITAL CHALLENGES FOR PUBLIC SERVICE Can film be an agent of change in shaping migration investigation of how the EU’s Dublin Regulation affects politics and practices for welcoming asylum seekers? The people forced to leave their homelands to seek a new Tue 23 Sept 14:00 / Inkonst Klubben film I’m Dublin seeks to open up the discussion of these place to call a safe home. relevant and urgent questions. service broadcaster YLE that introduces award-winning Filmmakers David Aronowitsch, Ahmed Abdullahi, Anna In cooperation with: ARF – Film and Discussion for Human documentaries to a broad audience, combining the Persson and Sharmarke Binyusuf invite you to a work- Rights & FilmCentrum Syd. An event within the project films with live radio and TV-shows, social media and in-progress presentation that will highlight their filmic RE:VIEW NORDEN various other live events. Elise Pietarila speaks from her perspective as freelance producer for the project and I’M DUBLIN commissioning editor Ari Ylä-Anttila tells us what YLE JAG ÄR DUBLIN wanted to accomplish by creating content for different platforms. Ritva Leino, who is responsible for the Ahmed is hired as an actor in a short film about a man different platforms, explains how Docventure changed who is directly affected by the Dublin regulation. The all of YLE’s operations. Introduced and moderated by acting awakens Ahmed’s own memories of similar What is true engagement and how is it created? Why did journalist Johanna Koljonen. experiences. Ahmed belongs to a an invisible group 30 000 people decrease their meat consumption and in today’s Europe, that consists of tens of thousands what does it take to create engagement that results in 65 PEOPLE: individuals, called “Dublin regulation subjects”. 000 Facebook-friends? The presentation of the project p. 129 Johanna Koljonen (moderator) Docventure will offer insights into how a giant film club p. 135 Ari Ylä-Anttila David Aronowitsch, Ahmed Abdullahi, Anna Persson and was formed and younger audiences reached. p. 132 Elise Pietarila Sharmarke Binyusuf / Sweden / documentary / W-in-P Docventures is a transmedia concept by Finnish public p. 129 Ritva Leino

100 101 exhibitions Media Lab for Families

The films Apt. + Car + All I Have and Own by Clara Bodén (see p. 24) and A Separation by Karin Ekberg (see p. 22) are nominated for this year’s Best Nordic Documentary Award. Both films are part of larger projects with an exhibition. We are thrilled to present samples of both exhibitions during the festival.

Nordisk Panorama invites families to enter the world of documentaries and short EXHIBITION: INSTALLATION AND APT + CAR + ALL I HAVE AND OWN WORK IN PROGRESS: STILL LIFE film through a workshop concept developed by Doc Lounge Århus’ Mai Damgaard Rasmussen and further pimped together with local partner Folkets Bio Malmö. Sat 20 – Wed 24 Sept / Mon 22 – Tue 23 Sept / Spegeln (upper foyer) Inkonst Teatern (lower door) Sat 20 Sept 13.00-16.00 / Barnens Scen

An expedition and a personal reflection Tue 23 Sept 18:00 / The event is a sneak preview of the new Welcome to drop by for a sneak peak and on identity and the meaning of place in a Inkonst Foajébaren / Closing Reception Panora – Children’s Cinema, in a special fantastic workshop where creativity and the country that is urbanising at a vast speed. collaboration with Doc Lounge Family. The film media are in focus! A large Swedish newspaper wrote “As Still Life is a common title for the studies day includes new short and documentary everyone knows, values change first in urban of objects and techniques familiar to art films and a media workshop, where both kids PEOPLE environments and then spread across the historians. Still Life suggests as well a life that and grown-ups together explore film media p. 129 Sophia Josephson country”. Does this mean that some people has been stilled before it even began, and the hands on. The program is especially suited for are situated where no new values arise? conflicting feeling that dreams continue to live. tweenies aged 9-13 years and no previous In collaboration with: Folkets Bio Malmö / Cinema Panora, experience is required. Doc Lounge Family and Doc Lounge Malmö Is place some kind of accessory in our time? In her debut film A Separation, artist How does the place affect identity, and who and filmmaker Karin Ekberg provided an Film director Sophia Josephson will show her presents the image of the non-urban today? uninhibited yet hopeful depiction of her film Pull Through (see p. 80) and afterwards The exhibition consists of voices gathered parents› divorce. The installation Still Life has conduct a media workshop where kids and from young people in Jämtland, in the North been made during the process of entering grown-ups get the chance to make their own of Sweden, through both text excerpts and her next film project where we meet a young short film or documentary. audio, sound installations by musician Cicely couple in mourning for their daughter, whose Irvine and images by illustrator and visual heart failed while in the womb just prior to Tablets, iPad, camera or smart phones are artist Ronja Svenning Berge. her expected delivery. Welcome to enter used. There will be paper, sticks, colour a room, where longing and sorrow is blended, pencils and other materials that might be and take part of the first strong scenes from needed available on the spot. The afternoon the coming film in a unique atmosphere. ends in front of Johan Stahl Winthereik’s award-winning short film Weekend Dad (see In collaboration with: Doc Lounge and Wift. p. 81).

102 103 SCHOOL CINEMA SEMINAR FOR PEDAGOGUES MARKET & FORUM

Mon 22 Sept 13:00-16:30 / Form/Design Center NP Market 106 NP Forum 108

An afternoon of inspiration and tips on how to use of her debut film The Betrayal (Norway, UK 2011) where films - especially documentaries – as part of the school she makes a personal journey to confront her past. A curriculum in media literacy arranged by Film i Skåne, story about both left- and right-wing extremism. Regional Resource and Production Centre for the South of Sweden and the School Cinema Programme of the The seminar requires pre-booking, but spare seats will be City of Malmö. New Nordic Voices-awarded director available to accredited guests on a first come first served Karen Winther will participate in a session and screening basis. The session will be held in Swedish.

Welcome to the party of shorts and docs!

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Market on Demand market staff beforehand, but can be booked The video market video market runs during at the NP Market Desk during opening hours market opening hours and showcases the in the event of availability. The meetings take very latest Nordic short and documentary place at the market and can be requested by films on demand. Efficiency is guaranteed filmmakers with a film in the market. through the digital screening system that allows market guests to create individual Market Online selections, contact distributors directly, take The market online is our streaming service notes and keep track of work already done. for pre-screening purposes around the clock. In this password protected screening Market Screenings room, festival programmers, buyers and The market screenings offer sales agents, distributors can stream full-length films year distributors and festival programmers the round at their own convenience. chance to discover brand new Nordic shorts Go to www.nordiskpanorama.com for further and documentaries yet to premiere. Films are information. There you can also find the new screened in programmed slots from Saturday batch of Nordisk Panorama Market films through Tuesday. Access only for selected when they are published after the festival, market guests. Programme available at the other recent selections and films from NP Market Desk. previous years.

Market one-to-one Sat 20 – Tue 23 Sept / Scandic Triangeln The market one-to-one are short meetings For market guests only of 10-15 min. giving market professionals Nordisk Panorama Market is open to market professionals and Nordic filmmakers a chance to meet and filmmakers with a film or project presented at the Welcoming international film festivals, distributors and buyers from all over exclusively. Meetings are pre-arranged by the market. the world, Nordisk Panorama Market offers a comprehensive overview of the newest independently produced Nordic short and documentary films. Presenting some 250 titles completed within the past year or being in the pipeline, Nordisk Panorama Market is a unique window to what’s cooking in opening hours: 20 Sept 09:00 - 19:00 21 Sept 09:00 - 19:00 the Nordic region. 22 Sept 09:00 - 19:00 23 Sept 09:00 - 18:00

Work-in-Progress Presentations to be finalized, a sales agent/distributor or festival premiere, they will all present new Staff Sun 21 Sept 13:00-18:00 / material at this event, following up on former For invited market guests only Nordisk Panorama Forum pitches or pitches Jing Maria Anders at fora around the world. Haase Stoianova Brendstrup The work-in-progress presentations offer TV buyers, sales agents, distributors and 6 projects will be presented Sunday 13:00- festival programmers the chance to preview 15:00 followed by one-to-one meetings some of the most exiting upcoming Nordic 15:30-18:00. Open to invited documentary Market Market Market documentaries, almost ready to make it onto market guests only. Programme available at Manager Coordinator Assistant the world stage. Looking for the last push the NP Market Desk.

106 107 NP FORUM np forum for Co-Financing of Documentaries In Competition 2014 Sun 21 – Tue 23 Sept / Amiralen / For forum guests only We are proud to present 6 titles in this year’s NP Awards documentary competition that were previously presented at NP Forum and Market. Nordisk Panorama Forum is the annual Balkan Delegation meeting place and funding event for Nordic Every year NP Forum welcomes a specially documentary professionals, looking to connect invited foreign delegation. This year we are Denmark with a variety of Nordic and international happy to welcome the Balkan delegation, Sepideh decision-makers from TV, film institutes and who is here to connect with the Nordic Berit Madsen / Denmark / 2013 / 90 min regional film funds. Featuring pitching sessions, documentary community. The delegation pre-booked individual meetings and social is arranged in cooperation with Balkan Presented at NP Forum 2010 and in NP Market Screenings 2013 (see p. 30) events, Nordisk Panorama Forum offers all Documentary Center as part of their participants a professional platform to network workshop BDC Discoveries 2014. and do business in addition to an intensive Finland educational experience for observers and film Producers Meet Producers Once I Dreamt of Life school students. More than 250 professionals The foreign delegation will take part in Jukka Kärkkäinen & Sini Liimatainen / Finland, Germany, Sweden / 2014 / 77 min will attend the event, and we are looking the networking event Producers Meet forward to three intensive days of networking, Producers, kicking off the forum on Sunday Presented at NP Forum 2011 (see p. 25) pitching and discussing the selected projects. 21 September with in-depth networking, co-production insight and roundtable Presented Projects discussions. This is the perfect place to find Norway During two days, Nordisk Panorama Forum suitable co-production partners and form Light Fly, Fly High presents a selection of 24 brand new the bonds necessary to access funds across Beathe Hofseth & Susann Østigaard / Norway, Denmark / 2013 / 80 min documentary projects that are pitched in borders. Besides the foreign delegation an open forum to the around 60 attending the event welcomes a selection of Nordic Presented at NP Forum 2012 and at NP Market Work-in-Progress 2013 (see p. 26) decision-makers. In addition, more than 20 producers. selected projects are presented in individual meetings between producers and decision- Nordisk Panorama Forum is open to professionals who have Norway makers. applied for and been granted a seat. The Optimists Gunhild Westhagen Magnor / Norway, Sweden / 2013 / 80 min opening hours: 21 Sept 09:00 - 15:30 Presented at NP Forum 2011 and in NP Market Screenings 2013 (see p. 32) 22 Sept 09:00 - 18:00 23 Sept 09:00 - 18:00 Sweden A Separation Staff Karin Ekberg / Sweden / 2013 / 70 min

Christina Lea Maria Anne-Katrine Presented at NP Forum 2012, and in NP Market Screenings 2013 (see p. 22) Jul Gregersen Strandbæk Wisén Sørensen Sweden Concerning Violence Forum Forum Forum Göran Hugo Olsson / Sweden, USA, Denmark / 2014 / 86 min Manager Coordinator Assistant Presented at NP Forum 2012 (see p. 31)

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Fri 19 Sept 21:00 / City Hall / By invitation only Tue 23 Sept 19:00-03:00 / Moriska Paviljongen

To celebrate the opening of the 25th Nordisk Panorama, the City of Malmö is pleased to The festival reaches its climax at our Artists of the night invite Nordic and international guests to an Opening Reception at the old City Hall. Enjoy magical Awards Gala. We will celebrate all the beautiful music from Vindla string quartet, a light buffet and a glass of wine in these the fantastic films and filmmakers and the Edda Magnason (Live) spectacular surroundings. Meet old and new friends and kick off this year’s festival in style. 25th anniversary of the festival in style! Kira Kira (Live) After the three-course dinner and the Sing Fang (Live) Welcome! exciting awards ceremony, we clear the Roxy Farhat (Host) tables and fill the two dance floors as our Dusan Marinkovic (Host) amazing DJs and artists enter the stage. Sevi Rey (Visuals) This year’s headliner is some of Iceland’s Tjackie Shaun/Femtastic (DJ-set) most exciting artists, Kira Kira and Sing Eka Scratch/Femtastic (DJ-set) Fang followed by Edda Magnason and dj- Måna Rezaijoff (DJ-set) sets by Femtastic and Matti Nives among Matti Nives (DJ-set) many others. The evening is hosted by Roxy Farhat and Dusan Marinkovic. See p.2 for ticket information.

112 113 MISSEDMISSED NP social breaks OBERHAUMISSEDMISSED SEN? OBERHAUFILMS FROM THE FESTIVALSEN? FILMSPROGRAMMES OBERHAUFROM THE FESTIVAL SEN? PROGRAMMESOBERHAUFILMS FROM THE FESTIVALSEN? WWW.KURZFILMTAGE.DE/EN/VIDEFILMSPROGRAMMES FROM THE FESTIVAL OTHEK Festival Lounge & Café NP Happy Hour WWW.KURZFILMTAGE.DE/EN/VIDEPROGRAMMES OTHEK Fri 19 – Tue 23 Sept / Inkonst Sat 20 – Tue 23 Sept 18:00-19:00 / Inkonst WWW.KURZFILMTAGE.DE/EN/VIDEOTHEK Inkonst will not only embrace most of the Join your colleagues for the daily happy hour WWW.KURZFILMTAGE.DE/EN/VIDEOTHEK festival’s sessions - it also offers the number at Inkonst. Have a drink, mingle and meet old one place to hang out with colleagues and and new friends. friends. Raise your energy levels with an organic coffee and sandwich, dig deep into our program On Saturday we welcome the international catalogue, take advantage of the free WIFI and market guests for our Market Opening catch up with your inbox, or just take a break! Reception. On Sunday we will warm up to meet the Decision-Makers of NP Forum. On Food & Drinks Monday we are getting in the spirit for the NP Town Hall and on Tuesday we calm our Fri 19 – Tue 23 Sept / Inkonst nerves before the Awards Gala. Don’t miss this essential hour of the day! There are endless options to try out various foods and drinks within the festival NP Sauna Hours geography, but only our festival restaurant partners GRAND and SMAK offer lunch at a Wed 24 Sept 10:00-13:00 / Ribersborgs 10 % discount when showing your delegate Kallbadhus / Gathering at the Guest Desk pass. Don’t miss out! Show that you are a true Nordic and take Grand Öl & Mat a morning dip in the sea before returning Lunch: Fri 19/9 and Tue 23/9 (11:30-14:00) home on Wednesday 24 September. We’ll Brunch: Sun 21/9 (11:30-15:00) gather at NP Guest Desk for a joint walk to Dinner/drinks: Fri 19/9 (16:00-03:00) Kallbadhuset! Dinner/drinks: Sat 20/9 (18:00-03:00) Get in for free after 01:00 on Fri and Sat by showing your delegate pass!

Smak Fri 19 – Tue 23 Sept Café (11:00-17:00) Lunch weekday (11:30-14:30) Lunch weekend (11:30-15:00)

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Matti Nives is a Helsinki based vinyl enthusiast and At the Monday festival club, Doc Lounge presents an DJ that mixes raw jazz and soul with club sounds, exclusive live concert with Vulkano after the sneak afro, latin and more to create the perfect dance floor. preview of All We Have Is Now about the Swedish Nives is the founder of the organization We Jazz that punk band, directed by Alexandra Dahlström (see p. arranges festivals and runs the popular radio program 127). Alexandra and the band will also be guest DJs “Jazz kiinnostaa” at Radio Helsinki. The night’s event is of the night, serving the audience the best soundtrack also visited by the dance association Cat’s corner that for conquering the world. Fri 19 Sept 21:00-01:00 / Inkonst Klubben Sat 20 Sept 21:00-04:00 / Babel will create a wonderful ambiance on the dance floor by exhibiting different dance styles, e.g. Balboa, Authentic Cissi Efraimsson on standing drums and vocals and The Opening Party for NP Festival Club is a celebration of Don’t miss this all-night party, where Nordisk Panorama Jazz, Charleston and Lindy Hop. Sweat on! Lisa Pyk Wirström on keyboards and percussion glorious feminism. Ólöf Arnalds is an Icelandic singer- celebrates the festival’s 25th anniversary with a joyous make an explosive punk duo that collide catchy songwriter. For years Ólöf was one of the members of the tribute to the urban and innovative African music scene. DJ: pop choruses with psychedelic rock. Vulkano is an successful music group Múm and this autumn her fourth The night starts with a work-in-progress presentation of Matti Nives uncompromising extrovert wilderness riot with roots studio album will be released. Through the years she has the documentary film project Fonko and continues with PERFORMANCE: in the supernatural. Seductive melodies and hypnotic worked with, amongst others, Björk and Mugison. Elin an impressive line-up of DJs, musicians and artists that Eskimo Diva rhythms are mixed with pumping bass lines and Cissi’s Hörberg, and her new music venture Feivel, is well known highlight various forms of musical expression from Africa. Cat´s Corner expressive voice. Headstrong lyrics that touches to music aficionados in Malmö. Elin is also one of the subjects as magic, nature, loneliness, friendship, death, driving forces behind the organisation På Jam that strives LIVE: spirituality and fantasy creates a unique mystery to decrease the gap between female and male musicians. Pearls Negras and atmosphere. They call the music genre spiritual DJs: “punk’n’art”. LIVE: Spoek Mathambo, Maja Goffe, Simon De La Onda, Ólöf Arnalds (Iceland) Daniel “Nougie” Jadama aka “JADMAN FONKO”, Lars LIVE: DJ: “Afrolasse” Lovén Vulkano (Sweden) Elin Hörberg (Feivel) PERFORMANCE: DJ: Estoil Faixa Alexandra Dahlström (film director) VISUALS: Sevi Rey In cooperation with: Project LiQ’a of Verdandi Malmö, RFSL In cooperation with: Story, Babel, La Onda, Scorpio Drama Malmö Newcomer, Swedish LGBTQ Initiative Skåne, Noaks In cooperation with: Inkonst & På Jam Club & ajabu! Ark Syd, We Jazz & Cat’s Corner In cooperation with: Nonstop Entertainment

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Joel Autio Karolina Brobäck Maria Eriksson Kira Richards Hansen Filmmaker Filmmaker Fimmaker Filmmaker Joel graduated from Turku Arts Brobäck is a Swedish visual artist. She Maria Eriksson has hit the ground Kira studied directing in England at Academy Film School in 2014. studied Animation & Experimental running as a filmmaker. She The Arts Institute of Bournemouth Film and began working with Atmo graduated from Stockholm Academy and has a MA in film studies from in 2008 with Tarik Saleh’s Metropia. of Dramatic Arts with her successful the University of Copenhagen. She She has also been assistant director to short film Annalyn, which has been directed the short film Damn Girl, Tarik Saleh and Stefan Constantinescu. screened at many festivals all over winner of 8 Awards including Best Seat 26D is her directing debut. the world and won numerous prizes. Short Film at BUFF 2013. Even G. Benestad Maria brings grit, honesty and flavour to her films with She is currently in post-production with a new short Filmmaker Jens Dahl spellbinding performances and moving stories dealing film called Recognition. Her film Wayward premiered at Even studied cinematography at the Filmmaker with sexuality, love, family and friendship. CPH:PIX 2014. Oslo Film and Television Academy. For more than 15 years, Jens He made his first feature-length Dahl has been one of the key Yrsa Roca Fannberg August B. Hanssen documentary All About My Father in screenwriters in Denmark. He Filmmaker Filmmaker 2002. The film was screened at more co-wrote the screenplay for Nicolas Yrsa has a degree in Fine Arts from August has co-directed three than 100 film festivals and received Winding Refn’s Pusher, which was London’s Chelsea College of Art and films with long time collaborator national and international acclaim. a milestone film that introduced an a MA in Creative Documentaries Even Benestad. Amongst these He has also directed Natural Born Star and Pushwagner entirely new kind of authenticity in from Barcelona’s iDEC. As well as are Pushwagner and Club 7. He is (with August B. Hanssen). He is currently working as Danish filmmaking. 2 Girls 1 Cake marks Dahl’s debut as making documentaries she uses currently directing the documentary commissioning editor at the Norwegian Film Institute. a director. a variety of media in her practice. film Ida’s Diary, which is set for Salóme is her first documentary film. release in 2015. Emilie Blichfeldt Anna Eborn Filmmaker Filmmaker Cille Hannibal Beate Hofseth Emilie Blichfeld’s is a director from Anna’s debut film Pine Ridge Filmmaker Filmmaker Norway. Her exam project How premiered at the Venice International Cille started her career studying Beate has degrees from Volda Do You Like My Hair?, at Nordland Film Festival in 2013. It won the journalism at the Danish School of University College and NISS in Oslo. College of Art and Film, won the Dragon Award at Gothenburg Media and Journalism. In 2009 she Since 2002 she has worked with Critics Award at The Norwegian international Film Festival in 2014 got accepted to the National Film film and television. She has directed Short Film Festival 2014. She has and has been in competition at many School of Denmark, she graduated several documentaries for NRK and also directed Blacksmith, Theory of international film festivals. Anna was as a documentary director in 2013. TV2. She is a part of the production Colour and Dub World. part of the international jury at HotDocs 2014. Since graduating she has worked company FRI FILM, which focuses on on a film project for the magazine Politiken and with the documentaries for TV and radio. Clara Bodén Karin Ekberg production of the documentary Palestine Marathon. Filmmaker Filmmaker Elsa Maria Jakobsdóttir Clara is a director and a producer Karin Ekberg is the director of the Jannicke Stendal Hansen Filmmaker at Vapen och Dramatik AB/AS. She feature-length documentary A Filmmaker Elsa Maria has an extensive has served as director, producer and Separation. During Nordisk Panorama Jannicke Stendal Hansen is a background in television and cinematographer on several films she will also present a work-in-progress Norwegian writer, actress and journalism at the Icelandic National including Apt. + Car + all I have and of two coming films. Karin has studied filmmaker. She has lived in Norway, Broadcasting Service. She has been own, I’m leaving on Wednesday, No sex film at Stockholms dramatiska högskola, Denmark, Iceland and Sweden. doing stand-up. She is studying just understand and Maybe tomorrow. Valand Academi Film and Birkagårdens She holds a bachelors degree from to become a film director at the folkhögskola. Karin works part time with communications Copenhagen Business School, and National Film School of Denmark. and web at Film Stockholm/Filmbasen and is a board has since studied acting at Nordiska Megaphone is her first short film based on fiction. member of Oberoende filmares förbund. Teaterskolan, film- and theater theory at Umeå University and directing at Nordland College of Art and Film.

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Christian Sønderby Jepsen Daniel Kragh-Jacobsen Berit Madsen Göran Hugo Olsson Filmmaker Filmmaker Filmmaker Filmmaker Christian graduated from the Daniel hails from a family of Berit has graduated from the film Göran is one of Sweden’s leading National Danish Film School in 2007. filmmakers and has known that he school Ateliers Varan in Paris. She filmmakers internationally. His His films include Blood Ties, which wants to direct since he was thirteen has also studied at the Danish School previous film The Black Power premiered at Danish cinemas in years old. He has worked in the of Media and Journalism. Berits Mixtape 1967-1975 became a huge 2013 and has been viewed by more Danish film industry and studied films, which include The Artist From hit at festivals, in theatres and on TV. than 500 000 people, The Will and at the American Film Institute Sharjah, have been screened at film He is the founder of the successful Side by Side. His films have been Conservatory, from which he festivals across the world. Sepideh is TV-series Ikon and has, since 1999, awarded several prizes at international film festivals. graduated in 2013. Berit’s first feature documentary. been a member of the Editorial board of Ikon South Africa. Previous films include Am I Black Enough For You Pernille Bervald Joergensen Jukka Kärkkainen Gunhild Westhagen Magnor and Fuck You Fuck You Very Much. Filmmaker Filmmaker Filmmaker Pernille Bervald Joergensen is 27 Jukka Kärkkainen has been making Director and DOP Gunhild Hlynur Pálmason years old and was born and raised award-winning documentary films Westhagen Magnor studied at Filmmaker in Hadsund. She graduated from since 2003. Aside from filmmaking Surrey Institute of Art and Design. Hlynur is an Icelandic artist and the Danish School of Media and Jukka has been working as a Her two recent documentary series filmmaker. He lives in Copenhagen, Journalism in 2013. She co-directed construction worker. He is the co- were both nominated for Best Denmark with his wife and three Blood Ties with Christian Sønderby founder of the production company Documentary Series in Norway. children. Jepsen. Mouka Filmi. Previous works includes numerous audience favourites, like Thaifjord 1, Rabbit King, Wings Antti Jääskeläinen Sini Liimatainen under Water, Norwegian Wood and The Day of The Dead. Filmmaker Filmmaker Antti has been studying film editing Sini Liimatainen lives and works Maria K. Mononen Kari Pieskä for five years at ELO Helsinki Film in Helsinki, Finland. She has been Filmmaker Filmmaker School. He started his career making working as a writer, cinematographer Maria K. Mononen is a filmmaker Kari Pieskä is a filmmaker from skateboard films with his friends. He and director of creative from Finland. She graduated from Finland. He graduated from has edited several short films before documentaries and experimental Helsinki’s ELO Film School in 2012 Turku Arts Academy in 2012. His making his own film The Fast of the short films since 2003. Her most (directing discipline). Her film My graduation film Viis varpaista has Forest. recent work deals with questions Heart My Bad won first prize in been selected for screenings at over of differentiation and the well being of an individual. Nordisk Panorama’s New Nordic thirty film festivals around the world. Torill Kove Her works have been shown internationally at film- and Voices competition in 2010. She is Kari has recently been working on an Filmmaker media art festivals and exhibitions. currently working on her first feature film. animated series for children. Torill Kove is an award-winning director, animator, illustrator and Alexander Lind Johannes Stjärne Nilsson Lauri-Matti Parppei author. Born in 1958 in Hamar, Filmmaker Filmmaker Filmmaker Norway, Kove moved to Canada in Alexander is a director. He studied Swedish director/producer Johannes Lauri is a filmmaker, a graphic 1982. Her 1999 directorial debut at the National Film School of Stjärne Nilsson has written and designer and a musician from Finland. for the NFB, My Grandmother Denmark and received international directed some twenty shorts and Ironed the King’s Shirts, received an recognition for his graduation documentaries and the feature length Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short. film Carl and Niels, which was film Sound of Noise. His films have Her next film for the NFB, The Danish Poet won the selected for the film festival IDFA in reached a wide international audience Academy Award for Best Animated Short in 2006 as well Amsterdam. He is currently working with multiple premieres in Cannes and as a Genie Award. Kove made her feature film debut in on his first feature documentary film, about how two 70 international awards. The short Music for one apartment... 2013 with Hocus Pocus, Alfie Atkins. brothers cope with a parent’s psychosis. was awarded Best Film at Nordisk Panorama in 2001.

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Jörundur Ragnarsson Lovisa Sirén Miia Tervo Hallvar Witzø Filmmaker Filmmaker Filmmaker Filmmaker Jörundur Ragnarsson studied acting Lovisa Sirén is a director who lives Miia’s films are poetic, multi-layered Hallvar was born and raised in at the Iceland Academy of the Arts in Stockholm. In 2012 Lovisa Sirén collages that combine animation, Tøndelag, sometimes called Norway’s and graduated with a B.F.A. degree graduated from The Art School in archive material and live action to tell Texas. He writes and directs in 2006. He worked as an actor and Stockholm. Her graduation film stories that digs beneath the surface. short movies, commercials and is screenwriter for six years in Iceland Himalaya was her first own short film Tervo’s films The Seal and Little developing his first feature film. His before applying for the Film M.F.A. and it won the best film award at the Snow Animal were both awarded Tuba Atlantic was nominated for an program at Columbia University. November Festival in Trollhättan internationally and nationally and Academy Award in 2012 and his Yes, He founded two independent theatre companies. 2013. Her film Pussy have the power won Swedish short screened at around 40 festivals worldwide. Little Snow We Love got a Short Film Special Distinction in Cannes. Hjónabandssæla is his film-directing debut but he has film award Startsladden at Gothenburg International Animal was also nominated for the European Film Award won numerous awards for his acting and writing. Film Festival 2014. / Best Short Film in 2011. Anna Zackrisson Filmmaker Hamy Ramezan Sakaris Stórá Simon Tillaas Anna has directed a lot of shorts Filmmaker Filmmaker Filmmaker for different production companies. Hamy Ramezan is a Finnish-Iranian Director and Writer of the short film Simon is a graduated director who She has directed two TV-series film director and screenwriter. He Vetrarmorgun. He has been working has also studied film and philosophy for Swedish Television. Before she has studied film in England and as a filmmaker in the Faroe Islands in Sweden. started directing she worked as graduated in 2007. His short film since 2011. He is currently looking for an assistant director and a casting Over the Fence was a worldwide co-producers for an upcoming project. director. festival hit and has been screened at more than 40 international festivals Susann Østigaard earning eight prizes. He’s newest co-directed film Listen Virpi Suutari Joern Utkilen Filmmaker had its premiere in Cannes. Hamy Ramezan is currently Filmmaker Filmmaker Susann has a degree from working on two feature films. Virpi Suutari is a writer and a Joern graduated from both the Lillehammer and Volda University director. Suutari’s work includes Edinburgh College of Art and Screen College. She has been working as Åsa Sandzén documentaries like Sin, The Idle Academy Scotland. He gained a a cinematographer and a director Filmmaker Ones and Auf Wiedersehen BAFTA Scotland nomination for since 2002. She has made several Åsa Sandzén’s first animation short Finnland. Suutari’s films have won his controversial film Little Red documentaries for Norwegian Dildoman was screened at film awards and been screened at Hoodie. Joern was in 2012 awarded television and radio. Light Fly, Fly festivals world wide as part of the several international film festivals. the “Underground Spirit Award” at High is her first feature-length film. She is part of the project Dirty Diaries, for which she Retrospectives of her films have been organized in the Palic European Film Festival. Joern is currently in production company FRI FILM. was executive producer. She was Århus, Rennes, Linz and at the Tampere Film Festival. production with what will be his first documentary film, first assistant director and additional Suutari is a member of European Film Academy and has about Norwegian cult-musician Arvid Sletta. camera on the award winning received a five-year tenure as honorary arts professor. Belleville Baby. Her film Still Born was awarded the Anders Walter Tempo New Doc award. Vera Sölvadóttir Filmmaker Filmmaker Anders was born in 1978 in Aarhus, Vera Sölvadóttir graduated from the Denmark. He is an illustrator, a comic Directing and Writing Department of book artist and director of four short the Sorbonne University in 2006. She films including Helium, which was has worked on various films in France awarded an Academy Award in the and her home country Iceland. In 2013 category “Best live action short”. she founded the production company Wonderfilms. She’s currently directing and hosting the cultural TV-show Devil’s Island.

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Ahmed Abdullahi Shamarke Binyusuf Alexandra Dahlström Nevin Eronde Filmmaker Scriptwriter / Filmmaker / Story Director Composer / Sound Artist Ahmed Abdullahi was born in Alexandra Dahlström made her Nevin Eronde is a composer & sound Somalia and now lives and works in screen debut at the age of twelve – artist based in Copenhagen. After Sweden. He started making films in a role for which she was awarded working as a freelance audio designer in his late 20’s. His first film was a Swedish Guldbagge for Best in the computer games industry since “Farax”. He is a student at Stockholm Actress (Lukas Moodysson’s Fucking 2007, she has now turned towards Academy of Dramatic Arts 2011. His Åmål). In 2007 she made her debut the digital art game scene. thesis film was Salaam. as a director and won the 1km Film Scholarship at the Stockholm International Film Festival. Niels Pagh Andersen Nuka Bisgaard Patricia Finneran Editor Performance artist / Eskimo Diva Mads Damsbo Consultant / Story Matters Niels Pagh Andersen is a film editor Nuka is founder of Gay Pride Nuuk. Producer / Makropol Patricia Finneran founded Story from Denmark. He has edited Mads Damsbo works in the cross- Matters 2012, a strategic consulting more than 250 films including fire between living images and online firm working at the intersection of The Look of Silence, The Act user-experiences. His work began storytelling and social change. of Killing, The German Secret, at the National Gallery of Denmark Betrayal, Prostitution Behind the and has from there developed into a Veil, Palme, American Vagabond, quest to push the limits of what this Everlasting Moments and Twin Brothers – 53 Scenes in new storytelling platform can do. Chronological Order. One of the founders of the company Makropol. Christian Gesell Cecilie Bolvinkel Head of Sales & DISTRIBUTION Cihan Arikan Network COORDINATOR Naeimeh Doostdar Christian Gesell is Head of Sales Project Coordinator At EDN Cecilie is in charge of the Journalist and Distribution at Interfilm Berlin. Cihan is Project Coordinator of EDN membership base and the EDN Naeimeh Doostdar started working He and his team provide short films Project LiQa’ at Verdandi Malmö. Financing Guide. She is furthermore as a journalist in High School. She has for cinematic exhibition in Germany Project LiQa’ strive to build the producer of different workshops worked for well-known newspapers and license shorts worldwide to TV solidarity and social support groups and events – among others Crossing in Iran, such as Hamshahri and Jame stations, DVD labels, trains/buses/ for LGTBQ migrants, asylum seekers Borders and Twelve for the Future Jam. She has been awarded national airlines, VoD platforms, mobile and undocumented people in for young Nordic talent. prizes in the field of journalism and operators, etc.. Southern Sweden. He is also a board been imprisoned for her journalistic member of RFSL Malmö. Lene Børglum activities and had to leave her country. Helene Granqvist Producer / Space Rocket Nation Producer / Head of WIFT-Sweden David Aronowitsch Borglum and Nicolas Winding Fredrik Elg Helene Granqvist started Good Director / Story Refn found Space Rocket Nation Project manager / ICORN City Malmö World Film & Post Production in David Aronowitsch studied film in January 2008. Space Rocket Fredrik Elg initiated the ICORN 2000. She produces documentaries, directing between 1988-92 at Nation mainly aims to produce highly shelter system for persecuted shorts and feature films. In 2011 she the Polish National Film School in artistic and edgy feature films for writers in Malmö in 2010 and was started her new company DoDream. Lodz. Has done shorter and longer an international audience as well the coordinator for Malmö’s first She is also head of WIFT Sweden. documentary films for the last 10 as to build up a new generation of guest writer, Parvin Ardalan. He years. He started the production edgy, artistic Scandinavian directors, both for fiction and was later employed by the National company Story AB in 1997 together documentaries, and help them reach the international Arts Council as a project manager with five other filmmakers. audience. promoting Swedish safe havens for artists at risk.

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Annika Gustafson Lamin Daniel Jadama Sophia Josephson Jenni Koski Executive Director / BoostHbg Filmmaker / DJ Filmmaker Producer/Finnish WIFT Annika Gustafson is the executive Lamin Daniel Jadama is a director Sophia Josephson is a Swedish Jenni is a creative producer and a director of BoostHbg, a ground associated with the production filmmaker and film pedagogue. screenwriter. She is also Vice Chair of breaking development and funding company Story AB. He is one of She has studied at Biskops-Arnö the Finnish branch of WIFT (Women incubator for innovative media and the directors of the documentary Documentary Film School and in Film and Television). film in Helsingborg, Sweden. In 2010 series Fonko. He is also radio DJ and Documentary Film Production at she produced the Financing Forum producer at Swedish National Radio. Luleå University. Her films explore for Kids Content before joining life in northern Sweden from a BoostHbg as the Nordic countries’ first Transmedia Tobias Janson variety of angles. Camilla Larsson Commissioner. Producer / CEO / Story Journalist / Filmkritiker / Save Your Tobias a producer and the CEO at Fred Joubaud Darlings produktion Jing Haase Story, a Production Company that General Manager / Ouat Media Camilla Larsson is a film journalist, Market Manager / Nordisk Panorama produces creative documentaries Fred oversees all aspects of festival programmer and frequent Jing Haase is Nordisk Panorama’s for cinema and television. Many of acquisitions, sales and operations moderator. Market Manager. She promotes all Story’s productions have won awards for Ouat Media. He was Head of registered films internationally and and been acclaimed internationally. Acquisitions and Sales at Premium provides advice on international Films in France and a line producer distribution of shorts and docs. Jing Johan Knattrup Jensen for more than 20 short films at Paris- also works with programming and Director based Stellaire Productions. He has Ritva Leino has served on panels. Johan Knattrup Jensen is a Danish represented three Academy Award-winning short films. Head of Multiplatform / YLE director and writer, known for Gaden YLE, the Finnish Broadcasting Andrea Hasselager (2003), Verdenssøn (2012) and Road Tasneem Khalil Company is the national public Game DESIGNER to Paradise (2011). Editor / Publisher / Journalist service broadcasting company with Andrea Hasselager is an artist, Tasneem Khalil is the editor and duties laid down by law. YLE operates game designer, producer, educator publisher of Independent World four national television channels and working in the fields of experimental Report. In 2008, Swedish PEN 12 radio channels and a huge on-line games and art. She has a degree as Ove Rishøj Jensen conferred him with an honorary service. YLE is the main purveyor and a Copywriter for Advertising from Film Consultant and Web Editor / EDN membership for his work in defence producer of domestic culture Miami Ad School and a Diploma from Ove Rishøj Jensen holds a master of freedom of expression. He is also a the IT-University of Cph in games degree in film studies with additional member of Swedish PEN’s Writers in Marianne Levy-Leblond and was a resident at the Pervasive Media Studio, Bristol. studying of cultural journalism and Prison Committee. Editor / Arte France humanistic computer informatics. Marianne Lévy-Leblond is Helena Ingelsten Alongside working for EDN Ove Johanna Koljonen responsible for the coordination of Editor / SVT is also working for the Swedish Writer / Media Analyst / web and transmedia productions As editor at SVT Short Film Helena production company Auto Images Rundfunk Media AB within the Arte France Web Ingelsten manages acquisitions, as Outreach Producer and is a board member of Doc Johanna Koljonen is a writer, Department. Prior to this, works as a reporter and publishes Lounge broadcaster, media analyst and Marianne worked as a documentary and blogs at the SVT Short Film moderator. Founding partner Commissioning Editor at Arte website. of Rundfunk Media AB, which France for 10 years. She holds a Master’s degree in makes cultural programming and econometrics. documentaries for the public service networks on TV and radio. She consults in and teaches transmedia design and the future of the screen media.

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Grigory Libergal Kathleen McInnis Tue Steen Müller Gréta Ólafsdóttir Producer Programmer, Strategist for Filmmakers Film Consultant Film Consultant / Icelandic Film Centre Grigory Libergal has produced / See-Through Films, LLC Tue Steen Müller has worked with Gréta Ólafsdóttir is a Icelandic over 20 films. In 2006 he was part Kathleen McInnis programs for the short and documentary films for award winning documentary of reviving the documentary part ShortCuts section at the Toronto more than 20 years at the Danish director and producer living in New of the Moscow International Film International Film Festival. She was Film Board . Co-founder of Balticum York. Togehter with Susan Muska Festival, which led to the creation of the Festival Director at 2014 Palm Film- and TV-Festival, Filmkontakt she directed and produced the a weekly Saturday show on national Springs International ShortFest, Nord and Documentary of the EU. documentary Edie & Thea: A Very TV channel Kultura. North America’s largest Short He has given documentary courses Long Engagement, that has won 24 Film Festival and Market. Through and seminars in more than 40 countries. From 1996 until Audience and Jury awards. She is also an instructors at Pernilla Lonhage her company she offers filmmakers help with festival 2005 director of EDN. The Parsons School of Design. Filmmaker / Producer / Illustrator strategies and more. Pernilla is an illustrator, filmmaker Andrei Nekrasov Marie Schmidt Olesen and transmedia producer. Her Åse Meyer Filmmaker Commissioning Editor / Danish Film projects explore the combination of Short Film Consultant / NFI Andrei Nekrasov is a Russian-born film, Institute different techniques and art forms Åse Meyer has worked at TV and theatre director and writer Marie Schmidt Olesen worked as an to create new ways of telling stories Norsk filmutvikling and who has worked with Andrei Tarkovsky award-winning producer in Scotland and engage audiences. Kulturdepartementet and been in and been awarded and presented at and as company director of Autonomi charge of Sørnorsk filmsenter. Åse important film festivals such as Cannes Ltd. and its offspring Diversity Films CIC also worked for Norwegian Film Film Festival and Sundance. before joining the Danish Film Institute Institute as advisor for short film & as a commissioning editor with their Joona Louhivuori documentary and as programmer for Sydney Neter scheme New Danish Screen in 2012. Short Film Commissioner / The Finnish Film fra sør. Managing Director / SND Film Film Foundation SND Films is an international sales Göran Hugo Olsson Film commissioner, short films, TV Luke Moody agent, selling award winning short Director / Story drama series Film and Distribution Manager / films, tv-movies and (feature) Göran Hugo Olsson is one of Sweden’s BRITDOC Foundation documentaires. Exclusive agents for leading filmmakers internationally. Luke Moody is the Film and all of Bill Plympton’s animated shorts His previous film “The Black Power Distribution Manager på Channel outside the USA and various other Mixtape 1967-1975” became a 4 BRITDOC Foundation where he filmmakers & animators like Paul huge hit worldwide. Founder of the used to work as a Grants Officer. He Driessen, Michael Dudok De Wit and many others. sucessfull TV-series Ikon. Olsson has been a producer and editor at has also worked as Commission Sensate Journal. Lisa Nyed Consultant at the Swedish Film Institute, 2000-02. Lars Lovén Programme manager / Film i Skåne / Filmmaker / Producer / JOURNALIST Dögg Mosesdottir Nordisk Panorama Rumi Ono Lars Lovén is one of the directors of President, / WIFT Lisa Nyed is Commissioner for Head of Acquisitions & Programming / the documentary film series Fonko. Dögg Mósesdóttir has for the past Screening and Distribution at the TV MAN UNION, INC He is producer of Radio Brazzaville, 3 years been the president of the regional resource and co-production Rumi Ono joined TV MAN UNION, for Swedish radio, with Lamin Daniel Icelandic branch WIFT. She is a writer centre Film i Skåne in South Sweden, INC. in 1996 after majoring in media Jadama. He is also a freelance and director and the founder of The giving counselling to projects and education at graduate school in the journalist and music critic. Northern Wave International Film co-producing film festivals and University of Wisconsin. Festival in Iceland. events in the region. She initiated Along with acquisition and M:DOX documentary meeting in Malmö and was Festival programming of international films Director for Nordisk Panorama in 2008. Since last year for Japanese TV, she has been also Programme Manager of Nordisk Panorama. producing documentary programs.

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Mikael Opstrup Gabriela Pichler Mai Damgaard Rasmussen Mubasher Saeed Head of Studies / EDN Filmmaker CEO, Project Manager / Filmselvskab, Sociologist Mikael Opstrup is a dedicated Gabriela is a director and a Doc Lounge Aarhus Mubasher has been working with documentarist since 1977. From scriptwriter. She has been highly Mai Damgaard Rasmussen is LGBT-issues and issues concerning 2002 - 2008 he was a co-owner and praised for her feature debut Eat from Denmark. She is CEO of sexuality and human rights for several producer at Final Cut Productions in Sleep Die, which has won multiple Filmselvskab and project manager years. He is currently associated with Copenhagen. Board member of EDN national and international awards. for Doc Lounge Aarhus. In 2013 RFSL. He is a sociologist by training - European Documentary Network Her short films include Tova & she started the Doc Lounge and a development professional by - 2005-09, in 2008-09 as Chairman. Tess – King & Queen of the World, Family Series, which aim to engage practice. He has worked mainly in From January 2011, Head of Studies of EDN. Scratches and Boredom. the whole family in exploring Pakistan and South Asia before moving to Sweden. documentaries. She has a Masters of Arts in Societal Sir Alan Parker Elise Pietarila History and Cognitive Semiotics. Director Executive Producer, Commissioner Gitte Hansen Schnyder Sir Alan Parker is a multiply / Docventures / Gimmeyawallet Ltd, NANNA FRANK RASMUSSEN Deputy Director / First awarded film director, producer M.Soc.Sc FILM CRITIC / Board Member WIFT/DK Hand Films and screenwriter since the first Elise Pietarila is from Finland. She Nanna Frank Rasmussen is a film Gitte Hansen Schnyder has worked feature Bugsy Malone. Founder of serves as executive producer for the critic at the Danish daily newspaper in Switzerland with international film the Directors Guild of Great Britain documentary film and transmedia Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten and a financing, distribution and executive and President of the European project Docventures. She is also board member of WIFT/DK. production during the past 13 years. Federation of Film Directors (FERA). a cinematographer and a social After a period with mainly feature scientist that thinks documentaries, film distribution, Gitte joined First Hand Films in 2002, Stephanie Pereira through smart engagement with where she today is Deputy Director. International Partnerships Lead audiences, can save the future of public broadcasting. Kickstarter Jose F Rodriguez Jay Seipel Stephanie Pereira is responsible Romen Podzyhun Manager, Documentary Programming, Project Manager / for initiating and maintaining CEO TFI / Tribeca Film Institute Malmö Queer Film Festival partnerships with Kickstarter Romen Podzyhun operates five Tribeca Film Institute® champions Jay has worked with cinema projects outside of the USA. television channels in Canada and storytellers to be catalysts for change in Germany and Sweden and is two online services: Movieola in their communities and around currently project manager of Malmö (worldwide) & Ctackle (for Sony in the world. We identify a diverse and Queer Filmfestival. Jay holds a PhD Canada) exceptional group of filmmakers and in Cultural Gender Studies with focus media artists and empower them with on film, representation of gender and Anna Persson funding and other resources to fully migration. Director / Producer / Story Oscar Raby realize their stories and connect with audiences. Anna Persson is a Swedish film Multimedia ARTIST Cinzia Spironello director and producer. Oscar Raby is a multimedia artist Naome Ruzindana CEO / Other Voices looking into the contemporary Human Rights ADVOCATE Cinzia Spironello is responsible for and future ways of storytelling. Naome Ruzindana is a Uganda-born sales and acquisitions of short films His graduating work, the human rights activist and founding at the Spanish Sales Agency Some immersive documentary Assent, member of the Coalition of African Like it Short. Cinzia was born in Italy has been awarded and included Lesbians and Horizon Community and graduated from University of in Documentary and New Media Association (HOCA), a Rwanda Padova. She has been working for festivals in Australia, Canada, USA, Mexico and the UK. LGBTI organization. MECAL International Short Film Festival and the Padova Vintage Festival.

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Cecilie Stranger-Thorsen Tove Torbiörnsson Femke van Velzen & Ilsevan Velzen Karen Winther CEO/ Stranger Director of Film/Society / Filmmakes Filmmaker Cecilie holds an MA in media Swedish Film Institute Ilse and Femke van Velzen are Karen Winther is a documentary studies and has worked with media Tove Torbiörnsson has made a internationally recognized, award- filmmaker. She graduated from NTFS strategy and production in all number of documentaries. Between winning filmmakers. The twin sisters (The National Film and Television the Scandinavian countries since 2003 and 2005, Tove was a board expose injustice giving a voice to School, UK) in 2012. Her graduation 1988. Passionate about the Nordic member of the Swedish Arts oppressed people. They worked in film, The Betrayal, has won traditions of storytelling and the Grants Committee, providing the Congo for eight years making international awards including IDFA, democratic potential of the Internet, funding for shorts, documentaries Fighting the Silence, about the Grierson and The Best New Nordic her driving force is to help spread Nordic stories globally. and experimental films. She was consequences for rape victims, and Weapon of War. Voice at the 2012 Nordisk Panorama Film Festival. Documentary Film Commissioner at the Swedish Film Lene Stæhr Institute between 2006 and 2010. Sari Volanen Orna Yarmut Director / Carla Filmagentur Commissioning Editor / YLE Founding Director / CoPro Lene Stæhr is a Danish artist and Ingebjörg Torgersen Sari Volanen is commissioning editor Experience in the Media field director educated at Det Kongelige Filmmaker/Norwegian WIFT for short films at Yle. She is in charge includes research, content editing Danske Kunstakademi. Ingebjørg Torgersen is a Norwegian of the open-end strand New Cinema, and independent production works, filmmaker and contemporary artist. screening short films in a weekly slot. teaching. Yarmut is founding director She has worked in film since 1985. The films in the strand are acquired of CoPro- Israeli Documentary She graduated from the National through co-productions, prebuys Marketing Foundation that has Film School of Denmark in 1991. She and acquisitions. become a revolutionizing and is Chairperson of Women in Film and fundamental factor in the documentary Industry. Virpi Suutari Television, Norway (WIFT-Norway). Stine Wangler Director Sales and Acquisitions / Ari Ylä-Anttila Virpi Suutari is a writer and a Claudia Rodriguez Valencia KurzFilmAgentur, Hamburg Commissioning Editor of Factual director, whose works typically Head of the International Area The sales department of Programmes YLE explore the boundary between fact RTVC señalcolombia KurzFilmAgentur Hamburg holds Ari Ylä-Anttila is from Finland and and fiction. Suutari’s work includes Claudia Rodríguez Valencia is the full worldwide rights of nearly 250 is commissioning editor for Finnish the documentaries like Sin (1996), International Representative of high quality short films and works TV-channel YLE. Starting out as a The idle ones (2001), Along the road the Public Network RTVC Señal- together with TV buyers, VoD and news journalist he has since worked little child ( 2005) – co-directed with Colombia, in charge of distribution, internet platforms, non-commercial as reporter, producer and presenter Susanna Helke co-productions and international institutions and theatrical distributor. at YLE TV1 current affairs desk and agreements. head in house for the TV-channel’s documentaries and Miles Rotendo Tanhira Peggy Weil factual programmes. Journalist / ACTIVIST Digital Media Artist & DESIGNER Miles Rutendo Tanhira is a Nicole van Schaik Peggy Weil is a digital media artist and Yahia Zaied Journalist, a LGBT rights and media European Outreach Director / BRITDOC designer based in Los Angeles. She Project coordinator / Board Member activist, a human rights defender, a As the European Outreach Director at BRITDOC, teaches at UCS’s School of Cinematic SQI-Skåne feminist and a Pacifist. Miles is from Nicole focuses on building new and Arts and is artist liaison to LACMA’s Art Yahia has worked with feminist Zimbabwe but lives in Sweden. He exciting relationships with European + Tech Lab Talks. She has developed organizations in Egypt. He’s an works at RFSL. partners. She works with foundations, and produced many Immersive advocate of Nubian cultural and philanthropists, brands, governmental Journalism projects including Gone political issues and strives to fight agencies, NGOs and other media who Gitmo, Walljumpers and The IPSRESS Project. the marginalization Nubians have are interested in using independent suffered for decades. He is a Board documentary film as a tool for social member of SQI-Skåne. or environmental change.

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Ana Alexieva Vittoria Fiumi Milena Kaneva Eleonora Veninova Project manager/producer producer/director producer/director producer/director Ana Alexieva has degrees in Media, Vittoria graduated from the University Milena has studied acting at the Eleonora graduated from California Social and Gender Studies from of Manchester with a degree in Visual Bulgaria’s Sofia Theatre and Film State University Northridge. She the Ruhr University in Bochum, Anthropology. She has directed and Academy. She has worked as a has written and directed two short Germany and a degree in New produced documentaries for different journalist and a producer for news films and written several scripts for Media and Digital Culture from NGOs. She has worked for Fandango agency WTN and as a freelancer, feature films. Her film Hairs won the the University of Utrecht. She is SRL before she started her own covering many of the world’s hot Gold Remi Award at the Wordfest project manager for the Balkan company Fiumi Film. Her most recent spots. She has interviewed Nobel Houston Festival in 2014. After Documentary Centre. She is a fellow of the Friedrich documentary Nermina’s World has been shown at festivals Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. In 2000 she produced working for production companies in Los Angeles and Ebert Foundation. Ana is also part of the Bulgarian and has been awarded prizes. and co-directed the award-winning documentary The Addis Ababa she now resides in Skopje, Macedonia production company AGITPROP. Initiation, about genital mutilation in Africa. working on the documentary On My Own Feet. Ada-Maria Ichim Cristina Badea Producer/director Silvia Poeta Paccati Marija Ratković Vidaković Producer Ada-Maria Ichim has over twenty director Production coordinator/producer Cristina Badea is a producer and years of experience working with Silvia has studied cinema in Turin and Marija has a BA in Film, TV and the owner of Adenium Film. She has broadcasting and film. She has Milano. Her creative documentary stage production and an MA in held different management positions produced and directed her own short San Martino (ITA, 69’) has been Performing Arts Production. She at CME, one of the largest media films and been in charge of projects shown at film festivals like Trento has also studied cinematography, companies in Eastern Europe. In for Disney, Discovery Channel, Film Festival, ViaEmilia Docfest and drama and journalism. Marija works 2012 she started her own production Hallmark and HBO. Bansko Film Fest. at the Croatian Film Association as company that has produced several film production coordinator/executive and TV projects e.g. Flavours Collection by Igor Cobileansky. Barbara Jukopila Luigi Pepe producer and Manager of Festival Programs. Producer Producer Martichka Bozhilova Barabara Jukopila has a BA in Film, Luigi has a degree in Sociology Producer TV and Theatre Production and a and has attended the ZeLIG Martichka is founder and director MA in Production of Audiovisual documentary film school. He has of the Balkan Documentary and Multimedia Projects from the edited and directed films that have Centre that works to strengthen Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. been shown at several festivals. In the documentary scene in the She has produced the feature film 2010 he started his own production Balkans. Martichka also works Fleke as well as several short films. company Jump Cut. He has as a producer at the production Barbara has also worked as Program Coordinator of the produced the feature film Small Homeland. company AGITPROP. Films that she Child Rights Film Festival organized by UNICEF Croatia. has produced have been awarded in Cannes, Berlin and Matija Radeljak Toronto and at Tribeca and Sundance. Forbes named her producer/director as one of the seven most influential creative visionaries Matija has his own production in Bulgaria. company Aning Film. Since 2008 he has produced several films. He has been working with filmmaking workshops for children, crowd funding campaigns, distribution platforms and Internet based storytelling experiments. He likes to serve as mentor for motivated filmmakers.

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Axel Arnö / SVT / Sweden Inka Achte / Taskovski Films / UK Linn Aronsen / Verdens Gang / Norway Robin Brinster / Illumina Films / Netherlands Erkki Astala / Yle / Finland Kim Christiansen / DR / Denmark Anders Bruus / DR / Denmark Elsa Cojnby / FilmCentrum / Sweden Charlotte Hellström / SVT / Sweden Heino Deckert / Deckert Distribution / Germany Mette Hoffmann Meyer / DR / Denmark Oscar Eriksson / Folkets Bio / Sweden Helena Ingelsten / SVT /Sweden Kim Foss / Camera Film / Denmark Alexey Layfurov / 24_DOC / Russia Christian Gesell / Interfilm Berlin / Germany Ritva Leino / Yle / Finland Georg Gruber / Magnet Film / Germany Marianne Levy-Leblond / ARTE /France Maëlle Guenegues / CAT&Docs / France Charlotte Gry Madsen / SVT /Sweden Gitte Hansen / First Hand Films / Switzerland Philippe Muller / ARTE G.E.I.E / France Andrea Hock / Autlook Filmsales / Austria Hera Ólafsdóttir / RÚV /Island Patrick Hurley / Dogwoof / UK Rumi Ono / TV Man Union / Japan Fred Joubaud / Ouat Media / Canada Emelie Persson / SVT / Sweden Stefan Kloos / Rise and Shine World Sales / Germany Romen Podzyhun / Channel Zero /Canada Patrizia Mancini / Wide House / France Daniel Pynnönen / UR /Sweden Katrina Mathsson / Folkets Bio /Sweden Ralf Quibeldey / NDR / Germany Josephine Michau / DOX:BIO / Denmark Lars Säfström / SVT Malmö / Sweden Heather Millard / Spier Films / Iceland Shanida Scotland / BBC / UK Sydney Neter / SND / Netherlands Anna Svensson / SVT Umeå / Sweden Johan Nyberg / Diagonalfilm / Sweden Beate Thalberg / ORF /Austria Nina Rahm / FilmCentrum / Sweden Anders Thomsen / DR / Denmark Marlene Schiött Rasmussen / DOX:BIO / Denmark Tore Tomter / NRK /Norway Jan Rofekamp / Films Transit / Canada Claudia Rodríguez Valencia / Señal Colombia / Colombia Cinzia Spironello / Other Voices / Italy Sari Volanen / Yle / Finland Mette Vorm / DR Sales / Denmark Jenny Westergård / Yle / Finland Lena Wallfelt / FilmCentrum / Sweden Chris White / POV / USA Stine Wangler / KurzfilmAgentur Hamburg / Germany Natalie Windhorst / VPRO / Netherlands Sophie-Luise Werner / Interfilm Berlin / Germany Ari Ylä-Anttila / Yle / Finland Andreas Wildfang / Eyzmedia / Germany Robert Zuber / HRT / Croatia

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Ana Alexieva / Balkan Documentary Center / Bulgaria Juhani Alanen / Tampere Film Festival / Finland Even G. Benestad / Norwegian Film Institute / Norway Luciano Barisone / Visions du Réel / Switzerland Jesper Bergom-Larsson / Nordnorsk Filmsenter / Norway Dilcia Barrera / Sundance Film Festival / USA Martichka Bozhilova / Balkan Documentary Center / Bulgaria Iris Brey / Semaine de la Critique / France Lill Casslind / Film i Västerbotten / Sweden Andreas Bühlmann / Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur / Switzerland Sigve Endresen / Filmkraft Rogaland / Norway Charlotte Cook / Hot Docs / Canada Anne Marie Sörhman Fermelin / Film Stockholm / Sweden Irem Couchouron / Sunny Side of the Doc / France Klara Grunning-Harris / Danish Film Insitute / Denmark Hussain Currimbhoy / Sheffield Doc/Fest / UK Annika Gustafson / BoostHbg / Sweden Anaïs Desrieux / Cinéma du Réel / France Petri Kemppinen / Nordisk Film & TV Fond / Norway Daniella Eversby / CPH:DOX / Denmark Elina Kivihalme / The Finnish Film Foundation / Finland Florence Girot / FIPA - Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels / France Kaarel Kuurmaa / Estonian Film Institute / Estonia Laurent Guerrier / Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival / France Cecilia Lidin / The Swedish Film Institute / Sweden Lene Juliussen / The Norwegian Short Film Festival, Grimstad / Norway Karolina Lidin / Nordisk Film & TV Fond / Norway Samir Karahoda / Dokufest / Kosovo Joona Louhivuori / The Finnish Film Foundation / Finland Hana Kulhankova / One World – International Human Rights Film Festival / Czech Republic Åse Meyer / Norwegian Film Institute / Norway Mallory Lance / Tribeca Film Festival / USA Luke Moody / The Brit Doc Foundation / UK Jenny Leask / Edinburgh International Film Festival / UK Gréta Ólafsdóttir / Icelandic Film Centre / Iceland Victoria Leshchenko / Docudays UA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival / Ukraine Marie Schmidt Olesen / Danish Film Institute / Denmark Grigoriy Libergal / Moscow International Film Festival / Russia Sirel Peensaar / Filmpool Nord / Sweden Artur Liebhart / Planete Doc Review /Poland Kjersti Helen Rasmussen / Vestnorsk Filmsenter / Norway Melissa Lindgren / TEMPO Dokumentärfestival / Sweden Sanja Ravlic / Croatian Audiovisual Center / Croatia Kathleen McInnis / Palm Springs International Film Festival / USA Jose F. Rodriguez / Tribeca Film Institute / USA Agneta Mogren / TEMPO Dokumentärfestival / Sweden Juha Samola / AVEK / Finland Christoffer Olofsson / Uppsala International Short Film Festival / Sweden Nicole van Schaik / The Brit Doc Foundation / UK Barbara Orlicz-Szczypula / Krakow Film Festival / Poland Martin Schlüter / Icelandic Film Centre / Iceland Karen Rais-Nordentoft / Aarhus Film Festival / Denmark KriStine Ann Skaret / Norwegian Film Institute / Norway Rada Sesic / Sarajevo Film Festival / Bosnia and Herzegovina Lars Skorpen / Vestnorsk Filmsenter / Norway Magali Simard / Toronto Film Festival / Canada Hanna Sohlberg / Film i Skåne / Sweden Ulla Simonen / DocPoint / Finland Arne Sommer / Filmförderung Hamburg-Schleswig Holstein / Germany Diego Mas Trelles / Documenta Madrid / Spain Joakim Strand / Film i Skåne / Sweden Miguel Valverde / Indie Lisboa / Portugal Stine Tveten / Vestnorsk Filmsenter / Norway Enrico Vannucci / La Biennale di Venezia / Italy Orna Yarmut / CoPro / Israel Mirja Hildbrand Wester / Göteborg International Film Festival / Sweden Reinhard Wolf / Oberhausen Short Film Festival / Germany Tobias Åkesson / Göteborg International Film Festival / Sweden

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Ahmed Abdullahi p.100 Sophia Josephson p.80 Rúnar Rúnarsson p.76 2 BIRDS p.76 HANGMAN p.85 THE AGREEMENT p.78 Eija-Liisa Ahtila p.76 Kari Juusonen p.75 Siri Rutlin Harildstad p.81 2 GIRLS 1 CAKE p.33 HELIUM p.47 THE BOY WHO WALKED Milad Alami p.82 Rannvá Káradóttir p.69 Joanna Rytel p.71 2.7 p.49 HOW DO YOU LIKE MY HAIR? p.51 BACKWARDS p.76 Roy Andersson p.75 Srdjan Keca p.79 Åsa Sandzén p.42 99 PROBLEMS OR I’VE IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW p.44 THE BUTCHER’S WALTZ p.52 Monika Andreae p.70 Sunniva Eir Tangvik Kveum p.71 Pjotr Sapegin p.74 BEEN THINKING THESE IN SEARCH OF LIVINGSTONE p.43 THE CHRISTMAS TROLL p.85 David Aronowitsch p.100 Jukka Kärkkäinen p.25 Jukka Silokunnas p.69 THOUGHTS OF MINE p.37 KARIN AND THE COUNSELOR p.70 THE COMMITMENTS p.67 Joel Autio p.50 Simon Koivunen p.85 Ola Simonsson p.84 A DAY ON THE DRINA p.79 KEYS OF HEAVEN p.36 THE DOGHOUSE p.93 Even G. Benestad p.23 Torill Kove p.34 Lovisa Sirén p.54 A SEPARATION p.22 LETTER TO DAD p.79 THE FANTASTIC 3 p.84 Johanna Bernhardson p.70 Daniel Kragh-Jacobsen p.59 Torbjørn Skårild p.85 ALL IN ALL p.85 LIGHT FLY, FLY HIGH p.26 THE FAST OF THE FOREST p.48 Sharmarke Binyusuf p.100 Samppa Kukkonen p.85 Nebojša Slijepcević p.78 ALL WE HAVE IS NOW p.72 MAGMA p.69 THE FUSE: OR HOW Emilie Blichfeldt p.51 Jens Lien p.75 Vera Sölvadóttir p.43 ANGERED UNITED p.82 ME AND MY MOULTON p.34 I BURNED SIMON BOLIVAR p.78 Clara Bodén p.24 Sini Liimatainen p.25 Lene Stæhr p.72 APT. + CAR + MEGAPHONE p.35 THE IDLE ONES p.65 Karolina Brobäck p.60 Alexander Lind p.56 Sakarias Stórá p.46 ALL I HAVE AND OWN p.24 MINI p.82 THE LITTLE DEATH p.55 Jens Choong p.82 Lars Lovén p.71 Virpi Suutari p.20, p.64-65, p.95 ARIA p.74 MINIMAL ROMANTIC p.69 THE MAGICIAN p.84 Yll Çitaku p.79 Reynir Lyngdal p.84 Mika Taanila p.69 ASSENT p.93 MUSIC FOR ONE APARTMENT THE OPTIMISTS p.32 Jens Dahl p.33 Gunhild Westhagen Magnor p.32 Ines Tanović p.79 ASYLUM CHILD p.81 AND SIX DRUMMERS p.84 THE PAINTER p.53 Alexandra Dahlström p.72 Berit Madsen p.30 Miia Tervo p.28 BAWKE p.76 NATURAL GLASSES p.75 THE VERDICT p.79 Nita Deda p.79 Cecilie Semec Mikkelson p.85 Simon Tillaas p.55 BIRDY p.67 NIGHTSHIFT p.85 THERE´S NO YOU p.76 Igor Drljaca p.78 Naima Mohamud p.81 Esben Tønnesen p.84 BLOOD TIES p.21 NO TIME FOR TOES p.45 TODAY p.76 Anna Eborn p.27 Marianne Mørkøre p.69 Jesper W. Troelstrup p.82 BOKSTAVSBARN p.80 NUSJA JONË p.79 TURTLE p.59 Karin Ekberg p.22 Maria K. Mononen p.37 Joern Utkilen p.41 BOOKVILLE p.69 ON THIN ICE p.82 USE OF FORCE p.93 Simon Elvås p.82 Marja Bål Nango p.85 Thomas Vinterberg p.76 BROTHER OF MINE p.75 ONCE I DREAMT OF LIFE p.25 WAYWARD p.39 & p.81 Maria Eriksson p.44 Johannes Stjärne Nilsson p.38, p.84 Sara Wahl p.85 CARL & NIELS p.56 ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS WEEKEND DAD p.81 & p.103 Ðuro Gavran p.79 Susann Østigaard p.26 Anders Walter p.47 CHIKARA – THE SUMO AN UNFAITHFUL MUMMY p.71 WEEP NOT FOR ME, Grímur Hákonarson p.74 Lisa Ohlin p.76 Simon Lereng Wilmont p.81 WRESTLER’S SON p.81 OPTICAL SOUND p.69 O MOTHER p.50 Cille Hannibal p.49 Marjatta Oja p.69 Johan Stahl Winthereik p.81 CHUM p.57 PINE RIDGE p.27 WHITE SKY p.65 Inger Lise Hansen p.69 Göran Hugo Olsson p.31, p.71 Hallvar Witzø p.40 CLUB 7 p.23 PIZZA PASSIONATA p.75 WINTER MORNING p.46 Jannicke Stendal Hansen p.58 Hlynur Pálmason p.53 Anna Zackrisson p.52 CONCERNING VIOLENCE p.31 PROXIMITY p.69 WORLD OF GLORY p.75 Kira Richards Hansen p.39, 81 Sari Palosaari p.69 Hisham Zaman p.76 CONTACT – A COLLECTION PULL TROUGH p.80 & p.103 WRESTLING p.74 August B. Hanssen p.23 Alan Parker p.67 OF SHORT EPISODES p.58 PUSSY HAVE THE POWER p.54 YES WE LOVE p.40 Jannik Hastrup p.81 Lauri-Matti Parppei p.61 DESIRE ME p.82 PYONGYANG ROBOGIRL p.75 YOU BUILT ME A LABYRINTH p.61 Susanna Helke p.65 Nonny de la Peña p.93 DISEMBOAT p.69 RAIN p.38 Carolina Hellsgård p.82 Anna Persson p.100 EARTH OVER WIND p.41 REAL MAN’S FILM p.78 Beathe Hofseth p.26 Gabriela Pichler p.66 EAT SLEEP DIE p.66 REEL p.82 Jouni Hokkanen p.75 Kari Pieskä p.45 ELECTION NIGHT p.74 RUNNER p.82 Emma Thorsander p.70 Karen Stokkendal Poulsen p.78 EMBRYO p.70 SALÓME p.29 Antti Jääskeläinen p.48 Oscar Raby p.93 ESKIMO DIVA (W-I-P) p.72 SANTRA AND THE TALKING Therese Jacobsen p.75 Jörundur Ragnarsson p.57 FATIMA p.81 TREES p.28 Daniel Jadama p.71 Hamy Ramezan p.36 FEAR LESS p.75 SEAT 26D p.60 Elsa Maria Jakobsdottir p.35 Hanne Ramsdal p.85 FINAL FRAME p.70 SEPIDEH p.30 Johan Knattrup Jensen p.93 Thomas Reckmann p.82 FONKO (W-I-P) p.71 SIN – A DOCUMENTARY Anders Thomas Jensen p.74 Yrsa Roca Fannberg p.29 FROM THE HEART p.80 ON DAILY OFFENCES p.65 Christian Sønderby Jepsen p.21 Erik Rosenlund p.80 GARDEN LOVERS p.20 & p.64 SISSY p.81 Pernille Bervald Jørgensen p.21 Outi Rousu p.80 GIRLS WHO DON’T SCRATCHES p.66 Jens Jonsson p.75 Simojukka Ruippo p.75 WASH THEIR HANDS p.71 STILL BORN p.42

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Guest Coordinator NP Meet-up & Hackathon Nordisk Panorama Juha Löppönen Coordinator is a member of: Alyssa Levin EDN – European Festival Coordinator Documentary Network Maria Stoianova Technical Management & The Int’l Short Film Jesper Furu Conference Seminar Coordinator Ida Åkesson SPECIAL THANKS Maria Strynø Joop de Gruiter Cat’s Corner, Estilo Faixa, Event in Skåne, IDFA (Rada Sesic), La Onda, Malmö City Library, Noaks Ark Syd, Nonstop, Anders Ekstedt Entertainment, Pixel Skånes Filmfestival, På Jam, RE:VIEW Norden, RFSL Malmö Newcomer, Shelter City Malmö, Space Rocket Nation, Story, Swedish LGBTQ Initiative Skåne, Tegelhuset Rosengård, We Jazz and all film directors, speakers, jury members, artists, technicians, chefs, drivers and amazing volunteers for making our 25th festival and anniversary come true! 146 147 xxxxxxx

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