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Main Cast Goran Arianit Berisha Bent Hamer Anka Sany Lesmeister Goran’s Mother Nadja Soukup Mother/Sniper Nina Zanjani Director, scriptwriter, producer and founder Father Igor Necemer of the production company BulBul Film. Paul Trond Fausa Aurvåg Knut Fridtjov Såheim Bent Hamer was born in Sandefjord, Norway. He studied film theory and literature at Thomas Morten Ilseng Risnes Bintu Sarah Bintu Sakor Stockholms Universitet and Stockholms Bintu´s Father Issaka Sawadogo Filmskola. Simon Joachim Calmeyer His latest feature film, Home for Christmas, Jordan Reidar Sørensen makes its world premiere at the 2010 Karin Nina Andresen-Borud Toronto Film Festival and its European Kristen Tomas Norström premiere at the 2010 San Sebastian Film Elise Cecilie Mosli Festival. Johanne Ingunn Beate Øyen Synopsis Security Guard Levi Henriksen Main Crew O’Horten, had its international premiere at Tone Kristine Rui Slettebakken Un Certain Regard at the 2008 Cannes Film Hroar Kyrre Haugen Sydness Festival. His other feature films Factotum Turid Aina Emilie Bækkevold Director Bent Hamer produced by: (2005), Kitchen Stories (2003) and Eggs (1995) In a small Norwegian town on Christmas Eve, several people Torbjørn Marcus Eiel Fagervik BulBul Film (Norway) all participated in the Director’s Fortnight struggle to make it home through the snow beneath the colorful Screenplay Bent Hamer (in order of appearance) Based on the book “Only Soft Presents Under the Tree” by Levi Henriksen Pandora Filmproduktion (Germany) in Cannes. Both Eggs and Kitchen Stories Northern Lights. An eclectic mix of townsfolk cross paths in Filmimperiet (Sweden) were awarded the International Film several interwoven stories of humour and tragedy, tenderness Director of Photography John Christian Rosenlund (fnf) ZDF / ARTE (Germany) Production Designers Eva Norén & Tim Pannen Critics Award (FIPRESCI). and desperation, forgiveness and hope, birth and death. Editors Pål Gengenbach (nfk) & Silje Norseth (nfk) with financial support from: Sound Petter Fladeby The Norwegian Film Institute Bent’s films O’Horten and Kitchen Stories Original Music John Erik KAADA Filmstiftung NRW (Germany) were both selected as Norway’s official Costume Designer Karen Fabritius Gram Sandrew Metronome (Norway) entries to the Academy Awards. His Makeup Artist Therese Rødsand Gaarde Nordic Film & TV Fund (Denmark) films have been distributed in more than Casting Director Celine Engebrigtsen (Stella Casting) DFFF (Germany) 40 countries, and they have participated Stills Photographers Jan Ung & John Christian Rosenlund The Swedish Film Institute Mid Nordic Film Commission (Sweden) in numerous film festivals around the Line Producer Catho Bach Christensen Filmpool Jämtland (Sweden) world, winning some 40 prizes. Producer Bent Hamer Östersunds Kommun (Sweden) Executive Producers Jeremy Thomas & Andrew Lowe Eurimages FEATURE FILMS Co-Producers Christoph Friedel, Claudia Steffen & Jørgen Bergmark 2010 Home for Christmas Commissioning Editor ZDF/ARTE Meinolf Zurhorst world sales: 2008 O’Horten Written, directed and produced by Bent Hamer The Match Factory 2005 Factotum 2003 Kitchen Stories “Home for Christmas” written and preformed by Maria Mena and Martin Sjølie (Sony/EMI). Mixed at Wrongroom (Oslo) 1998 Water easy reach 1995 Eggs Home for Christmas 2010 · Norway/Germany/Sweden · 85 minutes · 35mm · color · Cinemascope · Dolby Digital · in Norwegian, English, Serbian Original Title: Hjem til Jul Filmed on location in Östersund (Sweden), Stjørdal (Norway) and Duisburg (Germany). INTERNATIONAL PRESS WORLD SALES RICHARD LORMAND THE MATCH FACTORY world cinema publicity www.the–match–factory.com www.FilmPressPlus.com [email protected] [email protected] Balthasarstrasse 79–81 Tel. +1 – 337 – 214 – 4815 (USA) 50670 Cologne +33 – 9 – 7044 – 9865 (France) Germany IN TORONTO (Sept 12–18): Tel. +49 – 221 – 539 – 709 –0 +1 – 337 – 214 – 4815 Fax. +49 – 221 – 539 – 709 –10 Hyatt Regency on King: +1 – 416 – 343 – 1234 IN SAN SEBASTIAN / DONOSTIA (Sept 19–25) +34 – 617 – 972 – 969 or +33 – 6 – 0649 – 79 – 25 BulBul Film.