INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION GREETINGS FROM THE FESTIVAL DIRECTOR WELCOME TO THE NORTH! WE ARE HAPPY to yet again present a programme that production, some so fresh that they are still being shot. mirrors another good Nordic film year. Out programme We present 26 film projects in development, of which 7 IT’S A GREAT PLEASURE to wish you all a warm welcome Rogaland, which all have contributed to our current status has a wide range, from large well-produced films to are part of the initiative Nordic Genre Boost from Nordisk to Haugesund and the 22nd edition of the film market. as an important arena to further Norwegian and Nordic smaller and more experimental works. There is some - Film & TV Fond. In co-operation with Writers' Guild of New Nordic films is an important part of the festival and cinema internationally. thing for every taste, whether it's great art, suspenseful Norway 7 selected scriptwriters looking for producers we are happy and honoured that so many participants stories, interesting looks at our society, intricate and are allowed to present their respective screenplays. from more than 30 nations once again gather in New Nordic Films also enjoys a marvellous co-operation moving stories, or wise tales encouraging reflection. Haugesund to see the best of the new Nordic films, with our sister market, Nordic Film Market, which is part We would also encourage you to wander around the samples of upcoming films or gain insight into films in the of Göteborg Film Festival. Finally we want to extend a big This year we have many films from young and talented market looking out for various oddities and treasures, planning stage. thank you to all the Nordic film institutes and the various filmmakers, with several having been made outside of the and getting to know each other well. Trust and common films’ sales agents. traditional framework for the making and financing of understanding are the foundation for all good co-operation We are also excited about and honoured by being part of films. We appreciate this myriad of talents who just have and transactions. So please enjoy some pleasurable days Eurimages ‘s new initiative to lift up the daring and more It only remains for me to wish you all a great festival. I to make films and actually succeed at it. This provides a together with new and old acquaintances. experimental film. We look forward to present for the hope you will come home from picturesque Haugesund breeding ground for a creative, spontaneous and lively first time the new Eurimage Lab Project Award, which with an uplift and lots of fine film experiences, useful con - film scene that can breed unique filmmakers. We are here for you, so please get in touch with us. shall reward the most promising cutting-edge entry of the tacts and contracts! work in progress programme. This year we also have the pleasure to reward a film that goes beyond the framework for traditional filmmaking, All the time since Nordisk Film & TV Fond helped start through the new Eurimages Lab Project Award. This is a New Nordic Films in 1995, they have been an important prize that shall go to the most promising film presented in co-operative partner for us. We would like to thank other the work-in-progress programme, where the jury is to important co-operative partners, like the Creative emphas ise that the film is experimental in form or content. Europe Media programme, which also this year has given Gyda Velvin Myklebust Øystein Egge us support. In addition we would like to thank the We are going to show 28 finished films in our market, of Head of New Nordic Films Coordinator New Nordic Films Norwegian Ministry of Culture, who also helped start New Tonje Hardersen which 18 are screened for the first time. In Works in E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Nordic Films, the Norwegian Film Institute and Filmkraft Festival Director Progress we present samples from 20 films in post- Tel: +47 93 66 94 20 Tel: +47 98 60 17 34 2 3 CITY MAP CONTENTS CONTENTS THE NORWEGIAN INTERNATIONAL INTRODUCTION 52 Law of the Land FILM FESTIVAL is owned by 2 Festival Directors Salute 53 Mesteren 54 North Film & Kino, The Municipality of 3 Welcome to the North! 55 Now it’s Dark Haugesund and Rogaland County 4 City Map Haugesund 5 Contents 56 Original Sin: A Woman Walks Through CITY MAP Socialism 6 Day by Day FESTIVAL BOARD 57 Quality Time SEMINAR Guttorm Petterson, Arild Kalkvik, 58 Richard the Stork Simon Næsse, Arne-Christian Mohn 8 Amanda Conversation 59 The Tree Feller, 8 How to present: The do’s and don’ts and Tonje Hardersen 60 The Wind Blew On ØVREGATA of pitching 61 Winter Brothers A T 9 Presentation of EAVE A NORDIC CO-PRODUCTION G NEW NORDIC FILMS BREIDABLIKGATA Y 9 Rethinking the Development B AND FINANCE MARKET E Supported by the Ministry of Culture, process of film S Å 62 Programme KIRKEGATA RÅDHUSGATA Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Creative 10 How are the Nordic films released A E A 63 1000 R.I.P. T around Europe? T T Europe – Media, the Norwegian Film A A A J G A F D A G 64 G 24 Hours T R A T 10 Keep everybody on the same page S G A A Institute and Filmkraft Rogaland E T A E U T G SKÅREGATA A M P G I 65 Amundsen & Nobile A A G P G with Metadata S E G I H I U R Y . K U E A A 66 A Big She-Bear A A HC R N T T S K H E K O FILMS A D N N FESTIVAL DIRECTOR S SØRHAUGGATA G 67 The Crocodile Thief E Ø O G R S 12 The Committee, E G A Tonje Hardersen 68 The Deposit A V K O T A A 13 The Day Will Come D 69 Hand in Hand G HARALDSGATA L PPEDEDEESTRIANSTRIAN SSTREETTREET G O 14 Afterparty R J 70 Ibracadabra N NEW NORDIC FILMS K O E T S 15 All the Beauty L L S 71 Jagged Winter T Gyda Velvin Myklebust STRANDGATA U 16 Cave N 72 Laugh or Die K Øystein Egge 17 Devil’s Bride T 73 Moonwolves I U G N 18 Flowers of Evil B K N 74 Morkel the Moss Monster PUBLISHER 19 Framing Mom 75 Recurrence P The Norwegian International 20 Gilbert’s Grim Revenge 76 Robbery Film Festival 21 Grand Hotel 77 Song of Scabs 22 The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki 78 Sticks and Stones 23 RESPONSIBLE House of Norway, The 79 Stupid Young Heart 24 Hunting Flies Gyda Velvin Myklebust 80 Untogetherness 25 In the Blood 81 White Hunger 26 Lake Bodom EDITOR NORDIC GENRE BOOST A. EDDA KINO F. VÅR FRELSERS KIRKE M. EDDA TENT 27 The Lion Woman Øystein Egge 28 Little Wing 82 Introduction Edda Cinema Center Church N. HØVLERIET SEA HOUSE 29 Loving Pia 83 Bente and the Mutant Scouts DESIGN 30 Magnus 84 Birds of a Feather B. MARITIM KINO G. SCANDIC MARITIM O. TO GLASS Roger Aasegg 31 Pale Star 85 The Damned Maritim Cinema HOTEL 32 Pyromaniac 86 Deep Down 33 87 East by Eleven P. SCANDIC MARITIM CONTRIBUTORS Sami Blood C. FESTIVITETEN H. THON HOTEL SAGA 34 A Serious Game 88 Memory of Water HARBOUR Gyda Velvin Myklebust, Øystein Egge, Cinema/Accreditation 35 Small Town Curtains 89 The Substitute I. CLARION COLLECTION Roger Grosvold, Dag Sødtholt, 36 Walk With Me NORDIC SCRIPT PITCH D RÅDHUSET AMANDA Karoline Hovsengen, Tonje Hardersen 37 The Wall 90 Introduction and Martin Øsmundset 38 While We Live City Hall The Baron of Karelia J. SCANDIC HAUGESUND 39 Wolf and Sheep 91 Bulevardi Bill Clinton E HAUGESUND K. HOTEL NEPTUN COVER DESIGN WORKS IN PROGRESS Control Alt Delete BILLEDGALLERI Steinar Iversen reklamebyrå 41 Introduction 92 For Anna Haugesund Art Gallery L. HENDERSON CITY HOTEL 42 12 Dares Gunvor and Ruth PRINT 43 Aeterna 93 Let there be Light! HBO, Haugesund 44 Aniara Nightmare 45 Darkland NEXT NORDIC GENERATION 46 DRIB THANKS 94 Presentation of the DNF’s Master Films 47 Earth Pressure Balance To the directors and producers of the 95 Competition programme, 48 Forever 13 Nordic Student Graduation Films films, the international sales agents 49 Handle with Care and film institutes of the five Nordic 50 In the forest of Huckybucky PARTICIPANTS countries. 51 Lake over Fire 98 Participants 4 5 DAY BY DAY DAY BY DAY DAY BY DAY TUESDAY 23 AUGUST WEDNESDAY 24 AUGUST THURSDAY 25 AUGUST FRIDAY 26 AUGUST FILM SCREENINGS FILM SCREENINGS FILM SCREENINGS FILM SCREENINGS 11:00 12:31 Lake Bodom E2 91 min 08:45 10:33 Hunting Flies E5 108 min 09:00 10:35 Framing Mom E2 95 min 09:00 10:31 All the Beauty E2 91 min 11:00 12:30 Gilbert's Grim Revenge E3 90 min 09:00 10:55 A Serious Game E2 115 min 09:00 10:31 Lake Bodom E3 91 min 09:00 10:44 Devil's Bride E4 104 min 11:00 12:31 While we Live E4 91 min 09:00 11:06 The Lion Woman E3 126 min 09:00 10:20 The Norwegian Film School, 11:00 12:59 The Day Will Come E2 119 min 13:00 14:44 In the Blood E2 104 min 09:00 10:40 Loving Pia E4 100 min Graduation Films 1 E4 80 min 11:00 12:36 Pyromaniac E3 96 min 13:00 14:27 Small Town Curtains E3 87 min 09:00 10:59 The Day will Come LM 119 min 09:00 10:26 Wolf and Sheep E5 86 min 13:00 14:45 Flowers of Evil E4 105 min 10:45 12:20 Framing Mom E5 95 min 10:30 11:40 The Norwegian Film School, PROFESSIONAL EVENTS 14:30 16:36 The Lion Woman E1 126 min 11:00 12:27 Small Town Curtains E4 87 min Graduation Films 2 E4 70 min 09:30 09:45 Presentation of Filmboka.no, 15:00 16:50 Sámi Blood E2 110 min 11:15 12:47 The Happiest Day in 10:45 12:16 All the Beauty E3 91 min SMH, Salongene 15:00 16:40 Little Wing E3 100 min the Life of Olli Mäki E2 92 min 11:00 12:25 Cave E2 85 min 10:00 11:30 Mini Seminar: Keep everybody on the same page 15:00 16:45 Walk with Me E4 105 min 11:30 12:44 The Wall E3 74 min 11:15 12:30 Magnus LM 75 min with Metadata, SMH, Salongene 17:00 18:40 Loving Pia E2 100 min 12:45 14:16 Wolf and Sheep E1 91 min 12:00 14:22 Next Nordic Generation E4 142 min 17:00 18:17 Afterparty E3 77 min 13:00 14:45 Flowers of Evil E2 105 min 13:00 14:44