#3 • 2021 FEATURES • DOCS • SHORTS • FILMS IN PRODUCTION 1 Contacts Head of International Festivals, docs & shorts International co-productions Department Sara Rüster Lina Norberg Johansson Petter Mattsson Phone: +46 76 117 26 78 Phone: +46 70 251 91 72 Phone: +46 70 607 11 34 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Festivals, features Festivals, docs & shorts Press Officer Theo Tsappos Josefina Mothander Jan Göransson Phone: +46 76 779 11 33 Phone: +46 70 972 93 52 Phone: +46 70 603 03 62 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Festivals, shorts & docs Administrator Jing Haase Melissa Jonsson Phone: +46 70 420 32 74 +46 70 010 11 52 [email protected] [email protected] Swedish Film Institute International Department P.O Box 27 126 Art Director: Markus Edin SE- 102 52 Stockholm, Sweden filminstitutet.se Cover photo: Phone +46 8 665 11 00 facebook.com/swedishfilminstitute Clara Sola ©HOBAB Fax +46 8 661 18 20 instagram.com/swedishfilm Welcome to the world of Swedish films Contents FEATURES AND DOCS FILMS IN PRODUCTION SHORTS 5 The Ape Star 30 Nelly & Nadine 44 Amina (Working title) 66 Anyway 6 Be My Voice 31 Nelly Rapp – Monster Agent 45 Bamse and the Vulcano Island 67 Beauty Rules 7 Bellum 32 Nota Bene 46 Boy From Heaven 68 Farewell 8 Bert’s Diary 33 Orca 47 Bullets 69 The Great Overflow 9 Calendar Girls 34 Passion 48 Comedy Queen 70 The Hearing 10 Children of the Enemy 35 Pleasure 49 Diorama 71 High Sky Low Land 11 The Choir 36 Sabaya 50 Dogborn 72 Huldra 12 A Christmas Tale 37 The Scars of Ali Boulala 51 The Emigrants 73 LTMUC (*Letter To My Unborn 13 Clara Sola 38 The Schoolmaster Games 52 The Hypnosis Child) 14 Day by Day 39 Stories from the Debris 53 The Life and Times of Omar 74 Man with Doves 15 Eva & Adam 40 Sune – Mission: Midsummer Sharif (Working title) 75 The Night Train 16 Excess Will Save Us 41 Til the Sun Rises 54 Mini-Zlatan and Uncle Darling 76 Not Until Now 17 Fly So Far 42 Tuesday Club 55 Off Track 77 Punani Steam 18 Gabi, Between Ages 8 and 13 43 You Are the Days to Come 56 One Day All This Will Be Yours 78 Smile 19 Geared Up 57 The Opponent 79 Sonata 20 I am Zlatan 58 Sagres (Working title) 80 Successful Thawing of Mr Moro 21 Imad’s Childhood 59 Second Act 81 Svonni vs the Swedish Tax Agency 22 The Jonsson Gang 60 So Damn Easy Going 23 Joyce Carol Oates 61 La Société du Spectacle 62 Stammisar (Working title) INDUSTRY 24 Julia & I CONTACTS SWEDEN 25 Knocking 63 The Store 26 Mamma Moo Finds Her Way 64 Triangle of Sadness 82 Production Companies Home 65 The Year I Started Masturbating 85 Sales Companies 27 The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 86 Distributors 28 Most Unwanted 87 Film Festivals 29 Movie Man 87 Organizations FEATURE SWEDISH FILM #3 Second Annecy The Ape Star Feature (Apstjärnan) Directed by Linda Hambäck The eight-year-old orphan Jonna is longing for a mother. One day, an old car stops outside the orphanage and out steps a gorilla who picks Jonna for adoption. It soon becomes clear that they have more things in common than they initially thought. When they start becoming a family, Tord from the local authorities shows up and threatens to send Jonna back to the orphanage. © LEE FILM Screenwriter Janne Vierth National release Spring 2021 Berlinale 2018. Previous films she directed are The World of Principal voices Pernilla August, Rebecca Gerstmann, International premiere Zlin International Film Festival for Dolores and Gunellen (2016), What If… (2014), that was Stellan Skarsgård, Melinda Kinnaman Children and Youth, May 2021 co-directed with Marika Heidebäck. She has also directed a Produced by LEE Film Stockholm/Linda Hambäck, Petter Sales Attraction Distribution short documentary, Fighting Spirit (2013). Before her Lindblad, with support from the Swedish Film Institute/Jenny directing debut she had a long background with producing Gilbertsson Linda Hambäck, born 1974, is a Swedish film director and highly acclaimed shorts and working as a producer at Duration 72 min owner of the production company LEE Film. She works Filmtecknarna. The Ape Star, Linda's second feature, had its mainly with animated films for children and her first highly world premiere in Main Competition at Annecy. recognized feature Gordon & Paddy had its world premiere at 5 TRAILER • ATTRACTION DISTRIBUTION FEATURE SWEDISH FILM #3 Be My Voice DOC (Be My Voice) Directed by Nahid Persson Journalist and activist Masih Alinejad has over 4.6 million followers on Instagram after urging Iranian women to rebel against the forced hijab on social media. Her call to action has grown into one of the largest acts of civil disobedience in today’s Iran. Something that has made the regime desperately tighten its grip to regain control over the people. ©REALREEL Screenwriter Nahid Persson Born in Shiraz, Iran, Nahid Persson took political asylum in Veil (2004), The Queen and I (2008) and My Stolen Produced by RealReel/Setareh Lundgren, Nahid Persson, Sweden as a result of her political activism during and after Revolution (2013). with support from the Swedish Film Institute/Juan Pablo the revolution in Iran 1979. Since 2000 Nahid has pursued a Libossart successful career as a documentary filmmaker in Sweden. Duration 90 min Nahid’s social-political films have been harshly critical of the Release 2021 position of women under the Islamic Republic regime. Among Sales Autlook Filmsales her critically acclaimed films marks Prostitution Behind the 6 AUTLOOK FILMSALES FEATURE SWEDISH FILM #3 Visions DOC Bellum du Réel (Bellum) Directed by David Herdies, Georg Götmark It’s often said that war is inhumane. In Bellum this assumption is flipped around, because maybe there is nothing more humane than war. Humanity has always been at war, and it seems that going to war over abstract ideas such as borders, religion or freedom is something that distinguishes us from all animals on the planet. ©MOMENTO FILM ©MOMENTO Screenwriters David Herdies, Georg Götmark David Herdies is a Swedish producer, director and the Georg Götmark is a producer and director. He has worked Produced by Momento Film/David Herdies, Michael founder of Momento Film. He has directed three feature with documentaries and TV since 2001. During this period, Krotkiewski, with support from the Swedish Film Institute/ documentaries; Citizen Oketch (2009), The Guerilla Son he has worked on a number of international documentary Klara Grunning (2011), and While No One is Watching (2013) which have projects, such as The Last Lacandones (2013) by Peter Duration 88 min been screened and awarded at festivals around the world and Torbiörnsson, Transit Tanger (2004) and the feature Release April 2021 together sold to more than 10 territories. Furthermore, documentary Citizen Oketch (2009). Georg has also Sales Deckert Distribution Herdies is one of Sweden’s most established documentary produced a number of TV-series and reportages in many producers with several award-winning titles in his catalogue, different countries for Swedish Television/UR. screened at festivals such as Cannes, Berlin, Rotterdam and IDFA. 7 MOMENTO FILM • DECKERT DISTRIBUTION FEATURE SWEDISH FILM #3 Feature Bert’s Diary Debut (Berts dagbok) Directed by Michael Lindgren Bert is a 13-year-old boy about to start eighth grade. One of his new classmates is Leila’s younger sister Amira. Leila is the 15-year-old that the entire school has a crush on, including Bert. He sees his chance to get close to Leila by befriending Amira. When Bert finds a secret diary at the sisters’ home a rollercoaster takes off filled with mix-ups, emotions, betrayal and heart- break. JOHAN PAULIN © Screenwriter Tapio Leopold National release August 8, 2020 Flyktingkrisen – en musikal won the Best Comedy award at Principal cast Hugo Krajcik, Julia Pirzadeh, Frank Dorsin, International premiere Cinekid, October 2020 the Rose d’Or awards ceremony in 2018. Michael has Yussra El Abdouni, Arvid Bergelv, Frode Östlin, Helena Sales REinvent Studios directed and created several other very popular and awarded Lindegren, David Wiberg, Isa Aouifia, Suzanne Reuter, Björn programs for TV, most notably Svenska Nyheter. As an actor Gustafsson The director, producer, screenwriter and actor Michael he has played in films like Johan Kling’s Darling (2007) and Produced by FLX/Rebecka Lafrenz, Anna Anthony, with Lindgren has been on stage ever since his early shool days. Rojda Sekersöz’ Beyond Dreams (2017). Bert’s Diary is support from the Swedish Film Institute His breakthrough to a broader audience, came with comedy Michael’s feature film directorial debut. Duration 90 min and satire collective Grotesco in 2007. Their show 8 TRAILER • REINVENT STUDIOS FEATURE SWEDISH FILM #3 Feature DOC Calendar Girls Debut (Calendar Girls) Directed by Maria Loohufvud, Love Martinsen A coming-of-age story about Florida’s most dedicated dance team for women over 60 – the Calendar Girls. A dance documentary that shakes up the outdated image of “the old lady” and shows the deep human need for creativity and friendship. ©LOVE MARTINSEN©LOVE Screenwriters Maria Loohufvud, Love Martinsen Love Martinsen and Maria Loohufvud are making their Produced by Pink Dolphin/Maria Loohufvud, Love feature debut with Calendar Girls, both as directors and Martinsen, with support from the Swedish Film Institute/ producers. Love Martinsen has long experience as a film Anna Weitz composer and Maria Loohufvud’s background is in an art Duration 85/58 min direction and design. Release 2021 Sales CAT&Docs, Juno Films (US) 9 CAT&DOCS • JUNO FILMS FEATURE SWEDISH FILM #3 Second DOC CPH:DOX Children of the Enemy Feature (Children of the Enemy) Directed by Gorki Glaser-Müller Children of the Enemy is the story of bohemian musician Patricio whose daughter married one of Europe’s most notorious ISIS terrorists.