New NordicNordic FilmsFilms 1994 2014 INTRODUCTION HAUGESUND WITH A PASSION FOR NORDIC FILMS! WE WISH YOU ALL a warm welcome to Haugesund and Filmkraft Rogaland. We welcome all of the 27 Cine-Regio our festival! Film professionals from all over the world are members and wish you fruitful days here in Haugesund. gathered here in a joint affection for Nordic films. Once again Innovation Norway makes the Location Trip The Norwegian International Film Festival has always had for producers possible, and in collaboration with Film a special passion for Nordic cinema. New Nordic Films, Commission Norway, we have the opportunity to present our well-established market, has its 20th anniversary as an adventure in our scenic nature to foreign film produ cers. you hold this catalogue in your hand. We have extended our Nordic engagement by the permanent official side We highly appreciate the good spirit of collaboration with programme Fokus Norden, and this year we introduce a our sister market, Nordic Film Market, which takes place brand new competition programme of Nordic graduation during the Göteborg International Film Festival, and the films. Please use this wonderful opportunity to see the good co-operation with the Nordic film institutes and the first works of tomorrow’s Nordic filmmakers. sales agents for the films. New Nordic Films was initiated in 1995 by Nordisk Film & I wish you all a joyful festival and do hope you will return TV Fond and the Norwegian Ministry of Culture, and we home with new inspiration, new films, new networks and are pleased that the Nordisk Film & TV Fond is still one of great memories of our city on the West Coast of Norway. our most important partners twenty years on. We would also like to thank the MEDIA Programme of the European Union which has granted us a three-year Partnership Agreement, and the Norwegian Ministry of Culture which has believed in the importance of our market, supporting us directly from the state budget. This year, we will host the annual meeting of Cine-Regio Gunnar Johan Løvvik together with Filmreg and our closest regional fund, Festival Director 2 CONTENTS CONTENTS THE NORWEGIAN INTERNATIONAL INTRODUCTION 40 Long Story Short FILM FESTIVAL is owned by 2 Welcome to Haugesund Medina Film & Kino, The Municipality of 3 Contents 41 My Skinny Sister Haugesund and Rogaland County 4 Day by day Rosita 6 City Map Haugesund 42 The Shamer's Daughter FESTIVAL BOARD 7 New Nordic Films Staying Alive Knut Even Lindsjørn, Arild Kalkvik, 43 Wait, Blink Ellen Marie Solheim, Petter Steen jr., SEMINAR The Yard Gunnar Johan Løvvik, Håkon Skogrand 8 Panel on Distribution NORDIC CO-PRODUCTION NEW NORDIC FILMS 10 Recoupment Lecture AND FINANCE MARKET 10 Presentation of EAVE Supported by The Norwegian 44 Programme Ministry of Culture, Nordisk 45 Banjul FILMS Film & TV Fond, Creatice Europe 46 Children of the Ice 12 Yes, We Love MEDIA, Innovation Norway and 47 Hidden Folk 13 The Raspberry Boat Refugee Filmkraft Rogaland 48 Impaled Rektum 14 The Absent One 49 In Front of other People FESTIVAL DIRECTOR 15 All Inclusive 50 In the Blood Gunnar Johan Løvvik 16 Beatles 51 The Indian Bride 17 Blowfly Park RESPONSIBLE 52 The King’s Ring 18 Boy Upside Down NEW NORDIC FILMS 53 The Last Battle 19 The Boy with the Golden Pants Gyda Velvin Myklebust, 54 Level 16 20 Børning Roger Grosvold 55 Magic 21 Chasing Berlusconi 56 Nano 22 Danny’s Doomsday PUBLISHER 57 The Pet 23 Glass Dolls The Norwegian International 58 The Song for Olof 24 In your Arms Film Festival 59 Sophisto 25 JerryMaya’s Detective Agency 2 – 60 Starless Nights EDITOR Shadows of Valleby 61 Swamp Roger Grosvold 26 Life in a Fishbowl 62 Vigdis 27 Medicine LAY OUT/DESIGN 63 What Will People Say 28 One Night in Oslo Roger Aasegg 64 Yes..! 29 Out of Nature CONTRIBUTORS 30 Paris of the North NORDIC SCRIPT PITCH Gyda Velvin Myklebust, 31 Speed Walking 66 Introduction Roger Grosvold, Dag Sødtholt, 32 Underdog The Agent Lene Juliussen, , Tomas Dahl Velvin, 33 When Animals Dream 67 Angel Dust Tonje Hardersen and Martin Blekinge Street 32 WORKS IN PROGRESS Øsmundset Jussi 34 Adventures in Greece 68 The Little Shit COVER DESIGN Armi Alive! Magnus’ War Steinar Iversen reklamebyrå 35 Comeback My Extended Brother Cross Your Heart PRINT 36 Dryads FOKUS NORDEN HBO, Haugesund The Fencer 70 The Fokus Norden Programme THANKS 37 Grandad To all our good collaborating partners, Graves and Bones NEXT NORDIC GENERATION among them the directors and 38 Headfirst 72 Nordic Student Short Films producers of the films, the inter - Homesick national sales agents and film 39 Hunting Flies PARTICIPANTS institutes of the five Nordic countries. Key House Mirror 75 Participants 3 DAY BY DAY DAY BY DAY TUESDAY 19 AUGUST WEDNESDAY 20 AUGUST FILM SCREENINGS FILM SCREENINGS 11:00 12:26 All Inclusive E4 86 min 08:30 10:19 The Absent One E2 109 min 11:00 12:35 Paris of the North E3 95 min 09:00 10:33 Børning E5 93 min 11:15 12:47 Glass Dolls E2 92 min 09:00 10:22 Chasing Berlusconi E4 82 min 13:00 14:20 JerryMaya's Detective Agency 10:30 12:40 Life in a Fishbowl E2 130 min - Shadows of Valleby E3 80 min 10:45 12:40 Medicine E4 115 min 13:00 14:30 Boy Upside Down E4 90 min 11:00 12:23 One Night in Oslo E5 83 min 13:15 14:45 Out of Nature E2 90 min 13:00 14:26 All Inclusive E3 86 min 15:00 16:37 Blowfly Park E4 97 min 13:00 14:35 Paris of the North E4 95 min 15:00 16:24 When Animals Dream E2 84 min 13:00 14:32 Glass Dolls E2 92 min 15:00 16:40 Underdog E3 100 min 14:15 15:45 Next Nordic Generation 16:30 18:24 Beatles, NNF E5 114 min Competition Program MC 90 min 17:00 18:23 One Night in Oslo E4 83 min 15:00 16:24 When Animals Dream E3 84 min 17:00 18:28 In Your Arms E3 88 min 15:00 16:20 JerryMaya's Detective Agency 19:30 21:28 Yes we Love E1 14 min - Shadows of Valleby E4 80 min 19:45 21:03 The Strawberry Boat Refugee E1 93 min 16:30 18:40 Work in Progress E5 130 min 19:45 21:33 Speed Walking E4 108 min 17:00 18:48 Speed Walking E3 108 min 17:00 18:58 Yes we Love/ SOCIAL EVENTS The Strawberry Boat Refugee E4 107 min 18:30 19:30 Happy Hour, Italian Reception, Edda Tent 19:00 20:28 In Your Arms E5 88 min 19:30 21:30 Opening Screening: Yes, We Love + 19:00 20:40 The Boy With the Golden Pants E2 100 min The Strawberry Boat Refugee 19:15 20:52 Blowfly Park E4 97 min 21:30 23:30 Opening Reception, soup and wine, Haugesund Art Gallery PROFESSIONAL EVENTS 22:00 02:00 Action Film Party, Maritim Harbour 08:30 16:00 Nordic Co-Production Market, Maritim Hotel 11:00 13:00 Creative Europe: Nordic Distributors Info Meeting, Maritim Hotel 13:00 14:00 Presentation of the Norwegian Film School's Master Program, Maritim Cinema 16:30 18:30 Works in Progress I, Edda 5 SOCIAL EVENTS 13:00 14:00 Finger Food, Edda Tent 13:00 14:00 Boat Trip, Maritim Harbour 18:30 19:30 Happy Hour hosted by Barrandov Studios, Edda Tent 21:00 00:00 Festival Dinner, Maritim Hotel, Maritim Hall E: Edda Cinema MC : Maritim Cinema 4 DAY BY DAY THURSDAY 21 AUGUST FRIDAY 22 AUGUST FILM SCREENINGS FILM SCREENINGS 08:30 10:10 Underdog E2 100 min 09:00 10:40 Underdog E2 100 min 08:30 10:00 Danny's Doomsday E4 90 min 09:00 10:22 Chasing Berlusconi E5 82 min 08:45 10:13 In Your Arms E5 88 min 11:00 12:30 Boy Upside Down E2 90 min 10:15 12:09 Beatles, NNF E4 114 min 11:00 13:10 Life in a Fishbowl E5 130 min 10:30 12:19 The Absent One E2 109 min 12:30 13:54 When Animals Dream E2 84 min 12:30 13:52 Chasing Berlusconi E4 82 min 14:00 15:30 Out of Nature E5 90 min 14:15 15:48 Børning E4 93 min WORK IN PROGRESS 14:15 16:03 Speed Walking E2 108 min 14:15 15:50 Next Nordic Generation WEDNESDAY 20 AUGUST Competition Program MC 95 min 16:00 17:26 All Inclusive E5 86 min MODERATOR: Jakob Berg, Norwegian Film Institute 16:15 17:55 The Boy With the Golden Pants E4 100 min 16:30 16:40 The Grandad E5 16:15 17:50 Paris of the North E2 95 min 16:40 16:50 Wait, Blink E5 18:00 20:10 Life in a Fishbowl E5 130 min 16:50 17:00 The Yard E5 18:15 19:45 Boy Upside Down E4 90 min 17:00 17:10 Dryads E5 18:30 20:25 Medicine E2 115 min 17:10 17:20 Headfirst E5 PROFESSIONAL EVENTS BREAK 17:40 17:50 Staying Alive E5 09:00 11:00 Panel on the Role of the Distributors, 17:50 18:00 The Shamer’s Daughter E5 Maritim Hotel, Salongene 18:00 18:10 Homesick E5 11:00 11:45 Workshop on Recoupment - challenges, 18:10 18:20 Comeback E5 Maritim Hotel, Salongene 18:20 18:30 Long Story Short E5 11:30 13:30 Work in Progress II, Edda 5 13:00 14:00 EAVE Presentation, Maritim Hotel, Salongene THURSDAY 21 AUGUST SOCIAL EVENTS MODERATOR: Tonje Hardersen, 13:00 14:00 Finger Food, Edda Tent The Norwegian International Film Festival 13:00 14:00 Boat Trip, Maritim Harbour 11:30 11:40 The Fencer E5 17:30 18:30 Happy Hour, Edda Tent 11:40 11:50 My Skinny Sister E5 21:00 01:00 Nordic Sea Food Dinner, Høvleriet 11:50 12:00 Hunting Flies E5 12:00 12:10 Armi Alive! E5 12:10 12:20 Graves & Bones E5 BREAK 12:40 12:50 Cross Your Heart E5 12:50 13:00 Adventures in Greece E5 13:00 13:10 Medina E5 13:10 13:20 Key House Mirror E5 E: Edda Cinema 13:20 13:30 Rosita E5 MC : Maritim Cinema 5 CITY MAP CITY MAP ØVREGATA A T A G BREIDABLIKGATA Y B E S Å KIRKEGATA RÅDHUSGATA A E A T T T A A A J G A F D A G G T R A T S G A A E T A E U T G SKÅREGATA A M P G I A A G P G S E G I H I U R Y .