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K R I ST I A N S A N D INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL 24.–29. APR 2018

PROGRAMME

WELCOME TO KICFF 2018! It’s a great pleasure to welcome you to Kristiansand International Children’s Film Festival (KICFF). This year, we are proud to present almost 100 films from 27 different countries. The 21st edition of KICFF will officially be opened by the Norwegian Minister of Culture, Trine Skei Grande. We hope you will enjoy the 21st edition of KICFF with us!

FILMS ON THE HORIZON “Films on the Horizon” will introduce five new Nordic feature-film projects for children and youth: CAPTAIN BIMSE (DK), ALONE IN SPACE (DK), DIVA OF FINLAND (FIN), HALVDAN – ALMOST A VIKING (SE), CATTLE HILL (NO), BATTLE (NO). The work-in-progress presentation is in English. AWARDS Seven awards are handed out at KICFF this year. The Best Pitch Award grants 100 000 NOK to the winning pitch. The BFF Children’s Film Award grants NOK 50 000 to the Norwegian distributor who will secure the winning film Norwegian distribution. BFF Short Film Award will be given to the best Norwegian short lm in the competition programme, which will be nominated for the most prestigious national Amanda Award. The ECFA Award will be presented to the best European feature-length film. The Youth Jury will present the UNG Award to the best film in the youth section. KICFF also includes a Children’s Jury, which consists of seven jury members, aged 11- 12. They will present the Barn-i-byen Award which is an award given in collaboration with a local magazine for families. Finally, our festival audience will give the Audience Award to the most popular fim.

Crown Princess Mette-Marit. Protector of Kristiansand International Children’s Film Festival. Photo: Jørgen Gomnæs / Det kongelige hoff 2

PRACTICAL INFORMATION TICKETS All screenings are at Kristiansand Cinema and Aladdin Cinema. Guests must collect tickets at Kristiansand Cinema (free of charge) for every screening that takes place at Kristiansand Cinema. Screenings at Aladdin Cinema is an exception, there are no tickets. Just show up with your accreditation card. FILMS WITH ENGLISH DIALOGUE OR SUBTITLES A large number of our films are screened with English dialogue or subtitles. A selection of titles from our program is also available in our Screening Club for professionals. SCREENING CLUB Our Screening Club is situated at Kristiansand Cinema (1st floor). The Screening Club is only available for film professionals and is open from Tuesday – Saturday, 09:00 - 18:00 (Saturday 09:00 - 17:00). FESTIVAL OFFICE The Festival Office will be located at Kristiansand Cinema (2nd floor). Opening hours from Tuesday – Saturday, 09:00 – 18:00 (Saturday 09:00 - 15:00). CONTACT AND INFORMATION If you have any questions, please contact Head of Guest Service: Liucija Ridikaite (+47 40 59 12 72) or ask at the festival office located at the Kristiansand Cinema (1st floor). Kristiansand International Children’s Film Festival 2018

THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF THE GIANT PEAR DEN UTROLIGE HISTORIE OM DEN KÆMPESTORE PÆRE

Life peacefully passes by in Sunnytown until Mitcho and Sebastian find a message in a bottle by the harbor. The bottle is from the missing Mayor of Sunnytown with a message that he is on The Mysterious Island and has made a great discovery. They must embark on a great journey to help save the Mayor and bring him home; in the process they uncover something that will bring great pleasure to the city of Sunnytown – a Giant Pear. Opening film at Generation Kplus at Berlinale and at Kristiansand Int. Children’s Film Festival. Contact: Danish Film Institute Tue 24.04. 09:30 & 17:15 Sat 28.04. 13:30

Denmark 2017 • 1h20m • Philip Einstein Lipski, Jørgen Lerdam, Amalie Næsby Fick • English subtitles bff.no/english

100 % COCO 100 % COCO Netherlands 2017 · 1h 28m · Tessa Schram · Norwegian subtitles

13-year-old Coco is fond of fashion and wears her own eccentric style. She dreams of becoming a famous style icon. But on the first day of school, when she is called Coco the Clown for the way she is dressed, she decides to leave her vintage dresses, leopard boots and striped socks at home and go through life at school as a ‘grey mouse’. Anonymously, she runs a fashion vlog as the ‘Style Tiger’, which becomes a big hit. Will she become a famous style icon after all? And would she finally draw the attention of Bruno, that quirky boy at school? Slowly but surely, Coco learns that she just has to be herself for one hundred percent. Contact: Tom de Mol Producties Tue 24.04. 09:45 & 16:45 Fri 27.04. 09:45 Sat 27.04. 12:30 4

THE BIG BAD FOX AND OTHER TALES LE GRAND MÈCHANT RENARD ET AUTRES CONTES

France 2017 · 1h 20m · Patrick Imbert, Benjamin Renner · Norwegian dub

The countryside isn’t always as calm and peaceful as it’s made out to be, and the animals on this farm are particularly agitated: a fox who mothers a family of chicks, a rabbit who plays the stork, and a duck who wants to be Santa Claus. If you think life in the country is a walk in the park, think again! From the filmmakers of Ernest & Celestine! Print source: Storytelling Media

I AM WILLIAM JEG ER WILLIAM Denmark 2017 · 1h 26m · Jonas Elmer · English subtitles

William lives with his uncle Nils. His father is dead and his mother is mentally unstable. Nils retired early and spends his day buying and selling stuff at a favorable price. Nils owes some gangsters money and they want their debt paid back. William needs to solve this, with or without Nils` help! An action-packed gangster film for the whole family! Contact: Danish Film Institute Fri 27.04. 11:30 & 17:00 Sat 28.04. 12:30 Sun 29.04. 14:30

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SUPA MODO SUPA MODO  Germany/Kenya · 1h 14m · Likarion Wainaina · Norwegian subtitles

At nine years old, Jo is diagnosed with a terminal illness that threatens to steal her away from the people she loves most. The walls of her bedroom are adorned with superhero posters that inspire her to continue fighting. But it’s not always easy. After she is brought home from hospital, Jo’s sister Mwix draws her own inspiration from these idols and begins transforming fantasy into reality, encouraging our hero to believe that she possesses real superpowers of her own. Supa Modo is the most important superhero movie you’ll see this year. Not all heroes wear capes, but the pint-sized protagonists of Likarion Wainaina’s debut feature certainly do. Contakt: Rushlake Media Thur 26.04. 09:30 & 17:15 Sat 28.04. 14:45

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GORDON & PADDY GORDON & PADDY Sweden 2017 · 1h 02m · Linda Hambäck · English subtitles

The forest’s police chief Gordon is about to retire and he needs to find a new assistant. Paddy, a clever mouse with a great sense of smell seems to be the right candidate. Together they must solve Gordon’s last case – the mystery of squirrel’s missing nuts. Could it be the fox that took them? Gordon and Paddy will soon find out. Contact: New Europe Film Sales Wed 25.04. Fri 27.04. Sat 28.04. Sun 29.04.

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THE ASH LAD: IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING ASKELADDEN –

OPERASJON MØRKEMANN Norway 2018 · 1h 35m · Grethe Bøe · Norwegian language

I DOVREGUBBENS HALL

Oliver takes a dramatic spill from his bike – but who is behind it?

Norway 2017 · 1h 44m · Mikkel Brænne Sandemose · English subtitles

Oliver falling off his bike may be just a small thing, but the one who dug all the deep holes that caused his fall should at least pay for a new bicycle wheel. Tiril and Oliver’s investigation into the culprit’s identity leads them to the deserted Rønneberget and a nighttime encounter with the Shadowman. The case then takes an unexpected turn when they find a mysterious map.

He is a cheerful and adventurous young man with a big heart and colourful imagination, but is easily led astray. The Ash Lad embarks on a dangerous quest with his brothers to save the princess from a vile troll known as the Mountain King – in order to collect a reward and save his family’s farm from ruin. The Ash Lad in the Hall of the Mountain King is an adventure film based on Asbjørnsen and Moe’s classic tales about the Ash Lad. Contact: Norwegian Film Institute Tue 24.04. 11:45 Thur 26.04. 14:15

OPERATION SHADOWMAN

Detective Agency No. 2 is back! Contact: Norwegian Film Institute Tue 24.04. Wed 25.04. Sat 28.04. Sun 29.04.

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MY GIRAFFE DIKKERTJE DAP  Netherlands/ Belgium /Germany 2017 · 1h 14 · Barbara Bredero · Norwegian live dub – English subtitles

Patterson, a small boy, has a big friend: Raf, a giraffe. They are born on the same day, live next door to each other and are inseparable. When they reach the school age, they are both very excited. On his first school day, Patterson stuffs his backpack with lots of treats to satisfy Raf’s big appetite only to find out that his pet giraffe will not be following him to school after all. Patterson gradually learns to enjoy school and even makes a new friend. Raf, however, feels left out in the zoo. That’s when Patterson comes up with a brilliant plan to bring his pet giraffe to school and enjoy the company of his two best friends! Based on the famous verse by Annie M. G. Schmidt. Contact: Attraction Distribution Fri 27.04. 09:45 Sat 28.04. 13:00

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THE WAR GAME KRIG Sweden 2017 · 1h 20m · Goran Kapetanović · English subtitles

When 11-year-old Malte moves into a new neighbourhood with his mother, he finds himself in the midst of a conflict between two groups of children. The strategy-minded Malte sees the conflict as a chance to gain a foothold among the kids. But before he knows it, the conflict has escalated to entirely new heights. Contact: Copenhagen Bombay Sales Tue 24.04. Wed 25.04. Thu 26.04. Sat 28.04.

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VITELLO VITELLO Denmark 2018 · 1h 5m · Dorte Bengtson · English subtitles

Vitello is a boy with lots of appetite, energy and drive. He lives alone with his mum in a town house. Vitello is not the type who gets bored easily. He has friends, the mall and lots of great ideas to be tested and examined – life is okay! But Vitello misses having a dad in his life. He doesn’t know his dad and his mum isn’t a great help there. So Vitello goes out to search for one. Based on the books about the boy Vitello by Kim Fupz Aakeson and Niels Bo Bojesen.

BRILLEBJØN PÅ BONDEGÅRDEN ENGLISH TITLE TBA Norway 2018 • 1h 3m • Maiken Marstrander • Norwegian language

Get ready for more imagination Magic! Brillebjørn and Lucy are visiting Grandma and Grandpa on the Farm. Here there are Sheep, hens, cows, tractors an many other exciting things. But some times things are not so fun and then Brillebjørn’s imagination magic somes in handy! Contact: Norwegian Film Institute

Contact: Danish Film Institute Fri 27.04. 16:30 Sat 28.04. 15:30

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GIRL IN FLIGHT LA FUGA Italy, Switzerland 2017 • 1h 20m • Sandra Vanucchi • Norwegian subititles

Inspired by real events, GIRL IN FLIGHT is the story of 11-year old Silvia whose life at home is consumed by her mother’s clinical depression. When no one will take the time to fulfill her dream to visit Rome, she runs away, determined to see it for herself. On a train she meets a Roman girl, Emina, and begins following her through the streets of Rome to her gypsy camp. An independent film, shot on a low budget in Rome and Tuscany with gypsy non-actors in a real Roman Gypsy camp Contact: Renate Zylla

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Tue 24.04. 11:30 Fri 27.04. 11:45 Sun 29.04. 15:00

ZOMBILLENIUM

MONKY

ROOM 213

ZOMBILLÈNIUM

MONKY

RUM 213

France 2017 · 1h 20m · Arthur de Pins, Alexis Ducord · Norwegian subtitles

Sweden 2017 · 1h 30m · Maria Blom · English subtitles

Sweden 2017 · 1h 35m · Emelie Lindblom · Norwegian subtitles

One day, Frank (11) finds a real live monkey in his family’s backyard. The monkey‘s name is Monky and her arrival is the beginning of a fun and exciting adventure for the entire family. However, it does not take long before the family realize that she is no ordinary monkey, and it was no coincidence that she showed up in their backyard. Who is Monky? Where does she come from? Will they be able to keep her a secret in the village? A thrilling journey leads the family from Sweden to the deepest jungles of Thailand in search of answers.

Elvira is twelve and going away to summer camp. She’s afraid of not making any friends there. When she arrives, it turns out that the room she and her roommates, Meja and Bea, are supposed to move in to has water damage. Instead they must move to room 213. A room that’s been empty for sixty years. Soon mysterious things start happening, like things going missing, nightmares, and strange glows on photographs. Is the camp haunted?

Zombillenium, the scary theme park, happens to be the one place on earth where real monsters can hide in plain sight. When Hector, a human, threatens to disclose the identity of his employees, the Vampire Park Manager has no other choice but to transform Hector into a monster. Transformed into a monster, separated from his daughter Lucie, and stuck in a park where everyone works against each other, it becomes up to Hector to solve the situation. Contact: Urban Distribution International

Contact: Picture Tree International Tue 24.04. 17:15 Fri 27.04. 18:00 Sat 28.04. 17:45

Thur 26.04. 09:30 & 17:00 Sat 28.04. 16:15

Last year’s award- winning film at KICFF. Contact: Media Luna Tue 24.04. 12:00

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HODJA

HODJA FRA PJORT  Denmark 2018 • 1h 21m • Karsten Kiilerich • English subtitles

Hodja is a dreamer. He wants to experience the world, but his father insists he stays home and takes over the family’s tailor shop. Fortunately, Hodja meets the old rug merchant El Faza, who gives him a flying carpet. In exchange he has to bring the old man’s little granddaughter, Diamond, back to Pjort. El Faza can’t travel to the Sultan city himself, as the mighty ruler has imposed a death sentence on El Faza, on the grounds that he has stolen the Sultan’s carpet. However, city life isn’t quite what Hodja expected, and he only survives because of Emerald, a poor but street smart girl, who teaches him how to manage in the big world. But when Hodja loses his carpet to the powerhungry sultan, his luck seems to run out. Will he complete his mission, find El Faza’s granddaughter and return safely back to Pjort? Contact: Danish Film Institute Wed 25.04. 09:45 Sat 28.04. 15:45 Sun 29.04. 13:00

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LOS BANDO LOS BANDO  Norway 2017 · 1h 33 · Christian Lo · English subititles

“Then I do my solo, you hit the drums. I mean it. We’re going to be legends. We’ll change rock forever.” Best friends Axel and Grim dream of making musical history with their band ‘Los Bando Immortale’. One day they receive an invitation to take part in the Norwegian Rock Championship – and suddenly it seems that anything is possible. The only problem is, Axel can’t sing. And because Grim can’t bring himself to tell the truth, they end up on a musical road trip to the far north – along with Thilda, a 9-year-old cellist, and Martin, a rally driver. When they find themselves caught up in a hair-raising car chase, it becomes clear that the journey symbolizes an escape for each of them. With every passing kilometre the group of youngsters grows closer, heading triumphantly for the grand finale. Contact: Norwegian Film Institute Tue 24.04. 11:30 Wed 25.04. 14:15 Sun 29.04. 16:30

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KIDBUSTERS

THE NIGHT

KIKIS DELIVERY SERVICE

KIDNAPNING

NATTA PAPPA HENTA OSS

MAJO NO TAKKYÛBIN

Denmark 2017 • 1th 21m • Frederik Meldal Nørgaard • English subtitles

Norway 2017 • 1h 03m • Steffan Strandberg • English subtitles

Japan 2014 · 1h 48m · Takashi Shimizu · Norwegian subtitles

Bertram’s uncle, a petty criminal, hurls him and the whole family into the kidnapping of a rich man’s son to get money for a new flat after they’ve been kicked out by the bailiff. But things don’t go quite as planned, when they kidnap the wrong child.

A beautifully animated and bittersweet film about two brothers and their upbringing with an alcoholic mother and musician father.

The film is a kind of “Ocean’s Eleven” for children and the young at heart. Contact: Danish Film Institute/Attraction Distribution Wed 25.04. 10:45 & 17:00 Fri 27.04. 11:30 Sat 28.04. 14:30

In this unconventional documentary, Steffan Strandberg tells the story about growing up with an alcoholic mother and about the night when his father finally came and took him and his younger brother away. Using animation, live-action reconstructions and old Super 8-footage, Strandberg recreates the summer of 1980 like he remembers it at the age of eleven. THE NIGHT is a moving and thought-provoking film about childhood, memories and growing up with parents with substance abuse problems. Contact: Norwegian Film Institute/Indie Film Wed 25.04.

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Kiki is a young witch – a profession that carries no sinister associations. Having reached the age of 13, tradition dictates that she must fly the nest on a sort of witchy gap year. Accompanied by her sardonic cat Jiji, and with a shaky grip of broomstick aviation, she winds up lodging with a kindly baker, for whom she begins an airborne delivery service. This sunny 1989 fantasy by master animator Hayao Miyazaki broaches the issue of female sexuality more boldly than any Western children’s movie would dare Print Source: Arthaus Wed 25.04. 09:45 & 16:30 Sat 28.04. 13:30

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CASPER AND EMMA PUT ON A PLAY

LOTTE & LUISE – TWINS ON BOARD

KARSTEN OG PETRA LAGER

DAS DOPPELTE LOTTCHEN

TEATER

Germany 2017 • 1h 33m • Lancelot Von Naso • Norwegian subtitles

Norway 2017 · 1h 21m · Arne Lindtner Næss · Norwegian language

Casper and Emma get the opportunity to go to a real theatre. An adventure that sparks the idea to set up a play themselves. After an exciting meeting with the actors, Miss Bunnya and the Lion Cub also wants to become actors. The Kindergarten decides to make a play about yule lads who light lamps outside houses in the dark days of December. Contact: Norwegian Film Institute Thur 26.04.

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Identical twins Lotte and Luise separated at birth and each raised by one of their biological parents, later discover each other for the first time at summer camp. They decide to swap places and plan to bring their wayward parents back together. This turn out to be more challenging than they first imagined! A modern version of THE PARENT TRAP from 1998! Contact: Global Screen

DIE PFEFFERKÖRNER UND DER

FLUCH DES SCHWARZEN KÖNIGS Germany 2017 • 1h 37m • Christian Theede • Norwegian subtitles

On their class trip, Mia and Basti investigate a mysterious curse. Mia and Basti get unexpected support from their new classmate Johannes, whom Mia can’t stand because she thinks he’s full of himself. Together they uncover an evil plot… Did farm boy Luca bring the curse of the Black King on his family? An action-packed, daring adventure in which clever kids turn into sharp investigators and follow the trail to an evil multi-national corporation!

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Contact: Global Screen

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THE PEPPERCORNS AND THE CURSE OF THE BLACK KING

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QUEEN OF NIENDORF KÖNIGIN VON NIENDORF  Germany 2017 • 1h 8m • Joya Thoma • Norwegian subtitles

All her class mates have become strange this year, it seems to ten-year-old Lea. Her friends are now only interested in boys and their own looks. When they all go to summer camp and Lea stays at home, she joins a gang of boys led by Nico. Naturally, she has to pass various tests of courage. Before long, Lea and the boys try to solve mysterious secrets in their town: What is Tim and Tom’s dad, a firefighter, doing in his cellar every evening at precisely eight o’clock? And why does nonconformist and musician Mark Wagenburg have to leave his farm? A children’s movie without frills, in the best sense of the term; affectionate, cautious and authentically told. Contact: UCM.one Wed 25.04. 09:30 & 17:00 Sat 28.04. 14:15

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JUST CHARLIE JUST CHARLIE  Great Britain 2017 · 1h 39m · Rebekah Fortune · English language

Young soccer star Charlie has the world at his feet. With a top club desperate to sign him, his future is seemingly mapped out. But the teenager sees only a nightmare. Trapped in the body of a boy, Charlie is torn between wanting to live up to her father’s expectations and shedding this ill-fitting skin. Rejected by the father and teammates will Charlie ever play football again? Contact: Media Luna Fri 27.04. 09:30 & 17:00 Sat 28.04. 16:45

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PARADISE 89 PARADĪZE ’89  Latvia 2018 · 1h 30m · Madara Dišlere · Norwegian subtitles

Summer, 1989. City girls, Paula and Laura, spend their summer holidays in a small town with their cousins, Maija and Linda. Four girls, left unattended, enjoy freedom, imitate the life of adults, plunge into reckless adventures and get into trouble. When a state of emergency in is announced on TV, Paula, full of hope, heads to the Baltic Way demonstration to join hands with two million people in a human chain spanning across the three Baltic states Based on true events, nine-year-old Paula’s story of growing up is set against the background of time when Latvia made its first steps towards independence. Print Source: Tasse Film Thur 26.04. 11:30 & 17:00 Sat 28.04. 12:15

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PLOEY – YOU NEVER FLY ALONE LÓI – DÚ FLÝGUR ALDREI EINN Iceland 2018 • 1h 22 • Gunnar Karlsson, Árni Ásgeirson • English subtitles

PLOEY tells the story of a young golden plover who has trouble learning to fly and fails to migrate with his family to warmer climates. With the help of friends, he can survive in a world full of natural enemies and is, at the end, celebrated as a hero. Contact: Arri Media International – Sales Thur 26.04. 09:45 & 17:15 Sun 29.04. 14:30

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SUMMER CHILDREN SUMARBÖRN  Iceland/Norway 2017 • 1h 24m • Guðrún Ragnarsdóttir • Norwegian subtitles

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Two small children, Eydis and Kari, are put in a bus and sent from the city to the countryside to an orphanage. Their mother tells the sister to take care of her younger brother and that’s what she does. But both of them are still young and being away from home is not easy - especially when the teachers are strict and order strict. The only thought that helps the siblings is that they are there temporarily - there are children who live there all year long and have no other place to go. Print source: Europafilm Norway Wed

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KIDS ON THE SILK ROAD BØRNENE PÅ SILKEVEJEN Denmark 2017 • 1h 01m • Jens Pedersen • English subtitles

“Kids on the Silk Road” is originally 5 stories about children and young teens from 5 countries along the old silk route: India, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Nepal and Mongolia. Each story shows how the individual child deals with life’s challenges, big and small, which they face in their specific cultural context. Although the stories presented in the documentaries are small, they revolve around big universally recognizable themes.

GIRL AGAINST GRAVITY Erdenchimeg (11) has her mind set on becoming a famous contortionist – a speciality of Mongolian acrobats. To succeed she needs to perform an exercise on one hand which she can’t. The prospect of becoming the ‘odd one out’ on her team is all the more frightening because her dad is imprisoned, her mother is a former drunk and she was only admitted to the circus school as an act of good will. Not just her dreams, but also the dignity of her family is at stake.

HORSE FEVER Daniar (12) lives on a farm in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan. He loves animals – and horses most of all. One day his father presents him with a young wild stallion that he get’s to keep if he can tame it. Daniar is overjoyed and takes the challenge but the horse has a bad temper. A dramatic incidence happens where his brother is kicked in the head of Daniar’s horse so it has to be put down.

POONAM’S FORTUNE Poonam, 14, happily breaks the news of her imminent marriage during a break at her school in Nepal. It dawns on Poonam that she has no clue about her future husband and in-laws. All she knows is that she’ll be moving to their house and must abide by their rules. How will she secure her position in her new family? Contact: AUTLOOK Filmsales GmbH

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ANNIVERSARY:

SØRNORSK FILMSENTER 10 YEARS Norway • 1h 26m • English subtitles

Southern Norway’s regional film centre celebrates its 10 years anniversary, and presents selected award-winning short films at KICFF. The event is followed by drinks and tapas at Aladdin cinema. By showing your ticket from the screening you get one free drink.

SNOWMAN

Iain Forbes • 8m • 2015

MONEY BACK PLEASE Even Hafnor • 12m • 2014

BENDIK & THE MONSTER Frank Mosvold • 10m • 2014

HEAVEN BEHIND THE HOUSE Steffan Strandberg • 26m • 2011

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DANCE FOR YOU

Erlend E. Mo • 30m • 2015

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INTERNATIONAL SHORTS 1h 10m • No dialogue/English subtitles

DARK, DARK WOODS Denmark 2017 • 7m • Emile Gignoux Young princess Maria has had about enough of her royal life – it’s all lesson, responsibilities and duties on top of each other, every hour of every day. Overwhelmed Maria is swept away on an adventure into the monster-filled dark, dark woods. Contact: Miyu Distribution

OUT FISHING Sweden 2018 • 10m • Uzi Geffenblad Betty is hungry and lonely and fishing in the river gives only scrap. In a moment of illumination Betty finds a creative solution. But the road to success is lined with traps. Contact: Swedish Film Insitute

BETWEEN THE LINES VDOL’ I POPERYOK Russia 2018 • 5m • Maria Koneva Swinging jazz music, swaying hips and fluttering eyelashes. A lonely zebra longs to find a partner – and wherever it turns, it sees other animals who have already found partners. It’s enough to drive a zebra crazy. In a mesmerizing dance of shifting black and white lines, flickering circles, blinking eyes and swaying bodies this charming film tells a love story set to the rhythm of the music. Contact: Maria Koneva

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LION LÖWE Germany 2017 • 3m 37s • Julia Ocker The lion must get fit. The gazelle does not think he is capable of doing so. Contact: Studio Film Bilder GmbH

PENGUIN PINGUIN Germany 2017 • 3m 37s • Julia Ocker A timid penguin waiter with a red bow tie goes out of his way to perform his job to perfection. But when a glacé cherry falls from the cake, it sets off a chain reaction of disastrous events. Before long, the frigid social gathering is transformed into a boisterous party. Contact: Studio Film Bilder GmbH

MIRIAM BY THE LAKE MIRIAM JÄRVE ÄÄRES Estland 2016 • 5m • Riho Untm Segei Kibus Miriam’s family is outing by the lake. After a long and tiring day the whole family is resting in the tent, only Hen can’t sleep. She goes out for a walk. She hears a lot of frigtning night sounds and sees eyes blinking in the dark. The Hen crabs the photocamera to make pictures about the monsters surrounding her. In the morning everybody can see what the Hen was afraid of. Contact: Nukufilm

KOYAA Slovenia 2017 • 3m • Kolja Saksida Koyaa, an optimistic young mountain fellow, lives on a rocky ledge above the clouds together with his trusty old friend, the Raven. Everyday objects around him keep coming to life in imaginative ways, creating all kinds of adventures. Contact: ZVVIKS

THE LITTLE GREY WOLF DEN VESLE GRÅ ULVEN. VÅR OG ISEN GÅR. Norway 2018 • 6m • Natalia Malykhina This film tells the story about a small grey wolf cub and his friends. A little gem for children of all ages, with lots of laughs and surprising animal encounters in clear, bright colours. Contact: Ulvenfilm

PUPPY Norway 2018 • 10m • Kristian B. Walters Siblings Perle and Henrik, try to buy a beautiful little puppy in their local pet store, but get rejected by the shopkeeper who says he can’t sell animals to children. Heartbroken the kids come up with an audacious plan to bring the puppy home. A plan that doesn’t involve any adults! Contact: The Walter Productions Wed 25.04. 09:45 & 14:15 Thur 26.04. 11:45 Sat 28.04. 11:45 23

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SHORT FILMS BOG HOLE

HERMANN

THREADS

MYRHULL

HERMANN

TRÅDER

Norway 2017 • 13m • Torfinn Iversen • English subtitles Two young girls have to put their difficulties on hold when one of them get stuck in a bog hole. The beginning of a wonderful friendship.

Norway 2018 • 15m • Tord Theodor Olsen • English subtitles Hermann is a 8 year old boy, in love for the first time. However, the neighbors daughter has another boy in mind, and things gets complicated.

Norway 2017 • 9m • Torill Kove • No dialogue Holding tight and letting go, strengthening and loosening the invisible bonds of love and trust.

Short before: GIRL IN FLIGHT Contact: EdelZek AS

HVALAGAPET HVALAGAPET

Short before: I AM WILLIAM Contact: Deadline Media

SCRAMBLED SCRAMBLED

Norway 2018 • 13 • Liss-Anett Steinskog • English subtitles There are a couple of things Rikke would like to tell him: that she thinks of him a lot, more than any other boy in her class; that she finds him really cute. But it’s funny how things turn out. You talk, you kiss, and it’s all so different to what you had envisioned.

Netherlands 2017 • 6m • Bastiaan Schravendeel • No dialogue When 19-year old Esra misses her train and kills time playing a fast-paced, flashy game on her smartphone, a vintage Rubik’s Cube challenges her attention...

Short before: SUPA MODO Contact: GOfilm AS

Short before: ZOMBILLENIUM Contact: Promofest

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Short before: WAR GAME Contact: Mikrofilm

MY HEART BELONGS TO DADDY RØVERDATTER Norway 2018 • 1h 25m • Sofia Haugan • English subtitles

As a child, Sofia Haugan and her father played with bows and arrows and played computer games. They also played hide the beer bottle, trick the bartender, and run from the taxi. They were the kind of game that escalated to the point where she and her mother fled for their lives. Now, she is picking up her father after a 19-month-long prison sentence, in hope of establishing a relationship. But the closer they get, the more she has to lose. Contact: Norwegian Film Institute/Indie Film Tue 24.04. 18:00 Thur 26.04. 15:00

A CIAMBRA

FAKE TATTOOS

A CIAMBRA

LES FAUX TATOUAGES

Italy 2017 • 1h 56m • Jonas Carpignano • English subtitles

Canada 2017 • 1h 27m • Pascal Plante • English subtitles

Precocious 14-year-old Pio Amato wants nothing more than to convince his elder peers that he is a grown man, and when his father and older brother are thrown in jail for stealing electricity, he appoints himself the head of the household. And when he strikes up a friendship with young Ayiva from Burkina Faso, his life takes an interesting turn.

It is Théo’s 18th birthday and his encounter with confident and exciting Mag, is as fateful as it is ill-timed. In two weeks’ time, he is moving to his sister’s place, a four-hour drive away. According to Mag their relationship has a ‘use-by date’. The little time they have is enough for her to notice that something is burdening Théo.

In his follow-up to the critically acclaimed MEDITERRANEA (2015), Jonas Carpignano depicts life among Romani people and African immigrants in Gioia Tauro on the tip of the Italian boot.

Director Pascal Plante tells the beautiful and allconsuming tale of their love affair.

Print Source: Storytelling Media Tue 24.04. 09:00* *NB! This screening is at Aladdin Cinema. No tickets needed.

Contact: Seville International Tue 24.04. Thur 26.04.

09:15* & 21:00 11:30

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Feature Film’s for Youth 2018

AMATEURS AMATÖRER  Sweden 2018 • 1h 42m • Gabriela Pichler • English subtitles

“Welcome to Lafors” How can a stuffy local Swedish council lure a popular major company like Superbilly? How do you make sure that this German budget retail chain sets up shop in the town of Lafors, and not in its competitor, Alingsås? With a sparkling commercial, of course, putting the high points of Lafors on show. But what happens when two local adolescent girls armed with mobile phones have very different ideas from the director flown in from Stockholm? Contact: Swedish Film Institute/ARTHAUS Thur 26.04. 18:45 Fri 27.04. 09:30

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BEAUTY AND THE DOGS

DENMARK

BEYOND DREAMS

AALA KAF IFRIT

DANMARK

DRÖM VIDARE

Tunis, France, Lebanon, Qatar, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland 2017 • 1h 39m • Kaouther Ben Hania • English subtitles

Denmark 2017 • 1h 30m • Kasper Rune Larsen • English subtitles

Sweden 2017 • 1h 32m • Rojda Sekersöz • English Subtitles

When Mariam, a young Tunisian woman, is raped by police officers after a party, she is propelled into a harrowing night in which she must fight for her rights. But what can be done when your persecutor is your only chance? BEAUTY AND THE DOGS tells an urgent, unapologetic, and important story head-on. Print source: Integral Film Tue 24.04. 19:00

Norge (22) has dropped out of school, and is keeping himself upright by dreaming of moving to Berlin. The daily use of marijuana and beers puts an end to every initiative the two young men have, and it isn’t before Josephine steps into Norge’s life, claiming to be pregnant with his child, that something happens. She becomes the catalyst of that change that Norge has supressed and the unusual situation becomes the push that gets him back on track. Denmark is an autobiographical portrayal of the filmmakers own upbringing in a Danish provincial town. He calls his film a “declaration of love for the despaired youth.”

Mirja must find her place after serving jail time. When she gets a job as a hotel cleaner, she starts living a double life. She is torn between her mother’s expectations and demands and her old group of friends, who have always been her real family. Rojda Sekersöz’s feature-film debut delivers a much-awaited women power punch. Contact: Swedish Film Institute/ 2afilm AB Wed 25.04. 12:00 Sun 29.04. 17:00

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SPIDER THIEVES NIÑAS ARAÑAS

Three teenage girls from a Santiago shantytown set in motion a plan to climb buildings and plunder expensive apartments. All they want is to have the cool and trendy stuff they see advertised in TV commercials and department stores. Word spreads and soon enough they became the notorious “spider thieves”.

Chile 2017 • 1h 34m • Guillermo Helo • English subtitles

Based on true events, the film explores the fantasies and delusions that may be caused by an overnight change in social status, Contact: Habanero Film Sales Tue 24.04. 09:30 Wed 25.04. 12:00* Fri 27.04. 11:30 *NB! This screening is at Aladdin Cinema. No tickets needed.

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DREAMS BY THE SEA

GOODBYE BERLIN

MONEY PROBLEM

DREYMAR VIÐ HAVIÐ

TSCHICK

PARA KNAS

Faroe Islands, Denmark 2017 • 1h 20m • Sakaris Stórá • English subititles

Germany 2016 • 1h 33m • Fatih Akin • English subtitles

Sweden • 2017 • 1h 18m • Nikeisha Andersson • English subtitles

Ester (16) lives a safe but mundane life on a small island together with her religious and conservative parents. One day, she meets rebellious Ragna, who has just moved to the island. The attraction of opposites makes them best friends. Together they dream about getting away from their boring life on the island, but soon they realize that it’s only their own self that they want to escape from. DREAMS BY THE SEA tells a story about the struggles we experience as humans, a story about love, identity and wanting to get away from everything that seems to trap us inside ourselves Contact: Adomeit Film Thur 26.04.

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Årets råeste roadmovie! The film follows disillusioned teenager Maik as he embarks on a road trip with new classmate Tschick After not receiving an invite to his crush Tatjani’s upcoming birthday party and with his alcoholic mother in rehab, Maik recruits Tschick and heads off on an impromptu journey in a stolen car, where everything can – and will happen. With no particular destination in mind the pair head out of Berlin and into the German countryside in a quest for excitement and adventure. Contact: The Festival Agency

A yearning for cold hard cash echoes through the ghetto, while rich Swedes spend each weekend bathing in champagne in Stockholm’s hot spots. Sara and Amida refuse to get stuck being flat broke, and from their friendship an idea is born for an adventure in spilled champagne. A “booster bag,” a night on the town in snatched clothes, and a smooth Swede who takes everything that used to be tough, but at least stable, and turns it upside down. Contact: Swedish Film Institute Tue 24.04: Fri 26.04:

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MY BROTHER SIMPLE

RETABLO

AMAL

SIMPEL

RETABLO

AMAL

Germany 2017 • 1h 53m • Markus Goller • English subtitles

Peru/Germany/Norway 2017 • 1h 41m • Álvaro DelgadoAparicio L • English subtitles

Egypt, Lebanon, Norway, Germany, Denmark, Qatar 2017 • 1h 23m • Mohamed Siam • English subtitles

14-year old Segundo lives with his parents in a village high in the maginificent mountains of Peru. His father Noè is a respected artist and Segundo’ss role model. Noè hand-crafts altarpieces, decorated shrines for church and home, and is teaching Segundo the necessary skills to carry on in his footsteps. But cracks have developed in their close relationship, because Noè is keeping a dark secret.

Amal is a coming-of-age documentary following an Egyptian teenager during the revolution and its long resonating aftermath until today. Panning through six years, we see how Amal searches for her identity in a country in transition. Amal is fierce and undaunted. But, as a young woman among men, she has to fight to survive and to find her own place in the streets and in all other areas of life.

Ben and his brother Barnabas (aka Simple) have been best buddies for as long as he can remember. Although “Simple”, who is now 22, has stayed at the mental age of a three-year-old. When their mother unexpectedly dies, Simple shall be sent to an insitution. Ben will not let this happen, and intead they go on a crazy odyssey to find their father they last saw 15 years ago. Contact: Global Screen

Contact: Heretic Outreach

Wed 25.04. 09:00* Fri 27.04. 12:00

Tue 24.04. 14:00 Sat 28.04. 18:00

*NB! This screening is at Aladdin Cinema. No tickets needed.

The film opened International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA). Contact: Doc & Film International

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An intensely personal coming-of-age tale is told against a background of turbulent national politics in Egyptian multihyphenate Mohammed Siam’s absorbing featurelength debut.

Tue 24.04. 12:00* Wed 25.04 19:00 *NB! This screening is at Aladdin Cinema. No tickets needed.

SILVANA

STAR BOYS

LOVE, SIMON

SILVANA – VÄCK MIG

KAIKEN SE KESTÄÄ

LOVE, SIMON

Finland 2017 • 1h 22m • Visa Koiso-Kanttila • English subtitles

USA 2018 • 1h 49m • Greg Berlanti • English language – Norwegian subtitles

The film tells what happens when sexual revolution arrives into a conservative and religious small town in Northern Finland, through the eyes of two young Star Boys singers, who are forced to observe their parents` sexual liberation and its consequences at too close range.

Everyone deserves a great love story!

NÄR NI VAKNAT

Sweden 2017 • 1h 35m • Mika Gustafson, Olivia Kastebring, Christina Tsiobanelis • English subtitles

“Let’s smash patriarchy!” Swedish hip-hop artist Silvana Imam shouts through a megaphone, and hundreds of hands shoot into the air. Her raw raps are autobiographical and strongly focused around sexual identity and her own immigrant background. She describes herself as a lesbian, feminist and anti-racist punk rapper. In this documentary we get to follow her from underground artist to one of Sweden’s greatest icons and role model. Contact: Rise And Shine World Sales UG Tue 24.04. 19:00 Fri 27.04. 09:00*

It is a powerful story of two families being torn apart by crumbling of moral conceptions and parent’s endless need for love and freedom. Contact: Silva Mysterium Oy

But for seventeen-year old Simon Spier it’s a little more complicated: he’s yet to tell his family or friends he’s gay and he doesn’t actually know the identity of the anonymous classmate he’s fallen for online. Resolving both issues proves hilarious, terrifying and life-changing. LOVE, SIMON is a funny and heartfelt coming-of-age story about the thrilling ride of finding yourself and falling in love. Print Source: Twentieth Century Fox Norway

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THE MONKEY AND THE MOUTH ADJØ MONTEBELLO

A fusion of concert and fiction that together constitutes a “never before seen” hybrid of music video/liveconcert/fiction film. A visual, poetic and entertaining piece of art – with big commercial appeal The music videos for Heisann Montebello introduced us to two characters: The Monkey (Chirag) and the Mouth (Magdi). Together the two characters exasperate the Norwegian and International societies. They challenge freedom of speech and poke fun at both themselves and politicians as they put focus on the important issues society faces today. Reflecting on and exposing Europe anno 2017.

Norway 2017 • 1h 47m • Thea Hvistendahl • English subtitles

The Monkey and the Mouth are thrown into jail for their everlasting criticism of Norwegian society. The state believes that their assignment is entertainment and not political. As they wait for their sentencing, unexpected conflict occurs, and their friendship is tested. Contact: Level K Fri

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SCANDINAVIAN SHORTS Norway, Sweden, Denmark 2017 • 1h 21m • English subtitles

SEMPER FI

SCHOOLYARD BLUES

LAND OF OUR FATHERS

Norway 2017 • Iain Forbes

Sweden 2017 • Maria Eriksson-Hecht

Denmark 2017 • Ulaa Salim

Two friends, Fredrik and Kristian, are sent on a military assignment to Afghanistan where they end up participating in the torture of prisoners of war. When pictures of the incident are leaked, one of them is caught in a dilemma where their reputation is at stake. Contact: Them Girls Film

It’s John’s first day at school. Unexpectedly his eleven-year-old big brother Mika shows up to follow him to assembly. But Mika has plans other than just taking John to school. Mika sees it as his mission to teach John the hard facts of the world, starting with the merciless demands of the schoolyard. Contact: Swedish Film Institute

Hassan has moved back to his native Jordan. Once there, he gets a visit from his son, on the assumption that Hassan will reunite with him to Denmark. This visit is Hassan’s last hope of reconciliation. Will father and son reunite? Contact: Hyæne Film

SEMPER FI

SPECIAL FORCE SOLDIERS SPESIALJEGERNE

Norway 2017 • Ingrid Stenersen

It’s the final tryouts for the Norwegian Special Forces (FSK) where no woman has ever managed to get in before. Two female recruits, Sandra and Charlotte, see each other as their greatest competitor, but alone in the mountain during the infamous marching-exercise, the circumstances forced them to collaborate Contact: Them Girls Film

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SKOLSTARTSSORG

FÆDRELAND

Fri 27.04. 10:00 & 16:30

I THINK I HAVE A CRUSH ON YOU

JAG TROR JAG ÄR LITE KÄR I DIG Sweden 2017 • Maria Eriksson-Hecht

13-year-old Nadja has met her soulmate, William, online. Even though she hasn’t met him in real life it feels like love. But when talking evolves into a sharing of nude images William doesn’t seem as cute and sensitive anymore. Contact: Swedish Film Institute

FILMS ON THE HORIZON

NEW NORDIC CHILDREN’S FILMS

Thursday 26th April • 17:30 • Free Entrance • Aladdin cinema

FILMS ON THE HORIZON is an work-in-progress presentations of upcoming Nordic features for children and youth, set in an informal atmosphere. The presentations are followed by dinner and drinks at Aladdin. All presentations are in English.

ALONE IN SPACE ALONE IN SPACE

Sweden 2018 • Feature Film • Ted Kjellson • Nice Drama

Alone in Space is an ambitious, adventurous, warm & funny genre feature film that doesn’t shy away from big questions about life and death. The film takes the audience on a ride with two kids lost in space, accompanied by a friendly alien.

HALVDAN – ALMOST A VIKING HALVDAN VIKING

Sweden 2018 • Feature Film • Gustaf Åkerblom • Anagram

Halvdan is not a proper Viking. He’s having a limp and is regarded by the other kids as a strange loner with no friends. Across the mighty river there’s an enemy village that has been in a feud with Halvdan’s tribe for as long as anyone can remember. One day during Halvdan’s lonely excursions to the river he encounters Meia, the daughter of the enemy village ruler. A heart-warming and funny family adventure about bridging differences and forbidden friendship unfolds.

DIVA OF FINLAND DIVA OF FINLAND

Finland 2019 • Feature Film • Maria K. Mononen • Silva Mysterium Oy

Diva of Finland is a dark comedy about envy between teenage girls. Stalking the object of her envy gives the 18-year-old Henna eye injury and sight loss for weeks in the middle of the dark polar night. All Henna’s plans change and the pitch-black night fills her heart. In the dark, fears blend in with facts and every nightmare seems to come true. Her sight is restored, however, and when the springtime sun finally brightens the world it finds Henna a girl transformed.

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ALONE IN SPACE (SE) / HALVDAN – ALMOST A VIKING (SE) / DIVA OF FINLAND (FIN) / CAPTAIN BIMSE (DK) / CATTLE HILL (NO) / BATTLE (NO)

CAPTAIN BIMSE KAPTAJN BIMSE OG GOGGELETTEN

CATTLE HILL KUTOPPEN

BATTLE BATTLE

Denmark 2018 • Feature Film • Thomas Borch Nielsen, Kirsten Skytte • 41Shadow

Norway 2018 • Animated feature film • Lise Osvoll • Qvisten Animation

Norway 2018 • Feature Film • Katarina Launing • Friland Production

7-year-old Anna is having trouble sleeping at night. She accidentally left her favourite doll, Sophie, and Anna’s parents won’t drive all the way to Rørvig in order toretrieve the doll. Just as Anna is wondering if Sophie feels lonely, the young girl suddenly hears a strange sound.

Klara is a young city calf with a big dream of becoming a star. Klara tralvels immediately to the countryside to met her father, and the journey changes entirely Klara’s prospect of becoming a star.

Battle is a Norwegian take on the modern dance film genre. Teenage dancer Amalie is forced to move from the rich part of the city to a poor neighborhood in the suburbs with her bankrupt father. She falls in love with the street dancer Mikael while desperately trying to hold on to her former, privileged life. Torn between the two worlds Amalie needs to learn who she really is to become a true dancer.

Anna is visited by a small yellow aeroplane named Zanzibar along with its crew: Captain Bimse and the co-pilot Goggeletten. With her trusted teddy bear Mr. Johnson in tow, Anna embarks on a magical rescue mission with Captain Bimse and Goggeletten to save Sophie. bff.no/english

Qvisten Animation is one of Norway’s leading animation companies, and has previously produced IN THE FOREST OF HUCKYBUCKY (2016) and KURT TURNS EVIL (2008).

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What happens when a child is uprooted and forced to face a brutal reality? In this year’s documentary seminar, we highlight the theme A NEW BEGINNING through three documentaries.

The filmmaker Angela Bravo will talk about how her life radically changed as a little girl and how she was forced to cope with the stigma of having an incarcerated parent.

69 MINUTES OF 86 DAYS, a film by Egil Håskjold Larsen

A NEW BEGINNING, a film by Ala’A Mohsen Rabiaa arrives from Syria to Kristiansad with his four-year-old son, Qais. They have lost the rest of their family in a barrel bomb attack in Aleppo. Now, the two of them must start over. Alone in Norway, Rabiaa dreams of rebuilding the family that is so important to him and his son. Producers Kristian Mosvold and Søren Steen Jespersen presents clips and discusses the challenges of establishing a new life in a new country, in addition to the challenges filming the vulnerable situation the little family fin themselves.

NR. 153, a film by Angela Bravo When Angela Bravo’s father gets a life sentence, her youngest siblings are only a few months old. The visiting room at Kumla prison is 2 × 4 meters and becomes an extension of the family’s living room. This film is an incredibly elegant depiction of what it’s like to grow up with the stigma of a parent who’s been sentenced to life imprisonment.

Civil war in Syria has led to a mass migration of refugees who are forced to make a perilous journey towards freedom. 69 MINUTES OF 86 DAYS follows the journey of one in particular: the three-year-old Lean. Having landed in Greece with her parents and uncles, Lean’s family must make their way across Europe to their relatives in northern Sweden — a transcontinental voyage — during which they face challenges just as difficult as those back in their homeland. Eda Gülhan and Ayat Majbel Saeid will focus on the audience-perspective – how does stories like this affect us? PROGRAM Location: Aladdin Cinema 09:00 – 10:15: 69 MINUTES OF 86 DAYS 10:30 – 12:30: Seminar: A NEW BEGINNING – presented by producers Søren Steen Jespersen and Kristian Mosvold NR. 153 – presented by producer, director and starring in the film Angela Bravo. 69 MINUTES OF 86 DAYS – presented by Eda Gülhan and Ayat Majbel Saeid. Moderator: Kirsten Bonnèn Rask (Manager Sørnorsk filmsenter) This seminar will be presented in Norwegian. Thur 26.04.

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Wednesday 25th April • 09:00 • Aladdin Cinema

In 2015, the Norwegian TV-series SKAM became a great success. In the 4th season of the series, the audience could follow Sana, a young Muslim girl through high-school, and watch her being torn between two – sometimes contradicting – cultures. Nancy Herz, Sofia Srour and Amina Bile started the movement, which in the media is referred to as: “The shameless girls”. The movement puts negative social control on the agenda. In the book, they discuss what it feels like to be constantly limited, corrected and shamed, and they share their own experiences.

NEW VOICES – A GAMECHANGER? Through film and conversation Filmfest UNG, Fritt Ord Foundation and PLATTFORM put emphasis on negative social control, cultural conflict and identity. CONTRIBUTORS Iram Haq (director of the film What Will People Say), Sofia N. Srour (writer of the book Shameless), Elias Tchaba (the artist Unge Beirut), Ayat Saeid (youth politician) and Omar Sadiq (Manager of PLATTFORM).

In September 2017, the film What Will People Say premiered in Norwegian cinemas. This assured piece of storytelling was made even more gripping by the knowledge that it is autobiographical. The film portrays sixteen year old Nisha’s double life — obedient to her traditional Pakistani upbringing at home, typical Norwegian teenager to her friends — comes crashing down when her concerned parents kidnap her and send her to Pakistan in this empathetic story of family, community, and culture. New role models have emerged, and in this seminar we discuss the way forward. This seminar will be presented in Norwegian. Wed 25.04.

PROGRAM 09:00: What Will People Say (1hr 46m). Introduction by director Iram Haq. 10.45 – 11.30: Talk moderated by Kristin Øygarden, manager of Ordkraft.

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PITCHING COMPETITION Friday 27th April • 13:00 Mediefondet Zefyr and Kristiansand International Children’s Film Festival is, for the first time, organizing a film pitch. The winning project gets awarded 100 000 NOK to produce a pilot. A 3-person jury has chosen five projects that will be pitched at KICFF. The jury consisting of the Norwegian producer, Aage Aaberge, Director of Programming at Nordisk Film Cinemas, Christin Berg and Manager of Kino Sør AS, Kim Skarning Andersen will be handing out the award on Saturday’s Award Ceremony. All presentations are in Norwegian.

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THE BFF CHILDREN’S FILM JURY

CHRISTIAN LO

CHRISTIN BERG

ROY SØBSTAD

Christian Lo (1977) made his first feature BEST FRIENDS in 2010, which premiered at Berlinale the same year. He is also the director of the feature films THE TOUGH GUYS (2013) and LOS BANDO (2018). LOS BANDO had its world premiere at Berlinale earlier this year. Lo has directed several award-winning short films. Christian studied film at the Surrey Institute of Art & Design (UCA) in England, and is one of the owners of the production-company Filmbin in Lillehammer, Norway.

Christin Berg works as Programming Director for Nordisk Film Cinemas office in Oslo. Berg has previously studied media and culture before she started working at the offices of Oslo Cinematographers in the late 80’s. She has also worked in a production company called Oslo Film, and for some years as programming director for the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund. As she states herself: “Once I got caught in the magic of the cinema, there was no way out.”

Roy Søbstad (1971) has been working as a Film – and Music Critic in the media house Fædrelandsvennen since 2009. He is also a freelance writer, designer, illustrator and comic book artist at Søbstad tegneserier og grafisk and for Empirix.no.

The BFF Children’s Film Award grants NOK 50 000 to the Norwegian distributor who will secure the winning film Norwegian distribution. BFF Short Film Award will be given to the best Norwegian short film in the competition programme. bff.no/english

ECFA JURY

BEST EUROPEAN CHILDREN’S FILM

SITA JACOBSEN

IRIS VERHOEVEN

NIKOLAI SCHULZ

Sita graduated from the University of Oslo, where she studied film history, aesthetics and media. Since 2012, she has worked for the Cinematheque at the Norwegian Film Institute, where she curates children’s films in the program concept the Children’s Cinematheque. She also organizes different pedagogical activities for schools and kindergartens. The past years, the Cinematheque has had major success with silent movie concerts accompanied by live music and sound effects as well as other activities like animation workshops, film screenings and lectures. The Children’s Cinematheque screens new and old film classics during weekends and holidays, and is continually adding new concepts to the program, showing children and young audiences valuable stories told on film, and introducing them to film heritage.

Iris is director of JEF, the brand new organization for youth film in Flanders, Belgium. JEF deals with distribution, film education and media literacy activities in schools and leisure time and organizes a yearly youth film festival in 5 cities. The festival has initiated the online platform JEF in the hospital, a project for children in hospitals and rehabilitation centers which went international in 2018. Before she was the director of the European Youth Film Festival (Het Jeugdfilmfestival) for 10 years where she was responsible for the medialab. She has also worked at University of Antwerp doing research on museums for contemporary art and the audiovisual field. Iris is a member of the board of directors of oKo (Flemish Federation of Employers in the arts sector) and of Sociare (sociocultural employers federation). Iris studied Politics and Sociology, Comparative Cultural Sciences and Cultural Management.

Nikolai Schulz holds a Master’s Degree in Film Studies from Copenhagen University. He has been a film critic at the Danish newspaper B.T. and the online film site Filmz.dk, has written articles and reviews for the film magazine Mifune, been the editor of the film section at the magazine Citadel, as well as a freelance subtitler for SDI Media. He worked as programming assistant and print coordinator for Denmark’s largest feature film festival CPH PIX and as print coordinator for the children’s film festival BUSTER for several years, before joining the latter as Head of Programming in 2012. Since BUSTER merged with CPH PIX in 2016 he has been the Head of the School & Family Programme BUSTER at the new festival.

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“BARN I BYEN” JURY

BEST FILM IN THE CHILDREN’S SECTION

NAOMI LESAMANA/ JENNY KVARENG/ AUEN ELIAS LABDON/ SONDRE STENSLAND/ EMMY HUYNH/ LEA REGINA MIRADATTER TRANSETH/ EVA HELENE CAMERON For the second time KICFF also uncludes a children’s jury which consists of seven jury members, aged 10-12. They will present the Barn-i-byen Award, which is an award given in collaboration with a local magazine for families in Kristiansand.

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THE YOUTH JURY

BEST FILM IN THE YOUTH SECTION

KAJSA AHLSTRØM / BETINA ERIKSEN / FREDRIK K. DØVIKEN / SOPHUS STENSLAND / FRIDA SANNES / SILJE MARIA FJELDSTAD / VETLE LIAN ANDERSEN The jury consists of students from Tangen High School, who are taking courses in media and communication in their second/senior year. The Youth Jury will present the UNG Award to the best film in the youth section.

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Global Screen claudia.rudolph@globalscreen.de GOfilm AS siw@gofilm.no

Miyu Distribution laure@miyu.fr

Swedish Film Institute petter.mattsson@filminstitutet.se josefina.mothander@filminstitutet.se

Habanero Film Sales acalvino@habanerofilmsales.com

Norwegian Film Institute Toril.Simonsen@nfi.no Stine.Oppegaard@nfi.no

Heretic Outreach outreach@heretic.gr Hyæne Film salim@ufilm.dk Indie film karianne@indiefilm.no Integral Film integralfilm@gmail.com Lemming Film Sara@lemmingfilm.com Level K Derek@levelk.dk Kontxt Film post@kontxtfilm.com Joya Thome Filmproduction Joy.thome@gmail.com Maria Koneva koneva2107@gmail.com Media Luna festival@medialuna.biz

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Urban Distribution International antonia@urbangroup.biz

Seville International sevilleinternational@filmsseville.com

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Storytelling Media Frank@storytelling.no

23rd International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience Chemnitz, Germany

October 1 - 7, 2018 www.ff-schlingel.de

We proudly present The german focus @ Barnefilmfestivalen 2018 !

in cooperation with :

Kristiansand International Childrenâ€™s Film Festival 2018

SCREENINGS DAY BY DAY TUESDAY 24.4

WEDNESDAY 25.4

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Aladdin Rød