SOLIDARITY – THE NORDIC YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL
NUFF 2006 This year we were especially proud of the fact that NUFF had a focus on Palestine. Not only did we open with a film about Palestine, but we were thrilled to invite three of our Palestinian friends to the festival. In 2007 NUFF Global will focus on climate change. The concept of solidarity involves meeting people, expressing care, creating an environment that encourages and nurtures mutual understanding, and taking action. The way we see it, it’s an eternal process of the heart – very much like love. There continues to be too much injustice and oppression in our world and it’s going to take a lot of time and love to change this. We live in one of the richest countries in the world and we can’t keep sticking our heads down in the honey jar in order to secure our own pension for another 100 years. We have to begin takeing steps for the world outside. NUFF is therefore an important festival. It addresses the rights youth have to express themselves through one of our time’s most topical mediums – film. It unites people from all corners of the globe while expanding our global perspectives. It culminates in new forms of expression and understanding that can help to make this crazy world a little better. Winner of the age group 15-17: DE MANLIGA MÄNNEN (Macho Men) Sweden 2005, comedy, 6’05 Dir: Hugo Anderson, Robin Gustafsson, Mattias Odh Prod: MachoMovie Cast: Hugo Anderson, Robin Gustafsson, Mattias Odh, Victor Rudolfsson, Ida Wallin
The movie is about three men and their maid. One day their maid is kidnapped by a dragon. The Macho Men have to save her! MACHO MEN instantly won the jury over with its contagious irony and its bursts of energy. It illustrated the sheer joy of playing with the media toolbox. Even with its tongue-in-cheek approach, this little film touches on topics such as gender roles, cyberspace, and video games. Utilizing the whole palette of storytelling, editing, and visual effects, MACHO MEN quickly flashes its own ”cinematic reality” to make a variety of humorous comments – and does so with splendour and commendable playfulness. (The NUFF-jury 2006)
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