Film fra Nord / Films from the North

Films from the North

shorT AnD DoCuMEnTAry filMs froM ThE BArEnTs rEgion AnD oThEr polAr ArEAs

Film fra Nord presenterer de beste nye kort- og dokumentarfilmene fra det nordlige Norge, Sverige, Finland, Russland og Canada. Slik vi i de andre programmene viser perler fra hele verden, viser vi her det beste fra vår egen utvidede nærregion. Tromsøpalmen gis til beste film i konkurranse.

Films from the North presents the best new shorts and documentaries made in the Northern parts of Finland, Sweden, Norway, Russia and Canada. In our other sidebars we present highlights from all parts of the world; this sidebar showcases the best of the High North. The Tromsø Palm is awarded the best film in competition.

2012 PROGRAM

Opening Night

Shorts in Competition

Documentaries in Competition

Special Screenings

Young Directors / Student Films

Retrospective: Nordland College of Art and Film (Nordland kunst- og filmfagskole)

Opening Night

filMs froM ThE norTh

The opening ceremonies will be followed by three shorts. This year we give attention to three young and talented directors with very distinct films and strong signatures. We present an animated fairytale from Greek mythology, a visually daring film on Sámi folklore, and a strong drama from Northern Finland.

orfEus

DIR: Thomas Simonsen Balmbra / Oneiros / Norway 2012 / 18m

orfeus is an animated re-take on the famous Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.

EAhpÁrAŠ

DIR: Anne Merete Gaup / Kautokeinofilm AS / Norway 2011 / 8m

The short eahpáraš is about a paranormal phenomenon in Sápmi, the land of the Sámi people. An eahpáraš is a dangerous spirit of a dead newborn child that haunts people.

hilJAinEn viiKKo (All hAllow’s wEEK)

DIR: Jussi Hiltunen / Making Movies Oy / Finland 2011 / 17m

Two people, who do not know each other, share the guilt arising from a shooting incident in front of a night club.

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sTrAnDET (sTrAnDED)

DIR: Anders Granlund / Nordland kunst- og filmfagskole / Norway 2011 / 6m CONTACT: Anders Granlund: anders_granlund@mac.com

Four men are sitting on a fence by the beach. A woman appears in a boat.

ThroAT song

DIR: Miranda de Pencier / Puhitaq / Canada 2011 / 17m CAST: Ippiksaut Friesen, Brian Tagalik, Maata Michael, Paul Nutarariaq, Jennifer Kilabuk CONTACT: Stacey Aglok MacDonald: aarluk@gmail.com

In the snowy and mystic landscape of Iqaluit, Nunavut, a small town in the Canadian Arctic, Ippik, a young Inuk woman, is caught in an abusive relationship. When Ippik gets a job with the Department of Justice, prepping victims of crimes for court, she connects with others in her community who are battling similar demons.

EAhpÁrAŠ

DIR: Anne Merete Gaup / Kautokeinofilm AS / Norway 2011 / 8m CAST: Siv Carita Holm CONTACT: Ken Are Bongo: kenare@kautokeinofilm.no

The short eahpáraš is about a paranormal phenomenon in Sápmi, the land of the Sámi people. An eahpáraš is a dangerous spirit of a dead newborn child that haunts people.

FFN – Shorts 1

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DET KoMMEr AlDrig ATT gÅ ÖvEr (This MEAns forEvEr)

DIR: Amanda Kernell / Direktörn & Fabrikörn Handelsbolag / Sweden 2011 / 18m CAST: Iza Westman, Wim Swerts, Theresa Eriksson CONTACT: Andreas Fock: andreas.fock@sfi.se

Fourteen-year-old Frida has fallen in love for the first time – with Philip, who is older than her. He’s about to graduate from high school and plans to leave town. But before he goes, Frida has something important to tell him.

orfEus

DIR: Thomas Simonsen Balmbra / Oneiros / Norway 2012 / 18m CONTACT: Espen Olaisen: espen@oneiros.nu

orfeus is an animated re-take on the famous Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.

hilJAinEn viiKKo (All hAllows' wEEK)

DIR: Jussi Hiltunen / Making Movies Oy / Finland 2011 / 17m CAST: Antti Luusuaniemi, Rosa Salomaa, Sampo Sarkola, Niilo Syväoja CONTACT: Kaarle Aho: kaarle.aho@mamo.fi

Two people, who do not know each other, share the guilt arising from a shooting incident in front of a night club.

FFN – Shorts 2

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viAgrA fAlls

DIR: Gustav Kvaal / Kvaal Productions / Norway 2012 / 6m CONTACT: Hans Petter Kvaal: hans.petter@kvaal.biz

viagra falls is a poetic and humorous animated film for adults about an old man and his amorous wife. Problems arise with his lack of potency. We join in his hunt for the lost manhood.

sKogsToKig (TAKE To ThE wooDs)

DIR: Kristina Frank / Kristina Frank / Sweden 2011 / 6m CAST: Kristina Frank CONTACT: Kristina Frank: frankkristina@hotmail.com

Being trapped in a noise-polluted area can make anyone go crazy. While trying hard to ignore the noise from the heavy traffic, the beast inside comes alive.

fliMMEr

DIR: Line Klungseth Johansen / Klungseth Filmproduksjon / Norway 2011 / 5m CONTACT: Line Klungseth Johansen: lineinel@gmail.com

All noise contains colored particles of different substances and meanings. Fragile and impressionable, the fragments glide into abstract lines, colors and compositions, creating flimmer.

FFN – Shorts 2

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Dr. profEssor’s ThEsis of Evil

DIR: Jukka Vidgren / Mutant Koala Pictures / Finland 2011 / 25m CAST: Pentti Korhonen, Brad Cartner CONTACT: Jukka Vidgren: jukka.vidgren@thesisofevil.com

dr. professor’s thesis of evil is the story of Dr. Professor, the most successful super villain of his time. In a time where super villains are more celebrated than heroes, doing evil has become huge business. And where there is money, there are always men in suits pushing paperwork and schedules. Dr. Professor loses control of his own evildoing. This film is made by a fascinating combination of photography, 3D graphics and animation.

ThE proviDEr

DIR: Moira Sauer / Miss Sauer Productions / Canada 2011 / 6m CAST: Moira Sauer, Ian Stewart, Genesee Keevil CONTACT: Moira Sauer: moirasauer@yahoo.ca

Struggling through a long, dark Yukon winter with only her sled dogs for company, a lonely heroine, hungry for companionship, finds a unique way to fulfill her needs.

oM hunDrE År Er AllTing glEMT (norDlAnD – on ovErgrown pAThs)

DIR: Anders Alterskjær / Morrdi Produksjon AS / Norway 2012 / 44m CAST: Arthur Hakalahti Eilertsen, Sondre Larsen, Bjørn Skagestad, Nils Utsi, Thor Inge Gullvåg CONTACT: Vegard Dybvik: rkkisvd@online.no

In a war-ridden and occupied Norway of the future, two young refugees steal an item of great importance from the occupiers. Pursuers ever on their tail, their story guides us through the magnificent Northern landscape, now tattered with the remnants of war and broken industry. On their journey they come across other people, all challenged in their humanity as they try to survive in a Norway that is no longer a land of plenty. The boys must balance brotherhood and ruthless pragmatism. Their childhood is already gone.

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TilBAKE (rETurn)

DIR: Torfinn Iversen / Mirage Film / Norway 2012 / 10m CAST: Marie-Stéphane Cattaneo, Gabriel Arvizu, Torstein Ivarsson Bjørklund CONTACT: Anne Bergseng: annebergseng@gmail.com

A chance encounter between a Parisienne on the run and a North Norwegian cowboy on horseback. Can a random event be what you need to turn back? return is the second installment of a trilogy. concerts for maria, which was screened at tiff 2010, was the first.

MyrlAnDET (BoglAnD)

DIR: Jonas Selberg Augustsén / Bokomotiv Filmproduktion AB / Sweden 2011 / 15m CAST: Patricia Fjellgren, Inga-Elisa Påve, Maj-Doris Rimpi CONTACT: Contact: Andreas Fock: andreas.fock@sfi.se

Why are arctic brambles so much more valuable than cloudberries and why did Sámi men lay down naked on the bog in the old days? How would one react to a mock execution, and what exactly is anxiety hysteria? Two rootless girls with more questions than answers are trying to cautiously approach their Sámi roots during a summer’s night.

finDing MilTon

DIR: Daniel Janke / Northern Town Films Inc. / Canada 2010 / 4m CAST: David Ramsden CONTACT: Daniel Janke: danieljanke@northwestel.net

A music-driven homage to the work of the late Milton Acorn, the people’s poet.

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vÄgrA DÖ slÖ (slippEry sAp TrAp)

DIR: Anna Azcarate / Swedish Lapland Production & Location Service / Sweden 2011 / 8m CAST: Sara Arnia, Viveka Rausti CONTACT: Susanne Karlsson: susanne@swedishlaplandprodloc.se

It’s Saturday. Vera and Bitten are sitting in their car, looking at people shopping. They stare at the others, on those who «have». A young man with heavy bags is offered a ride.

Til hÅnD Til hÅnD Til Munn (To hAnD To hAnD To MouTh)

DIR: Truls Krane Meby / Krane Meby Film / Norway 2011 / 12m CAST: Stig Zeiner, Oda Strand, Kristina Knaben, Åsmund Lislerud CONTACT: Truls Krane Meby: tkmeby@gmail.com

Axel is caught in a whirlwind of debt. This Sunday he runs from friend to friend, hand to hand, collecting debt owed to him and borrowing more, amassing debt here to settle debt there.

proCEssEn (ThE proCEss)

DIR: Vegard Fjærvoll / Kulturama / Sweden 2011 / 37m CAST: Charlie Gustafsson, Kristofer Jonsson, Reza Bagher, Louise Hellerstedt CONTACT: Vegard Fjærvoll: vegard_sf@hotmail.com

Martin (29) has a healthy diet, exercises and lives a life consisting of routines. He takes photos of every person he comes in contact with, and thinks of this as a way to gain complete power of his own destiny. The only problem is that his lonely little brother, Pelle (16), has moved in.

FFN – Shorts 4

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sKyggElys (shADowlighT)

DIR: Rolv Lyssand Bjørø / Nordland kunst- og filmfagskole / Norway 2011 / 10m CAST: Sebastian Stanojevic, Ella Grunnvåg Hagen, Håkon Solberg Strøm, Sissel Higraff CONTACT: Rolv Lyssand Bjørø: rolven@hotmail.com

A young boy is visiting his two best friends, who just lost their mother. Since the adults around him are finding it hard to cope with the situation, he is given the hard task of trying to make them feel better.

viKTlÖs (wEighTlEss)

DIR: Robert Lundmark, Magnus Johansson / Bobin Film / Sweden 2011 / 12m CAST: Simon Blyberg, Aurora Roald, Pia Halvorsen, Fredrik Hallgren CONTACT: Robert Lundmark: robert@bobinfilm.com

Felix is planning a great day on the beach – he wants to go swimming and hang out with the other kids, but the problem is his mom won’t let him. She thinks it’s too dangerous for Felix because he’s in a wheelchair. But he really doesn’t care about that, so why should anybody else?

lEvis hEsT (lEvi’s horsE)

DIR: Torfinn Iversen / Original Film AS / Norway 2011 / 14m CAST: Jørgen Langhelle, Henrik Carlyle, Markus Abeler Mortensen CONTACT: Mona Steffensen: mona@originalfilm.no

Fourteen-year-old Jonas is a lonely and alienated young boy living in a small village in Northern Norway. He feels a certain bond with the mentally disabled man Levi and his little horse. When Jonas wants to be accepted amongst his peers, he faces a moral dilemma where he either needs to defend or to throw a stone on the weakest one.

FFN – Shorts 4

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sugAr, silEnCE, rAin AnD MiTTEns

DIR: Frida Spång / AMT production / Sweden 2010 / 14m CAST: Henric Gustavsson, Henrik Jiber CONTACT: Frida Spång: fridaspang@hotmail.com

Sebastian has decided to end his life, but an unknown mitten catches his attention, and instead he heads to his best friend Markus’ place. They go for a walk in the cold winter night, and in Sebastian’s attempt to find a shred of hope in his friend, a dangerous emotional game starts to take place.

og lEKEn Er goD (AnD ThE going is gooD)

DIR: Vibeke Heide / Sentimeter film Heide / Norway 2011 / 21m CAST: Hanna Sofie Rennemo, Jenny Sofie Johnsen, Rannveig Andersen, Sofie Madeleine Solbø CONTACT: Vibeke Heide: vibeke.heide@gmail.com

A film about pride, power and stopping while the going is good, told in three chapters of everyday stories.

viKAn

DIR: Vegard Fjærvoll / Vegard Fjærvoll / Sweden 2011 / 11m CAST: Charlie Gustafsson, Kristofer Jonsson CONTACT: Vegard Fjærvoll: vegard_sf@hotmail.com

A young man hides out in the woods surrounding Stockholm. While living here he tells of his late grandfather – a man he has fond memories of, looks highly up to, but that everyone else seems to have forgotten.

Trondheim inTernaTional Film FesTival march 19 - 25 2012

FFN – Doc 1

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i CAME hErE

DIR: Emil Trier / Dont Look Now / Norway 2011 / 5m CAST: People in Kautokeino CONTACT: Emil Trier: emiltrier@gmail.com

i came here is a hybrid between a music video and a short documentary. The film is part of a trilogy about contemporary, Norwegian youth culture, and is a collaboration between director Emil Trier and the musician Torgny. This is a portrait of Sámi youth, shot on location in Kautokeino in Northern Norway.

DrivE-Thru

DIR: Christian Bermúdez / Zanate Films / Norway 2011 / 20m CONTACT: Christian Bermúdez: zanatefilms@yahoo.com

Every summer more than 200 000 tourists visit the North Cape, Europe’s northernmost point located in Northern Norway. With a tight schedule, a 10–15 minute stop before reaching their goal is all the time the tourists have to get to know the Sámi people, set foot in Lapland and experience the tundra landscape.

JuoigAngiEhTA (ThE yoiKing hAnD)

DIR: Elle Sofe Henriksen / Kautokeinofilm AS / Norway 2011 / 5m CAST: Anders M. Skum, Anders P. Bongo, Mattis S. Hætta CONTACT: Ken Are Bongo: kenare@kautokeinofilm.no

A dance film featuring the unrehearsed and natural movements of three traditional Sámi yoikers (singers).

suoMi Tuli sAAMEnMAAhAn (whEn finlAnD CAME To sAMilAnD)

DIR: Anja Ahola / Ima Filbma- ja Sátneduodji / Finland 2010 / 54m CAST: Kirsti Länsman Contact: Anja Ahola: anja.irina.ahola@gmail.com

Northern Sámi girl Kirsti Länsman didn’t speak a word of Finnish when she had to leave her home at the age of six to go to a Finnish boarding school to become a good Finn. She never returned to live in her home in Angeli again.

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snApshoTs (snApshoTs froM A vACATion or A filM TiTlED A finE BAlAnCE)

DIR: Anniken Hoel / ManifestoFilm / Norway 2011 / 24m CONTACT: Andrew Grant: andrew@manifestofilm.com

A reflexive essay film shot on a beach in Goa, snapshots is a work of political and social commentary that deconstructs the very nature of the documentary film genre. Through stylized tableaux that portray locals and tourists, it observes the relationship between the West and the East while examining the dynamic that exists between the filmmaker, the camera, the subjects being filmed and the spectator.

JÄlKi ElÄMÄssÄ – 4 TArinAA KiDuTuKsEsTA (AfTEr lifE – 4 sToriEs of TorTurE)

DIR: Mervi Junkkonen / Klaffi Productions / Finland 2011 / 58m CONTACT: Mika Ronkainen: mika@klaffi.com

Kebi, Serge, Musa and Hector come from different parts of the world, but they have one thing in common: They have been tortured in their home countries. Contrary to what they thought, they all survived, and now they all live in Finland. Life goes on, but with certain limitations. The torture has had a severe impact on them, affecting both their psyche, self-esteem, and sleep. The rise of an anti-immigration atmosphere in Finland doesn’t help the situation.

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ouT of orDEr

DIR: Panu Johansson / Panu Johansson / Finland 2011 / 12m CONTACT: Panu Johansson: johansson.panu@gmail.com

The film presents a trip full of childhood memories along the former Finnish National Road 1. This road used to connect the cities of Turku and Helsinki, the former and the current capital of Finland. Today, after the introduction of bigger and more up-to-date connections, the traffic on the old road has significantly quieted down and most of the roadside attractions have been closed. However, the landscapes, locations and recollections from the past are still very strongly present.

gziM rEwinD

DIR: Knutte Wester / Knutte Wester Produktion / Sweden 2012 / 66m CAST: Gzim Dervishi CONTACT: Sara Ruster: sara.ruster@sfi.se

I have filmed my friend Gzim half his life. Eight years ago I moved my studio to a refugee camp in Northern Sweden. The young refugee Gzim, whose family was applying for asylum in Sweden, started to come to my studio. He was 8 and had spent his childhood in refugee camps across Europe. By now he is 16 and lives in Kosovo, in the ruins of the farm where he was born. As the title suggests, gzim rewind is a story told in reverse – Gzim transforms from a tough Balkan teenager into a boy who thinks he is Scandinavian with a seemingly unbreakable spirit.

FFN – Doc 4

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sTigE MoT lysET (TowArDs ThE lighT)

DIR: Tor Edvin Eliassen / Nordland kunst- og filmfagskole / Norway 2011 / 14m CAST: Åsa Åkerström CONTACT: Tor Edvin Eliassen: toredvin@gmail.com

The 85-year old Swedish artist Åsa Åkerström grew up in Stockholm. The past decades, she has often travelled to Lofoten, Norway to work on her art. Three years ago she left the Swedish capital for good, deciding to spend the last years of her life in Lofoten. Things don’t turn out quite as planned when she finds out she suffers from incurable cancer.

inuiT high KiCK

DIR: Alethea Arnaquq-Baril / Inuit Communications (ICSL) / Canada 2010 / 3m CAST: Johnny Issaluk CONTACT: Mark Hamilton: mhamilton@icsl.ca

A dramatic representation of an athlete performing the traditional high-kick in super-slow motion. The high kick is an ancient celebration of Inuit culture, and the film is a stunning demonstration of timeless athleticism. Made for the Vancouver Olympics.

hAlvT DiTT, hAlvT DATT (hAlf of This, hAlf of ThAT)

DIR: Marja Bål Nango / Nordland kunst- og filmfagskole / Norway 2011 / 25m CAST: Arnhild Hegge, Kaia Kjos-Kendall, Daniel Bianchini, Daniel Wetherell, Nevena Ekimova, Patrick Miles Widdop, Marja Bål Nango. CONTACT: Marja Bål Nango: marja.nango@gmail.com

The filmmaker is politically incorrect when she proclaims that she wants her future children to be of Sámi origin, both maternally and paternally. But why does she want that? And is it really so bad being «half of this and half of that»?

glEDEsArBEiDErnE (hAppy worK)

DIR: Tobias Asplin / Nordland kunst- og filmfagskole / Norway 2011 / 7m CONTACT: Tobias Asplin: tobias.asplin@gmail.com

The employees at «Vågar Produkter» are not like other employees... They love their job.

hypErMArKET nATion

DIR: Paula Korva / Aalto University, School of Art and Design, ELO Helsinki Film School / Finland 2011 / 26m CONTACT: Saara Toivanen: saara.toivanen@aalto.fi

Brothers Ingvar and Stig Palmén run a small grocery store in the suburbs of Helsinki. The store has persisted through six decades but is now faced with fierce competition from huge hypermarkets. How will they survive when cheap prices lure people to drive further and further for grocery shopping?

SHINING 19.JANUAR

DANIEL NORGREN 26.JANUAR BARE EGIL BAND 10.FEBRUAR

Billetter kan kjøpes på www.driv.no, i caféen på driv og på Akademisk Kvarter

FFN – Special Screening 1

lEAving hoME

ingEn Blir igJEn (no onE rEMAins)

DIR: Thore Lindhardt Garberg / Nordland kunst- og filmfagskole / Norway 2011 / 17m CAST: Johannes Holstad Tønder, Yngvar Christensen, Kaia Kjos Kendall CONTACT: Thore Lindhardt Garberg: thorelg@gmail.com

Sebastian is tired of the little town he lives in with his mother. One day his father calls and offers him a room in the big city. Sebastian uses the opportunity to tell his friends how he really feels about them.

slAgBrØDrE (BroThErs in ArMs)

DIR: Kristoffer Jørgensen / Arctic Action / Norway 2011 / 6m CAST: Jan Ollén, Johannes Eilertsen CONTACT: Kristoffer Jørgensen: arcticaction@gmail.com

A man returns to his home after years of absence, and receives a less than cordial welcome from his brother.

vÄliTilA (in BETwEEn)

DIR: Ditte Uljas / Visiorex / Finland 2011 / 52m CAST: Aslak Holmberg, Sierge Rasmus, Annina Eriksen CONTACT: Ditte Uljas: ditte.uljas@aalto.fi

Aslak and Sierge have just finished high school in Utsjoki – a small town in the very north of Finland. Like most young people of Utsjoki, they will have to leave their home if they want further education.

FFN – Special Screening 2

froM russiA wiTh lovE

ET EKTEsKAp (A MArriAgE)

DIR: Henning Rosenlund / MER Film AS / Norway 2011 / 16m CAST: Jørgen Langhelle, Irina Potapenko, Ingrid Jørgensen, Ragnhild Gudbrandsen CONTACT: Maria Ekerhovd: maria.ekerhovd@gmail.com

Geir is a Norwegian middle-aged bachelor waiting for his Russian wife to be. Tina is young and beautiful. Set as an exploration of their first few weeks together, a marriage tells a tale of fragile love.

fArligA rysKA Kvinnor (DAngErous russiAn woMEn)

DIR: Valentina Svensson / Valentina Svensson / Sweden 2011 / 47m CONTACT: Valentina Svensson: valentina.s@bredband.net

This is a film about four Russian women who moved to Sweden after meeting Swedish men. In Russia people believe that all Russian women who live in Sweden are a rich and carefree. But life is unpredictable and offers unexpected events. Maybe Russian women in Sweden really are just like any other women around the world: In search of happiness and love, and with the want to realize their dreams and ambitions.

FFN – Young Directors / Student Films

EAT ME

Dir: Alvilde Horjen Naterstad / Nordland kunst- og filmfagskole / Norway 2011 / 3m Cast: Nora Svalheim, Andreas Olavssönn Rongen Contact: Alvilde Horjen Naterstad: alvhn@hotmail.com

eat me is an experimental short about jealousy, revenge and cupcakes.

ETTEr fAllET (AfTEr ThE fAll)

Dir: Thore Lindhardt Garberg / Nordland kunst- og filmfagskole / Norway 2011 / 10m Cast: Johannes Holstad Tønder Contact: Thore Lindhardt Garberg: thorelg@gmail.com

Jonas and his father are both struggling to cope with a family tragedy. Their different ways of dealing with the grief leads to a growing distance between the two.

ÁBsTrÁvTTAhAsÁT (ThE ABsTrACTs)

DIR: Marja Bål Nango / Nordland kunst- og filmfagskole / Norway 2011 / 5m CAST: Nils Utsi, Ingir Nango-Bål CONTACT: Marja Bål Nango: marja.nango@gmail.com

A woman enjoys art by herself at a gallery, until a blind man shows up. He seeks contact with the woman, but she prefers to look at art alone. Eventually, he manages to engage her in a conversation, which leaves the woman with a new perspective on things. the abstracts might seem like a somewhat abstract film itself.

pÅ glATTisEn (snApshoT)

DIR: Stephen St. Peter / Nordland kunst- og filmfagskole / Norway 2011 / 9m CAST: Bengt Nilsen, Yngvar Christensen, Stein Alsos CONTACT: Stephen St. Peter: stephen.stpeter@gmail.com

Geir Peder is a journalist at a small Norwegian newspaper. While writing an article about the safety of the community, he meets heavy resistance from both his colleague and his boss. Then something unexpected happens, and Geir Peder has to face the biggest challenge of his life.

FFN – Young Directors / Student Films

lÄhDE (founTAin)

DIR: Olli Luoma-aho / Olli Luoma-aho / Finland 2011 / 23m CAST: Harriet Field, Felicity Field, John Field, Matthew Lloyd, Jax Braithwaite, Cat McLellan, Hafsteinn Sverrisson CONTACT: Olli Luoma-aho: ollialeksi@gmail.com

A young woman faces a terrible loss. She doesn’t have the means to deal with the grief, so her mind starts escaping to different landscapes. A strange figure with a mask seems to have something to do with all this.

rEKviEM for En pArKEringsvAKT (rEQuiEM for A pArKing guArD)

DIR: Morten Skogdal / Papphuset Film / Norway 2011 / 5m CAST: Adrian Hindseth, Øyvind Holtmon, Mari Kvale, Martin Sleipnes, Morten Skogdal CONTACT: Morten Skogdal: skogdal@gmail.com

Adrian works as a parking guard in the inner city. He is carrying a secret which makes him popular amongst the car owners but dissociate him from the rest of the parking guards. One day, his own plot turns against him. Will he blow his cover and turn to his collegues for help, or will he pay the prize and keep his secret?

fEsTningEn (ThE forTrEss)

DIR: Bjørn Inge Drønen / Nordland kunst- og filmfagskole / Norway 2011 / 8m CAST: Magnus Bjørnstad CONTACT: Bjørn Inge Drønen: bjorndronen@gmail.com

A story about a young adult who returns to his abandoned childhood home after years away. Soon his repressed memories start to haunt him, leading to a final confrontation with himself and his past.

KÄDEssÄni (unfolD)

DIR: Hannu-Pekka Peltomaa / Kemi-Tornio University of Applied Sciences / Finland 2011 / 7m CAST: Pirjo Leppänen, Milla Hietala CONTACT: Hannu-Pekka Peltomaa: hape.peltomaa@gmail.com

A little girl is living her life in front of a closed door and she doesn’t know what is happening inside. One day the door is left open and the girl goes in – and nothing will ever be the same again. unfold is a short about power. A little girl learns an important lesson about life with the help of her grandmother.

FFN – Retrospective Nordland College of Art and Film

Verden blir større i Kabelvåg

Det gamle fiskeværet Kabelvåg, med rundt 1700 innbyggere, har klart å skape et vitalt og spennende film- og kunstmiljø. En bærebjelke i miljøet er Nordland kunst- og filmfagskole. Skolen er 15 år i 2012, og i den anledning presenterer Tromsø internasjonale filmfestival et retrospektiv med høydepunkter fra skolens produksjon.

Skolen tiltrekker seg studenter fra fjern og nær, og i Kabelvåg lages det film året rundt: dokumentarfilm, animasjonsfilm, eksperimentell film og fiksjonsfilm. Filmene både dokumenterer og formidler uttrykk fra Kabelvåg, og Kabelvåg gjør åpenbart inntrykk på studentene. Ikke bare danner Lofoten et vakkert bakteppe for mange av filmene, men også menneskene og historiene som finnes her ser ut til å være viktige for filmskaperne.

Men påvirkningen går begge veier. Og dette programmet vitner om at verden blir større i Kabelvåg. På sitt beste preges filmene av en åpenhet og raushet som er uvanlig i studentproduksjoner. Her er fortellinger som kombinerer formsikkerhet og sosial samvittighet. Her er sterke regissørstemmer. Dette er rett og slett originale og tankevekkende filmer.

Tromsø internasjonale filmfestival gratulerer Nordland kunst- og filmfagskole med 15 års bratt læringskurve. Skolen er en viktig grunn til at vi ser lyst på framtida.

Kabelvåg: A Wider Perspective

In Kabelvåg, an old fishing village in Lofoten with only 1,700 inhabitants, a vital and exciting film and art scene has developed, with Nordland College of Art and Film as an important contributor. The school was founded in 1997, and has students from Norway and abroad. Tromsø International Film Festival is happy to present a 15-year anniversary retrospective of its production.

Included in this sidebar are features, documentaries, animation films and experimental films. It signals the strong influence of Kabelvåg on the filmmakers: Not only is the beautiful Lofoten scenery frequently present – the people and stories that exist in Kabelvåg have also found their way into many of the films.

However, influences go both ways. This sidebar is also a demonstration of the variety of perspectives that students bring with them to Kabelvåg. At their best, the films are characterized by an openness and generosity that is not often seen in student productions – they are both original and challenging.

For Tromsø International Film Festival, Nordland College of Art and Film is a source of inspiration and optimism. Happy anniversary!

FFN – Retrospective

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husK MEg i MorgEn (shorT of BrEATh)

DIR: Aasne Vaa Greibrokk / NKFS / Norway 2010 / 18m CAST: Thea Borring Lande, Nina von Arx

Jenny (17) has been raised by her grandmother in a village on the northern outskirts of Norway. She dreams about everything that lies beyond her limited existence. Mia (40), a German choreographer, is in search of inspiration for her new piece, but finds herself in a standstill. The two of them are about to meet; maybe it is the beginning of something long-lasting?

En BErETTElsE frA En BygD (A TAlE froM A villAgE)

DIR: Marte Myhrer / NKFS / Norway 2006 / 7m

A short about a young girl growing up. About abuse and about not seeing where it all went wrong.

TrygvE MED hJErTET i posTKAssA (TrygvE wiTh his hEArT in ThE MAilBoX)

DIR: Mariken Halle / NKFS / Norway 2004 / 14m CAST: Ermias Getachew, Mariken Halle, Samson Asrade

It was the autumn Trygve turned 12 years old. The autumn the famous Norwegian skier Oddvar Brå broke his ski pole and Norway was pointed out as the world’s best place to live - for the second time. This is a Norwegian short with Ethiopian refugees in the leading roles.

oKToBEr (oCToBEr)

DIR: Birk Bjørlo / NKFS / Norway 2006 / 1m

october is a one-minute slapstick animation with beer, bratwurst, native costumes and brass music as central elements.

FFN – Retrospective

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KrisTiAn AnDErsEn – ovEr A Bowl of fish soup

DIR: Petter Napstad / NKFS / Norway 2004 / 17m

We meet Kristian Andersen – a 24 year-old Danish-English organist in Kabelvåg, and his friend Örjan Mattsson, a violin-playing weather enthusiast.

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DIR: Liv Karin Dahlstrøm / NKFS / Norway 2009 / 12m CAST: Bjørn Sundqvist, Anki Larsson, Arnstein Larsen

Johannes is afraid of getting old. We meet him two days before his 60th birthday, when he discovers what his wife is planning to give him as a birthday present. Bad communication doesn’t help as Johannes and his wife try to come to terms with their old age.

fArvEl, KABElvÅg (fArEwEll, KABElvÅg)

DIR: Karsten Meinich / NKFS / Norway 2005 / 9m

farewell, kabelvåg is a documentary portrait about Kabelvåg. The first fishing village in Lofoten is no longer a fishing village, but it still exists. How and why does this place survive?

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Spesialvisninger

spECiAl sCrEEnings

På Tromsø internasjonale filmfestival er alle visninger og filmer spesielle, men noen er mer spesielle enn andre. Dette programmet gir deg et bredt spekter av unike filmopplevelser, med alt fra stumfilmkonserter til visninger på snøkino. De fleste av visningene finner sted bare én gang i løpet av festivaluka, så det kan være lurt å begynne her når du skal legge opp årets festivalløype!

A special screening is not like other screenings, to point out the obvious. In this sidebar, we present a whole range of singular film experiences, like the silent film concerts and happenings at the Snow Screen. One of the most special things about these very special screenings, is that most of them are absolutely unique, so this is a good place to start planning your festival!

ElEvATor

USA 2011

REGISSØREN

Stig Svendsen (f. 1975) er utdannet ved Oslo film- og tv-akademi. Han langfilmdebuterte med barnefilmen RADIOPIRATENE I 2007, og har også laget en rekke kortfilmer.

THE DIRECTOR

Stig Svendsen (b. 1975) attended the Oslo Film & TV-acadamy and graduated in 1999. He has made several short films in addition to his feature debut RADIOPIRATENE / THE RADIO PIRATES.

FIlMOGRAPHY (UTvAlG/SElECTION)

2000 ETT FALL & EN LØSNING (SHORT) 2001 TWO FOR THE ROAD (SHORT) 2002 NEVER NEVER LAND (SHORT) 2003 LOOSE ENDS (SHORT) 2007 RADIOPIRATENE / THE RADIO PIRATES 2010 HULL I HIMMELEN (SHORT) «Hvorfor tok jeg ikke trappa?» Det er nok spørsmålet de stiller seg, de ni personene som ved filmens begynnelse er fanget i en heis rundt 50 etasjer over New Yorks asfalterte gateplan. Så kommer det fram at en av heispassasjerene har en bombe med seg, og situasjonen blir prekær. Kan den noe brokete forsamlingen legge konfliktene til side og komme seg ut av heisen før det er for seint?

elevator er en tradisjonell ettroms-thriller. Actionscenene er få, selv om det drypper en del blod i løpet av filmen. Dermed er det karakterene og forholdet dem imellom som i stor grad bærer filmen, og vi rekker å blir svært godt kjent med deres personlige lyter – som feighet, rasefordommer og grådighet.

Nine very different individuals, all with some personal issues, are going to a social event in a New York skyscraper penthouse when their elevator gets stuck. Most of them are calm about it at first, but as time passes and no help arrives they are starting to get worried. And their spirits are not exactly elevated when it is revealed that one of them carries a bomb. Now they have to race against time to get out alive.

The action sequences are relatively few, although some of them are fairly bloody, and the film is mainly shot in one confined location. Thus, the characters and their relation to one another is what drives elevator forward; we get intimately acquainted with their various personality defects, including cowardice, racism and greed.