Sápmi 100

I år er det 100 år siden det første samiske landsmøtet, som ble holdt i Tråante (Trondheim) 6.-9. februar 1917, og som senere har blitt utgangspunkt for samenes nasjonaldag. Tromsø Internasjonale Filmfestival er stolte over å markere denne viktige begivenheten i samefolkets historie med eget jubileumsprogram.

Samisk film og formidling av samisk kultur har – selvfølgelig – vært en viktig del av profilen til TIFF opp gjennom årene. Med sin umiddelbare nærhet til karakterer og konkrete erfaringer, kan film bringe oss nærmere og gi oss økt kunnskap om andre. For oss har det vært naturlig og ønskelig at også samiske filmskapere skal føle at TIFF er deres hjemmebane. Vi er stolte over å ha vært arena for verdenspremierene på flere av de alt for få samiske langfilmene som har vært produsert, som blant and KAUTOKEINO-OPPRØRET som var åpningsfilmen vår i 2008.

Til jubileumsprogrammet har vi valgt ut fire filmer som har vært viktige bidrag til samisk film, og som tematiserer samisk historie på fremragende måter. De har mye alvor i seg, men er ofte utført med både humor og letthet.

Vi ønsker publikum hjertelig velkomne til fire fantastiske filmer – laget fra innsiden av samisk kultur – og ønsker oss alle til lykke med 100-årsjubileet i 2017! Tromsø International Film Festival is proud to celebrate an important event in the history of the Sámi people. The first national convention in Tråante (Trondheim) February 6-9, 1917, was a giant leap forward in expressing a united Sámi identity, and has since become the foundation of the Sámi National Day. Several events will mark the 100-year anniversary in 2017.

Naturally, Sámi film and culture has been an important part of TIFF through the years. We have always believed in the importance of sharing stories, and have sought to be an arena for Sámi filmmakers to present theirs. We are proud to have premiered most of the (too few) Sami feature films made, among them THE KAUTOKEINO REBELLION which opened the festival in 2008.

For this 100 year-anniversary program, we have selected four films. They are all important films in the Sámi canon, and great examples of films that tell the history of the Sami people.

We are very proud of presenting these films – made from the inside of Sámi culture – and wish all of us a happy anniversary in 2017!

KAISA’S ENCHANTED FOREST

KUUN METSÄN KAISA

FINLAND 2016 DIRECTOR: Katja Gauriloff SCREENPLAY: Katja Gauriloff CINEMATOGRAPHY: Heikki Farm RUNNING TIME: 1h 22m PRODUCER: Joonas Berghäll, Satu Majava SOURCE: Oktober

Etter å ha drømt om dem på et tuberkulosesanatorium på 1930-tallet, reiser den sveitsiske forfatteren Robert Crottet nordover, for å leve sammen med skoltesamene i Nord-Finland. Han blir tatt godt imot og utvikler et nært vennskap med matriarken Kaisa, som etter hvert gir ham innblikk i skoltesamenes rike eventyrtradisjon. Dette blir starten på Crottets livslange relasjon til det lille og – som det vil vise seg – sårbare folket.

Ved hjelp av Crottets bøker, bilder, videoer og lydopptak, har regissør Katja Gauriloff – Kaisas eget oldebarn – både laget en rik familiekrønike og et magisk tidsbilde av et møte mellom to kulturer. Med poetiske animasjoner som viser skoltesamenes legender, og et rikt lydarkiv av Kaisas underfundige personlighet og fortellerstil, er dette blitt et nært og varmt portrett av en tid, et sted og et folk.

After experiencing an incredibly life-like dream some time during the 1930s, Swiss writer Robert Crottet decided he had to travel northwards to meet the people he dreamt about – the Skolt Sami tribe of Northern Finland. He is well-received and develops a close friendship with the Skolt matriarch Kaisa. Once he has proved his worthiness, Kaisa allows Crottet access to their community’s rich tradition of legends and storytelling. This is the beginning of Crottet’s life-long relationship with this small and – as we will see – vulnerable tribe.

Using Crottet’s books, photos, videos and sound files, director Katja Gauriloff, Kaisa’s own great-granddaughter, has created an enchanting film about the meeting between two cultures. With poetic animations showing the Skolts’ legends, and a rich sound archive of Kaisa’s quirky musings and observations, KAISA’S ENCHANTED FOREST is a warm and endearing portrait of a time, place and people far north.

REGISSØREN

Katja Gauriloff (f. 1972) er en finsk dokumentarskaper med samiske røtter. Hun studerte filmregi ved TAMK i Tampere, Finland og er medeier av produksjonsselskapet Oktober. Hennes forrige dokumentar CANNED DREAMS ble vist ved Filmfestivalen i Berlin i 2012.

THE DIRECTOR

Katja Gauriloff (b. 1972) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter with Sami roots. She studied at Tampere University of Applied Sciences and co-owns the production company Oktober.

FILMOGRAPHY (UTVALG/SELECTION):

2004 BUORIT ÁIGUMUSAT / SINCERE INTENTIONS (SHORT) 2007 HUUTO TUULEEN / A SHOUT INTO THE WIND (DOC) 2012 SÄILÖTTYJÄ UNELMIA / CANNED DREAMS (DOC) 2012 SÄILÖTTYJÄ UNELMIA / CANNED DREAMS (DOC)

FAMILIEBILDET / HURRA FOR MAMMA

FAMILY PORTRAIT / CELEBRTING MUM

FAMILIEBILDET MY FAMILY PORTRAIT

NORWAY 2013 DIRECTOR: Yvonne Thomasse SCREENPLAY: Yvonne Thomassen CINEMATOGRAPHY: Olaug Spissøy Kyvik PRODUCER: Trude Refsahl RUNNING TIME: 58m

Yvonne vil forsøke å samle familien sin til et familieportrett mens bestemoren fortsatt har helsen i behold, men det er lettere sagt enn gjort. Flere av slektningene snakker ikke sammen, og samhold er erstattet av taushet og fravær. Familiens traumatiske opplevelser etter evakueringa under andre verdenskrig og skammen knyttet til egen identitet, kaster skygger nedover generasjonene.

During World War II Yvonne’s grandparents with their three children had to flee their home, or face death when Finnmark was set on fire. Over the years they has fallen out of touch with each other, so Yvonne tries to gather everyone for a family portrait – but the traumatic memories and issues of shame for their identity cast dark shadows down through the generations – making the task difficult.

REGISSØREN

Yvonne Thomassen (f. 1977) er født i Alta, og har studert journalistikk, TV-produksjon og regi ved Universitetet i Stavanger. FAMILIEBILDET var hennes debut som dokumentarfilmskaper.

THE DIRECTOR

Yvonne Thomassen (b. 1977) from Alta, Norway studied journalism, TV production and directing at the University of Stavanger. MY FAMILY PORTRAIT is her debut film.

HURRA FOR MAMMA CELEBRATING MUM

NORWAY 2001 DIRECTOR: Per-Ivar Jensen PRODUCER: Original Film AS CAST: Per-Ivar Jensen, Inger Katrine Hansen, Bernt Bjørn, Stein Bjørn, Iris Johansen RUNNING TIME: 13m

1979. Mamma skal feires på sekstiårsdagen. Dagen før dagen kommer de to eldre sønnene, med sine ikke veldig lykkelige koner, hjem til bygda i Nord-Troms. Den forfylla lillebroren, som fortsatt bor hjemme, byr på hjemmebrent. Mens spriten flyter, kommer eldstebrorens samekofte fram fra skapet – og det brygger opp til en storstilt krangel om opprinnelse og identitet. Festen kan begynne.

1979: Mum is turning 60, which calls for a celebration. The day before her birthday, her two eldest sons and their wives arrive at her home in a narrow valley in Northern Troms. Their younger brother, still living at home, brings out some moonshine. While the liquor is flowing, big brother’s Sami jacket emerges from the closet – conditions are ripe for a quarrel about origin and identity.

REGISSØREN

Per Ivar Jensen (f. 1968) er fra Nordreisa i Troms, og er kjent som både musiker, skuespiller og regissør.

THE DIRECTOR

Per-Ivar Jensen (b. 1968) was born and raised in Nordreisa in Troms and is a musician, an actor and a short film director.

FILMKONSERT: VEIVISEREN

FILM CONCERT: OFELAŠ

NORWAY 1987 DIRECTOR: Nils Gaup SCREENPLAY: Nils Gaup CINEMATOGRAPHY: Eerling Thurmann-Andersen CAST: Mikkel Gaup, Nils Utsi, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Helgi Skúlason, Ingvald Guttorm, Inger Utsi RUNNING TIME: 1h 36m PRODUCER: John M. Jacobsen SOURCE: Filmkameratene

Årets filmkonsert blir et norsk-samisk jubileum: 30 år etter premieren blir det et gjensyn med historiens første samiske spillefilm – Nils Gaups intense og nervepirrende actioneventyr ofelaš/veiviseren. Dette er historien om Áigin, en ung samisk jeger som ser sin familie bli drept av tsjudene, inntrengere fra øst på tokt over Finnmarksvidda. Han sverger først hevn, men for å redde andre samer må han tvert imot ta på seg oppdraget som veiviser for tsjudene gjennom et farefullt vinterlandskap.

Til ofelaš lot Nils Gaup seg inspirere av den samiske sagntradisjonen. Resultatet ble Oscar-nominasjon for beste utenlandske film, og en merkestein for all seinere norsk spenningsfilm. Selv om den har praktfull originalmusikk av blant andre Nils-Aslak Valkepeää, har vi valgt å presentere filmen under TIFF med spennende ny musikk (se motstående side). Vi lover en helt spesiell filmopplevelse!

This year's film concert marks an important anniversary: 30 years after its premiere, we will raise the curtains for the very first Sámi feature film – Nils Gaup's intense action adventure ofelaš/pathfinder. Set on the Finnmarksvidda plateau, it follows Aigin, a young Sámi hunter who sees his family massacred by Chudes, a tribe from the East. Aigin swears revenge, but to save other Sámi who have fled to the coast, he must become a guide and pathfinder for the Chudes on a dangerous path through a rugged winter landscape.

Inspired by Sámi oral storytelling, Nils Gaup's debut feature was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards and has become a milestone in Norwegian film history. Although the original score is terrific (with contributions from the late Sámi artist and composer Nils-Aslak Valkepää), we will screen ofelaš as a film concert, with new music (see opposite page). Prepare yourself for a singular film experience!

REGISSØREN

Nils Gaup (f. 1955) fra Kautokeino er en norsk-samisk regissør. Han er utdannet skuespiller ved Statens teaterhøgskole og var med på å opprette det samiske nasjonalteatret Beaivváš før regidebuten med VEIVISEREN. Han har senere laget filmer i flere sjangre, unkludert KAUTOKEINO-OPPRØRET som åpnet TIFF 2008.

THE DIRECTOR

Nils Gaup (b. 1955) from Kautokeino is a Norwegian/ Sámi director. He graduated as an actor from the Norwegian Academy of Theater, and co-founded the Sámi national theatre Beaivváš before directing his first film OFELAŠ. Gaup has later directed films in many genres, including THE KAUTOKEINO REBELLION which opened TIFF 2008.

FILMOGRAPHY (UTVALG/SELECTION):

1987 OFELAŠ / VEIVISEREN 1990 HAAKON HAAKONSEN / SHIPWRECKED 1993 HODER OVER VANNET / HEAD ABOVE WATER 1999 MISERY HARBOUR 2008 KAUTOKEINO-OPPRØRET / THE KAUTOKEINO REBELLION 2016 BIRKEBEINERNE / THE LAST KING

THE ARTISTS

Tromsø International Film Festival proudly presents this year’s Silent Film Concert ensemble, with musicians from Norway and Russia. During the week of the festival, this newly formed band will compose a new music score for this classical movie. After the world premiere at TIFF, the ensemble and the concert will tour in Norway and Russia.

JAKOP JANSSØNN

(b. 1986) is a drummer from Tromsø. He completed his Master’s Degree as a jazz performer at the Norwegian Academy of Music in 2015, and is currently studying composition. Jakob is a versatile drummer, playing with a number of bands and artists such as Avantgong, Papirfly, Marja Mortensson, Nordic Namgar and Elle Marja Eira, Tomasz Stanko, Knut Reiersrud, Arkady Shikloper and Karin Krogh. Janssønn has produced music for films and composed and performed commissioned music for festivals.

MARJA HELENA FJELLHEIM MORTENSSON

(b. 1995) is a Norwegian singer/yoiker from Svahken Sïjte in Engerdal, Hedmark. Her artistic expression is deeply connected to her Sami identity, which is reflected strongly in her performances. Fjellheim Mortensson was picked as “Young Artist of the Year” by the international indigenous Riddu Riddu Festival in 2014. She is currently working on an album along with Producer Frode Fjellheim.

KRISTIAN SVALESTAD OLSTAD

(b. 1985) is from Jessheim, but based in Tromsø, where he took his Master’s Degree at Tromsø Music Conservatory. Olstad is a guitarist with a unique and unconventional style, using effects and electronics to create new soundscapes while constantly crossing genres. He has been involved in a number of musical constellations in Norway, and currently has a new album out with the duo project Leagus.

VLAD DEMIN VlAD

(b. 1993) from Petrozavodsk studied classical violin at the Music Conservatory in his hometown, and is now – at the age of 23 – working on his Ph.D. in music. While still playing solo violin with different classical orchestras he likes to switch between genres, and has played in folk music band Sattuma since he was nine and is also a member of the post-rock band Escape the Void.

MAGNUS WIIK

(b. 1985) plays the dobro, banjo and mandolin like he was born and raised in Bill Monroe’s heydays. The multi-instrumentalist has toured throughout the world, and with projects like Julie & The New Favourites, Open String Department and Ellestad/Wiik Duo he has received great reviews in the press. He has released seven critically acclaimed albums as a bandleader and contributed to a number of records with various artists. Wiik received the Geir Digernes’ Memorial Prize in 2015.