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Film fra Nord

FILMS FROM THE NORTH

Film fra Nord presenterer de beste nye kort-, dokumentar- og spillefilmene fra nordområdene, med filmer fra det nordlige Norge, Sverige, Finland, Russland, Canada, Grønland og USA. 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 kortfilm eller korte dokumentarfilm i konkurranse.

Films from the North presents the best of new shorts, documentaries and feature films made in the Barents region and other polar areas. 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 Award is presented to the best short fiction or documentary film in competition.

2019 PROGRAM

Opening Night

Shorts in Competition

Documentaries in Competition

No Place Like Home

Young Directors / Student Films

Features

Special Screening

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REINDRØMMEN

REINDEER ISLAND

NORWAY 2019 DIRECTOR: Fridtjof Kjæreng RUNNING TIME: 58m PRODUCER: Benedikte Bredesen SOURCE: f(x) produksjoner AS DIALOGUE: Norwegian, Sami SUBTITLES: English

– For meg har ikke dette vært et valg, det har vært det eneste jeg har villet.

Det sier hovedpersonen i REINDRØMMEN, Reiulf, som alltid har drømt om å drive med rein. Men som dáčča, nordmann, har han ikke lov til å drive reindrift. Tilfeldighetene vil imidlertid at kona hans, som er samisk, får mulighet til å overta en siida-enhet, en egen flokk, på Kvaløya utenfor Tromsø. De tar sjansen, og Reiulf blir reingjeter. På Kvaløya er det en reineier fra før. Han mener det ikke er plass til to driftsenheter på øya. Når han går til rettssak for å stanse dem virker fremtiden enda mer usikker.

REINDRØMMEN er en fascinerende og ærlig skildring av et røft og krevende yrke, men som også viser det uendelig vakre med reindrift og et liv ute i naturen.

– For me it hasn’t been a choice. It’s been the only thing I ever wanted.

So says Reiulf, the main character of this documentary, who’s dream have always been to have his own herd of reindeer. But as a dáčča, a Norwegian he is banned from this traditional profession. By chance his wife, who is sami, is given the opportunity to assume ownership of a siida-unit (a reindeer unit) on Kvaløya island, outside Tromsø. They accept it, and Reiulf finally has a chance to fulfill his dream and become a reindeer herder. On Kvaløya there is also another unit of reindeer with a different owner, who feels the island is not big enough to support two units. He takes Reiulf and his family to court to stop them from herding, and their future seems more uncertain than ever.

REINDRØMMEN is a fascinating and honest depiction of a rough and demanding profession, but also shows the endless beauty of herding reindeer and working in nature.

REGISSØREN

Fridtjof Kjæreng (f. 1964) har 30 års erfaring som regissør og produsent fra film- og fjernsynsindustrien i Norge. Han arbeidet flere år i NRK før han grunnla f(x) produksjoner AS i 1995. Han står bak flere kritikerroste dokumentarer, bl.a. SNØHULEMANNEN (2010), EN PREST OG EN PLAGE (2014) og KONG HUSSAIN AV PAKISTAN – DRONNING ASIA AV NORGE (2005). Sistnevnte vant den prestisjetunge Prix Europa Iris i Berlin. Begge de to sistnevnte var også nominert til Amanda for beste dokumentarfilm. TV-serien SNØBALLKRIGEN vant Prix Europa for beste TV-dokumentar i Europa 2011, og Kjæreng har vunnet Gullruten hele fem ganger.

THE DIRECTOR

Fridtjof Kjæreng (b. 1964) has thirty years of experience as a director and producer in the Norwegian film and television industry. He worked at national broadcaster NRK for several years before founding f(x) produksjoner AS in 1995. He’s made several acclaimed documentaries, including SNØHULEMANNEN (2010), PRIEST OF BURDEN (2014) and KONG HUSSAIN AV PAKISTAN – DRONNING ASIA AV NORGE (2005). The latter won the prestigious Prix Europa Iris in Berlin and both two latter were also nominated for the Amanda Award for best documentary. His TV series SNØBALLKRIGEN won the Prix Europa for best TV documentary in Europe in 2011 and Kjæreng has also won the main Norwegian television award Gullruten five times.

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SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION

SIGNAL

SWEDEN 2018 DIRECTOR: Oscar Byström PRODUCER: Sandra Norman RUNNING TIME: 11m

There is a mysterious curfew in Sweden in the mid 90’s. The news on TV talk about a threat, but the questions are many. Why can’t Anna leave the house? And is there really something to be afraid of? When youthful love comes into the picture, it becomes even more difficult to see right from wrong.

THE TAXIDERMIST TAKSIDERMISTEN

NORWAY 2019 DIRECTOR: Lorentz Celo PRODUCER: Lorentz Celo RUNNING TIME: 11m

A taxidermist has been living alone on an island for more than forty years, after the loss of his love. A visit from the doctor confirms his biggest fear – that the life he knows is coming to an end. Can his love and life be replaced somehow?

THE SCHOOL NURSE SKOLSYRRAN

SWEDEN 2018 DIRECTORS: Anna Brodin & Frida Sandberg PRODUCER: Linus Andersson RUNNING TIME: 13m

As a newly graduated school nurse, Sara finds herself in a power struggle with a sixteen-year-old boy, who asks a lot of questions. They meet later by coincidence at a boxing try-out and the power struggle becomes physical.

GALANGAL

RUSSIA 2018 DIRECTOR: Maria Loyter PRODUCER: Natalia Zemtsova RUNNING TIME: 15m

A psychiatrist who specializes in attempted suicides. His interviews with the patients decide which ones will be released, and which ones have to stay at the hospital. Human tragedies and the questions of life and death become a part of his everyday routine, and it is starting to lose its significance.

WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FISH GUOLLESÁGAT

NORWAY 2018 DIRECTOR: Egil Pedersen PRODUCER: Egil Pedersen RUNNING TIME: 13m

Three women meet. One of them wants to talk about the important things in life, but it is safer to talk about fish.

BEAST HÆSTKUK

NORWAY 2019 DIRECTOR: Aasne Vaa Greibrokk PRODUCER: Ragna Midtgard RUNNING TIME: 15m

Dagne (13) has become highly competent and independent in her work at the stables. She and the other girls test their skills by pulling on the reins of the strongest horses. Within the group lies an expectation of what awaits them in adulthood. But when the 34-year-old blacksmith comes to the stables, the hazy fantasies of youth soon morph into harsh reality.

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SHORT FILMS IN COMPETITION

THE PROLETARIAN PROLETÄREN

SWEDEN 2018 DIRECTOR: Jakob Arevärn PRODUCER: Linus Andersson RUNNING TIME: 9m

On a beautiful early morning, somewhere in the middle of nowhere, a man is digging a hole. He is constantly interrupted by his ringing mobile phone, and despite him trying to see things in a positive light, everything does not go as planned.

SARA’S INTIMATE CONFESSIONS SARAS INTIME BETROELSER

NORWAY 2018 DIRECTOR: Emilie Blichfeldt PRODUCER: Ole Elverhøi / The Norwegian Film School RUNNING TIME: 22m

After being confronted with her fear of being too big, Sara, who’s 181 cm tall and heavily built, begins to explore her perception of love, sex, and femininity, with her talking vulva.

THE INFECTION INFEKTIONEN

SWEDEN 2018 DIRECTOR: Patrik Eklund PRODUCER: Mathias Fjellström RUNNING TIME: 16m

Krister and Kristina’s marriage is crumbling. All the petty annoyances of their everyday life have eroded their relationship. They seek counseling, but it just might be too late to cure the infection that is tearing them apart.

THE SÁMI HAVE RIGHTS SAMENE HAR RETT

NORWAY 2019 DIRECTORS: Elle Márjá Eira & Mai-Lis Eira PRODUCERS: Elle Márjá Eira & Ken Are Bongo RUNNING TIME: 11m

– This is a trilogy about Norway’s shame.

THE PROPOSAL FRIERI

NORWAY 2018 DIRECTOR: Det Sporadiske Filmkollektivet PRODUCER: Det Sporadiske Filmkollektivet RUNNING TIME: 6m

In a boat in the middle of the ocean, Joachim gets down on one knee to propose to Toril, the woman of his dreams. Toril on the other hand, has an entirely different view of their relationship.

THE GENTLEMAN GENTLEMANNEN

SWEDEN 2019 DIRECTOR: Hanna Westerlind PRODUCER: Therese Högberg RUNNING TIME: 17m

Gunnar, a 75-year-old widower lives next door to the young man Jon. Despite their age difference Gunnar feels drawn to the 23-year-old Jon. The two men, who have never talked to each other before, meet one day out on their balconies.

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DOCUMENTARIES IN COMPETITION

THE POWER GRID STÄMNÄTET

SWEDEN 2018 DIRECTOR: Clara Bodén PRODUCER: Clara Bodén RUNNING TIME: 5m

A boy is standing near a power station in the inlands of Norrland, Sweden, by a waterfall that no longer exists. the power grid is a personal film about growing up surrounded by rich natural resources; about power production, colonialism, and an awareness that grows from seeing, seeing again and questioning what surrounds you.

THE ART OF WORKING IN PAIRS

NORWAY 2019 DIRECTOR: Thor Brenne PRODUCERS: Martin Edelsteen & Thor Brenne RUNNING TIME: 11m

Louise and Henrik are two aging professional circus acrobats who constantly search for new ways to perform their art form. They look upon their practice as a lifelong project, and they have no idea when or how it will end. But for how long can they keep it up, as they grow older and have become parents for the first time.

BACKBONE

NORWAY 2019 DIRECTOR: Eilif Bremer Landsend PRODUCER: Eilif Bremer Landsend RUNNING TIME: 28m

backbone is a visual and poetic portrait documentary about inner strength, darkness and hope in humans, set in an exotic and wild landscape in arctic Norway. The film portrays four different women dealing with themes such as following your dreams and hopes, accepting who you are, taking care of someone you love and our relationship to nature. In the film, we meet Mariam from Syria, Rikke from Tromsø, Mary-Ann from Kjøllefjord and Karen Anna from Kautokeino.

LOVE IS... KJÆRLIGHET ER…

NORWAY 2018 DIRECTORS: Tommaso Mottola & Gørild Mauseth PRODUCER: Gørild Mauseth RUNNING TIME: 10m

“Love is the eternity human beings get”. This is one of the answers from a young man. The film is a journey of personal confessions, where we examine the state of love in our time. Men and women, young and older, share with us the reasons why we fall in love. What can we learn from love, and what is love?

THANK YOU LORD GIITU GIITU

NORWAY 2019 DIRECTOR: Elle Sofe Sara PRODUCER: Elle Sofe Sara RUNNING TIME: 9m

Shot on location in Guovdageaidnu (Kautokeino), Finnmark, thank you lord takes us back to a time when “lihkahusat”, a state of Laestadian trance, occurred in Sápmi.

CROSSING TRACKS LATU

FINLAND 2019 DIRECTOR: Otso Alanko PRODUCER: Liisa Karpo RUNNING TIME: 29m

Hannu is a cross country skier, being trained by his father who is a professional skiing coach. His father’s goal is to coach Hannu to the top level in Finland, and there is hope that he will even be in a future Olympic team. Their whole relationship is based on skiing. What will happen if Hannu is not successful and especially if his interest in the sport fades?

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DOCUMENTARY IN COMPETITION

GÁLLOK

SWEDEN / NORWAY 2018 DIRECTOR: Truls Anderssen PRODUCER: Tell Aulin RUNNING TIME: 59m

Tor blir en sosialt utstøtt da han tar tilbake sitt samiske etternavn, og slår seg sammen med en gruppe miljøaktivister i Gállok for å stoppe utbyggelsen av en gruve i den nordiske villmarken. Det samiske samfunnet nøler med å akseptere han som en uformell leder for motstandsbevegelsen når han spår en mørk fremtid for deres naturområder og kultur. Er han en ekte same?

Hans gamle venn Kjell, som jobber med gruvedrift, mener ikke det og skjeller han ut offentlig. Er det mulig for Tor å bli akseptert når han kjemper for Gállok? Tor becomes a social outcast as he reclaims his Sámi surname and joins a group of environmental activists in Gállok to stop a mine in the Nordic wilderness. The Sámi community hesitates to accept him as an informal leader of the resistance, when he predicts a dark future for their land and their culture. Is he really a Sami?

His old friend Kjell who is a miner doesn’t think so and rejects him in social media and in public. Is it possible to be accepted for who he is when he fights for Gállok?

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DOCUMENTARY IN COMPETITION

WE UP: INDIGENOUS HIP-HOP OF THE CIRCUMPOLAR NORTH

USA 2018 DIRECTORS: Priscilla Naungagiaq Hensley & David Holthouse PRODUCER: Anchorage Museum RUNNING TIME: 59m

Førti år etter at hip-hop ble født i South Bronx i New York blir det stadig uttenkt og fremført på nye måter av urfolkartister i nord, fra Athabascan landsbyene i Alaska, til hovedstaden på Grønland, til reindriftsbyer langt nord i Finland og under den arktiske stjernehimmelen i Norge.

we up kartlegger flere fremadstormende hip-hop stjerner og dansere, som alle har til felles at de er urfolk som holder til over polarsirkelen! Filmen utforsker den felles tematikken som preger deres arbeid, som overskrider både store avstander og språk barrierer. Kunsten deres handler om alt de holder hellig, som å ta vare på språket sitt, slåss mot negative myter om deres folkeslag, og viktigst av alt: vise stolthet over sin kultur og historie.

Resultatet er blant annet et samarbeid mellom hip-hop artister fra seks forskjellige arktiske nasjoner, som ender med et spektakulært og rørende show på Riddu Riddu festivalen i Troms sommeren 2018. Forty years after hip-hop was born in the South Bronx, it’s being re-imagined in fresh ways by young Indigenous artists of the North – from Athabascan villages in Alaska, to the capital city of Greenland, to reindeer-herding towns of northern Finland and to the cities beneath the arctic starlit sky in Norway.

we up surveys the rising stars of the northern indigenous hip-hop scene across the circumpolar north, including dancers as well as rappers. It finds and explores the common themes in their work that transcend vast distances and language barriers, themes such as language revitalization, combating the negative legacies of colonization, and expressing cultural pride.

The result includes a collaboration of indigenous hip-hop artists from six Arctic nations, that ends with a spectacular and moving show at the Riddu Riddu festival in Troms in the summer of 2018.

FFN – No Place Like Home

SIX WILDLY DIFFERENT FILMS ABOUT FAMILY, IDENTITY AND THE NEED TO BELONG.

SISTER SØSTER

NORWAY 2018 DIRECTOR: Franciska Eliassen PRODUCER: Nordland kunst- og filmfagskole RUNNING TIME: 12m

In sister the audience is invited into the filmmaker’s idea process. A voice guides us, and along with collages, music and sound, a possible film is created. A film about two sisters. We follow the little sister in search for her own identity in the shadows of her older sister. The film plays with memories and perception of reality and fantasy.

EMMA’S DAUGHTER EMMAS DATTER

NORWAY 2019 DIRECTOR: Sverre Matias Glenne PRODUCER: Nordland kunst- og filmfagskole RUNNING TIME: 20m

Emma lives alone in a small two-room apartment. When her adult daughter moves in, they have to make the best of their limited space together.

APART

SWEDEN 2019 DIRECTOR: Per Sundberg PRODUCER: Marie Wårell RUNNING TIME: 5m

In a majestic pine forest, a child wakes up with her father. The father is taken away by two uniformed women with symbolic gold rings in their hair and the child is left alone in the woods against her will. The film is based on the director and choreographer’s dance piece “Tyskmagasinen”.

A STRANGER COMES HOME EN FREMMED KOMMER HJEM

NORWAY 2018 DIRECTOR: Fredrik Mortensen PRODUCER: Silje Burgin-Borch RUNNING TIME: 11m

It’s the night before Christmas eve and a little boy discovers a burglar in his home. The burglar claims to be his estranged grandmother and she wants the boy to help her look for valuables. The boy however, is looking for something completely different.

MUM’S DEAD FOR FUCK’S SAKE! HO MAMMA E DAU FOR HÆLVETTE!

NORWAY 2019 DIRECTOR: Per Ivar Jensen PRODUCER: Mathis Ståle Mathisen RUNNING TIME: 14m

mum’s dead for fuck’s sake is a sequel to the short film celebrating mum (2001), which took place ahead of the family’s celebration of Mum’s 60th birthday. Now sixteen years have passed, Mum has died and the gang of brothers return home to bury their mother.

HOME HEIM

NORWAY 2018 DIRECTOR: Aleksander L. Nordaas PRODUCER: Aleksander L. Nordaas RUNNING TIME: 8m

home is a modern, poetic fairytale about finding a home, and finding the way back to what we all once were.

FFN – Young Directors/Student Films

SIX ENTERTAINING FILMS FROM TALENTED UP-AND-COMING FILMMAKERS

PLAYGROUND LEKEPLASS

FRANCE / NORWAY 2019 DIRECTOR: Hadrien Basch & Karolina Blaszyk PRODUCER: Les Films sur la Comète RUNNING TIME: 11m

A little girl finds an old walkman in a park in Tromsø. It guides her through the city, as she hears stories from different childhood memories. The city slowly turns into a playground and a space for imagination. The film was made during a workshop by Collectif ETC and Les Films sur la Cométe in Tromsø in the summer of 2018.

ROSE GARDEN RUUSUKOTO

FINLAND 2018 DIRECTOR: Hannu-Pekka Peltomaa PRODUCER: Paria Eskandari RUNNING TIME: 22m

– We need to get out of here! rose garden is an absurd story about institutionalized elderly care and lust for life.

ERIK’S ROOM OF FORGOTTEN THINGS ERIKS ROM FOR GLEMTE TING

NORWAY 2019 DIRECTOR: Olav Fangel PRODUCER: Nordland kunst- og filmfagskole RUNNING TIME: 14m

erik’s room of forgotten things is a visual and philosophical experiment. In an attempt to get closer to and remember to appreciate the world we live in, the director has made a film about a chair, trying to shed some new light on one of the most common things in the world.

PONTUS IS WATER

NORWAY 2019 DIRECTOR: Henrik Lande Andersen PRODUCER: Nordland kunst- og filmfagskole RUNNING TIME: 18m

Pontus is a spirited and free minded surfer. As he plays around in the arctic nature in the north of Norway we get to know his perspective on life, and his commitment of making a mass rescue platform out at sea.

LOVE QUARRELS

NORWAY 2019 DIRECTOR: Robin Magne Malmo PRODUCER: Nordland kunst- og filmfagskole RUNNING TIME: 10m

A young man confronts his girlfriend about her physical abuse at a party. As she pulls no punches, she hits him right back about his own perversions and sexual mistreatment. They break up, but the uncertainty remains. Will they end up back together? love quarrels is an original musical with sharp edges.

THE HUNT JAKTEN

NORWAY 2019 DIRECTOR: Tobias Ytterstad Bye PRODUCER: Maren Schevik Lindberg RUNNING TIME: 14m

Helge and Terje, two men who have been friends for many years, are going on their annual hunting trip. They’ve never been too chatty, but the silence eventually breaks when Helge works up the courage to ask Terje something. Something that not only changes the mood of their trip, but their entire relationship.

THE ARCTIC CAMELS

KAMEL

NORWAY 2019 DIRECTOR: Karl Emil Rikardsen CINEMATOGRAPHY: Viggo Knutsen RUNNING TIME: 1h 15m PRODUCERS: Knut Skoglund, Maria Stevnbak Westergren, Karl Emil Rikardsen, Anna Björk DIALOGUE: Norwegian SUBTITLES: English

Torarin og Svalin bor sammen med sine foreldre i Akkarfjord på Sørøya i Finnmark. Når søsknene ønsker seg hester å ri på, kjøper foreldrene dem heller to mongolske kameler. De eksotiske dyrene må trenes opp, men familien oppdager fort at kameldressur ikke er noe for amatører.

De setter ut på en ekspedisjon til Mongolia i håp om å finne en profesjonell trener som vil takke ja til en invitasjon om å trene deres kameler i NordNorge. Dypt inne i Goby-ørkenen finner de en god kandidat, men den norske familien er ikke forberedt på mongolske treningsmetoder.

kamel er en ekte eventyrfilm for hele familien.

Torarin and Svalin live with their parents in Akkarfjord, way up in the north of Norway. When the siblings want a horse for riding, their parents buy two Bactrian camels for them instead. The exotic animals need to be trained, and the family soon discovers that camel training is not for amateurs.

They set out on an expedition to Mongolia, hoping to find a professional trainer who will accept an invitation to train their camels in Arctic Norway. Deep into the Goby desert, they actually find a candidate. But they are not prepared for Mongolian training methods.

the arctic camels is a true adventure film for the whole family.

REGISSØREN

Karl Emil Rikardsen (f. 1957) er en produsent og regissør fra Harstad. Etter å ha studert både fiskeriøkonomi og filosofi avsluttet han omsider en medieutdannelse i 1986. Siden da har han produsert, regissert og klippet flere dokumentarer. Han coproduserte, blant mange andre, ATLANTIC som ble vist på TIFF i 2017.

THE DIRECTOR

Karl Emil Rikardsen (b. 1957) is a producer and director from Harstad, Norway. After studying fisheries economics and philosophy he eventually graduated with a degree in media in 1986. Since then he has produced, directed and edited several documentaries. Among others he co-produced the documentary ATLANTIC which was screened at TIFF 2017.

THE FOREST

LES

RUSSIA 2018 DIRECTOR: Roman Zhigalov CAST: Oleg Shibayev, Natalya Rychkova, Oleg Feoktistov, Maria Avramkova RUNNING TIME: 1h 37m PRODUCER: Roman Zhigalov DIALOGUE: Russian SUBTITLES: English

I et lite samfunn i den nordlige delen av Russland er livene til en liten gruppe innbyggere i en by omringet av trær i ferd med å forandre seg for alltid.

Danila er en seksten år gammel gutt. Han bor sammen med sin mor og far, på utkanten av en liten landsby omringet av endeløse mengder skog. Hans liv utspiller seg primært hjemme, på skolen og på veien han går frem og tilbake mellom de to hver dag. Men imellom hans hus og skolen bor Katya, en kvinne dobbelt så gammel som han. Danila tilbringer flere timer om dagen i et skur like ved, hvor han kan se på henne fra en trygg avstand. Han fantaserer om henne, men ville aldri våge å nærme seg henne. Inntil en dag når han ser sin far, som selv er truet av enorme problemer, trappe opp på døren hos Katya.

the forest er en annerledes oppvekstskildring, satt til det enorme og avsidesliggende landskapet til den russiske landsbygda. Det er en historie om familie, vold, lidenskap og tap av uskyldighet.

In a small community, in the northern part of rural Russia, an ensemble of characters is about to have their worlds turned upside down.

Danila is a sixteen-year-old boy, living with his Mom and Dad on the edge of a small town surrounded by an endless forest. His life primarily revolves around his home and the road he walks every day to get to school. But between his house and school lives Katya, a woman twice his age. Danila spends hours watching her from an old shed on the edge of the forest. He would never dare to think about being with her. Until one day he sees his father, who is facing an avalanche of problems of his own, show up at Katya’s doorstep.

the forest is a different coming of age tale, set against the vast and remote backdrop of the Russian countryside. It’s a story about family, violence, desire and the loss of innocence.

REGISSØREN

Roman Zhigalov (f. 1977) er en produsent og regissør fra Arkhangelskregionen i Russland. Han studerte ved Northern Arctic Federal University og har vært aktiv involvert i diverse film- og TV produksjoner de siste ti årene. THE FOREST er hans debut som spillefilmregissør.

THE DIRECTOR

Roman Zhigalov (b. 1977) is a producer and director from the Arkhangelsk region in Russia. He studied film at the Northern Arctic Federal University and has been working on various projects in film and television for the past ten years. THE FOREST is his feature film directorial debut.

THE RAVEN AND THE SEAGULL

LYKKELÆNDER

DENMARK, GREENLAND 2018 DIRECTOR: Lasse Lau CINEMATOGRAPHY: Chris Dapkins CAST: Vivi Nielsen, Nukâka Coster-Waldau, Aannguaq Hansen, Angunnguaq Larsen RUNNING TIME: 1h 10m PRODUCER: Rikke Tambo Andersen CREATIVE PRODUCER: Rie Hougaard Landgreen DIALOGUE: Greenlandic, Danish SUBTITLES: English

Forholdet mellom Grønland og Danmark er fullt av myter og fantasier. Kolonihistorien er fastgrodd både i Grønlands uendelig vakre landskap og i deres felles levemåte og hverdag. Men det er også villigheten til å bryte med den, og se fremover med en ny politisk selvoppfattelse.

lykkelænder er resultatet av et langt forskningsprosjekt. Filmen snakker om de ekstremt kompliserte temaene på en måte som parkerer perspektivet om postkolonitiden på en gjenkjennelig og bekreftende måte - og på et meget humoristisk og ettertrykkelig vis.

The relationship between Greenland and Denmark is full of fantasy and myths. The colonial history is entrenched in both Greenland’s infinitely beautiful landscapes and in the collective consciousness. But so is the willingness to break with it and look ahead with a new political self-awareness.

the raven and the seagull is the result of a long-term research project, but talks about its extremely complex topics in a way that grounds the postcolonial perspective in a recognizable life experience. It does so with both a sense of humor and with emphasis.

REGISSØREN

Lasse Lau (f. 1974) er en filmskaper fra Sønderborg i Danmark. Hans arbeid omhandler ofte evnen til og kraften av å forstå samfunnets sosiale kamper, noe han har vært innom i flere korte dokumentarfilmer tidligere. LYKKELÆNDER er hans debut som langfilmregissør.

THE DIRECTOR

Lasse Lau (b. 1974) is a filmmaker from Sønderborg, Denmark. His works look at the spatial dimension of power to understand society’s social struggles. He addresses pitfalls in capitalist monolithic readings of space. He’s made several short documentaries, and THE RAVEN AND THE SEAGULL is his first feature length film.

THERE’S ALWAYS NEXT SEASON

NORWAY 2018 DIRECTOR: Carl Christian Lein Størmer SCREENPLAY: Carl Christian Lein Størmer CINEMATOGRAPHY: Carl Christian Lein Størmer CAST: Daniel Mikkelsen, Stian Skjærvik, Ronny Olsen, Stian Tapani Gundersen, Carl Christian Lein Størmer RUNNING TIME: 1h 51m PRODUCER: Mona Steffensen DIALOGUE: Norwegian, English SUBTITLES: English

På jakt etter bevis på en snart tjue år gammel legendarisk historie oppdager en fersk regissør ikke bare en rørende historie om vennskap, lidenskap og svunne drømmer - men også en siste sjanse til å gjøre en ungdommelig fantasi til en realitet.

Satt sammen av gamle VHS-opptak ingen før har sett, samt rykende ferske opptak fra nåtiden, forteller there’s always next season en fantastisk oppveksthistorie, som ender opp som det villeste comebacket i snowboardhistorien.

Searching for proof of a two-decade old legend, a first-time director discovers not only a gripping tale of friendship, passion and faded dreams, but one last chance to make things right.

From never-before-seen VHS footage to the present day, there’s always next season tells the remarkable coming-of-age tale, leading up the wildest comeback story in snowboarding history.

REGISSØREN

Carl Christian Lein Størmer (f. 1982) er en filmskaper, musiker og utdannet lege fra Tromsø. Han har laget flere kortfilmer og musikkvideoer, med et omfattende spenn av sjangere. THERE’S ALWAYS NEXT SEASON er hans spillefilmdebut. Filmens subjekt og ledsagende film 1997 FOREVER vises også på årets TIFF.

THE DIRECTOR

Carl Christian Lein Størmer (b. 1982) is filmmaker, musician and medical doctor from Tromsø, Norway. He’s made several short films and music videos, in many different genres. THERE’S ALWAYS NEXT SEASON is his feature film debut. The film’s companion piece 1997 FOREVER is also screened at this year’s TIFF.

VINTERENS LENGSEL

NORWAY, GREENLAND, DENMARK 2019 DIRECTOR: Sturla Pilskog & Sidse Torstholm Larsen CAST: Kirsten Petersen, Peter Olsen, Gideon Lyberth RUNNING TIME: 1h 15m PRODUCER: Sturla Pilskog DIALOGUE: Greenlandic SUBTITLES: English

I 2006 annonserer det gigantiske amerikanske aluminiumsselskapet ALCOA at de ønsker å bygge sin neste fabrikk i den lille fiskelandsbyen Maniitsoq på Grønland. Innbyggerne ser på dette som en utrolig mulighet som kan være med på å befeste Grønlands ønske om uavhengighet. Årene går og menneskene i Maniitsoq må utålmodig vente på at prosjektet skal igangsettes.

vinterens lengsel utforsker menneskelig eksistensialisme og forholdet mellom å være selvstendig og en nasjons uavhengighet. Det er en film om drømmer, liv som settes på vent og den menneskelige evnen til å reise seg igjen.

In 2006, the American aluminum giant ALCOA, decides to build their next plant in the small fishing town of Maniitsoq in Greenland. The inhabitants see this as an incredible opportunity that could pave the way for Greenlandic independency. The years pass and Maniitsoq keep waiting for the great project.

vinterens lengsel explores human existentialism and the relation between personal self-reliance and a nation’s independence. It is a film about dreams, lives put on hold, and the human capacity to rise again.

REGISSØREN

Sidse Torstholm Larsen (f. 1981) er en filmskaper fra København. Hun studerte inuitt kultur på Grønland og har også en mastergrad i visuell antropologi fra Universitetet i Tromsø. Hun har regissert kortfilmen ALIANAAK og jobbet som klipper for det danske kringkastingsselskapet DR. VINTERENS LENGSEL er hennes debut som langfilmregissør.

Sturla Pilskog (f. 1981) er en norsk filmskaper som har en mastergrad i Visuell antropologi fra Universitetet i Tromsø. Han driver produksjonsselskapet Blåst Film sammen med broren Are Pilskog. En av deres forrige filmer ISHAVSHANDA ble vist på TIFF i 2015.

THE DIRECTOR

Sidse Torstholm Larsen (b. 1981) is a filmmaker from Copenhagen, Denmark. She studied Inuit Culture in Greenland and also holds a master’s degree in Visual Anthropology from the University in Tromsø. She has directed the short film ALIANAAK and worked as an editor for Danish broadcaster DR. VINTERENS LENGSEL is her feature film debut.

Sturla Pilskog (b. 1981) is a Norwegian filmmaker, with a master’s degree in Visual Anthropology from the University in Tromsø. He runs the production company Blåst Film alongside his brother Are Pilskog. One of their previous films ICE HANDSCPAPE was screened at TIFF 2015.

THERE’S ALWAYS NEXT SEASON + 1997 FOREVER

NORWAY 2018 DIRECTOR: Carl Christian Lein Størmer SCREENPLAY: Carl Christian Lein Størmer CINEMATOGRAPHY: Carl Christian Lein Størmer CAST: Daniel Mikkelsen, Stian Skjærvik, Ronny Olsen, Stian Tapani Gundersen, Carl Christian Lein Størmer RUNNING TIME: 2h 45m PRODUCER: Mona Steffensen DIALOGUE: Norwegian, English SUBTITLES: English

1997 FOREVER er en snowboard-odyssé som har tatt 20 år å lage! Det blir én eksklusiv forestilling, påfølgende visningen av THERE’S ALWAYS NEXT SEASON lørdag 19. januar. Filmen vises med live musikk, skrevet spesifikt for filmens 43 minutter med heseblesende snowboard magi på lerretet. Musikken fremføres av bandet 1997 som består av regissør Carl Christian Lein Størmer, Ariel Joshua, Ottar Tøllefsen med venner.

1997 FOREVER is a snowboard odyssey which has been 20 years in the making! The film will be screened exclusively following the screening of THERE’S ALWAYS NEXT SEASON on Saturday 19 January with music written specially for the 43 minutes of pure snowboard magic on screen. The music will be performed live by the band 1997 (director Carl Christian Lein Størmer, Ariel Joshua, Ottar Tøllefsen, with friends).

REGISSØREN

Carl Christian Lein Størmer (f. 1982) er en filmskaper, musiker og utdannet lege fra Tromsø. Han har laget flere kortfilmer og musikkvideoer, med et omfattende spenn av sjangere. THERE’S ALWAYS NEXT SEASON er hans spillefilmdebut.

THE DIRECTOR

Carl Christian Lein Størmer (b. 1982) is filmmaker, musician and medical doctor from Tromsø, Norway. He’s made several short films and music videos, in many different genres. THERE’S ALWAYS NEXT SEASON is his feature film debut.