Spesialvisninger / Special Screenings

Spesialvisninger

På TIFF er alle visninger og filmer spesielle, men noen er mer spesielle enn andre. Disse forestillingene gir deg et bredt spekter av unike filmopplevelser, fra filmkonserter på Verdensteatret til Singalong på Driv, kystfilmer på den 100 år gamle fiskebåten Hermes II og visninger for alle på utekinoen på Stortorget. De fleste av disse visningene går 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. This section offers a whole range of unique film experiences, like film concerts at Verdensteatret, singalong films at Driv, coastal movies in the 100-year-old fishing boat, Hermes II, and screenings for everybody at our outdoor Winter Cinema at Stortorget. Most of these screenings are also singular in the sense that they take place only once during the festival, so this might be the place to start planning your schedule.

TIFF:as leat buot čájálmasat erenoamáš, muhto muhtimat leat eanet erenoamážat go earát. Dáid čájálmasaiguin oaččut eahpedábálaš filbmavásáhusaid, nu movt filbmakonsearttaid Verdensteateris gitta SingAlongii Driv:as. Mii čájehat mearragáttefilmmaid Hermes II guollefatnasis ja mis leat čájálmasat buohkaide Stuorratoarggas min olgukinos. Ávkkuha álgit dáppe go eanaš filmmaid mii čájehat dušše oktii min festiválavahkkus.

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

ERENOAMÁŠ ČÁJÁLMASAT

Art and activism: The Fifth Wheel

Kvinner i Afghanistan blir utsatt for konstant og systematisk undertrykkelse. The Fifth Wheel er et prosjekt av Simorgh Theatre Herat, Afghanistan, og det transnasjonale KULA Compagnie fra Berlin hvor kunstnere som lever i skjul eller på flukt får muligheten til å uttrykke seg.

Etter at USA og NATO trakk seg ut av Afghanistan, har kunstnerne ved Simorgh Theatre Herat gjentatte ganger blitt marginalisert, forfulgt og tvunget til å flykte fra gjemmested til gjemmested. I april 2023 kommer KULA Compagnie til Tromsø og Hålogaland Teater, med forestillingen «Underground Birds».

Etter filmvisningen inviteres det til samtale i Teaterkafeen.

Since the withdrawal of the allied troops, the artists of the all-women Simorgh Theater, repeatedly marginalized and persecuted, have been running from hiding place to hiding place. Acting underground, they deal with texts from Bertolt Brecht. Robert Schuster, the director of KULA Compagnie, has become a transmitter between these women and the international public. In April 2023, KULA Compagnie will show the performance “Underground Birds” at Hålogaland Teater.

After the screening, you are invited to a talk in Teaterkafeen.

Film Concert: Arsenal

Арсенал

Arsenal begynner i kjølvannet av første verdenskrig, og vi får se krigsinvalide, utmattede kvinner og sultne barn i en avfolket landsby. Bønder dør mens de prøver å få liv i den golde jorda. Videre følger vi en streik hvor en soldat, filmens helt, støtter bolsjevikene mot ukrainske nasjonalister. Filmen inneholder flere ikoniske krigsscener.

Stilen er tydelig propagandistisk, men brutaliteten vi får se viser krigens ødeleggende kraft. De stiliserte bildene, nesten stillbilder, er symboltunge. Dette er en propagandafilm som beveger seg utover sine grenser. Her møter vi snakkende hester og portretter som våkner til live. Filmen synliggjør også uenigheter mellom ukrainske nasjonalister og Sovjetunionens statsmakt, noe som føles særlig relevant i dag i lys av i krigen mellom Russland og Ukraina.

OM MUSIKKEN: For å forsterke de rå krigsscenene ønsker TIFF å presentere hardrock til filmen, spilt av det norske dommedagsorkesteret ATTAN. Gjestemusikere er Nikolai Olshansky (RU) og Boris Ionov (UA).

Arsenal begins in the aftermath of the First World War, and we see war invalids, exhausted women and hungry children in a depopulated village. Farmers die trying to make a living on the barren land. Then we follow a strike where a soldier, the hero of the film, supports the Bolsheviks against Ukrainian nationalists. The film contains several iconic war scenes.

The style is clearly propagandistic, but the brutality we see shows the destructive power of war. The stylized images, almost still images, are heavy with symbolism. This is a propaganda film that moves beyond its limits. We meet talking horses and portraits that come to life. The film also highlights disagreements between Ukrainian nationalists and the Soviet Union's state power, which feels relevant even today in light of the war between Russia and Ukraine.

ABOUT THE MUSIC: To reinforce the raw war scenes, TIFF would like to present hard rock to the film, played by the Norwegian doomsday orchestra ATTAN. Guest musicians are Nikolai Olshansky (RU) and Boris Ionov (UA).

Film Concert: Burial

Er det mulig å begrave det udødelige? Burial er en studie av menneskets ekstreme evne til utvikling, og en utforskning av det paradoksale i våre teknologiske framskritt og det stadig mer komplekse forholdet vi som menneskehet har til natur. Filmen inviterer publikum med på en oppslukende, sanselig reise inn i det enorme, øde Ignalina-atomkraftverket i Litauen som nå står til nedfalls.

Timo Kaukolampi (FI) er en Helsinki-basert kunstner, selvlært komponist og produsent innenfor eksperimentell musikk. Hans ambisjon er å bryte ned for så å bygge opp et nytt musikalsk uttrykk for hvert nye prosjekt han gjør. I 2018 vant han (med Tuomo Puranen) Jussi-prisen for beste originale soundtrack for filmen Euthanizer av Teemu Nikki, som også var Finlands Oscar-kandidat og vist på TIFF det året.

Is it possible to bury the immortal? Burial is a study of human’s extreme capabilities and innovative efforts, in an exploration of the paradox between our technological advances and increasingly complex relationships with nature. The film invites the audience to join an immersive sensorial trip into the unique and vast Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) in Lithuania, now undergoing a decommissioning process. Cold War-period energy structures still impact current geopolitical processes and impose lasting planetary threats.

Timo Kaukolampi (FI) is a Helsinki-based experimental music artist and self-taught composer, producer and meta band leader. His goal and ethos is to destroy and re-create his musical output with every new project and release. In 2018 he (with Tuomo Puranen) won the Jussi prize for best original soundtrack for the film Euthanizer by Teemu Nikki, which was also selected to represent Finland at the Academy Awards and screened at Tromsø International Film Festival that year.

Film Concert: City Girl

Det er trange kår for bøndene i Minnesota, og for familien Tustine er marginene så små at datteren får kjeft av faren for å lage en bukett av et par akser korn. Avlingen er ikke leketøy, hvert korn teller! Sønnen i huset, Lem, sendes til Chicago for å selge hveten, med streng formaning om å få en god pris. I storbyen møter han servitrisen Kate, som drømmer om det idylliske livet på landet, og søt musikk oppstår. Lem får ikke solgt kornet til en god pris, og i forelskelsens rus gifter han seg med servitrisen. Hvordan vil det gå når de kommer tilbake til gården?

F. W. Murnau var en tysk regissør som laget sine siste filmer i Hollywood. Dette er tilsynelatende en enkel bondefortelling med en moderne kjærlighetsfortelling i sentrum, men tematikken stikker dypere enn som så. Vi får se vakre bilder av endeløse kornåkre og et glimt av Chicago tidlig på 30-tallet, samt forviklinger og dramatikk av klassisk merke.

Times are hard for the farmers in Minnesota, and for the Tustines the margins are so small that their youngest daughter gets told off for making a bouquet out of a few wheat stems. Grains are not a toy, every last one counts! The farmer's son, Lem, is sent to Chicago to sell this year's crop, with a stern message to get a good price for it. In the big city, he meets Kate, a waitress, and they hit it off. Kate is dreaming of the idyllic, easy country life. The smitten pair marry each other, but the price of wheat keeps falling. How will things fare when they get back to the farm?

F. W. Murnau was a german director who made his last run of films in Hollywood. This is a seemingly uncomplicated rural tale in which a farmer falls in love with a city girl, but the themes go deeper than that. We are treated to beautiful pictures of endless wheat fields and a few glimpses of Chicago in the early 1930s, as well as good old conflicts and drama.

Live music by the skiffle-and-blues band The Dodge Brothers. Mike Hammond (guitars, lead vocals, banjo); Aly Hirji (guitars, mandolin, vocals); Mark Kermode (bass, harmonica, vocals), and Alex Hammond (washboard, snare drum, percussion)

Raging Bull

Dette er et nært portrett der vi kommer under huden på bokseren Jake LaMotta. I ringen er sinnet et våpen, men utenfor ringen gjør det ham til en tikkende bombe. Bokserens giftige maskulinitet er svært filmatisk fortalt, filmet i lyrisk svart-hvitt. De Niro var selv pådriver for å filmatisere LaMottas selvbiografi: «Jeg var interessert i fightere. Måten de går på, det med vekten – de eksploderer alltid i størrelse.»

Raging Bull er kanskje den beste filmen Scorsese og De Niro laget sammen. Her er sjansen til å se den på ordentlig 35mm-film. Visningen er et samarbeid mellom TIFF og Norsk filmklubbforbund. De rundt hundre filmklubbene i landet viser både klassikere og nyere filmkunst fra hele verden. Hvert år løfter Filmklubbforbundet frem en klassiker hvor vi holder innledningen før visningen for å sette den i en større kontekst – akkurat som filmklubber gjør før alle sine visninger.

In this cinematic portrait, we come close to the boxer Jake LaMotta’s inner demons and his toxic masculinity, all shot in lyrical black and white. De Niro was himself key to getting LaMottas memoir to film, saying "I was interested in fighters. The way they walk, the weight thing – they always blow up."

Raging Bull might be the best film collaboration between Scorsese and De Niro. Here is the chance to see it on proper film, a 35mm print. This screening is a collaboration between TIFF and The Norwegian Federation of Film Societies (NFK). The roughly hundred Norwegian film societies are screening both classics and new films from around the world. Each year NFK selects a classic film and presents it to the audience in a bigger context – just like all film societies do before a screening.

Sing-along: Adjø Montebello

Finn frem flyten og bli med på sing-along!

Adjø Montebello er en ambisiøs musikkfilm som blander fiksjon og konsertfilm. Konsertdelen av filmen er satt sammen av tre konserter i Oslo Spektrum våren 2017. Denne delen utgjør kjernen i filmen, og den er spektakulær og helproff. Det er et velkoreografert sceneshow som løfter frem rap-duoens karisma og profesjonalitet. Publikum får virkelig føle det geniale i Karpes musikk. Regissør Thea Hvistendahl bruker både publikum og filmens fiksjonsramme for å få maksimalt ut av konsertene. Hun har bygget et univers som er distinkt, og som ikke ligner på noe man har sett på norsk film før.

Er du Karpe-fan, må du være med på dette!

Find your flow and join the sing-along!

The Monkey and the Mouth is an ambitious music film that mixes fiction and concert film. The musical parts are taken from three concerts in Oslo Spektrum in the spring of 2017. The spectacular concerts form the core of the film. It is a well-choreographed stage show that highlights the rap duo's charisma and professionalism. Director Thea Hvistendahl uses both the audience and the film's fictional framework to get the most out of the concerts. She has built a universe that is distinct and unlike anything you have seen in Norwegian films before.

If you're a fan of Karpe, join in!

Polyester

Livet til Francine Fishpaw er i ferd med å rakne. Den fromme husmorens mann, Elmer, driver pornokino og er utro med sekretæren sin Sandra, mens datteren Lu-Lu er ute på vift med pøbelen Bo-Bo. Sønnen Dexter er muligens den beryktede fotfetisjisten «the Baltimore Foot-Stomper», og selv hennes egen mor er en sadistisk snylter. Francines eneste trøst er den eksentriske, nyrike ex-vaskehjelpen Cuddles og store doser alkohol. I all elendigheten deler hun et og annet langt blikk med den kjekke, mystiske og rike Todd Tomorrow. Dufter det bedre av morgendagen?

John Waters samler sitt brokete ensemble i trashklassikeren Polyester. I typisk Waters-stil blir den amerikanske familiens kjerneverdier og stereotypier snudd på hodet, pervertert og latterliggjort med glimt i øyet. Men som med all god satire siger en sannhetens stank tvers igjennom.

I samarbeid med Tromsø filmklubb vises og luktes John Waters’ vanvittige komedie med tilhørende Odorama-luktekort, akkurat som på kino i 1981.

The life of Francine Fishpaw is about to unravel. The pious housewife's husband, Elmer, runs a hated porn cinema and is having an affair with his secretary Sandra, while her daughter Lu-Lu is out with the mob Bo-Bo. Her son Dexter is possibly the infamous foot fetishist "the Baltimore Foot-Stomper", and even her own mother is a sadistic parasite. Francine's only solace is the eccentric, nouveau riche ex-laundry maid Cuddles and large doses of alcohol. In all the misery, she shares the occasional long glance with the handsome, mysterious, and rich Todd Tomorrow. Does tomorrow smell better?

John Waters gathers his motley ensemble of actors in the trash classic Polyester. In typical Waters style, the core values and stereotypes of the American family are turned on their heads, perverted, and ridiculed with a twinkle in the eye and unpredictable oddities. But as with all good satire, a stench of truth comes through.

In collaboration with Tromsø film society, John Waters' crazy comedy is shown and smelled with accompanying Odorama scratch and sniff-cards.

No Bears

Khers nist

Jafar Panahi, who resides near the Turkish border, is directing his team to film an Iranian refugee couple in Turkey. They are trying to flee to France using fake passports. A village dispute ensnares Panahi. According to a rumor, Panahi accidentally snapped a photo of a forbidden relationship. His denial does not convince the villagers. Panahi's harmless artistic activities escalate the situation on both sides of the border, resulting in grave consequences.

Award-winning filmmaker Panahi is known for his neorealistic films. His films are restricted partly due to their depiction of the struggles of Iranian society. Upon participating in anti-government activities in 2010, he was convicted to six years in prison, barred from leaving the country, and banned from making films for two decades. Since then, he has made films in which he plays his role. No Bears is the latest attempt by the filmmaker to evade government restrictions while making films in Iran. The enforcement of Panahi's sentence led to his capture and imprisonment in Tehran in July 2022.

Azadeh M. Isaksen, PhD holder in Nordic literature and film adaptation from UiT The Arctic University of Norway, will give a brief introduction to the film.

Ainbo – Amazonasa Várjaleaddji

Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon

Bures boahtin olgokinoi! Mii čájehat gelddolaš animašunfilmma Ainbo davvisámegili, čájálmas lea ovttasbargu Redd Barna organisašuvnnain ja Internationala sámi filbmainstituhtain.

Ovtta beaivvi fuomáša Ainbo ahte gilli gos orru ja sin divrras arvevuovdi áitojuvvo vuovdnás olbmuin, geat áigot čuollat vuovddi ohcan dihte golli. Ainbo oktan háldejaččaiguin Dilloin ja Vacain vuolgá mátkái oažžut veahki ja rávvagiid Amazonasa fámolepmosis - rihccegalbbas Motelo Mamas. Ainbo lea mearridan ahte son áigu gádjut juŋgela ja álbmogis ovdal lea beare maŋŋit.

Redd Barna fállá nuvttá borramuša ja njálgáid ovdal kino.

Velkommen til utekino-visning av den spennende animasjonsfilmen Ainbo på nordsamisk, i samarbeid med Redd Barna og Internasjonalt Samisk Filminstitutt. Filmen vises med norske undertekster.

En dag oppdager Ainbo at skogen hun bor i, den dyrebare regnskogen i Amazonas dypeste jungel, er truet av ødeleggelse fra grådige mennesker som vil hugge den ned! Med hjelp fra sine litt klønete venner legger hun ut på en reise for å redde jungelen før det er for sent.

Redd Barna serverer litt lett mat og godteri før filmen starter.

Welcome to an outdoor family screening of the adventurous animation Ainbo in the Northern Sámi language!

The screening is in collaboration with Save the Children Nord, serving light meals and candy, and International Sámi Film Institute. Norwegian subtitles.

ARCTIC PRIDE @ TIFF

TIFF is proud of this year's collaborations with Arctic Pride and Nordland College of Art and Film. Our queer program presents two feature film screenings (Joyland and Carol), a short film program followed by DJs and dancing at the DRIV Café.

KABELVÅG @ TIFF: QUEER SLOPES

We are celebrating that Nordland College of Art and Film has been incorporated into the University of Tromsø, after years of fighting for a stable existence. TIFF is proud to be collaborating with the film school on a yearly basis, and every year students and former students are screening films at TIFF. NKFS is situated in Kabelvåg and is a unique film school in the arctic region of Lofoten focusing on the broader understanding of the moving image. NKFS is an active part of the art and film environment in the Norwegian and Nordic contexts. This year, NKFS has invited former students Marin Håskjold and Hamid Waheed to curate a program for the ARCTIC PRIDE @TIFF called QUEER SLOPES: Where is the queer in a film? In the method of production, in the gaze, or in the narrative? In the filmmaker, in the viewer, or in the interaction between them? Nordland College of Art and Film presents a program including films from students and alumni of the school. The films thematize queerness in different ways, and not always within the same framework or understanding of the term queer.

SKEIV AFTEN/QUEER NIGHT

Together with Arctic Pride and Nordland College of Art and Film we are inviting you to end the evening with us on SKEIV AFTEN/ QUEER NIGHT at DRIV Café. Kabelvogue – a club for everybody is a DJ collective and club concept coming out of Kabelvåg will play and celebrate that Tromsø now has its very own film school!

PERU, NETHERLANDS 2021 RUNNING TIME 1H 24M DIRECTORS RICHARD CLAUS, JOSE ZELADA PRODUCERS RICHARD CLAUS, CESAR ZELADA, JOSE ZELADA, SERGIO ZELADA SOURCE ANOTHER WORLD ENTERTAINMENT

NUFF@TIFF

Welcome to NUFF@TIFF! Come and watch the 3 winning films and 2 special mentions from the NUFF 2022 film festival!

The Nordic Youth Film Festival (NUFF) is composed of a short-film festival and a 6-day film workshop for young filmmakers up to 26 years old.

Based in Tromsø, northern Norway, NUFF will have its 21st edition in 2023. It has been an international platform for countless young filmmakers since its beginning in 2003 and is an integral part of Filmveksthuset TVIBIT.

So We Live

A family living in a war-torn country spends what seems to be an ordinary evening together. Their conversations shift between simple matters of daily life and survival. This ambiguous situation highlights the aches of how we take time for granted and live life.

BELGIUM 2022 RUNNING TIME 15M DIRECTOR RAND ABOU FAKHER

Tiger is Strolling Around

Katsumi is feeling blue. While walking through a ghost Japanese town, she can see signs that her life has reached the point of no return. When she decides to end this misery, Magic Tiger appears. Can he save her?

UKRAINE, POLAND 2021 RUNNING TIME 12M DIRECTOR ANASTASIA FALILEIEVA

Pool Rule Havnesjefen Boredom

Pandemonium breaks out among the swimmers at a local indoor swimming pool as a woman decides to swim topless.

SWEDEN 2022 RUNNING TIME 9M DIRECTOR ALVA WINBLADH The Harbourmaster tells the story of its titular swan, and of how he went from a beloved small-town icon to a wanted criminal.

NORWAY 2022 RUNNING TIME 8M DIRECTORS KONRAD HJEMLI, MIA LUDVIGSEN HENRIKSEN The daily routine has been repeated far too many times. Get up, eat, watch movies, eat, go to bed, repeat. Boredom takes over and imagination runs wild. This calls for action.

DENMARK 2021 RUNNING TIME 9M DIRECTOR VIKTOR GELBEK