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2 COMPETITION MERCY Polar night on the brink of the Arctic Ocean. A German family emigrates to start anew, in the most northern city in the world, Hammerfest. Instead, a horrible accident questions everything. What role does guilt play in regard to our happiness? Fri CinemaxX 2 By invitation, no press Sun Cubix 4 By invitation, no press Official screenings Thu Berlinale Palast (English subtitles) press Thu Berlinale Palast (German subtitles) Fri Friedrichstadtpalast (English subtitles) Fri Friedrichstadtpalast (English subtitles) sat Friedrichstadtpalast (German subtitles) Sun Friedrichstadtpalast (German subtitles) DRAMA 131 min GERMAN-NORWEGIAN CO-PRODUCTION ORIGINAL TITLE Gnade/ Nåde DIRECTOR Matthias Glasner SCREENPLAY Kim Fupz Aakeson PRODUCERS Kristine Knudsen, Mathias Glasner and Andreas Born for Schwarzweiss Filmproduktion GmbH, Knudsen & Streuber Medienmanufaktur and Ophir film GmbH NORWEGIAN COPRODUCER Aage Aaberge for Neofilm SALES Beta Cinema

3 GENERATION 14PLUS LEVI S HORSE 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 is facing a moral dilemma: He must choose either to defend, or to throw a stone, on the weakest one. Official screenings Mon Haus der Kulturen der Welt Kino 2 Thu Haus der Kulturen der Welt Kino 2 Sun Haus der Kulturen der Welt Kino 2 DRAMA 18 min ORIGINAL TITLE Levis hest DIRECTOR Torfinn Iversen SCREENPLAY Torfinn Iversen PRODUCER Mona Steffensen for Original Film FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute

4 EUROPEAN FILM MARKET COMING HOME 15-year-old fashion blogger and city girl Ida hates every second of her new life, having just moved with her parents to a small farm in Nordland in the rural parts of northern Norway. Matters turn from bad to worse when her mother forces her to meet the locals, making Ida realise how mismatched she and her new surroundings really are. Ida decides to run away, but things do not turn out as she plans, and on her way back to town she encounters a horse by the name of Kehilan - and suddenly life gets new meaning... Thu dffb-kino COMPANY ORHEIM Company Orheim tells the story of teenager Jarle and his parents struggling to live under the same roof in Stavanger, Norway, during the mid 1980s. The members of the Orheim family all have their hopes and dreams, but find it hard to cope with everyday life. Jarle finds his escape through music, political activism and chasing girls, but standing up for himself at home is a battle still to be fought. Years later, Jarle has to face the ghosts of his past and consider what his childhood was all about. Sat CinemaxX studio 18 No press Mon CinemaxX studio 16 No press DRAMA 85 min ORIGINAL TITLE Til siste hinder DIRECTOR Anders Øvergaard SCREEN- PLAY Kathrine Haugen PRODUCERS Kathrine Haugen for Filimo and Odd G. Iversen for Atomfilm SALES LevelK FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute DRAMA 105 min ORIGINAL TITLE Kompani Orheim DIRECTOR Arild Andresen SCREENPLAY Arild Andresen and Lars Gudmestad based on the novel Kompani Orheim by Tore Renberg PRODUCERS Yngve Sæther and Sigve Endresen for Motlys SALES NonStop Sales FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute

5 EUROPEAN FILM MARKET INTO THE WHITE Into the White is inspired by a true story. High above the harsh Norwegian wilderness, English and German pilots shoot each other to the ground after a violent chance encounter. Isolated, they must fight to survive the brutal winter. Though war has made them enemies, antagonism is hard to maintain as days go by. Through mutual need, unlikely friendships bloom. Somehow, they become comrades. War, after all, is absurd. Sun CineStar 4 By invitation, no press Mon CineStar 4 By invitation, no press JACKPOT Terrified, bloody, and gripping a shotgun, Oscar Svendsen wakes up in what used to be a respectable strip joint at Svinesund, on the Norwegian-Swedish border. Scattered around him lie eight corpses, and in front of him stands detective Solør of the National Criminal Investigation Service, pointing his pistol at Oscar. To Solør the whole scenario seems like an open-and-shut case, even though Oscar persistently asserts his innocence. Somewhat hesitant and timid Oscar starts telling the incredible story of four guys who won the jackpot betting on football, suddenly landing them kroner smack in their laps. An amount that should prove not to be easily divided by four... Fri CineStar 4 By invitation, no press Sat dffb-kino By invitation, no press DRAMA 98 min ORIGINAL TITLE Into the White DIRECTOR Petter Næss SCREENPLAY Ole Meldgaard, Petter Næss and Dave Mango PRODUCERS Peter Aalbæk Jensen and Valerie Saunders for Zentropa International Norway SALES TrustNordisk FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute DRAMA 90 min ORIGINAL TITLE Arme riddere DIRECTOR Magnus Martens SCREEN- PLAY Magnus Martens based on a story by Jo Nesbø PRODUCERS Martin Sundland and Are Heidenstrøm for Fantefilm Fiksjon SALES TrustNordisk FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute

6 EUROPEAN FILM MARKET KING CURLING Once a great curling star, Truls Paulsen is diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder and banned from competition. But when he learns that his old friend and coach Gordon is on his deathbed, Truls, heavily medicated decides to compete again, in the hopes of winning money for Gordon to have an operation in the US. Truls stops taking the meds and tries to convince his old team mates that he is mentally stable enough to lead them to victory in the Norwegian Curling Championship. But, is it a good sign that he obsessively insists his teammates pull their zippers all the way up before they can play? Fri Kino Arsenal 1 Mon Kino Arsenal 1 MAGIC SILVER THE QUEST FOR THE MYSTIC HORN The story is set high up in the Blue Mountain, where young queen Bluerose finds it more and more difficult to live within the boundaries of the Blue Gnome community. When she becomes aware that a dangerous glacier is threatening the Blue Mountain valley and the Red Gnomes living there, she sets out on a journey to find the Blue Horn, a magical instrument that can change the weather. With this instrument she might be able to save the Red Gnomes. The film is the first Norwegian children and family film to be produced in 3D. Fri CineStar Event Cinema (Eng sub) mon CineStar Event Cinema (Eng dub) DRAMA 75 min ORIGINAL TITLE Kong Curling DIRECTOR Ole Endresen SCREENPLAY Ole Endresen and Atle Antonsen PRODUCER Håkon Øverås for 4 ½ Film SALES Films Boutique FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute DRAMA 84 min ORIGINAL TITLE Blåfjell 2 Jakten på det magiske horn DIRECTOR Arne Lindtner Næss SCREENPLAY Thomas Moldestad and Gudny Ingebjørg Hagen based on her characters PRODUCERS Jørgen Storm Rosenberg and Lasse Greve Alsos for Storm Rosenberg SALES NonStop Sales FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute

7 EUROPEAN FILM MARKET Upcoming Titles Upcoming titles 90 Minutes DRAMA by Eva Sørhaug RELEASE 19 October Kilometers to Heaven DRAMA by Hisham Zaman RELEASE 21 September 2012 SONS OF NORWAY It s not easy to rebel when your dad wants to join the party... One day (in 1979), Magnus and his son Nikolaj hit the wall in their new terrace house in Rykkinn. Magnus is an architect, hippie and free spirit, a glaring exception in a community where equality and conformity is the norm. He always stands up for his son, supporting him unconditionally, even when Nikolaj decides to stop giving a damn. Sons of Norway is a film about rebellion, punk rock, suburban hell and the struggle between freaks and punks. But most of all, it s the story of an unusual father-son relationship, and about the strength of the bonds we sometimes do our best to rip apart. Thu CineStar 6 Tue CineStar 5 All That Matters is Past DRAMA by Sara Johnsen RELEASE Autumn 2012 Escape ACTION by Roar Uthaug RELEASE Autumn 2012 I Belong DRAMA by Dag Johan Haugerud RELEASE tbc The Journey to the Christmas Star FAMILY FILM by Nils Gaup RELEASE November 2012 Liv and Ingmar DOCUMENTARY by Dheeraj Alokhar RELEASE October 2012 Kon-Tiki DRAMA by Joachim Roenning/Espen Sandberg RELEASE 24 August 2012 Nowhere Home DOCUMENTARY by Margreth Olin RELEASE 07 September 2012 Shakespeare: The Hidden Truth DOCUMENTARY by Jørgen Friberg RELEASE March 2012 DRAMA 87 min ORIGINAL TITLE Sønner av Norge DIRECTOR Jens Lien SCREEN- PLAY Nikolaj Frobenius based on his own partly autobiographical novel Teori og praksis PRODUCER Christian Fredrik Martin for Friland Produksjon SALES Films Distribution FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute

8 Front cover: Levi s Horse by Torfinn Iversen Design: Lise Kihle Designstudio contacts in berlin Stine Helgeland Executive Director, Dep. of Promotion and International Relations stine.helgeland@nfi.no Stine Oppegaard Head of International Relations, feature films Cell: stine.oppegaard@nfi.no Toril Simonsen Head of International Relations, short and documentary films Cell: toril.simonsen@nfi.no Astri Dehli Blindheim Head of Cultural Events Cell: Mail: astri.blindheim@nfi.no Pål Håberg Print Manager Cell: pal.haberg@nfi.no Please visit us at the European Film Market, c/o Scandinavian Films, Martin Gropius Bau Dronningensgate 16 P.O.BOX 482 Sentrum, N-0105 Oslo Tel: Mail: int@nfi.no

films New Nordic Films Haugesund 2011

norwegian films New Nordic Films Haugesund 2011 NEW NORDIC FILMS NEW NORDIC FILMS Babycall Anna and her 8-year old son, Anders, are on the run from Anders violent father. They move to a secret address