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 in a giant apartment building. Anna is terrified that her ex-husband will find them and buys a babycall to make sure Anders is safe while he sleeps. But strange noises echoe in the babycall from elsewhere in the building. Anna overhears what she believes is the murder of a child. Meanwhile, Anders gets a mysterious, dark-haired friend who comes and goes as he wants. Does Anders friend know something about the sounds in the babycall? Why is there blood on Anders drawing? Are they still in danger? Thu, Aug 18 11.00 Edda 5 Fri, Aug 19 20.15 Edda 2 PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER 95 min ORIGINAL TITLE Babycall DIRECTOR Pål Sletaune SCREEENPLAY Pål Sletaune PRODUCER Turid Øversveen for 4 1/2 Fiksjon SALES The Match Factory FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute Coming Home 15-year-old Ida is a fashion blogger and city girl, and definitely unhappy about her mother s decision to move to a small farm in Northern Norway. Hating her new life from the first moment, she thinks the other girls are stupid to prefer horses to clothes and make-up. But a dramatic encounter with a horse called Kehilan changes everything. Suddenly Ida becomes eager to learn to ride, and then she discovers that the other girls are pretty OK. But upon discovering that Kehilan is soon to be sent to the slaughterhouse, a self-centred interest in clothes and fashion seems quite meaningless. But will Ida, against all odds, manage to save her horse? Coming Home is a feel-good drama with tough girls and horses, in an engaging story from the beautiful Helgeland Coast. Thu, Aug 18 09.00 Edda 2 SAT, AUG 20 09.00 Edda 2 FAMILY 88 min ORIGINAL TITLE Til siste hinder DIRECTOR Anders Øvergaard SCREEENPLAY Kathrine Haugen PRODUCERS Kathrine Haugen and Odd G. Iversen for Filimo Film and Atomfilm SALES TBA FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute

NEW NORDIC FILMS NEW NORDIC FILMS Headhunters Roger is a man who seems to have it all: he is Norway s most successful Headhunter, married to the beautiful gallery-owner Diana, owns a magnificent villa - but living larger than he should. To keep up he is stealing art on the side. At a gallery opening, his wife introduces him to Clas Greve. Not only is he the perfect candidate for the CEO position of the GPS company Pathfinder that Roger is currently recruiting for; he is also in possession of a very valuable painting. Roger sees his chance to become financially independent, and starts planning his biggest hit ever. He soon runs into trouble and it s not financial problems that are threatening to knock him over this time. The headhunt has begun. Wed, Aug 17 20.15 Edda 5 Fri, Aug 19 11.00 Edda 1 THRILLER 100 min ORIGINAL TITLE Hodejegerne DIRECTOR Morten Tyldum SCREEEN- PLAY Lars Gudmestad and Ulf Ryberg based on a novel by Jo Nesbø PRODUCER Asle Vatn and Marianne Gray for Friland Film and Yellow Bird SALES TrustNordisk FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute 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, Aug 19 15.15 Edda 1 Sat, Aug 20 11.00 Edda 4 COMEDY 75 min ORIGINAL TITLE Kong Curling DIRECTOR Ole Endresen SCREEEN- PLAY Ole Endresen and Atle Antonsen PRODUCER Håkon Øverås for 4 1/2 SALES TBA FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute

NEW NORDIC FILMS NEW NORDIC FILMS Oslo, August 31st Starring Anders Danielsen Lie, Oslo, August 31st follows one man, one city, 24 hours and is inspired by French author Pierre Drieu la Rochelle s novel, Le feu follet (The Fire Within). Wed, Aug 17 17.00 Edda 1 THU, AUG 18 08.45 Edda 5 DRAMA 90 min ORIGINAL TITLE Oslo, 31. august DIRECTOR Joachim Trier SCREEENPLAY Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier PRODUCERS Hans-Jørgen Osnes, Yngve Sæther and Sigve Endresen for Motlys AS in co-production with Don t Look Now SALES The Match Factory FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute Pushwagner Terje Brofos, aka Hariton Pushwagner, is Norway s most prominent representative of pop art. He enjoys international success: critics praise him, his name has made an impression at the biennales of Berlin and Sydney, and international museums are flocking to his Oslo studio. But behind the success we find the story about a man who ended up homeless, with years of substance abuse before he got his commercial breakthrough. Even Benestad and August Baugstø Hanssen give us an engaging and entertaining, thought-provoking and, not least, honest portrait of Norway s most distinct contemporary artist. At the same time, the film reflects on what is real in the life of Pushwagner the artist and the human being. As he himself puts it: It s not true, but it s a good story. Wed, Aug 17 16.30 Edda 5 Thu, Aug 18 16.30 Edda 5 DOCUMENTARY 72 min ORIGINAL TITLE Pushwagner DIRECTORS Even G. Benestad and August B. Hanssen SCREEENPLAY August B. Hanssen and Even G. Benestad PRODUCER Carsten Aanonsen for Indie Film SALES TBA FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute

NEW NORDIC FILMS FOKUS NORDEN/NEW NORDIC FILMS 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. Wed, Aug 17 13.00 Edda 1 Fri, Aug 19 09.00 Edda 1 DRAMA/COMEDY 88 min ORIGINAL TITLE Sønner av Norge DIRECTOR Jens Lien SCREEENPLAY Nikolaj Frobenius based on his novel Teori og praksis PRODUCER Christian Fredrik Martin for Friland Film SALES Films Distribution FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute Turn Me On, goddammit Alma is a small-town teen with a big imagination. Horny and looking for love, she has only her lively imagination and a kindly phone sex operator to ameliorate her frustratingly lonely and chaste life. But Alma s active fantasy world and even more active libido only seem to get her into trouble. Turn me on, goddammit is an offbeat coming-of-age comedy with a deadpan sense of humor, enlivened by its rich sense of fantasy and frank but sweet approach to teen sexuality. Wed, Aug 17 20.00 Edda 1 COMEDY 75 min ORIGINAL TITLE Få meg på, for faen DIRECTOR Jannicke Systad Jacobsen SCREEENPLAY Jannicke Systad Jacobsen based on a novel by Olaug Nilssen PRODUCERS Brede Hovland and Sigve Endresen for Motlys AS SALES Celcius Entertainment FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute dear Lisa Through Blom s personal storytelling style, this is a film about life, a work that encompasses the moving, humorous and gripping, without resorting to sentimental tricks or grand gestures. SHORT 10 min ORIGINAL TITLE Kjære Lisa DIRECTOR Charlotte Blom SCREEENPLAY Charlotte Blom PRODUCER Gudrun Austli for Motlys AS FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute

WORK IN PROGRESS WORK IN PROGRESS Comrade Fuck Up Help Magic Silver 2 Comrade is an anti-war movie. 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. THU, AUG 18 19.15 Edda 2 DRAMA 100 min ORIGINAL TITLE Comrade DIRECTOR Petter Næss SCREEEN- PLAY Ole Meldgaard, Petter Næss and Dave Mango PRODUCER Valerie Edwina Saunders for Zentropa International SALES TrustNordisk FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute Jack is pleased with himself for the first time in years. He has decided to stop fucking anything with a pulse and also to cut back on his eager and enthusiastic drug use. Then his best friend crashes into a moose in the middle of the night on the Swedish border. He is found with a hoof buried in his forehead and 2.5 kilos of cocaine in the trunk. Over the next 24 hours, Jack loses his house, his girlfriend leaves him and takes their daughter with her. And as he is about to find out: when you think you have hit rock bottom, it can always get worse. THU, AUG 18 17.30 Edda 2 BLACK ACTION COMEDY app 100 min ORIGINAL TITLE Et slags liv DIRECTOR Øystein Karlsen SCREEENPLAY Øystein Karlsen PRODUCERS Anders Tangen and Hillevi Råberg for Viafilm AS and Illusion Film AB SALES AB Svensk Filmindustri FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute A nurse starts speaking English when she is nervous. A translator compromises her integrity when translating a bad novel. A woman turns down a million-crown inheritance because of pride. Three women all have a small soft spot in their personality, and are hit hard when their idiosyncrasies meet the light of day. A tragic comedy about human failure. THU, AUG 18 19.00 Edda 2 COMEDY ORIGINAL TITLE Hjelp DIREC- TOR Dag Johan Haugerud SCREEEN- PLAY Dag Johan Haugerud PRODUCER Yngve Sæther for Motlys AS SALES TBA FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute The first Scandinavian 3D film, and sequel to the feature Magic Silver which became a big success with over 375 000 admissions in Norway and sold worldwide to more than 50 countries. The story is set high up in the Blue Mountain, where young queen Blureose 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. THU, AUG 18 19.45 Edda 2 FAMILY/CHILDREN app 85 min ORIGI- NAL TITLE Blåfjell 2 DIRECTOR Arne Lindtner Næss SCREEENPLAY Thomas Moldestad and Gudny Ingebjørg Hagen PRODUCERS Jørgen Storm Rosenberg and Lasse Greve Alsos for Storm Rosenberg AS SALES NonStop Sales FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute

NORDIC CO-PRODUCTION AND FILM FINANCING FORUM NORDIC CO-PRODUCTION AND FILM FINANCING FORUM Iris It s been a very long time since humans lived on Earth. Thousands of years ago, when they were forced to leave, it was ruined by over-exploitation. A return in the foreseeable future seemed impossible. Eventually the humans found another solar system with the inhabitable planet Betalós. But even though they lived here for several generations, it never felt like home. A collective depression had slowly grown, and made them strangers even too themselves. The memories of Earth are vague, almost mythic. Secret missions to search for new solar systems were initiated by different governments. On one of these missions, a space shuttle with six crew members and eight incubated children gets lost. For months they drift farther and farther out in space. When the shuttle finally gets operative again, they have lost all contact with Betalós, yet the radar indicates what looks like a solar system. After a long discussion, four of the crew members win the vote to set course for the unknown. With minimal oxygen resources, it s a one-way ticket journey. SCI-FI ORIGINAL TITLE Iris DIRECTOR Ole Giæver SCREEENPLAY Ole Giæver PRODUCER Maria Ekerhovd for Mer Film AS SALES TBA FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute Tough Guys Modulf is a small 11-year-old superhero. Every day at school he is bullied by the tough guys, Frank and Jørgen. And that s fine. Because then Modulf saves the other children from being bullied. One day Lise joins Modulf s class. She cares, and creates havoc in the ranks. Suddenly Lise is the one in the middle of the storm who must be saved. Modulf is forced to face his own situation and do something about it. Tough Guys is a funny, warm and serious story about bullying and friendship, based on Arne Svingen s bestselling children s book De Tøffeste Gutta. Filmbin is the only Norwegian production company dedicated entirely to producing children s and youth films. Director Christian Lo s previous film Rafiki (Bestevenner) had its international premiere at the Berlinale in 2010. CHILDREN S COMEDY ORIGINAL TITLE De tøffeste gutta DIRECTOR Christian Lo SCREEENPLAY Nick Hegreberg PRODUCER Trine Aadalen Lo for Filmbin AS SALES TBA FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute Victoria First published in 1898, this poetic, psychologically intense novel by acclaimed Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun has endured as a classic portrayal of love s predicament in a class-bound society. Set in a coastal village of late nineteenth-century Norway, Victoria follows two lovers whose yearnings are as powerful as the circumstances that conspire to thwart their romance. Johannes, a miller s son turned poet, finds inspiration for his writing in his passionate devotion to Victoria, a daughter of the impoverished lord of the manor, who feels constrained by family loyalty to accept the wealthy young man of her father s choice. Separated by class barriers and social pressure, the fated duo hurt and enthral each other by turns as they move toward an emotional doom that neither will recognize until it is too late. ROMANTIC COSTUME DRAMA ORIGINAL TITLE Victoria DIRECTOR Torun Lian SCREEENPLAY Torun Lian based on the novel by Knut Hamsun PRODUCERS John M. Jacobsen, Sveinung Golimo and Pancho Kohner for Filmkameratene AS SALES TBA FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute THU, AUG 18 09.45 11.30 Presentation of the film projects, scandic hotel

Front cover: Sons of Norway by Jens Lien Design: Lise Kihle contacts in haugesund Stine Helgeland Executive Director, Dep. of Promotion and International Relations E-mail: stine.helgeland@nfi.no Stine Oppegaard Head of International Relations, feature films Cell: +47 908 59 638 E-mail: stine.oppegaard@nfi.no Toril Simonsen Head of International Relations, short and documentary films Cell: +47 900 38 086 E-mail: toril.simonsen@nfi.no Dronningensgate 16 P.O.BOX 482 Sentrum, N-0105 Oslo Tel: +47 22 47 45 00 Mail: int@nfi.no www.norwegianfilms.no