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Nordic Competition (NIFA)

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The Selection Committee has made this selection of 29 films from the 250 considered candidates from the Nordic Countries except Norway. The Nordic Competition is screened in four parts on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The directors are presented in the beginning of each screening. Afterwards, they get the opportunity to talk about their film in Meet the Filmmakers.

The films compete for four NIFA-awards, along with the films in the section Norwegian Competition.

Nordic Independent Film Awards (NIFA) was established by AFIA Aarhus 2008 and continued at Minimalen 2009. The backdrop is that Minimalen always has had a special concern for films made without the largest production budgets there are, and for filmmakers setting themselves up in the business. This is where we see the boldest creativity unfold.

Awards: Nordic Independent Film Awards (NIFA): Four films are awarded by the Jury, and all winners receive a NIFA trophy. Please note that the films in the Norwegian Competition also participate.
NIFA Best Film: Trophy and EUR 1 000 donated by Fretex.
NIFA Best Fiction: Trophy and 5 reels of 35 mm film from Kodak Norge AS.
NIFA Best Documentary: Trophy.
NIFA Best Animation or Art Film: Trophy.

The Award Jury for NIFA - Norwegian and Nordic Competition:

UNNI STRAUME (b. 1955, Norway)
Film director and scriptwriter. With her distinctive poetic style regarded as one of the most important contemporary filmmakers in Norway. Four feature films (1990-2002), and among other shorts, Derailment (1993) and T83 (1996).

ÓLAFUR H. TORFASON (b. 1947, Iceland)
Author, journalist, veteran film critic in RÚV, The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service. Chairman of The Film Board of Iceland since 2009.

MARIT KATHRYN CORNEIL (b. 1965, Canada)
A filmmaker and documentary scholar. Assistant professor and a doctoral fellow at the Dept. of Art and Media Studies at NTNU, Trondheim. She has published articles on documentary film history and theory and currently teaches film and video production at NTNU and HiNT.


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Del 1
Torsdag/Thursday 16:00
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TUSSILAGO
Jonas Odell | Sverige 2010 | Dokumentar, Animasjon | 14 min

Terroristen Norberg Kröcher ble arrestert i Stockholm 31. mars 1977. Han var leder for en gruppe som planla å kidnappe den svenske politikeren Anna-Greta Leijon.

Terrorist Norberg Krøcher was arrested in Stockholm 31 March 1977. He was the leader of a group planning to kidnap the Swedish politician Anna-Greta Leijon.

Script: Jonas Odell | Camera: Per Helin | Sound: Fredrik Jonsäter | Music: Martin Landquist | Editing: Jonas Odell | Production: Niklas Adolfsson, Linda Hambäck - Filmtecknarna F. Animation AB

GAMES (Spel)
Amanda Kernell | Sverige 2009 | Fiksjon | 14 min

Emma og lillebroren får vite at faren deres har blitt kastet ut av leiligheten, og må være ute innen neste morgen. Emma pakker kofferten for å forlate sin far.

Emma and her younger brother learns that their father is being evicted and must be out by the next morning. Emma packs a bag to leave her father.

Script: Amanda Kernell | Camera: Petrus Sjövik | Music: Nils Svennem Lundberg | Editing: Elisabeth Andersson | Production: Jakob Vedefors, Direktörn & Fabrikörn

(EGO)
Leevi Lehtinen | Finland 2011 | Animasjon | 10 min

Et visuelt dikt om synd og underbevisstheten. Historien om en mann som mister sjelen sin, og om hans forsøk på å få den tilbake.

A visual poem about sins and subconsciousness. Tells a story of a man losing his soul, and of his attempts to get it back.

Script: Leevi Lehtinen | Camera: Leevi Lehtinen | Sound: Anssi Laiho | Music: Anssi Laiho | Editing: Leevi Lehtinen | Production: Ton Crone, NIAF

BATHING MICKY (Micky bader)
Frida Kempff | Sverige 2010 | Dokumentar | 14 min

Micky har vært medlem av den lokale svømmeklubben i nesten et halvt århundre. Hver dag, hver sesong, svømmer hun med vennene sine i sin kjære svømmeklubb.

Micky has been a member of the local bathing club for almost half a century. Every day, every season, she swims with her friends at her beloved bathing club.

Camera: Camilla Skagerström | Sound: Arvid Lind | Music: Jon Jefferson Klingberg | Editing: Erik Andersson | Production: Erik Andersson, Medima Film & TV

MUSIC FOR ONE X-MAS AND SIX DRUMMERS
Ola Simonsson, Johannes Stjärne Nilsson | Sverige 2010 | Fiksjon | 5 min

Seks trommeslagere forkledd som Lucia-tog kommer seg inn på et aldershjem. I hemmelighet framfører de et musikkstykke på symaskin, julepynt og englespill.

Six drummers disguised as a Lucia parade get into a retirement home. In secret they perform a piece of music on a sewing machine and Christmas ornaments.

Script: Johannes Stjärne Nilsson, Ola Simonsson | Camera: Charlotta Tengroth | Sound: Aleksander Karshikoff, Erik Guldager | Music: Magnus Börjeson, Six Drummers | Editing: Stefan Sundlöf | Production: Ola Simonsson, Johannes Stjärne Nilsson, Kostr-Film

PROMISE
Morten BH, Kirsten Dehlholm, Henning Carlsen | Danmark 2010 | Eksperiment | 7 min

Vi er i mellomkrigstiden. Til tross for fattigdom spår en mor en lys framtid for sin tiårige sønn, Romain.

Set in the interwar period, in spite of her poverty, a mother foretell a bright future for Romain, her 10-year-old son.

Script: Richard Raskin | Camera: Laust Trier Mørk | Sound: Bobby Hess | Music: Jacob Kirkegaard | Editing: Elin Pröjts | Production: Henrik Underbjerg, Stefan Frost

INFORMER (Ilmianto)
Milla Pelkonen | Finland 2010 | Fiksjon | 25 min

To jenter, Jenna og Ansku, går siste året på videregående skole i en liten by. De drømmer om et mer actionfylt liv. En dag blir en av guttene på skolen pågrepet av politiet.

Jenna and Ansku, two girls in their last year of high school, dream about living more action-filled lives. One day the police take one of the boys at their school into custody.

Script: Paula Korva | Camera: Anssi Leino | Sound: Kimmo Vanttinen | Music: Matti Strahlendorf | Editing: Hanna Kuirinlahti | Production: Seija-Liisa Eskola, MatilaRohrNordisk Oy

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Del 2
Fredag/Friday 14:00
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THE CONFESSION (Bekännelsen)
Måns Berthas | Sverige 2009 | Fiksjon | 13 min

Tre menn møtes, og en bekjennelse forandrer livene til de innblandede. Bekjennelsen handler om vår manglende evne til å stoppe tiden, tilfeldighetenes hensynsløse kraft og livets forgjengelighet.

Three men meet, and a confession changes their lives. The confession is about our inability to stop time, the inconsiderate power of chance and life's fragility.

Script: Måns Berthas | Camera: Frida Wendel | Sound: Jan Dufva, Bessem Bedziri | Editing: Måns Berthas | Production: Måns Berthas, Berthas Production

I'M PAINTING SOME IMAGINATION (Jag målar lite fantasi)
Linnea Widen | Sverige 2010 | Dokumentar | 14 min

Johannes kunne ikke snakke før han var sju år gammel. Men han tegnet det han opplevde. Det var begynnelsen på et annerledes kunstnerisk talent.

Johannes could not talk until he was 7 years old. But he drew snapshot pictures of experiences. And so began a different kind of artistry.

Script: Linnea Widen | Camera: Nicklas Karpaty | Sound: Arvid Lind | Music: Two White Horses | Editing: Britta Norell | Production: Linnea Widen

OUT OF A FOREST
Tobias Gundorff Boesen | Danmark 2010 | Animasjon, Musikkvideo | 6 min

Inspirert av viktoriansk litteratur og akkompagnert av New York-bandet The National er "Out of a Forest" en eksperimentell og poetisk reise gjennom steder vi alle kjenner, men aldri har vært.

Inspired by Victorian literature and set to the music of New York band The National, "Out Of A Forest" is an experimental and poetic journey through places we all know, but have never been.

Script: Tobias Gundorff Boesen | Camera: Martin Bested, Andreas Berg | Music: The National | Production: The Animation Workshop

THE TONGUELING (Kielitiettyni)
Elli Vuorinen | Finland 2010 | Animasjon | 4 min

Ekkoet av banking på tre høres i et frossent landskap der en enslig mann leter etter sin egen form for tunging.

Wooden knocks are echoing in a frozen landscape where a lonesome man is searching for a tongueling of his own.

Script: Elli Vuorinen | Camera: Elli Vuorinen | Sound: Elli Vuorinen, Jani Lehto | Music: Jani Lehto | Editing: Elli Vuorinen | Production: Eija Saarinen, Turku Arts Academy

MOTHER DOESN'T BOWL ANYMORE (Äiti ei enää keilaa)
Teemu Nikki | Finland 2009 | Fiksjon | 10 min

Den unge nazisten Väino kommer hjem fra fengsel. Hans storebror vil ikke fortelle ham hvor moren deres er, men av en eller annen grunn er det mye rått kjøtt i leiligheten.

Young nazi skinhead, Väino, comes home from prison. His big brother is not telling him the whereabouts of their mother, but for some reason there's a lot of raw meat around the apartment.

Script: Jani Pösö, Teemu Nikki | Camera: Aleksi Koskinen | Sound: Tuomas Seppänen | Editor: Teemu Nikki | Production: Teemu Nikki

FLOW (Streymi)
María Dalberg | Island 2010 | Eksperiment | 3 min

Et eksperiment basert på manuelle teknikker: farge, form, tekstur, bevegelse i rom og forholdet mellom lyd og bilde.

An experiment based on manual techniques: Color, form, texture, movement in space and the interplay between sound and image.

Production: María Dalberg

MASA
Anssi Kasitonni | Finland 2009 | Animasjon | 11 min

Et marsvin tar i bruk alle midler for å rømme fra buret sitt.

A guinea pig employs all kinds of means to escape from its cage.

Script: Anssi Kasitonni | Camera: Anssi Kasitonni | Sound: Anssi Kasitonni | Music: Anssi Kasitonni | Editing: Anssi Kasitonni | Production: Anssi Kasitonni, AV-arkki

MISS REMARKABLE & HER CAREER
(Fröken Märkvärdig & Karriären)

Joanna Rubin Dranger | Sverige 2010 | Animasjon | 29 min

Mørk, humoristisk animasjon om indre demoner, om å knuse foreldres forventninger, og om et karrieresammenbrudd.

A black-humour animation about inner demons, crushing parental expectations and a career meltdown.

Script: Joanna Rubin Dranger | Animation: David Rylander | Sound: Magnus Andersson Lagerqvist | Music: Steffen Breum | Production: Lisbet Gabrielsson, Lisbet Gabrielsson Film AB

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Lørdag/Saturday 15:00
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LITTLE SNOW ANIMAL (Lumikko)
Miia Tervo | Finland 2009 | Dokumentar | 19 min

En påminnelse om at noen ganger trenger vi folk som kan vekke oss, og fremfor alt lytte til oss. Denne dokumentaren er et godt eksempel på at grensen mellom fiksjon og fakta er uklar.

The film reminds us that sometimes we need people to shake us up a bit. Above all, to listen. This documentary is a fine example of a film that blurs the borders between fact and fiction.

Script: Miia Tervo | Camera: Päivi Kettunen | Sound: Jussi Rantala | Editing: Okku Nuutilainen | Production: Mahsa Malka, University of Art & Design UIAH

CLEAN
Isold Uggadottir | Island 2010 | Fiksjon | 10 min

En ung kvinne strever med å skjule en voksende uvane, mens hun prøver å beholde fatningen i rollen som sjarmerende danseinstruktør for eldre.

A young woman struggles to conceal a growing habit, whilst attempting to retain her composure as a charming dance instructor for the elderly.

Script: Isold Uggadottir, Jonathan Stewart and Stephanie Perdomo | Camera: Matthew Mendelson | Sound: Huldar Freyr Arnarson | Editing: Isold Uggadottir | Production: Stephanie Perdomo, Christiane Hitzeman - No 9 Productions

THE JAUKKA BROTHERS (Bröderna Jaukka)
Peter Grönlund | Sverige 2010 | Fiksjon | 14 min

Jani and Tuomas er to finske brødre på vei opp i Stockholms underverden. De blir kontaktet av den russiske gangsteren Micha, som påstår at de blir truet.

Jani and Tuomas are two Finnish brothers on the rise in the underworld of Stockholm. They are contacted by the Russian gangster Micha who claims there is a threat against them.

Script: Peter Grönlund | Production: Jörgen Andersson, Doppelganger Film HB

INCIDENT BY A BANK (Händelse vid bank)
Ruben Östlund | Sverige 2010 | Fiksjon, Eksperiment | 12 min

En detaljert og humoristisk beretning om et mislykket bankran. Én eneste tagning hvor rundt 100 mennesker framfører en nøyaktig koreografi for kameraet.

A detailed and humorous account of a failed bank robbery. A single take where roughly 100 people perform a meticulous choreography for the camera.

Script: Ruben Östlund | Camera: Marius Dybwad Brandrud | Sound: Niklas Skarp | Editing: Ruben Östlund | Production: Marie Kjellson, Erik Hemmendorff - Plattform Produktion

WHISPERING IN A FRIEND'S MOUTH
(Älä kuiskaa ystävän suuhun)

Hannaleena Hauru | Finland 2010 | Fiksjon | 10 min

Japu og Antti er bestevenner i den skandinaviske sommernatten. De maler graffiti på et butikkvindu, og har begynt å kysse.

Japu and Antti are best friends in a Scandinavian summer night. They're painting a graffiti on a shop window, and have ended up kissing.

Script: Hannaleena Hauru | Camera: Jan-Niclas Jansson | Sound: Jussi Honka | Music: Lauri Wuolio | Editing: Markus Leppälä | Production: Jussi Rantamaki

WHISTLELESS (Fløjteløs)
Siri Melchior | Danmark 2009 | Animasjon | 5 min

I en fargerik og pulserende by der alle mennesker og dyr kan plystre, finnes det ett unntak — den lille fuglen som heter Fløjteløs.

In a colourful and vibrant town, all the people and animals can whistle – with one exception, namely the small bird called Whistleless.

Script: Siri Melchior | Sound: Claus Lynge, Olle Tannergård | Music: Tanera Dawkins | Production: Marie Bro

HOW TO PICK BERRIES (Miten marjoja poimitaan)
Elina Talvensaari | Finland 2010 | Dokumentar | 19 min

Besøkende langveisfra dukker opp i de tåkete myrene i Nord-Finland. Selv om de er harmløse gjør deres tilstedeværelse sin virkning på de lokale skikkene.

Visitors from a distant place appear in the misty swamps of Northern Finland. As harmless as they are, their foreign presence unwittingly disrupts the pace of local habits.

Script: Elina Talvensaari, Mauro Farinas | Camera: Joonas Pulkkanen | Sound: Pinja Maki | Music: Pinja Maki | Editing: Markus Leppala | Production: Aalto University, School of Art and Design

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Søndag/Sunday 11:00
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BIRTHDAY (Födelsedag)
Jenifer Malmqvist | Sverige 2010 | Fiksjon | 18 min

Sara forbereder en overraskelse til kona Katarinas bursdag, med hjelp av deres datter Johanna og vennen Fredrik. Men Katarina har noe å fortelle.

Sara prepares a surprise for her wife Katarina's birthday with the help of their daughter Johanna and their friend Fredrik. But Katarina has something to tell her.

Script: Jenifer Malmqvist | Camera: Ita Zbroniec-Zajt | Sound: Ewa Bogusz, Bogdan Klat | Editing: Boguslawa Furga | Production: Good World AB, The Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School in Lódz

THE DEATH OF AN INSECT (Erään hyönteisen tuho)
Hannes Vartiainen, Pekka Veikkolainen | Finland 2010 | Animasjon, Eksperiment | 7 min

I et livløst, urbant landskap, hvor tiden selv har stoppet opp, er en gal ballett i gang, mens en nylig klekket sommerfugl er i ferd med å dø.

In a lifeless urban landscape where time itself has stopped its crawl, a mad ballet is commencing and a newly hatched butterfly is about to die.

Script: Hannes Vartiainen, Pekka Veikkolainen | Camera: Hannes Vartiainen, Pekka Veikkolainen | Sound: Olli Huhtanen | Music: Joonatan Portaankorva | Editing: Hannes Vartiainen , Pekka Veikkolainen | Production: Hannes Vartiainen, Pohjankonna Oy

TORD AND TORD (Tord och Tord)
Niki Lindroth von Bahr | Sverige 2010 | Animasjon | 10 min

En dag går Tord tilfeldigvis inn i naboleiligheten. En annen person med samme navn har akkurat flyttet inn der. Tord og Tord tilbringer tid sammen.

One day, Tord accidently walks into the apartment next to his own. Another person named Tord has just moved in there. Tord and Tord spend time with each other.

Script: Niki Lindroth von Bahr | Camera: Niki Lindroth von Bahr | Sound: Hans Appelqvist | Music: Erkki-Sven Tüür | Editing: Niki Lindroth Von Bahr | Production: Niki Lindroth von Bahr

TRAFFIC JAM (Ruuhka)
Arthur Franck, Oskar Forstén | Finland 2009 | Dokumentar | 12 min

Noen mennesker lever av å sitte fast i trafikken. Denne dokumentaren undersøker hva som foregår i hodene til to pakkebud.

Some people are stuck in traffic for a living. This documentary offers a peek into what goes on in the minds of two package deliverers.

Script: Arthur Franck, Oskar Forstén | Camera: Mikael Gustafsson, Oskar Forstén | Sound: Axel Högström | Music: Axel Högström | Editing: Arthur Franck | Production: Oskar Forstén, 4KRS Films

WHO'S BLEEDING? (Vem blöder?)
Jessica Laurén | Sverige 2010 | Animasjon | 4 min

Alle dyrene skal bygge noe. De hamrer og sager, men plutselig skjærer Katt seg i foten!

Teddy, Cat, Rabbit, Bird and Piggy-Teddy are going to build something. They hammer and saw, but suddenly Cat cuts his leg!

Script: Stina Wirsén | Sound: Mats Blomberg | Music: Pompe Hedengren | Editing: Jessica Laurén | Production: Linda Hambäck, FilmTecknarna Stockholm AB

1989 (WHEN I WAS 5 YEARS OLD)
(1989 (dengang jeg var 5 år gammel))

Thor Ochsner | Danmark 2010 | Eksperiment | 10 min

En animert dokumentar om en femårig gutt som havner i en dramatisk bilulykke med sin far.

An animated documentary about a five year old boy who ends up in a dramatic car accident with his dad.

Script: Thor Ochsner | Camera: Thor Ochsner | Sound: Oskar Skriver, Thomas Huus | Editing: Thor Ochsner | Production: Jacob Jarek

SOMETHING BEGINS, SOMETHING ENDS
(Något börjar, något tar slut)

Mikael Bundsen | Sverige 2010 | Fiksjon | 29 min

En gjeng gutter i forstaden, første sommeren etter videregående. Livene deres er i forandring og framtida føles usikker.

A group of men in the suburbs, the first summer after graduation. Their lives are in flux and the future feels uncertain.

Script: Mikael Bundsen | Camera: Wille Lindelöw | Editing: Mikael Bundsen | Production: Erik Hemmendorff, Plattform Produktion AB

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Programme 2011
 
Nova Cinema, room 3
 

Wednesday March 16
REGIONAL FILM DAY
 
17:00 Seminar: Meet the Film Consultant
18:30 Seminar: The Regional Film Center
19:00 Seminar: Dritfine Christine
20:00 Regional Shorts
22:00 (Festival Club)
 

Thursday March 17
11:00 Short Film Studies Symposium
14:00 EFA -
Short Matters! 1
16:00 Nordic 1
18:00 Norwegian 1
20:00 Meet the Filmmmakers 1
21:00 International Panorama 1
23:00 (Festival Club)
 

Friday March 18
12:00 EFA - Short Matters! 2
13:00 Children's Programme [Nova 1]
14:00 Nordic 2
16:00 Norwegian 2
18:00 Meet the Filmmmakers 2
19:00 International Panorama 2
21:00 One-minute-films, Competition
23:00 (Festival Club)
 

Saturday March 19
11:00 EFA - Short Matters! 3
13:00 Film School in Focus
15:00 Nordic 3
17:00 Norwegian 3
19:00 Meet the Filmmmakers 3
20:00 International Panorama 3
22:00 (Festival Club)
 

Sunday March 20
11:00 Nordic 4
13:00 Norwegian 4
15:00 Meet the Filmmmakers 4
16:00 EFA - Short Matters! 4
18:00 Award ceremony and screening
20:00 International Panorama 4
22:00 (Festival Club)
 
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