RÚNAR RÚNARSSON
(b. 1977, Iceland), film director and scriptwriter. With a personal style characterized by compassionate dilemmas, strong casting and sensitive direction, he is regarded as one of the greatest film talents in Europe. One feature film (Volcano, 2011), and among other shorts, The Last Farm (2004, Academy Award nominee) and 2 Birds (2008).

KAREN RAIS-NORDENTOFT
(b. 1965, Denmark), holds a degree in Comparative Literature and Czech Language from University of Aarhus (1996), and in project organization and management. Founded in 1997 what became Aarhus Filmfestival, where she is the Director to date. Also Festival Director of Nordisk Panorama Aarhus since 2001 (every five years). She is currently teaching film as well as preparing the next edition of the Aarhus Filmfestival.

PER TELJER
(b. 1970, Sweden), film/video artist, educated at Trondheim Academy of Fine Art (KiT). Lives and works in Berlin and Oslo, at the same time as he holds a position as Associate professor and head of The Time Based Art Department at KiT. Has been a prominent figure in Scandinavian art in recent years, with video works that are script based and with a narrative action.

IS 2011 | Fic. | 18 min
Director: María Reyndal

YES YES

En thailandsk postordrebrud kommer til Island på jakt etter ett bedre liv. Hennes nye partner låser henne inn i huset og tar klærne hennes, og hun forstår at noe er fryktelig galt.

A Thai mail-order bride comes to Iceland looking for a better life. When her new partner locks her in the house and takes her clothes, she realizes something is terribly wrong.

Script: María Reyndal | Camera: Tómas Örn Tómasson | Editing: Pierre-Alain Giraud

Production: Sólveig Guðmundsdóttir / Red String, t: +354 661 9029
Contact: María Reyndal, e: mariareyndal[at]gmail.com

DK 2011 | Ani. | 10 min
Director: Bo Mathorne

THE BACKWATER GOSPEL

Så lenge som noen kan huske har begravelsesagentens ankomst varslet et dødsfall. Én dag slår dette dystre løftet feil. Spenningen øker mens de gudfryktige innbyggerne i Backwater venter på at noen skal dø.

For as long as anyone can remember, the coming of the Undertaker has meant the coming of death. Until one day the grim promise fails and tension builds as the God-fearing townsfolk of Backwater wait for someone to die.

Music: Sons of Perdition

Production: The Animation Workshop, e: owfestival[at]animwork.dk
Contact: David Crisp / The Animation Workshop, t: +45 8725 5400, e: owfestival[at]animwork.dk

SE 2010 | Fic. | 15 min
Director: Jimmy Olsson

REPRESSED (Förträngd)

Kristoffer sitter på nattbussen sammen med kjæresten sin og et annet par. Når et veldig fullt ungt par går på bussen, avslører situasjonen noe ved Kristoffer som han hadde fortrengt.

Kristoffer is on a night bus together with his girlfriend and another couple. When a very drunk young couple get on the bus, the situation reveals something about Kristoffer that he had hitherto repressed.

Script, editing: Jimmy Olsson | Camera: Frida Wendel

Production: Andreas Emanuelsson, t: +46 8556 93090, e: andreas.emanuelsson[at]bobfilm.se
Contact: Jimmy Olsson, t: +46 7351 33907, e: jimmy[at]regissor.com

SE 2011 | Doc. Ani. | 15 min
Director: Erik Bäfving

INBETWEENER (Dagar emellan)

En film om en tenåringsgutt, hans fars selvmord og det emosjonelle vakuumet som oppstår i etterkant. Gjennom glemte tegninger og fotografier følger vi en ung gutts forsøk i å rømme fra et smertefullt minne og takle ting på egen hånd, akkurat slik hans far pleide å gjøre.

A film about a teenage boy, his father's suicide and the emotional vacuum that occurred afterwards. Through forgotten drawings and photographs, we follow a young boy's attempt to escape a painful memory and handle things on his own, just like his dad used to do.

Script, editing: Erik Bäfving | Music: Gustav Wall

Production: Lina Bertilsson / ebfilm, t: +46 7395 30904, e: info[at]ebfilm.se
Contact: Sara Yamashita Rüster / SFI, t: +46 8665 1141, e: sara.ruster[at]sfi.se

FI 2011 | Fic. | 10 min
Director: Carolin Koss

AURORA FALLS (Aurora faller)

Tolv år gamle Aurora oppdager at hun er fanget i et tomt svømmebasseng. Mennesker fra hennes underbevissthet besøker henne, og leder henne på vei til å overkomme sin frykt.

A 12-year old girl named Aurora finds herself trapped in an empty swimming pool. People from her subconsciousness visit her, and lead her on a path to overcome her fears.

Camera: Johan Stolpe | Sound: Richard Björklund | Music: Måns Henriksson | Editing: Jonas Tallgård

Production: Carolin Koss
Contact: Otto Andersson, t: +358 4083 80888, e: thekarva[at]gmail.com

SE 2011 | Fic. | 28 min
Director: Adam Berg

IN

En mann blir tilkalt av en kjenning som trenger hjelp. De må finne en forsvunnet leke i en togtunnel. Midt på natta.

A man is called by an acquaintance who needs help. They must find a lost toy inside a train tunnel. In the middle of the night.

Script: Jens Jonsson | Camera: Linus Sandgren

Production: Magdalena Jangard / Cinemacho, e: magdalena.jangard[at]comhem.se | Kristina Wibom / Camp David, t: +46 8545 55253, e: kristina[at]campdavidfilm.com
Contact: Andreas Fock / SFI, t: +46 8665 1136, e: andreas.fock[at]sfi.se

IS 2011 | Fic. | 15 min
Director: Davíð Óskar Ólafsson

SMALL THINGS (Litlir hlutir)

Peter blir uventet kalt inn på jobb på fridagen sin. Dette fører til en rekke hendelser som ender opp med å gå ut over flere enn bare ham selv.

Peter is unexpectedly called in to work on his day off. This
results in a series of events that affect not only himself, but
others as well.

Script: Davíð Óskar Ólafsson | Camera: Árni Filippusson | Sound: Birgir Tryggvason | Music: Birgir Tryggvason | Editing: Sigurður Eyþórsson, Valdís Óskarsdóttir

Production: Árni Filippusson, t: 354.696 7642, e: arni[at]mystery.is | Davíð Óskar Ólafsson, t: 354.5623580, e: christof[at]icelandicfilmcentre.is | Hreinn Beck, t: 354.696 7642, e: hreinn[at]mystery.is

Contact: Christof Wehmeier / IFC, t: +354 5623 586, e: christof[at]icelandicfilmcentre.is

DK 2010 | Ani. | 8 min
Director: Helena Frank

HEAVY HEADS

I ett grått kjøkken lever Monika et ensomt liv til lyden av en dryppende kran og en summende flue. Monika er i ferd med å forføre fluen når en trist fremmed plutselig overrasker henne ved å komme inn gjennom feil dør.

In a grey kitchen Monika lives a solitary life, to the sounds of a dripping water tap and a buzzing housefly. Monika is seducing the housefly, when a sad stranger suddenly surprises her by entering the wrong door.

Script: Helena Frank | Sound, music: Martin Dirkov | Editing: Jakob Juul Toldam | Cast: Sira Stampe, Martin Dirkov

Production: Elisabeth Victoria Poulsen, t: +45 2294 9471, e: mlle.evp[at]gmail.com
Contact: Helena Frank, t: +45 2696 8141, e: jill_helena_frank[at]hotmail.com

FI 2011 | Fic. | 14 min
Director: Henri Savolainen

2B

Et kort øyeblikk i noen menneskers liv, i et leilighetskompleks langt borte.

A short moment in a few people's lives, in an apartment block far from here.

Production, contact: Henri Savolainen, t: +358 4032 01179, e: jappi.savolainen[at]gmail.com

DK 2011 | Fic. | 11 min
Director: Malou Reymann

13

På trettenårsdagen sin besøker Emma faren. Han er ikke hjemme, men det er hans nye kjæreste, Casper. De har aldri møttes før. Møtet blir en like stor utfordring for Casper som for Emma.

On her 13th birthday, Emma pays her father a visit. He's not
at home, but his new boyfriend, Casper, is. They haven't met
before. The meeting is as much of a challenge for Casper as it
is for Emma.

Script: Malou Reymann | Camera: Jasper Spanning | Sound: Morten Pilegaard, Oscar Skriver | Music: Jenny Wilson, Painted Daisies | Editing: Dorrit Andersen | Cast: Marie Boda, Nicolei Faber, Rasmus Botoft

Production, contact: Ea Svenning Zimmer, t: +45 2423 2203, e: ea.svenning[at]gmail.com

SE 2010 | Fic. | 12 min
Director: Elisabeth
Marjanovic Cronvall

NOT PANIC (Inte panik)

Tuva sitter i en slede festet til en bil. Richard og Gustav
arbeider døgnet rundt. Erik, 50 år gammel, er deprimert:
Isen på Grønland smelter. Lars: "Hva synes du jeg bør gjøre
med livet mitt?"

Tuva rides a sledge tied to a car. Richard and Gustav work
around the clock. Erik, 50 years old, is depressed: The ice sheet around Greenland is melting. Lars: "What do you think I should do with my life?"

Script: Elisabeth Marjanovic Cronvall, Marta Dauliute | Camera: Martin Steinberg | Sound: Thomas Jansson | Editing: Elisabeth Marjanovic Cronvall | Cast: Lars Söderdahl, Rickard Larsson, Madeleine Larsson, Tuva Serck, Gustav Broman

Production: Marta Dauliute, t: +46 7035 48189, e: marta.kometa[at]gmail.com
Contact: Elisabeth Marjanovic Cronvall, t: +46 7365 45082, e: lisacronvall[at]gmail.com

FI 2011 | Ani. | 7 min
Director: Joni Männistö

SWARMING (Kuhina)

Et barn oppdager liv på innsiden av en død fugl og begynner å leke med det.

A child discovers life inside a dead bird and starts to play with it.

Script, editing: Joni Männistö | Sound: Lucas Pedersen | Music: The World Mänkeri Orchestra

Production: Eija Saarinen / Turku Arts Academy, t: +358 2263 35219, e: eija.saarinen[at]turkuamk.fi
Contact: Joni Männistö, t: +358 4075 48245, e: joni.mannisto[at]gmail.com

SE 2011 | Fic. | 24 min
Director: Jens Assur

KILLING THE CHICKENS TO SCARE THE MONKEYS

Ni scener utfolder seg i gråsonen mellom svart og hvitt, hvor politikk og strategi har uforutsette konsekvenser for en ung lærers liv.

Nine scenes unfold in the grey area between black and white, where national politics and strategy have unforeseen consequences on a young teacher's life.

Script: Jens Assur | Camera: Marek Septimus Wieser

Production: Jens Assur, t: +46 7081 11145, e: jens[at]assur.se
Contact: Andreas Fock / SFI, t: +46 8665 1136, e: andreas.fock[at]sfi.se

Director: George Ivanov
SE 2011 | Fic. | 14 min

+ (PLUS)

Tiåringen Bianca og hennes yngre bror Alex mister kontakten når familien bryter opp. Når de møtes igjen flere år senere skal Bianca gifte seg mens Alex er på vei mot katastrofen. I deres forsøk på å forsone seg med fortiden forstår de raskt at noen temaer er det best å la ligge.

Ten-year-old Bianca and her younger brother Alex are separated from a broken home. When they reunite years later, Bianca's getting married while Alex is heading for disaster. In their attempt to reconcile with the past, they soon realize that some things are better left untouched.

Script: George Ivanov | Camera: Trolle Davidsson | Music: Kristoffer Malmsten | Editing: Erlend Kristoffersen

Production: Mattias Johansson Skoglund / Inland Film, t: +46 7072 71790, e: mattias[at]inlandfilm.se
Contact: Andreas Fock / SFI, t: +46 8665 1136, e: andreas.fock[at]sfi.se

FI 2011 | Ani. | 7 min
Director: Sanni Lahtinen

CHEST OF DRAWERS (Piirongin piiloissa)

Hva kan en kommode gjøre når en skøyeraktig gjest roter i skuffene hennes?

What is there for a chest to do when a mischievous guest messes up her drawers?

Script, editing: Sanni Lahtinen | Sound: Lucas Pedersen | Music: Anita Lahtinen

Production: Eija Saarinen / Turku Arts Academy, t: +358 2263 35219, e: eija.saarinen[at]turkuamk.fi
Contact: Sanni Lahtinen, t: +358 4563 35789, e: sanni.lahtinen[at]gmail.com

Director: Ragnar Snorrason
IS 2011 | Fic. | 11 min

SANTA'S LITTLE HELPER (Klás)

Klaus, utkledd som julenissen, vandrer inn i en blokk med det mål for øyet å hoppe ut fra balkongen. Den lille jenta som bor der tror fremdeles på det gode, og gir Klaus sjansen til å snakke ut.

Klaus, dressed as Santa, wanders into an apartment block with the sole intention of jumping off the balcony. The little girl who lives there, however, still believes in good things and gives Klaus the chance to confide in her.

Script: Ragnar Snorrason

Production: Ragnar Snorrason, t: +420 722 259 727, e: raggisnorra[at]gmail.com
Contact: Christof Wehmeier / IFC, t: +354 562 3580, e: christof[at]icelandicfilmcentre.is

SE 2011 | Doc. | 13 min
Director: Frida Kempff

WHILE YOU WERE GONE (Medan du var borta)

Mattias står foran et skjellsettende øyeblikk, og begynner å tenke på sitt vanskelige forhold til faren. Gjennom et kritisk døgn skjer det noe som får ham til å gjenoppta kontakten.

When Mattias faces a life-defining moment, thoughts about his difficult relationship with his father set in. During a critical day and night something happens that might make him talk to his father again.

Camera: Camilla Skagerström | Sound: Andreas Franck | Music: Uno Helmersson | Editing: Erik Andersson

Production: Erik Andersson / Medima Film & TV, t: +46 7068 92756, e: erik[at]medimafilm.se
Contact: Sara Yamashita Rüster / SFI, t: +46 8665 1141, e: sara.ruster[at]sfi.se

FI 2011 | Doc. Exp. | 13 min
Director: P.V. Lehtinen

SOUL CATCHER (Sielunsieppaaja)

Mange aboriginere tror at fotografier stjeler sjelen. Uten sjel er man fordømt, og kan ikke lenger bli født på ny.

Many aboriginal tribes believe that if someone has their photograph taken, they lose their soul. Without a soul, the person is doomed and can no longer be reborn.

Script: P.V. Lehtinen, editing| Camera: Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen, Matti Helariutta | Sound: Micke Nyström | Music: Biosphere

Production: P.V. Lehtinen / Cine Paradiso, t: +358 5058 28634, e: pekka.v.lehtinen[at]kolumbus.fi
Contact: Otto Suuronen / FFF, e: otto.suuronen[at]ses.fi

SE 2011 | Ani. | 4 min
Director: Jessica Laurén

WHO IS NOT SLEEPING? (Vem sover inte?)

Det er koselig og artig å sove over hos en venn, men du savner kanskje mor, og så blir det vanskelig å sovne.

It's cosy and fun to sleep over at a friend's house, but you might miss your mother and then it's difficult to fall asleep.

Script: Stina Wirsén | Camera: Stina Wirsén | Music: Pompe Hedengren | Editing: Jessica Laurén

Production: Linda Hambäck / Filmtecknarna, t: +46 8640 8850, e: linda[at]leefilm.se
Contact: Jessica Laurén, e: tessan[at]filmtecknarna.se

DK | Fic. | 26 min
Director: Martin Werner

BOSPORUS

En historie om hvordan en trist mann blir utfordret av livet.

A story about how a sad man is being challenged by life.

Script: Sanne Munk Jensen, Martin Werner | Camera: Burak Turan | Sound: Bjørn Vidø, Johan Høyer, Adrian Nielsen | Music: Jonas Bjerre | Editing: Morten Giese, Esra G. Pertan | Cast: Turgay Tanulku, Zuhal Gencer, Engin Benli

Production: Charlie Gaugler / Bacon CPH, t: +45 7020 2286, e: charlie[at]gaugler.dk
Contact: Peter Sand Magnussen / Bacon CPH, t: +45 2621 008, e: peter[at]baconcph.com

DK 2010 | Doc. | 21 min
Director: Nadia Josefine
El Said

5 PICTURES OF A FATHER (5 fortællinger om en far)

Fem jenter og kvinner presenterer hvert sitt bilde av en far.

In a sequence of tales five girls and women present their pictures of a father.

Script: Nadia Josefine El Said | Camera: Linda Wassberg | Sound: Nicolai Linck | Music: Johan Hägglund | Editing: Henrik Vincent Thiesen

Production: Anna-Maria Kantarius / Upfront Films, t: +45 888 10 788, e: amk[at]upfrontfilms.dk
Contact: Anne Marie Kürstein / DFI, e: kurstein[at]dfi.dk

SE 2011 | Fic. Ani. | 13 min
Director: Johannes Nyholm

LAS PALMAS

En middelaldrene dame på ferie i Syden prøver å skaffe seg nye venner og å ha det morsomt.

A middle-aged lady on a holiday in the sun tries to make new friends and have a good time.

Script, camera, editing: Johannes Nyholm | Sound: Johannes Nyholm, Samuel Nyholm | Music: Björn Olsson, Goyo Ramos

Production:Johannes Nyholm / Joclo, t: +46(0)31 42 35 60, e: mail[at]johannesnyholm.se
Contact: Andreas Fock / SFI, t: +46 8 665 11 36, e: andreas.fock[at]sfi.se

IS 2011 | Exp. | 10 min
Director: Katrin Olafsdottir

BABY BIRD, UNBORN (Ófleygur ungi)

Min største drøm er utvilsomt å komme meg vekk fra alt dette.

My biggest dream, without doubt, is to get away from all of this.

Script, sound: Katrin Olafsdottir | Camera: Arnar Thorisson | Music: Kazuki Tomokawa, Ghedalia Tazartes, Bertrand Mandico | Editing: Katrin Olafsdottir, George Cragg | Cast: Ales Brendemühl, Erna Ómarsdóttir, Flóki Molina

Production, contact: Hlin Johannesdottir / Zik Zak Filmworks, t: +354 6954230, e: hlin[at]zikzak.is

FI 2011 | Ani. | 5 min
Director: Tomi Malkki

SAVE THE RHINOCEROS (Pelastakaa sarvikuonot)

Begjær etter penger, makt og sex (og vold).

Lust for money, power and sex (and violence).

Script, editing: Tomi Malkki | Sound: Yrjö Saarinen | Music: Acoustic Ladyland

Production: Yrjö Saarinen
Contact: Tomi Malkki, t: +358-40-5843759, e: malakias10[at]hotmail.com

IS 2011 | Fic. | 19 min
Director: Ísold Uggadóttir

REVOLUTION REYKJAVIK (Útrás Reykjavík)

Guðfinna kjemper for å beholde sin verdighet, mens den islandske økonomien ligger i ruiner.

As the Icelandic economy crashes, Guðfinna struggles to retain her dignity.

Script, editing: Ísold Uggadóttir | Camera: Óskar Þór Axelsson

Production: Snorri Þórisson, Ísold Uggadóttir
Contact: Christof Wehmeier / IFC, t: +354562 3580, e: christof[at]icelandicfilmcentre.is

SE 2011 | Exp. | 3 min
Director: Mårten Nilsson

BIRD HIGH UP (Fågel däruppe)

En fugl flyr fra venstre til høyre. Begynn å gjøre de greiene med armene, er du snill.

A bird is flying from left to right. Start doing that thing with your arms please.

Script: Mårten Nilsson

Production: Mårten Nilsson / Gnufilm, t: +46 707 562 303, e: marten[at]gnufilm.se
Contact: Mårten Nilsson, t: +46 707 562 303, e: marten[at]gnufilm.se

SE 2011 | Fic. | 15 min
Director: Fijona Jonuzi

GIRL

Hanna (32) er på vei hjem en sen kveld når hun møter på en kjenning, Andreas (20) som inviterer henne på fest. Når de kommer inn i leiligheten skjønner Hanna at festen består av fem gutter på tjue år.

32-year-old Hanna, is on her way home one late evening when she runs into an acquaintance, 20- year-old Andreas, who invites her to a party. When they enter the apartment Hanna realizes that the party consists of five 20-year-old boys.

Script: Gustaf Boman Bränngård | Camera: Sophia Olsson

Production: Emma Kjellander / Plattform, t: +46 707 94 75 14, e: hemmendorff[at]hotmail.com
Contact: Andreas Fock / SFI, t: +46 8 665 11 36, e: andreas.fock[at]sfi.se