Incident by a Bank (Händelse vid bank)

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 18, 21:00 and Tuesday, June 22, 19:00 (SOUR)

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Country of Origin / Land: Sweden / Schweden
Year of Production / Jahr: 2010
Duration / Länge: 11’53“
Category / Kategorie: Fiction

Director / Regie: Ruben Östlund
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Ruben Östlund
Cinematographer / Kamera: Marius Dybwad Brandrud
Editor / Schnitt: Ruben Östlund
Producer / Produktion: Marie Kjellsson, Erik Hemmendorff
Cast / Darsteller: Bahador Foladi, Ramtin Parvaneh, Leif Edlund

Synopsis: ”Incident by a bank” is a detailed and humorous account of a failed bank robbery: A single take where over 96 people perform a meticulous choreography for the camera. ”Incident by a bank” recreates an actual event that took place in Stockholm back in June 2006; it’s an observation in real-time and a study of how people act and react to the unexpected.
Inhalt: Eine genaue und witzige Rekonstruktion eines missglückten Banküberfalls, der sich im Juni 2006 zutrug. Eine Echtzeitstudie mit mehr als 96 Beteiligten, die vor der Kamera Aufstellung nehmen.

Festivals & Awards: 60. Berlinale Germany 2010 (Golden Bear for Best Short Film), Aspen Shortsfest USA 2010, IndiLisboa International Independent Film Festival Portugal 2010, International Short Film Festival Oberhausen Germany 2010, Timishort Film Festival Romania 2010, Vienna Independent Shorts Austria 2010

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Autobiographical Scene Number 6882 (Scen Nr 6882 Ur Mitt Liv)

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, March 25, 2006, 22:30 and Sunday, March 26, 2006, 12:30 (SOUR)

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Country of Origin: Sweden
Year of Production: 2005
Duration: 8’30“
Category: Fiction

Director: Ruben Östlund
Screenplay: Ruben Östlund, Erik Hemmendorff
Cinematographer: Ruben Östlund
Editor: Ruben Östlund
Music: Franz Schubert
Producer: Erik Hemmendorff
Cast: Anette Andersson, Ingela Borgström, Martin Byström, Elin Gradin, Mats Lekander, Gunnar Nyström, Martin Zetterlund

Synopsis: Martin, a 30-year old man, and his friends is celebrating Midsummer’s eve in Smögen on the Swedish west coast. From the camp site they can see a high bridge. After gaining courage Martin makes his friends follow him up on the bridge as he is going to jump.

Festivals & Awards: Edinburgh International Film Festival 2005 (Best Film in Competition), Best European Short Film Nomination European Film Academy 2005, Uppsala International Film Festival 2005 (Best Swedish Short Film), Guldbagge 2005, Aarhus Film Festival (Best International Short Film), DaKino Bukarest International Film Festival 2005 (Best Director), Hamburg International Shortfilm Festival 2005 (Jurys Special Award), Odense International Film Festival 2005 (Jurys Special Award), Milano International Film Festival 2005 (Aprilia Award), Gothenburg Film Festival 2005

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