The Gold Watch (Guldklockan)

German Premiere

Screenings: Thursday, June 18, 2015, 19:00 and Saturday, June 20, 2015, 21:00 (SWEET)

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Country of Origin: Sweden
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2014
Running Time: 7’00“
Category: Fiction

Director: Joachim Nakagawa Stråning
Screenplay: Joachim Nakagawa Stråning
Cinematographer: Maja Dennhag
Music: Arthur Onion, Per-Arvid Lennart Widlund
Editor: Joachim Nakagawa Stråning, Emma Ringqvist, Joel Lindgren
Producer: Joachim Nakagawa Stråning

Synopsis: Whilst completing his daily shopping round, a man finds a magical pocket watch. With it he has the power to stop time. However, chaos ensues…

Festivals & Awards:
St. Louis Film Festival
XV Festival Internacional de cortometrajes Cine a la calle, Taglia Corti
Short Shorts Film Festival
Asia & Palm Springs International Short Fest

If You Leave Me Now (Om Du Lämnar Mig Nu)

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, June 20, 2015, 19:00 and Monday, June 22, 2015, 21:00 (BITTER)

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Country of Origin: Sweden
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2014
Running Time: 18’00“
Category: Fiction

Director: Maria Eriksson
Screenplay: Maria Eriksson
Cinematographer: Brian Curt Petersen
Music: Daniel Andersson
Editor: Alexandra Litén
Producer: Ronny Fritsche, Maria Eriksson

Synopsis: Ninenteen year-old Frida prepares to leave home, but her mother is unable to let go.

Festivals & Awards:
Brussels Short Film Festival – Honorary mention
Filmfest Dresden
Uppsala International Short Filmfestival
Stockholm International Film Festival – Nordisk Panorama
Montréal International World Film Festival

Weblink: www.avokadofilm.se

09:55 – 11:05, Ingrid Ekman, Bergsgatan 4B

Screenings: Sunday, June 21, 2015, 19:00 and Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 19:00 (SALTY)

Countries of Origin: Sweden
Year of Completion / First Public Screening: 2014
Running Time: 14’41“
Category: Fiction

Director: Cristine Berglund, Sophie Vukovic
Screenplay: Cristine Berglund, Sophie Vukovic
Cinematographer: Josua Enblom
Music: Niklas Aldén
Producer: Jessica Liander

Synopsis: 67 year old Ingrid ignores her cancer treatment and refuses to leave her apartment. One day home care employee, Frida, knocks on her door and awakens feelings that Ingrid can’t shut out.

Festivals & Awards:
Slamdance 2015, Park City, USA

The Noble Stud

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 20, 21:00 and Monday, June 23, 19:00 (Monopol-Kino)
SALTY

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Country of Origin: Sweden
Year of Production: 2013
Duration: 14′
Category: Animation
Language: Swedish with English subtitles

Director: Sofia Priftis, Linus Hartin
Screenplay: Sofia Priftis, Linus Hartin
Cinematographer: Sofia Priftis, Linus Hartin
Editor: Sofia Priftis, Linus Hartin
Music: Arne Forsén, Joel Bremer
Producer: Sofia Priftis, Linus Hartin
Cast: Paloma Leal, Marcus Prifts, Niki Nordeskjöld, Elin Söderquist

Synopsis: A young girl, Maria, leaves for the countryside to work as a maid for an aristocratic couple in their mansion. Inspired by her best friend’s impossible desire to have a child with her girlfriend, Maria hatches a plan to help homosexual couples while also taking revenge on the bourgeois class.
Inhalt: Das junge Mädchen Maria zieht ins Land, um für ein aristokratisches Ehepaar in ihrem Herrenhaus als Dienstmagd zu arbeiten. Inspiriert von der unmöglichen Sehnsucht ihrer besten Freundin, ein Kind mit ihrer festen Freundin zu haben, fasst Maria den Plan, homosexuellen Paaren zu helfen, indem sie Rache an der Bourgeoisie nimmt.

Festivals: Folkets Bio (Sweden, 2014), Stuttgarter Filmwinter Festival for Expanded Media (Germany, 2014), The Barcelona Independent Film Festival, l’Alternativa (Spain, 2013), Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes FENACO (Peru, 2013), Certamen Internacional de Cortometrajes Ciudad de Soria (Spain, 2013), Fredrikstad Animation Festival (Norway, 2013), Golden Orchid International Animation Festival (USA, 2013), Bideodromo (Spain, 2013), Uppsala International Short Film Festival (Sweden, 2013), Riga International Short Film Festival (Latvia, 2013), Shortcutz Express Caldas da Rainha (Portugal, 2013), Festival Internacional de Animación Val Paraiso (Chile, 2013), Anima-São – International Animation Festival (Brazil, 2013), Janela Internacional de Cinema do Recife (Brazil, 2013), Indiana Short Film Festival (USA, 2013), Se-Ma-For Film Festival (Poland, 2013), FIC Puebla International Film Festival (Mexico, 2013), Animasyros 6.0 International Animation Festival & Forum (Greece, 2013), KratkofilPlus (Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2013), Uruguay International Short Film Festival (Uruguay, 2013), Short Cutz Lisboa (Portugal, 2013), Leiden International Short Film Festival (The Netherlands, 2013), Umea Film Festival (Sweden, 2013), Cinema Queer International Film Festival (Sweden, 2013), IndieLisboa (Portugal, 2013), MashRome (Italie, 2013), Syndikalistiskt Forum Film Festival (Sweden, 2013), Gothenburg International Film Festival (Sweden, 2013)
Awards: Mejor Aportación Artística at Certamen Internacional de Cortometrajes Ciudad de Soria, Grand Prix at KratkofilPlus, Best Animation at Uruguay International Short Film Festival

Weblinks:
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Tile M for Murder (Lägg M för mord)

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: 2008
Duration / Länge: 8’20“
Category / Kategorie: Fiction

Director / Regie: Magnus Holmgren
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Magnus Holmgren
Cinematographer / Kamera: Ragna Jorming
Editor / Schnitt: Magnus Holmgren
Music / Musik: Josef Tuulse
Producer / Produktion: Anette Brantin
Cast / Darsteller: Gustaf Hammarsten, Rachel Mohlin

Synopsis: On the hottest day of the year a husband figures out a way to get rid of his annoying wife in a game of scrabble.
Inhalt: Am heißesten Tag des Jahres knobelt ein Mann einen Plan aus, wie er seine lästige Frau durch ein Spiel Scrabble loskriegen kann.

Festivals & Awards: Göteborg International Film Festival Sweden 2008, Atlantic Film Festival Canada 2008, Calgary International Film Festival Canada 2008, Mill Valley Film Festival USA 2008, Warsaw International Film Festival Poland 2008, Valladolid International Film Festival Spain 2008 (UIP Prize for Best European Short), Leeds International Film Festival UK 2008, Prague Short Film Festival Czech Republic 2008, Fantasy Filmfest Germany 2008, Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival Switzerland 2009 (Best Short Film), Filmfestival Thunersee Switzerland 2009 (Audience Award), Cleveland International Film Festival USA 2009, Florida Film Festival USA 2009, Sonoma International Film Festival USA 2009, Reel Shorts Film Festival Canada 2009, Short Shorts Film Festival Japan 2009, River Film Festival Italy 2009 (Best Short), ERA New Horizons Film Festival Poland 2009, InDPanda International Short Film Festival Hong Kong 2009, Sarajevo Film Festival Bosnia 2009, 1 Reel Film Festival USA 2009, Festroia International Film Festival Portugal 2009, Austin Fantastic Film Festival USA 2009, Avant Garde Film Festival Greece 2009, Kyiv International Film Festival Molodist Ukraine 2009, Seville European Film Festival Spain 2009, Student and Short Film Festival Sleepwalkers Estonia 2009

Weblink: www.bobfilmsweden.com/shorts.html

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

Weblink: www.plattformproduktion.se

Looking Glass (Spegelbarn)

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Sunday, June 15, 21:00 and Monday, June 16, 19:00 (BITTER)

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Country of Origin: Sweden
Year of Production: 2007
Duration: 5′
Category: Animation

A Film By: Erik Rosenlund
Animation: Erik Rosenlund, Susanne Sturesson

Synopsis: A dark stormy night. A little girl is home alone, but is she really?

Festivals & Awards: Molise Cinema Film Festival Italy 2007 (Special Mention), Sarasota Film Festival USA 2008, Aubagne International Film Festival France 2008, Rennes Film Festival for Children France 2008, East Lansing Children’s Film Festival USA 2008, International Youth Film Festival Ale Kino! Poland 2007, „Les Nuits Magiques“ Festival international du Film d’Animation France 2007, „Anilogue“ Budapest Animation Film Festival Hungary 2007, International Animated Film Festival „I Castelli Animati“ Italy 2007, Short Cuts Cologne Germany 2007, Foyle Film Festival Ireland 2007, Exground Filmfest Germany 2007, Oslo International Film Festival Norway 2007, Rencontres Internationales du Cinema d’Animation de Wissembourg France 2007, Cinessonne European Film Festival France 2007, International Week of Fantastic Film Spain 2007, „CINANIMA“ International Animated Film Festival of Espinho Portugal 2007, Nordic Film Days Luebeck Germany 2007, Swedish Film Week St. Petersburg Russia 2007, Animatricks Animated Film Festival Finland 2007, „Screamfest“ Horror Film Festival USA 2007, Austin Film Festival USA 2007, Chicago International Film Festival USA 2007, Zurich Film Festival Switzerland 2007, Swedish Film Week Moscow Russia 2007, Istanbul International Children Film Festival Turkey 2007, Calgary International Film Festival Canada 2007, Milwaukee International Film Festival USA 2007, Drama International Short Film Festival Greece 2007, North Cape Film Festival Norway 2007, „Circuito Off“ Venice International Short Film Festival Italy 2007, Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival Brazil 2007, Busan International Kids‘ Film Festival Korea 2007, Monterrey International Film Festival Mexico 2007, InDPanda International Short Film Festival Hong Kong 2007, „Avanca“ International Meeting of Cinema, TV, Video and Multimedia Portugal 2007, Westside Short Film Festival Malta 2007, „ANIMA MUNDI“ International Animation Festival of Brazil 2007, Capalbio Cinema International Short Film Festival Italy 2007, 47th International Film Festival for Children and Youth Zlin Czech Republic 2007, International Film Festival Cannes France 2007

Weblink: https://www.youtube.com/looking-glass

Echo (Eko)

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Saturday, March 25, 2006, 20:00 and Sunday, March 26, 2006, 15:00 (BITTER)

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Country of Origin: Sweden
Year of Production: 2004
Duration: 16′
Category: Fiction

Director: Goran Kapetanovic
Screenplay: Alexander Skantze, Lotta Lättström
Cinematographer: Jonas Alarik
Editor: Karin Tallroth
Music: Magnus Andersson performed by Katzen Kapell
Producer: Osiel Ibañez
Cast: Vera Veljovic, Ariel Petsouk, Anders Johannisson, Peter Perski

Synopsis: Things are going pretty well for Sonja. She left the ex-Yugoslavian war and lives peacefully with her family in Sweden. The normal life she is trying to live is interrupted by her trauma from the war.

Festivals & Awards: Paris Short Films Festival 2004, Telluride Film Festival 2004, MIFED Emerging European Filmmakers 2004 (Emerging European Filmmakers Award), International Student Film Festival Hollywood 2004, International Festival of Filmschools Montevideo 2004, Stockholm Film Festival 2004 (Jameson Award), Sleepwalkers Student Film Festival Tallinn 2004, Short Cuts Cologne 2004, Sofia International Film Festival 2005, Filmfest Dresden 2005, Sehsüchte Potsdam 2005, Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival 2005, International Short Film Festival Berlin 2005

Weblink: www.draminst.se

Mebana

German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, March 24, 2006, 18:00 and Saturday, March 25, 2006, 17:30 (SWEET)

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Country of Origin: Sweden
Year of Production: 2005
Duration: 14’46“
Category: Fiction

Director: Daniel Wallentin
Screenplay: Wiktor Ericsson
Cinematographer: Ari Willey
Music: Johan Testad
Producer: Fredrik Wikström
Cast: Gustaf Hammarsten, Anna Furbacken, Nobuyoshi Taguchi

Synopsis: Ingemar works at an exotic greenhouse. When his Japanese boss goes away for a trip he can’t resist entering “the forbidden room”. There he finds a big mysterious pot which he waters. The next day he sees that a couple of fingers have grown up from the earth. He continues to water and soon appears: Mebana – something in-between a woman and a plant.

Festivals & Awards: Fantasporto 2006, Stockholm International Film Festival 2005 (Jameson Award)

Weblink: www.trevanner.se

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

Weblink: www.plattformproduktion.se