Pitched by: Sara Moland & Tarjei Sandvik Moe
School: The Norwegian Film School, Norway
I Felt I Had to Be Here
Vera (24) has committed suicide. When her art clique, family and lovers gather to celebrate her, they are confronted with who she was, who themselves are, and what they were for her. And they realize they see this vastly differently.
Fiction
I Felt I Had to Be Here
Graduation Film, Fiction, 28 min.
Vera (24) has committed suicide. When her art clique, family and lovers gather to celebrate her, they are confronted with who she was, who themselves are, and what they were for her. And they realize they see this vastly differently.
Director: Sara Selmer Moland
Producer: Gry Hege Østerhagen
Scriptwriter: Tarjei Sandvik Moe
Cinematographer: Signe Edelboe Rasmussen
Editor: Andreas Stilloff Hovde
Sounddesigner: Kevin Kleiven
Production Designer: Svend Rossing Madsen
Pitched by: Balder Ljunggren
School: HDK-Valand, Sweden
Worldbuilding
With a Murakami-esque plot, Worldbuilding invites us to the quiet and beautiful mysteries of the everyday. Infusing magic, music, singing, and dancing into our often mute world in new and unexpected ways, making the real more real.
Fiction
That's Amore
Graduation Film, Fiction, 12 min.
In intense and fleeting scenes, Olga aimlessly navigates a city of arbitrary rules, dopamine fountains and anonymous meetings. A digital beer glass at McDonalds, a lover in World of Warcraft and a talent contest at the mall. All the while Olga tries catching up with a world that's rushing her by.
Director: Balder Ljunggren
Producer: Nadja Josephsoon
Scriptwriter: Balder Ljunggren
Cinematographer: Sophus Wolf
Editor: Balder Ljunggren
Sounddesigner: Olivia Mangs, Holger Göransson
Music: Gustav Berntsen, Daniel Hilden Honoré
Pitched by: Laura Rantanen
School: ELO, Department of Film, Finland
Read a Night Away
Read a night away is a documentary road movie about library-cars. The protagonists of the film are booklovers living in the remote areas of Finland and the library-cars visiting them. The film is a tribute to encounters through art.
Documentary
Goodbye Words
Graduation Film, Documentary, 22 min.
Where do the abandoned books go? Goodbye Words is a documentary short film about books, cyclicality, and acceptance of death. The film ponders what kind of trace we leave behind and offers consolation for the fear of insignificance.
Director: Laura Rantanen
Producer: Jenni Jauri
Scriptwriter: Laura Rantanen
Cinematographer: Iris Kärkkäinen
Editor: Heli Kota
Sounddesigner: Konsta Verta
Composer: Tuomas Kettunen
Pitched by: Atchy Konesh
School: The Norwegian Film School, Norway
Jordan
17-year-old generational football talent, Jordan JR, is one week from his new life as a pro-player. The week prior, waits a last tournament with his boyhood-club, in Southern-Norway. Here he encounters new, eventful feelings that makes him question his future.
Fiction
When the Snow Has Melted
Graduation Film, Fiction, 17 min.
After Theo's (10) little sister dies in an accident, he feels that the aftermath is a wave of sympathy that never ends. In a valiant attempt to regain his own identity, he realizes that he cannot escape the accident and must face the aftermath. With the help of the new girl in class, Embla (10) - an impossible task seems to become possible.
Director: Rasmus Sandager
Producer: Eline Speilberg
Scriptwriter: Atchy Konesh
Cinematographer: Julie Mørch Honoré
Editor: Lea Hilden
Sounddesigner: Paula Franke
Productiondesign: Laura Tassicker
Pitched by: Petra Koivula
School: ELO, Department of Film, Finland
Last Before September
Last Before September tells the story of three friends, who spend the final days of August in a large, somewhat mysterious hospital complex, supporting their dying friend. The events of these days bring unexpected solace in dealing with loss.
Fiction
Nesting
Graduation Film, Fiction, 20 min.
Nesting follows Veikka, a twenty-year-old boy about to quit his job at a construction site to start a new life in the big city. Veikka expects the goodbyes to go smoothly, but then something strange happens: they find a baby in the crane. The surprising problem is an annoyance at first, but in the end it opens up communication between the employees in a way that has been difficult in the past.
Director: Siiri Halko
Producer: Aino Niemi
Scriptwriter: Petra Koivula
Cinematographer: Ari Virem
Editor: Saara Välimäki
Sounddesigner: Ossi Oikari