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June 2007



New Films in the FkN Online Film Catalogue

Due to the recent deadline for Nordisk Panorama Market, there are more than 260 new films in the database. At the moment, the records are being prepared for printing in the upcoming Nordisk Panorama Market Catalogue 2007.

All entries for the catalogue will be published as a joint entry in a later edition of FkN News, so stay tuned!

To search the FkN Online Film Catalogue for other titles, click here.


International Guests at the FkN Video Library

During June, July and August, the following guests will have visited FkN's Video Library:


All year round international guests visit the FkN Video Library. Therefore, we urge you to register your new film - the sooner the better!

Nordic Short and Doc Prize Winners
Following is a list of prizes awarded to Nordic shorts and documentaries from March to June. If I've missed any, please don't hesitate to mail me.

DENMARK

The Secret War
(Den hemmelige krig) by Christoffer Guldbrandsen
Billed-Bladets Tv-Oscar in Denmark

Enemies of Happiness (Vores lykkes fjender) by Eva Mulvad
Special Mention at One World Human Rights Film Festival in the Czech Republic
Prix du Jury lycéen, Best Feature Length Documentary at the International Women Film Festival in France
Special Jury Mention at Silverdocs in the USA

First Flush (Ynglinge) by Mikkel Munch-Fals
Best Fiction at Tampere Film Festival in Finland

Ghosts of Cité Soleil by Asger Leth
International Press Award at Chicago International Documentary Festival in the USA

Little Man (Lille mand) by Esben Tønnesen
Friese Award at Mo & Friese Children's Short Film Festival in Germany

My Eyes (Inden for mine øjne) by Erlend E. Mo
Best Short Documentary at It's All True International Documentary Film Festival in Brazil
The Cinematic Vision Short Award at Silverdocs in the USA

Sophie by Birgitte Stærmose
ARTE Short Film Award at Filmfest Dresden in Germany

The Monastery by Pernille Rose Grønkjær
Grand Jury Award at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in the USA
The Charles E. Guggenheim Emerging Artist Award at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in the USA
Honorable Mention at It's All True International Documentary Film Festival in Brazil
Grand Prix at Chicago International Documentary Festival in the USA
Millenium Award at Planete Doc Review in Poland
The Kino Magazine Award at Planete Doc Review in Poland

This Work of Mine (aka The Italian Doctor/Den italienske læge) by Esben Hansen
Jury First Prize in the Documentary Reporting Competition at DocumentaMadrid in Spain

War and Peas (Krig og kager) by Jannik Hastrup
Audience Award at Seattle Children's Film Festival in the USA

Heidi Maria Faisst (film director)
Natsværmerprisen at Natfilm Festival in Denmark

Anders Østergaard (director and documentarist)
Award from Statens Kunstfond in Denmark for "talented work with Danish documentary film, especially with 'Gasolin'".


FINLAND

Harvest
(Elonkorjuu) by Sami Korjus
Special Prize (films under 30 minutes) in the Finnish Competition at Tampere Film Festival in Finland

Heavy Metal by Zaida Bergroth
Main Prize (films under 30 minutes) in the Finnish Competition at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Audience Award in the Finnish Competition at Tampere Film Festival in Finland

Mummy's Boy by Oskari Korenius & Nicholas Davies
Wales Bafta for best Short Film in the UK

Nature and Health (Luonto ja terveys) by Panu Heikkilä
The Risto Jarva Prize in the Finnish Competition at Tampere Film Festival in Finland

No Man is an Island (Ei kukaan ole saari) by Sonja Lindén
Special Mention at ZagrebDox in Croatia
Main Prize (films over 30 minutes) in the Finnish Competition at Tampere Film Festival in Finland

The Fakir (Fakiiri) by Jalmari Helander
The Youth Award at Tampere Film Festival in Finland

The Sami (Sápmelas) by Anastasia Lapsui & Markku Lehmuskallio
Best Cinematography to Johannes Lehmuskallio in the Finnish Competition at Tampere Film Festival in Finland

Tobacco Girls (Tupakkatytöt) by Tarja Mattila
Special Prize (films over 30 minutes) in the Finnish Competition at Tampere Film Festival in Finland

Tomi by Lassi Markus King
Best Foreign Film at Paris Tout Court in France

Zahara & Urga by Rax Rinnekangas
Special Mention of the Jury at FIFA - International Festival of Films on Art in Canada


ICELAND

Onkel DDR
by Olga Koch
Honourary Mention at Stuttgarter Filmwinter in Germany
Audience Award at Stuttgarter Filmwinter in Germany


NORWAY

Bawke
by Hisham Zaman
Prix de Jury Jeunes at CineJunior in France
Best Foreign Language Short Film at Sedona International Film Festival in the USA
Best Short Film at Kino Pavasaris in Litauen

Flatmates (Kompisar) by Magnus Mork
The Golden Chair at Grimstad Short Film Festival in Norway
The Film Critics Award at Grimstad Short Film Festival in Norway

Girls (Jenter) by Hanne Myren
Honorable Mention at Den norske dokumentarfilmfestivalen in Norway
Honorary Mention at Grimstad Short Film Festival in Norway

Grandpa is a Raisin (Nå skal du høre) by Pjotr Sapegin
Honorary Mention at CineJunior in France
Prix Passeurs d'images at CineJunior in France
Prix de Jury Jeunes, classes de CM2 at CineJunior in France
Audience Award at Festival Les Toiles Filantes in France

Hangman by Hanna Ramsdal & Cecilie Semec
Honorary Mention for the script at Grimstad Short Film Festival in Norway

Hearts (Kabal i hjerter) by Øivind Sandberg
Grand Prix at Kiev International Documentary Film Festival in the Ukraine

Home Game (Hjemmekamp) by Martin Lund
Best Short Film at The International Children's Film Festival in Turkey

It's Hard To Be a Rock'n'Roller by Gunnhild Asting
Honorable Mention at Den norske dokumentarfilmfestivalen in Norway

Janus by Linda Farerli Sæthren
Honorary Mention at Grimstad Short Film Festival in Norway
Best Script at Grimstad Short Film Festival in Norway

Kilolirakis by Kent Jensen
The Audience Award at Grimstad Short Film Festival in Norway

Life Worth Living (Pieniä Iloja) by Eirik Svensson & Jyrki Väisänen
Honorary Mention at Grimstad Short Film Festival in Norway

Loop by Sjur Paulsen
WWF Award at Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival in Greece
Grand Prix at Jules Vernes Adventure Film Festival in France
Best Television Production at Trento Film Festival in Italy
Andea Morelli Award at Trento Film Festival in Italy

Natural Born Star by Even Benestad
Honorable Mention at Grimstad Short Film Festival in Norway

No Man's Land (Grenseland) by Lowri Rees
The Terje Vigen Award at Grimstad Short Film Festival in Norway

On a Tightrope by Petr Lom
Short Film Grand Prix at Chicago International Documentary Festival in the USA
Watch Dog Award at Watch Dog Human Rights Film Festival in Poland

Panta Rei (Alt flyter) by Lars Nilssen
Award for Creativity at Festival International du Film sur l'Art in Canada

Porn Star? (Pornostjerne?) by John Sullivan
The Documentary Film Award at Grimstad Short Film Festival in Norway

Prirechnyy by Tone Grøttjord
Best Documentary Film at Tromsø International Film Festival in Norway

Raspberry by Morgan Davidsen
The 'Filmpolitiets' Short Film Award at Grimstad Short Film Festival in Norway

Scyzoryk by Keio & Dag Åstein
The Hard C High-Five to LO-FI Award at Aspen ShortsFest in the USA

The Clown Children (Klovnebarna) by Jannicke S. Jacobsen
Special Mention of the Jury at Montreal Human Rights Film Festival in Canada

The Crystal Palace (Ediths glasslott) by Tove Cecilie Sverdrup & Sunniva Nervik
Special Mention in the Children's section at Internationale Kurzfilmtage in Germany

The Danish Poet (Den danske dikteren) by Torill Kove
Third Prize at Filmfestival Würzburg, Germany
Special Prize of the Festival Director at Theran International Animation Film Festival, Iran
Special mention at BUFF in Sweden
Best Animation at Yokton Short Film & Video Festival in Canada

To China on a Shoe String (Til Kina uten penger) by Kristian Karlsen
Audience Award at Den norske dokumentarfilmfestivalen in Norway

To the Moon (Herfra til månen) by Katja Eyede Jacobsen
Honorary Mention at Grimstad Short Film Festival in Norway

Tommy by Ole Giæver
Best Short Film at Tromsø International Film Festival 2007
Prix UIP at Grimstad Short Film Festival in Norway
The Talent Award at Grimstad Short Film Festival in Norway

USA vs Al-Arian by Line Halvorsen
The Audience Award at Tromsø International Film Festival in Norway
Flugerisen at Den norske dokumentarfilmfestivalen in Norway
Jury's Prize for Best Film at New Orleans International Humans Rights Film Festival in the USA


SWEDEN

Among the Thorns
by Uzi & Lotta Geffenblad
Special Jury Prize at Monstra Lisbon Animated Film Festival in Portugal

Approve (Godkänd) by Lisa Langseth
Best Short Film at Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival in Italy

Chess (Schack) by Pernilla Hindsefelt
The Council of Skåne Shortfilm Award at BUFF in Sweden

Diving by Robert Vukajlo
Golden Horse at Mediterranean Festival of New Filmmakers in Greece

Good Morning, All Children (Godmorgon alla barn) drama series by Jens Jonsson
Best Director and Best Actress (Lotta Tejle) at Rencontres internationales de television de Reims in France

Leila Khaled, Hijacker (Leila Khaled, flygkapare) by Lina Makboul
Honorable Mention at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in the USA

Never Like The First Time! (Aldrig som förste gången!) by Jonas Odell
Audience Award at Minimalen Short Film Festival in Norway
Best Short Animation at San Fransisco International Film Festival in the USA

Radicalized (Tillväxtsjukan) by Klara Swantesson
Synchro Film&Video Award at Tricky Women in Austria

The Last Dog in Rwanda (Sista hunden i Rwanda) by Jens Assur
Best Short Narrative at Nashville Film Festival in the USA
Best Short Narrative at Tribeca Film Festival in the USA

When Elvis Came to Visit (När Elvis kom på besök) by Andreas Tibblin
Honorable Mention at Nashville Film Festival in the USA

The Stockholm International Film Festival and Sweden's Nokia
The Golden Wheel for Best Sponsorship Project/Culture-Entertainment 2006 from the Swedish Sponsorship and Events Association