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Scandinavian Female Directors   Break the Ice in New York

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74 Orchard Street (bet. Grand st. and Broome st.), New York

Program

7:30 pm Opening with three singers introducing Scandinavian Christmas carols
7:45 pm Screening of short films by Scandinavian female directors
9:30 pm Xmas Party with DJ, Scandinavian xmas drinks and Snack. Special collection of vintage and modern award winning scandinavian commercials will be projected on walls.
12:30 am After Party next door with screening of experimental films by scandinavian female directors
When: December 2, 2010 7:30 pm
Where: 74 Orchard Street (bet. Grand st. and Broome st.), New York
Tickets: $10 (screening of short films)
Free! (Xmas party)
 

Short Films by
Scandinavian Female Directors

Flashback by Linnea Widén (6 min)

Early one morning while Mia is jogging near the river, a man exposes himself to her. Afterwards Mia tries to understand.

Linnea Widén studied photography at Santa Monica College, in California. She has worked as Director’s Assistant with feature films, on TV and in theatre, in addition to having directed a number of short films.
Angry Man by Anita Killi (20 min)

“One day I hope to be like Daddy, my big, smily Daddy! I’ll be good, and quiet, and hope the day will turn out fine,” Boj thinks. But then the Angry Man shows up.

Anita Killi (b. 1968) has studied animation at National College of Art and Design. Killi is running her own animation studio, Trollfilm AS. Angry Man has won over 30 international awards, and has qualified 6 times for the Oscar 2011.
Two Good Minutes by Lise Ellingsen (2 min)

Two Blind Men. A musical beat. A city street and the moment they meet.

Lise Ellingsen is originally from Oslo. She has been working as an art director and graphic designer in New York, for over eight years. Ellingsen has studied graphic design at the School of Visual Arts and has for the past two years written and directed short films as a student at the New School University.
Nudist by My Sandström (15 min)

Kerstin Pärsson is the most stubborn person ever to have worn a pair of clogs. Icy glares, cold shoulders and nasty comments don’t bother her. She has made up her mind to be naked. Permanently!

My Sandström was born 1986 and is studying at Filmhögskolan in Göteborg.
Little Miss Eyeflap by Iram Haq (9 min)

A story of a young immigrant girl’s hesitant steps out into the Norwegian reality. For the first time, Little Miss Eyeflap has to find her way in life alone, as an assimilated Pakistani who belongs nowhere.

Iram Haq (b. 1976) has worked for many years as an actor on stage and in feature and TV films. She also wrote and starred in the short film Old Faithful which was selected for the short film competition at the Venice Film Festival in 2004.
Still Birds by Sara Eliassen (12 min)

Still Birds is a dystopic fable that takes place in an enclosed world in which meaning is about to disappear. In a theatrically constructed universe, the only remaining people are children who have lost the ability to use language.

Sara Eliassen (b. 1977) recently graduated from The San Francisco Art Institute, MFA filmmaking, and is currently doing The Independent Study Program at The Whitney Museum of American Art. Sara Eliassen’s short film Still Birds premiered at The Venice Film Festival in 2009 and was later shown at Sundance Film Festival 2010 and San Francisco Int. Film Festival, amongst other places.
Oh, My God! by Anne Sewitsky (9 min)

A humorous observation of children´s interpretations and experiences of sexuality. The film also looks back through grown-up eyes at the reality of being part of the “in-crowd” and the lengths to which one is prepared to go to become a respected member. But first and foremost it’s a film about the orgasm.

Anne Sewitsky (b.1977) studied directing at The Norwegian Film School, graduating in 2006. She has just had premiere on her first feature film, Happy, Happy and her second film is now in post production.
 

ENTERTAINING COMMERCIALS
 

Funny Norwegian vintage treasures from the 20s to contemporary award-winning spots will be projected on walls throughout the night.

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Scandinavian Female Directors Break the Ice in New York

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The Norwegian designers behind the eco clothing line Blondes Make Better T-shirts will host Scandinavian Female Directors Break the Ice in New York, an event of the newly established SubZero° Short Film Fest, December 2nd at the Swedish Advertising School Hyper Island on 74 Orchard Street.

The focus for this event will be the dynamic group of creative women who are gaining an increasingly important foothold in Scandinavian film. Featured will be screenings of some of the most exciting recent and award winning short films — some qualified for the Oscar 2011, by Scandinavian female directors, showcasing the work of a dynamic group of women who are gaining an increasingly important foothold in the Scandinavian film industry, refocusing its vision and revamping its issues, utilizing their creativity to spotlight important social issues to promote awareness and debate.

Blondes Make Better T-shirts’ message is much the same. A creative group of Norwegian women, who in a rather clever fashion, are using t-shirts to raise awareness about their cause, the environment. The result is a collection of fashion forward tees and tanks sold to stores like at Harvey Nickols, Isetan and Sak’s 5th Ave. There will be a mini pop-up shop within the event to purchase tees from the limited “Break the Ice in NY” capsule collection.

The evenings events will include an Xmas Party throughout Hyper Islands three floors — including DJ’s, Scandinavian Xmas drinks with snacks and for added ambiance, projectors will be displaying vintage and recent award winning Norwegian commercials.

The goal of Scandinavian Female Directors Break the Ice in New York, is to promote this collective of brilliant women and engage a new audience and expose them to the creativity coming out of the Scandinavian region.

The Norwegian animated film Angry Man by Anita Killi has qualified for the Oscars 2011 six times. My Sandström has at the age of 24 already won the biggest film prize in Europe (one million SEK) for her short film Nudist. This film will be screened for the first time in US at SubZero° Short Film Fest. Linnea Widén’s film has Flashback has been screened at many festivals and has won the Award of Excellence at Amsterdam Shorts.

The Norwegian directors Iram Haq and Sara Eliassen will be guests at the festival, where they will present their films Little Miss Eyeflap and Still Birds and take part in a Q and A after the screening.

SubZero° Short Film Fest is a newly established platform dedicated to raise international awareness of new trends in Scandinavian film, who held its first event in April this year.

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    09/05 2010
    Our partner Music Doc had a filmswap with short films from SubZero Film Fest in Malmö, Sweden.

    04/08 2010
    A Cooler Perspective: Exploring New Directions of Norwegian Cinema took place in New York, April 8th and 9th at Scandinavia House on Park Avenue.