FAF 2021 Official Selection - Fredrikstad Animation Festival

FAF 2021 Official Selection

Short films in the competition programmes

After a record-breaking registration, the competition programme for Nordic-Baltic animated short film for Fredrikstad Animation Festival is now ready. The pre-selection jury, which consisted of festival director Anders Narverud Moen, animator and filmmaker Eirin Handegaard and journalist and critic Oda Bhar, had a difficult task in selecting the best films that will be shown during Fredrikstad Animation Festival. As many as 73 films will be shown in the four competition programmes for short films, student films, commissioned films, and children’s films. The films represent most techniques and all countries in the Nordic and Baltic regions are represented. In the main program for Nordic animated short films, 10 out of 16 films have a female director.

“For many years we have had a 50/50 representation of the sexes in our programmes, but it is surprising that the films in the category for Nordic-Baltic animated short films have such a high degree of women represented. We have seen that student films have a predominance of female directors, which we can now assume gives results for this. We are very happy and proud to be able to present these women directors, ” says festival director Anders Narverud Moen in a comment on the selection process.

 

The juries for the competition programme are also ready, and the festival can present two diverse juries with professional filmmakers who have all made award-winning short films. The jury for Nordic-Baltic short and student film consists of illustrator and director Bendik Kaltenborn (Norway), director and animator Lizete Upíte (Latvia) and short filmmaker Jala Maghout (Syria). The jury for commissioned film consists of director and animator Eirik Heggen (Norway), producers Lana Tankosa Nikolic (Denmark) and Peter Lindblad (Sweden).

 

Competition Programme for Nordic-Baltic Short Film

Frydenlund Hair Parlour (Norway – 2021), dir: Hanne Berkaak

The Hangman at Home (Denmark – 2021), dir: Michelle and Uri Kranot

Flames (Finland – 2021), dir: Marja Viitahuhta

Face Recognition (Estonia – 2021), dir: Martinus Klemet

The Landing (Finland – 2021), dir: Kaisa Penttilä

Comeback (Latvia – 2021), dir: Vladimir Leschiov

Orgiastic Hyper-Plastic (Denmark, UK – 2021), dir: Paul Bush

A Most Exquisite Man (Estonia – 2021), dir: Jonas Taul

Reunify (Denmark – 2021), dir: Mette Tange, Peter Smith

Not Until Now (Sweden – 2021), dir: Clara Bodén

The Expected (Sweden – 2021), dir: Carolina Sandvik

Kusanagi (Norway – 2020), dir: Eirik Heggen

The Stork (Estonia – 2020), dir: Morten Tšinakov, Lucija Mrzljak

Beauty Rules (Sweden – 2021), dir: Anna Erlandsson

Farewell (Sweden – 2021), dir: Maria Åkesson

Matilda and the Spare Head (Lithuania – 2020,) dir: Ignas Meilunas

 

Compeitition Programme for Nordic-Baltic Children’s Film

Nordlys/ Goeksegh (Sweden – 2021), dir: Oskar Östergren

The Landing (Finland – 2021), dir: Kaisa Penttilä

Astrid The Fly (Sweden – 2021) dir: Charlotte Rodenstedt

Little Frog (Denmark – 2020), dir: Kim Hagen

How Shammies Travelled (Latvia – 2020), dir: Edmunds Jansons

Smile (Svergie – 2021), dir: Jonas Forsman

Matilda and the Spare Head (Lithuania – 2020), dir: Ignas Meilunas

 

Competition Programme for Nordic-Baltic Student Film

Hepatica 01100100 01100001 01110100 01100001 (Norway – 2021), dir: Terje Tolleshaug

Night of the Living Dread  (UK, Norway – 2021), dir: Ida Melum

Jeffrey at The Bus Stop (Norway – 2021), dir: Peter A. Clayborough

Between the bees and the turbot (Sweden – 2020) dir: Ana Linnea Lidegran Correia

Second Breakfast (Estonia – 2021), dir: Lukas Winter

One More (Sweden – 2021), dir: Frida Tonnby

The Present Problem (Denmark – 2020), dir: Mads Thøgersen

Single Use Friend (Denmark – 2020), dir: Angsane Sallaud

Suspension Prima (Latvia – 2020), dir: Georgs Harijs Āva

Cut it out (Denmark – 2021), dir: Inez Kristina

Pink Pleasure Doome (Norway – 2021), dir: Maja Kjellstad Aanonsen

You Are not a Kiwi (Estonia – 2020), dir: Maria Saveleva

Sensory (UK – 2021), dir: Alicia Frøy Johnsen

Hit the Nail on the Head (Estonia – 2021), dir: Cristo Madissoo, Lyza Jarvis, Maria Rakitina, Kaimar Lomp

FILM FOUND (Denmark, Norway – 2020), dir: Claudia Munksgaard-Palmqvist

BusLine35A (Denmark – 2021), dir: Elena Felici

Favorite Daughter (Denmark – 2020), dir: Susi Haaning

 

Competition Programme for Nordic-Baltic Commissioned  Film

Danskespil frogs (Denmark – 2020), dir: Tonni Zinck, Sunit Parekh

Help! We Have a Blind Patient (Norway – 2021), dir: Robin Jensen

Choice (Norway – 2021), dir: Hanne Berkaak

Jannabi album promo (Netherlands – 2021), dir: Sverre Fredriksen

TV2 Brandstory (Norway – 2020), dir: Joseph Hodgson

TV2-Reklamebrudd, Mills (Norway – 2021), dir: Racecar

Fatigue (Norway – 2021), dir: Julian Nazario Vargas

Familien Lykke (Norway – 2020), dir: Ole Magnus Saxegård

League of Legends: The Path, An Ionian Myth (Denmark – 2020), dir: Kenneth Ladekjær

Skatteetaten feat. OnklP: Money Back On The Skætt (Norway – 2021), dir: APT

NAV – Health At Work 2 (Norway – 2020), dir: APT

Opening film Animac 2021 (Norway – 2020), dir: Gina Thorstensen, Nacho Rodríguez

Ben Baptie – Reenactment Of A Memory (Norway – 2021), dir: Steph Hope

ADRA  (Norway – 2021), dir: Bjarne Anmarkrud

Kulturrådet – Titles and bumpers (Norway – 2020), dir: William Stormdal / Bleed, Bonsak Schieldrop (Norway – 2021), dir:  Racecar

Speak Up – Presentation (Norway – 2021), dir: Tommy Vad Funderud, Markus Vad Flaaten

PTIL (Norway – 2020), dir: Morten Marius Apenes

Legends of Runeterra: Rise of the Underworlds (Denmark – 2021), dir: Mike&Payne

A Covid Love Story (Norway -2021), dir: John Christian Ferner Apalnes

TIFF2021 (Norway – 2021), dir: Torgeir Holm

Kate Bollinger – Grey Skies (Norway – 2020), dir: Steph Hope

Norsk Sykepleierforbund – Rwanda (Norway -2021), dir: Jeppe Grüner / Racecar

Helsadata – Direktoratet for e-helse (Norway – 2021), dir: Joacim Olofsson / Racecar, Franck Aubry / Racecar, Joseph Hodgson / Racecar

Gifts of Destruction and Disorder (Estonia – 2020), dir: August Varustin, Ave Taavet

Ett helt annet sted (Norway – 2020), dir: Stian Johansen

End of the line (Denmark – 2020), dir: Hera Hallsdóttir

Bufdir (Norway – 2021), dir: Julian Vargas

Climate Adaptation (Norway – 2020), dir: Ronald Kabicek

Røde Kors Gatemegling (Norway – 2021), dir: Martin Myhre

Align (Denmark – 2021), dir: Mikkel Mainz Elkjær

How does grass turn in to food? (Norway – 2020) dir: Marte Maren Holth

Melgard Shark Love (Norway – 2021), dir: Yaprak Morali & Are Austnes

Vän med virus (Sweden – 2021), dir: Salla Lehmus

Career Limiting (UK, Sweden – 2021), dir: Anna Mantzaris

Phoenix (Norway – 2021), dir: Syed Hasan Abbas

Solcreme (Denmark – 2020), dir: Tonni Zinck, Sunit Parekh

 

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