| NUFF Program 2005 |
NUFF 2005 WINNERS: Best film in age group 15 -17 Tid for Omtanke by Sindre Haugland og Lars Ivar Omdal, Norway Best film in age group 18 -20 What about Löken by Hannes Paulsson, Sweden Best film in age group 21 -25 Little Big Love by Tomas Mankovsky, Sweden Audience Award Trekant by Carl Jonas Smensgård, Sweden |
Dramakomedie A young boy wants to be smart and mature, so he needs a haircut, but the shop reveals several other truths for the our young lad.
fiction; Finland; 2004; 15:00 Just another Friday night that changes everything. And next Friday it happens all over again.
documentary; Norway / England; 2004; 11:30 Whale hunting has for several years been Fedjes most important income, but population of the island is at risk of losing their living. We follow three whalers from the idyllic island with 700 inhabitants, fighting against opposition from society and new laws and regulations from the government. Destiny seems unavoidable: Fedje is becoming a pure vacation island.
drama; Sweden; 2004; 08:00 A retired fisherman once again rows out his boat. He is dreaming of "Old Pikey", the one fish he tried to get ever since he was a child. But can the struggle be just as fantastic as the goal itself? 
Trekant/Threesome
comedy; Sweden; 2004; 30:00 Can a threesome lead to true love? Michael 17, is secretly in love with Veronika. His best friend Faye has a crazy plan to get them together - a threesome. 
Julia
drama; Sweden/Czech Rep.; 2004; 13:20 11 year old Julia is sent away by her mother to take a rest from the stressful everyday life in the big city. She is sent to the grandfather who lives in the countryside and whom Julia barely knows. She doesn´t want to stay in the lonely old house, unaware of the new discoveries that awaits her. 
Råner'n/Joyrider
fiction; Norway; 2004; 04:00 Life is not easy for a simple joyrider in a small town. But a creative mind can help. 
Tid for Omtanke/Time for reflection
drama; Norway; 2005; 00:55 The title says it all.
People
experimental; Norway; 2004/2005; 02:30 Time passes by. Everyday you loose minuets and hours, but are also given brand new time here and now. Everyday you meet with innumerable eyes. People pass by just as fast as time does. Everyday you avoid innumerable eyes. They will not come back, so catch them. 
Blanksteg/Space
drama; Sweden; 2004; 12:00 A story about two people with a relationship problem and a facesless person. 
Operationen/The Operation
black comedy; Sweden; 2004; 03:20 As a surgeon you shouldn´t mix your domestic problems with your work. 
Poptøs/Popchick
drama; Denmark; 2005; 12:00 Boy meets girl in a music store. 
Dogtown
animation; Norway; 2005; 05:00 A virus is ravaging among the dogs in "dogtown", the city of loose hounds. Humans have to prevent disperson, and soon bombs start falling over the city. 
What about Löken
drama/comedy; Sweden; 2004; 08:00 Löken shows up uninvited at Randalph's garage. He doesn't quite know how to handle his unexpected guest. 
One Minute
minutefilm; Sweden; 2004; 01:00 Make sure that every minute, is a minute well spent. 
Kimmen - et liv snudd på hodet/Kimmen - a life turned upside down
dokumentary; Norway; 2005; 11:05 Three years ago Kim was beaten with a baseball bat, and is today severely affected by the incident. For the family, each day is a struggle to help Kim have a better life.
Þröng Sýn/Hidebound
experimental animation; Iceland; 2004 - 2005; 20:00 An experimental animation film about a young, solitude man who starts worries about the direction peoples attitudes are taking towards each other. He decides to observe and interfere with how people react to each other, and to himself, in an extraordinary experiment. 
Poetry
drama; Norway; 2005; 01:00 A romantic episode from a poets life, animated using pixilation. 
Jasper & Alberte
drama; Denmark; 2005; 08:53 6-year-old Jasper runs away from home in anger, he has recently lost his father in a car crash. On a deserted train station he becomes acquainted with the girl Alberte. But can he overcome the fear of losing another person he loves? 
Emmerhoff & The Melancholy Babies - Black Mark
music video; Norway; 2004; 03:45 A band travels to Jupiter and discover a fantastic, not to mention terrifying world. Will they ever get home?
Little Big Love
animation/experimental; Sweden; 2004; 08:00 Unconditional love gets you everytime it happens, even if you are a small robot on your way through life. The journey through the kitchen makes the robot fall in love, the question is - are the feelings mutual? 
Welcome to Europe
documentary; Sweden; 2004; 10:00 An experimental documentary about the enlargement of EU and the subject of social tourism.
Rejsen/The Journey
drama; Denmark; 2004; 12:00 The two Swedish boys Andreas and Bosse arrive in Copenhagen, their first stop on a great backpacking trip thorugh Europe. They have been friends since childhood, but there is something unbalanced about their friendship.
Rød eller Blå/Red or Blue
drama; Denmark; 2004; 06:00 Henrik and Anita are going to a meeting to pitch a campaign-idea for a new toothpaste, but they are complete opposites of each other. That means trouble when the insignificant subject of color comes up.
Tomme rum/Empty Rooms
drama; Denmark; 2004; 07:00 A young woman refuses to realize that her mother is dead. She lives in isolation and opens the door only for the mailman. But life has a tendency to demand our presence.
NUFF doesn't want to show only what is being made in the Nordic region, but also have impulses from the rest of Europe. Therefore we have put together a program from the Youthmediafestival in Berlin and Tools For The Trade in Leeds. Tools For The Trade is a programme run to engage young people for whom the traditional school system is not working. Participants from all over Leeds work with Interplay to create their very own film, music, theatre and radio. 
Dinner
Germany / Berlin; 2003; 2:00 A short film about a sad and cold togetherness. back to top 
Schildbürger
Germany / Berlin; 2005; 3:00 It has never been easy to conquer the heart of a woman. But to do so in a toilette is particularly difficult.
Seezeichen
Germany / Satow; 2004; 4:00 A lovestory. back to top 
Mrowisko
Polen/Poznan; 2004; 3:00 The reward for the effort. back to top 
Failed
Germany / Berlin; 2004; 5:00 "F" (failed) - a student has received a bad mark. He may well deserved it, but hte professor shows openly he dislikes that particular student. But fate wants the arch-rivals to meet again out of the university, their usual environment. 
Flame Germany / Stuttgart; 2004; 5:00 A compressed 'play' about revenge: Two woman find out that they have the same lover. Following the motto: "All is fair in love and war" they meet and make a plan.
Herr Kameramann
Germany / Frankfurt a.M.; 2004; 11:00 The homeless musician Norbert invites the audience into his hut and tells them an unusual story that oscillates between drunken fiction and poetic reality.
Screaming Silence Great Britain; 2004; 03:48 A deaf and dumb boy makes the world hear him when he asks the question - can you hear now?
3 Sides Great Britain, 2004 05:03 Life isn't always sweet. 3 brothers tell their fatal stories.
Great Britain, 2004 08:06 What are friends for? Two girls learn the meaning of friendship when one of them discovers she is pregnant. back to top
Great Britain, 2004 07:03 An insightful documentary looking at life on the streets of Leeds. back to top
Great Britain, 2004 08:10 A sketch show featuring OAP's as you've never seen them before.
LOCAL FILMS
Delbert
Drama comedy Siri is six years old and Delbert is her fantasy friend. Her father is in a hurry to drive an Iranian family to the airport, but that is going to prove difficult. There's no room for Delbert. Kinderleg Kjærlegg fiction; Tromsø/HiTø; 10'39''
Emmerhoff & The Melancholy Babies - Black Mark
music video; Norway; 2004; 03:45 A band travels to Jupiter and discover a fantastic, not to mention terrifying world. Will they ever get home?
Filmer fra Festispillene fiction; Harstad/Festspillene i NN; 15'00'' Current Tvibit-films fiction; Tvibit/Tromsø; 10'00'' Karlsøya - Der musikk blomstre
documentary; Tromsø/Ungdomsblikk; 15'00''
Råner'n/Joyrider
fiction; Norway; 2004; 04:00 Life is not easy for a simple joyrider in a small town. But a creative mind can help.
35mm screening Intruduction and discussion by Martha Otte (director Tromsø International Film Festival - TIFF) with director Jörg Buttgereit horror; Germany; 1993; 60:00 Lothar Schramm is dying, face down in a pool of his own blood. Behind his closed eyes, fractured memories repeat themselves in a neuronal fire. He runs by the sea. He lusts after the whore across the hall. He staggers through life uncertainly. He kills. Schramm is the story of the notorious “Lipstick Killer” Lothar Schramm’s last days on earth. Revealed in a series of tightly constructed flashbacks, the film offers an unflinching look into the mind of a serial killer. Uncompromising in its depictions of violence and perversion, Schramm is a poetic masterpiece guaranteed to make you squirm. Filmmusic seminar by Søren Hyldgaard Music on film can be a powerful tool for creating emotion and stories. Many young filmmakers cooperate with musicians to create original music for their films, something that elevates both the originality and quality of the films. I connection with the award for best original score started by NUFF and "Nordic net arena for young filmmakers", composer Søren Hyldgaard will hold a seminar on the importance of music in film. He will tell about his work, show clips from films he has worked with, and give advice to young filmmakers. Søren is a composer from Copenhagem, and has among others created the music for "Mørkets Øy" (1997), "The One and Only" (1999), "Edderkoppen" (2000), "Help, I am a fish" (2000), and "Dogville Confessions" (2003). 
50 years Godzilla - the monster from Japan A monster lecture by Jörg Buttgereit Since 1954, the birth of Godzilla, the Japanese island kingdom has been harassed by gigantic monsters. Godzilla, Gamera and other creatures of the ancient world are regularly destroying Tokyo. Even today there are yearly produced independent monster films in Japan, and most pass unnoticed in the rest of the world. Jörg Buttgereit, monster expert and one of this year's NUFF workshop holders, talk about the strange Japanese monster culture. Japanese people have a dear, if not religious relationship with their monsters. They represent the national trauma of the nuclear bomb in Hiroshima, the fear for natural disasters as earth quakes and typhoons, or insecurity for a world crisis in the economy. Buttgereit has visited the film studios of production companies Toho and Daiei in Tokyo, and interviewed directors, special effect makers, monster-actors (!) and fans. In Chicago he documented the "G-convention", the biggest Godzilla convention outside of Japan. Saturday 2nd of July you can hear and see more about this fascinating culture from the expert himself. |
Perjantai/Just another friday night
Ut Mot Havet/Out At Sea
Fiskelycka/Old Pikey
Baby, Baby
Home is Where the Bed is
Stone Cold Rock
Schramm