Selected by Petter Mattsson, Swedish Film Institute. The Swedish Film Institute film programme will be presented by Åsa Garnert.
In this programme of contemporary Swedish animated short films you will find examples of many different styles and techniques. From classic pencil on paper to computer animated 3D. From Johan Hagelbäck's Reindeer Scoring in Jukkasjärvi (Renmärkning i Jukkasjärvi) to Johan Thurfjell's Do You Have the Shine? This small selection will give you a general idea of where Swedish animated film stands today. Many of these films are festival favourites, for instance the animated documentary Hidden. There is also an Oscar nominated film in the programme – Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me. The themes are varied, from the social commentary of Sweden and Glenn, the Great Runner to stories about sexual ambiguity in Butler and Bikini.
Petter Mattsson
BikiniLasse Persson, Sweden, 2004, 35mm, 7’
Bikini is an animated musical starring an young man who is afraid to come out… who is afraid to come out of the locker. The plot takes place on a beach year 1960, where a couple of happy twins and their lady friend like to spend the summer.
ButlerErik Rosenlund, Sweden, 2005, 35mm, 9’
The spark has gone out of their marriage. That’s when the butler may come in handy.
Do Nothin' Till You Hear From MePernilla Hindsefelt, Jonas Dahlbeck, Sweden, 1994, 35mm, 5’
Nighttime in a classy restaurant, where all the instruments have fallen asleep after the evening show. The sensual solo violin wakes up in her box and tiptoes across the stage. The trumpet starts flirting with her and so does the saxophone. But there is also another admirer in the wings...
En nattsaga/A Night StoryMaja Lindström, Sweden, 2005, 35mm, 15’, ap/es
Once upon a time there was a mother who got to know she was going to die. This is a film about the feeling of unreal, when losing someone dear. About children taking too much responsability. And about parents wishing they could tell their children all stories have a happy ending.
Glenn, the Great RunnerAnna Erlandsson, Sweden, 2004, 35mm, 3’
Glenn, the great runner, is about to compete. The question is, will he get the support he needs?
Gömd/HiddenHanna Heilborn, David Aronowitsch, Mats Johansson, Sweden, 2002, 35mm, 8’, ap/es
Based on an interview with twelve-year-old Giancarlo. By combining the real interview with animated pictures the directors want to create a level where you can listen to and absorb the story of one refugee child in a new way.
Måste/CompulsionErik Rosenlund, Sweden, 2003, 35mm, 5’
An absurd comedy in a normal setting. Everyday situations become potentially life threatening, when a man feels compelled to break rules and disregard warnings. One day he has to outsmart himself in order to survive.
NocturnePernilla Hindsefelt, Sweden, 1998, 35mm, 7’
A little love story about a star and a stone, set to music by Chopin.
Johan Thurfjell, Sweden, 2003, 35mm, 6’
Do You Have the Shine? is a film version of a game with the same title and by the same director. The setting of the film is inspired by the hotel in Stanley Kubrick’s film The Shining. The spectator moves around in the hotel’s desolate corridors with the young boy’s point of view. The film is constructed in the same fashion as the game, in spite of the medium’s non-interactive character. The game instructions that are given at the beginning of the film, and the score results at the bottom of the image, gives the spectator a feeling of being able to influence the action. Corner after corner in the hotel is turned, as the spectaror ‘s feeling of anticipation rises, a feeling deriving from decades of horror films.
Renmärkning i Jukkasjärvi/Reindeer Scoring in JukkasjärviJohan Hagelbäck, Sweden, 1996, 35mm, 10’, ap/es
The road from reindeer scoring to the dentist is short for a little boy who gets acquainted with an unusual sort of dentist.
Släkt och vänner/Family and FriendsJonas Odell, Sweden, 2002, 35mm, 12’
An animated, slightly autobiographical film, about remembering. A film about uncles, aunts, cousins and blind divers who eat bananas under water.
SwedenMagnus Carlsson, Sweden, 1995, 35mm, 6’, ap/es
An animated humoristic documentary with people from different backgrounds and social standing expressing their opinions. Such as whether blind people should be allowed to live in houses with a view or not...