L’eighth edition of the Nordic Film Fest If you have to Rome from Thursday 2 see you on Sunday 5 May. the review, which it was created with the intent to promote the film industry and culture of the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden), by the four Nordic embassies in Italy and with the collaboration of the Scandinavian Circle, It will take place at the Casa del Cinema in Rome, present new movie premiere or unpublished in Italy and is also realized in collaboration with the Embassy of Iceland in Paris, Movies Institutes of the respective countries and with the sponsorship of the City of Rome and the Lazio Region.
In addition to projections in the original language with subtitles in Italian or English and with free admission, the program provides presentations and meetings with international guests (directors, actors, producers, writers).
The the theme of the festival this year will be "Borders / Boundaries", not only geographically but also between "worlds", ways of being and thinking different.
Ad officially open the Nordic Film Fest 2019, with the presence of the actress Alba August and producer Lars G. Lindstrom, the biopic "Becoming Astrid", on the life of Astrid Lindgren, one of the most important writers of children's literature of the twentieth century, author of the best seller "Pippi Longstocking". The film tells of a young Astrid decides to break the rigid rules of society from the early '900 and follow his heart. The film received 7 nomination ai Guldbagge Awards (the most important film prize awarded in Sweden), including best picture and best actress.
First of the opening will be screened Finnish documentary "Every Other Couple", introduced by director Mia Halme, on stories of divorced couples, nominated for Best International Documentary at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
During the event among the many films highlight:
Friday 3 May at 21:30 Finland's "Void" presented by director Aleksi Salmenperä; dramedy, tragic and eccentric on the price of success and fear of failure, sull'incomprensibilità in a mutual relationship of the couple, winning film 4 Jussi Awards (the most important film prize awarded in Finland), including best picture and best director; Saturday 4 May at 19:00 Swedish "Border – Border Creatures "Ali Abbasi, presented by the manufacturer Piodor Gustafsson, amazing film that restless and wonder together, crossing fantastic atmosphere and social commentary, Oscar nominee for best makeup and hairstyle, Best Film In some perspective the latest Cannes Film Festival, 4 nominations for European Film Awards, winner of the Noir in Festival, winner 6 Guldbagge Awards, including best picture and best actress; Saturday 4 May at 21:30 il norvegese ”What will people say” presented by director Iram Haq, autobiographical film about the life of a sixteen year old of Pakistani origin, daughter of immigrants in Norway, that is violently disrupted when her father finds her in the company of a peer, deciding to send her back to the motherland, forcing it into submission; selected by Norway for the Academy Awards 2018, winner 4 Amanda Awards (the most important film prize awarded in Norway), including Best Director, Best Actor and Best Screenplay; Sunday 5 May at 18:15 The Danish "A lucky man", the latest film Director Bille August, Oscar winner and two time Golden Palm at Cannes Film Festival, adaptation of the novel "Lykke-Per" the Nobel Prize for Literature, Henrik Pontoppidan.
Sunday 5 May at 21:30, movie closure of the Nordic Film Fest 2019, Iceland's "Woman at war - the power woman" directed by Benedikt Erlingsson, its world premiere at the Semaine de la Critique in Cannes, film winner of the Lux Prize of the European Parliament. "Woman at war - the power woman" is a play outside the box combining excitement, commitment and fun. The main character looks like a woman like any other, but behind the daily routine hides a secret life as eco-terrorists against corporations that are ravaging his homeland, the beautiful Iceland; the film will soon have an American remake, direct, produced and performed by two-time Oscar winner Jodie Foster Award.
The event this year will also have a Special section entirely by the Scandinavian Circle with films and shorts with Nordic guests, Saturday 4 May from 16 all 20. The film will be presented in this space "We are like oranges", introduced by director and screenwriter Swedish Cecilia Garding, film that addresses the issue of racism in Sweden in a sort of saga inspired by "Alice in Wonderland", while the screening of short films will attend the Finnish director Pia Andell.
For the first time at the Nordic Film Fest lands skam, The web series produced in Norway quickly became an international phenomenon; born from NRK P3 channel it has been brought to Italy by TIMvision. There will be two moments during the festival to learn about the history and social language of "teen drama": Saturday morning 4 May, from 10 at 13, a meeting in collaboration with Bam! Cultural Strategies, the Nordic Film Fest hosts NRK P3, producer skam Norway, for a comparison with other cases involving their audiences with innovative tools. The meeting will present Marianne Furevold (SHAME NRK P3), Ludovico Bessegato (SHAME TIMvision), Prisca Cupellini (MAXXI) e Janet De Nardis (Rome Web Fest) with Bam moderators! Cultural Strategies Borreani Federico and Francesca Lambertini; Sunday 5 May at 16, there will be a "marathon screening" of skam four episodes of skam Norway (screened for the first time at the cinema in Italy) and a license plate surprise skam Italy.
As in past editions there will be a section dedicated to Storytelling, by the Writers Guild Italy. The meeting with guests of the Nordic Film Fest, representatives of the film industry in the Nordic countries and Italian writers, will address the theme of "gender" of writing. The meeting will be held at the auditorium of the Embassy of Finland, Friday 3 May at 10.
Nordic Film Fest this year also makes use of the important partnership with IED (European Institute of Design) who created the original theme song. Media partner part Nordic Film Fest 2019 is Romeing, the leading monthly magazine in English in Rome, that from 2010 It helps "expats" and tourists to discover the cultural scene, events and lifestyles of the capital.
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Altogether NORDIC FILM FEST 2019 present: 13 film, 2 documentaries, 4 courts (9 Nordic guests). Denmark 2 film, Finland 3 movies and 1 documentary, Iceland 1 film, Norway 3 film, Sweden 3 movies and 1 documentary, Scandinavian Circle 1 movies and 4 courts. in total, circa 30 hours of great Nordic film.
The screenings will begin: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 15.00 and ends at 24.00 approximately and will all be free admission until all places.
For more information : www.nordicfilmfestroma.com