Program


Spot Light on Nordic Shorts
This year, SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL 2005 is proud to present digital shorts from Nordic countries such as Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. This fine selection of Nordic shorts features award-winning films that have traveled to the most prestigious international festivals. We hope you enjoy them.

* All films are subtitled in English and Japanese unless otherwise noted.

Nordic Shorts 1 7/17 11:00
7/21 15:30
Broadband
Broadband
2004 / Sweden / 29 min / Swedish / Digital BETACAM
DirectorFUlf Hansson

The new television cable system, Broadband, purports to make people happier. And, it does bring most people joy, with one exception: Rune, an ordinary man living in a small Swedish town.

Stressless
Stressless
2003 / Denmark / 15 min / Danish / Digital BETACAM
DirectorFJessica Nilsson

Are you a young, divorced, dog-owner? Lifestyle guru gLuluh will help you tackle the post-divorce blues.

Universal Kjell
Universal Kjell
2003 / Norway / 29 min / Norwegian / Digital BETACAM
DirectorFErik Richter Strand

Kjell suspects his employees are talking behind his back. To find out for sure, he invents a secret agent alter ego.

The Last Words of Hreggvidur
The Last Words of Hreggvidur
2004 / Iceland / 22 min / Icelandic / DV
DirectorFGrimur Hakonarson

Hreggvidur, a right-wing journalist, dies but returns to haunt the editor of a conservative newspaper. The ghost wants the editor to print his final article on a new government policy.
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Nordic Shorts 2 7/20 18:00
7/23 11:30
Max by Chance
Max by Chance
2004 / Denmark / 29 min / Danish / Digital BETACAM
DirectorFMax Kestner

Playfully animated, Max's story traces several generations of sailors, industrialists and hippies - all depicted with love and irony.

Money
Money
2004 / Iceland / 6 min / Icelandic / DV
DirectorFSavar Sigurdsson

John is an ordinary guy with a good heart. When he discovers a strangerfs wallet, this nice guy turns criminal - but only for a moment.

The Bewitched Child
The Bewitched Child

(c)Kroma Productions Ltd.2004
2004 / Finland / 47 min / French / Digital BETACAM
DirectorFMarikki Hakola

This fairy tale, inspired by Maurice Ravelfs opera, depicts a childfs journey in understanding the consequences of his actions. It is the first Finnish production to create set designs via digital technology.

Soldier 7
Soldier 7
2005 / Sweden / 20 min / No dialogue / HDCAM
DirectorFMatthew Allen

An entire platoon is ambushed and destroyed, save one female medic. Confronted by a guerilla soldier, will the medic pull the trigger, thus winning the battle for survival?
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