Nordic Film Days 2010
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Praise of Armin Mueller-Stahl’s unique achievement in the art of film
The State Parliament of Schleswig-Holstein, Investitionsbank Schleswig-Holstein and Nordic Film Days Lübeck are dedicating a major retrospective to the actor, painter, writer and musician Armin Mueller-Stahl. "We would like to offer the people of Schleswig-Holstein the opportunity of getting to know our honorary citizen and his numerous talents," said President of Parliament Torsten Geerdts at the presentation of the retrospective programme in Kiel. Continue
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NFL sends budding filmmakers to Norway
Nordic Film Days Lübeck is an official partner of the international youth project "This Is My Story", for which adolescents from five European countries will make their own film next year, concentrating on a multicultural topic. Shooting will take place in Lillehammer, Norway, and the participants will receive professional guidance by graduates of the Norwegian film school "Den Norske Filmskolen". Continue
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“A Somewhat Gentle Man” released in Germany and acclaimed by critics
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Norwegian Christmas film released in German cinemas after its premiere at Nordic Film Days
“Home for Christmas” by Norwegian star director Bent Hamer (“Kitchen Stories”) is released in German cinemas on 2nd December, distributed by “Pandora Film”. The Christmas film caused quite a stir in the competition at the 52nd Nordic Film Days Lübeck and has been highly acclaimed by critics. Continue
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Cinema release of Audience Award winning film
At the 52nd Nordic Film Days Lübeck "The Good Heart" received the much-coveted LN Audience Award. Now the Icelandic tragicomedy by director Dagur Kári is being released in cinemas throughout Germany. In Germany the film is being exploited by the Munich-based distributor "Alamode Film", and has been well received by the press. Continue
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Film Days Achieve Record Audience of 27,000
The 52nd Nordic Film Days Lübeck has come to their end, boasting record audience figures. An audience of around 27,000 attended the film screenings and supporting programme of the renowned festival, thus topping last year’s figure of 24,000. “The main reason for this result lies in the addition of the Kolosseum as a new screening venue,” says Angela Buske, General Manager of Nordic Film Days Lübeck. Continue
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The Award Winners of the 52nd Nordic Film Days
A list of all award winners of the 52nd Nordic Film Days Lübeck you can find here: Continue
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Pernilla August’s “Beyond” wins NDR Award for Best Feature Film
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Nordic Film Days presents talk about the “Norwegian Film Wave”
Jan Erik Holst, long-standing head of the foreign department at the Norwegian Film Institute gives a talk about the "Norwegian Film Wave" - and how it began. The lecture takes place on 2.11.2010 at 7.30pm in the large hall at DIE GEMEINNÜTZIGE, Königstraße 5, 23552 Lübeck. Continue
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Book Presentation: More than 40 Years of Nordic Filmmaking
This year sees the Norwegian journalist Sigurd Moe Hetland visiting Nordic Film Days Lübeck for the 40th time in succession. He recorded the impressions he gained on his visits in numerous accounts and photographic series, which he will compile to a book subsequent to the 52nd Nordic Film Days. On Thursday, 4th November, at 12.30 pm, Sigurd Moe Hetland will present the concept for his book in the New York Bar at CineStar Filmpalast Stadthalle. Continue
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Scriptwriting Workshop with Kim Fupz Aakeson
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Guests at the 52nd Nordic Film Days
Numerous guests are attending the 52nd Nordic Film Days Lübeck from 3rd to 7th November. Four special guests are performing a prelude to the opening film "Sound of Noise": Lead actors and percussionists Johannes Björk, Magnus Börjeson, Anders Vestergård and Fredrik Myhr. Continue
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Jurys decide on seven different prize-winners
The juries that will decide on the prize-winners of the 52nd Nordic Film Days have been determined. Six different juries decide on the winners of six different prizes. The seventh Nordic Film Days prize, though, is presented by the largest jury: the festival audience decides on the winner of the LN Audience Prize. Continue
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Stellan Skarsgård Is Coming to Lübeck
We know him as Captain Tupolev, Professor Lambeau or Bootstrap Bill: A star of international cinema is attending the 52nd Nordic Film Days Lübeck. Actor Stellan Skarsgård, who acted in “The Hunt for Red October”, “Breaking the Waves” and “Pirates of the Caribbean”, will introduce the black comedy “A Somewhat Gentle Man” (original title: “En ganske snill mann”) in Lübeck. Continue
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Exploitation Star Christina Lindberg Is Guest of Honour at Nordic Film Days Lübeck
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Film Days Pays Tribute to Long-Standing Guest of Honour Pål Bang-Hansen
He was one of the oldest visitors and a beloved friend of Nordic Film Days Lübeck: In honour of Pål Bang-Hansen from Norway, who passed away earlier this year, the festival presents two films from his oeuvre as a film director. Continue
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Official Film Days Party in the Harbour
Once again Nordic Film Days is hosting a party for fans of the festival, citizens of Lübeck, film stars, film professionals, journalists and members of the Film Days team. The official Film Days party takes place on Friday, 5th November 2010, at 10pm in "Schuppen 6", An der Untertrave 47a. Continue
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Nordic Film Days Lübeck rolls out carpet for new Scandinavian, Baltic and North German cinema
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Feature Films: Romantic Comedies and Gritty Social Dramas
The feature film programme at the 52nd Nordic Film Days Lübeck shows a multi-faceted image of the Northern Europe: While the Swedish director Hannes Holm tells a story of a romantic loss of innocence on the Stockholm archipelago in “Behind Blue Skies”, the Danish prison drama “R” by Tobias Lindholm and Michael Noer depicts brutal everyday prison life in a Jutland jail. Continue
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Documentaries: Men in Extreme Situations and Films with Social Volatility
The 27 contributions to the documentary film programme at the 52nd Nordic Film Days Lübeck feature men in extreme situations and topics of far-reaching social volatility: Janus Metz’ “Armadillo” recounts the loss of orientation experienced by young Danish soldiers in Afghanistan and caused a medium-sized national crisis in Denmark. Continue
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Filmforum Programme Characterized by Socially Committed Documentaries
Once again the Filmforum section presents c. 40 North German films, selected by Doris Bandhold, film expert from Hamburg. This year features a strikingly great number of documentary films on the programme, dealing with topical subjects. Continue
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Films for Young Viewers: Many films as German or world premieres
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Film Days Pay Tribute to Mueller-Stahl with “Music Box”
On the occasion of Armin Mueller-Stahl’s honorary citizenship of Schleswig-Holstein and his 80th birthday, Nordic Film Days Lübeck has unearthed a rarely screened oeuvre of American film history, in which Armin Mueller-Stahl plays the lead role: “Music Box” by director Constantin Costa-Gavras from the year 1989. Continue
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Programme-Itinerary Published on 21st October
The programme-itinerary of the 52nd Nordic Film Days Lübeck will be published on Thursday, 21st October 2010. Cineastes and festival guests can view the complete list of films and their screening times online, and can put together their own daily itinerary. Continue
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Retrospective is dedicated to love and sexuality
Entitled "The Scandinavian Seduction: LOVE - WELFARE - SEX in cinema from the 50s to the 70s", the Retrospective at the 52nd Nordic Film Days Lübeck focuses on a unique tradition in the history of Scandinavian film: the explicit depiction of love and sexuality. Continue
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Five films compete for Nordic Council Film Prize
Five outstanding Nordic films are candidates for the coveted Nordic Council Film Prize 2010. Among the nomiated directors are Thomas Vinterberg, Dagur Kári and Tarik Saleh. The prize is given to a film which is characterised by being rooted in Nordic culture and of high artistic quality. Continue
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German film distributor releases Swedish award winner "A Rational Solution"
The film distributor Pandora Film has announced to release "A Rational Solution" by Swedish director Jörgen Bergmark in German cinemas in 2010. The marriage drama starring Rolf Lassgård and Pernilla August has won the NDR Award for Best Feature Film at the 51st Nordic Film Days Lübeck in 2009. Continue
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German televison channel broadcasts Danish youth film "Karla and Katrine"
The German televison channel KIKA broadcasts "Karla and Katrina" by Danish director Charlotte Sachs Bostrup. Continue
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Norwegian "Max Manus" on DVD in Germany
The Norwegian World War II-drama "Max Manus", that has been a big success at the 51th Nordic Film Days Lübeck, has been released on DVD in Germany. Continue
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New Faces at Nordic Film Days Lübeck
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Full Programme at Nordic Film Days Lübeck Despite Lower Budget
The most important non-Scandinavian festival for Nordic films takes place for the 52nd time from 3rd to 7th November 2010, featuring c 130 feature, documentary and short films from Scandinavia, the Baltic states and Northern Germany. Despite a lower budget, the programme will be presented in its full range, as in the previous year. Neither will there be cutbacks made in inviting Scandinavian, Baltic and North German film professionals to present their productions in close contact with the audience, the press and the industry. However, some of the supporting events in the run-up to the Nordic Film Days Lübeck will be omitted in order to reach the necessary cost savings. Continue
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