Den svenska närvaron i Berlin blir större för varje dag. Idag kan vi presentera ytterligare fyra barn- och ungdomsfilmer som blivit uttagna till festivalen. Lisa Siwes ungdomsdrama I taket lyser stjärnorna, Rene Bo Hansens Örnjägarens son samt de animerad
Mika Berndtsdotter Ahlén and Josefine Mattsson in Glowing Stars.
Photo: Elin Berge
Glowing Stars
Glowing Stars is based on Johanna Thydell's award-winning novel about Jenna, a teenager torn between her mother, who is suffering from cancer, and her desire for the thrills of a normal teenager's life. The film is competing in Generation 14plus.
Director Lisa Siwe, who studied at Stockholm's Dramatiska Institutet has previously directed various short films and a television dramatisation of Henning Mankell's Inspector Wallander novel, Firewall (Brandvägg). The film was produced by Anders Landström at Filmlance International AB with support from the Swedish Film Institute's film commissioner, Johan Bogaeus. Swedish premiere 30 January 2009.
The Eagle Hunter's Son
The adventure film The Eagle Hunter's Son is shot in Mongolia and about the 12 year-old nomad boy Bazarbai, son of the eagle hunter, Matey. Bazarbai dreams of cities and the world outside the steppes, but his father wants him to shoulder his responsibilities and follow in his footsteps as an ea gle hunter. When his brother is sent to the capital city, Bazarbai escapes with his father's eagle and sets off on a journey. The film is competing for the Crystal Bear in Generation Kplus against other films including Sweden's The Girl (Flickan) and Mamma Moo and Crow (Mamma Mu och Kråkan).
The film was directed by Rene Bo Hansen (Riga's Journey) and produced by Staffan Julén at Eden Film AB with support from the Swedish Film Institute's film commissioner, Johan Bogaeus.
Slaves
David Aronowitsch and Hanna Heilborn's follow up to their award-winning Hidden (Gömd) from 2002, Slaves is also an animated short. The film centres on two Sudanese boys, Abuk and Machiek, captured and exploited as slaves in the civil war in southern Sudan, who describe their dreadful experiences and speak of their hopes and dreams for the future. Competing in Generation 14plus, the film was awarded first prize at the documentary film festival IDFA 2008 in Amsterdam.
The film was produced by Story AB with support from the Swedish Film Institute's film commissioner, Anne-Marie Söhrman-Fermelin.
Spot and Splodge in Snowstorm
Spot and Splodge in Snowstorm is the first animated film of many about Spot and Splodge. They play in the newly fallen snow, build snowmen, have snowball fights and get lost in a snowstorm. Directors Uzi Geffenblad and Lotta Geffenblad have based the film on Lotta Geffenblad's children's book of the same name, and the voiceover is by actress Stina Ekblad.
Competing in Generation Kplus, the film was produced by Uzi Geffenblad at ZigZag Animation with support from the Swedish Film Institute's film commissioner, Johan Bogaeus.