49th Nordic Film Days Lübeck, 31 October – 4 November 2007

(2007 10 16 16:00)

The 49th edition of the festival is focused on Scandinavian children’s and youth films. Besides current cinema productions and a retrospective of classic children’s films there will also be a homage to Astrid Lindgren, who would have become 100 years old on 14th November.

Among the highlights of this year’s youth film competition is “Skymaster, A Flying Family Fairytale” from Denmark (directed by Michael Wikke and Steen Rasmussen),  “Mystery of the Wolf” from Finland (director: Raimo O Niemi) and “Leaps and Bounds”, “Elling” (directed by Petter Næss).

 

 

The winners of the Cinegate Promotion Prize and the ComLine Prize were awarded on 2 November at the Short Film Night in the Filmforum Schleswig-Holstein. They are Mars by Marcus Richardt and Dionysos by Jörg Weidner and Anke Späth. Further info on the prizes cen be foun here.

 

“Before we look back on the great classics of Scandinavian cinema at the 50th anniversary of the Nordic Film Days Lübeck next year, we wanted to put great films for the little ones in the centre of attention this year”, says Linde Fröhlich, Artistic Director of the festival. “Scandinavian children’s and youth film culture is deemed one of the liveliest in the world.”

The prize of the children's jury and the Children's film prize of the Nordic Film Institutes will be presented on Sunday, 4th November.

Read more about the Festival here.

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