'A SILENT STORY' AND 'VINTERSAGA' NOMINATED AT NORDISK PANORAMA /  by Maria Kristensen

We are excited to announce that Anders Skovbjerg Jepsen’s A Silent Story is in competition for ‘The New Nordic Voice Award’ at the film festival Nordisk Panorama in Malmö. 

In A Silent Story film director Anders Skovbjerg Jepsen contacts his seven years older childhood friend, who sexually abused him when they were both children. Together they seek to recollect and understand how and why it happened. We are happy and proud of the attention that this important film is receiving, and we will follow it closely at the festival alongside all the other fantastic films that are nominated.

We are also happy to announce that Carl Olsson's Vintersaga, produced by Ginestra Film in co-production with Final Cut for Real, is competing in the ‘Best Nordic Documentary’ category. In Olsson's distinctive visual language, Vintersaga is essentially an ode to the melancholy of Sweden.

At Final Cut for Real we look forward to the 21st of September, when the 34th edition of Nordisk Panorama will start. You can find out more about the festival here.

‘PATRIMONIUM’ AND ‘DREAMING MURAKAMI’ SELECTED FOR THE 14TH MAKEDOX FESTIVAL /  by Maria Kristensen

Two Final Cut for Real productions have been selected for this year’s MakeDox film festival: Patrimonium and Dreaming Murakami.

This year Denmark has been chosen as the “country in focus” for the festival. As MakeDox explain on their Instagram, the Danish focus is meant as a way to “cool down in the hot Skopje evenings”. At Final Cut for Real we are thrilled that two of our movies are being represented there.

Starting today the 14th MakeDox festival is taking place in Skopje, North Macedonia. MakeDox is a platform of creativity and documentary films, and their weeklong festival is showing a broad selection of exactly that.

On Saturday evening Carl Olsson’s 2019 Patrimonium will be shown at the festival. The movie examines time by questioning the borders between history and modern world.

The second of our movies selected, Nitesh Anjaan’s 2017 Dreaming Murakami, will be shown on Monday evening. It explores the world of Japanese author Haruki Murakami through the life and works of translator Mette Holm. Anjaan is going to Skopje to experience the festival himself.

You can read more about The MakeDox Festival on their website. We look forward to following the festival from Denmark.

'A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS' AT THE OSCARS /  by Maria Kristensen

We will be forever grateful that the team behind A House Made of Splinters last week suddenly found themselves in Hollywood for the 95th Academy Awards, celebrating the film’s nomination for Best Feature Documentary.

Although we did not take home the little golden statue, just being there was the greatest experience and also meant that this very international team were able to spend some lovely days together - we were especially grateful that our lovely protagonists Margarita and Olga joined us, and were celebrated as the stars that they are.

The film continues to screen around the world and to change lives and hearts forever.

‘A SILENT STORY’ & ‘THE KILLING OF A JOURNALIST’ IN COMPETITION AT ONE WORLD FESTIVAL 2023 /  by Maria Kristensen

Last week the nominations for the One World Festival were announced and we’re excited that Anders Skovbjerg Jepsen’s A Silent Story is nominated for the International Competition and Matt Sarnecki’s The Killing of a Journalist is nominated for the Czech Competition. One World is the largest human rights film festival in the world.

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'PRESIDENT' FINALIST AT SIMA 2023 - SOCIAL IMPACT MEDIA AWARDS /  by Maria Kristensen

Amazing news! Camilla Nielsson’s President was selected as one of the 14 finalists for the Social Impact Media Awards 2023!

SIMA works to advance global awareness, social justice, human rights and education by supporting independent content creators and media artists on the front-lines of social change and bringing their work into communities and classrooms around the globe.

The SIMA Awards honors eye-opening documentary filmmaking and XR/Interactive experiences that exemplify excellence in their potential to inspire social change. Each year, projects are selected from over 140 countries around the world.

For this year’s finalists the SIMA Awards team are highlighting the battle to fight back the shadows that encroach on us: “What is great art but a reminder that the challenges our world faces will not be resolved by simply elevating higher consciousness to all that is light; they will find their resolution by our society radically reclaiming sovereignty over our collective shadows. What this year’s SIMA 2023 finalists capture is just that; the illumination of a world cycling through a seemingly endless and chaotic rhapsody of light and dark as it exposes its shadows to dismantle all that no longer serves its peace.”

See the full list of finalists and read more about SIMA here

'A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS' NOMINATED FOR 3 DANISH FILM ACADEMY AWARDS /  by Maria Kristensen

Today the nominations for this year’s Danish Film Academy Awards were revealed and we are delighted that Simon Lereng Wilmont’s A House Made of Splinters received nominations in 3 categories: Best Documentary, Best Sound Design (Peter Albrechtsen & Heikki Kossi) and Best Score (Uno Helmersson).

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'BOY FROM HEAVEN' OPENS IN DANISH CINEMAS & RECEIVES GREAT REVIEWS /  by Maria Kristensen

On Thursday January 5 Tarik Saleh’s amazing and exhilarating spy thriller Boy From Heaven, starring Fares Fares and Tawfeek Barhom, opened in cinemas all over Denmark.

And now the first reviews are also in, with the film receiving praise from every corner. We are so happy to read these reviews and can’t wait to show the film here Denmark!

Boy From Heaven is set in an Egyptian university where a ruthless power struggle between Egypt’s religious and political elite unfolds when the university’s highest ranking religious leader suddenly dies and a successor must be found. And the young student Adam, a son of a fisherman and a new student at the prestigious university, finds himself right in the middle of the conflicts that follow.

Boy From Heaven is produced by Kristina Åberg and Fredrik Zander for Atmo (SE) and is coproduced by Monica Hellström and Signe Byrge Sørensen for Final Cut for Real.

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'A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS' AND 'BOY FROM HEAVEN' ADVANCE IN OSCARS RACE /  by Maria Kristensen

On December 21 it was announced that two FCFR productions were added to the shortlists for the 95th Academy Awards.

A House Made of Splinters is directed by Simon Lereng Wilmont and produced by Monica Hellström for Final Cut for Real, and it is one of 15 films shortlisted in the Feature Documentary category.

Boy From Heaven (US title: Cairo Conspiracy) is directed by Tarik Saleh, and is produced by Kristina Åberg and Fredrik Zander for Atmo (Sweden), and Monica Hellström and Signe Byrge Sørensen are co-producing for Final Cut for Real. Boy From Heaven was chosen as Sweden’s entry for Best International Feature, and is now one of the 15 shortlisted international feature films - a list that also includes Denmark’s entry, Ali Abassi’s Holy Spider.

We are very happy and proud that the films have be added to these shortlists. The final nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 24, 2023.

Click here to see the full shortlist announcement.

'BOY FROM HEAVEN' NOMINATED FOR 7 GULDBAGGE AWARDS /  by Maria Kristensen

Yesterday the nominations for the Swedish Guldbagge Awards were announced, and we are delighted that Tarek Saleh’s Boy From Heaven received an impressive total of 7 nominations!

The film is nominated in the following categories:

Best Film
Best Director - Tarik Saleh
Best Actor in a Leading Role - Tawfeek Barhom
Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Fares Fares
Best Script - Tarik Saleh
Best Editing - Theis Schmidt
Best Costume Design - Denise Östholm 

Boy From Heaven is produced by Kristina Åberg and Fredrik Zander for Atmo (SE) and is coproduced by Monica Hellström and Signe Byrge Sørensen for Final Cut for Real.

The Guldbagge Awards are the leading Swedish film awards, and are presented by the Swedish Film Institute for outstanding contributions to Swedish film over the past year. The awards ceremony will take place in Stockholm on January 23.

Click here to see the full list of nominees

'A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS' NOMINATED FOR FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD /  by Maria Kristensen

We are so proud that Simon Lereng Wilmont’s film ‘A House Made of Splinters’ has been nominated at the Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary.

‘A House Made of Splinters’ is directed by Simon Lereng Wilmont and produced by Monica Hellström.
The film follows three children at a temporary shelter, as war-torn Ukraine leaves devastating and enduring marks on the population. Through the eyes of kids, the film depicts a personal, tender, and simultaneously tragic and hopeful story about lives in limbo. Gorgeous, patient camerawork respects the children's vulnerability but expertly detects the unmistakable normalisation of violence in their desperate play, temporary friendships and fragile family connections.

The 38th annual award ceremony is set to return Saturday, March 4, 2023.

You can find the other nominees in the category here.

'A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS' NOMINATED FOR 3 IDA AWARDS + 2 CINEMA EYE HONORS /  by Maria Kristensen

We are beyond delighted that Simon Lereng Wilmont’s beautiful film A House Made of Splinters received 5 nominations in total from the International Documentary Association (IDA) and the Cinema Eye Honors.

From the International Documentary Association the film received the following IDA Awards nominations:

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'DREAMING ARIZONA' & 'A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS' SCREENING AT IDFA 2022 /  by Maria Kristensen

At this year’s IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) we are proud and happy to have two of our latest films screening.

Jon Bang Carlsen’s Dreaming Arizona is selected for the Main Competition where it will be having its World Premiere. The film has the following screening times:

13 Nov 09:00 - 10:19 - Pathé City 1 press & Industry​ only​
13 Nov 18:30 - 20:01 - Munt 12 official world premiere, film team present​
14 Nov 15:15 - 16:51 - Tuschinski 6 Q&A with the director​
17 Nov 15:45 - 17:21 - Tuschinski 5
19 Nov 10:00 - 11:19 - Munt 13

Simon Lereng Wilmon’s A House Made of Splinters is screening in the Best of Fests section, and has the following screening times:

11 Nov 20:30 - 22:17​ - Munt 11 Q&A after the screening
12 Nov 21:30 - 23:17​ - Rialto De Pijp: Bovenzaal Q&A after the screening
17 Nov 14:45 - 16:15​ - Ketelhuis: Zaal 1
18 Nov 18:30 - 20:00​ - DeLaMar: Wim Sonneveld Zaal

For the screenings of A House Made of Splinters we are teaming up with ShareDoc, a new platform that enables audiences to donate directly to the participants of documentary films.

To buy tickets or read more about the festival, please click here.

'THE KILLING OF A JOURNALIST' & 'A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS' SCREENING AT DOCNYC /  by Maria Kristensen

We are so happy that next week two of our films are screening at DOCNYC - America’s largest documentary film festival.

A House Made of Splinters by Simon Lereng Wilmont is in the Winners Circle section, and has two in-person screenings:
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 7:15 PM​ - Cinépolis Chelsea, Theater 2 (with director Q&A)
Thursday, November 17, 2022 2:15 PM​ - Cinépolis Chelsea

Director Simon Lereng Wilmont will be present for the screening on November 16.

The Killing of a Journalist by Matt Sarnecki is in the Investigations section, and has two in-person screenings:
Saturday, November 12, 2022 9:20 PM - Cinépolis Chelsea, Theater 1
Monday, November 14, 2022 11:45 AM - Cinépolis Chelsea

Both films also have online screenings for the duration of the festival.

For more info about tickets and passes, click here