The fourteenth annual Scandinavian Film Festival L.A. came to the Writers Guild Theater, Beverly Hills over two weekends: January 12-13, 19-20, 2013. The yearly showcase of Nordic films and filmmakers, launched in 2000, screens the year’s Scandinavian films submitted to the Academy as nominees for Best Foreign-Language Film as well as other current feature, documentary, and short films.
10:30 am
9 METER
9 Meter, Denmark, 2012, 18 minutes, Anders Walter
"Best Live Action Short" submission for Academy Awards (shortlist)
Free with ticket to GULF STREAM UNDER THE ICEBERG
11:00 am
GULF STREAM UNDER THE ICEBERG
Golfa straume zen ledus kalna, Latvia, 2012, 125 minutes, Yevgeni Pashkevich
SFFLA "cruises" the Baltic Neighborhood with the Latvian submission for "Best Foreign Film" Academy Award
1:45 pm
THE DEEP
Djúpið, Iceland, 2012, 93 minutes,Baltasar Kormákur
Icelandic submission for the "Best Foreign Film" Academy Award (shortlist)
3:45 pm
KIRUNA-KIGALI
Kiruna-Kigali, Sweden, 2012, 15 minutes, Goran Kapetanovic
"Best Live Action Short" submission for Academy Awards (shortlist)
Free with ticket to THE LAST SENTENCE
4:00 pm
THE LAST SENTENCE
Dom över död man, Sweden, 2011, 126 minutes, Jan Troell
Winner Best Director - Montreal International Film Festival, 2011
6:00 - 7:30 pm
OPENING GALA
The 14th year of SFFLA opens with a buffet of traditional Scandinavian delights and drinks. Purchase a Festival Passport or Gala Pass and join in the festivities.
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8:00 pm
KON-TIKI
Kon-Tiki, Norway, 2012, 120 minutes, Joachim Rønning & Espen Sandberg
Academy Award nominee "Best Foreign Film"
Golden Globe nominee "Best Foreign Language Film"
10:30 am
SWEDISH SHORT FILMS
LATTE MOMS, Lattemorsor, Sweden, Short, 12 minutes, Elisabeth Seth Rippe
OUR NEED FOR CONSOLATION, Sweden, 2011, 19 minute, Dan Levy Dagerman
Free with ticket to SILENT VOICES
11:00 am
SILENT VOICES
Baráttan um landið, Iceland Documentary, 2012, 61 minutes, Helena Stefánsdóttir
12:30 pm
THALE
Thale, Norway, 2012, 76 minutes, Alexander Nordaas
Presented in cooperation with Screamfest
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2:30 pm
PURGE
Puhdistus, Finland, 2011, 125 minutes, Antti Jokinen
Finnish Submission for "Best Foreign Film" Academy Award
5:15 pm
STARS ABOVE
Tähtitaivas talon yllä ,Finland, 2012, 101 minutes, Saara Cantell
North American Premiere with lead actor Irina Björklund
7:30 pm
THE HUNT
Jagten, Denmark, 2012, 111 minutes, Thomas Vinterberg
Honored at Cannes, Seville, Lubeck and Leeds Film Festivals
11:30 am
CAPTAIN SANDHOLM
Documentary, Finland, 2012, 30 minutes, Johan Karrento
FREE with ticket to BALLROOM DANCER
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12:00 pm
BALLROOM DANCER
Ballroom Dancer, Denmark Documentary, 2012, 84 minutes, Christian Bonke, Andreas Koefoed
2:00 pm
MERCY
Nåde, 2012, Norway-Germany, 132 minutes, Matthias Glasner
Co-sponsored by the Goethe Institute Los Angeles
7:00 pm
TREE PEOPLE
SWEA Los Angeles - grant presentation
Tree People, Sweden, Nanna Dalunde SWEA grant recipient
Free with ticket to GOOD LUCK AND TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER
7:30 pm
GOOD LUCK AND TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER
Lycka till och ta hand om varandra, Sweden, 2012, 96 minutes,Jens Sjögren
North American Premiere - Winner 2012 "Rainer Werner Fassbinder Prize", Mannheim International Film Festival
11:00 am
LOSS
Nereikalingi žmonės, Lithuania, 2008, 96 minutes, Maris Martinsons
SFFLA "Cruises the Baltic" with Lithuania's 1st Academy Award submission
5:30 pm
LIV & INGMAR
Liv & Ingmar - Painfully Connected, Norway, 2012, 83 minutes, Documentary, Dheeraj Akolkar
7:00 pm
9 METER
9 Meter, Denmark, 2012, 18 minutes, Anders Walter
"Best Live Action Short" submission for Academy Awards (shortlist)
FREE with ticket to A ROYAL AFFAIR
7:30 pm
A ROYAL AFFAIR
En kongelig affære , Denmark, 2012, 128 minutes, Nikolaj Arcel
Academy Award nominee "Best Foreign Film"
Golden Globe nominee "Best Foreign Language Film"