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Danish Film Fest is a Community and Cultural Sponsor of AFI Fest. There will be 10 screenings of Danish films between October 30th and November 9th.
The Danish Film Fest presents a premiere of a new documentary:
Life By Design - by Kim Thybro Nielsen
Directors: Kent Dahl, Paul Alexander Juutilainen
Executive Producer : Kim Nielsen dkVOGUE
Featuring: Arne Jacobsen, Hans Wegner, Poul Kjaerholm, Louise Campbell, Rud Thygesen, Knus Erik Hansen, Jacob Gubi Olsen, Poul Erik Tojner, Michael Sheridan, Hanne Kjaerholm, Jacob Holm,Kasper Salto and more…
Thurs. Nov 6, 7:00pm, The Egyptian/Spielberg Theater
RSVP to: rsvp@danishfilmfest.com or call 323 860 3288.
(Make sure to state name, number of guests and what event you are rsvp'ing for)
Followed by Q+A panel with: Michael Sheridan, architect and expert in Nordic Modernism, Kim Nielsen, executive producer and founder of dkVogue, Paul Alexander Juutilainen, co-director, Soren Holst Pedersen of PP Mobler Design
Life By Design, a feature-length documentary, tells the story of Danish design and how it evolved from the “Golden Age” of the 1950s and 1960s through the present day, while still remaining true to its core characteristics of authenticity, soundness and quality. The film utilizes rare archival film footage of Hans Wegner, Poul Kjaerholm and Arne Jacobsen, the first generation of Danish designers to combine traditional craftsmanship with the Modernist shapes and ideas that were sweeping across Europe in the aftermath of the Second World War. It traces the rise of “Danish Modern” in the United States (including the chair that JFK made famous), its subsequent fall and the resurgence of interest sparked by the use of Danish pieces to furnish the freshly renovated Museum of Modern Art in 2004. Concluding the film are members of the exciting new generation of Danish designers who are striving to find the balance between maintaining their identity as Danish designers, while also participating in the global design community.
The story of how this design aesthetic developed and how it spread beyond Denmark’s borders has not been told previously. Life by Design not only provides this history, but also provides personal perspectives from those who were a major part of this design revolution. Although Danish design has now become recognizable across the globe and produced iconic masterpieces, the rise of new materials, new technology, and the effects of a global marketplace are creating pressures and challenges on a new generation of Danish designers and manufacturers. Danish design also presents a philosophy and way of life that is antithetical to today’s throwaway consumer culture: high quality materials that are built to last for generations and designs that are unadorned and organic. Ultimately, the story of Danish design is an evolving one that seeks to strike a balance between timeless design and an ever-changing global society.
Films in the official AFI FEST 2008 program:
Worlds Apart
Denmark’s official Oscar contender 2009 for "Best Foreign Language Film"
Orig. title: To Verdener (2008)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1065318/
Director: Niels Arden Oplev Actors: Rosalinde Mynster, Anders W. Berthelsen
Sat. Nov 1, 9:45 pm, Arclight 13 Sat. Nov 8, 12:15 pm, Arclight 13
Sara and her family proudly belong to Jehovah’s Witnesses. In the local community they go from door to door and preach on Judgment Day and eternal salvation for Jehovah’s chosen ones. But when Sara falls in love with Teis, she is confronted with her most difficult choice in life. Teis is not a Witness, yet their love grows through stolen, secret meetings. Sara is torn between her conscience, faith and passion, forced to make a choice between her love and her family that are worlds apart.
Everlasting Moment
Sweden’s official Oscar contender 2009 for "Best Foreign Language Film"
Orig. Title: Maria Larssons Eviga Ögonblick
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0961066/
Director: Jan Troell
Producer: Thomas Stenderup
Production Company: Final Cut Productions ApS
Actors: Maria Heiskanen, Mikael Persbrandt, Jesper Christensen…
Co-Production between Denmark, Sweden and other Nordic countries.
Sun. Nov 2, 12:00 pm, Arclight 13
Thu. Nov 6, 6:45 pm, Arclight 14
In Sweden in the early 1900s, in a time of social change and poverty, the young working class woman Maria wins a camera in a lottery. The camera enables Maria to see the world through new eyes, but it also becomes a threat to her somewhat alcoholic womanizer of a husband, as it brings the charming photographer Pedersen into her life.
Make My Day
Short film
Directed By: Pelle Møller
Producers: Tivi Magnusson, Johanne Stryhn Hørby, Christian Potalivo
Director of Photography: Martin Top Jacobsen
Editor: Birger Møller Jensen
Music: Bent Fabricius Bjerre
Fri. Nov 7, 9:30pm, ArcLight Hollywood 13
Sat. Nov 8, 12:45pm, ArcLight Hollywood 10
A man arrives in the emergency hall with his son who has sprained his ankle in school after being bullied. The father has always told the son to never let anyone put him down, and what would "Clint" do in such a situation. However, when the attending doctor turns out to be one of those that bullied his father back in his school days, the father becomes very submissive. And now the kid takes matters into his own hands.
Danish film at AFM 2008
Sunshine Barry and The Disco Worms
Original title: Disco Ormene (2008)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1087841/
Animated Feature Film
Director: Thomas Borch Nielsen
For more info, contact sales agent: Sola Media GmbH: post@sola-media.net or Producer: Nina Crone: nina@cronefilm.dk
It's not easy to be Barry. An earthworm gets no respect. He lives at the bottom of the food chain. But one day, an old disco record turns his life upside down. Suddenly he sees before him his own destiny, the star of the world's greatest disco band: Sunshine Barry & The Disco Worms! Okay, he's got no arms, no rhythm and no band. But as Barry says: "We'll do it anyway!"
DFF is presenting a Master Class with the directors of Sunshine Barry and The Disco Worms Thursday, November 6th more info >>>
