Short film package: Funny Games

The lighter side of life is explored in this humorous programme, but be warned – there are also some darker undertones lurking in one or two of these shorts. The Sporadic Film Collective’s mantra of ‘one idea, one meeting, one day of shooting’ works wonders once again as their brilliantly funny short about how not to propose to someone testifies; We Retired People is a masterclass in comic writing and timing, and the innovative, award-winning As We’re Told takes the seemingly mundane topic of bureaucracy within a job centre and turns it on its head – it’s a joy to behold.

The Proposal

Det sporadiske filmkollektivet, 2017, 6 min, (Norway)

The Door

Jenni Toivoniemi, 2017, 9 min, (Finland)

We Retired People

Tia Kouvo, 2018, 12 min, (Sweden)

As We’re Told

Erik Holmström & Fredrik Wenzel, 2017, 30 min, (Sweden)

Sanctuary

Magnus Rutberg, 2018, 8 min, ( Sweden, Finland)

The Tiger

Mikko Myllylahti, 2018, 11 min, (Finland)

Affect

Arvin Kananian, 2017, 11 min, (Sweden)

The films are nominated for Best Nordic Short 2018

More info about the films further down:

Funny Games

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The Proposal

Frieri

Det Sporadiske Filmkollektivet

On a boat in an idyllic setting, Joachim goes down on one knee to propose to Toril, the love of his life. Toril has other thoughts about their relationship. >

Det Sporadiske Filmkollektivet

On a boat in an idyllic setting, Joachim goes down on one knee to propose to Toril, the love of his life. Toril has other thoughts about their relationship. >

Fiction, Children/Youth

Norway

2017

6'

Sanctuary

Refugium

Magnus Rutberg

Cogito ergo sum. Well, that's easy for you to say, Descartes. Try to stop the constant radio that's going on inside your head instead. >

Magnus Rutberg

Cogito ergo sum. Well, that's easy for you to say, Descartes. Try to stop the constant radio that's going on inside your head instead. >

Documentary, Experimental

Sweden

2018

8'

The Door

Ovi

Jenni Toivoniemi

Strange sounds in the apartment building hallway wake Jussi, a new father, in the middle of the night. Fear and the need to protect his family force him to investigate. He finds a homeless alcoholic, >

Jenni Toivoniemi

Strange sounds in the apartment building hallway wake Jussi, a new father, in the middle of the night. Fear and the need to protect his family force him to investigate. He finds a homeless alcoholic, >

Fiction, Children/Youth

Finland

2017

9'

The Tiger

Tiikeri

Mikko Myllylahti

It is a winter evening. Dad returns home drunk. Tiger is in his room and Mom is sleeping on the couch. A quarrel breaks out. Dad has a shotgun. Tiger and Mom escape the house. Silence falls. Tiger >

Mikko Myllylahti

It is a winter evening. Dad returns home drunk. Tiger is in his room and Mom is sleeping on the couch. A quarrel breaks out. Dad has a shotgun. Tiger and Mom escape the house. Silence falls. Tiger >

Fiction, Children/Youth

Finland

2018

11'

Affect

Affekt

Arvin Kananian

At a remote summer house, a couple is preparing lunch. Outside, birds chirp in the dense forest. The man wanders out into the forest to pee. And to masturbate. On the kitchen counter, his phone >

Arvin Kananian

At a remote summer house, a couple is preparing lunch. Outside, birds chirp in the dense forest. The man wanders out into the forest to pee. And to masturbate. On the kitchen counter, his phone >

Fiction

Sweden

2017

11'

We Retired People

Pensionärerna

Tia Kouvo

It’s an ordinary Tuesday morning in February in Sweden. It’s cold. An elderly couple, Elma and Sven, pass the time reading advertising flyers and waiting for the pharmacy to open. A stationary >

Tia Kouvo

It’s an ordinary Tuesday morning in February in Sweden. It’s cold. An elderly couple, Elma and Sven, pass the time reading advertising flyers and waiting for the pharmacy to open. A stationary >

Fiction

Sweden

2018

12'

As We're Told

Vi Bara Lyder

Erik Holmström, Fredrik Wenzel

"It's simple. We do as we're told." This unsettling reply comes from a Swedish employment office employee when asked how the country’s most unpopular government agency works. In this >

Erik Holmström, Fredrik Wenzel

"It's simple. We do as we're told." This unsettling reply comes from a Swedish employment office employee when asked how the country’s most unpopular government agency works. In this >

Documentary, Children/Youth

Sweden

2017

30'

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