REYKJAVÍK SHORTS AND DOCS HEFST 9. MAÍ 

Stutt- og heimildamyndahátíðin Reykjavík Shorts & Docs Festival verður haldin 9.-16. maí í Bíó Paradís, Kex Hostel og í Slipp Bíó / Reykavík Marina. Þetta er í 11. sinn sem hátíðin er haldin og að venju er fjölbreytt úrval íslenskra og erlendra stutt- og heimildamynda.

BESTA STUTTMYND HÁTÍÐAR
Veitt verða verðlaun í tveimur keppnisflokkum; Besta heimildamynd nýliða og Besta íslenska stuttmyndin. Um titilinn Besta íslenska stuttmyndin keppa átta íslenskar stuttmyndir;

• Bóbó, leikstj. Barði Guðmundsson, 2012, ’15
• Dögun, leikstj. Valdimar Jóhannsson, 2012, ‘4
• Gunna, leikstj. Óli Jón Gunnarsson, 2012, ’21
• No homo, leikstj. Guðni Líndal Benediktsson, 2012, ’16
• Fórn, leikstj. Jakob Halldórsson, 2012, ’15
• Samstíga, leikstj. Ásþór Aron Þorgrímsson, 2012, ’12
• Yfir horfinn veg, leikstj. Andri Freyr Ríkharðsson, 2012, ’19
• Pas des trois, leikstj. Helena Stefánsdóttir, 2013, ‘2

BESTA HEIMILDAMYND HÁTÍÐAR
Um titilinn Besta heimildamynd nýliða keppa sex erlendar heimildamyndir sem eiga það allar sameiginlegt að vera fyrsta eða önnur kvikmynd leikstjóra. Um stórar myndir er að ræða sem margar hafa verið sýndar á fjölmörgum kvikmyndahátíðum um allan heim en myndirnar eru;

The Love Part of this, leikstj. Lya Guerra, 2012, ’82https://vimeo.com/49192421

How to Survive a Plague, leikstj. David Frence, 2012, ‘120http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwhFS1mUaVY

Mission to Lars, leikstj. James Moore & William Spicer, 2012, ’74
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGsMaaIeqdc

F*ck for Forest, leikstj. Michal Marczak, 2012, ’86http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk5N9NuIYjc

For you naked, leikstj. Sara Broos, 2012, ’74http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt365l9IzR8

A World not Ours, leikstj. Mahdi Fleifel, 2012, ’63http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDIyM8XTWUo

Íslenskar konur í kvikmyndagerð, sérstakur sýningarflokkur tileinkaður

íslenskum konum í kvikmyndagerð. Um er að ræða nýjar og nýlegar stutt- og heimildamyndir og tónlistarmyndbönd í leikstjórn kvenna. Fyrst ber að nefna sýningu stutt- og heimildamynda eftir íslenska kvenleikstjóra og framleiðendur í Bíó Paradís sunnudaginn 12. maí kl. 20. Í þessum sýningarflokk er ungar og upprennandi leikstýrur og framleiðendur sem vert er að fylgjast með í náinni framtíð. Ein þeirra, framleiðandinn Eva Sigurðardóttir, hlaut nýverið tilnefningu bresku sjónvarps- og kvikmyndaakademíunnar, BAFTA, fyrir myndina Good night.

• You have to look good, leikstj. Alma Ómarsdóttir, 2013, ’22
• Abject, leikstj. Ellen Ragnarsdóttir, 2012, ’10
• The Last Thing, leikstj. Harpa Fönn Sigurjónsdóttir, 2012, ‘11
• Each To Their Own, leikstj. Birgitta Sigursteinsdóttir, 2012, ‘7
• Good Night, leikstj. Muriel D'Ansembourg / framleiðandi, Eva Sigurðardóttir, 2012, ’24
  
   

SPENNANDI SMIÐJUR OG MASTERCLASS NÚ OG SVO AUÐVITAÐ NORDIC VODKA HOUR Í BOÐI NORDISK PANORAMA
Í tengslum við hátíðina verður boðið upp á tvo masterclass, annan með Kim Longinotto og hinn með Himesh Kar. Masterklass með hinni margverðlaunuðu Kim Longinotto verður Laugardaginn 11. mái í Slipp Bíó á Reykjavík Marina Hotel frá 14:00-15:00. Masterclassin með Himesh Kar verður einnig haldinn í Slipp Bíó laugardaginn 11. maí frá 15:00-16:00  Einnig verður boðið upp á tvo áhugaverða viðburði:  Meet the decison makers og  Narrative Strategies for Documentaries.  Sjá upplýsngar á ensku hér að neðan um þessa viðburði

NORDIC VODKA HOUR í BÍÓ PARADÍS LAUGARD. 11. MAÍ FRÁ 18-19
11. maí er von á Katrine Kiilgaard frá Nordisk Panorama og býður hún heimildamyndagerðarmönnum upp á NORDIC VODKA HOURtil að  segir okkur nýjustu fréttir af þessari mikilvægu og gamalgrónu hátíð sem nú hefur fengið nýtt heimili í Malmö Svíðþjóð. Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir kvikmyndagerðarmaður hefur nýlega tekið við stöðu formanns stjórnar Nordisk Panorama/FKN sem stendur frammi fyrir ýmsum breytingum á næstu misserum.

Hér á eftir fylgja frekari upplýsingar um masterklassana og smiðjurnar á RSD á ensku.

Saturday 11^th May
Bio Paradis
16:00 - 17:00 - Meet the Decision Makers - Panel

Panelists:
Jo Clinton-Davis - Broadcaster ITV, UK
As Controller of Popular Factual Jo’s commissions include HMP Aylesbury; Long Lost Family; Our Queen; Trevor McDonald Inside Death Row; Paul O’Grady For the Love of Dogs; 56 Up; 9/11 The Day that Changed the World; Weight Loss Ward; Perspectives; Words of….; and daytime series such as Britain's Best Bakery.  Prior to joining ITV, Jo was Head of Commissioning for UKTV's 10 channels bringing in a wide range of originations including Market Kitchen; Spa of Embarrassing Illnesses; Terry Wogan Now and Then and Farm of Fussy Eaters.  As Head of Independent Commissioning at BBCTV Jo brought in Masterchef; Hairy Bikers; Grumpy Old Men; Life Laundry; Private Life of a Masterpiece and Twins the Identity Test.  She directed the 7 part landmark series Making Babies and 6 part series The Store for BBC1 and many single films for the award winning 40 Minutes and Inside Story strand. Long teeth were cut on Crimewatch, Newsnight etc. 
Silje Glimsdal - Distributor - Trust Nordisk

Bernd Alexander Stein – CEO & Festival Producer - Interfilm Berlin
Alex joined interfilm in 1998. In those days the festival was run from a humble home office, with two computers attached to a modem.  In 2000 Alex co-founded the limited company interfilm and celebrated the inauguration of new office spaces. From then on, Alex took on the role of producer in festival coordination and alongside with the artistic director Heinz Hermanns, became managing director of interfilm in 2003. Through his work as a (creative) producer and efforts in funding and sponsoring acquisitions as well as networking around the world, the interfilm festival has grown to more than 17,000 visitors. In 2008 he co-founded KUKI, the International Short Film Festival for Children & Youth, that he is still producing each year and from 2008 til 2012 he was also a Board member of the German Short Film Association.

Claire Dann - Broadcaster Animal Planet/Discovery, UK
Programme Executive - UK and Western Europe
Discovery Communications
Claire Dann is the Programme Executive in the Western Europe Factual programming team at Discovery. Responsible for sourcing acquisitions and minor co-production titles across the Factual channels at Discovery.

Wojciech Rogalski - Festival Programmer - Zubroffka Short Film Festival, Poland
Wojtek Rogalski is a lecturer at Bialystok University of Technology and a professional subtitle editor, a bass player and songwriter with an alternative rock band Jar of Hope. He actively cooperates with independent artistic initiatives Film Podlasie in Attack! and Podlasie Makes Me Happy as well as with the biggest short film festival in north-east Poland ZubrOFFka.

Bio Paradis
17:00 - 18:00 - Informal one-on-one meetings, sign up on the day.

An opportunity to have an informal sit down and chat with any of the decision makers from the panel.  Sign up on the day to be sure not to miss out on the decision maker you want to speak to, priority will be given to those that attend the panel discussion first.

18:00 - 19:00 - Nordic Vodka Hour hosted by the Nordisk Panorama
FkN Director Katrine Kiilgaard is attending Reykjavík Shorts & Docs Festival 9-12 May – to arrange a meeting please contact:  Þetta tölvupóstfang er varið gegn ruslpóstsþjörkum, Þú verður að hafa JavaScript virkt til að sjá það.

Filmkontakt Nord & Nordisk Panorama are happy to offer a drink to old and new friends. Join Katrine and Chairman of the FkN board Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir for the infamous Nordic Vodka Hour at Bió Paradís in Reykjavík.

Sunday 12th May
14:00 - 17:00 - Narrative Strategies for Documentaries Workshop

How can you keep an audience engaged? How do you balance the need between surprise and expectation?
Ian Davies has consulted on more than 15 feature documentaries including Emmy award-winning 'The English Surgeon' and was Screenwriting Tutor at Oxford University’s Creative Writing Masters Course from 2007 – 2011. He is now the Managing Director of Initialize Films, a consultancy which is commissioned by numerous film funds internationally to help producers market and find international partners for their films.

This workshop is limited to 10 participants only.

Please only apply if you are available to attend on Sunday 12th May between 14:00 - 17:00.
Please send a one page treatment for your documentary film to:  Þetta tölvupóstfang er varið gegn ruslpóstsþjörkum, Þú verður að hafa JavaScript virkt til að sjá það. with 'Narrative Strategies for Documentaries' as the subject heading.

Ian Davies will select up to 10 projects in advance to participate in this workshop, this workshop is open to all from experienced filmmakers to first-time filmmakers.

Deadline for submissions: Monday 6th May.  
Notification by: Thursday 9th May.

Saturday 11th May
Slipp Bio - Reykjavik Marina Hotel 14:00 - 15:00 -
Masterclass with Multi-Award Winning Filmmaker Kim Longinotto

KIM LONGINOTTO
Longinotto studied camera and directing at England's National Film School, where she made PRIDE OF PLACE, a critical look at her boarding school, and THEATRE GIRLS, documenting a hostel for homeless women.

Her first film in Japan was EAT THE KIMONO, about the controversial feminist performer Hanayagi Genshu; HIDDEN FACES, the internationally acclaimed, documentary about Egyptian women followed;   and then  THEGOOD WIFE OF TOKYO  which explores women, love and marriage in Japanese society.   Throughout this time, she made a series of ten broadcast and non-broadcast videos on special needs issues, including TRAGIC BUT BRAVE for Channel 4.   With Jano Williams, Longinotto directed the audience pleaser DREAM GIRLS, a BBC-produced documentary of the spectacular Japanese musical theatre company, the Tararazuka revue;  and SHINJUKU BOYS, about three Tokyo women who live as men.    Next, she made ROCK WIVES for Channel 4 about the wives and girlfriends of rock stars, followed by DIVORCE IRANIAN STYLE with Ziba Mir-Hosseini, set in a Family law court in Tehran about women and divorce in Iran.   She then made two short films for the BEST FRIENDS series on Channel 4: STEVE & DAVE - about two friends who work as a drag act and ROB & CHRIS about two homeless young men.   Then GAEA GIRLS about a young girl’s struggle to become a professional wrestler.   RUNAWAY  is set in a refuge for girls in Tehran.    Her film THE DAY I WILL NEVER FORGET, about young girls in Kenya challenging the tradition of female circumcision premiered domestically at Sundance in 2003.    Her next film SISTERS IN LAW, set in Kumba, Cameroon, premiered and won two prizes at Cannes.    After that,  HOLD ME TIGHT, LET ME GO was set in an Oxford school for disturbed children.   The next film, Rough Aunties is about a group of brave women based in Durban, South Africa.

May @20:00 - Bio Paradis – followed by Q&A

Saturday 11^th May
Slipp Bio - Reykjavik Marina Hotel 15:00 - 16:00 -
Masterclass with Multi-Award Winning Producer Himesh Kar

Himesh Kar  - Producer/ ConsultantHimesh Kar’s company Frequent Flyer Films is in active development on feature films by Richard Loncraine (FIREWALL,WIMBLEDON, RICHARD III), Stephen Frears (THE QUEEN) and David LG Hughes (HARD BOILED SWEETS). Himesh has produced the acclaimed feature documentary THE BENGALI DETECTIVE by Phil Cox which premiered in competition at the Sundance Film Festival 2011 where Fox Searchlight acquired the fiction remake rights (Stephen Frears is directing). The documentary premiered on HBO in the US in Fall 2011 to record audience numbers and won the Grierson 2012 for Best Entertainment Documentary. From 2001-2010 Himesh Kar was a Senior Executive at the UK Film Council responsible for selecting and overseeing the financing and production of over 20 award winning feature films and feature documentaries, including breaking through new talent with their feature debuts. Recent films on Himesh’s acclaimed slate include PROJECT NIM, Hideo Nakata’s CHATROOM, James Marsh’s MAN ON WIRE (winner Academy Award Best Feature Documentary 2009), SEX & DRUGS & ROCK & ROLL by Mat Whitecross, Noel Clarke’s ADULTHOOD, the adaptation of Monica Ali’s BRICK LANE and Ken Loach’s THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY (winner Palme D’Or Cannes 2006). In 2012 he joined CBA WorldView as a Consultant, creating and heading the New Genres Fund http://worldview.cba.org.uk a fund that supports the development of multi platform fiction storytelling, including feature films.