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Nordic Council Film Prize 2008
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Roy Andersson's You, The Living wins 2008 Award.
October 15, 2008
The Nordic Council Film Prize 2008 this year goes to the Swedish film director ROY ANDERSSON (photo) and producer PERNILLA SANDSTRÖM for the film 'DU LEVANDE' ('You, the Living')
The unanimous jury explains its choice of winner: "In the brilliant film ‘YOU, THE LIVING' Roy Andersson focuses on life, death and the fragile yearnings of mankind. With its unique visual style and narrative rhythm this everyday symphony challenges our preconceived attitude to film at the same time as it makes us use our senses in a new way. Instead of telling just one story in a conventional linear style, 'YOU, THE LIVING' is made up of carefully composed sequences from a bizarre world which is simultaneously sad and surrealistically funny. These humorous and tragic tableaux show our best and worst sides, make us laugh and force us to think. In brief, 'YOU, THE LIVING' reminds us of the opportunities that the film media holds for powerful personal experiences."
The annual award, established in 2005 by the Nordic Council of Ministers, is 350,000 DKK, (the same value as literature, nature, environment and music) is shared between the scriptwriter, director and producer.
For a copy of the full Winner press release and quotes from Roy Andersson, in English and all nordic languages, please click 'News'.
2008 Nominations
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DENMARK - THE EARLY YEARS - ERIK NIETZSCHE PART 1
ABOUT THE FILM: The story of a wannabe filmmaker's tribulations at the prestigious Danish Film School in the early 1980s was written by Lars von Trier as a semi-autobiographical exercise, using the self-mocking pseudonym of Erik Nietzsche. ... Read more |
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FINLAND - THE HOME OF DARK BUTTERFLIES
ABOUT THE FILM: The Home of the Dark Butterflies is based on Lena Lander's best-selling novel published in 1991, which was short-listed for the Finlandia Prize. In a rare move, rights to the Finnish novel were acquired by a Hollywood compan... Read more |
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ICELAND - WHITE NIGHT WEDDING
ABOUT THE FILM: This year's biggest hit in Iceland so far with over 55,000 admissions, White Night Wedding is a contemporary story loosely based on Anton Chekhov's play Ivanov. It was developed simultaneously for stage and screen, with the... Read more |
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NORWAY - THE MAN WHO LOVED YNGVE
ABOUT THE FILM: The third most successful Norwegian film of 2008 (171,000 admissions as of July 2008), The Man Who Loved Yngve is based on Tore Renberg's novel of the same name which sold over 100,000 copies in Norway. Producer Yngve S&aeli... Read more |
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SWEDEN - YOU THE LIVING
ABOUT THE FILM: Roy Andersson's tragic comedy about humankind was unveiled to world audiences in Cannes's Un Certain Regard sidebar in 2007. The film was selected as Sweden's candidate for an Oscar and won three top Guldbagge awards in... Read more |
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