Simon Ellegaard

Cuando dos cuadros de la pintora naturalista checa Barbora Kysilkova, son robados de una galería de arte en Oslo, las autoridades noruegas identifican rápidamente a los dos ladrones responsables, pero no encuentran ni rastro de las obras de arte. Con la esperanza de descubrir qué ha sucedido, Barbora se acerca a uno de los ladrones, Karl-Bertil Nordland, durante una audiencia. Le pregunta si está dispuesto a que realice un retrato sobre él, y Nordland acepta. Lo que viene después (una serie de retratos a lo largo de los años) es una extraordinaria historia sobre la conexión humana y la amistad.

This film is a mediation on a landscape, trying to make some observations on how it shaped what the filmmaker does.

The four young Scandinavian women Helene, Marte, Pauline and Wilde are all fat, and they’re not ashamed of it. They are part of a growing fat-activism movement that supports fat women and fights for body positivity and inclusivity. The message is that you’re beautiful just as you are. The women connect and support one another at group activities and outings.

One of six children today live in a war zone. This is a meeting with three of them, where they in simple terms describe their experiences of war and daily life. The film is set in Iraq, but could be set anywhere in the world.

The blind librarian Lisa loves to dance. Director Maria challenges her to recapture herself, her body and her sensuality by traveling to Brussels to dance with the world-famous blind dancer Said Gharbi.

A story of an incredible girl and her cancer battle. She was just 26 when she died. Diagnosis falls on her like a lightning from the sky just 7 weeks after she starts an exciting life in NYC. She is the precursor of the #sjekkdeg (checkyourself) campaign that has saved hundreds of women from cancer

Roza's song gives a unique insight into the Norwegian-Romanian community. The film follows Roza's dream of making the Norwegian-Romanian community's first CD.

How could Gulosten, who was a major criminal during prohibition, and a resistance fighter during WW2, get away with the murder of two Germans in peacetime Norway? And what part did his friend, king Haakon of Norway, play in this?

Cuando Andreas y Sebastian se conocen, saben que están hechos el uno para el otro. En plena borrachera de amor, toman la ciudad vacía en verano: hurtos en el 7-Eleven, bailes en azoteas, baños furtivos, noches eufóricas. Pero a Andreas, heterosexual, le cuesta asumir su amor por el andrógino Sebastian, pues en su frágil feminidad, no deja de ser un hombre. Y, como dice la canción de Joy Division que da título al film, algo debe romperse: “Dos caminos a elegir / ante el filo de una navaja / quédate atrás / o impúlsate adelante”. (FILMAFFINITY)

In 1998, the Norwegian author, Stig Saeterbakken decided to write a novel in one week. Neighbor and director Morten Hovland was allowed to film the project, which became not just about the act of writing the novel Sauermugg, but also involves the authors thoughts on philosophy, literature, art and life in general. Stig Saeterbakken died on January 25Th 2012, and as such this film serves as a rare portrait of one of the most assured and uncompromising voices of contemporary Norwegian literature.

Trained in the skills of sea power, Pi the fish can fight a shark, sink a squid or batter any random predator that ever threatens his friends and neighbors on the reef. Unfortunately, being the only hero in town can take its toll, especially when a group of sharks declares that the end of the reef is soon at hand.

Esta película original de Disney Channel cuenta la historia de cinco estudiantes de secundaria que se conocen en la sala de castigados, donde cantan una canción. Son escuchados por la profesora, que les anima a que formen una banda. Al principio ellos no están seguros, pero al final deciden hacerlo y forman un grupo para defender sus creencias y para superar sus luchas individuales y colectivas.

Santa Claus cree que su reinado está llegando a su fin y que se acerca ya la hora de jubilarse. Confía en que su hijo Steven, que es muy eficiente y responsable, aunque no muy alegre, esté preparado para tomar el relevo inmediatamente. Sin embargo, esa Navidad surge un problema: uno de los 600 millones de niños a los que había que visitar se queda sin su regalo.

In the old days, Norway used to be a safe haven for Trolls, but not anymore. One day three young goats decide to get rid of an old Troll who lives under a bridge. Little do they know that he is the last survivor of his species, the very last Troll of Norway...