IMPACT OF THE NORTH: PITCHING

RIFF 2022

more info and tickets at riff.is and on the app Venue: Ráðhús Reykjavikur Date: Friday 7th of October Time: 11:30-13:00

SKULD

DOCUMENTARY

COUNTRY: Iceland A young couple risks their financial situation and relationship, when they start working as independent fishermen on their small fishing boat, Skuld. Does Iceland’s oldest industry have a future or will it disappear with the coming generation?

RUT SIGURÐARDÓTTIR

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

Rut has made a name for herself as a photographer, both in Iceland and in Berlin, where she lived and worked for some time. She was the head of the photography department of Birtíngur, one of Iceland’s largest publishing companies, and received several awards during that time. She soon began to mix filmmaking with her field of work and specializes in documentaries and tv-shows. She also teaches filmmaking at the Icelandic Film School.

KRISTJÁN TORFI EINARSSON

COMPOSER/PROTAGONIST

Kristján Torfi Einarsson, composer/ protagonist. Kristján Torfi is a reporter turned fisherman turned musician. He is one of the two main characters in the film and the film’s composer/musician.

WOOLLY

DOCUMENTARY

COUNTRY: Norway This film is about a little sheep farm in Norway that will be transferred to the next generation, from father to daughter. It is about making important life choices, about retiring when the time is right and about being part of a long tradition. And it is about Sheep.

REBEKKA NYSTABAKKAN

DIRECTOR

Rebekka Nystabakk grew up on the sheep farm Nystabakkan in Nordland county, Norway. She is an actress, and has studied acting at The Norwegian Theatre Academy and Oslo National Academy of the Arts. Since her graduation, Rebekka has worked with both theatre and film. In addition to acting, she is also writing, directing and developing new ideas for film and stage. This is her first film.

BENEDIKTE BREDESEN

PRODUCER

f(x) productions is an independent Norwegian production company established in 1995. We produce films and serials for established filmmakers as well as new strong voices. Benedikte Bredesen has worked as a producer in f(x) productions AS since 2009.

SONGS OF EARTH

DOCUMENTARY

COUNTRY: Norway Songs of Earth is a symphony. An audio-visual composition of the earth’s primordial forces. It’s a meditative experience where the camera takes you inside of nature’s smallest components and outside to the great wild panoramas.

LYNX MAN

DOCUMENTARY

COUNTRY: Finland, Estonia Lynx Man is a documentary about pensioner Hannu’s entrancing journey towards finding a connection with the Eurasian lynx hiding in the forests. With his trail cameras, Hannu opens a gateway into the Finnish nature and towards a genuine connection with environment. In his attempt to save lynx from extinction, Hannu finds himself becoming one.

MARGRETH OLIN

DIRECTOR

Margreth Olin is a director and producer with a large cinema audience in Norway. She has made 13 films, which have received critical acclaim, participated at numerous festivals abroad, and won several Norwegian and international awards. Margreth has managed to catalyze important dialogues with the topics her films shed light on. She has personally received 26 honorary awards for her commitment and focus on human rights.

KATRINE MYKLØEN ØDEGÅRD

PRODUCER

Katrine Mykløen Ødegård is the production coordinator. She has a master degree in Strategic Communication.

JUHA SUONPÄÄ

DIRECTOR

After the villages in the Arce Valley Juha Suonpää is an Adjunct Professor in Art, Environmental and Nature Photography, a photographer and filmmaker. Suonpää has exhibited internationally and published documentary films, numerous academic monographs and articles and researched, for example, topics related to photography, visualizing science and the construction of the identity of a place. Suonpää’s earlier film Wolfman premiered at Visions Du Reel Film Festival in 2013.

HELENA YLI-KYYNY

PRODUCER

Helena Yli-Kyyny has worked mainly as a freelance editor, but has also written a book about a documentary film project in Finland and published a report about funding an education project that was created to encourage Finnish documentary filmmakers to do impact work with their films.

IMPACT OF THE NORTH

RIFF 2022

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THE WHALE MYSTERY

DOCUMENTARY

COUNTRY: Denmark, Norway, Iceland In search for the truth about the many whale strandings, photographer Klaus Thymann is on a diving trip around the globe, collecting and analysing the evidence of what he is sure will provide the answer to the mysterious strandings. In his attempt to understand and think like the whales, he will become like one.

PETER ENGEL

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

Peter is a Danish director and producer, with a focus on environmental issues, cultural perspectives and often controversial political themes. His latest fi lm as producer, The Mole - undercover in North Korea, has thus still made headlines in the media worldwide.

BJARTE TVEIT

PRODUCER

Bjarte Mörner Tveit is a Norwegian producer, director and writer. Last year he established his own production company, Von Mörner where he focuses on creative and challenging documentaries with high artistic levels and with a social conscience. Before establishing his new company, Bjarte has for 15 years, been one of two producers in the Norwegian company, Piraya Film.

PALM OIL IN THE LAND OF ORANGUTANS

DOCUMENTARY

COUNTRY: Denmark, Indonesia, Malaysia A random encounter on a plane between a biologist and a businessman marks the beginning of an unusual partnership. Bridging the gap between industry and nature, using Science and biological means, the two men have set out on an ambitious journey towards a responsible and sustainable production of palm oil.

MARIANNE ABILDGAARD

PRODUCER

Marianne Abildgaard joined CFC, and is currently working as an assistant producer, focusing on making impact fi lms and raising funds for CFC Short & Doc.

MALIKA FEROT

PRODUCER

While making documentaries, she believes her passion for social, economic and environmental change comes with much more accessible medias.