This year’s Scandinavian Film Festival program boasts 22 features from across Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, Finland and Norway.
The Festival will open with Here is Harold and close with Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words, which arrives fresh from Cannes and sees Stig Bjorkman deliver a revelatory documentary on Bergman’s personal life through her diary, interviews with family members and never-before-seen private footage, providing a captivating look behind the scenes of the remarkable life of a young Swedish girl who became one of the most celebrated actresses of American and World cinema.
In another highlight of the program, Palace Cinemas are proud to host the Australian premiere of Grimur Hakonarson’s Rams, which was awarded the top prize in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section. Cannes Jury President Isabella Rossellini said Grimur Hakonarson’s film was being honored for “treating in a masterful, tragicomic way the undeniable bond that links all humans to animals.” Applauded for its wonderfully wry, understated comic moments, Rams centres on two brothers from a remote Icelandic farming valley who haven’t spoken in 40 years, but have to come together in order to save what’s dearest to them — their prize-winning flock of sheep.
The 2015 Scandinavian Film Festival tours Australia from July 8 to 29, and thanks to the festival we have 5 double in-season passes to give away to readers in Australia. To go into the draw for this giveaway, email your name and address to
competitions@trespassmag.com by July 16. Please remember to put ‘2015 Scandinavian Film Festival’ in the subject line of the email. Only one entry per person will be accepted. Winners will be notified by mail.
http://www.scandinavianfilmfestival.com/ Sydney: 8 – 26 July
Melbourne: 9 – 26 July
Canberra: 14 – 26 July
Brisbane: 16 – 26 July
Byron Bay: 17 – 23 July
Adelaide: 22 – 29 July
Perth:23 – 29 July
Hobart: 23 – 29 July
Australian Competitions Club
