100 Years of Swedish Animation

Symphonie Diagonale

Viking Eggeling | Sweden, Germany | 1924 | 7 min

Being Eggeling's only completed work, Symphonie diagonale has been of vital importance in abstract animation. Here, geometric shapes come to life in symbiosis with rhythm and music, forming what Eggeling called a “universal language”.

Th 07/05/2015
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Sa 09/05/2015
20.00-21.14
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Fish and Chips

Johan Hagelbäck | Sweden | 1983 | 2 min

Johan Hagelbäck is one of our most influential animators, arguably best known for his sour milk animations. His peculiar productions have amused children and grownups alike since the 1970s. Fish and Chips is one of his experimental films for adults and it has, among other things, been exhibited at MoMa in New York.

Th 07/05/2015
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Sa 09/05/2015
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Revolver

Lars Ohlson, Stig Bergqvist, Martti Ekstrand, Jonas Odell | Sweden | 1993 | 6 min

This film, which was to become Odell's breakthrough work, is an experiment where several short animations are combined into a kind of musical collage. A tragic comedy about the passing of time.

Th 07/05/2015
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Sa 09/05/2015
20.00-21.14
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Kalle’s Climbing Tree: School Begins

Peter Cohen | Sweden | 1975 | 8 min

Olof Landström’s and Peter Cohen’s classic children’s programme, where Kalle lay in his apple tree thinking about life and love, with Grandpa sitting below, reading a magazine. This episode is the one with Kalle’s first day in school.

Th 07/05/2015
20.30-21.54
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Sa 09/05/2015
20.00-21.14
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The Loonar Eclipse of the Krona

Arvid Olsson | Sweden | 1931 | 7 min

Swedish’s first animated colour film with sound. It was made as a commercial for the Swedish industry and screened for a cheering crowd at the Sturebion cinema in Stockholm in 1931.

Th 07/05/2015
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Sa 09/05/2015
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Captain Grogg is Being Portrayed

Victor Bergdahl | Sweden | 1917 | 8 min

Captain Grogg Is Being Portrayed is often regarded as the pinnacle of Bergdahl's technical achievements. Here, he combines animation with live action film, creating a mutual relationship between himself and Captain Grogg, who is far from pleased with the way he is being portrayed.

Th 07/05/2015
20.30-21.54
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Sa 09/05/2015
20.00-21.14
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Retirement Home

Birgitta Jansson | Sweden | 1981 | 13 min

Sweden’s first claymation! Animations bring to life conversations recorded at a retirement home, where the tenants tell their life stories. A film whose documentary qualities, which laid the groundwork for a whole genre, make it fascinating even to this day.

Th 07/05/2015
20.30-21.54
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Sa 09/05/2015
20.00-21.14
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Spike-Baby

Max Andersson | Sweden | 1987 | 14 min

A dark nightmare about a nail baby, a child with nails in its head, ruling a bizarre kingdom. Shot in the glass tower of the Luma factory in Stockholm, the film makes use of contrasts between light and shadow, set to heavy music. Its aesthetic style is characteristic of Andersson.

Th 07/05/2015
20.30-21.54
free seats: 50

Sa 09/05/2015
20.00-21.14
free seats: 25

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Three Flowery Sausages

Per Åhlin | Sweden | 1988 | 6 min

Per Åhlin is one of our foremost, and most beloved, animators. He has been active since 1960s, making everything from commercials to feature films. This is his classic, incredibly funny animation, based on three songs by Hasse Alfredsson and originally shown in the programme "Blommig falukorv."

Th 07/05/2015
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Sa 09/05/2015
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The Magic Potion

Victor Bergdahl | Sweden | 1915 | 3 min

The Magic Potion is Victor Bergdahl’s first animated film. Through inventive transformations, it depicts the nightmares of a drunk, in which the "main character" is alcohol. And it is consuming him, rather than the other way around.

Th 07/05/2015
20.30-21.54
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Sa 09/05/2015
20.00-21.14
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Swedish AniDoc

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Magnus Carlsson | Sweden | 1996 | 6 min

A black-humoured cross-genre claymation. Men and women from diverse backgrounds and different age groups express their very personal opinions on various topics related to Sweden. For example, should blind people be allowed to live in houses with a beautiful view?

Fr 08/05/2015
20.30-21.55
free seats: 18

Su 10/05/2015
14.00-15.15
free seats: 92

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Hidden

Hanna Heilborn, David Aronovitsch, Mats Johansson | Sweden | 2002 | 8 min

An early 3D animated documentary, Hidden is based on an interview with Giancarlo, 12-year-old boy from Peru. He now lives in Sweden without a permit to stay and describes what it is like to live in hiding, without friends and chased by the police.

Fr 08/05/2015
20.30-21.55
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Su 10/05/2015
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Ladyboy

Claes Lundin, David Sandberg | Sweden | 2012 | 8 min

A mix of 2D animation and live action, Ladyboy is a documentary about Jessica, a transsexual working in Bangkok's red-light district. She is facing the hardest choice of her life: should she follow her lover to Canada or stay in Thailand, providing for her mother as a prostitute?

Fr 08/05/2015
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Su 10/05/2015
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Still Born

Åsa Sandzén | Sweden | 2014 | 10 min

After losing her unborn child due to a cardiac malformation, a mother relives her feelings of sorrow and anger. A well-crafted, both poetic and brutal film, voicing a wish to break the well-meaning silence of the world around her.

Fr 08/05/2015
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Su 10/05/2015
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Lies

Jonas Odell | Sweden | 2008 | 13 min

Lies is a triptych, three stories told in quite different visual styles. Based on authentic interviews, a criminal, a child and a drug addict “confess” about lying to people and – to themselves.

Fr 08/05/2015
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Su 10/05/2015
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Tussilago

Jonas Odell | Sweden | 2010 | 15 min

Young and thoughtless, Swedish woman, “A.”, falls in love with a German terrorist, gets involved in a bank robbery, plans to kidnap a Swedish politician and spoils her life. Admirably supported by visuals, such as rotoscopy, cut out animation and live action, this is a drama with a strong message.

Fr 08/05/2015
20.30-21.55
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Su 10/05/2015
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free seats: 92

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Never Like the First Time!

Jonas Odell | Sweden | 2005 | 15 min

Four people tell the story of their “first time”. Based on documentary interviews, each narrative is animated in a different style, according to the context, the spirit of the time and the mood of the story remembered – matter-of-fact, with embarrassment, horror and even nostalgia.

Fr 08/05/2015
20.30-21.55
free seats: 18

Su 10/05/2015
14.00-15.15
free seats: 92

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