A Work in Progress Scene from American Burger

We are releasing a Work in Progress scene from our upcoming feature film, Campy Horror Comedy AMERICAN BURGER! Enjoy & Share!

“We will Survive…”

Hemma in Competition in PÖFF, Black Nights in Tallinn

Hemma (Home) has been selected for Tridens Competition at PÖFF, Black Nights Film Festival, Tallinn 15th Nov – 1st Dec 2013.

Tridens Baltic competition is a programme covering debut films from the entire Baltic and Nordic region. This year there are 12 films from 11 countries competing.

About the Festival
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival is a unique event combining a feature film festival with the sub-festivals of animated films, student films and children/youth films. The festival aims to present Estonian audiences a comprehensive selection of world cinema in all its diversity, providing a friendly atmosphere for interaction between the audience and filmmakers from all around the world.

Very funny and subtle Scandinavian comedy

8/10

Hemma combines all the strengths of Scandinavian comedies. It is subtle, quirky, funny, and moving. It has a very good cast, and is a surprisingly strong showing for a first-time writer/director (Maximilian Hult).

The male and female lead characters are played with exactly the right kind of subtlety. But as is often the case with comedies, the supporting characters are essential for the humour – although “supporting” may be a misleading term here, as the two characters in question have probably more screen time and more lines than the two protagonists. Veteran actress Anita Wall delivers a superb performance as the grandmother. And Erik Lundqvist gives an outstanding debut for a boy his age. The performance of these two alone would be enough reason to go an see this film.

Home “Eine Perle…” screens in full houses at Mannheim-Heidelberg

Hemma opened the International filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg on Oct. 31st. The film has been very positively received by media and really enthusiastic audiences at the sold out screenings  in the festival cinemas in Mannheim and Heidelberg. A short quote from Schwarzwaelder-Bote.de: “Eine Perle ist der schwedisch-isländische Film “Home”…”


 

American Burger comes knocking on your door!

Our crowdfunding campaign for American Burger on Indiegogo.com has started! #Indiegogo, #AmericanBurger. True to our mission to bring films and people closer together we’ve created a possibility for you to get directly involved and also pre-buy the film.

The race is on and we are very excited to see what happens during the next 45 days and we’re proud to be Fan-dependent in order to stay independent! Follow the campaign at:

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American Burger WIP at Ramaskrik !

Bonita Drake, one of two directors of upcoming horror comedy American Burger, participated in the film festival Ramaskrik 24-26 October, “Norways spookiest filmfest” they say. Bonita presented the film as work in progress and screened a few clips to an enthusiastic audience… highly entertaining and much appreciated, rumour says.

Watch an interview with Bonita at the festival.

HEMMA opens Mannheim-Heidelberg

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Director Maximilian Hult’s feature debut, has been selected to open the 32nd Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival. HEMMA (Home) is also one of 17 films in International Competition. The Festival opens on the 31st of Oct 2013. 

Mannheim-Heidelberg Festival profile:

“The International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg has a long tradition of introducing film artists of the future and their aesthetic language to the world. The festival offers an inspiring environment for talented new filmmakers and showcases heretofore unknown talents each year who are all driven by their increased awareness, a strong personal vision and a powerful ambition.”

HEMMA wins Busan Bank Award, the Audience Choice as Best film.

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Tonight Director Maximilian Hult received the Busan Bank Award / The Audience Choice at the closing ceremony in the grand outdoor cinema in Busan Cinema Center. The price is 20 000 USD and is shared between the Director and the Distributor that takes on the distribution in South Korea.

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