PREVIOUS FESTIVALS

2008

The ninth annual Scandinavian Film Festival L.A. comes to the Writers Guild Theater, Beverly Hills, and spans two weekends: Saturday and Sunday, 5-6 January; and Saturday and Sunday, 12-13 January, 2008. The yearly showcase of Nordic films and filmmakers, launched in 2000, screens the year’s Scandinavian films submitted to the Academy as nominees for Best Foreign-Language Film. It also offers documentaries, short subjects and other pictures by Scandinavian filmmakers. Non-competitive, the festival gives Southern California audiences an opportunity to see the best in contemporary film from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Read the press release.

Scandinavian Film Festival L.A. is underwritten by ASFLA with Scandinavian consulates, and generous support of national film organizations, individuals and corporate donors. If you'd like to become a festival sponsor, please go to the Donate page.

ASFLA welcomes Absolut, Sons of Norway, and Bache Gabrielsen Cognacs as sponsors of the ninth annual Scandinavian Film Festival L.A.

 

Saturday, January 5

1 p.m.
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JAR CITY (Mýrin)

Iceland 2006, 93 min. Baltasar Kormákur.

4 p.m.
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AT NIGHT (Om Natten)

Denmark 2007, 45 min. Christian E. Christiansen.

4:30 p.m.
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THE ART OF CRYING (Kunsten at Græde I Kor)

Denmark 2006, 106 min.

6:30 p.m.
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OPENING GALA

8:00 p.m.
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THE SUBSTITUTE (Vikaren)

Denmark 2007, 93 min. Ole Bornedal.

Sunday, January 6

1 p.m.
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THE ART OF CRYING (Kunsten at Græde I Kor)

Denmark 2006, 106 min. Peter Schønau Fog.

3 p.m.
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YOU, THE LIVING (Du Levande)

Sweden 2007, 94 min. Roy Andersson.

5 p.m.
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A MAN'S JOB (Miehen Työ)

Finland 2007, 97 min. Aleksi Salmenperä.

7:30 p.m.
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GONE WITH THE WOMAN (Tatt Av Kvinnen)

Norway 2007, min. Petter Naess.

Saturday, January 12

11:30 a.m.
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PARENTS (Foreldrar)

Iceland

1:30 p.m.
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LIFE HITS (Råzone)

Denmark 2006, 93 min. Christian E. Christiansen.

4 p.m.
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MIRUSH (Blodsbånd)

Norway 2007, 100 min. Marius Holst.

7 p.m.
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WITH YOUR PERMISSION (Til Døden Os Skiller)

Denmark 2007, 95 min. Paprika Steen

Sunday, January 13

1 p.m.
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SOPHIE

Denmark 2006, 15 min. Birgitte Stærmose.

1:30 p.m.
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BLOOD SISTERS (Blodsøstre)

Denmark 2006, 29 min.

2:15 p.m.
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WINTERLAND (Vinterland)

Norway 2007, 52 min. Hisham Zaman.

4 p.m.
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THE YEAR OF THE WOLF (Suden Vuosi)

Finland 2007, 95 min. Olli Saarela.

6 p.m.
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WHEN ELVIS CAME TO VISIT (När Elvis Kom På Besök)

Sweden 2007, 11 min. Andreas Tibblin.

7 p.m.
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THE NEW MAN (Den Nya Människan)

Sweden 2007, 104 min. Klaus Härö.