Huesca Film Festival
Catalogue
37th Edition
2009
JENS
JONSSON
CULT DIRECTORS
Photo by Pierre Björk
- AVRAÁTTNINGEN
THE EXECUTION - REPARATION
- BROR MIN
BROTHER OF MINE - K-G I NÖD OCH LUST
K-G FOR BETTER AND FOR WORSE - SPADEN
THE SPADE - A CHANGED MAN
- UTVECKLINGSSAMTAL
HEADWAY - FRAGILE
- LINERBOARD
IN COLLABORATION WITH:
www.sfi.se
Huesca International Film Festival, following the line of its section ‘Cult Directors’, reveals in this edition the oeuvre on an excellent author, almost unknown in Spain. The chosen one is the Swedish director Jens Jonsson, considered as one of the emerging filmmakers in his country, of whom we present all his films, most of them awarded prizes. Jonsson has achieved, in the course of his short career, international prestige thanks to the awards received in festivals such as Cannes, Berlin or Sundance, among others.
Jens Jonsson artistic career didn’t start with filmmaking, but with illustration and graphic design, which he studied at Stockholm School of Arts, Crafts and Design. In that period he started to attract the attention of several advertising agencies. His drawings, which were published in Swedish magazines such as Magnum and Chili, gave him the opportunity of start drawing storyboards. At the same time, this allowed him to collaborate in several productions as an assistant producer, a job that aroused his curiosity and drove him to assume the role of director.
Thanks to some grants for young artists given by national museums and his perseverance, Jonsson presented his thesis at the School of Arts, Crafts and Design in the form of a film. The result was Stefania 1:3, a work which meant his first recognition as a filmmaker with the grant ‘1 km of film’ given by Stockholm Film Festival. This opportunity marked the beginning of the short film Avrättningen (The Execution, 1999) and launched his career as a director in this medium.
After graduating at the above mentioned school, Jonsson lived in Paris for five months with the help of a grant by Cannes Film Festival thanks to the support of the Cinefoundation of the festival, given to him for his work in the short films Reparation (2001) and KG for better or Worse (2002). Among his international awards we could also mention: Berlin Golden Bear to the Best Short Film for Bror Min (2001), which also got a nomination to the Best Short Film in the European Film Awards; the Grand Prix at Tampere Festival for Utvecklingssamtal (2003) and the Grand Prix of the Jury at Sundance Festival for Ping-pongkingen (2008), his first full-length film. One of the constant themes of his cinema, in the best tradition of Swedish masters such as Bo Winderberg, Roy Anderson or Ingmar Bergman, is the study of human relationships and family ties.
AVRAÁTTNINGEN
THE EXECUTION
(SUECIA) -1999- 35 mm. / ByN / 9 minutos. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Jens Jonsson.
- GUIÓN: Jens Jonsson.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Eric Maddison.
- MONTAJE: Kristofer Nordin.
- MÚSICA: Johan Renström, Martin Willert.
- INTÉRPRETES: Kalle Thor, Robert Jelinek, Bengt Strindvall.
- VERSIÓN: Internacional.
- PRODUCTORA: Martin & Co.
A soldier should follow orders blindly on the battlefield. But when fear of death surpasses hate for the enemy, a soldiers duties can become impossible to fulfill.
REPARATION
(SUECIA) -2001- 35 mm. / Color / 15 minutos. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Jens Jonsson.
- GUIÓN: Jens Jonsson.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Askild Edvardsen.
- MONTAJE: Kristofer Nordin.
- MÚSICA: Fredrik Norberg.
- INTÉRPRETES: Lennart Hjulström, Gunilla Nyroos.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en inglés y en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Dramatiska Institutet.
Sune is worried about his wife, who has not returned home after a party night out. Eventually she returns early in the morning… A short drama dealing with the difficulties of avoiding lies and telling the – sometimes painful – truth.
BROR MIN
BROTHER OF MINE
(SUECIA) -2002- 35 mm. / Color / 10 minutos. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Jens Jonsson.
- GUIÓN: Jens Jonsson.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Askild Vik Edvardsen.
- MONTAJE: Kristofer Nordin.
- MÚSICA: Askild Vik Edvardsen.
- INTÉRPRETES: Lena B. Eriksson, Leif Andrée, Henrik Lundström, Jonas Lindkvist.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en inglés y en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Askild Action.
I hate my family. My brother is a fucking little pussy. They’re going to destroy him.
K-G I NÖD OCH LUST
K-G FOR BETTER AND FOR WORSE
(SUECIA) -2002- 35 mm. / Color / 39 minutos. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Jens Jonsson.
- GUIÓN: Antonia Pyk, Jens Jonsson.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Askild Vik Edvardsen.
- MONTAJE: Kristofer Nordin.
- MÚSICA: Johan Ramström.
- INTÉRPRETES: Eva Fritjofson, Christer Fjällström, Hans Mosesson, Anki Larsson.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en inglés y en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Dramatiska Institutet
Birgitta teaches ‘Positive thinking’. As her marriage to K-G has become cold and silent, she becomes unfaithful. What kind of freedom does she teach and will it help her in finding her love again?
SPADEN
THE SPADE
(SUECIA) -2003- 35 mm. / ByN / 15 minutos. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Jens Jonsson.
- GUIÓN: Jens Jonsson.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Askild Vik Edvardsen.
- MONTAJE: Kristofer Nordin.
- MÚSICA: Nicolai Dunger.
- INTÉRPRETES: Marie Göranzon, Gunilla Nyroos.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en inglés y en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Mammas Gata.
Solveig wants truce. Her neighbour and old friend, Berit, holds a grudge against her and Solveig wants to sort things out once and for all.
A CHANGED MAN
(SUECIA) -2003- 35 mm. / Color / 16 minutos. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Jens Jonsson.
- GUIÓN: Jens Jonsson.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Askild Edvardsen.
- MONTAJE: Kristofer Nordin.
- MÚSICA: Fredrik Norberg.
- INTÉRPRETES: Rupert Procter, Eoin McCarthy, Martin Savage.
- VERSIÓN: Original en inglés con subtítulos en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Stink Ltd.
Christopher returns home to face his school reunion, a changed man. Over the last 20 years he has reinvented his life and feels confident to face his past unwelcome ghosts.
UTVECKLINGSSAMTAL
HEADWAY
(SUECIA) -2003- 35 mm. / Color / 15 minutos. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Jens Jonsson.
- GUIÓN: Jens Jonsson
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Askild Vik Edvardsen.
- MONTAJE: Kristofer Nordin.
- SONIDO: Andreas Franck, Göran Pettersson.
- INTÉRPRETES: Sten Ljunggren, Alexandra Dahlström, Lennart Hjulström, Theresa Jäderström.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en inglés y en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Memfis Filmproduktion AB.
A film about a man trying to make headway in life.
FRAGILE
(SUECIA) -2004- 35 mm. / ByN / 41 minutos. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Jens Jonsson.
- GUIÓN: Jens Jonsson.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Askild Vik Edvardsen.
- MONTAJE: Thomas Krag.
- MÚSICA: Martin Willert.
- INTÉRPRETES: Anki Larsson, Claes Hartelius, Allan Svensson, Lakke Magnusson, Ingar Sigvardsdotter.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en inglés y en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Memfis Filmproduktion AB
Sonja repairs trains and wagons and has recently been abandoned by her husband. Now she wants to concentrate on her career, which she tells Kenneth, her colleague. New at the work place is “The engine-driver” with an obscure past. Sonja is fascinated with this man and his mysterious façade.
LINERBOARD
(SUECIA) -2006- 35 mm. / Color / 16 minutos. Ficción.
- DIRECTOR: Jens Jonsson.
- GUIÓN: Jens Jonsson.
- FOTOGRAFÍA: Askild Vik Edvardsen.
- MONTAJE: Hélène Berlin.
- SONIDO: Wille Peterson-Berger.
- INTÉRPRETES: Reine Brynolfson, Amanda Ooms.
- VERSIÓN: Original con subtítulos en inglés y en español.
- PRODUCTORA: Bob Film Sweden, en colaboración con Rotterdam International Film Festival y SVT short & documentaries con el respaldo del Swedish Film Institute/Anne-Marie Söhrman Fermelin.
It is a film about the thin paper in between cardboard, about how fragile items need to be properly protected.
Jens Jonsson’s feature film PING-PONKINGEN is presented
in our section SHOWCASE OF EUROPEAN CINEMA.