awards and filmfesivals a night story / en nattsaga

AWARDS:

En nattsaga received The Swedish National Film Award The Golden Bug

for best Swedish short film 2005.

En nattsaga received The 2005 Cultural Scholarship Award given by the

City of Stockholm with the following motivation: “Maja Lindström’s film A night

story clearly shows that 3D-animation is not only suited for childrens films. The

immense grief that strikes a family is portrayed with poetry and great anticipation.

It is impossible to not be deeply moved by her film.”

En nattsaga was dedicated ”A Special Mention” at Nordisk Panorama - 5 cities

Film Festival, Bergen, Norway in september 2005, with the following motivation:

The Special Mention is awarded to a film that uses simple elements and manners

to express complex ideas and feelings. The soundtrack, imagery, and storyline all

work together to create an authentic atmosphere and address a profound

experience.

FILM FESTIVALS:

1. Goteborg Film Festival, Sweden (Jan 2005)

2. Krakow International Festival of Short and Documentary Film, Poland

3. Annecy Festival of Animated Film, France

4. Archipelago, Festival of Short Film and New Images, Rome, Italy

5. Edinburgh International Film Festival, Ireland

6. Bastads Filmfestival, Sweden

7. Nordisk Panorama - 5 cities Film Festival, Bergen, Norway (Special Mention)

8. Eksjo Festival of Animation, Sweden

9. Leipzig International Festival of Documentary and Animated Film, Germany

10. Imago Film Festival, Fundao, Portugal

11. Sitges International Film Festival of Catalonia, Spain

12. EAARC Animation Series at The Red Cat, Los Angeles, USA

13. Cork international Film Festival, Ireland

14. EPOC, ”Best of Annecy 2005”, Tokyo

15. Aarhus Film festival, Denmark (+ at the Art MuseumARoS, in Arhus.)
16. Cinemateket in Stockholm, Sweden

17. Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Sweden (+ at the City Museum of Uppsala)
18. Les Nuits Magiques, International Festival of Animated Film, France

19. Leeds International Film Festival, England

20. Fox Days Film Festival in Helsinki, Finland

21. Oulu Film Festival, Finland

22. Animated Dreams, Estonia

23. Circuito Off, Venice, Italy

24. Vendome International Film Festival, France

25. DaKINO Bucharest International Film Festival

26. Animateka in Ljubljana, Slovenien

27. Cinéma Nordique i Rouen, France

28. Istanbul international Short Film Festival

29. Tampere International Short Film Festival, Finland

30. On tour around France organized by Centre Image in Château-Renault:

Châteauroux, Richelieu, Orléans, Blois, Le Blanc, Bourges etc.
31. SHORTs moviefest St.Petersburg, Russia

32. Nuit la plus court, Paris.

33. Ung Film på Lava, Stockholm, Sweden

34. The MULTIVISION animation festival, St Petersburg

35. Bimini Film festival, Lettland

36. Tabor Film Festival, Croatia

37. Animatricks Animated Film Festival, Helsinki

38. Oyakino on The Oya Festival in Oslo, Norway

39. Flimmer, Norrköpings Filmfestival, Sweden

40. 12th Festival of European Films, Festival on Wheels, Turkey. (three cities)

41. Osterby Short Film Festival, Dalarna, Sweden.

42. Bildfest för barn och ungdom, Alands Filminstitut.

43. Tindirindis festival in Vilnius.

44. Tempo Dokumentary Film Festival, Stockholm

45. Kinofest, Romania

46. Tempo Dokumentarfilmsfestival, Stockholm

47. 'Through A Panel Darkly' cartoon exhibition at the Swedish ambassy in Tokyo.