'A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS' WINS GOLDEN ALEXANDER AND FIprESCI AWARD AT THESSALONIKI DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL

We are very happy to announce that ‘A House Made of Splinters’ directed by Simon Lereng Wilmont has won the grand prize for Best Documentary of the International Competition as well as the FIPRESCI award at Thessaloniki Documentary Festival! The award for Best Documentary was one among two under the International Competition awards - A joint jury reasoning for the selection was thus given for ‘A House Made of Splinters’ and ‘Young Plato’ by Declan McGrath & Neasa Ní Chianáin:

“There are two films that stood out for us. Two profoundly moving and intricate films that, in many ways, struck us as companion pieces, and that deserve to be seen together. The Special Jury Award goes to a film that can only give us hope in future generations and their capacity to make the world a better place. The award goes to Young Plato. The Golden Alexander Award goes to an unforgettable film that shines a light on the burden carried by children for the horrors and mistakes perpetrated by the world of the adults who should be caring for them. The Golden Alexander Award goes to A House Made of Splinters”.

‘A House Made of Splinters’ follows three children at a temporary shelter, as war-torn Ukraine leaves devastating and enduring marks on the population. Through the eyes of kids, the movie depicts a personal, tender, and simultaneously tragic and hopeful story about lives in limbo.

To read more about the 24th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, click here.

'FLEE' WINS BEST DOCUMENTARY CATEGORY AT THE BODIL AWARDS

We are very proud to announce that ‘FLEE’ directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen won the category for Best Documentary at the Bodil Awards this saturday!

‘Flee’ is produced by Monica Hellström and Signe Byrge Sørensen for Final Cut for Real and Charlotte de la Gournerie for Sun Creature.

‘Flee’ tells the extraordinary true story of Amin who, on the verge of marriage, is compelled to uncover his past for the first time – one that he has kept secret for over twenty years and which has continuously threatened the life he has built for himself since making the journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan to Denmark. Told mostly through animation, ‘Flee’ weaves together a stunning tapestry of images and memories which tell the affecting story of a young man grappling with his traumatic past in order to discover his true self and the meaning of home.

The prestigious Bodil statuettes have been given out yearly by the Association of Danish Film Critics since the first Bodil award ceremony in 1948. This year the award ceremony took place on the 19th of March in Folketeatret, Copenhagen.

To see the full list of winners and nominees for this year's Bodil, visit: www.bodilprisen.dk (in Danish)

‘OUTSIDE’ AND 'A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS' AT CPH:DOX

Final Cut for Real is proud to have two films at this year’s CPH:DOX - two films with a very special connection. ‘OUTSIDE’ by Olha Zhurba is nominated for the DOX:AWARD and has its world premiere at CPH:DOX. ‘A House Made of Splinters’ by Simon Lereng Wilmont won Best Director at Sundance and for best Nordic Dox at Göteborg Film Festival, and is selected for HIGHLIGHTS.

‘OUTSIDE’ is produced by Darya Bassel and Viktoriia Khomenko from Moon Man, Ukraine, in co-production with Final Cut for Real and Tangerine Films (NL), while ‘A House Made of Splinters’ is produced by Monica Hellström at Final Cut for Real, in co-production with Moon Man, Story (SE) and Donkey Hotel (FI). Both films are stories from Ukraine about vulnerable children and youth. ‘A House Made of Splinters’ follows three children at a temporary shelter, as war-torn Ukraine leaves devastating and enduring marks on the population. ’OUTSIDE’ follows Roma, a 13-year-old street boy neglected by his family and the state from his days as a poster boy for the Ukrainian Revolution in 2014, through 7 years in the streets of Kyiv until he is a young man. Both films are also supported by the Ukrainian State Film Agency, Danish Film Institute and International Media Support (in addition to funders that are not involved in both films, please see each film’s page for further info).

The screening times for ‘Outside’ are as follows:

• March 25th, 19:45 – Empire Cinema

• March 31st, 18:15 – Cinemateket Carl

• April 2nd, 12:00. – Nordisk Film Dagmar

Read more and buy tickets for ‘Outside’ by clicking here.

The screening times for ‘A House Made of Splinters’ are as follows:

• March 4th, 19:00 – The Grand Theatre

• March 24th, 21:30 – The Grand Theatre

• March 29th, 17:15 – Empire Cinema

• March 30th, 19:30 – Politikens Hus

• April 2nd, 19:15 – The Grand Theatre

Read more and buy tickets for ‘A House Made of Splinters’ by clicking here.

Press: Freddy Neumann, neumann@mail.dk

'FLEE' WINS BEST FEATURE AWARD AT IDA DOCUMENTARY AWARDS

We are very proud to announce that ‘Flee’ directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen and produced by Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen, and Charlotte De La Gournerie has won the award for Best Feature at IDA (International Documentary Association) Documentary Awards!

‘Flee’ tells the extraordinary true story of Amin who, on the verge of marriage, is compelled to uncover his past for the first time – one that he has kept secret for over twenty years and which has continuously threatened the life he has built for himself since making the journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan to Denmark. Told mostly through animation, ‘Flee’ weaves together a stunning tapestry of images and memories which tell the affecting story of a young man grappling with his traumatic past in order to discover his true self and the meaning of home.

The IDA Documentary Awards is the world's most prestigious event dedicated to the documentary genre, celebrating the best nonfiction films and programs of the year. It seeks to represent excellence in the documentary field from around the world, by emerging and established documentarians. The 2021 Awards was presented at a virtual ceremony on Friday, March 4, 2022.

To see the full list of winners and nominees, click here.

'FLEE' WINS MAIN PRIZE AT CINEMA EYE HONORS 2022

It is with great pleasure that we announce that ‘Flee’ directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen has taken the top prize at the 15th annual Cinema Eye Honors, winning the award for Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Filmmaking in addition to the award for Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design or Animation!

‘Flee’ tells the extraordinary true story of Amin who, on the verge of marriage, is compelled to uncover his past for the first time – one that he has kept secret for over twenty years and which has continuously threatened the life he has built for himself since making the journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan to Denmark. Told mostly through animation, ‘Flee’ weaves together a stunning tapestry of images and memories which tell the affecting story of a young man grappling with his traumatic past in order to discover his true self and the meaning of home.

Cinema Eye is the only international nonfiction award to recognize the whole creative team, presenting annual craft awards in directing, editing, producing, cinematography, original score and graphic design/animation. Cinema Eye presents and produces the annual Cinema Eye Weekend and Honors Awards Ceremony. The 2021 Awards was presented on March 1st, 2022.

To see the full list of winners and nominees, click here

SCREENING OF 'A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS' AT CPH:DOX LAUNCH

Come on Friday March 4 for the CPH:DOX launch and be among the first in Denmark to watch 'A House Made of Splinters' by Simon Lereng Wilmont, who just won awards in Göteborg and at Sundance Festival

‘A House Made of Splinters’ follows three children at a temporary shelter, as war-torn Ukraine leaves devastating and enduring marks on the population. Through the eyes of kids, the movie depicts a personal, tender, and simultaneously tragic and hopeful story about lives in limbo

Click here for more information about the event.

'FLEE' IS NOMINATED FOR THREE OSCARS

For the very first time in Oscar history, a documentary has been nominated in three categories – And we are absolutely thrilled to announce that the well-deserved honour is all ‘Flee’ directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen and produced by Monica Hellström and Signe Byrge Sørensen. A huge congratulations to the whole team behind the film and everyone who made it possible.

‘Flee’ tells the extraordinary true story of Amin who, on the verge of marriage, is compelled to uncover his past for the first time – one that he has kept secret for over twenty years and which has continuously threatened the life he has built for himself since making the journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan to Denmark. Told mostly through animation, ‘Flee’ weaves together a stunning tapestry of images and memories which tell the affecting story of a young man grappling with his traumatic past in order to discover his true self and the meaning of home.

The award ceremony will be held on the 27th of March 2022.

To see the full list of nominees, go to oscars.org

'A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS' WINS BEST NORDIC DOCUMENTARY AT GOTEBORG FILM FESTIVAL

We are very proud to announce that the Dragon Award Best Nordic Documentary at Göteborg Film Festival went to director Simon Lereng Wilmont for ‘House Made of Splinters’.

In the statement of motivation, the jury expressed their considerations in selecting Wilmont’s film:

The jury has been challenged by a wonderful selection of documentaries that have surprised us, made us cry and provoked us with a wide range of stories and ways of storytelling that truly has made us proud of the filmmakers of the Nordic region. 

The award goes to an exceptionally beautiful film. A film that with its presence and despair is more urgently burning than ever possible. With poetically unforgettable images, it gives a voice to the children’s heartbreaking stories, with a brutal war in the background. The story and the images that carry so much weight, sometimes feel light, like a soap bubble floating carefree in a room. In its total darkness, there is a little shimmer, a spirit of warmth and hope. 

The award ceremony was held 28th January and lasted until 6th February.
To see the full list of nominees, go to goteborgfilmfestival.se.

'FLEE' WINS FOUR CATEGORIES AT ROBERT AWARDS 2022

‘Flee’ had quite the night at the Robert Awards – Having been nominated for Score of the Year; Best Sound Design; Best Editing; and Best Documentary, the film won all four prizes! We are so incredibly proud of the film and everyone who made it possible.

‘Flee’ tells the extraordinary true story of Amin who, on the verge of marriage, is compelled to uncover his past for the first time – one that he has kept secret for over twenty years and which has continuously threatened the life he has built for himself since making the journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan to Denmark. Told mostly through animation, ‘Flee’ weaves together a stunning tapestry of images and memories which tell the affecting story of a young man grappling with his traumatic past in order to discover his true self and the meaning of home.

The award ceremony was held on the 5th of February 2022.

To see the full list of winners and nominees, go to robertprisen.dk

PRODUCER MONICA HELLSTROM WINS IB AWARD AT ROBERT AWARDS 2022

A huge congratulations to producer Monica Hellström for winning the Ib Award at this year’s Robert Awards! The Ib Award is an external award occasionally delegated by Danish Film Directors to “brave, innovative, risk-taking, anarchic – and incredibly tenacious – entrepreneurs, with no fear of unpopularity, and most of all, with a great beating heart for films and the whole difficult gang of self-inflated egos that necessitate films.” (Danish-English translation from the official description on robertprisen.dk).

The award ceremony was held on the 5th of February 2022.

To see more information about the Robert Awards, go to robertprisen.dk

'FLEE' NOMINATED FOR TWO BAFTAS

It is with great excitement that we announce the nomination of ‘Flee’ directed by Jonas Poher Rasmusssen and produced by Monica Hellström and SIgne Byrge Sørensen in not one, but two categories at this year’s BAFTA awards! ‘Flee’ is in great company in the categories of Best Documentary and Best Animated Film.

‘Flee’ tells the extraordinary true story of Amin who, on the verge of marriage, is compelled to uncover his past for the first time – one that he has kept secret for over twenty years and which has continuously threatened the life he has built for himself since making the journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan to Denmark. Told mostly through animation, ‘Flee’ weaves together a stunning tapestry of images and memories which tell the affecting story of a young man grappling with his traumatic past in order to discover his true self and the meaning of home.

The award ceremony will be held on the 13th March 2022.

To see the full list of nominees, go to bafta.org

'FLEE' WINS A GULDBAGGE FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

Pictured is producer Monica Hellström and Co-Producer Charlotte Most

A big congratulations to the ‘Flee’ team for winning the Guldbagge award in the category of Best international Feature Film last night! 

‘Flee’ is directed by Jonas Poher Rasmusssen and tells the extraordinary true story of Amin who, on the verge of marriage, is compelled to uncover his past for the first time – one that he has kept secret for over twenty years and which has continuously threatened the life he has built for himself since making the journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan to Denmark. Told mostly through animation, ‘Flee’ weaves together a stunning tapestry of images and memories which tell the affecting story of a young man grappling with his traumatic past in order to discover his true self and the meaning of home.

The Guldbagge Awards are Sweden’s leading film awards and have been presented since 1964 for outstanding contributions to Swedish film over the past year.

The award ceremony was held January 24th 2022.

To see the full list of nominees, go to filminstitutet.se

'FLEE' NOMINATED FOR BODIL PRIZE 2022

It is our great pleasure to announce that Flee, directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen, has been nominated for the Bodil Prize in the category of Best Documentary.

‘Flee’ is produced by Monica Hellström and Signe Byrge Sørensen for Final Cut for Real and Charlotte de la Gournerie for Sun Creature.

‘Flee’ tells the extraordinary true story of Amin who, on the verge of marriage, is compelled to uncover his past for the first time – one that he has kept secret for over twenty years and which has continuously threatened the life he has built for himself since making the journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan to Denmark. Told mostly through animation, ‘Flee’ weaves together a stunning tapestry of images and memories which tell the affecting story of a young man grappling with his traumatic past in order to discover his true self and the meaning of home.

The prestigious Bodil statuettes have been given out yearly by the Association of Danish Film Critics since the first Bodil award ceremony in 1948. This year the award ceremony will take place on the 19th of March in Folketeatret, Copenhagen.

To see the full list of nominees for this year's Bodil, visit: www.bodilprisen.dk (in Danish)

'PRESIDENT' NOMINATED FOR BODIL PRIZE 2022

We are very proud to announce that ‘President’ directed by Camilla Nielsson and produced by Signe Byrge Sørensen (Final Cut For Real) and Joslyn Barnes (Louverture Films) has been nominated for a Bodil Prize in the category of Best Documentary.

The documentary follows the presidential campaign trail in Zimbabwe during the decisive 2018 election. As the new leader of the opposition party MDC, Nelson Chamisa, challenges the old guard, ZANU-PF, represented by the acting president Emmerson Mnangagwa, the election will be the ultimate test for the country’s democratic practice in the post-Mugabe era – has Zimbabwe turned a new corner or is history bound to repeat itself? Read more about ‘President’ here.

The prestigious Bodil statuettes have been given out yearly by the Association of Danish Film Critics since the first Bodil award ceremony in 1948. This year the award ceremony will take place on the 19th of March in Folketeatret, Copenhagen.

To see the full list of nominees for this year's Bodil, visit: www.bodilprisen.dk (in Danish)

3 'BEST DOCUMENTARY' NOMINATIONS FOR TVPRISEN 2022

We are excited to announce that three films from Final Cut for Real have been nominated for Tvprisen 2022 along with five other nominees. 

In the category for Best Documentary, the jury has nominated the following films: He’s My Brother directed Cille Hannibal and co-directed Christine Hanberg; Raising a School Shooter directed by Frida & Lasse Barkfors; and Songs of Repression directed by Estephan Wagner & Marianne Hougen-Moraga. 

Tvprisen is an annual event arranged by the Danish Producers’ Association. An award show where the TV-industry acknowledges and celebrates the best Danish TV-programmes of the year.

The 2022 awards will be presented on March 26th at Tivoli Hotel & Congress Center in Copenhagen.

To see the full list of nominees click here.

‘PRESIDENT’ NOMINATED FOR DANISH FILM ACADEMY AWARD

It is with great pleasure that we announce the nomination of President directed by Camilla Nielsson and produced by Signe Byrge Sørensen (Final Cut For Real) and Joslyn Barnes (Louverture Films) for the Robert Award in the category of Best Documentary. 

The documentary follows the presidential campaign trail in Zimbabwe during the decisive 2018 election. As the new leader of the opposition party MDC, Nelson Chamisa, challenges the old guard, ZANU-PF, represented by the acting president Emmerson Mnangagwa, the election will be the ultimate test for the country’s democratic practice in the post-Mugabe era – has Zimbabwe turned a new corner or is history bound to repeat itself?

The annual award ceremony is hosted by the Danish Film Academy in celebration of the best Danish film and television of the year gone by. The Robert Award nominees and winners are selected by the over 2000 members, all of whom are members of the Danish film and TV industry.

The award ceremony will be held on February 5th 2022.

To see the full list of nominations, visit www.filmakademiet.dk

'PRESIDENT' SHORTLISTED FOR FEATURE DOCUMENTARY ACADEMY AWARD

We are so overjoyed and grateful that Camilla Nielsson’s documentary film President has been shortlisted for the Feature Documentary Academy Award.

The shortlist contains 15 films, which will be narrowed down to 5 nominated films on February 8, 2022, and the 94th Academy Awards Ceremony will take place on March 27, 2022.

So we’ll keep our fingers crossed for the next couple of months!

President is produced by Signe Byrge Sørensen for Final Cut for Real, and Joslyn Barnes for Louverture Films (US). The film is co-produced by Anne Köhncke and Anita Rehoff for Sant & Usant (NO) for Sant & Usant (NO).

Executive Producers are Thandiwe Newton, Susan Rockefeller, Danny Glover and Tone Grøttjord-Glenne.

The film is produced with the support of The Danish Film Institute, Danida, International Media Support, EU’s Media Program Creative Europe, The Norwegian Film Institute, Fritt Ord, Nordisk Film og TV Fond, Enterprise Fund, Ford Foundation, Bertha Foundation, Sundance Documentary Program, DR, SVT, NRK, ZDF Arte, BBC, VPRO, ERR, RTV & Ceska TV.

Read more about ‘President’ here.

Click here to see the full shortlist announcement

'FLEE' SHORTLISTED FOR FEATURE DOCUMENTARY AND INTERNATIONAL FEATURE ACADEMY AWARDS

We are so very honoured that Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s animated documentary film Flee has been shortlisted for both the Feature Documentary and International Feature Film Academy Awards.

The shortlist for both awards contains 15 films, which will be narrowed down to 5 nominated films on February 8, 2022, and the 94th Academy Awards Ceremony will take place on March 27, 2022.

So we’ll keep our fingers crossed for the next couple of months!

Flee is produced by Monica Hellström and Signe Byrge Sørensen for Final Cut for Real, and Charlotte de la Gournerie for Sun Creature Studios. The film is co-produced by Charlotte Most for Most Films (SE), Maria Ekerhovd for Mer Film (NO) and Mathieu Courtois and Jean-François Le Corre for Vivement Lundi.

Executive Producers are Philippa Kowarsky (Cinephil), Danny Gabai, Natalie Farrey & Jannat Gargi (VICE Studios) and Hayley Pappas & Matt Ippolito (RYOT Films).

The film is produced with the support of the Danish Film Institute, Swedish Film Institute, Norwegian Film Institute, Nordic Film and TV Fond, West Danish Film Fund, Creative Europe MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Région Bretagne, Région Hauts De France/Pictanovo, CNC, Procirep + Angoa, DR, SVT, YLE, The Animation Workshop, Fritt Ord, Movistar+, I Wonder Pictures, ERR, RTV Slo.

Click here to see the full shortlist announcement