Balls (2010)

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Original title	Farsan
Swedish release title	Farsan
International title	Balls
Working title	Josef Fares 2009

Director	Josef Fares
Screenplay	Josef Fares Torkel Petersson
Producer	Anna Anthony
Line Producer	Anita Tesler
Production Manager	Man Chiu Leung Carlson
Director of Photography	Linus Eklund
Music	Per Egland
Production Designer	Lina Nordqvist
Film Editor	John Hellberg Michal Leszczylowski
Production Mixer	Niclas Merits Robert Leib Wille Peterson-Berger Henric Andersson
Sound Design	Thomas Huhn
First Assistant Director	Lukas Urwitz
Stunt Coordinator	Kimmo Rajala
Script Supervisor	Abbe Hassan
Co-producer	Madeleine Ekman Louise Vesth Gunnar Carlsson Jessica Ask
Executive Producer	Lars Jönsson
Associate Producer	Manuela Rossing
Location Manager	Mia Welin
Production Assistant	Mariam Fares Anders Dahl Caroline Fares Marielle Solander
Craft service	Hedvig Lundgren
Runner	Martin Jenefeldt
Assistant	Linus Gidstedt (tramp)
Casting	Abbe Hassan
Production Accountant	Pia Janols (Filmekonomi AB) Sabina Österling (Filmekonomi AB) Uno Bite Janols (Filmekonomi AB)
Casting Assistant	Dea Saračević
Unit Publicist	Martin Strömberg
Film Commissioner	Hanne Palmquist (Nordisk Film- & TV-fond)
Post Production Supervisor	Peter Bengtsson
First Assistant Cameraman	Mimmo Hildén
Second Assistant Cameraman	Åsa Staffansson David Gylje
Still Photographer	Peter Widing
Steadicam Operator	Johan Phillips Nestor Salazar Manriquez (as Nestor Salazar)
Gaffer	Rolf Carlbom
Best Boy	Tobias Henriksson Ida Gelotte Martin Hartland Luisa Fanciullacci
Key Grip	Erik Svalin
Grip Best Boy	Fredrik Carlqvist
Color Timer	Sten Lindberg
Scanner	Jan Lundkvist (dagstagningar) Joakim Högberg (dagstagningar) Simon Afshar (2K)
On-line Editing	Per Legelius
Digital Grading	Ola Bäccman (grading)
Logging	Filip Sellberg
Music Coordinator	Rasmus Thord (samt postproduktionskoordinator)
Musician	Per Egland (melodika, gitarr, bas, slagverk, sång, kör) Christoffer Demby (dragspel) Björn Hansell (blockflöjt, tenorsax, kör) Anna-Linda Järrendal (sång, kör) Andrea Tarrodi (piano, munspel, kör) Christopher Öhman (violin, viola)
Assistant Production Designer	Ola Hansson
Carpenter	Mikael Back Frank Zandhoff
Painter	Rikard Grönvall
Propman	Christian Olander Anneli Lindh Åsa Olsson Lotta Gråberg
Costume Designer	Marie Flyckt
Make-up / Hair	Marina Ritvall Susanne Åberg
Wigs	Kjell Gustavsson
Costume Assistant	Ulrika Terring
Stunt	Lars Hjelm
Foley	Lucas Nilsson Matti Carlson
Dialogue Editor	Thomas Huhn
Sound Effects Editor	Carl Edström (effekter) Peter Åhrberg Matti Carlson
Re-recording Mixer	Thomas Huhn
Trainee	Sara Kristoffersson (ljud) Jimmy Kleiner (ljud) Max Bohlin (ljud) Ellen Bobeck (ljud) Filiph Johansson (ljud)
Key Animator	Marie Flyckt (kostymtecknare)
Graphic Design	Pål Kühlhorn (Fellow Designers) Eva Liljefors (Fellow Designers)
Insurance	Tommy Saks
Behind the scenes	Imad Creidi
Other Crew	Per Nielsen (manuskonsult) Robin Wilcox (videoassistent) Lena Klåvus (ekonomi förproduktion) Roger Carlsson (hundförare) Christer Eriksson (revisor, Osborne Johnsons revisionsbyrå) Ann Collenberg Miranda Siegmund Linda Dalin (ljudkoordinator) Alexander Robin Jönsson Spike Jonzon Nina Roegner (hundförare) Adrian Rossing Oscar Severinsson Johan Holmqvist Fredrik Zander (in-house producent) Margaretha Wiechel (projektledare, lab)
Translator	Björn Stein (trailerklippare)

Jan Fares	Aziz, farsan
Torkel Petersson	Jörgen
Hamadi Khemiri	Sami
Nina Zanjani	Amanda
Juan Rodriguez	Juan
Anita Wall	Edith
Jessica Forsberg	Lotta
Kjell Wilhelmsen	mannen med cykeln
Yan Kai Yu	arg man
Marie Delleskog	Gunnel
Deborah Fronko	Deborah
Marisol Hume Eriksson	Marisol
Pia Edlund	handläggare
Jerker Fahlström	hunduppfödare
Lena Carlsson	veterinär
Agnes Kim Chi Cortese	bebis
Lars Söderman	granne
Helén Söderqvist-Henriksson (as Helén Söderqvist)	kvinnan med hund
Johan Kaliff	tatuerare
Mathias Gullbrandson	bankkund
Jan Fredriksson	bartender
Lise-Lotte Fälthammar	kvinnan i baren
Lena Eriksson	kvinna på klubb
Helen Klang	kvinna på klubb
Lena Trulson	kvinna på klubb
Beatrice Säresand	frisör

Production Company	Memfis Film Rights5 AB
Copyright	Memfis Film Rights5 AB
Co-Production Company	Trollhättan Film AB
	Film i Väst AB
	Sveriges Television AB
Advance allocations	Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Market allocations	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm)	AB Svensk Filmindustri	2010
Distributor in Sweden (DCP)	AB Svensk Filmindustri
Distributor in Sweden (DVD)	SF Home Entertainment	2010
Laboratory	Nordisk Film Post Production AB
Equipment	Kameraten Trollhättan		(kameror)
	Zentropa EF Rental		(ljud- och ljus)
	Transportpoolen i Trollhättan AB		(bilar)
Recording Studio	Ljudligan Väst		(samt mixstudio)
Caterer	Adler & Grahm HB
Insurance	Media Insurance Brokers ApS
Other Company	Europa Sound Production AB		(mastring)

Balls is a heart-warming comedy about love, friendship and the art of being a man.

Censorship number	147374
Date	2010-01-08
Classification	Suitable for all audiences
Original length	2673 meters
Notes	Aktlängder: 578, 575, 566, 425, 529.

Aspect ratio	2.35:1
Sound type	Sound
Sound system	Dolby Digital
Colour type	Colour
Carrier type	35 mm
Frames per second	24
Length in metres	2673 meter
Length in minutes	98 min
Reels	5 reels

	Trollhättan	Sweden		2009-06-10	2009-07-29
	Vänersborg

Release in Sweden	2010-02-12			Sweden	97 min
DVD release	2010-06-23			Sweden
TV showing	2012-04-13	SVT1		Sweden
	2016-02-03	SVT1		Sweden
	2018-12-29	SVT1		Sweden
	2019-10-28	SVT1		Sweden
	2022-07-26	SVT1		Sweden
VOD release	2023-09-15	SVT Play		Sweden		Antal dagar på SVT Play 30
TV showing	2023-09-21	SVT1		Sweden

Original title	(Hey You)
Composer	Stephen Hague
	Ruza Blue
	Budd Dixon
Lyrics	Stephen Hague
	Ruza Blue
	Budd Dixon
Performed by	The Rock Steady Crew

Original title	Girls in this city
Composer	David Fransson
Lyrics	David Fransson
Performed by	Blandmissbruk

Nominated for the Audience Award	Stockholm	2011
Festival Award	Doha	2010		Josef Fares	(Bästa arabiska filmskapare / Best Arabian Director, Doha Tribeca Film Festival, Qatar)
	Istanbul	2010		Jan Fares	(Crystal Apricot-best actor / bästa skådespelare, 1st Malatya International Film Festival, Turkiet)

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Element type	Print
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Print
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Print
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Print
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Duplicate positive
Item base	Acetate
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Original picture negative neutral background
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Digital intermediate
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Sound negative
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	SEPMAG
Carrier type	DTS-skiva

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	2

Size	Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity	2

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Farsan - Dialogue list – Svenska (25/fps).
Extent	121 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Farsan. English dialogue list 2010-05-25 TC start.
Extent	59 s.
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Farsan - Dialogue List.
Extent	55 s. + 11 s. för- och eftertext samt musiklista.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Extent	102 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Extent	97 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Extent	107 s.
Language	Swedish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck
Language	Swedish