Next Door Letters (2012)

Sweden, 15 min
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Media (5)

Original title Next Door Letters
Film type Short
Category Documentary
Form Animated
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • Sweden
Production company
Awards
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Dialogue
  • Swedish
Swedish release 2012-03-02

Cast

Olivia Malmqvist
Lilja

Shahin Rezayi
Sandra

Sara Jaffar
Melitta

Eva Fülscher
mamma

Mårten Cinthio
pappa

Plot summary

Lilja and Sandra decide to play Melitta a prank. They send her a love letter signed with an invented name – a boy's. When Lilja receives a letter in return, she begins a secret...

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Titles

Original title
  • Next Door Letters
Swedish release title
  • Next Door Letters
International title
  • Next Door Letters

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Film Editor
Sound Design
Animation
Production Coordinator
Color Timer
Re-recording Mixer
Character Design

Cast

- Röster:
Olivia Malmqvist Lilja
Shahin Rezayi Sandra
Sara Jaffar Melitta
Eva Fülscher mamma
Mårten Cinthio pappa

Companies

Production Company Stockholms dramatiska högskola
Råfilm
Distributor in Sweden Folkets Bio AB
Sales New Europe Film Sales

Plot summary

Lilja and Sandra decide to play Melitta a prank. They send her a love letter signed with an invented name – a boy's. When Lilja receives a letter in return, she begins a secret correspondence. What started off as a practical joke turns into a crucial turning point in Lilja’s life. Next Door Letters is an animated short film based on a true story about playing with identity.

Swedish censorship / rating

Certificate number 200798
Date 2012-03-05
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 397 meters


Technical specifications

Colour type Colour
Length in minutes 15 min


Release dates

Festival showing 2012-01-28 Bergakungen 5 Gothenburg Sweden 14 min (Göteborg International Film Festival 2012. Startsladden)
2012-01-29 Roy Gothenburg Sweden 14 min (Göteborg International Film Festival 2012. Startsladden)
2012-02-01 Roy Gothenburg Sweden 14 min (Göteborg International Film Festival 2012. Startsladden)
2012-02-05 Bergakungen 5 Gothenburg Sweden 14 min (Göteborg International Film Festival 2012. Startsladden)
Release in Sweden 2012-03-02 Sweden 15 min Svensk Kortfilm c/o Folkets Bio 2012
Festival showing 2012-03-07 Bio Rio Stockholm Sweden 15 min (Tempo Dokumentärfilmfestival 6-11 mars, 2012)
2012-03-11 Victoria 4 Stockholm Sweden 15 min (Tempo Dokumentärfilmfestival 6-11 mars, 2012)
2012-03-13 Spegeln Malmö Sweden (BUFF Filmfestival, 13 - 17 mars, 2012.)
TV showing 2012-03-17 SVT2 Sweden
2012-07-05 SVT1 Sweden
Festival showing 2012-10-22 Regina Uppsala Sweden 14 min 31:a Uppsala internationella Kortfilmfestival, 2012.
2012-10-25 Fyrisbiografen Uppsala Sweden 14 min 31:a Uppsala Internationella Kortfilmfestival, 2012.
TV showing 2013-05-22 SVT1 Sweden
2015-04-10 SVT1 Sweden

Awards

Festival Award Gothenburg 2013 (publikens pris i Startsladden, Göteborf International Film Festival, Sverige)
Amsterdam 2013 (OUT-TV Audience Awards 2013 Best Short , Roze Filmdagen Amsterdam, Holland)
Chicago 2012 (The Gold Plaque for Best Student Film, Chicago International Film Festival, USA)
Cork 2012 (OutLook Award for Best Lesbian, Gay, Bi- and Transsexual Short Film, Cork Film Festival, Irland)

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