A Christmas Tale (2021)

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Original title	Sagan om Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton
Swedish release title	Sagan om Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton
International title	A Christmas Tale
Working title	Karl Bertil Jonssons julafton

Director	Hannes Holm
Screenplay	Tomas Tivemark Johan Kindblom Michael Hjorth
Producer	Henrik Widman Anna Odenhall
Production Manager	Nicola Jones
Line Producer	Anna Odenhall
Director of Photography	Göran Hallberg
Music	Gaute Storaas
Production Designer	Michael Higgins
Film Editor	Fredrik Morheden
Sound Design	Christian Holm Niklas Skarp
Assistant to the Director	Elin Ahlström
First Assistant Director	Adam Andersson
Second Assistant Director	Madeleine Edling
Script Supervisor	Susanne Falck
Third Assistant Director	Peter Johansson
Adaptation	Malin Holm
Story Editor	Wiktor Ericsson Isabel Nylund
Co-producer	Thea Røhr Østvold Finn Gjerdrum Stein B. Kvae Peter Possne Anna Croneman Yaba Holst Jenny Stjernströmer Björk
Executive Producer	Annika Sucksdorff Johan Kindblom Tim King Tomas Tivemark Michael Hjorth
Production Coordinator	Sofia Olsson Sofi Torbjörnsson
Location Manager	Sally Broström
Coordinator	Stina Åman (förproduktionskoordinator)
Production Assistant	Carl Nordblom Melissa Sandell Rebecka Blomkvist
Craft service	Nicolas Gamboa Ellen Lagerqvist Emelie Lindström
Runner	Ludvig Magnusson Trausti Birgisson Fred Wibom Ishak Assia Emelie Lindström
Casting	Catrin Wideryd
Extras Casting	Moa Astré (statistkoordinator)
Location Scout	Fia Higgins Susanne Karpati (samt prep Stockholm)
Assistant Location Scout	Henrik Göransson Markus Häll Bo Wennström
Film Commissioner	Anders Nylander
Post Producer	Marcus Björkman
Still Photographer	Niklas Maupoix
Visual Effects	Love Larson (as Love Larsson) (hair and make-up Designer) Martin Malmqvist
Assistant Production Designer	Gabriel de Knoop
Propman	Mido Lindholm Ida Gunnarsson Monika Wahlin (huvudrekvisitör)
Assistant Property Master	Joakim Stakeberg Julia Ekvall Manne Franzén Andreas Österberg
Costume Designer	Ingrid Sjögren
Make-up / Hair	Jennie Schubert
Wigs	Tom Aarø
Hair and Make-up Designer	Eros Codinas
Costume Assistant	Maja Collliander Hilda Junker Emma Dock Izabella Simmons Fianna Robijn Louise Nyströmme
Make-up Assistant	Jennie Schubert Camilla Eriksson Ingegärd Thulin
Trainee	Amanda Nilsson (platspraktikant) Maria Vogt (maskpraktikant)
Graphic Design	Sandra Bolle (as Sandra Boström)
Translation	Sara Asgari
Other Crew	Joel Löf (sjukvårdare och Corona officer) Emelie Lindström (Corona officer) Sandra Karlson (SAD-assistent) Fredrik Johansson (statistassistent) Linda Nilsson (statistassistent) René Zuber (platschefsassistent) Elin Falck (platsprep i Stockholm och Göteborg) Brogan Sharp (sfx make-up på plats)
Governess	Felicia Kurtyan

Jonas Karlsson	Tyko
Simon Larsson	Karl-Bertil Jonsson
Jennie Silfverhjelm	Marianne
Vanna Rosenberg	fru Hedqvist
Sonja Holm	Vera
Filip Berg	Ruben
Ingela Olsson	Laura Berntsson
Claes Månsson	vuxna Karl-Bertil
Josefin Neldén	butikskontrollant
Adam Pålsson	Robin Hood
Anna Bjelkerud	vuxna Vera
Robin Stegmar	Löwenhjelm
Dag Malmberg	HK Bergdahl
Carla Sehn	Beata
Lotta Ramel	Fru Bergdahl
Josephine Bauer	Veras mamma
Jesper Malm	konstapel Berg
Ruben Lopez	Doktor Wentzel
Sigrid Johnson	Tuija
Jennifer Sherwood	Esther
Philip Kuub Olsen	Oskar
Stella Juhlin	sekreteraren
Erik Ståhlberg	Oskars pappa
David Lenneman	Karl-Bertils son

Production Company	SF Studios Production AB
Co-Production Company	Sveriges Television AB
	Film i Väst AB
	Paradox Rettigheter AS
Advance allocations	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet
Distributor in Sweden (DCP)	SF Studios	2021
Distributor outside of Sweden	Vertigo Entertainment	2021	(Ungern, Slovakien)
	VivartoSP ZOO	2021	(Polen, Tjeckien)
	Splendid Film GmbH	2022	(Tyskland, Österrike, Schweiz, Luxemburg)
	Solarpearl Ltd	2022	(Armenien, Azerbajdzjan, Belarus, Georgien, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lettland, Litauen, Moldovien, Ryssland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraina, Uzbekistan)
	In the Air B.V.	2022	(Belgien, Nederländerna)
	Imago Company Srl	2022	(Italien)
	Fivia	2022	(Albanien, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Kroatien, Makedonien, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenien)
	Estinfilm	2022	(Estland)

"Karl-Bertil’s future is predestined by his rich father. But one day he meets Vera, a poor girl living at an orphanage in the slum, and realizes that some people are less fortunate than his family... Inspired by Robin Hood, Karl-Bertil decides to 'steal from the rich and give to the poor'. At his job in the post office he puts aside Christmas packages [addressed to] rich people and hides them away. On Christmas Eve he dresses up as Santa and heads for the slum to give away Christmas presents to the poor." (the production company's synopsis)

Certificate number	207980
Date	2021-10-26
Classification	Suitable for all audiences
Grounds for decision	Framställningen bedöms sakna inslag som kan vara till skada för välbefinnandet för barn.

Sound type	Sound
Colour type	Colour
Carrier type	DCP
Length in minutes	104 min

Original title	Sagan om Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton (Tale)
Author	Tage Danielsson

Release in Sweden	2021-11-12			Sweden
Cinema release in Sweden	2021-11-12			Sweden
TV showing	2022-12-25	SVT1		Sweden	104 min
	2022-12-26	SVT1		Sweden	104 min
	2023-11-17	TV4 Hits		Sweden
	2023-11-18	TV4 Hits		Sweden
	2023-11-19	TV4 Stars		Sweden
	2023-11-20	TV4 Hits		Sweden
	2023-11-23	TV4 Stars		Sweden
	2023-11-26	TV4 Hits		Sweden
	2023-11-29	TV4 Hits		Sweden
	2023-12-01	TV4 Hits		Sweden
	2023-12-09	TV4 Stars		Sweden
	2023-12-13	TV4 Hits		Sweden
	2023-12-18	TV4 Hits		Sweden
	2023-12-19	TV4 Hits		Sweden
	2023-12-20	TV4 Stars		Sweden
	2023-12-22	TV4 Hits		Sweden
	2023-12-24	TV4 Stars		Sweden
	2023-12-25	SVT1		Sweden
	2023-12-26	TV4 Hits		Sweden
	2023-12-30	TV4 Hits		Sweden

The Guldbagge Award	Stockholm	2022	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Jonas Karlsson
	Stockholm	2022	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Jennie Silfverhjelm
	Stockholm	2022	Best Set Design	Michael Higgins
Nominated for the Guldbagge Award	Stockholm	2021	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Carla Sehn
	Stockholm	2021	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Filip Berg
	Stockholm	2021	Best Visual Effects	Martin Malmqvist
	Stockholm	2021	Best Costume	Ingrid Sjögren
	Stockholm	2021	Best Make-up	Eros Codinas
	Stockholm	2021	Best Make-up	Love Larson

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Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	DCP

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	ProRes

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	ProRes

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	H264

Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type	MAP

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	2
Poster title	Sagan om Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	2
Poster title	Sagan om Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton

Script type	Dialoglista
Extent	29 s. Tidsangivelser.
Language	Swedish

Script type	För- och eftertexter
Extent	14 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Sagan om Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton. Regiversion VII. 27 oktober 2020. Baserad på Tage Danilessons novell.
Extent	103 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Synopsis
Extent	1 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Musiklista
Extent	1 s.
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Dialogue list - Sagan om Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton.
Extent	54 s. Tidsangivelser.
Language	English

Type	Other
Language	Swedish