Table of contents

  • About the film
  • Plot summary
  • Swedish censorship / rating
  • Technical specifications
  • Comments
  • Original work
Other manifestations of this work

Basic facts

Media (15)

Original title Den första dagen
Film type Short
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
Production company
Awards
Swedish release 2008

Plot summary

Bertil has to move from his wife and home and spends his first day at a nursing home. He confronts his new environment with a mixture of fear and curiosity, knowing his life will never be the...

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title
International title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Sound Design
Film Commissioner
Assistant Film Editor
Re-recording Mixer

Cast

Companies

Production Company DFM Fiktion AB
Advance allocations Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 2007
Sales New Europe Film Sales

Plot summary

Bertil has to move from his wife and home and spends his first day at a nursing home. He confronts his new environment with a mixture of fear and curiosity, knowing his life will never be the same again.

Release dates

Release in Sweden 2008
Festival showing 2008-02-02 Bergakungen 2 Gothenburg Sweden 11 min Göteborg Film Festival. I tävlan om Startsladden.

Awards

Festival Award Warsaw 2008 (juryns specialpris/special jury award vid Warszawa International Film Festival, Polen)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Video tape digital
Carrier type HDCAM SR


Holdings Posters

Size About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity 2
Poster title The First Day


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Script title Den första dagen. Kortfilm av Karolina Jonsson. Dialoglista.
Extent 5 s. + 6 s. för- och eftertext samt musiklista.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 8 s.
Language English


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Extent 7 s.
Language Swedish


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Misc.prints
Language Swedish



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