Simon and the Oaks (2011)

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Original title	Simon och ekarna
Swedish release title	Simon och ekarna
International title	Simon and the Oaks
Alternative title	Simon & ekarna

Director	Lisa Ohlin
Screenplay	Marnie Blok
Producer	Christer Nilson Per Holst Steffen Reuter (Tyskland) Patrick Knippel (Tyskland) Marc-Daniel Dichant (Tyskland) Leander Carell (Tyskland) John M. Jacobsen (Norge) Sveinung Golimo (Norge)
Production Manager	Ann Collenberg Julia Klusendick (Tyskland)
Line Producer	Malin Söderlund
Director of Photography	Dan Laustsen
Music	Annette Focks
Production Designer	Benedikt Lange (Berlin, Tyskland) Anders Engelbrecht Lena Selander (nov-april) Folke Strömbäck (nov-mars)
Film Editor	Kasper Leick Michal Leszczylowski Anders Nylander
Sound Design	Tomas Naug Kasper Val Jason Luke
Assistant Director	Sandra Carlsson (praktikant) Karolina Johansson (praktikant)
First Assistant Director	Björn "Bamse" Ulfung (as Bamse Ulfung)
Second Assistant Director	Emma Salekärr
Dialogue Coach	Christina Braun Ingrid Gustafsson
Stunt Coordinator	Martin Zetterlund
Script Supervisor	Lillie Aleksandrov
Special Effects	Christian Kitter Søren Haraldsted Hummer Højmark Johan Harnesk Per Uffelmann
Adaptation	Lisa Ohlin Linda Aronson (manuskonsult)
Research	Erika Norén
Story Editor	Oskar Söderlund (chef, manusanpassning till svenska)
Production Coordinator	Anders Claesson Elnas Isrusch (Tyskland) Klas Ankelstam
Location Manager	Mia Welin
Production Assistant	Jon Blåhed Josef Persson Christian Zipperle (Tyskland) Emma Karlsson
Craft service	Finn Martens (Tyskland) Jann Gromball (Tyskland) Till Gottschalk (Berlin) Lucie Naundorf (Berlin) Thomas Hempel (Berlin) Jan Schabowski (Berlin) Rocco Weber (Tyskland) Jens Hallman (Tyskland)
Assistant	Boris Burgous Becker (videooperatör, Berlin)
Casting	Anette Mandoki Simon Borka Otterstål (as Simon Gunnarsson) (Simon som ung) Heta Mantscheff Julia Schweizer (statister, Berlin) Antje Mews (statister, Berlin)
Extras Casting	Simon Borka Otterstål (as Simon Gunnarsson) (rollsättning/regi) Stephan Neidert (koordinator, Tyskland) Roksana Kotulla (koordinator, Tyskland))
Location Scout	Staffan Fischer Maria Magnusson Christian Meineke (Tyskland)
Assistant Location Scout	Staffan Fischer
Production Accountant	Annika Rutström Katharina Tenfeld (Tyskland) Christiane Winter (Tyskland) Ann Collenberg (controller) Katinka Faragó (controller) Kristina Holst (controller) Maritha Norstedt (controller)
Production Secretary	Martina Besier (Tyskland) Andrea Söffken (Tyskland)
Casting Assistant	Björn Hjälmén (statister) Tom Steen (statister)
Film Commissioner	Lars Lindström (as Lars G. Lindström)
Post Production Supervisor	Olle Wirenhed
First Assistant Cameraman	John Frimann Rasmussen
Second Assistant Cameraman	Anna Lundin
Second Unit Director of Photography	Nicklas Karpaty Johan Heurgren
Assistant Cameraman	Olle Asplund (andrateam)
Steadicam Operator	Paul Blomgren Johan Phillips Karsten Jacobsen
Gaffer	Michael Wils Jensen Henry Notroff (Berlin) Tobias Henriksson Johan Jonsson Ivan Oliveira (Tyskland) Sven Hoffmann (Tyskland) Michael Walsh (Tyskland) Cornelius Plache Ivan Oliviera (Hamburg)
Best Boy	Björn Dokken Roland Engström Christopher Reiners (Berlin) Gábor Wendel Laczkó Bastian Niklas (Tyskland)
Key Grip	Ronald Holmberg Mikael Kort Kristensen
Compositor	Jan Svalland Andreas Lønø Severin Mathiesen Alf Martin Løvvold
Digital Grading	Jonas Schmid (color grading, DI) Anette König (color grading 35 mm print)
Visual Effects	Marcus Brodersen (as Marcus B Brodersen) (producent, Norge) Lars Erik Hansen (supervisor) Torgeir Sanders (supervisor) Øystein Larsen (supervisor) Jan Svalland (technical director) Andreas Lønø (technical director) Ole Geir Eidsheim (technical director) Severin Mathiesen (technical director) Kjetil Haaland Kulander (technical director) Torgeir Busch (artist) Ivar Rystad (artist) Einar Martinsen (artist)
Orchestra	Odense Symphony Orchestraorkeor
Conductor	David Angus Tord Svedlund Finn Schumacker (Odense Orchestra)
Music Editor	Lars Mitch Fishermann (sound % music production manager)
Orchestration	Annette Focks Enrique Ugarte
Assistant Production Designer	Svenja Kuhr (Berlin)
Carpenter	Christoph Klose (Berlin) Sebastian Jansson Brahma Lilja Lars Hult Mikael Back Frank Zandhoff Rasmus Larsson Tom Ekman Björn "BP" Persson (as BP Björn Persson) Tormod Aaseby Detlef Brückner (Hamburg) Stefan Geist (Hamburg) Stefan Siemens (Hamburg) Norbert Kalinna (Hamburg) Lars Gottschalk (Hamburg) Hendrik Bothe (Hamburg) Uwe Frauenlob (Hamburg) Gunnar Lachnit (on set, Hamburg)
Painter	Rikard Grönvall Martin Jacobsson Dorte Herning Anders Friberg Håkan Dahlén Henrik Axholm Thomas Müller (on set, Hamburg)
Propman	Emil Larsson Lotta Gråberg (jan-mars) Louise Drake (apr-maj) Stefan Graf (Tyskland) Gabriel de Knoop (kompletterande) Liv Ulfsdóttir (kompletterande) Mari Persson (kompletterande) Daniel Johansson (kompletterande) Sara Eriksson (dec-mars) Jennie Schubert
Assistant Property Master	Fredrik Kuuse (fordon) Kristina Sandfors Mark Lobig (Tyskland)
Costume Designer	Katja Watkins
Make-up / Hair	Linda Boije af Gennäs Bim King (extramaskör)
Driver	Svante Granlund Torsten Grams (Berlin)
Construction Coordinator	Klas Jansson John Tichatschek (Tyskland) Domenik Raabe (Berlin) Klas Jansson (Sverige) Peter Brückner (Tyskland)
Costume Assistant	Sara Pertmann (dec-mars, Göteborg) Kerstin Halvorsson (mars-maj, Göteborg) Sigge Avander Flora Wingård Mia Andersson Anna Jartin (kompletterande) Lisa Wrangborg (kompletterande) Britt-Marie Larsson (kompletterande)
Make-up Artist	Linda Boije af Gennäs Kathrin Rother (dagstagningar, statister, Tyskland)
Make-up Assistant	Camilla Eriksson
Assistant Film Editor	Amalie Westerlin Tjellesen (as Amalie Westerlin)
Boom Operator	Mads Olsen Rune Klausen
Foley	Torben Greve Jens Peter Storm Ringström
Dialogue Editor	Matias La Cour (dubbing &dialog mix)
Re-recording Mixer	Jason Luke (sound edit & mix) Martin Saabye Andersen (as Martin Saabye) (sound edit & mix)
Trainee	Hector Mora (FAD) Pontus Fredrikson (till platsansvarig) Simon Andersson (ljus) Isabell Dahlén (ljus) Björn Ohlström (passare) Filiph Johansson (ljud) Max Bohlin (ljud) Charlotte Raucamp (produktion) Pontus Fredrikson (location department) Emma Aspman (location department) Anton Wennerberg (location department) Emilie Chicaez (kostym) Josephine Mühln (produktion, Tyskland) Mariona Solé Aixàs (produktion, Tyskland) Ester Friedrich (produktion, Tyskland) Anne Georgi (produktion, Tyskland) Maren Cöster (produktion, Tyskland) Jenny Klingenberg (produktion, Tyskland)
Graphic Design	Christina Åberg (samt research)
Other Crew	Max Moenig (kranoperatör, Berlin) Heidi Rydbeck (skådespelarförhandlare) Michael Sevholt (teknisk efterarbetsansvarig, dagstagningar) Kalle Persson Heléne Svensson (textilier interiör) Hanna Elwe (hårstylist statister) Ingela Collin (hårstylist statister) Marina Ignatjuk (samproduktionskonsult, Tyskland) Detlef Carell (skattekonsult, Tyskland) Roland Scholz (skattekonsult, Tyskland) Jasmin Knich (Entertainment Kombinat) James Shannon (dolby engineer) Paul Fitzsimon (skådesperlarkonsult) Olve Askim (mattepainter Philipp Puls (rökartist) Kai Habermann (studio manager)
Governess	Emma Karlsson
Translator	Martina Böttcher (löneansvarig, Tyskland)

Bill Skarsgård	Simon Larsson
Helen Sjöholm	Karin Larsson
Jan Josef Liefers	Ruben Lentov
Stefan Gödicke	Erik Larsson
Karl Linnertorp	Isak Lentov
Jonatan Wächter	Simon som liten
Karl Martin Eriksson	Isak som liten
Erica Löfgren	Klara
Katharina Schüttler	Iza
Josefin Neldén	Mona
Lena Nylén	Olga
Cecilia Nilsson	Inga
Jan-Erik Emretsson	Klas, granne
Pär Brundin	Åke, granne
Frederik Nilsson	lärare
Hermann Beyer	Ernst Habermann
Sven-Åke Gustavsson	professor
Jan Holmquist	doktor
Iwar Wiklander	rektor
Peter Borenstein	rabbin
Dellie Kamijo	Malin, 5 år
Johanna Malmsten	Malin, 2 år
Tage Wirenhed	Malin som baby
Max Wulfson	musiker i Berlin, violin
Jörg Fröhlich	musiker i Berlin, kontrabas
Peter Bock	musiker i Berlin, viola
Sebastian Selke	musiker i Berlin, cello
André Peter	musiker i Berlin, violin

Production Company	Filmkameratene A/S
	Asta Film ApS
	Göta Film AB
	Schmidtz Katze Filmkollektiv GmbH
Copyright	Schmidtz Katze Filmkollektiv GmbH
	Asta Film ApS
	Filmkameratene A/S
	Göta Film AB	2011
Co-Production Company	Film i Väst AB
	Flinck Film BV
	Sveriges Television AB
	Danmarks Radio TV
	Film Fyn
	AVRO
Supported by	Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein GmbH (FFHSH)
	Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH (MBBB)
	DFFF Deutscher Filmförderfonds
	Media i2i Audiovisual
Partner	Kalin Setterberg Invest AB
	Nouvago Capital AB
	Nordsvensk Filmunderhållning
	Gotlands Filmfond
	CinePostaproduktion GmbH
	Cinegate GmbH
	Gimpville A/S
	Göteborg & Co
	Cliab
	Flamingo Film A/S
	B.V Evenblij
Advance allocations	Det Danske Filminstitut
	Norsk Filminstitutt
	Nordisk Film & TV Fond
	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet
Casting	filmissimo GmbH		(Statister, Berlin)
Distributor in Sweden (DVD)	Nordisk Film AB	2012
Distributor in Sweden	Nordisk Film AB
Laboratory	CinePostaproduktion GmbH
	Cine Post Production Atlantik Werk
Equipment	Cinegate GmbH
Visual Effects	Gimpville A/S
	Storyline Studios
Costume Designer	Theaterkunst Berlin
	Independent Kostym
	Barrandov Studio
Legal Advisor	Steuerbüro Scholz & Carell
	DLA Nordic KB
	Astafilm
	Schmidtz Katze Filmkollektiv GmbH
Caterer	Movie Mampf Catering GmbH
	Annette Seggert Catering
	Movie Mampf Catering GmbH		(Hamburg)
	Seggert Cateringservice GmbH		(Berlin)
Insurance	Media Insurance Brokers ApS
	A Huber & Co Internationale Assekuranz-Makler GmbH
Other Company	Cinegate GmbH		(studior Tyskland)
	Danish Special Effects Service		(specialeffekter)
	Engelbrecht Construction AS/		(specialeffekter)
	Panorama Film & Teatereffekter		(specialeffekter)

Simon, a small, dark-haired and bookish young boy, enjoys an idyllic rural childhood in Sweden, as the shadow of World War II descends over Europe. Although raised by loving and principled working class parents, he feels that he is different. When he finds out that he is adopted, he starts a search for his true self. Simon and the Oaks is based on renown author Marianne Fredriksson´s best seller with the same title.

Certificate number	200406
Date	2011-08-30
Classification	Allowed from age 11
Original length	3338 meters
Notes	Aktlängder: 165, 305, 512, 448, 474, 485, 524, 425.
Grounds for decision	Framställningen skildrar en ung mans uppväxt i ett krigsdrabbat Europa och hans sökande efter sitt ursprung. Framställningen innehåller inslag av en dramatisk och stundtals uppslitande stämning med närgångna skildringar av barns utsatthet. Detta kombinerat med en scen där en förtvivlad kvinna tänder eld på en lägenhet samt en scen där ett par har sexuella aktiviteter med våldsinslag bedöms kunna vara till skada för välbefinnandet hos barn under 11 år.

Carrier type	35 mm
Frames per second	24
Length in metres	3338 meter
Length in minutes	122 min
Reels	8 reels

Original title	Simon och ekarna (Novel)
Author	Marianne Fredriksson

	Gothenburg	Sweden		2010-03
	Trollhättan
	Orust
	Uddevalla
	Berlin	Germany
	Hamburg

Festival showing	2011-11-16	Skandia	Stockholm	Sweden	122 min	Stockholms 22:a Internationella Filmfestival 2011.
	2011-11-17	Sture 1	Stockholm	Sweden	122 min	Stockholms 22:a Internationella Filmfestival 2011.
	2011-11-20	Grand 1	Stockholm	Sweden	122 min	Stockholms 22:a Internationella Filmfestival 2011.
Release in Sweden	2011-12-09			Sweden
DVD release	2012-04-25			Sweden
TV showing	2014-01-04	TV2		Sweden
	2016-06-25	SVT1		Sweden
	2017-11-25	SVT1		Sweden

Original title	The Jewish violinconcerto
Composer	Annette Focks
Performed by	Max Wulfson	(soloviolin)
	André Peter	(violin)
	Peter Bock	(viola)
	Sebastian Selke	(cello)
	Jörg Fröhlich	(kontrabas)

Original title	Symphonie fantastique, H. 48 (op. 14)
Composer	Hector Berlioz	(1830)
Conductor	Tord Svedlund
Performed by	Odense Symphony Orchestraorkeor

Original title	Konsert, piano, orkester, nr 20, K. 466, d-moll
Composer	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	(1785)
Conductor	Tord Svedlund
Performed by	Odense Symphony Orchestraorkeor

Original title	Konsert, violin, orkester, op. 47, d-moll
Composer	Jean Sibelius	(1903/1905)
Conductor	Tord Svedlund
Performed by	Odense Symphony Orchestraorkeor

Original title	Long for
Composer	Annette Focks
Performed by	Annette Focks
	Andi Reisner
	Alex Vesper

Original title	'Doin' The 360
Composer	Jason Luke
Performed by	Sinatra Syndicate Big Band

Original title	The Grand
Composer	Matias La Cour
Performed by	Matias La Cour

Original title	The Tree
Composer	Jason Luke
Performed by	Jason Luke

Original title	Red Sails in the Sunset
Composer	Hugh Williams	(1935)
Lyrics	S.S. Wilson	(svensk text)
	Jimmy Kennedy	(engelsk text 1935)
Performed by	Øyvind Ougaard	(dragspel)

Original title	Drömmen om Elin
Lyrics	Peter Himmelstrand	(1969)
Musical Adaptation	Carl Jularbo	(1922)
Performed by	Øyvind Ougaard	(dragspel)

Festival Award	Buenos Aires	2013			(publikpris / Audience Award, Festival De Cine Escandinavo, Argentina)
Nominated for the Guldbagge Award		2012	Best Visual Effects	Marcus B Brodersen
Festival Award	Gothenburg	2012			(Göteborgs stora filmpris. Priset är 50 000 kr och delas ut av Göteborg Film Festival i samarbetet med Göteborg & Co, näringslivsenheten)
The Guldbagge Award	Stockholm	2012	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Jan Josef Liefers
	Stockholm	2012	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Cecilia Nilsson
Nominated for the Guldbagge Award		2012	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Helen Sjöholm
		2012	Best Director	Lisa Ohlin
		2012	Best Picture
		2012	Best Visual Effects	Lars Erik Hansen
		2012	Best Set Design	Folke Strömbäck
		2012	Best Cinematography	Dan Lausten
		2012	Best Set Design	Lena Selander
		2012	Best Set Design	Anders Engelbrecht
		2012	Best Music	Annette Focks
		2012	Best Make-up	Linda Boije af Gennäs
		2012	Best Sound	Jason Luke
		2012	Best Costume	Katja Watkins
		2012	Best Editing	Kasper Leick
		2012	Best Editing	Michal Leszczylowski
Festival Award	Hamburg	2011		Marnie Blok	(manuspriset/Montblanc Drehbuch-Preis, Filmfest Hamburg, Tyskland)

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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	Duplicate positive
Item base	Polyester
Carrier type	35 mm

Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type	WAV

Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type	WAV

Element type	Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type	MAP

Element type	Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type	ProRes

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	2

Size	About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity	2
Poster title	Simon and the Oaks

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Simon by Marnie Blok. Based on the book Simon and the oaks, By Marianne Fredriksson. Version 9 September 2009. Current revision by Lisa Ohlin 20090907.
Extent	128 s.
Language	English

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Simon & ekarna. Version 17. 20100119.
Extent	112 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Simon. v. 18.2. 26.2.2010.
Extent	116 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Simon (and the oaks). 4th draft May 2008.
Extent	131 s.
Language	English

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Simon and the oaks. 5th draft October 2008.
Extent	120 s.
Language	English

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Simon. By Marnie Blok based on the novel by Marianne Fredriksson. 8th draft 2009-08-20.
Extent	128 s.
Language	English

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Simon by Marnie Blok. Based on the book Simon and the oaks. By Marianne Fredriksson. Version 12 November 5, 2009. Current revision by Marnie Blok/Lisa Ohlin 20091105.
Extent	121 s.
Language	English

Script type	Peripheral material
Extent	6 s. teamlista samt för- och eftertext.

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Simon och ekarna. Dialoglista.
Extent	27 s. + för- och eftertext samt musiklista.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Simon och ekarna - dialoglista.
Extent	41 s.
Language	English

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Extent	116 s.
Language	Swedish

Colour prints	4
Album	No

Type	Misc.prints
Language	Swedish

Type	Program/Reklamtryck

Type	Misc.prints
Language	Swedish