Birthday (2010)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
Media (4)
| Original title | Födelsedag |
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| Film type | Short |
| Category | Fiction |
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Plot summary
Sara prepares a surprise for her wife Katarina's birthday with the help of their daughter Johanna and their friend Fredrik. But on this early summer day, Katarina has something to tell her....
Titles
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Crew
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Cast
| Åsa Karlin | Sara | ||
| Lotten Roos | Katarina | ||
| August Lindmark | Fredrik | ||
| Liva Leijnse Elkjaer | Johanna | ||
| Staffan Ahlstrand | statist | ||
| Ann Magnusson | statist | ||
| Rolf Perleij | statist | ||
| Ann-Britt Persson | statist |
Companies
Plot summary
Sara prepares a surprise for her wife Katarina's birthday with the help of their daughter Johanna and their friend Fredrik. But on this early summer day, Katarina has something to tell her. Sara must handle the unexpected news while taking care of the birthday party. Her joy is mixed with growing feelings of isolation and frustration. With the help of Johanna she is able to find her true feelings.
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 2.35:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Dolby Digital |
| Colour type | Colour |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
| Length in minutes | 18 min |
| Reels | 1 reels |
Release dates
| Festival showing | 2010-01-22 | Prospector Square Theatre | Park City, Utah | USA | 18 min | (Sundance Film Festival) |
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| 2010-01-23 | Library Center Theatre | Park City, Utah | USA | 18 min | (Sundance Film Festival) | |
| 2010-01-24 | Broadway Centre Cinemas V | Salt Lake City, Utah | USA | 18 min | (Sundance Film Festival) | |
| 2010-01-27 | Holiday Village Cinema V | Park City, Utah | USA | 18 min | (Sundance Film Festival) | |
| 2010-01-29 | Bergakungen 3 | Gothenburg | Sweden | 18 min | 33:e Göteborg International Film Festival. | |
| 2010-01-30 | Egyptian Theatre | Park City, Utah | USA | 18 min | (Sundance Film Festival) | |
| 2010-02-02 | Bergakungen 5 | Gothenburg | Sweden | 18 min | 33:e Göteborg International Film Festival. | |
| 2010-02-06 | Bergakungen 6 | Gothenburg | Sweden | 18 min | 33:e Göteborg International Film Festival. |
Soundtrack listing
| Original title | Renifer | |
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| Composer | Bogdan Klat |
| Original title | Ja, må han leva! |
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| Original title | Nign |
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| Original title | Vízesés szirba | |
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| Performed by | Balogh Kálmán es a Gipsy Cimabalom Band |
| Original title | Solo | |
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| Composer | Göran Abelli |
| Original title | Sommarhäng | |
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| Composer | Johan Olsson | |
| Filip Runesson | ||
| BG Sahlin |
Awards
| Festival Award | Bilbao | 2011 | (youth award, Bilbao International GLT Film and Performing Arts Festival, Spanien) | ||
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| Gdynia | 2010 | (bästa film/best film, Polish Film Festival in Gdynia, Polen) | |||
| Taipei | 2010 | (bronslejon/bronze Lion, Taipei County Film Festival, Taiwan) |
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
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| Item base | Polyester |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
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| Item base | Polyester |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Element type | Digitalt arkivmaterial |
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| Carrier type | MAP |
| Element type | Digitalt visningsmaterial |
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| Carrier type | ProRes |
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| Carrier type | ProRes |
