Table of contents

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

Basic facts

Original title Vatten
Film type Short
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
Production company
Awards

Cast

Lova Schildt
Clara

Mikaela Ardai (as Mikaela Ardai Jennefors)
Bea

Carina M. Johansson (as Carina M Johansson)
Lena

Vincent Henzel
vattenpojken

Plot summary

Clara, 16, longs to experience, to feel alive. She doesn't get this at home or at school, but she does late at night at the swimming pool when she trains. One evening she unexpectedly meets a...

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Titles

Original title
International title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Project Coordinator
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Sound Design
Second Assistant Director
Script Supervisor
Production Coordinator
Unit Manager
Production Assistant
Assistant
Casting
Production Accountant
Film Commissioner
Post Production Supervisor
First Assistant Cameraman
Second Assistant Cameraman
Underwater Photography
Gaffer
Key Grip
Grip Best Boy
Color Grading
On-line Editing
Digital Grading
Digital Imaging Technician (DIT)
Music Supervisor
Assistant Production Designer
Costume Designer
Make-up / Hair
Assistant Film Editor
Re-recording Mixer
Graphics
Legal Advisor
Insurance
Other Crew

Cast

Lova Schildt Clara
Mikaela Ardai (as Mikaela Ardai Jennefors) Bea
Carina M. Johansson (as Carina M Johansson) Lena
Alexander Ohakas Jonas
Vincent Henzel vattenpojken

Companies

Production Company Camp David Film AB
Advance allocations Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet
Casting Next Generation Casting
Digital Work and Adaptation Bacon X (ljussättning)
Stopp Stockholm Postproduction AB (on-line)
Caterer Bonne Femme
Insurance Trygg-Hansa

Plot summary

Clara, 16, longs to experience, to feel alive. She doesn't get this at home or at school, but she does late at night at the swimming pool when she trains. One evening she unexpectedly meets a boy. She falls in love but can't tell anyone. When she can no longer keep her feelings hidden, undreamt-of consequences loom. Vatten is a drama about young unconditional love.

Release dates

TV showing 2013-01-26 SVT1 Sweden Vinnande novellfilm vid Göteborg International Film Festival 2013.
Festival showing 2013-01-26 Stora Teatern Gothenburg Sweden 30 min Göteborg International Film Festival, 2013. Novellfilmsmaraton.
2013-01-30 Biopalatset 1 Gothenburg Sweden 30 min Göteborg Internatiional Film Festival. 2013. Novellfilmsmaraton.
TV showing 2013-06-21 SVT2 Sweden
Festival showing 2013-10-21 Regina Uppsala Sweden 30 min (32:a Uppsala Internationella Kortfilmfestiva, 2013)
2013-10-24 Slottsbiografen Uppsala Sweden 30 min (32:a Uppsala Internationella Kortfilmfestival, 2013)

Soundtrack listing

Original title Vatten
Composer Pontus Winnberg


Original title Dansa i neon
Composer Tim Norell (1987)
Lyrics Ola Håkansson (1987)
Peo Thyrén (1987)
Performed by Lena Philipsson


Awards

Short Feature Film Prize Gothenburg 2013 (Stora novellfilmspriset)

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 Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type DCP


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type MAP


Holdings Posters

Size About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity 2
Poster title Vatten


Holdings Scripts

Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Vatten. (Arbetstitel). Originalmanus av: Niclas Larsson. Ver. 11 (Insp. Ver).
Extent 28 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 5 s. + 4 s. eftertext och musiklista.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 5 s.
Language English



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