Guests and Talks

Most talk will be in Swedish.

Tuesday 24 November

11.30 Seminar with moderator Erik Blix and author and cultural critic Po Tidholm. Panel discussion with Julia Finnsiö, Joakim Silverdal, Lars Böhlin and Wanda Bendjelloul. Opening remarks by Sveriges Radio CEO Cilla Benkö. Read more here

Wednesday 25 November

10.00 Artist Talk with Knut Erik Jensen at Umeå Academy of Fine Arts (more information coming soon)
16.45 Stella Polaris – Original Version, Q&A with the film’s director Knut Erik Jensen, Salong Tagning
17.15 Storspoven Short Film Block 1: Beings, Myths and Creatures Between Worlds + Q&A with the film directors, Salong Tystnad
18.00 Silent Film Concert: Norrtullsligan + introduction by Clara Gustavsson
20.00 The Watchmaker + Q&A with members of the film crew before the screening, Vävenscenen

Thursday 26 November

15.00 Conversation with Anneli Jordahl, in collaboration with Kultur för seniorer, Kajen
16.45 Storspoven Short Film Block 2: It’s Complicated + Q&A, Salong Tystnad
16.45 Fire, Air, Water, Wind + There Once Was a Puffin + Q&A with the film’s director Ewa Cederstam, Salong Tagning
19.15 Same mot same + Q&A with the film’s director Ellen-Astri Lundby, Salong Tystnad
21.00 Stella Polaris – Live Film Concert, introduction with the musician and director, Vävenscenen

Friday 27 November

16.30 Memoirs From A Dream + Q&A with the film’s director Carl Christian Lein Strømer, Salong Tagning
16.45 Storspoven Short Film Block 3: A Place to Belong + Q&A with the film directors, Salong Tystnad
18.45 Smugglaren + Q&A with the film’s director Sylvelin Måkestad, Salong Tagning
19.15 Eat Sleep Die + Q&A with the film’s director Gabriella Pichler, Salong Tystnad
19.30 Aurora + Q&A with the film’s director Eva Hörman, Ögonblicksteatern

Saturday 28 November

13.30 Analog Dreams: Panel discussion with Edith Marie Pasquier, Kim Ekberg and Andreas Bertman, moderated by Stefan Ramstedt. The discussion will be held in English.
15.15 Short Films from Umeå: Longing, Love and Other Troubles + Q&A with the film directors, Salong Tystnad
15.30 In Cod We Trust, Q&A with the film’s director Guro Saniola Bjerk, Salong Tagning
17.15 WALLS / AKINNI INUK + Room for Detention + Q&A with Fanny Carinasdotter and Sofie Rørdam, Salong Tystnad
17.30 Joen Poika – Day After Day I Ended Up in Harlem + Q&A with the film’s director Bo Johan Sörenssen, Salong Tagning
19.30 Doggerland + Q&A with the film’s director Kim Ekberg, Salong Tystnad

Sunday 29 November

14.00 Post Truth + discussion with Kalle Eriksson (postdoctoral researcher at Umeå University) and Mia Rogersdotter Gran (Artistic Director of Umeå Filmfestival), Bildmuseet