The 2011 Bergen International Film Festival is arranged in Bergen, Norway 19–26 October 2011, and was the 12th edition of the festival. It features over 175 feature films and documentaries, a new record for the festival. For the first time the festival arranged a competition program for Norwegian documentaries.
Films in competition Cinema Extraordinare – In competition Above Us Only Sky, directed by Jan Schomburg Arriya – The Stone, directed by Alberto Gorritiberea Beduin, directed by Igor Voloshin Confessions, directed by Tetsuya Nakashima Declaration of War, directed by Valérie Donzelli Even the Rain, directed by Icíar Bollaín Las Acacias, directed by Pablo Giorgelli Meek's Cutoff, directed by Kelly Reichardt USA Natural Selection, directed by Robbie Pickering USA Sleeping Beauty, directed by Julia Leigh The Prize, directed by Paula Markovitch Twilight Portrait, directed by Angelina Nikonova Womb, directed by Benedek Fliegauf
International Documentaries – In competition The Black Power Mixtape 1967–1975, directed by Göran Hugo Olsson Bombay Beach, directed by Alma Har'el USA Buck, directed by Cindy Meehl USA Chasing Madoff, directed by Jeff Prosserman USA Cinema Komunisto, directed by Mila Turajlic A Man's Story, directed by Varon Bonicos Koran by Heart, directed by Greg Barker USA Hot Coffee, directed by Susan Saladoff USA Something Ventured, directed by Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller USA The Two Escobars, directed by Michael and Jeff Zimbalist USA Vodka Factory, directed by Jerzy Sladkowski We Were Here, directed by David Weissman USA
Checkpoints – In competition Family Portrait in Black and White, directed by Julia Ivanova If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front, directed by Marshall Curry USA The Last Mountain, directed by Bill Haney USA The Interrupters, directed by Steve James USA The Oath, directed by Laura Poitras USA In God We Trust, directed by Astrid Schau-Larsen
Norwegian Documentaries – In competition The Afghan Nightmare, directed by Klaus Erik Okstad Death in Camp Delta, directed by Erling Borgen Folk ved Fjorden, directed by Øyvind Sandberg Ragnhild's Story, directed by Siren Henschien Imagining Emmanuel, directed by Thomas Østbye Urban Hunters, directed by Sturla Pilskog & Sidse Larsen The Doctors' War, directed by Elsa Kvamme My Beloved, directed by Hilde Korsæth Personal Velocity, directed by Jon Vatne Salesman 329, directed by Kari Anne Moe Snapshots, directed by Anniken Hoel
Norwegian Short Film Competition Alt faller sammen, directed by Andrew Amorim Asyl, directed by Jørn Utkilen Erkjenning, directed by Jøran Wærdahl Everything Will Be OK, directed by Jonas Matzow Guldbrandsen Farukhs mynt, directed by Susanne Falkum Løvik From This Day to Where, directed by Matias Rygh & Mathias Eriksen No Sex Just Understand, directed by Mariken Halle
Scandinavias Best Music Video This year the five videoes from the respective three countries was nominated by NRK P3 in Norway, SVT in Sweden and the magazine Soundvenue in Denmark.
Young Dreams – "Young Dreams", directed by Kristoffer Borgli Torgny – "I Came Here", directed by Emil Trier Karl X Johan – "Flames", directed by Gustav Johansson
References
External links Official site