Norsk filminstitutt

Feature film Valley of Shadows
(Skyggenes dal)

Valley of Shadows takes place in a small village in western Norway. Six year old Aslak and his mother Astrid experience a tragic event which Aslak can´t quite understand and Astrid struggles to handle.

In a quest for answers, Aslak ventures into the dark forest on the mountain which his mother has forbid him to enter. Is what happens inside the forest merely a boys fantasy or is it reality?

Valley of Shadows takes place in a realistic universe with elements from the gothic and the fable.


Production and distribution

Production Year:
2017
Production country:
Norway
Release date (national):
2017-10-20
Release date (international):
2017-09-08
Production company:
Film Farms AS
Co production company:
Anna Kron Film AS
Them Girls Film AS
Executive producer:
Tom Erik Kjeseth
Alexander Hagerup
Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen
Producer:
Alan R. Milligan
Line producer:
Stine Blichfeldt
Co producer:
Clement Tuffreau
Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen
Sales agent:
Celluloid Dreams

Director

  • Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen

    Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen was born in 1982, in Norway. He is an award-winning director that graduated from the Polish National Film School in Lodz (PWSFTviT) in 2011. Jonas writes and directs his films, which are simple stories about people that resonate universally. His debut short film, "Darek" (fiction 2009) won the Norwegian Academy Award "Amanda" and several international awards. Jonas graduation film "Everything will be OK" (fiction 2011) won several prizes in Norway and abroad. It premiered at Rotterdam (IFFR) and got Jonas his second Amanda nomination before winning the Best European Short Award at the prestigious Premier Plans festival in Angers, France.

    Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen

Cast

Aslak:
Adam Ekeli
Astrid:
Kathrine Fagerland
Sylwia Arnesen Juszczak
John Olav Nielsen

Awards

2018:
Riga International Film Festival
Special Mention

Festivals

2017:
Toronto International Film Festival
2017:
Sao Paulo International Film Festival
2017:
Rome Film Festival
2017:
Pingyao Film Festival
2018:
Premiers Plans Film Festival
2018:
European Youth Film Festival of Flanders
2018:
Glasgow Film Festival
2018:
Febiofest - International Film Festival Prague
2018:
What the Fest?
2018:
Titanic International Film Festival
2018:
Istanbul Film Festival
2018:
Skopje Film Festival
2018:
BAFICI Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival
2018:
Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth
2018:
Fantasy Filmfest
2018:
International Film Festival Cinematik Piestany
2018:
Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia
2018:
Riga International Film Festival
2018:
Calgary European Film Festival

Crew

Director:
Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen
Screenplay:
Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen
Clement Tuffreau
Cinematographer:
Marius Matzow Gulbrandsen
Camera:
Kristoffer Hergum
Editor:
Mariusz Kus
Composer:
TBA
ProductionDesigner:
Liss-Anett Steinskog
Maria Haard
Costume Designer:
Sofie Rage Larsen
Makeup artist:
Fanny Antonsdottir
First assistant director:
Iain Forbes
Script:
Maja Stormbekken

Technical information

Genre:
Drama
Format:
DCP 2k
Colour:
Colour
Length in min's:
90'
Language:
Norwegian
Subtitles:
English

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