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A Devil in the Closet
Original title En djevel i skapet
Type Shorts
Genre Children
Director Lars Berg
Short summary A soft horror film for children about a devil who appears in a locker in the attic.
Cast Marie Tandberg Bø, Elias Holmen, Sebastian Kvalvåg, Jesper Magerøy, Ada Strøm
Screenplay Birgit Semb Christophersen
D.O.P Gaute Gunnari
Editor Sophie Hesselberg
Composer Sverre Indris Joner
Sound Kenneth Gustavsen
Scenography Pearly Grindvold
Producer Christian Wildhagen
Country of origin Norway
Release date (national) 1999-06
Technical information
Format 35mm
Screen ratio 1:2,35
Colour Colour
Sound System Dolby SR
Length in min's 10
No. of reels 1
International sales Norwegian Film Institute
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Festival participation 1999 Norwegian Short Film Festival Grimstad
1999 New Nordic Children's Film, Haugesund
1999 Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
1999 BUFF Children & Youth Film Festival Sandnes
1999 Nordische Filmtage Lübeck
1999 Bilbao Intl. Festival of Documentary and Short Film, Spain
2000 Kinderfilmfest, Berlin International Film Festival
2000 Montreal International Children Film Festival
2000 Toronto International Children's Film Festival
2000 Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen
2000 International Festival of Films for Children, Poznan
2000 International Short Film Festival Hamburg
2000 La Cittadella del Corto, Trevignano
2000 Umbria Film Festival, Italy
2000 International Kinderfilm festival, Tokyo
2000 Festival l'Etrange, Paris
2000 Mill Valley Film Festival
2000 Chicago International Children's Film Festival
2000 Uppsala International Short Film Festival
2000 Augsburger Kinderfilmfest
2000 Kinderfilm Festival, Wien
2000 Buster Children & Yourh Film Festival
2001 Festival Internacional de cine para Niños, Mexico
2001 Cincinatti International Film Festival
Prizes received 2000 Kinderfilmfest, Berlin International Film Festival: Crystal Bear, Best Short Film
2000 Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen: Prize of the Children’s Short Film Competition, awarded by the children’s Jury
2000 International Festival of Films for Children, Poznan: Poznan Goats for Best Live Action Short Film

 


 
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Director biography:
Lars Berg (b. 1959) is a graduate from the San Francisco Art Institute. He has produced and directed numerous short films and commercials. In 1995 he made his feature film debut with “Farlig farvann”(Dangerous Waters); which was followed by “Maya Steinansikt” (Maya Stoneface) in 1996. His feature film “Glasskår” (Scars) was premiered at Kinderfilmfest – Berlin International Film Festival 2002, where it received the prizes for best film from both the international jury and the children's jury

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