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A playful and challenging mixture of fiction film and documentary. Linas lusty longing for her lover receives an absurd and musical twist during an unexpected encounter in a coconut cake factory.

Production and distribution

Production Year:
2006
Production country:
Norway
Release date (national):
2006-06-17
Production company:
Exposed Film Production AS
Producer:
Bjørn Eivind Aarskog
Sales agent:
Norwegian Film Institute

Director

  • Charlotte Blom

    Charlotte Blom (b. 1972) was educated at Oslo Fotokunstskole (The Oslo Academy of Photographic Art) and Edinburgh College of Art. She works as a freelance photographer, and made her directorial debut with the short Twisted Sisters Goes Baccara in 1999. Her next short, A Sunday in Schweigaardsgate (2004), received an Honorary Mention at the Norwegian Short Film Festival in Grimstad 2004, as well as the National Film Award Amanda for Best Short later that year. Coco-Nuts (2006) was screened at over 30 international film festivals, and also received several awards and special mentions.

    Charlotte Blom

Cast

Ricky Eriksen
Ine Jansen
Tone Beate Mostraum
Kyrre Hellum

Awards

2006:
The Norwegian Short Film Festival
Gullstolen - The Golden Chair Award for Best Short Film
Film Critics Award
Audience Award
2006:
Nordisk Panorama - 5 Cities Festival, Aarhus
Best Nordic Short Film
2007:
OFF - Odense International Film Festival
Most Surprising Film
2007:
Nancy-Lorraine International Film Festival
Special Mention
Special Mention of the Youth Jury
2007:
Leeds International Film Festival
Special Mention

Festivals

2006:
The Norwegian Short Film Festival
2006:
Nordisk Panorama - 5 Cities Festival, Aarhus
2007:
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
2007:
Nordisk Panorama Film Festival Belgrade
2007:
Créteil International Women's Film Festival
2007:
Aspen Shortsfest
2007:
Minimalen Short Film Festival
2007:
Reykjavik Shorts&Docs Festival
2007:
La Cittadella del Corto - International Short Film Festival
2007:
Festroia International Film Festival
2007:
SFF Worldwide Short Film Festival, Toronto, Canada
2007:
Fantasia International Film Festival
2007:
International Short Film Festival of Montecatini
2007:
PiFan - Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival
2007:
Comedia – Film Festival of the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival
2007:
Melbourne International Film Festival
2007:
Edinburgh International Film Festival
2007:
OFF - Odense International Film Festival
2007:
Nancy-Lorraine International Film Festival
2007:
Silhouette Short Film Festival
2007:
Best of International Short Films Festival La Ciotat
2007:
Milano Film Festival
2007:
Mecal International Short Film Festival of Barcelona
2007:
Tinklai International Short Film Festival
2007:
Curtocircuito International Short Film Festival
2007:
St. John's International Women's Film Festival
2007:
Uppsala International Short Film Festival
2007:
Laterna Nordica, Frederikshavn
2007:
Leeds International Film Festival
2008:
Boulder International Film Festival
2008:
Ankara International Film Festival
2008:
Female Film Festival, Malmö
2010:
SubZero Film Fest, New York
2010:
Norwegian Film Festival in Delft
2019:
Uppsala International Short Film Festival

Crew

Director:
Charlotte Blom
Screenplay:
Charlotte Blom
Cinematographer:
Bjørn Eivind Aarskog
Editor:
Amund Lie
ProductionDesigner:
Carinal Llado
Kaja Olsen
Sound Design:
Bernt Syvertsen

Technical information

Genre:
Comedy
Musical
Format:
35mm
Screen ratio:
1:2,35
Colour:
Colour
Sound format:
Dolby SR
Length in min's:
10'

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