Norsk filminstitutt

Short film Small Talk

Welcome to the Dvergsnes family! In this short film we follow the Dvergsnes family from Kristiansand, Norway, through three events that took place during the fall and winter of 2014.

Production and distribution

Production Year:
2015
Production country:
Norway
Release date (national):
2015-06-10
Production company:
J.M. Puntervold filmproduksjon
Co production company:
Between Thin Glass Production
Associated producer:
Iain Forbes
Producer:
Jon Michael Puntervold
Line producer:
Stine Blichfeldt
Co producer:
Even Hafnor

Director

  • Even Hafnor

    Even Hafnor (b. 1985) started his film career at the SAE Institute in Byron Bay Australia. Here he completed his Bachelor degree in film making, specializing in writing, directing and editing. For the last years, Even have been making short films, commercials and music videos.  

    2011 Det norske språk / The Norwegian language  Fiction, 2 min

    2012 Thomas F Fiction 19 min

    2012 Til evig tid / From this day forward Fiction, 2 min

    2013 Money back, please Fiction, 11 min

    2015 Small talk Fiction, 21 min

    2015 Dråpe - Round and Around Music video, 3 min 

    2017 Rekonstruksjon / Reconstruction Fiction, 21 min 

    2019 Fun Factory, 12 min


     

    Even Hafnor

Cast

Ruth Dvergsnes:
Marit Langeland
Egil Dvergsnes:
Harry Halvorsen
Espen Dvergsnes:
Espen Gunstensen
Hans Johnsen:
Vidar Hafnor
Randi Dvergsnes Johnsen:
Hilde Hafnor
Elisabeth Hansen:
Elisabeth Robstad

Awards

2015:
The Norwegian Short Film Festival
Gullstolen - The Golden Chair Award for Best Short Film
Honorary Mention, by the Jury of The Writers Guild of Norway
2015:
Kort
Best Director
Best Short Film
Best Manuscript
2015:
Sleepwalkers International Student and Short Film Festival
Best Short Film
2016:
Minimalen Short Film Festival
Best Nordic Fiction
Best Nordic Short Film
2016:
Tampere Film Festival
Nominated for European Film Award for Best Short Film
2016:
IndieLisboa International Film Festival
Merrell Short Film Award (Audience Award)
2016:
OFF - Odense International Film Festival
Storyteller Award

Festivals

2015:
The Norwegian Short Film Festival
2015:
BIFF - Bergen International Film Festival
2015:
Kort
2015:
Leeds International Film Festival
2015:
Sleepwalkers International Student and Short Film Festival
2016:
Minimalen Short Film Festival
2016:
Tampere Film Festival
2016:
Flatpack Film Festival
2016:
IndieLisboa International Film Festival
2016:
Kristiansand International Children and Youth Film Festival
2016:
ArtFilmFest International Film Festival
2016:
Palm Springs International ShortFest
2016:
Guanajuato International Film Festival
2016:
Espoo Ciné International Film Festival
2016:
OFF - Odense International Film Festival
2016:
Love & Anarchy - Helsinki International Film Festival
2016:
Encounters Film Festival
2016:
B-EST Film Festival
2016:
International Short Film Festival Winterthur
2016:
LIFFe - Ljubljana International Film Festival
2016:
Festival on Wheels
2017:
Vilnius International Short Film Festival
2017:
Jinzhen Short Film Festival
2017:
International Short Film Festival Winterthur

Crew

Director:
Even Hafnor
Co director:
Lisa Brooke Hansen
Screenplay:
Even Hafnor
Cinematographer:
Steivan Hasler
Camera:
Jonas Rand Haukeland
Editor:
Erik Andersson
ProductionDesigner:
Liz Grunwald
Makeup artist:
Christine Ahlbom Andersen
Sound Design:
Eirik Halsen
First assistant director:
John H. Nomedal
Casting:
Even Hafnor
Lisa Brooke Hansen
Narrator:
Eivind Bøksle

Technical information

Genre:
Drama
Comedy
Documentary
Format:
DCP 2k
Screen ratio:
1:1,85
Colour:
Colour
Sound format:
Stereo 5.1
Length in min's:
20'
Language:
Norwegian
Subtitles:
English

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