Norsk filminstitutt

Short film The Marathon Diary
(Maratondagboken)

The world's coldest marathon!

Always Last embarks on an adventurous marathon through the ice cold and mythic landscape of Lapland. But she soon discovers that the run is not going to be a straight line between start and finish. Grotesque events, unforeseen temptations and cheerful absurdities keep driving her off the course as she lags further and further behind. But in the end all the diversions and unpredictable encounters become the reward for her efforts as she crosses the finishing line. Finally, it is not about winning or losing. The risk is losing yourself.

Production and distribution

Production Year:
2015
Production country:
Norway
Release date (national):
2015-06-15
Production company:
Mikrofilm AS
Producer:
Lise Fearnley
Tonje Skar Reiersen

Director

  • Hanne Berkaak

    Hanne Berkaak is a freelance illustrator and animator currently based in Oslo, Norway. She has a Master in Communication Art & Design from Royal College of Art, London and a BA in animation from Parson's School of Design, New York. Berkaak has directed animations for clients such as Playstation, Channel 4, Yo Gabba Gabba and Save The Children.

    As a child, Berkaak spent her summers with her family in Lapland. With her short film debut, The Marathon Diary, she has been inspired by the landscapes and memories of these childhood summers.

    Hanne Berkaak

Awards

2016:
BCN Sports Film - Barcelona International FICTS Festival
Best Short Film

Festivals

2015:
The Norwegian Short Film Festival
2015:
The Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund
2015:
Love & Anarchy - Helsinki International Film Festival
2015:
Anim'est International Animation Film Festival
2015:
Films from the South Festival
2015:
Chicago International Children's Film Festival
2015:
Bucheon International Animation Festival
2015:
Noordelijk Film Festival
2015:
Festival on Wheels
2016:
Flickerfest International Short Film Festival
2016:
TIFF - Tromsø International Film Festival
2016:
Festival Anima - Brussels International Animation Film Festival
2016:
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
2016:
Tricky Women International Animation Film Festival
2016:
Vilnius International Film Festival Kino Pavasaris
2016:
IndieLisboa International Film Festival
2016:
BCN Sports Film - Barcelona International FICTS Festival
2016:
FILMKUNSTFEST Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
2016:
International Short Film Festival Hamburg - Mo & Friese
2016:
Cinema in Sneakers Film Festival for Children and Youth
2016:
Plein la Bobine - Sancy Film Festival for Young People
2016:
Little Big Shots - Australia's International Film Festival for Kids
2016:
Filmfest München - Munich Film Festival
2016:
Umbria Film Festival
2016:
New Horizons International Film Festival
2016:
International Animation Film Festival Hiroshima
2016:
Tenerife Shorts
2016:
Encounters Film Festival
2016:
Schlingel International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience
2016:
Reykjavik International Film Festival
2016:
Uppsala International Short Film Festival
2016:
Brest European Short Film Festival
2016:
Festival international du film d’Amiens
2016:
My First Festival
2016:
Interfilm - International Short Film Festival Berlin
2016:
Autrans International Mountain & Adventure Film Festival
2017:
Black Movie Film Festival Geneva
2017:
IndieJunior Allianz: International Children's and Youth Film Festival of Porto
2017:
European Youth Film Festival of Flanders
2017:
Glasgow Short Film Festival
2017:
KIKI – International Film Festival For Children
2017:
PICURT - Mostra de Cinema de Muntanya dels Pirineus
2017:
Carrousel international du film de Rimouski
2017:
Timishort Film Festival
2018:
Big Cartoon Festival
2020:
Ottawa International Animation Film Festival

Crew

Director:
Hanne Berkaak
Screenplay:
Hanne Berkaak
Editor:
Ulf Tønder Flittig
Composer:
Jo Schumann
Sound Design:
Jo Schumann
Sound engineer:
Trond Nedberg
Animator:
Josefine Hannibal
Ole Christian Løken
Narissa Schander
Adam Boklund

Technical information

Format:
DCP 4k
Screen ratio:
1:1,85
Colour:
Colour
Sound format:
Stereo 5.1
Length in min's:
8'
Language:
No dialogue

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