The 2010

Bergen International Film Festival The Bergen International Film Festival (BIFF) is a film festival held annually in October in Bergen, Norway since 2000, and is the largest film festival in the nation in number of films. The festival celebrated its 20th edition in 2019, featuring ...

was arranged in Bergen, Norway 20th-27 October 2010, and was the 11th edition of the festival. It featured over 150 feature films and documentaries, and had an attendance over 45,000, both numbers a new record for the festival.

Important screenings

For the first time, both the opening and the closing film was a Norwegian production. Opening film * ''Home for Christmas'', directed by

Bent Hamer Bent Hamer (born 18 December 1956) is a film director, writer and producer, born in Sandefjord, Norway in 1956. Biography Hamer studied film theory and literature at the University of Stockholm and the Stockholm Film School. In addition to his f ...

Closing film * ''

The Troll Hunter ''Trollhunter'' ( no, Trolljegeren}; UK: ''Troll Hunter''; Canada: ''The Troll Hunter'') is a 2010 Norwegian dark fantasy film, made as a " found footage" mockumentary. Written and directed by André Øvredal and featuring a mixed cast of rel ...

'', directed by André Øvredal

Films in competition

Cinema Extraordinare - In competition

* ''

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'', directed by Johannes Naber * ''

All That I Love ''All That I Love'' ( pl, Wszystko, co kocham) is a 2009 Polish film directed by Jacek Borcuch. The film has been selected for competition in the Word Cinema Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival 2010. It was also selected as the Po ...

'', directed by Jacek Borcuch * ''

Au Revoir Taipei ''Au Revoir Taipei'' () is a 2010 Taiwanese romantic comedy film set in Taipei and is Arvin Chen's feature directorial debut. It won the NETPAC Award at the 2010 Berlin International Film Festival and was considered a box office success in Taiwan ...

'', directed by Arvin Chen * ''

Carancho ''Carancho'' is a 2010 crime film directed by Pablo Trapero and starring Ricardo Darín and Martina Gusmán. A co-production between Argentina, Chile, Spain, France and South Korea, the film was entered into the Un Certain Regard section of the ...

'', directed by

Pablo Trapero Pablo Trapero (born 4 October 1971) is an Argentine film producer, editor, and director.Pablo Trapero
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Max Jacoby Max Jacoby (born November 25, 1977) is a Luxembourgian film director and screenwriter. Biography Max Jacoby studied at the London Film School (formerly London International Film School) where he graduated in 2001 with his short film ''Babysitt ...

* ''Eastern Drift'', directed by

Šarūnas Bartas Šarūnas Bartas (born 16 August 1964) is a Lithuanian film director. One of the most prominent Lithuanian film directors internationally from the late 20th century. His 2015 film ''Peace to Us in Our Dreams'' was screened in the Directors' Fortn ...

and * ''Honeymoons'', directed by

Goran Paskaljević Goran Paskaljević ( sr-cyr, Горан Паскаљевић; ; 22 April 1947 – 25 September 2020) was a Serbian and former Yugoslav film director. Biography Born in Belgrade, he was raised by his grandparents in Niš in southern Serbia, foll ...

and * ''The Invisible Eye'', directed by

Diego Lerman Diego Lerman (born March 24, 1976, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine film director, producer and screenplay writer. He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina.. Directing and screenplay filmography * ''La Prueba'' (1999) * ''Tan d ...

* '' I Saw the Sun'', directed by

Mahsun Kırmızıgül Mahsun Kırmızıgül (born Abdullah Bazencir, March 26, 1969) is a singer songwriter, actor and director, scriptwriter, music composer, producer of Kurdish- Zaza descent. Mahsun Kırmızıgül is also known as a businessman for his partnership in ...

* ''Le Quattro Volte'', directed by Michelangelo Frammatino * '' Life, Above All'', directed by

Oliver Schmitz Oliver Schmitz (born 1960) is a South African film director and screenwriter. His film '' Mapantsula'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. His 2010 film '' Life, Above All'' was also screened in t ...

* ''Moloch Tropical'', directed by

Raoul Peck Raoul Peck (born 9 September 1953 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti) is a Haitian filmmaker, of both documentary and feature films. He is known for using historical, political, and personal characters to tackle and recount societal issues and historical ...

* ''

My Joy ''My Joy'' (russian: Счастье моё) is a 2010 internationally co-produced Russian-language road film directed by Sergei Loznitsa. It is set in the western regions of Russia, somewhere near Smolensk. ''My Joy'' was the first Ukrainian fi ...

'', directed by

Sergei Loznitsa Sergei Vladimirovich Loznitsa ( be, Сяргей Уладзіміравіч Лазніца, russian: Сергей Владимирович Лозница, uk, Сергій Володимирович Лозниця; born 5 September 1964) is a Uk ...

* ''Southern District'', directed by Juan Carlos Valdivia * ''Tarda Estate'', directed by Antonio Di Trapani an Marco de Angelis

Documentaries - In competition

* ''The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu'', directed by

Andrei Ujică Andrei Ujică (born 1951 in Timișoara, Romania) is a Romanian screenwriter and director. Life and work Ujicǎ studied literature in Timișoara, Bucharest and Heidelberg. He moved to Germany in 1981. In 1990 he began making films. Together wit ...

* ''Bogota Change'', directed by Andreas Møl Dalsgaard * '' Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer'', directed by Alex Gibney * ''Disco and Atomic War'', directed by Jaak Kilmi * ''Dreams in Copenhagen'', directed by Max Kestner * ''General Orders no. 9'', directed by Robert Persons * ''Human Terrain'', directed by

James Der Derian James Der Derian is the Michael Hintze Chair of International Security Studies and Director of the Centre for International Security Studies at The University of Sydney, having taken up his appointment in January 2013. His research and teaching int ...

, David Udris and Michael Udris * ''

Inside Job An insider threat is a malicious threat to an organization that comes from people within the organization, such as employees, former employees, contractors or business associates, who have inside information concerning the organization's security ...

'', directed by Charles H. Ferguson * ''

My Perestroika ''My Perestroika'' is a 2010 American documentary film directed by Robin Hessman. It examines life during and after the USSR through the personal stories of five ordinary Russians, who speak about their Soviet childhood, the collapse of the USSR, ...

'', directed by Robin Hessman * ''

Secrets of the Tribe ''Secrets of the Tribe'' is a 2010 Brazilian documentary film by director José Padilha. Content This documentary explores the allegations, first brought to light in the book '' Darkness in El Dorado'', written by Patrick Tierney, that anthr ...

'', directed by

José Padilha José Bastos Padilha Neto (; born 1 August 1967) is a Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the Brazilian critical and financial successes '' Elite Squad'' and '' Elite Squad: The Enemy Within'' a ...

and * ''

Transcendent Man ''Transcendent Man'' is a 2009 documentary film by American filmmaker Barry Ptolemy about inventor, futurist and author Ray Kurzweil and his predictions about the future of technology in his 2005 book, '' The Singularity is Near''. In the film, ...

'', directed by

Barry Ptolemy Robert Barry Ptolemy (born 1969) is an American film director, producer and writer. Ptolemy directed ''Transcendent Man'' (2009) a documentary film about futurist and inventor Ray Kurzweil. Life Ptolemy was born in Los Angeles, California. His fa ...

* ''

Waiting for "Superman" ''Waiting for "Superman"'' is a 2010 American documentary film written and directed by Davis Guggenheim and produced by Lesley Chilcott. The film criticizes the American public education system by following several students as they strive to be ...

'', directed by

Davis Guggenheim Philip Davis Guggenheim (born November 3, 1963) is an American writer, director and producer. His credits include ''NYPD Blue'', '' ER'', '' 24'', ''Alias'', ''The Shield'', '' Deadwood'', and the documentaries ''An Inconvenient Truth'', ''It ...

* ''World Peace and Other 4th Grade Achievements'', directed by Chris Farina

Checkpoints - In competition

The Checkpoints program have existed since 2007, and is a special program focusing on human rights. In 2010, for the first time, there was declared a winner of the program by a jury led by Iranian

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laureate

Shirin Ebadi Shirin Ebadi ( fa, شيرين عبادى, Širin Ebādi; born 21 June 1947) is an Iranian political activist, lawyer, a former judge and human rights activist and founder of Defenders of Human Rights Center in Iran. On 10 October 2003, Ebadi was ...

. The prize money, 50,000 NOK, is awarded to the people the documentary portrays and their cause, not the filmmakers. * ''Bhutto'', directed by Duane Baughman and Johnny O'Hara * ''Bogota Change'', directed by Andreas Møl Dalsgaard * ''

Budrus Budrus ( ar, بٌدرُس) is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 31 kilometers northwest of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the village ha ...

'', directed by

Julia Bacha Julia Bacha (born 1980) is a Brazilian documentary filmmaker. She has filmed under-documented stories from the Middle East including issues related to Palestine. Her 2021 film, ''Boycott'', explores anti-boycott legislation and related freedom of ...

* ''

Enemies of the People The term enemy of the people or enemy of the nation, is a designation for the political or class opponents of the subgroup in power within a larger group. The term implies that by opposing the ruling subgroup, the "enemies" in question are ac ...

'', directed by Thet Sambath and Rob Lemkin and * ''Grace, Milly, Lucy'', directed by Raymonde Provencher * ''Hunger'', directed by Marcus Vetter and Karin Steinberg * ''Miss Landmine'', directed by Stan Feingold * ''There Once was an Island'', directed by Briar March * ''War Don Don'', directed by Rebecca Richman Cohen * '' Waste Land'', directed by Lucy Walker and * ''World Peace and Other 4th Grade Achievements'', directed by Chris Farina

Norwegian Short Film Competition

* ''1987-1993'', directed by Marius Dybwad Brandrud * ''Akvarium'', directed by Bård Røssevold * ''Amor'', directed by Thomas Wangsmo * ''Fredag'', directed by Eirik Svensson * ''Jenny'', directed by Ingvild Søderlind * ''Travelling Fields'', directed by Inger Lise Hansen * ''Tuba Atlantic'', directed by Hallvar Witzø

Scandinavias Best Music Video

This competition program was arranged for the first time in 2010. Music videos from both 2009 and 2010 was eligible, and the videos was nominated by a jury, instead of filmmakers applying for admission, like in the short film program. * ''

Adiam Dymott Adiam (born 17 December 1982), previously known by her full name Adiam Dymott, is an Eritrean-Swedish singer. Her debut album, ''Adiam Dymott'', was released on 18 March 2009 on Swedish indie label Razzia Records. It included the singles "Miss Y ...

- "Miss You"'', directed by Senay&Kolacz * ''

Casiokids Casiokids are a Norwegian synthpop ensemble from Bergen, and Stavanger formed in 2005. The band consists of Ketil Kinden Endresen, Fredrik Øgreid Vogsborg, Omar Johnsen and Kjetil Bjøreid Aabø. Associated musicians are Joachim Amundsen Trana, ...

- "En vill hest"'', directed by Kristoffer Borgli * ''

Donkeyboy Donkeyboy (occasionally stylised as donkeyboy) is a synthpop band from Drammen, Norway, formed in 2005. The band consists of Cato Sundberg (vocals, rhythm guitar), Kent Sundberg (synth, vocals), Peter Michelsen (guitar, backing vocals) and Thoma ...

- " Ambitions"'', directed by Kristoffer Borgli * ''

El Perro del Mar El Perro Del Mar (literally "The Dog of the Sea" in Spanish) is a musical project that was founded in December 2003 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The sole member of El Perro Del Mar, Sarah Assbring(born 1977/1978), initially started as an MP3/CD-R art ...

- "Change of Heart"'', directed by Fredrik Nilsson * ''

Familjen Johan Tommy Karlsson (born April 10, 1976 in Hässleholm) is a Swedish techno/ electropop artist who uses the alias Familjen (, "The Family"). Biography Karlsson grew up in Hässleholm, Skåne (the same town as fellow electronica producers Andre ...

- "Det var jag"'', directed by Mats Udd * ''

Fever Ray Karin Elisabeth Dreijer (born 7 April 1975) is a Swedish singer-songwriter and record producer. Dreijer was one half of the electronic music duo the Knife, formed with their brother Olof Dreijer. Dreijer released their debut solo album under ...

- " If I Had a Heart"'', directed by Andreas Nilsson * ''

- " When I Grow Up"'', directed by

Martin de Thurah Martin de Thurah (born 29 April 1974 in Copenhagen) is a Danish film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and music video director. De Thurah graduated from National Film School of Denmark in 2002. Awards * The music video for Carpark North ...

* ''

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- " Idioter"'', directed by Gustav Johansson * ''

Kvelertak Kvelertak () is a Norwegian heavy metal band from Stavanger, formed in 2007. The group comprises vocalist Ivar Nikolaisen, guitarists Vidar Landa, Bjarte Lund Rolland and Maciek Ofstad, bassist Marvin Nygaard and drummer Håvard Takle Ohr. Foun ...

- " Mjød"'', directed by Fredrik S. Hana * '' Lars Vaular - "En eneste"'', directed by Andrew Amorim * '' ft Mikael Sampson - "Bless You"'', directed by Jimmy Falinski Kornhauser * '' Mew - " Introducing Palace Players"'', directed by

* '' Mew - "Repeaterbeater"'', directed by

* ''Torgny - "The Only Game"'', directed by Emil Trier * ''

Trentemøller Anders Trentemøller (; born 16 October 1972) is a Danish indie/electronic music composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist based in Copenhagen, Denmark. History Trentemøller started music in the late 1990s with different indie rock projects. ...

- "Sycamore Feeling"'', directed by Jesper Just

Awards

Cinema Extraordinare

* ''Le Quattro Volte'', directed by Michelangelo Frammatino

The Audience Award

* ''World Peace and Other 4th Grade Achievements'', directed by Chris Farina

Best Documentary

* ''The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu'', directed by

Youth Jury's Documentary Award

* ''Bogota Change'', directed by Andreas Møl Dalsgaard

Checkpoints

* ''

'', directed by

Best Norwegian Short Film

* ''Jenny'', directed by Ingvild Søderlind

Best Scandinavian Music Video

* ''Torgny - "The Only Game"'', directed by Emil Trier

Young Talent Award

* Kedy Hassani

External links

Official site
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