Fia!

Fia thinks everyone is a clown. Except herself, her mother ... and Bustric.

This is a family film about eight-year-old Fia who for a long time has been a mother for her own mother. She has grown up in an upside down world where it is important that mother is never sad. But one day the police show up. Fia becomes the focus, and Fias life will never be the same again. Fortunately she finds an ally in the magician and clown Bustric, who shows up whenever she really needs him. Because she had actually made up her mind: School was only supposed to last three months. If its difficult to have one mother, having two is like an earthquake.

Fia og klovnene

Åtte år gamle Fia har lenge vært mor for sin mor. Hun er vokst opp i en "opp-ned"-verden hvor det gjelder at mamma aldri er lei seg. Men en dag kommer politiet, Fia kommer i sentrum og fra da av er Fias hverdag aldri mer den samme. Heldigvis får hun en alliert i tryllekunstneren og klovnen Bustric, som dukker opp når hun virkelig trenger det. For egentlig hadde hun bestemt seg: Skolen skal bare vare tre måneder. Og om det kan være vanskelig å ha én mor er det et jordskjelv å ha to.

Awards

2003 Nordic Film Days Lübeck: Children's and Youth Film Prize of the Nordic Film Institutes
2004 Giffoni Film Festival: Ray-Ban Junior Award
2004 International Kinderfilm festival, Tokyo: Children Film Jury's Special Award
2004 Schlingel International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience: The "Diamant" Award for most convincing acting performance of a child
2004 Moscow International Film Festival for Children and Young People: Best Actress Debut Award, to Klara Døving, Special Award: Moscow Teddy Bear
2005 Divercine International Film Festival For Children & Youth, Montevideo: Opera Prima Award
2005 The Golden Elephant - International Children's Film Festival India: Silver Elephant for Best Live Action Feature
2004 National Film Award Amanda for Best Screenplay

Festivals

2003 Nordic Film Days Lübeck
2004 Montreal International Children's Film Festival FIFEM
2004 Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth
2004 Giffoni Film Festival
2004 International Kinderfilm festival, Tokyo
2004 New Nordic Children's Film, Copenhagen
2004 Schlingel International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience
2004 Helsinki Children Film Festival
2004 Moscow International Film Festival for Children and Young People
2005 European Youth Film Festival of Flanders
2005 Riga International Children's film festival - Berimor's Cinema
2005 International Film Festival Prague
2005 Divercine International Film Festival For Children & Youth, Montevideo
2005 Nordic Film Week, Mexico City
2005 The Golden Elephant - International Children's Film Festival India
2008 International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg

Details

Release Date: 2003-10-24
Genre: Children
Length: 103 min

Cast

Klara Døving, Sergio Bini, Hanne Lindbæck, Stig Henrik Hoff, Anne Ryg, Minken Fosheim, Trond Høvik

Crew

Director: Elsa Kvamme
Screenplay: Elsa Kvamme
Producer: Petter Borgli & Tomas Backström
Based on: Fia-barnet by Gunn Bohmann
DoP: Kjell Vassdal
Editor: Thomas Täng
Composer: Geir Bøhren, Bent Åserud
Sound Designer: Sturla Einarson
Production: Dinamo Stories
Distribution: SF Norge