Norwegian director Joachim Trier. Author of the acclaimed films Reprise, Oslo, 31. August and Louder than Bombs, is currently receiving international praise for his last film Thelma. The film follows a confused religious girl who tries to deny her feelings for a female friend who's in love with her. This causes her suppressed subconsciously-controlled psychokinetic powers to reemerge with devastating results. The screening is followed by Q&A with the director via Skype call.
screening / Skype Q&A
master class / screening
Master class will focus on work with actors, foremost on specifics of casting procedure and work with children and youth actors. The session will be hosted by Danish festival programmer and Midpoint training program co-operator Louise H.Johansen. Rúnar´s short films will be shown as a part of the master class.
Another Cinergy’s guest is the Danish director Lone Scherfig, author of the hit-comedy Italian for Beginners, the Academy Award-nominated feature film An Education, and the romantic drama One Day. Lone will present short excerpts from her films and talk about how she developed the stylistic concepts for these films depending on their stories and economy.
master class / screening