Barnefilmfestivalen April 22 – 27 2024

Fra BFFs konferanse 2023.Fabel Media South

Industry Days

Welcome to the Industry Days at BFF!

This year´s industry days will be held from the 24th to the 26th of April. We are pleased to invite you to come visit our festival in the beautiful city of Kristiansand, and spend a few days with us packed with films, industry events, and social gatherings.

 

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WEDNESDAY THE 24TH OF APRIL

  • Masterclass - GUNNBJÖRG GUNNARSDOTTIR ("Victoria Must Go")
    Location: Aladdin Blue
    Time: 15.00

    The director is half Icelandic and half Norwegian, based in Bergen. As a self-taught filmmaker, she began as a photographer and produced her own material for several years. Her career stretches back to 2012, where she started making music videos and short films. In 2018, Gunnbjörg wrote and directed her first feature-length film, the zero-budget production "For evig og aldri", a feel-good film about abortion and the expectations of motherhood. In 2019, she co-directed her first full-length documentary, "The Art of Fallism" , a political film about structural racism and gender in South Africa. Gunnbjörg's interest in mixing genres, especially comedy and drama - with elements of action - has led her to write and direct "Victoria must die".

    NB! Limited number of seats

    The film "Victoria must go" is staged as an industry screening at Kristiansand Kino in hall 7 at 11 a.m


    Director Gunnbörg Gunnarsdottir. FOTO: David Malmbekk

  • Industry dinner - Shrimp party at Odderøya
    Location: The café at Søndre batteri
    Time: 19:00 -

View from the top of Odderøya. PHOTO: Visit Sørlandet

THURSDAY THE 25TH oF APRIL

  • Pitch competition - best idea for a tv-series or a feature film
    Location: Alddin Rød
    Time: 13.00

The competition is organized in collaboration with Mediefondet Zefyr. Filmmakers with a desire to realize a cinema film (fiction/documentary) or a television series project connected to the South and/or West of Norway have the opportunity to win NOK 100,000. The winner will be announced during the official award ceremony on Friday the 26th of April.

THURSDAY THE 25TH OF APRIL 

Films on the Horizon (FOH) - Departure to Kristiansand Zoo at 15:45 outside Kristiansand Cinema

  • Location: Captain Sabertooth´s Royal Theatre at Kristiansand Zoo
    Time: TBA


FOH is the festivals´s annual presentation of Nordic work in progress projects for children and youth. The whole event takes place in the heart of Kristiansand Zoo.

  • Industry dinner
    Location: Captain Sabertooth´s Royal Pirate Theatre at Kristiansand Zoo
    Tid: TBA


Buss transport back: 23:00

Inside Captain Sabertooth's Royal Theater. PHOTO: Dyreparken

FRIDAY 26 TH OF APRIL

  • BFF: CONFERENCE
    Location: Clarion Hotel Ernst
    Time: 10:00 - 15:00
    Don´t miss our annual conference with exciting topics, panel debates and inspirational speakers.

    IT´S CONFIRMED. Jason Bevan will attend the conference on April 26th. 
  • Industry dinner and award show
    Location: Mannskapsmessa, Odderøya
    Time: 19.00 – 24.00
    We are closing this year´s festival with a big award show and a closing party.

From the 2023 Award Show. PHOTO: Fabel Media South