Drømmeland

2019, KRO-NCRV, 73 minutes

The 60-year-old Nils has turned his back on society and has taken his refuge in a small wooden cabin in the mountains of Norway. Despite his attempt to distance himself from the world, Nils brought his cellphone and is confronted with his urge to have contact with others.

This documentary describes and observes how Nils is trying to find the balance between being in touch with nature, himself and his family. This film explores the question of durable contact, and how and with whom you can manage it.

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Awards

• Grand Prix des Festival / Monte Cervino Cinemountain Film Festival / Breuil-Cervina, Italy
• Special Mention Best Feature Doc Competition / Gdansk Doc Film Festival, Poland
• Best Film / Matsalu Film Festival, Estonia
• Best Director / Matsalu Film Festival, Estonia
• Special Jury Mention for Feature Doc / Vicenza Working Title Film Festival, Italy
• Crossborder DMFF Award / Dutch Mountain Film Festival, Aachen / Heerlen
• Alpine Camera in Gold / IMFF Graz, Austria
• Best technical work / Autrans International Film Festival, France
• Official competition / Trento Film Festival, Italy
• Official competition / Movies That Matter Film Festival, The Hague

Credits

• Movies That Matter, Netherlands (22 – 30 March, 2019)
  Dutch Movies Matter
• Trento Film Festival, Italy (25 April – 5 May, 2019)
  Main Competition
• Gdansk DocFilm Festival, Poland (29 May – 1 June, 2019)
  Main Competition Special Jury Mention
• Matsalu Nature Film Festival, Estonia (18 – 22 September, 2019)
  Competition Won: 1st Prize Man and Nature & Best Director Man and Nature
• Working Title Film Festival, Italy (2 – 4 October, 2019)
  Competition Special Mention
• Dutch Mountain Film Festival, the Netherlands (29 October – 3 November, 2019)
  Competition Won: Crossborder DMFF Award
• Ecologisch Filmfestival de Groene Loper, Belgium (6 – 8 November, 2019)
• Mountainfilm Graz – International Filmfestival, Austria (12 – 16 November, 2019)
  Competition Won: Kamera Alpin in Gold for People and Culture section
• International Mountain Film Festival in Bansko, Bulgaria (20 – 24 November, 2019)
• Autrans International Mountain Film Festival, France (4 – 8 December, 2019)
  First Documentary Competition Won: Best Technical Work
• Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival, Nepal (11 – 15 December, 2019)
  International Competition
• Pakistan International Mountain Film Festival, Pakistan (21 – 22 December, 2019)
  Official Selection
• Festival Gorniškega Filma, Slovenia (24 February – 1 March, 2020)
  Official Selection
• Alpin Film Festival, Romania (24 February – 1 March, 2020)
  Official Selection
• MajorDocs Creative Documentary Film Fest, Mallorca (31 March – 4 April, 2020)
  Competition
• Cervino Cinemountain Festival, Italy (1 – 6 August, 2020)
  Official Selection