The Swan

Name: The Swan
Director: Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir

Feature Film | 2016-2017 | Drama | Estonia, Germany, Iceland

Director	Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir
Written by	Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir, Gudbergur Bergsson (literary source)
Production	Junafilm GmbH (haftungsbeschränkt), Kinokompanii, Anneli Ahven [ee], Vintage Pictures [is]

Film financing	MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein [de]: 100.000 € (Produktion 23.3.2016)

Cast

Actor	Role name	Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Gríma Valsdóttir	Sól [L]
Thor Kristjansson	Jón [L]
Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson	Karl [L]
Katla M. Þorgeirsdóttir	Ólöf [L]

Activity	Name	Comment
Post production supervisor	Christian Vennefrohne
Director of photography	Martin Neumeyer TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival	TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival
Director	Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir
Editor	Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir
Editor	Sebastian Thümler
Composer	Örvar Smárason
Composer	Gunnar Örn Tynes
Producer	Hlín Jóhannesdóttir
Producer	Birgitta Björnsdóttir
Co-producer	Verena Gräfe-Höft
Screenwriter	Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir
Literary source	Gudbergur Bergsson

Company	Comment
Junafilm GmbH (haftungsbeschränkt)
Kinokompanii, Anneli Ahven [ee]
Vintage Pictures [is]

Award winner	Year	Award	Category
Martin Neumeyer	2018	Edda Awards Iceland [is] Best Cinematography	Best Cinematography	Nominated
Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir	2018	Kikife Int. Kinderkinofestival [de] Wettbewerb	Wettbewerb	Nominated
Verena Gräfe-Höft	2017	Hamburger Filmfest Produzentenpreis für Kino-Koproduktionen	Produzentenpreis für Kino-Koproduktionen	Nominated
Verena Gräfe-Höft	2017	Int. Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg [de] International Newcomer / Discoveries	International Newcomer / Discoveries	Nominated
Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir	2017	Nordische Filmtage Lübeck Kinder- und Jugendfilme	Kinder- und Jugendfilme	Nominated
Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir	2017	TIFF Toronto Film Festival [ca] Discovery	Discovery	Nominated

Type	Country	Station	Date / Time	Comment
First showing	Germany	arte	Wednesday, 09/10/2019, 11.00 PM