About Endlessness

Feature Film | 2017-2019 | Drama, Fantasy | Germany, Norway, Sweden

Main data

Director	Roy Andersson
Written by	Roy Andersson
Production	Roy Andersson Filmproduktion AB [se], Essential Film GmbH [de], 4 1/2 (fire og en halv) [no], ZDF - Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, Arte [de/fr]
Distributor	Aurora Films [pl], Coproduction Office [de/fr], KMBO [fr], Neue Visionen Filmverleih GmbH [de]

Shooting data

Start of shooting	02/01/2017
End of shooting	31/10/2017

Project data

Film financing	Film- und Medienstiftung NRW [de]: 100.000 € (Produktion Kino 07/2016) Film- und Medienstiftung NRW [de] - distribution funding (theatrical): 50.000 EUR (12/2019) Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg [de]: 100.000,- € (Produktion 22.06.16) Swedish Film Institute [se] - production funding: 1.300.000 € Creative Europe MEDIA [eu] - production funding Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Length of movie	76 Min.

Trailers/Videos

Trailer/Video on Youtube
Trailer (German)

Posters

Brief synopsis

A reflection on human life in all its beauty and cruelty, its splendour and banality. We wander, dreamlike, gently guided by our Scheherazade-esque narrator. Inconsequential moments take on the same significance as historical events: a couple floats over a war-torn Cologne; on the way to a birthday party, a father stops to tie his daughter’s shoelaces in the pouring rain; teenage girls dance outside a café; a defeated army marches to a prisoner of war camp.

(https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2019/venezia-76-competition/om-det-o%C3%A4ndliga-about-endlessness)

Cast

Actor	Role name	Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Martin Serner	The Priest [L]	Axel Gottschick
Tatiana Delaunay	Flying Woman [L]
Anders Hellström	Flying Man [L]
Jane-Ege Ferling	Man in the Stairs [L]
Bengt Bergius	Psychiatrist [L]
Thore Flygel	Dentist [SR]

Crew

Activity	Name	Comment
Production accountant	Andrea Göpfert
Post production supervisor	Niko Remus
3d artist	Torgeir Busch
3d artist	Sebastian Kaltmeyer
3d artist	Jesper Brodersen
3d artist	Martin Ziebell
3d artist	Neha Hirve
Colorist	Dirk Meier
Director of photography	Gergely Pálos
Casting director	Zora Rux
Director	Roy Andersson
Producer	Philippe Bober Essential Films	Essential Films
Producer	Johan Carlsson Roy Andersson Film Produktion	Roy Andersson Film Produktion
Producer	Pernilla Sandström Roy Andersson Film Produktion	Roy Andersson Film Produktion
Co-producer	Håkon Överås 4 1/2	4 1/2
Screenwriter	Roy Andersson
Production sound mixer	Robert Hefter

Production companies

Company	Comment
Roy Andersson Filmproduktion AB [se] Koproduzent	Koproduzent
Essential Film GmbH [de]
4 1/2 (fire og en halv) [no] Koproduzent	Koproduzent
ZDF - Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen Senderbeteiligung	Senderbeteiligung
Arte [de/fr] Senderbeteiligung	Senderbeteiligung

Distribution / Sales companies

Company	Comment
Aurora Films [pl] Poland	Poland
Coproduction Office [de/fr] International Sales	International Sales
KMBO [fr] Theatrical France	Theatrical France
Neue Visionen Filmverleih GmbH [de] Theatrical Germany	Theatrical Germany

Facilities

Department	Company	Comment
Sound (Postproduction)	BASIS Berlin Postproduktion GmbH
Sound (Postproduction)	logoSynchron GmbH [de]
Subtitles / Audio description	logoSynchron GmbH [de] Deutsche Fassung	Deutsche Fassung

Awards

Award winner	Year	Award	Category
Roy Andersson	2019	Venice Int. Film Festival [it] Venezia 76	Venezia 76	Nominated
Sebastian Kaltmeyer	2019	European Film Awards [eu] European Visual Effects	European Visual Effects	Winner
Neha Hirve	2019	European Film Awards [eu] European Visual Effects	European Visual Effects	Winner
Martin Ziebell	2019	European Film Awards [eu] European Visual Effects	European Visual Effects	Winner
Jesper Brodersen	2019	European Film Awards [eu] European Visual Effects	European Visual Effects	Winner
Torgeir Busch	2019	European Film Awards [eu] European Visual Effects	European Visual Effects	Winner

Festivals

Year	Country	Festival	Comment
2020	USA	Palm Springs International Film Festival Focus on Italy	Focus on Italy
2020	Netherlands	Rotterdam International Film Festival Perspectives: The Tyger Burns	Perspectives: The Tyger Burns
2019	Italy	Venice International Film Festival Venezia 76	Venezia 76
2019	Canada	Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Masters	Masters

Cinema releases and premieres

Type	Country	Date	Comment
Theatre release	Poland	Friday, 27/08/2021
Theatre release	France	Wednesday, 04/08/2021
Theatre release	Germany	Thursday, 17/09/2020
Premiere		Tuesday, 03/09/2019	Venice Film Festival (Mostra) [it]

Links

Websites
FBW Prädikat besonders wertvoll	https://www.fbw-filmbewertung.com/film/ueber_die_unendlichkeit

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