On Falling, the debut characteristic from Laura Carreira is among the many titles set to characteristic as a part of the Ingmar Bergman Competitors at this yr’s Göteborg Movie Competition.
On Falling follows Aurora, a younger Portuguese lady who struggles to make ends meet throughout one week in her adopted house of Glasgow, Scotland. Lengthy days spent grabbing packages off cabinets for an nameless e-commerce large barely cowl the payments and go away her exhausted and determined for one thing extra. Per the synopsis: Aurora seeks to withstand the loneliness, alienation, and ensuing small speak that start to threaten her sense of self. Set in opposition to a panorama dominated by an algorithm-driven gig financial system, designed to maintain us aside. The movie was produced by Jack Thomas-O’Brien of Sixteen Movies alongside the Portuguese-based BRO Cinema. Backers embody BBC Movie, BFI, and Display Scotland. Conic will launch the pic in UK cinemas in early 2025.
Different titles embody The Land of Morning Calm by Korean filmmaker Park Ri-woong and Gülızar, directed by Belkis Bayrak. Scroll down for the total listing.
The Ingmar Bergman competitors was established in 2007 by Ingmar Bergman himself, along with Göteborg Movie Competition, when he served because the competition’s Honorary Chairman. This yr’s jury consists of Dea Kulumbegashvili, Kaltrina Krasniqi, and Silje Riise Næss, Chair of the Board of The Bergman Property on Fårö Basis.
Earlier winners embody Andrea Arnold (Crimson Street), Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine), Emma Dante (A Road in Palermo), Fernando Guzzoni (Canine Flesh), and Alice Rohrwacher (Corpo Celeste).
This 12 months’s Nominees:
Cactus Pears
Authentic title: Sabar bonda
Directed by: Rohan Parashuram Kanawade
Nation: India, United Kingdom, Canada
Then, the Fog
Authentic title: Después, la niebla
Directed by: Martín Sappia
Nation: Argentina
The Land of Morning Calm
Authentic title: Achim bada galmaegeineun
Directed by: Park Ri-woong
Nation: South Korea
Gülızar
Directed by: Belkis Bayrak
Nation: Turkey, Kosovo
On Falling
Directed by: Laura Carreira
Nation: United Kingdom, Portugal
Crocodile Tears
Directed by: Tumpal Tampubolon
Nation: Indonesia, France, Singapore, Germany
The Final Romantics
Authentic title: Los últimos románticos
Directed by: David Pérez Sañudo
Nation: Spain
Hanami
Directed by: Denise Fernandes
Nation: Schweiz, Portugal, Cape Verde
