Amandus BLIKKFANG
The new film festival for film students and young filmmakers
Amandus BLIKKFANG is the new film festival for student filmmakers and young filmmakers aged 20-26. The festival takes place in Lillehammer on September 24 – 26.
Practical information
What is it?
- Film competition for short films made by student filmmakers and young filmmakers aged 20-26.
Who?
- The festival is organized by Stiftelsen Amandusfestivalen, who also run the traditional Amandus Film Festival in the spring.
Where?
- Lillehammer is the town
- The main parts of the festival will take place at our festival arena in the backyard of Fabrikken.
- Some special screenings will also take place at the Lillehammer Cinema.
How?
- You can get your festival pass here.
When?
- The official festival dates are from September 24-26, though there will be some events that start on the day before.
What’s happening?
Opening reception
Thursday 23. September 2021, 18:00
Bakgården
Early screening: THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Thursday 23. September 2021, 18:30
Lillehammer kino sal 4
Student films from Poland
Thursday 23. September 2021, 19:00
Filmteltet
Tour on The Norwegian Film School
Friday 24. September 2021, 12:00
Høgskolen i Innlandet, Den norske filmskolen
PROGRAM 1
Friday 24. September 2021, 14:00
Filmteltet
Talk with filmmakers from Program 1
Friday 24. September 2021, 15:30
Bakgården
PROGRAM 2
Friday 24. September 2021, 16:30
Filmteltet
Talk with filmmakers from Program 2
Friday 24. September 2021, 18:00
Bakgården
Meet the Jury
Friday 24. September 2021, 20:00
Bakgården
FIlmquiz
Friday 24. September 2021, 21:00
Bakgården
Socializing through the late hours
Friday 24. September 2021, 22:30
Bakgården
Family activities at the cinema
Saturday 25. September 2021, 11:00
Lillehammer kino sal 4
PROGRAM 3
Saturday 25. September 2021, 11:00
Filmteltet
Talk with filmmakers from Program 3
Saturday 25. September 2021, 12:30
Bakgården
PROGRAM 4
Saturday 25. September 2021, 13:30
Filmteltet
Talk with filmmakers from Program 4
Saturday 25. September 2021, 15:00
Bakgården
PROGRAM 5
Saturday 25. September 2021, 16:00
Filmteltet
Talk with filmmakers from Program 5
Saturday 25. September 2021, 17:30
Bakgården
Red carpet and bubbles outside the tent
Saturday 25. September 2021, 19:30
Bakgården
Award Ceremony Amandus BLIKKFANG
Saturday 25. September 2021, 20:00
Filmteltet
Afterparty
Saturday 25. September 2021, 21:00
Bakgården
Retrospective from WAMA Film Festival
Sunday 26. September 2021, 12:00
Lillehammer kino sal 1
Winner films
Sunday 26. September 2021, 13:00
Lillehammer kino sal 3
Bakgården
Filmteltet
Lillehammer kino sal 4
18:00
19:00
20:00
Opening reception
(18:00 – 19:00)
Student films from Poland
(19:00 – 21:00)
Early screening: THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
(18:30 – 20:45)
Annet
Bakgården
Filmteltet
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Tour on The Norwegian Film School
(12:00 – 13:00)
@ Høgskolen i Innlandet, Den norske filmskolen
Talk with filmmakers from Program 1
(15:30 – 16:00)
Talk with filmmakers from Program 2
(18:00 – 18:30)
Meet the Jury
Masterclass
(20:00 – 21:00)
FIlmquiz
(21:00 – 22:30)
Socializing through the late hours
(22:30 – 23:59)
PROGRAM 1
(14:00 – 15:30)
PROGRAM 2
(16:30 – 18:00)
Bakgården
Filmteltet
Lillehammer kino sal 4
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Talk with filmmakers from Program 3
(12:30 – 13:00)
Talk with filmmakers from Program 4
(15:00 – 15:30)
Talk with filmmakers from Program 5
(17:30 – 18:00)
Red carpet and bubbles outside the tent
(19:30 – 20:00)
Afterparty
(21:00 – 23:59)
PROGRAM 3
(11:00 – 12:30)
PROGRAM 4
(13:30 – 15:00)
PROGRAM 5
(16:00 – 17:30)
Award Ceremony Amandus BLIKKFANG
(20:00 – 21:00)
Family activities at the cinema
(11:00 – 14:00)
Lillehammer kino sal 1
Lillehammer kino sal 3
12:00
13:00
14:00
Retrospective from WAMA Film Festival
(12:00 – 14:00)
Winner films
(13:00 – 14:00)
Thursday 23. September
18:00-19:00
Opening reception
Bakgården
We welcome you to an opening reception the night before the festival kicks off. Here you can meet several of the guests, the crew, and have the oportunity to see a special screening of currated films from our festival collaborator WAMA Film Festival from Poland.
18:30-20:45
Early screening: THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Lillehammer kino sal 4
This is the pre-screening of THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD. The film is the first feature film from Norway to ever take home a prize at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. Renate Reinsve was given the award as best actress for her role as Julie, in this romantic “dramedy”. The screening of the film will only have Norwegian subtitles. The main screening is sold out, but an additional screening at the same time still have some tickets left.Her vises The Worst Person in the World
19:00-21:00
Student films from Poland
Filmteltet
We are happy to open the festival with a short introduction to students film from our collaborating festival in Poland, WAMA Film Festival. Her vises 29, Radwan, A WORLD THAT FLEW AWAY ON THE BACK OF A COW, Raisa, RE-CYCLE, IT’S GOOD LIKE THAT, HOME SWEET HOME, MARCEL
Friday 24. September
12:00-13:00
Tour on The Norwegian Film School
Høgskolen i Innlandet, Den norske filmskolen
Do you want to see how the biggest film education in Norway is run? Join in on this tour around the film school campus on Inland University College. To get to the University College, you can take a bus from the Lillehammer Central Station. Bus line 1, 2 and 4 will take you to Storhove, hver the campus is located.
14:00-15:30
PROGRAM 1
Filmteltet
Screening of nominated films.Her vises Our Land, Please Wait, No Exit for Reflections, Before long, RIOT5, Thank You and Merry Christmas
15:30-16:00
Talk with filmmakers from Program 1
Bakgården
Samtale med filmskapere tilstede fra Program 1
16:30-18:00
PROGRAM 2
Filmteltet
Screening of nominated films.Her vises Guarding Fires, When the Gull Sleeps, Blinding Fortune, Fence, Can you see the sound, Not in Tanzania
18:00-18:30
Talk with filmmakers from Program 2
Bakgården
Samtale med filmskapere tilstede fra Program 2
20:00-21:00
Meet the Jury
Bakgården
Meet representatives from the jury.
21:00-22:30
FIlmquiz
Bakgården
Lillehammer Film Society will organize a film quiz in the backyard.
22:30-23:59
Socializing through the late hours
Bakgården
Saturday 25. September
11:00-14:00
Family activities at the cinema
Lillehammer kino sal 4
Velkommen til en kjempemorsom dag på kinoen! Bli med å se den nye, spinnville animasjonsfilmen Baby Boss: Familiebedriften! NB: Filmen vises i to saler fra kl. 12.Her vises Baby Boss: Familiebedriften
11:00-12:30
PROGRAM 3
Filmteltet
Screening of nominated films.Her vises You are not alone, Nomads, ANT, Dasein, The perfect homemade walnut loaf, Honey Eater, Portrait of a Giant, The End of Originality
12:30-13:00
Talk with filmmakers from Program 3
Bakgården
Samtale med filmskapere tilstede fra Program 3
13:30-15:00
PROGRAM 4
Filmteltet
Screening of nominated films.Her vises Fucking adopted, Cam Boy, Baby Fingers, Tide, Banana, Musikk Maskinen
15:00-15:30
Talk with filmmakers from Program 4
Bakgården
Samtale med filmskapere tilstede fra Program 4
16:00-17:30
PROGRAM 5
Filmteltet
Screening of nominated films.Her vises Film Found, Spring Fling, Topp tur, I Once Saw The Light, The Drowning Goat, Kristoffer, Correct, Developing a language
17:30-18:00
Talk with filmmakers from Program 5
Bakgården
Samtale med filmskapere tilstede fra Program 5
19:30-20:00
Red carpet and bubbles outside the tent
Bakgården
Velkommen til rød løper, photoshoots og et glass med bobler før den store prisutdelingen.
20:00-21:00
Award Ceremony Amandus BLIKKFANG
Filmteltet
21:00-23:59
Afterparty
Bakgården
Sunday 26. September
12:00-14:00
Retrospective from WAMA Film Festival
Lillehammer kino sal 1
13:00-14:00
Winner films
Lillehammer kino sal 3
Vi viser noen av prisvinnerne fra kvelden før. Grunnet begrenset med tid får vi dessverre ikke mulighet til å vise alle, men viser filmene som vant beste animasjon, beste dokumentar, beste fiksjon og publikumsprisen.Her vises Our Land, Fucking adopted, Baby Fingers, Topp tur