Official Selection for Visions du Réel 2011

'Fini' is in International Competition of the 2011 edition of Visions du Réel.
The screenings of 'Fini' will take place on:

MA 12 April 2011, Salle Communale 10:00

ME 13 April 2011, Capitole 2 Fellini 18:00

The first projection will be preceded by a presentation and/or followed by a discussion

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Fini wins Danish Film Academy Award for Best Short Documentary of 2010

The Danish Film Academy held their Annual Robert Prisen (Robert Awards) on November 6 at the Circus Building in Copenhagen.
Fini won the Robert for Best Short Documentary of 2010 and the director Max Kestner was there to present the Award and he gave the following statement:

It took the jury just a few moments to decide which film was this year's best short documentary.It's one of those films that can not pitches and therefore there are very few.
It is a film whose confident belief in the documentary moments transforms dull generalities into magic generalities.
It is a film that does not pander to anyone, but rather quietly, with obvious love draws us into a greater understanding of human biological conditions in the short time we are here.
It is a film about a man who has left himself and us.
It is a film that must become a classic. It is FINI.
 

The Robert was awarded for the first time in 1984. They are named after Danish sculptor Robert Jacobsen, who designed the statuette.

FINI AWARDED SPECIAL MENTION AT CPH:DOX 2010

In the DANISH:DOX AWARD category at the 2010 COPENHAGEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL "FINI" was given a special mention, among other things for its perfect framing of the scenes, which creates the framework for an untraditional portrait film.

The award was presented by Jury member Martin De Thurah who also read the following statements as the jurys motivation to choose "Fini":

In this film there is person, whom we watch very closely.

We follow every move, every detailed situation, we pause but we never know what to expect.
The focus on this person is sharply woven and we are constantly moved in this dance like scenario of a character who lives in a fragmented soul.

There's a simplicity in the structure, and a disciplined framing of every scene, that allows the character to evolve before our very eyes. In every new scene we get to know something new about this person.
This is a classic portrait, but it is more than that. It depicts a stage of life, we all fear, more than anything, and yet, it brings a lightness to it's subject, that helps us see the profoundness of life in all its stages.
We were glued to the screen, by its warmth, heart and soulfulness.
Its a scattered world, but its full of love and humour and a deep mystery we will never understand.
The jury is proud to present the honourable mention to a young man, who is an editor and also a director.

The CPH:DOX closing ceremony was held in a sold-out HAL D.

FINI - TECHNICAL SHEET

SYNOPSIS
Fini is in his bed. It is dark outside and he doesn't want to get up.

Fini is 85 years old. He has Alzheimer’s disease and therefore no short-term memory.

Fini likes to say, "Yes" and that leads him on to a series of small adventures all reminding us about living in the moment.

ORIGINAL TITLE

Fini

INTERNATIONAL TITLE

Fini

PRODUCTION COUNTRY

Denmark

YEAR OF PRODUCTION

2011

FORMAT

HDCAM/DIGIBETA/ BETASP/DVD

DURATION

28.5

COLOUR

BLACK & WHITE

ORIGINAL LANGUAGE
DANISH

SUBTITLES
ENGLISH

PRODUCTION COMPANY

SECHER & SCHULSINGER

JESPER BROCHMANDS GADE 3, 2.TV

2200 COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

DIRECTOR JACOB SECHER SCHULSINGER

CINEMATOGRAPHY JACOB SECHER SCHULSINGER

EDITING JACOB SECHER SCHULSINGER

SOUND MORTEN GROTH & NICOLAI LINCK

MUSIC BO RANDE