SPORT KIDS

DirectorS:  Simon Lereng Wilmont, Victor Kossakovsky, Hanna Heilborn, Erlend E. Mo, Ania Winiarska

6 films, 6 kids, 6 countries and 6 dreams

Through children’s perspectives, the series tells exciting, dramatic and engaging real life stories from the life of children in six different countries, featuring 6 kids, 6 sports, 6 countries and 6 dreams. 

Sport is the engine for the narrative but the films offer a deeper layer dealing with subject matters of growing up and prejudices, parent pressure, sacrifices, friendship, first love and so on. These are subject matters that most children around the world can relate to and are likely to have experienced for themselves at some point in their life. 

We hope that the series will increase children’s appetite and interest in the world around them, strengthen their sense of community and solidarity with other children across national borders. Above all, the films create a safe space for children to discuss the challenges they face in their life with their friends and family.

SPORTKIDS is a collaboration between 3 Nordic countries and 5 directors from around the world. Most of the films premiered at the biggest documentary film festival in the world, Amsterdam International Film Festival.



Facts about sport kids

Documentary Series
A series of six 25 min. films
Alle language available
Target audience 8-12 yrs + family
Format HD
Release date 2015


PRODUCTION FACTS

Final Cut for Real is producing Sport Kids together with STORY in Sweden and Sant & Usant in Norway.

Final Cut for Real are producing: 
Chikara - The Sumo Wrestler's Son by Simon Lereng Wilmont. Japan
The Fencing Champion by Simon Lereng Wilmont. Denmark

STORY are producing:
Ruth by Hanna Heilborn. Sweden
Chapter 11 by Ania Winiarska. South Afrika 

Sant & Usant are producing:
Varicella by Victor Kossakovsky. Russia
Dancing for you by Erlend E. Mo. Norway 

Contact

World Sales:
AUTLOOK FILMS
A-1070 Vienna
Spittelberggasse 3/14
welcome(at)autlookfilms.com

website

www.sportkidsfilms.com


AWARDS

Varicella: 
Message to Man International Film Festival, St. Petersburg: Message to Man: Honorary President’s Prize
IDFA - International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam: Special 2016
Nordic/Docs: Best Documentary Under 35 minutes, Best Cinematography
International Short Film Festival of Cyprus: Best International Documentary

Dancing for you:
Nordic/Docs: Jury's Honorary Mention
Guanajuato International Film Festival : Best International Documentary
CineDoc Tiblisi: CineDOC Young Award
Chicago International Children's Film Festival: Children's Jury - 2nd Prize Documentary Film
DOXS! Documentary Film Festival for Children and Youth: ECFA Documentary Award

Ruth: 
Children’s Choice Award, Nordisk Panorama 2016

Chikara - The Sumo Wrestler's Son:
Al Jazeera Film Festival 2015: Jury's Prize for best medium length documentary

The fencing champion:
Al Jazeera Film Festival 2015: Best Short in Child and Family Category

FESTIVALS

Varicella: 
2015: Message to Man International Film Festival, St. Petersburg, IDFA - Kids & Docs Competition – Netherlands.

2016: Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival, DocPoint Festival in Helsinki & DOKKINO screenings – Finland. Zagrebdox – Croatia. Vilnius International Film Festival – Lithuania. Pravo Ljudski Film Festival in Sarajevo - Youth programme Zoom Rights – Bosnia. Thessaloniki Documentary Festival – Greece. true/false – USA. EIDF - South Korea. Documentary Edge Festival – New Zealand. DOCS AGAINST GRAVITY FF (formerly: planet+ doc ff) – Poland. Sheffield Doc/Fest – UK. DOCVILLE International Documentary Film Festival in Leuven – Belgium. Palm Springs International ShortFest – USA. Docaviv, Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival – Israel. Doxs! dokumentarfilme für kinder und jugendliche in Duisburg - in competition – Germany. International Documentary Film Festival Flahertiana – Russia. Belgrade IFF – Serbia. DocPoint Tallinn – Estonia. Docfest in Maastricht – Netherlands. International Short Film Festival of Cyprus - in comp – Cyprus. KINOdiseea International Children Film Festival in Bucarest – Romaina. Nordic/Docs – Norway. Documentarist - Istanbul Documentary Days – Turkey. The Norwegian Short Film Festival – Norway. North Cape Film Festival – Norway. Helsinki International Film Festival, Love & Anarchy – Finland. Big Sky Documentary Film Festival – USA.

2017: Screening during CineDoc Kids at Athens Concert Hall – Greece, International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA) in Montreal – Canada, Festival Russe a Honfleur (Normandie) – France.

Dancing for you:

Eurodok - European Documentary Film Festival – Denmark.TICFF - Taiwan International Children's TV & Film Festival – Taiwan. Aspen Shortsfest – USA. EBS International Documentary Film Festival – South Korea. Nordisk Panorama – Sweden. Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival – Norway. DOXA Documentary Film Festival – Canada. Nordic/Docs, The Norwegian Short Film Festival – Norway. AFI DOCS – USA. Chicago International Children's Film Festival – USA. Nordic Film Days Lübeck – Germany. CineDoc Tbilisi – Georgia. The Norwegian International Film Festival, Haugesund – Norway. IDFA - Kids & Docs Competition – Netherlands. Olympia Int. Film Festival for Children and Young People – Greece. IDFA Junior on Tour – Netherlands. Hot Docs - in comp. – Canada. Thessaloniki Documentary Festival – Greece. Go Short - International Short Film Festival Nijmegen – Netherlands. EIDF – South Korea. Taiwan International Children's Film Festival – Taiwan. Docudays UA International Documentary Film Festival - Ukraine. DOCS AGAINST GRAVITY FF (formerly: planet+ doc ff) – Poland. Full Frame Documentary Film Festival - in comp – USA. Docaviv – Israel. AFI DOCS – USA. Guanajuato International Film Festival – Mexico. Film Festival della Lessinia – Italy. Festival de Cine Más – Nicaragua. doxs! dokumentarfilme für kinder und jugendliche in Duisburg - in competition – Germany. Human Rights Human Dignity International Film Festival (HRHDIFF) – Myanmar. TIFF Kids Int. FF – Canada. Docaviv Galilee – Israel. Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival – USA. Camerimage Film Festiva - in comp – Poland. Screenings in Athens & Thessaloniki organized by Kouzi Productions – Greece. Screening @ Kibutz Baram cultural center - organized by Docaviv – Israel. „dox&shorts“ in the framework of "Steirischer Herbst" in Graz – Austria.

Ruth: 
CineKid Screening Club Digital Sales Library (children, family), Netherlands. IDFA – Kids and Docs Competition – Netherlands.
DOCS AGAINST GRAVITY FF – Poland. EBS International Documentary Festival (EIDF), South Korea. Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival – Greece. Nordisk Panorama - Sweden.

Chikara - The Sumo Wrestler's Son:
Kids and Docs, IDFA Official Selection 2013
Amsterdam, IDFA Official Selection 2013
Malmö, BUFF Official Selection 2014
Taipei Taiwan Int. Children's TV & Film Festival, Official Selection 2014
Toronto Int. Film Festival Kids, Official Selection 2014
Buster Filmfestival 2014
Frankfurt Lucas International Children's Film Festival
Malmö Nordisk Panorama
Seoul International Youth Film Festival,
Kidsfest Indonesia,
Fredrikstad, Nordic Docs
TIFF Kids
Taipei Taiwan
Int. Children's TV and Film Festival Malmö,
BUFF
IDFA