Short Project

Gerilja Film has entered into a collaboration with the newly started production company Estenopo. We aim to produce five or six short and simple shorts by the end of 2006. The projects purpose is to fine tune our script and directing skills and apply professional methodology to our project development. Also, its about giving a hand to Estenopo who are just starting out with a lot of good ideas, but not that much project realization "power".



We aim to shoot the first short by the first week in november. The short is called "Motlyd" and its about a man who struggles with a strange form of tinitus (øresus...).

Stay tuned for more project updates!

The western...

It seems to me that a lot of the documentary projects that get funding nowadays is about either some social consience theme (war, hunger, AIDS, troubled youth), you know what I mean, or some form of oddity. You know; cute story about love and friedship amongst people with Downs Syndrome, cute story about musicians with Downs Syndrome, cute story about old people from rural parts of our beautifull country who, in spite of where they come from, still manages to have a positive outlook on life and the future. Oddities.

Where’s the stories about regular people? Where’s the stories about youth with a positive attitude, hopes for the future and an OK CV? Perhaps they even own a laptop mac?
I just feel like its time to tell a story about something from the mainstream. What’s your friend Christian’s story. He works as a web designer, has a girlfriend and a hobby, has no money worries. Where does he get his energy, his mojo? What’s his goal?
That’s what I want to know.

You?

WT Internationale Film Festival 2006 - 9th – 12th of November

Ready for action! In front Cecilia Frotvedt, from the left Kjetil Fossåskaret, Vidar Bratlund-Mæland and Festival director Frode Sirevåg.

ALL ENTRIES: 1519 films from approximately 65 countries

Short Fiction: 856

Feature Fiction: 196

Documentary: 327

Animation: 140

There is probably around 300-400 more submissions written on downloaded forms.

Gerilja Film will be involved in the execution of the festivals WebTV broadcasts. WT is the first film festival in Norway to offer this "service". Go Ole Henning!

Pen Kopp.

Twilight Zone

Gerilja Film has left the house AGAIN!! Due to misunderstandings and bad communication we have had to move office again. Gerilja's current headquaters are now located in Jonas Reins gate 9. If you know me, Håvard, im sure that you recognize that adress. Yes, it's my house...
This is just an intermediate solution. If anyone knows of a vacant office space, please let me know: havard@geriljafilm.com. I am never at home and never at work.

And this is not what i feel like doing with either the old office, nor the new one...

Im taking this opportunity to send my regards to Åsta Lindemann, our sister in arms, who's also looking for a roof over her head and a place to access the web "of opportunity".


Anyway, Bjørn and myself are going to Oslo next week to have a meeting with Norsk Filmfond. Peter Bøe who is a shortfilm consultant, will give us some valuble insights into the midset of those who work at the KING of norwegian film funding institutions. Hopefully, I'll be able to set up additional meetings with other interesting people when we're there as well. If YOU want a meeting, send an email to the adress above, or call the Gerilja Film phone number that you'll find under "contact" at www.geriljafilm.com.

See you soon!

Pen Kopp