Award-winning documentary featuring composer Fred Jonny Berg
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Exhaling Music (Å puste ut musikk)
Trond Eliassen, Norway, 2009, Documentary, 56
Surrounded by secrecy, the Rognan-composer Fred Jonny Berg, 36, has captured the heart and minds of the international music scene. The self-taught composer is on first name terms with stars such as Sir James Galway and Vladimir Ashkenazy. "I never compose music", Berg says, "the tones just float around inside my head. When they get too loud, I have to breathe them out." This film is a story about a personal war, and about finally recapturing the love for music and life.
Read more (in Norwegian)
Information at NRK (Norwegian version)
Review Avisa Nordland 20.01.2010
Review Saltenposten 16.01.2010
From the movie Exhaling Music. Vladimir Ashkenazy and Fred Jonny Berg.
Photo: News on Request AS.
Fred Jonny Berg and director Trond Eliassen.
Photo: News on Request AS.
Awards & Nominations:
Official selection
European Film Festival
2010
Winner
Tromsø International Film Festival, Norway
The Tromsø Palm 2010
Nominated
Gullruten 2011 (Golden Frame 2011),
Norway
Winner
DocUtah International Film Festival, US
Raven Statuette 2010
Winner
Park City Film Music Festival, US
Silver Medal of Excellence 2010
Winner
Mexico International Film Festival
Silver Palm 2010
Winner
Northern Character Film Festival, Russia
1st price diploma 2010
Official selection
International Filmmaker Festival, UK
Nominated Best Soundtrack 2010
Official selection
DocMiami Intl. Film Festival, US
2010
Official selection
Polar Film Festival, Finland
2010
Official selection
Dawson City Intl. Short Film Festival, Canada
2010
"Gullruten" (the Norwegian equivalent to the Emmy's) is a yearly award show that celebrates the Norwegian TV industry. The award was founded by the Norwegian Film and TV producers' association in 1998. The nomination and jury selection is governed by the "Gullruten" committee consisting of members from the Norwegian film and TV producers' association and the Norwegian TV channels TV2, TVNorge, TV3 and NRK.
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