Ruben Östlund and producer Erik Hemmendorff get Västra Götaland’s major cultural prize.
– You will be honored and spurred, says Erik Hemmendorff.
At 13:00 on Tuesday awarded the Västra Götaland’s major cultural prize to the director Ruben Östlund and producer Erik Hemmendorff, who with their joint company Platform production is behind movies like Play , The involuntary and Tourism .
– It feels just great, of course. It is especially interesting to note that we have made with our company. It suggests, of course they want us to continue, says Erik Hemmendorff.
Platform production, the price, which is 100 000, very timely. Ostlund and Hemmendorff be in the days begin his new project, which goes by the working name The square .
– You become honored and spurred new great deeds, clearly. Ruben has such a damn good idea. Now, after tourism, we have the world’s eyes on us, so we have to take in properly now. I do not think we have done that yet.
Even with tourism?
– Not really, I think, says Erik Hemmendorff.
In the explanatory memorandum writes the Cultural Committee of the acclaimed duo have a creative teamwork that “makes them the most wayward players in the Swedish film”. Furthermore, it is stated, with a wink to one of the film’s scenes, the Tourist may have discouraged the Swedish people from using electric toothbrushes come.
Eltandborst-preparations against words. How does it heritage?
Erik Hemmendorff laughs.
– It honors. We had three goals Tourist: creating world history’s most spectacular avalanche scene, to reduce tourism to the Alps, and the increasing divorce rate. But if you can add that people no longer want to brush your teeth with an electric toothbrush, well, then we’ve really accomplished something.
Although Ruben Östlund is noticeably pleased with the grounds, and of that honor the price.
– It was great fun to share the price with Erik, I think. Our cooperation has been essential, and has been the company to develop in a particular way. I have also developed because of it, he says.
About the new project The Square, he explains that the idea comes from the same phenomenon that led to the film Play 2011.
– Play based on authentic events where young children robbed another in central Gothenburg. Many people passed when it occurred, but very few intervened. In The Square, we play with the idea to create a common responsibility box in the center of town, where you can go if you need help.
The box has Östlund and Hemmendorff supposed to place on the site where the statue of Karl XII and his horse – Kopparmärra – stands. Charles XII shall instead have to move down to the Gustaf Adolf Square.
– There will be a little “Daddy, come home” over it. We reunites Gustav Adolf and Kari in the family Vasa and receive our security box.
script is not pre-written, and the film has been tentatively premiere first in 2017, but this year is an exhibition named box been considered at Vandalorum in Värnamo. In the presented Ruben Östlund idea to the public. In conjunction with the opening also established a permanent responsibilities box in Värnamo city center.
Facts: Cultural Committee Justification
“The jury at the Cannes Film Festival have already noted there: the films from Platform production in Gothenburg throws Un Certain Regard, a special look at what we call living. At micro seconds when the ordinary turns into absurdity and impossible impasse. The producer Erik Hemmendorff and director Ruben Östlund carve out stories in productive cooperation – a teamwork that makes them the most wayward players in the Swedish film, and as you probably should blame of Swedish people after the last film completely stop using electric toothbrushes! “
The chairman Conny Brännberg (KD ) says that the great cultural price is the finest that the Board has to award.
– Yes, it really has a special position and to give to someone or some who have made major efforts over a long period for the region. We are privileged to have so many candidates it in West Bengal, and the competition has been fierce, he said.
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