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Den dansk/ægyptisk producerede film “Over Jorden, under Himlen” af Simon Lereng Wilmont fik festivalens pris som bedste kortfilm. Den er om ambition og træning, med den lille Mahmoud, som elsker cirkus og drømmer om at blive akrobat i det ægyptiske nationalcirkus. Han har en mentor, Kamal. Han træner ham, jonglerer den lille fyr halvanden meter over jorden i farlige, dristige akrobatnumre.

Simon Lereng Wilmont er studerende ved Den Danske Filmskole. Han er medarbejder på filminstitutprojektet “Travelling with Mr. T”.

Danmark/Ægypten, 2009, 29 min. Den Danske Filmskole.

Allan Berg Nielsen

Allan Berg Nielsen started the first documentary cinema in Randers, Denmark way back in the 1970’es. He did so at the museum, where he was employed. He got the (16mm) films from the collection of the National Film Board of Denmark (Statens Filmcentral). He organised a film festival in his home city, became a member of the Board of Directors of the Film Board, started to write about films in diverse magazines, were a juror at several festivals and wrote television critiques in the local newspaper. From 1998-2003 Allan Berg was documentary film consultant (commissioning editor) at The Danish Film Institute, a continuation of the Film Board. Since then free lance consultant in documentary matters.

abn@filmkommentaren.dk

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