Cotton Candy Film

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about

Lina Berger is a Swedish filmmaker based in Gothenburg with a bachelor from HDK-Valand in film directing. She usually describes her practice as existential film wrapped in cotton candy. The films often have a melancholic undertone portrayed with warm characters and subtle humor. It is playful and colorful fiction with supernatural elements.


Lina Berger är en svensk filmskapare baserad i Göteborg med examen från HDK-Valand i filmregi. Hon brukar beskriva sin praktik som existentiella filmer insvepta i sockervadd. Filmerna har ofta en melankolisk underton porträtterad med varma karaktärer och subtil humor. Det är lekfull och färgstark fiktion ofta med övernaturliga inslag.


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Education 

2019 - 2022 - Bachelor in fine arts film - HDK Valand

2011 - 2013 - Filmproduction - Stockholms filmskola


Talent program

2023 - 2024 - Five for fiction - Talant program for feature film debuting directors in Västra Götaland


Films 

2022 - Inifrån akvariet / Inside the aquarium - Short film 20 min (Winner of Young Nordic Award at Nordisk Panorama / Premiere: Gothenburg Film Festival 2022 / International premiere: Palm Springs Shortfest 2022 / European premiere: Giffoni Film festival 2022)

2016 - Fri aktivitet / Playtime -  Short film 10 min (Best script award & Audience award at Stockmotion 2016 / Premiere: Gothenburg Film Festival 2016)


Work 

2023 - Halva halva - Viaplay studios - Casting (Dir: Alexander Abdallah & Mustafa al Mashhadani)

2021 - Young royals - Netflix / Nexiko media - Casting (Dir: Rojda Sekersöz)

2020 - Den sista sommaren - SVT / Naive - Casting director (Dir: Andreas Öhman)

2019 - Allt jag inte minns - SVT / Black spark film - Casting director (Dir: Beata Gårdeler)

2018 - Hjärtat - Garagefilm - Directors assistant / Casting director (Dir: Fanni Metelius)

2017 - Dröm vidare - 2a film - Casting director (Dir: Rojda Sekersöz)

2015 - Flocken - 2a film - Casting adults (Dir: Beata Gårdeler)

2015 - Efterskalv - Zentropa - SAD (Dir: Magnus von Horn)

2015 - Welcome to sweden - Jarowskij - SAD (Dir: Ulf Kvensler)

2014 - Glada hälsningar från missångerträsk - Yellowbird film - SAD (Dir: Lisa Siwe)

2013 - Tyskungen - Trevänner - Directors assistent / researcher (Dir: Per Hanefjord)

2013 - Vännerna - Bob film - SAD (Dir: Beata Gårdeler)


Tutoring

2024 - Regigym - Frame Filmfestival & ABF - Workshops in directing

2024 - Filmplats Advanced - Bergsjön kulturhus - Workhops in directing, casting & script writing 

2023 - Filmplats Borås - Film tutoring 

2022 - Götenburgo - Film tutoring 3 day workshop


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