TIFF11: PRESS RELEASE - Axel Petersén’s Debut Feature AVALON Wins Toronto FIPRESCI Award
Toronto, September 18 2011 – Swedish director Axel Petersén picked up the Fipresci award for his debut feature AVALON, which had its world premiere in the Discovery Section of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. AVALON was produced by Fasad and Idyll, with Trust Nordisk on board for world sales.
From the jury report: “An assured, darkly humorous portrait of an affluent class in hedonistic self-denial, AVALON marks the arrival of a promising new voice in Swedish filmmaking.”
“The film is the result of many people’s support and hard work so I’m very proud that Axel’s debut feature received such critical recognition after its first screening ever. I’m very happy that we had a chance to launch this film at TIFF,” comments producer Erika Wasserman.
Axel Petersén is the director of several acclaimed short films, amongst others the Guldbagge-nominated A GOOD FRIEND OF MR. WORLD. His latest short THE TRACK OF MY TEARS 2 premiered in this year’s Orizzonti section of the Venice film festival. Axel is a graduate from the Czech film school FAMU and the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts.
AVALON is produced by Fasad and Idyll, one of Sweden’s most adventurous film companies headed by Erika Wasserman and Jesper Kurlandsky. Fasad is known for its bold, director-driven features and documentaries, which have premiered in Berlin (BURROWING ’09), Venice and TIFF (THE APE ’09, FALKENBERG FAREWELL ‘06).
Download press release here.
18 September 2011
TIFF11: Stort filmpris till Avalon
Axel Peterséns långfilm Avalon vann kritikerpriset för bästa debutfilm på den internationella filmfestivalen i Toronto.
Avalon, som får svensk biopremiär i februari, är ett ömt porträtt på 40-talisterna som den första generationen vuxna tonåringar och deras sätt att ta ansvar.
Det är första gången en svensk film får pris i Toronto, vars filmfestival anses vara den främsta i Nordamerika.
-Johan Hellekant / SVD
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18 September 2011
TIFF11: Métro Montréal - Le blogue cinéma
”Small Swedish film that flows like a long, calm river. Excellent drama. A young director to watch.”
-Pascal Grenier / Métro Montréal
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16 September 2011
TIFF11: SVD - Axel Peterséns film går hem i Toronto
“Brosts insats är storartad” skriver branschtidningen Variety i sin recension av filmen, som får betyget ”fascinerande och gripande”.
-Karoline Eriksson / SVD
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15 September 2011
TIFF11: National Post Other people’s limos
“I like cars, I’ll admit,” Petersen says. (Indeed: As we talk and walk to his hotel, Petersén suggests that we duck into the white stretch limousine idling out front of the hotel to do the interview. Problem: the limo isn’t his.)
-Nathalie Atkinson / National Post
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15 September 2011
TIFF11: Variety review “Pic is fascinating and ultimately haunting movie”
The denouement of “Avalon” is itself rather shocking, but only if one is expecting reform, rehabilitation or guilt. The pic is a fascinating and ultimately haunting movie, partly because of the way Petersen choreographs his characters, but also because of those characters themselves.
-John Anderson / Variety
Read the full review at Variety
14 September 2011
TIFF11: Extra Press Screening
Extra press screening at 4pm today at the Scotia Bank Theatre 2.
13 September 2011
