The Affected
13min | Norway | 2020
On a commercial flight to Istanbul, an activist forces the pilot of the plane to take a political stance, which is not his intention at all.
Official Screenings & Nominations
2021 Short Com International Comedy Film Festival, UK
2021 Denver Film Festival, CO, USA
2021 Crested Butte Film Festival, CO, USA
2021 35. Braunschweig International Film Festival, Germany
2021 Espoo Cine, Finland
2021 Diaspora International Short Film Festival, Turkey
2021 FILMETS Badalona Film Festival, Spain
2021 Guanajuato International Film Festival, Mexico
2021 International Human Rights Film Festival, Albania
2021 Kyiv International Short Film Festival, Ukraine
2021 Nuuk International Film Festival, Greenland
2021 Port Townsend Film Festival, WA, USA
2021 UW Cinematheque, WI, USA
2021 War on Screen Film Festival, France
2021 Calgary International Film Festival, Canada
2021 Lago Film Fest, Italy
2021 Palm Springs Shorts Fest, USA
2021 Philosophical Film Festival, Skopje, Macedonia
2021 FilmFest DC International Film Festival, USA
2021 PROXY San Francisco, USA
2021 Norway CineClub, London, UK
2021 Prague Short Film Festival, Czech Republic
2021 Helsinki Intl Film Festival - Rakkautta & Anarkiaa, Finland
2021 THIS IS SHORT, Vienna, Austria
2021 Stockfish Film Festival, Reykjavik, Iceland
2021 San Diego Internal ShortFest, California, USA
2021 Annapolis Film Festival, Maryland, USA
2021 Movies That Matter, Netherlands
2021 Sundance Film Festival, USA
2021 Minimalen Film Festival, Norway
2021 Flickerfest, Australia
2021 Refugee Film Festival, Finland
2021 18°Festival Internacional Signos da Noite, Lisbon, Portugal
2020 Leuven International Film Festival, Belgium
2020 Aesthetica Short Film Festival, England
2020 BOGOTA Shorts Film Festival, Colombia
2020 Austin Film Festival, USA
2020 Show Me Shorts Film Festival, Auckland, New Zealand
2020 Uppsala kortfilmfestival, Sverige
2020 Movies on war, Elverum, Norway
2020 BIFF, Bergen
2020 Norwegian International Film Festival, Haugesund, Norway
2020 Nordisk panorama, Sweden
2020 Grimstad International Short Film Festival, Norway
Original title: De Berørte
Director: Rikke Gregersen
Screenplay: Rikke Gregersen and Trond Arntzen
Producer: Stine Blichfeldt
Photographer: Torjus Thesen
Editor: Espen Skjong Knutsen
Actors: Anders T. Andersen, Alexander De Senger, Renate Reinsve, Marit Andreassen
Rikkes previous exam film got her a Student OSCAR Award and the BAFTA Special Jury Price Award.
Wins & Achievements
2020 The Norwegian Short Film Festival, Grimstad
The Hourglass Award, given by The Writer’s Guild of Norway
The Golden Chair for Best Norwegian Short Film - Honorable mention
The Norwegian Film Workers Association’s Technical Award - Honorable mention
2020 Nordisk Panorama, Malmø, Sverige
Best Nordic Short Film
2020 18°Festival Internacional Signos da Noite, Lisbon, Portugal
The Night Award for Best International Short
Movies on War, Norway
Jury Award for Best Narrative Short
Youth Jury Award
Grimstad International Short Film Festival, Norway
Time Glass Award for Best Script
Minimalen Kortfilmfestival, Norway
Best Nordic Fiction Film
Grimstad International Short Film Festival, Norway
Honourable Mention for Best Cinematography
Honourable Mention of Best Nordic Short Film
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