HOPPTORNET (TEN METER TOWER)
By Axel Danielson & Maximilien Van Aertryck
Format: Short
Duration: 16 min
Release: 2016
A ten meter diving tower. People who have never been up there before have to choose whether to jump or climb down.
The situation itself highlights a dilemma: to weigh the instinctive fear of taking the step out against the humiliation of having to climb down.
TEN METER TOWER is an entertaining study of the human in a vulnerable position.
Director/ Editor/ Camera:
Axel Danielson
Maximilien Van Aertryck
Producer:
Axel Danielson
Erik Hemmendorff
World sales:
KurzFilmAgentur Hamburg e.V.
Stine Wangler
stine@shortfilm.com
Festival distribution:
The Swedish Film Institute
Sara Rüster
sara.ruster@filminstitutet.se
Selections & Awards:
Academy Award for Best Short Documentary - shortlist
New York Times Op-Docs (USA)
Berlinale Shorts (Germany)
Sundance Film Festival (USA)
La Biennale di Venezia (Italy)
TED conference 2017 Vancouver (Canada)
KIASMA, Modern Art National Gallery (Finland)
Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival (France) - Jury Award & Audience Award
Gothenburg Film Festival (Sweden) - Best Short Film
Jihlava Documentary Film Festival (Czech Republic) - Best Short Film
Encounters (UK) - Best European Short
Glasgow Short Film Festival - Audience Award
Mecal Pro Film Festival (Spain) - Best Documentary
Traverse City Film Festival (USA) - Best Documentary Short
Mo & Friese Children's Short Film Festival (Germany) - Best Short Film
Anonimul Independent Film Festival (Romania) - Best Short Film
Milwaukee Film Festival (USA) - Best Short Documentary
Osen Film Festival (Russia) - Best Short Documentary
Lago Film Fest (Italy) - Special Mention of the Jury and Audience
Kinemastik Film Festival (Malta)- Special Mention of the Jury and Audience
Message to Man International Film Festival (Russia) - Eclectic Prize
International Short Film Festival Landau (Germany) - Best Short Film
Formentera Film Festival (Spain) - Best Short Film
Nantucket Film Festival (USA) - Audience Award
Glasgow Short Film Festival (UK) - Audience Award