1997 English


	The first Film Festival of the Kalundborg Region On the basis of the Cultural Group of the Kalundborg Region with the assistance of the Film Association of the Kalundborg Region (K.E.F.F) a working party worked for several years to set up a Film Festival in the Kalundborg region. From the beginning the working party consisted of representatives of the Gørlev Filmclub, K.E.F.F. and the Friends of Mørkøv Cinema. In
	connection with the festival the County of West Zealand donated a prize to be given to the film with the best combination of film and music. The event took place in the beginning of October 1997 and the films were shown in the three cinemas of Gørlev, Kalundborg and Mørkøv. The event was very well received by a large audience. The prize ceremony was held in Kino 1 in Kalundborg. The winner was the Czech film "Kolya". In the latter part of November 1997 the organisers invited the director Jan Sverak and the composer Ondrej Soukup to Denmark to receive their prize personally. They did so at an event in the Old Cinema of Gørlev on Saturday the 27^th of November with representatives of the five municipalities as well as from the County.
The Jury 1997: Chairman was the critic Ole Michelsen, "Borgart" magazine on DR - national Danish television, the film director Anders Refn and the composer, singer and actress Alberte Winding.

In the preface for the 1997 programme the chairman of the working party, Søren Juul, wrote: As a result of the cultural co-operation between the five municipalities in the Kalundborg Region "Film Festival '97 – Film Days in the Kalundborg Region" are taking place from the 2^nd till the 5^th of October 1997. The purpose of "Film Festival '97 – Film Days in the Kalundborg Region" is to focus on film culture during a brief but intense period of time. A co-operation between the Film Club of Gørlev, the Friends of Mørkøv Cinema, Kino 1-2 in Kalundborg, the municipality of Gørlev and K.E.F.F. taking place over several years will climax with an presentation of films from Europe and the U.S. Only few of them have been screened in any of the three cinemas previously, but they all deserve an audience not only in the major cities. So many immensely good, profound, entertaining, beautiful, thoughtful, enriching films are being produced on both sides of the Atlantic and we would like the widen the access to these for just a little while. As it can be seen below we have chosen French, Italian, German, English, Czech, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and American films which have opened in Denmark since 1995. Virtually all of them have been reviewed by the "Bogart" magazine on DR. The films have been divided into three categories: 1. Films in the competition. In this category eight European feature films will compete for the prize of Dkr. 50.000.-. The prize will be given to the film in which the music – originally composed or reused – is found by the jury to support the story line in the best way. 2. Other films. In this category a number of films are shown out of competition. They all deserve a wider audience all the same. 3. Films for children and young people. For the children and young people of the municipalities a number of films have been selected especially to be offered for free at school performances. Furthermore there will be one special feature. All the films are described in more detail in the programme. The working party behind "Film Festival '97" would like to thank: the municipalities of Bjergsted, Gørlev, Hvidebæk, Kalundborg & Tornved for the financial support that has made this festival possible and for the backing they have shown the initiative since 1995. the County of West Zealand for sponsoring the prize which is exquisite even by European standards. the Cultural Foundation and the Nordic Film Foundation for the fine economic support.. The Danish Film Institute for encouragement and good advice as well as economic support for this programme. all the local advertisers, helpers and others who have made this festival possible.

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