ALMATY INDIE FILM FESTIVAL
Mousse
Overview
What could be easier than robbing a small bookie place on the outskirts of town? It’s during the year’s biggest horse race event and the betting center Washington’s Tobacco looks like the ultimate hit for some fast cash. Mousse is a man of pride and principles and is fed up with living as a second-class citizen. But what happens when he faces principles different to his own?
Director Biography — John Hellberg
John Hellberg has been creating films from the age of twelve. After working professionally as an editor since graduating from Stockholm Film School in 1999 Hellberg turned his focus to writing and directing. He has written and directed a number of short films and documentaries. In 2009 his short film GALETTEN won the grand jury prize at Platforma Film Festival, Athens and the Aprile Award at Milano Film Festival. His next short film Mousse has earned over 46 international awards.
Director Statement
It's all too easy to get lost in the excitement and deliberation of pursuing of the 'perfect' story, loosing sight of the value of entertainment as a means of capturing the attention of the audience.
Credits
- Director
- John Hellberg
- Writer
- John Hellberg
- Producer
- Kjell Åhlund
- Producer
- Fredrik Bjelke
- Key Cast
- Stéphane Bertola
- Key Cast
- Gunnar Ernblad
- Key Cast
- Marienette Dahlin
- Key Cast
- Roberto Gonzalez
Specifications
- Project type
- Feature, Short
- Runtime
- 30 minutes
- Completion date
- March 1, 2013
- Production budget
- 12,000 USD
- Country of origin
- Sweden
- Countries of filming
- Sweden
- Language
- Swedish
- Shooting format
- HD Cam
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9
- Film color
- Color
- First-time filmmaker
- No
- Student project
- No
- Digital Cinema Package
- Unavailable
Awards & Festivals
Milano Film Festival
Milano, Italy
October 13, 2013
Brighton Film Festival, Ciné-Loop
Brighton, England
November 1, 2013
SXSW, South by Southwest
Houston, USA
March 4, 2013
North American premiere
Nominated to SXSW Grand Jury Award
Febiofest International Short Film Festival
Prague, Czech
March 20, 2013
Little Rock Film Festival
Arkansas, USA
May 12, 2013
Twin Rivers Film Festival
Asheville, U.S.A
May 17, 2013
Best Short Drama
Chicago Comedy Film Festival
Chicago, USA
October 5, 2013
Best Director of a Feature Film - Best Actress in a Feature Film (Marienette Dahlin)
Honolulu Film Awards
Honolulu, USA
Winner of "Best Comedy"
Worldfest Houston
Houston, Texas, USA
April 10, 2013
Winner of Platinum Remi Award Best Short Comedy
Maverick Movie Awards
USA
October 6, 2013
Best Picture, Best Screenplay - nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor (twice), Best Editing, Best Soundtrack, Best Sound Design/Editing
WILDsound Film Festival
Toronto, Canada
May 14, 2014
Best Film, Best Overall Performance (actors), Best Cinematography (Johan Helmer), Best Original Score (Adam Hagstrand)
Short Film Corner - Cannes Film Festival
May 15, 2013
Spot Festival
Aarhus, Denmark
May 2, 2013
Indianapolis Film Festival
Indianapolis, U.S.A.
July 25, 2013
New Orleans Film Festival
New Orleans, usa
October 16, 2013
Port Townsend Film Festival
Port Townsend
September 19, 2013
LA Shortfest
L.A., U.S.A
September 5, 2013
Dublin International Short Film and Music Festival
Aesthetica Short Film Festival
UK
November 7, 2013
La Cabina Film Festival
Spain
November 8, 2013
ISFF 'SHQIP Film Fest
Kosovo
September 6, 2013
Ascona Film Festival
U.S.A
February 26, 2014
Phoenix Film Festival
Phoenix, U.S.A
March 26, 2014
Tiburon International Film Festival
Tiburon,, U.S.A
April 10, 2014
Nominated to Golden Reel Award
Wet Your Pants Comedy Festival
A film for peace
Festival of Nations
ReelHeART International Film Festival
Toronto, Canada
June 30, 2014
Founder's Award (Best of Fest) - Best Short - Best Cinematography (Johan Helmer) - Best Actress (Marienette Dahlin) - Best Actor (Stéphane Bertola)
Real to Reel International Film Festival
July 9, 2014
Best Short professional + Opening film
Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival, India
Kolkata
August 11, 2014
Asian Premiere
Best Film
Bragacine - International Independent Film Festival of Braga,
Braga, Portugal
November 8, 2014
Portuguese Premiere
Nominated for best short - feature, best director and best actor.
Beeston International Film Festival
United Kingdom
January 24, 2015
Indian Cine Film Festival
Mumbai, India
September 27, 2014
Asian
Best film
Muestra Internacional de Cine de Comedia
Mar del Plata, Argentina
September 18, 2014
South American
The Northern Wave IFF
Reykavik, Iceland
October 17, 2014
Icelandic
Kočevje Film Festival
Kočevje, Slovenia
September 16, 2014
Slovenian
Audience Award "Vezenina"
The Tallinn Festival of New Cinema
Tallin, Estonia
September 12, 2014
Estonian
Comedy Cluj International Film Festival
Cluj, Romania
October 13, 2014
Romanian
Festival du Film de Dakar
Dakar. Senegal
June 10, 2015
senegal
Highway 61 Film Festival
Pine City, Minneapolis
October 5, 2014
Best Short Comedy
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Thessaloniki, Greece
October 25, 2014
Greek
Nominated to Cinematic Achievement Award
The Jersey City International Television and Film Festival
New Jersey, US
October 17, 2014
JUMPTHECUT
Singapore
January 1, 2015
Singapore
Hamilton Film Festival
Hamilton, Ontario
November 3, 2014
YoFi Fest - Yonkers FF
New York
October 22, 2015
NIFF, Houston
Houston
October 14, 2015
Red Dirt IFF
Stillwater, Oklahoma
October 9, 2015
Best Foreign Film
Underfunded FF
Pleasant Grove, Utah
October 6, 2015
Honorable Mention
World of Film IF
Glasgow, UK
October 1, 2015
Footcandle FF
Hickory, North Carolina
September 25, 2015
L.A. Shorts Awards
Los Angeles
September 25, 2015
Best Short Film: Silver Award - Best Director: Bronze Award - Best Screenplay: Bronze Award
Golden Door IFF
Jersey City
September 24, 2015
Full Bloom FF
Statesville, North Carolina
September 24, 2015
Lake Erie Arts & Film Festival (LEAFF)
Sandusky, Ohio
September 17, 2015
International du Film Grolandais de Toulouse
France
September 14, 2015
Rome IFF
Georgia
September 13, 2015
Opening Film - Winner of 2 Sylvias: "Best Foreign Film" (Juried Award) + "Best in Show Narrative" (Audience Choice Award) - (Feature)
Cinerockom IFF
Beverly Hills
September 1, 2015
Muskoka Independent FF
Rosseau, Ontario, Canada
August 27, 2015
Underground SFF
Cork, Ireland
August 22, 2015
Landlocked FF
Iowa City, Iowa
August 14, 2015
Gwinnett Center IFF
Duluth, Georgia
July 31, 2015
SBE's Hamilton (NY) IFF
New York
August 30, 2015
Zanzibar IFF
Tanzania
July 18, 2015
"THE CINEMA AND THE MOON"
LECCE FF, Italy
July 2, 2015
Ljubljana IFF
Ljubljana, Slovenia
July 3, 2015
Hoosierdance IFF
Kokomo, Indiana
June 27, 2015
Alaska IF Award
Alaska, U.S.A
June 15, 2015
Winner of Delani Award
Eastern North Carolina FF
North Carolina
June 13, 2015
Nominated "Judges Choice"
Navi Mumbai IFF
India
May 29, 2015
Best Film in Fiction - (Feature)
New York International Urban FF (NUFF),
New York
June 16, 2015
Winner 1st place Short
Con FF
Philadelphia, U.S.A
May 7, 2015
Opening Film
Festival Internacional del Cine Pobre
Gibara, Cuba
May 4, 2015
The Ridgewood Guild FF
New Jersey, U.S.A
April 29, 2015
Best Foreign Film - (Feature)
Julien Dubuque IFF
Dubuque, Iowa, U.S.A
April 23, 2015
Eureka Springs Indie Film Fest
Arkansas, U.S.A
April 23, 2015
ISFF Landau
La.Meko, Germany
April 20, 2015
Filmfest Dresden ISFF
Germany
April 14, 2015
Arizona IFF
Arizona
April 9, 2015
Crossroads FF
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.A
April 9, 2015
Award for Best Short Narrative
The Buenos Aires Festival of New Cinema
Argentina
March 30, 2015
Short Film Winner
IFLF - Short n Doc film fest
Kerala, India
March 28, 2015
Opening Film
International Motion Festival
Cyprus
March 26, 2015
ClujShorts ISFF
Romania
March 23, 2015
Cinemística FF
Granada, Spain
March 21, 2015
Brooklyn Audience Now
New York, U.S.A
March 21, 2015
Best Screenplay - (Feature)
23rd Contravision FF
Berlin
March 20, 2015
Victoria TX Indie Film Fest
U.S.A
March 19, 2015
Nominated for "Best Featurette"
Garden State FF
Atlantic City, U.S.A
March 19, 2015
Queens World FF
New-York, U.S.A
March 17, 2015
RxSM Film Expo
Austin, U.S.A
March 11, 2015
San Luis Obispo IFF
California, U.S.A
March 10, 2015
The Byron Bay IFF
Australia
March 6, 2015
Australian premiere
Special Mention
Cinecran, 14e Rencontres du Cinéma Européen
Vannes, France
March 4, 2015
Angkor Wat IFF
Cambodia
February 27, 2015
WideScreen Film & Music Video Festival
Miami, U.S.A
February 27, 2015
Beloit IFF
Illinois, U.S.A
February 20, 2015
Winner of "Best Short"
Darbhanga IFF
Darbhanga, India
February 19, 2015
Winner of Best Story Writer (Short Fiction Film) - "John Hellberg"
Spokane IFF
U.S.A
February 4, 2015
Semana Internacional del Cortometraje de San Roque
Cádiz, Spain
February 2, 2015
Winner of the Kinova, award for Best Cinematography
Beeston FF
Beeston, UK
January 24, 2015
North Carolina Film Awards
U.S.A
January 1, 2015
Winner of Founder's Award
Flathead Lake International Cinefest
Polson, Montana, U.S.A
January 23, 2015
Best Picture - Feature Honorable Mention
LECCE Film Fest
Italy
December 26, 2014
Winner Special Mention Screenplay
3rd DIFF
Delhi, India
December 20, 2014
Athens Digital IFF
Greece
December 13, 2014
Swiff - South West London IFF
England
November 29, 2014
IFF Documentary and Short
Djakarta, Indonesia
November 26, 2012
Winner Award of Excellence
International SFF 2014, FENACO
Cusco, Perú
November 12, 2014
Weyauwega International Film Festival
Wisconsin, U.S.A
November 12, 2014
Winner Outstanding Foreign Language Film - (Feature)
Dehli SIFF 2014
New Delhi, India
November 8, 2014
A film for Peace
Trieste, Italy
October 31, 2014
FICVI - Festival Internacional de Cine de Villavicencio
Colombia
October 21, 2014
The Jersey City International Television and FF (JCITFF)
New Jersey, U.S.A.
October 17, 2014
Best Short Narrative - Best Director
Indian Cine FF-14
Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh), India
September 27, 2014
Best Cinematography (Johan Helmer)
FUNCINEMA, 1era Muestra Internacional de Cine de Comedia
Mar del Plata, Argentina
September 18, 2014
South American premiere
Festival of Nations
Lenzing, Austria
June 6, 2014
Wet Your Pants Comedy Festival
Indiana, U.S.A
April 25, 2014
Oakland Underground FF
CA, U.S.A.
September 25, 2013
Port Townsend FF
U.S.A
September 20, 2013
Oporto IFF
Portugal
June 18, 2013
Rugged Phoenix Underground Film Festival
Maine, U.S.A
October 23, 2015
Just4Shorts
Los Angeles, California
October 31, 2015
Winner Best Short Film
(ELAFF) EURO LA Cinema Festival
USA
November 2, 2015
PRVI KADAR-International Film Festival
East Sarajevo, Bosnia
November 6, 2015
Special Prize of the Festival
Big Shorts LA Film Festival
California, US
November 13, 2015
EQUUS Film Festival
New York City, USA
November 20, 2015
Filmmaker International Film Festival
Marbella, Spain
December 4, 2015
Special Mention