General Information
Duration: 0 min 0 sec
Genres: Feature
Language: Swedish
Country: Sweden
Submitted By: Börje Peratt
Festival Rating 7.2
This account of the world-renowned Swedish fairytale painter John Bauer is set at the beginning of the 20th century. John falls hopelessly in love with fellow artist Ester Ellqvist but problems arise when his artistic fantasy-world clashes with real life. They finally find a way to be together; however, fate has a different destiny in store for them..
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DirectorsBörje Peratt
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ProducersRitva Peratt
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ProducersBörje Peratt
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WritersBörje Peratt
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Poster DesignKim Peratt
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Photo PilotHans Welin
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Photo PilotLars af Sillén
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Edit PilotBörje Peratt
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Edit PilotLudvig Falkman
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Film TypeFeature
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GenresBio Drama
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Runtime0 minutes 0 seconds
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Production BudgetUSD
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Country of OriginSweden
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Country of FilmingSweden
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Film LanguageSwedish
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Shooting Format
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Aspect Ratio
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Film ColorColor
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Student ProjectNo
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First-time FilmmakerNo
Twilight Tokyo Film Festival
Japan
Tokyo
06/15/2021
Awarded Winner
Filmmakers International Screenwriting Awards (FISA)
United States
Hollywood
12/20/2020
Finalist script
L’Age d’Or International Arthouse Film Festival (LIAFF)
India
Kolkata, West Bengal
02/01/2020
Winner Pilot
FIFF – Filmstrip International Film Festival
Romania
Lasi
11/20/2019
Script Official Selection
Director's Biography
Börje Peratt, born August 23, 1949 in Stockholm is an International Awarded Swedish producer, director, and scriptwriter. Married to partner and executive producer Ritva Peratt. They run the Media production company Manus AV-produktion AB since 1976 and Draupner Film https://draupnerfilm.com/ promoting two filmprojects: 1) "Land of Wooden Gods" 2) "John Bauer and the Mountain King". Both Awarded in script festivals.
2018 The Patient Who Built a Hospital, documentary feature https://thepatientwhostartedahospital.wordpress.com/ Winner – International Screen Awards – Indonesia, Jan 2020 Winner – Accolade Global Film Competition – USA, Feb 2019 Winner: Award of Merit – The Impact DOCS Awards Film Festival – USA, Jan 2019 Winner: Outstanding Achievement Award – L’Age d’Or – Feb 2019 Winner: Best of Festival – WRPN Women’s International Film Festival – USA, Oct 2019
2016 The Doctor Who Refused to Give Up, documentary feature https://docenby.com/ Winner: Winner: GOLDEN AWARD - European Screen Awards, May 2020 Winner: Best Documentary - Mont. Blanc International Movie Fest – Paris, France, April 2020 Winner: Best Director, Börje Peratt - Mont. Blanc International Movie Fest – Paris, France, April 2020 Winner: Best Feature Documentary - ARFF Berlin // International Awards - Germany, Aug 2019 Silver Award - Spotlight Documentary Film Awards - Atlanta USA, Jan 2020
2015 Guide - the Love of a Horse, drama documentary. Winner: Best Short Film – Tehran Short Film Festival – Iran 2016 Winner: Best Short Film Director – Indie for you Film Fest – USA, Feb 2020
2001 Bella & Real, drama short. (Later Feature 2010) Winner: Best Winner of Winners – Premio Super Paladino d’Oro – Palermo International Sport Film Festival (PISFF) – Italy 2003 Winner: The Audience Award – Premio Giuria’Giovani – PISFF – Italy 2001 Winner: The Best Film – Paladino d’Oro – PISFF – Italy 2001
Director's Statement
John Bauer was awarded the Medal of Honor at the San Francisco World Fair in 1915. He inspired the Swedish illustrator Gustav Tenggren, who was hired by Walt Disney, to create artwork for Snow White, Pinnochio, Fantasia and Bambi. The ‘Mountain King’ title stems from an idea by the Russian choreographer Michail Fokin, the Swedish Royal Opera, to create an opera ballet inspired by Bauer’s paintings.
The pilot's aim is to illustrate the mood and environment of the time. It shows the film’s opening scene when John and Ester still very young meet at Royal Academy of art in Stockholm in autumn 1900.
