Life-giver
In a near future the environment is completely destroyed. Humans evacuate the planet, but only a few are chosen to leave. LIFE-GIVER follows a mother’s struggle through an abandoned Stockholm to save herself and her two daughters. They have just a few hours to try to get on the last evacuation ship. In the end she sacrifices herself for her family.
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Petter LindbladDirector
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Alexander RönnbergDirectorWe're still here, Filippa, First Like, Bloody Mary
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Petter LindbladWriter
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Alexander RönnbergWriterWe're still here, Filippa, First Like, Bloody Mary
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Petter LindbladProducerBeyond Beyond, Siv Sleeps Astray, The Great Bear, The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe
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Pernilla AugustKey Cast"Mother"Star Wars Episode I+II, Swoon, Fanny and Alexander, Britt-Marie was here
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Rebecca GerstmannKey Cast"Astrid"
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Joel SpiraKey Cast"Announcer"Easy Money I+II, Under the Pyramid
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Project Title (Original Language):Livgivare
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Project Type:Animation, Short, Virtual Reality
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Genres:Sci-fi, drama
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Runtime:12 minutes
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Completion Date:June 28, 2019
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Production Budget:110,000 EUR
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Country of Origin:Sweden
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Country of Filming:Sweden
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Language:English, Swedish
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Shooting Format:VR (Unity)
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Aspect Ratio:360
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
Distribution Information
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Nordic Entertainment GroupCountry: SwedenRights: Free TVCountry: NorwayRights: Free TVCountry: DenmarkRights: Free TVCountry: FinlandRights: Free TVCountry: IcelandRights: Free TV
Petter Lindblad (right) started working in the film industry at Danish and Swedish production companies, producing projects for children and young adults, with a special focus on animation. He has a Master’s degree in Media Production from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and in 2005, he received a Master’s in European Audiovisual Management from the MEDIA-supported Media Business School in Spain. In 2014, the Swedish Film Institute named Lindblad “Producer on the Move” at the Cannes Film Festival.
A selection of films that Lindblad has produced includes: LOS BANDO (2018), THE HEROIC QUEST OF THE VALIANT PRINCE IVANDOE (2017), SIV SLEEPS ASTRAY (2016), LEA AND THE FOREST PIRATES (2015), BEYOND BEYOND (2014), THE GREAT BEAR (2011).
LIFE-GIVER is his directorial debut.
Alexander Rönnberg (left) holds an MA in Producing at the National Film & TV School in London, UK, and a BSc in Computer Science, Linnaeus University, Sweden. At film school he won Kodak Student Commercial Award two years in a row, and upon graduation he moved back to Stockholm where he has worked as a producer and director since. He is a member of ACE.
A selection of film that Rönnberg has produced includes: ALENA (2015), REMNANTS OF A LIFE (2013) and PALME (2012). As director, the short films WE’RE STILL HERE (2019), FILIPPA (2017), FIRST LIKE (2016), BLOODY MARY (2016).
With LIFE-GIVER both directors had the opportunity to combine their technical backgrounds with their film experience by creating one of the first, Swedish, VR-films.
By using VR we have created an embracing experience where we with stylized design tell a story in a near future where humanity’s continuing destruction of the environment forces us to abandon the planet. It is a worst-case story intended to make the viewers reflect on their own environment related actions without being moralizing.