''Megaheavy'' is a 19-minute Danish youth short film produced in 2010 by Shouting Cow Productions. It is written by Jacob Katz Hansen and
Fenar Ahmad
Fenar Ahmad (in Arabic language, Arabic فنار أحمد) is a Danish filmmaker of Iraqi origin. He was born in 1981 in Czechoslovakia to immigrant Iraqi parents. In 1986 the family emigrated to Denmark. There he studied film in the alternative fi ...
and directed by the latter and starring Eva Thompson in the role of Jolly, Jonatan Tulested as Kenneth, with additional roles by Sarah Boberg and Nicolei Faber.
Synopsis
The nerdy Jolly (played by Eva Thompson) is in love with Kenneth (Jonatan Tulested), an earlier classmate and she is engulfed in her love of metal music. A neighbor's son (played by Nicolei Faber) returns to the village upon hearing about his father's death, and things are no longer the same.
[Eye for Film.co.uk: ''Megaheavy'' review]
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Soundtrack
The soundtrack is built on tracks by U.S. rock band The Fucking Champs
The Fucking Champs are a three-piece rock band from San Francisco, California. They are known for their heavy metal sound, based largely around shifting time signatures, guitar harmonies, and plentiful rhythm. Most songs are instrumental. They ...
, with progressive metal genre.[ The soundtrack was published by Drag City.
Tracklist
#"What's a Litte Reign?" - Lyrics & Music: Tim Soete, Tim Green, Josh Smith
#"Extra Man" - Lyrics & Music: Tim Soete, Tim Green, Josh Smith
#"The Virtues of Cruising" - Lyrics & Music: Tim Soete, Tim Green, Philip Manley
#"Insomnia" - Lyrics & Music: Tim Soete, Tim Green, Philip Manley
#"Lamplighter" - Lyrics & Music: Tim Soete, Tim Green, Josh Smith
#"Fozzy Goes to Africa" - Lyrics & Music: Tim Soete, Tim Green, Philip Manley
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Awards
It won the Grand Prix at the 2010 Odense Film Festival as well as the "Best children's and youth films" category at the same festival. It won The Robert - Danish Film Awards - for "Best short fiction or animated film" during the 27th Robert Awards
The 27th Robert Awards ceremony was held on 7 February 2010 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Organized by the Danish Film Academy, the awards honoured the best in Danish and foreign film of 2009.
Honorees Best Danish Film
* ''Antichrist''
Best Ch ...
the same year. It won "Honorable Mention - Short Film" at the Stockholm International Film Festival
The Stockholm International Film Festival () is an annual film festival held in Stockholm, Sweden. It was launched in 1990 and has been held every year since then during the second half of November, and focuses on emerging and early career fil ...
and "Special Mention for Short film" at the Edinburgh International Film Festival
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), established in 1947, is the world's oldest continually running film festival.
EIFF presents both UK and international films (all titles are World, international, European or UK Premieres), in al ...
.DFI Denmark: MEGAHEAVY Fenar Ahmad, Danmark, 2009
Film got award nominations as well including for "Generation 14plus - Best Short Film" during the Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival (), usually called the Berlinale (), is an annual film festival held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of Europ ...
. Eva Thompson was nominated for "Best Actress" and Martin Nygaard Friis Hansen for "Best Editing" both during the 2010 Ekko Shortlist Awards (2010).
References
External links
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Megaheavy trailer
2010 short films