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‘78 Days’ and ‘The Peasants’ are the winners of the 22nd edition of the Tofifest International Film Festival. Kujawy Pomorze Region!
The winner of the On Air Main Competition is ‘78 Days’ by Emilija Gašič, while ‘The Peasants’ by DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman triumphs in the From Poland competition. More »

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Birthday

Födelsedag · dir. Jenifer Malmqvist
Poland, Sweden 2010, 18’

This is a story about a lesbian couple in a middle age. Sara loves Katerina and is preparing a suprise on her 40th birthday. Katerina has also surprise as well. Unfortunately ― unpleasant... Film focuses on complicated homosexual relationship. Birthday was warmly received at the prestigious Sundance Festival in the USA and on FPFF in Gdynia.

Director:Jenifer Malmqvist
Screenplay:Jenifer Malmqvist
Cinematography:Ita Zbroniec-Zajt
Editing:Bogusława Furga
Cast:Lotten Roos, Asa Karlin, August Lindmark, Liva Leijsne Elkjaer
Awards:Złote Lwy — Konkurs etiud fabularnych i fabularnych filmów dyplomowych szkół filmowych (FPFF Gdynia 2010); Sundance FF; Torino FF; Verzaubert FF; Pink Apple FF Zurich

Jenifer Malmqvist, born in Southern Sweden, has had many different jobs and studied a variety of subjects at advanced levels. After directing amateur theatre she started to study filmmaking in Sweden and Poland.