The Girl King

Name: The Girl King
Director: Mika Kaurismäki

Feature Film | 2014-2015 | Period | Canada, Finland, Germany, Sweden

Director	Mika Kaurismäki
Written by	Michel Marc Bouchard, Mika Kaurismäki
Production	Starhaus Filmproduktion GmbH, Anagram Sweden [se], Galafilm Inc. [ca], Marianna Films [fi], Triptych Media [ca]
Distributor	NFP Marketing & Distribution [de]

Start of shooting	11/02/2014
End of shooting	16/05/2014
Locations	Finnland, Schweden und Deutschland

Film financing	FilmFernsehFonds Bayern (FFF Bayern) [de]: 30.000 € (Verleih/Vertrieb 04/2016) FilmFernsehFonds Bayern (FFF Bayern) [de]: 450.000 € (Produktionsförderung Kinofilm) German Federal Film Board (DFFF) [de]: 294.929 € Eurimages [eu]: 460.000 €
Length of movie	106 min.

Cast

Actor	Role name	Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Malin Buska	Königin Christina von Schweden [L]
Sarah Gadon	Ebba Sparre [L]
Michael Nyqvist	Axel Oxenstierna [L]
Hippolyte Girardot	Hector Pierre Chanut [L]
Martina Gedeck	Queen Maria Eleonora [SR]
Laura Birn	Erika Erksein [SR]
Peter Lohmeyer	Bishop of Stockholm [SR]
François Arnaud	Karl Gustav [SR]
Patrick Bauchau	René Descartes [SR]
Manni Laudenbach	Dwarf [SR]

Activity	Name	Comment
Post production supervisor	Nina Spilger
Director of photography	Guy Dufaux
Camera operator	Stefan Sosna 2nd Unit Kamera , Deutschland	2nd Unit Kamera , Deutschland
Steadicam operator	Stefan Sosna Deutschland	Deutschland
2nd assistant camera	Hannes Engler Germany	Germany
Costume designer	Marjatta Nissinen
Director	Mika Kaurismäki
Editor	Hans Funck
Assistant editor	Andschana Eschenbach
Makeup artist / hair stylist	Katharina Erfmann Rolle 'Qun.Eleonora'	Rolle 'Qun.Eleonora'
Wig maker	Ari Haapaniemi
Composer	Anssi Tikanmäki
Producer	Arnie Gelbart
Producer	Wasiliki Bleser
Producer	Anna Stratton
Producer	Rainer Kölmel
Producer	Martin Persson
Producer	Mika Kaurismäki
Production designer	Markku Pätilä
Production designer	Petri Neuvonen
Screenwriter	Mika Kaurismäki
Screenwriter	Michel Marc Bouchard
Production sound mixer	Joonas Jyrälä
Dialogue coach	Ernestine Kahn Vorbereitung P. Lohmeyer	Vorbereitung P. Lohmeyer

Company	Comment
Anagram Sweden [se]
Galafilm Inc. [ca]
Marianna Films [fi]
Starhaus Filmproduktion GmbH
Triptych Media [ca]

Company	Comment
NFP Marketing & Distribution [de]

Department	Company	Comment
Costumes	Theaterkunst GmbH Kostümausstattung KB:Marjatta Nissinen	KB:Marjatta Nissinen
Locations and Studios	Bavarian Scout Team
Props	FTA Film- und Theater-Ausstattung GmbH

Award winner	Year	Award	Category
Mika Kaurismäki	2015	Nordische Filmtage Lübeck Specials	Specials	Nominated
Mika Kaurismäki	2015	Montreal World Film Festival [ca] Public Awards for the most popular Canadian film o	Public Awards for the most popular Canadian film o	Winner
Malin Buska	2015	Montreal World Film Festival [ca] Best Acress	Best Acress	Winner

Type	Country	Date	Comment
Theatre release	Germany	Thursday, 21/07/2016

Websites
Facebook Seite	https://www.facebook.com/TheGirlKing.derFilm/
	http://www.thegirlking-derfilm.de/