In the spring of 2013, Bonniers Konsthall presented a reprise of our major film competition, Pocket Cinema. The winner, Frida Wrangå, received a prize of 10,000 SEK, and her work The Moon was shown at the art hall during Culture Night on April 20.

Jury’s statement:

The Moon by Frida Wrangå is a film that, through minimal means and remarkable focus, has grown to become Pocket Cinema’s most powerful work. In a film lasting only sixty seconds, there isn’t much room — yet Wrangå turns this limitation into an advantage, reducing the image to its essence. Her work consists largely of a text read aloud by a machine; anyone who has ever heard a text message spoken by a synthetic voice will recognize the sound. The contrast between the computer’s cold, mechanical tone and the emotional text is striking. We are reminded that film is not only image — film is also sound.

ABOUT POCKET CINEMA

What does it mean for cinematic storytelling when the phone and camera are always within reach? What new kinds of moments are captured? What does it mean that a film can now spread instantly from a phone to Facebook, YouTube, and other social networks? And how do apps and games created for tablets and smartphones influence the evolution of the moving image?

The 2012 winners were Joanna Vikström and Olle Eriksson.

The jury:
Axel Petersén – artist and filmmaker
Annika von Hausswolff – artist
Sara Arrhenius – Director, Bonniers Konsthall
Björn Norberg – Project Manager, Bonniers Konsthall
Jeanette Bonnier – Founder and Chair of the Board, Bonniers Konsthall
Charlotta Denward – Head of Production, AB Svensk Filmindustri

Pocket Cinema is realized with the support of AB Svensk Filmindustri and Screen9.