CONSIDERATION – BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT.

The short live action; Camping in Paradise tells the story of a philosopher and his girlfriend who, against their will, spend a night at a nudist campsite—an environment far beyond their comfort zone. 

The nudist setting becomes both a literal and symbolic act of stripping away barriers and prejudices. It sparks conversations about intimacy, societal boundaries, and the stigmas attached to the human body.

However, the film is not only about intimacy—it is also a vital commentary on today’s political climate, where freedom of speech and expression face ongoing threats. The growing wave of censorship is visible everywhere, from university debates to elementary schools.

In 2023, a principal in Florida was forced to resign after parents complained that sixth-grade students, during a Renaissance art lesson, had been “exposed to pornography.” What were they shown? A photography of the world-renowned masterpiece of Renaissance art: Michelangelo’s David.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65071989.amp

If two carved pieces of marble on one of history’s greatest works of art can be mischaracterized as pornography, then our society is in urgent need of reminders about the danger of silencing expression. 

Camping in Paradise contributes to this cultural debate by showing that the human body, in its natural form, is not harmful—except to those who choose to see it through a distorted lens.

Art should not be censored. Freedom of speech must be defended. If we cannot accept Michelangelo, we risk losing the very foundation of culture itself.

Gaute Lid Larssen  

Producer, Camping in Paradise, Cylinder Production AS

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“Camping in Paradise” winning the Academy Award® Qualifying Narrative Short Jury Award at the 2024 Santa Fe International Film Festival.

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Same team as the one behind the live action short film, Night ride, that was Oscar® nominated in 2023, (director Eirik Tveiten and producers Gaute Lid Larssen and Heidi Arnesen at Cylinder Production AS)

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Their last projects together, the live action short film Camping in Paradise, have won the jury award at Santa Fe International Film Festival in the United States. The festival has officially been recognized by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences as an Oscar® qualifying event.

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STARRING:
Espen Alknes, Oddrun Valestrand, Mona Grenne and Stig Henrik Hoff.

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Director: Eirik Tveiten

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DOP: Torstein Nodland

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Producers: Gaute Lid Larssen og Heidi Arnesen

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Production company: Cylinder Production AS. www.cylinder.no

Press contact/Heidi Arnesen: post@cylinder.no/

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Berlin Kiez Film Festival has added a note to your submission:

What an amazing short film. Brilliantly executed in every way, including acting, pace, story, writing

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“Camping in Paradise” : A philosopher and his girlfriend involuntarily spends a night at a nudist campsite, which is farbeyond their comfort zone. At the campsite they meet a friendly couple, and this revealsunderlying conflicts and creates tension in their relationship.

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Santa Fe International Film Festival Announces 2024 Award Winners and Celebrates Cinematic Excellence

 The Santa Fe International Film Festival (SFiFF) announced today the recipients of this year’s juried awards, recognizing the outstanding achievements of filmmakers across all categories. The SFiFF 2024 jury has honored these visionary creators for their exceptional cinematic craftsmanship and storytelling. This year also marks the first time the winners of the Best Animated Short, Best Narrative Short, and Best Documentary Short categories at the festival will be eligible for Oscar submission.

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OUR STATEMENT
A principal of a Florida school has been forced to resign after a parent complained that sixth-grade students were exposed to pornography. The complaint arose from a Renaissance art lesson where students were shown Michelangelo’s statue of David. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65071989.amp

If two marble stone balls on one of the world’s greatest masterpieces can be categorized as pornography, the future needs more films like Camping in paradise, showing that the natural body doesn’t do any harm to anything else than dirty minds.
(Gaute Lid Larssen/Producer/Cylinder)

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NEWS FROM FESTIVALS

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AWARDS:

 

1. Annapolis Film Festival – April 2024 in Annapolis, Maryland, USA (*Jury Award and Audience Award winner for Best Short Film*)
2. Athens Marathon International Film Festival – Dec. 17 – 20 in Athens, Greece (*Honorable Mention for Best Short Film*)
3. Berlin Kiez Film Festival – Sept. 14, 2025 in Berlin, Germany (*Best Short Film for Eirik Tveiten, Best Actor in Short Film for Espen Alknes, & Best Actress in Short Film for Oddrun Valestrand*)
4. Bohemia Film Awards – Sept. 2024 in Prague, Czech Republic (*Winner of Best Short Film and Best Director*)
5. Borrego Springs Film Festival – Jan. 15 – 19, 2025 in Borrego Springs, California, USA (*Winner of Best International Film and People’s Choice Award*)
6. Breckenridge Film Festival– Sept. 19 – 22 in Colorado, USA (*Winner of Best Short Comedy*)
7. Cambridge Short Film Festival – July 2025 in England, UK (*Winner of Best Actor for Espen Alknes)
8. Dublin Int’l Short Film and Music Festival – Oct. 9 – 11 in Dublin, Ireland (Winner of Best Comedy)
9. East Lansing Film Festival– Nov. 7 – 14 in East Lansing, Michigan, USA (*Winner of Best Short Film*)
10. Filmoramax – Sept. 30 – Oct. 1 in Lyon, France (*Honorable Mention*)
11. Humor en Corto – Nov. 18 – 23 in Spain (*Best International Short Film*)
12. Postira Film Festival – Jul. 22 – 27 in Croatia (*Winner of Black Sardine Award*)
13. Route 66 Film Festival – Nov. 1 – 2 in Springfield, Illinois, USA (*Winner of Best Comedy Film*)
14. Santa Fe International Film Festival– Oct. 16 – 20 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA (*Oscar-qualifying Jury Award Winner for Best Narrative Short*)
15. Sedona International Film Festival – Feb. 22 – Mar. 2, 2025 in Sedona, Arizona, USA (*Winner of Best Short Dramedy)
16. Spicy Indie International Film Festival – Dec. 3 – 9 in Athens, Greece (*Winner of Best International Actor for Espen Alknes*)

TOP OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:

1. Tribeca Film Festival – June 2024 in New York City, NY, USA
2. Palm Springs International ShortFest – June 2024 in Palm Springs, CA, USA
3. Annapolis Film Festival – April 2024 in Annapolis, Maryland, USA
4. Bahamas International Film Festival– Nov 13 – 17 in Nassau, Bahamas
5. Fargo Film Festival – Mar. 18 in Fargo, North Dakota, USA
6. Newport Beach Film Festival– Oct. 17 – 24 in Newport Beach, CA, USA
7. Port Townsend Film Festival– Sept. 19 – 22 in Port Townsend, Washington, USA
8. Rhode Island International Film Festival– Aug. 6 – 11 in Providence, R.I., USA
9. San Diego International Film Festival– Oct. 16 – 20 in San Diego, California, USA
10. San Jose International Short Film Festival– Oct. 24 – 27 in San Jose, California, USA
11. Santa Fe International Film Festival– Oct. 16 – 20 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
12. Sedona International Film Festival – Feb. 22 – Mar. 2, 2025 in Sedona, Arizona, USA

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:

1. Tribeca Film Festival – June 2024 in New York City, NY, USA
2. Palm Springs International ShortFest – June 2024 in Palm Springs, CA, USA
3. Aguilar Film Festival (Ríete Tú sección/ You Laugh section) – Dec. 2 – 4 in Spain
4. Annapolis Film Festival – April 2024 in Annapolis, Maryland, USA
5. Bahamas International Film Festival– Nov 13 – 17 in Nassau, Bahamas
6. Bainbridge Island Film Festival – Nov. 7 – 10 in Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA
7. Berlin Kiez Film Festival – Sept. 14, 2025 in Berlin, Germany
8. Breckenridge Film Festival– Sept. 19 – 22 in Breckenridge, Colorado, USA
9. Burbank International Film Festival– Sept. 25 – 29 in California, USA
10. Byron Bay International Film Festival– Oct. 18 – 27 in Byron Bay, NSW, Australia
11. Cambria Film Festival – Feb. 5 – 9, 2025 in Cambria, CA, USA
12. Cambridge Short Film Festival – July 2025 in England, UK (*Winner of Best Actor for Espen Alknes)
13. Coronado Island Film Festival– Nov. 6 – 10 in San Diego, CA, USA
14. Crystal Palace International Film Festival – Mar. 6 – 29, 2025 in London, England, UK
15. Dalmatia Film Festival – Dec. 2 – 5 in Split, Croatia
16. Dublin Int’l Short Film and Music Festival – Oct. 9 – 11 in Dublin, Ireland
17. East Lansing Film Festival– Nov. 7 – 14 in East Lansing, Michigan, USA (*Winner of Best Short Film*)
18. Evolution Mallorca Film Festival– Oct. 30 – Nov. 5 in Palma, Spain
19. Fargo Film Festival – Mar. 18 in Fargo, North Dakota, USA
20. Filmoramax – Sept. 30 – Oct. 1 in Lyon, France (*Honorable Mention*)
21. Green Bay Film Festival – Sept.13, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
22. Humor en Corto – Nov. 18 – 23 in Spain
23. McMinnville Short Film Festival – Feb. 27 – Mar. 2, 2025 in McMinnville, Oregon, USA
24. Mystic Film Festival– Sept. 19 – 22 in Mystic, Connecticut, USA
25. Newport Beach Film Festival– Oct. 17 – 24 in Newport Beach, CA, USA
26. Nordic Film Festival– Oct. 17 – 20 in New York City, NY, USA
27. Norwich Film Festival– Nov. 11 – 24 in Norwich, England, UK
28. Port Townsend Film Festival– Sept. 19 – 22 in Port Townsend, Washington, USA
29. Postira Film Festival – Jul. 22 – 27 in Croatia
30. Rhode Island International Film Festival– Aug. 6 – 11 in Providence, R.I., USA
31. Route 66 Film Festival – Nov. 1 – 2 in Springfield, Illinois, USA
32. San Diego International Film Festival– Oct. 16 – 20 in San Diego, California, USA
33. San Jose International Short Film Festival– Oct. 24 – 27 in San Jose, California, USA
34. Santa Fe International Film Festival– Oct. 16 – 20 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
35. Sedona International Film Festival – Feb. 22 – Mar. 2, 2025 in Sedona, Arizona, USA
36. Snowdance Independent Film Festival – Jan. 30 – Feb. 2, 2025 in Essen, NRW, Germany
37. Tacoma Film Festival– Oct. 10 – 13 in Tacoma, Washington, USA
38. The Norwegian Short Film Festival – June 2023 in Oslo, Norway
39. Vox Popular Media Arts Festival– Nov. 14 – 16 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
40. Vrboska Film Festival – August 2024 in Vrboska, Island Hvar, Croatia

 

 

 

 

MASTER LIST OF ALL FESTIVALS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER: 

The Norwegian Short Film Festival – June 2023 in Oslo, Norway

Annapolis Film Festival  – April 2024 in Annapolis, Maryland, USA (*Jury Award and Audience Award winner for Best Short Film*)

Tribeca Film Festival – June 2024 in New York City, NY, USA

Palm Springs International ShortFest – June 2024 in Palm Springs, CA, USA

Vrboska Film Festival – August 2024 in Vrboska, Island Hvar, Croatia

Valley Film Festival – August 1 – 8, 2024 in North Hollywood, California, USA

Rhode Island International Film Festival – Aug. 6 – 11 in Providence, R.I., USA

Bohemia Film Awards – Sept. 2024 in Prague, Czech Republic (*Winner of Best Short Film and Best Director*)

Los Angeles Comedy Festival – Sept. 11 – 15 in Los Angeles, California, USA (Illegitimate)

Saugatuck Film Fest – Sept. 14 in Naugatuck, Michigan

Mystic Film Festival – Sept. 19 – 22 in Mystic, Connecticut, USA

Port Townsend Film Festival – Sept. 19 – 22 in Port Townsend, Washington, USA

Breckenridge Film Festival – Sept. 19 – 22 in Colorado, USA (*Winner of Best Short Comedy*)

Burbank International Film Festival – Sept. 25 – 29 in California, USA (*Best Actor nominations for Espen Alknes and Sting Henrik Hoff*)

Filmoramax – Sept. 30 – Oct. 1 in Lyon, France (*Honorable Mention*)

Venice Shorts Film Festival – October 2024 in Venice, California, USA (*Best Comedy*) (Illegitimate)

Tacoma Film Festival – Oct. 10 – 13 in Tacoma, Washington, USA

Portland Comedy Film Festival – Oct. 13 in Portland, Oregon, USA (*Finalist for Best Romantic Comedy) (Illegitimate)

San Diego International Film Festival – Oct. 16 – 20 in San Diego, California, USA

Santa Fe International Film Festival – Oct. 16 – 20 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA (*Jury Award Winner for Best Narrative Short*)

Nordic Film Festival – Oct. 17 – 20 in New York City, NY, USA

Newport Beach Film Festival – Oct. 17 – 24 in Newport Beach, California, USA

Byron Bay International Film Festival – Oct. 18 – 27 in Byron Bay, NSW, Australia

San Jose International Short Film Festival – Oct. 24 – 27 in San Jose, California, USA

Goa Short Film Festival – Oct. 26 in Goa, India (Illegitimate)

Free Spirit Film Festival – Oct. 29 – 31 in Hawaii, USA (Illegitimate)

Evolution Mallorca Film Festival – Oct. 30 – Nov. 5 in Palma, Spain

Route 66 Film Festival – Nov. 1 – 2 in Springfield, Illinois, USA (*Best Comedy Film*)

Bainbridge Island Film Festival – Nov. 7 – 10 in Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA

Coronado Island Film Festival – Nov. 6 – 10 in San Diego, CA, USA

East Lansing Film Festival – Nov. 7 – 14 in East Lansing, Michigan, USA (*Winner of Best Short Film*)

Norwich Film Festival – Nov. 11 – 24 in Norwich, England, UK

Bahamas International Film Festival – Nov 13 – 17 in Nassau, Bahamas

Vox Popular Media Arts Festival – Nov. 14 – 16 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Humor en Corto – Nov. 18 – 23 in Spain

Aguilar Film Festival (Ríete Tú sección/ You Laugh section) – Dec. 2 – 4 in Spain

Dalmatia Film Festival – Dec. 2 – 5 in Split, Croatia

Spicy Indie International Film Festival – Dec. 3 – 9 in Athens, Greece (*Winner of Best International Actor for Espen Alknes*)

Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival – Dec. 5 in Tampa, Florida, USA

Athens Marathon International Film Festival – Dec. 17 – 20 in Athens, Greece (*Honorable Mention for Best Short Film*)

Dunedin International Film Festival – Jan. 8 – 12, 2025 – in Dunedin, Florida, USA

Borrego Springs Film Festival – Jan. 15 – 19, 2025 in Borrego Springs, California, USA (*Winner of Best International Film and People’s Choice*)

Snowdance Independent Film Festival – Jan. 30 – Feb. 2, 2025 in Essen, NRW, Germany

Cambria Film Festival – Feb. 5 – 9, 2025 in Cambria, California, USA

Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival Savoir-faire Shorts Film Festival  – Feb. 14 – 17 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Sedona International Film Festival – Feb. 22 – Mar. 2, 2025 in Sedona, Arizona, USA

McMinnville Short Film Festival – Feb. 27 – Mar. 2, 2025 in McMinnville, Oregon, USA

Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema – Mar. 4- 8, 2025 in Idyllwild, California, USA

Crystal Palace International Film Festival – Mar. 6 – 29, 2025 in London, England, UK

Fargo Film Festival – Mar. 18 in Fargo, North Dakota, USA

Big Muddy Film Festival – Mar. 27 – 29, 2025 at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois, USA

Byron Bay Underground Film Festival – Apr. 24 – May 3 in Byron Bay, NSW, Australia

Short Encounters International Film Festival – May 22 – 25 in Preveza, Greece

Cambridge Short Film Festival – July 2025 in England, UK (*Winner of Best Actor for Espen Alknes)

Postira Film Festival – Jul. 22 – 27 in Croatia (*Winner of Black Sardine Award*)

Berlin Kiez Film Festival – Sept. 14, 2025 in Berlin, Germany (*Best Short Film for Eirik Tveiten, Best Actor in Short Film for Espen Alknes, & Best Actress in Short Film for Oddrun Valestrand*)

Green Bay Film Festival – Sept.13, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA

Dublin Int’l Short Film and Music Festival – Oct. 9 – 11 in Dublin, Ireland (Best Comedy award)

PRESS NOTES CAMPING IN PARADISE

“Camping in Paradise” synopsis: A philosopher and his girlfriend involuntarily spends a night at a nudist campsite, which is farbeyond their comfort zone. At the campsite they meet a friendly couple, and this revealsunderlying conflicts and creates tension in their relationship.

About the director, Erik Tveiten:
Eirik worked as an actor before he made the debut as a stage writer with «The cactus» in 1997. In2010 he wrote and directed the acclaimed short film «Friendly people». Since then, he has writtenand directed 14 short films. His work includes different genres and stretches from high realism tostylized comedy. His latest film, «Night ride» won best Short Film at the Tribeca Film Festival 2022and has been well received at festivals worldwide. “Night Ride” has a total of 11 wins thus farincluding an Oscar nomination. Eirik is currently in development with a feature film project. «Camping in paradise» explores a sincere theme concerning the dynamicsof shame and fear in intimate relationships. I adore stories that combine humor with seriouspsychological and philosophical questions. Nudity appears as a meaningful metaphor for how -and in what ways – we express ourselves, communicate, and wish to be seen and treated in arelationship. This film does not shy away from showing nudity, as I am concerned that the nakedbody is increasingly becoming taboo – or an object of sexualization in media and society.Hopefully this is a story that will stir up some controversy and be meaningful as well as enjoyedand interpreted in various ways.

Cylinder Productions AS
Cylinder Production AS is a film production company established in year 2000. Based in Oslo,Norway, Cylinder has produced commercials for Norwegian and international markets, severaldocumentaries for TV and co-produced an international feature film with support from NorwegianFilm Fund and Eurimage. In addition to producing our own films, Cylinder offers a completepackage of professional services to international companies choosing to shoot in Norway. Wehave access to the most professional crew, talent and equipment rental houses, at verycompetitive rates. Cylinder was Oscar® nominated for their short film production «Night Ride»which won best short film at Tribeca in 2022.

Producer Gaute Lid Larssen.
Gaute Lid Larssen is the producer of Camping in paradise. Founder and managing director of the Oscar® nominated film production company Cylinder Production AS, established in year 2000. Directed and produced commercials, TV-documentaries, infomercials, short films and TV-drama. Background from NRK (Norwegian broadcasting corporation) as a radio presenter and secondunit director in some of the largest TV-drama productions in Norway. Oscar® nominated in 2023 for the live action short film “Night Ride”. Directed 240 episodes of “Hotel Cæsar“, the longestrunning drama series in Scandinavia. Winner in category “best tv-drama“ at Gullruten (NorwegianEmmy Award). Directed the documentary film “Ability of affection“ for TV2, produced “Gynt of ourstreet“ in collaboration with NRK, a docu-drama where drug addicted people are doing HenrikIbsen’s playwright “Peer Gynt“. Senior production executive for “Essential killing”, internationalfeature, starring Vincent Gallo. Winner of “Special Jury Prize at the 67th Venice International FilmFestival“. Executive producer/facilitator for Cylinder’s service productions, producing for BBC,CBS, Al Jazeera, among others.

Producer Heidi Arnesen
Heidi Arnesen graduated with a bachelor in fine arts from CCA in California. From there she madea feature film (Some Prefer Cake), 8 short films, 150 episodes of the Norwegian night time drama“Hotel Cæsar” and several TV documentary series for Norwegian networks, one of which sold toDr. Phil in the US. This is one of two Norwegian formats to be sold to the US. She lived in SanFrancisco, CA for 9 years before relocating to her hometown of Oslo in 1998. She has been apartner in Cylinder Production AS for 10 years and produced the Oscar® nominated short «NightRide» together with Gaute lid Larssen