All the World in a Design School (Swedish: Hela världen i en designskola) is a 2015 Swedish documentary film made for Sveriges Television and about a group of international students at one of the world's top ranked industrial design schools, Umeå Institute of Design in Umeå, Västerbotten, Sweden.[1]
All the World in a Design School | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Created by | Mattias Löw |
Written by | Mattias Löw |
Directed by | Mattias Löw |
Starring | Ilteris Ilbasan, Siyuan Fang, Tony Catignani, Thomas Degn, Demian Horst, Robert Provo Kluit, Dimitris Palyvos, Maja Hedlund, Maxime Dubreucq, Madyana Torres, Birgitta Nordholm, Peter Alwin, Anna Costamagna, Maria Göransdotter |
Composers | Lars Kumlin, Jonas Beckman |
Country of origin | Sweden |
Original languages | English, Swedish, French |
Production | |
Executive producers | Anna Svensson, Gunilla Eriksson, Bengt Strömbro |
Producers | Mattias Löw, Valentina Santi Löw |
Cinematography | Mattias Löw |
Editor | Maria Sleszynska |
Running time | 59 minutes |
Production companies | Freedom From Choice, Sveriges Television |
Original release | |
Network | Sveriges Television, SVT Play |
Release | August 20, 2015 |
Umeå Institute of Design is well respected by the industrial design world for its unique study and design methods in addition to a multicultural environment that has shaped generations of industrial designers.[2]
This documentary, from inside Umeå Institute of Design, was shot during the school's 25th anniversary and follow a group of students from all corners of the world in close-up portraits during a time when the school struggles to maintain its attractiveness. New regulations by the Riksdag of Sweden mean non-European students are charged steep tuition fees.
The film is produced by Freedom From Choice, Filmpool Nord and Sveriges Television, and directed by award-winning Swedish filmmaker Mattias Löw. It premiered on Sveriges Television and SVT Play on 20 August 2015.[3]
The documentary won the Best Television Program Award at the Northern Character Film & TV Festival in Murmansk, Russia, the Best Documentary Feature Film Award at the Atlas & Aeris Awards in Boston, United States, a Remi Gold Award at the WorldFest – Houston International Film Festival in Texas, United States and has received international attention with nominations and official selections at several recognized film festivals including Camerimage in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
References
edit- ^ "Umeå Institute of Design ranked best in the world". Sveriges Television. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Umeå Institute of Design best in the world". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "The Swedish Film Database". Swedish Film Institute. Retrieved 28 March 2024.