Baltic premiere

Dancing Queen

Local title
Tantsiv kuninganna
Director
Aurora Gossé
Country
Norway
Year
2023
Festival
Kinoff 2023
Programme
Main programme of Kinoff, Children's Programme
Genre
family film, children's film
Subject
dance, belonging, child-parent relationships, alienation, youth

Having the time of your life? Well, not quite yet in Mina’s case: a nerdy teenager at the start of a new school year, Mina is keen to fit in, and even keener to impress E.D. Win, a young hip-hop dancer whose number of Instagram followers far exceeds his ability to empathise. Mina decides to take part in a dance competition, a journey she starts with the support of her grandmother, a fountain of no-nonsense wisdom whose candid advice is always an invitation to laugh. From an awkward initial audition to a show-stopping number, Mina learns how to overcome self-doubt and harmful body-image issues.

Age recommendation: 7+

Director
Aurora Gossé
Screenwriter
Silje Holtet
Cast
Liv Elvira Kippersund Larsson, Sturla Puran Harbitz, Viljar Knutsen Bjaadal, Ylva Røsten-Haga, Anne Marit Jacobsen, Andrea Bræin Hovig, Anders Baasmo, Cengiz Al, Frida Ånnevik, Live Giset
Producer
Thomas Robsahm
DoP
Åsmund Hasli
Production designer
Raghnild Juliane Sletta
Editor
Helge Billing
Composer
Mimmi Tambo, Henrik Haraldsen Sveen
Music
Henrik Haraldsen Sveen
Sound
Adrian Strumse, Simon Nyqvist
Choreographer
Camilla Tellefsen
Production
Amarcord
Distributor
Estinfilm
World sales
LevelK
Runtime
Language
Estonian
Subtitles
English
Other festivals
Berlin
Director
Aurora Gossé

Aurora Gossé (1987) studied directing at the Norwegian Film School. Her graduation film "Vi som ser i mørket" won the Norwegian Film Critics’ Award at the Short Film Festival in Grimstad and was nominated for the Student Academy Awards. Her music video for the song “Echo” won This Years’ Talent at the 2016 VidAwards and an Honourable Mention at the Short Film Festival in Grimstad. The video was also shortlisted for the Nordic Music Video Awards. Alongside her work for the cinema, she also directs for television.

Filmography:
Valik/Selected: Vi som ser i mørket (2014), Karsten og Petra lager teater (Casper & Emma at the Theatre, 2018), Æ syns æ høre applaus (2018), Dancing Queen (2023)

Screenings

6th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening040601 / Tantsiv kuninganna
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
3rd Hall Apollo Kino Lõunakeskus, Tartu
Screening054301 / Tantsiv kuninganna
SubtitlesEnglish
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8th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening080801 / Tantsiv kuninganna
SubtitlesEnglish
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4th Hall Apollo Kino Solaris
Screening151401 / Tantsiv kuninganna
SubtitlesEnglish
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2nd Hall Apollo Kino Astri
Screening166201 / Tantsiv kuninganna
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
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