Presents THE SHOW OF SHOWS. 100 years of Vaudeville, Circuses and Carnivals. A Film by Bendikt Erlingsson 73' Iceland/UK 2015 HD

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1 Presents THE SHOW OF SHOWS 100 years of Vaudeville, Circuses and Carnivals A Film by Bendikt Erlingsson 73' Iceland/UK 2015 HD Sales Contact: Dogwoof Ana Vicente Tel: ana@dogwoof.com

2 LOGLINE Director Benedikt Erlingsson takes us back to the days when the most outlandish, skillful and breathtaking acts traveled the world. SYNOPSIS Roll Up, Roll Up for an unforgettable experience! This film tells the story of itinerant circus performers, cabaret acts and vaudeville and fairground attractions. In this film, rarities and never-before seen footage of fairgrounds, circus entertainment, freak shows, variety performances, music hall and seaside entertainment are chronicled from the 19th and 20th century. We will see early shows that wowed the world and home movies of some of the greatest circus families. This rich visual archive has been created with exclusive access to The University of Sheffield s National Fairground Archive and is accompanied by an epic new score by Georg Holm and Orri Páll Dýrason of Sigur Rós, in collaboration with Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson and Kjartan Dagur Holm.

3 DIRECTORS BIO BENEDIKT ERLINGSSON Benedikt Erlingsson (1969) is one of the most successful stage directors of the last decade in Iceland and has several times been awarded for his work both as a director, author and actor. As an actor he has played number of roles on the stages of the Icelandic scenes. In Icelandic TV he is best known for his writing and acting in the comedy TV Series Blood Brothers Benedikt has also participated in numerous films and TV-series as an actor, for example, Lars von Trier s film The Boss of it All. His solo performance playes Wormstongue A Love Story and Mr. Skallagrímsson where one of the most long lasting sucsesses in Icelandic Theater history, performed by himself on Icelandic stages nonstopp for 6 years. His first short film Thanks receiving the Jury Prize and Audience Award at the BE-Film Festival in New York in The Nail his second short film received a Special Mention at the International Short Film Festival Clermont Ferrand in Of horses and Men is his first feature film and has been travelling extensively on the festival circuit and receiving many prizes. Of horses and men have recieved the following international prizes since its premier in October Iceland 2013.

4 ERLINGSSON AWARDS: Kutxa-New Directors Award, San Sebastian Film festival Best Direktor, Tokyo Film Festival 2013 Prix de la Ville d Amiens. Amiens Film festival 2013) Prix d interprétation feminine (Best actress) Amiens Film festival 2013) The Grand Jury Prize Les Arcs festival 2013 The Prize for the Best Music Les Arces Festival 2013 The Youth prize, Tarragona Film festival 2013 Tridens Competition; Best Film of Feature Debuts, Tallinn Film festival 2013 The International film critics FIPRESCI AWARD, Tallinn Film festival 2013 Best cinameaphotagrafer, Tallinn Film festival 2013 The Audians Prize, Tormsø Film festival 2014 The Dragon award Best Nordic Film, Audience choice. Göteborg filmfest 2014 The International film critics FIPRESCI AWARD, At the festival of Göteborg Poletikens Puplikums CPH PIX 2014 Grand prix Aubagne International filmfest 2014 GRAND PRIX DE LA MEILLEURE MUSIQUE ORIGINALE 2014 (Aubagne) Golden Iris Award: Brussel filmfestival The best Direktor prize Erusia international film fest Nordic Council Film Prize 2014 In Iceland the film has also recieved 6 EDDA Awards, the awards for television and film industry. As Best feature film, best script, best director, best cinephotography, best male actor leading role, best stunts.

5 CREDITS DIRECTOR Benedikt Erlingsson PRODUCER Margret Jonasdottir Heather Croall Mark Atkin Professor Vanessa Toulmin COUNTRY Iceland/United Kingdom YEAR 2015 DURATION 72 mins FORMAT DCP SAGAFILM: Sagafilm is the leading independent production company in Iceland with more than 30 years of experience. A leader in professional production for TV, Commercials, Feature Films when it comes to producing quality, covering all genres. Sagafilm has produced series simultaneously for all the Icelandic broadcasters. Sagafilm has throughout the years been the main producer of documentaries for the local and international market and owns an exceptional archive covering Icelandic history and landscape. CROSSOVER LABS: Crossover Labs runs digital media Labs, Hacks, Workshops and Conferences and programs the annual Interactive at Sheffield program at the Sheffield Doc/Fest. Crossover has produced a series of Music and Archive Films: From the Sea to the Land Beyond, directed by Penny Woolcock. Soundtrack by British Sea Power. The Big Melt - How Steel Made Us Hard. A film by Martin Wallace and Jarvis Cocker. From Scotland With Love. Directed by Virginia Heath. Soundtrack by King Creosote. Velorama years of cycling and the bicycle. Directed by Daisy Asquith, soundtrack by Bill Nelson. Love is All. 100 Years of Love and Courtship. Directed by Kim Longinotto. Soundtrack by Richard Hawley. In Production: Atomic. Directed by Mark Cousins. Soundtrack from Mogwai. NATIONAL FAIRGROUND ARCHIVE: Established in 1994, the National Fairground Archive, housed at The University of Sheffield, is a unique collection of photographic, printed, manuscript and audiovisual material covering all aspects of the

6 culture of travelling show people, their organisation as a community, their social history and everyday life; and the artefacts and machinery of fairgrounds. Images are at the courtesy of the University of Sheffield s National Fairground Archive. Festivals SheffDocFest 5th June 2015 The Barbican Centre (special screening) 16th July 2015 The Latitude Festival 17th July 2015 For World Sales enquires please contact DOGWOOF GLOBAL Ground Floor, Ironmonger Row London EC1V 3QN UK Tel: Ana Vicente ana@dogwoof.com or Vesna Cudic vesna@dogwoof.com Festivals - Luke Brawley luke@dogwoof.com For press enquires please contact: press@dogwoof.com