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08.11.05
Kaisa and Harax, entirely in Swedish
Do you have trouble following Kaisa and Harax because of the language? This weekend you have a rare opportunity to see them entirely in Swedish. Get up 07.25 and turn on Barnkanalen.
http://www.svt.se
08.10.06
Wrong name
You can now view the public information film for the election to the Sami parliament on You tube and the Sami parliament homepage, unfortunately under the name Manga Girl. We want to point out to everybody that Bortbyting had noting to do with the choice of name.
Nothing can hinder me... on YouTube
08.09.22
The Blue Shoe in Seattle
If you happen to be in Seattle this weekend (this Saturday to be precise), you should check out Couchfilm Fest. 200 films in 15 houses during one day. Sounds fun! The Blue Shoe will be screened under the category "mixed", so if you haven't seen this film yet, this is your chance.
To Couchfilm Fest's webpage...
08.09.17
Missed out on the gost stories?
If you've missed any episode of Anton's radio show "Tornionlaaksossa kummitelle", don't fret! Thanks to SR's 30-day archive you'll have the chance to listen to any episode you want - within a month after it was aired at least.
To Meän raatio's webpage...
08.08.29
Bortbyting encourages democracy.
Bortbyting has, in cooperation with JOB Advertising Agency, made an animated public information film for the election to the Sami Parliament. Don't let anything hinder you from voting.
Nothing can hinder me...
08.07.23
Anton haunts on radio and in NSD.
On Tuesday 22 July the first episode of Antons radio series; Tornionlaaksossa kummitelle (Haunted Tornedalen) was broadcast on P4. The series is produced by Arktisk Cirkus and the sounddesign is made by Martin Eriksson from Bortbyting. Anton and Tornialaaksossa... also made an appearance in NSD.
http://www.nsd.se/...
08.07.23
Lukas' dad is done
After nine years and countless of late nights work, Lukas' Dad is not a Rabbit is finally done. A trailer will be available soon and you will be able to view the film this fall on SVT and on Finnish YLE.
08.07.16
Latest bortbyting: Mattias
Bortbyting has expanded once again. Illustrator Mattias Östling is already hard at work, creating backgrounds for the new Kaisa & Harax series.
08.06.19
Test screening of Lukas'
Bortbyting, Vattenfall Inlandskraft AB, Norrskenet and J & B reklambyrå invites you to a testscreening of Lukas' Dad is not a Rabbit at the 27th of June, 3pm at Folkets Hus, Nåjdens sal. It's free, but in return we ask you to fill out a form, wich also lets you participate in a raffle for some flashy Lukas-mechandice. Tickets are available at the ticketbooth 30 minutes before the show.
08.06.19
Bortbyting here and there
After the press conference, Bortbyting has been visble in all sorts of media. You could hear Magnus on the radio, see a short report about Lukas with Magnus, Anton and Ulla Lyttkens in Nordnytt and read a well written piece in Norrbottenskuriren.
http://www.kuriren.nu/...http://www.sr.se/...http://www.svt.se/nordnytt
08.06.16
Bortbyting meets the press
The 18th of June, Bortbyting invites media to a press conference at Bio Kronan in Luleå where we will present our new short film Lukas' Dad is not a Rabbit and the process behind it.
08.05.23
Bortbyting is business.
If you are a reader of NSD you might have noticed that it was a little bit heavier today. In the centre of the paper they stuck the insert paper Norrbottens affärer, and on it's cover was a small picture of Lukas making a sandwich. If you flipped through the insert you might also have noticed the first published pictures from Lukas' Dad is not a Rabbit and a text about Bortbyting.
http://www.nsd.se/
08.04.13
Kaisa, Harax and patriarchs
Kaisa and Harax is about to take their first skitrip in Russia, at the Golden Knight International Film Festival in Moscow. A festival sponsored by the Patriarch (of Moscow and all Russia)!
http://www.zolotoyvityaz.ru/
08.03.20
Magnus mumbles.
If you want to see Magnus mumble incoherent sentences and use the word "patriotist", then you should turn on your TV at 10.27 pm on Tuesday the 25th. Because on that day Magnus will make an appearance in Eftersnack, togeather with the award winning comicbook writer/artist Anneli Furmark.
http://www.svt.se/nordnytt/eftersnack/
08.02.28
Visions for Bortbyting.
For those of you that doesn't skip right to the gratulation notices with bad poetry, it's no news that Bortbyting was feautered in Visionsbladet, a page in Kiruna Annonsblad. You can read about LKAB, car testing and the future visions of Bortbyting.
http://www.annonsbladet.cc/
08.02.22
Bortbyting in the press.
During Arctic Light Film Festival there was a story on Magnus and Bortbyting in Norrbottens Kuriren. Below is a link to the story (in Swedish).
http://www.kuriren.nu
08.02.07
Bortbyting talks to the city.
Monday the 11th, Magnus will present Bortbyting to the unsuspecting politicians in charge of Kiruna. If everything technical is working as it should, they will also get to watch an episode of Kaisa & Harax.
http://www.kommun.kiruna.se
08.01.29
Bortbyting freezing at the Icehotel.
It's almost time again, for the filmevent of the year, Arctic Light Film Festival. Bortbyting will participate by presenting The Red Shoe, The Blue Shoe and Kaisa & Harax at the Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi, February 15th. Arctic Light Film Festival starts the 11th, and be shure not to miss Kiki's Deliveryservice on the big screen.
http://www.arcticlight.org/
07.12.21
We wish you a Merry Christmas.
And be shure to watch Kaisa & Harax and Anton in Fieteri early mornings this Christmas.
07.12.14
Commercial in lower compression.
Now it's also possible to watch the commercial for the Kiruna Festival right here, by clicking Commissioned work on the left (or the link below).
Commissioned work
07.12.14
Festival commercial online.
The commercial for the Kiruna Festival 2008 is now YouTubed on the Kiruna Festival site.
http://www.kirunafestivalen.com/
07.11.28
Bortbyting makes festival commercial.
If you are dying to see something new from Bortbyting, then keep your eyes open for the new commercial for Kirunafestivalen that will show up sometime early next year.
http://www.kirunafestivalen.com/
07.11.10
The Red Shoe at Anilogue.
The 29th of November marks the start for the Anilouge International Animation Festival in Budapest. If you are there you have yet another opportunity to catch The Red Shoe as it's part of the festivals International Panorama.
http://www.anilogue.com/
07.11.10
Bortbyting up close and personal.
If you happened to be in Luleå at 6pm on Friday the 9th, you could have had an opportunity to listen to Håkan and Anton as they revealed how to start an animationstudio, and about Bortbytings plans for the future.
http://www.luleafilmfestival.se/
07.11.06
New opening for Fieteri
Keep your eyes on your TV this christmas, because this years Fieteri will, except for showing reruns of Kaisa & Harax, also air it's new opening, animated by Bortbyting.
http://www.svt.se/fieteri/
07.10.01
Bortbyting wants You!
Right now, Bortbyting is looking for new talent. You should be able to show motion, have a sense for picture composition, like to work as a team and be great at animation. Is that You?
Platsbanken
07.07.14
Repeats of Kaisa & Harax
During summer you will have another opportunity to catch this winters Fieteri. If you feel like watching Kaisa & Harax again you have to get up at 11 in the Saturday morning and flick on your TV.
http://www.svt.se/fieteri
07.07.14
Made in Taiwan
The Red Shoe and Kaisa & Harax will soon again represent Bortbyting in another location of the world. This time it's in Asia again, as they are heading to Taiwan International Animation Festival.
http://www.ctfa.org.tw/tiaf
07.06.22
The Red Shoe in Eye Weekly
"/---/ Magnus Fredrikssons delightfully mordant The Red Shoe (****) - provide further proof that love may shorten your lifespan". Eye Weekly
07.06.22
North American shoe premiere
On the 13th of June, The Red Shoe, was for the first time screened for an unsuspecting american audience. The first screening was sparsely visited, but the second one at the 15th gathered a bigger crowd. Best question from the audience: "Is it supposed to be funny?"
07.06.03
Bortbyting in Piteå
At the 1st of June, during PEFF (Piteå Student Film Festival), Magnus held a seminar about animation. The few people that showed up got to see some Bortbyting/Arktisk Cirkus-films, but Magnus also revealed some well kept secrets about who the characters in our films are modeled after.
07.04.25
Bortbyting goes to Canada
The Red Shoe has been choosen for screening at the Worldwide Short Film Fest in Toronto, Canada. Magnus and Håkan will be there to figure out what Canadian Bacon really is.
http://www.worldwideshortfilmfest.com07.04.03
Bortbyting changes home
Bortbyting has finally moved out of the storageroom we used as an office the last year and is now located in our own shiny new office. If you are looking for us, you can find us at Östermalmsskolan/Kulturhuset on Adolf Hedins vägen 58.
07.03.19
A changeling sees the light of day
Bortbyting (Changeling), is the new home of Kaisa & Harax, Lukas, Jonas, Kappa & Alice and others.
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