All The World in a Design School (2015)

Original title

All the World in a Design School

Directed by

Tomas Mattias Löw

Genre

documentary film

Country

Sweden

Runtime

59 min

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The documentary follows international students at a top Swedish design school. It shows their experiences during the school's 25th anniversary year when new tuition fees create pressure.

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What happens

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. 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. This documentary, from inside Umeå Institute of Design, was shot during the school's 25th anniversary and follows 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. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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