All the World in a Design School explained

Genre:Documentary
Creator:Mattias Löw
Director: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
Composer:Lars Kumlin, Jonas Beckman
Country:Sweden
Language:English, Swedish, French
Executive Producer:Anna Svensson, Gunilla Eriksson, Bengt Strömbro
Producer:Mattias Löw, Valentina Santi Löw
Editor:Maria Sleszynska
Cinematography:Mattias Löw
Runtime:59 minutes
Company:Freedom From Choice, Sveriges Television
Network:Sveriges Television, SVT Play

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]

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Umeå Institute of Design ranked best in the world. Sveriges Television. 28 March 2024.
  2. Web site: Umeå Institute of Design best in the world. Sveriges Radio. 28 March 2024.
  3. Web site: The Swedish Film Database. Swedish Film Institute. 28 March 2024.