Ikon A forum for short documentaries

From 1999 to 2002 Story produced the television program Ikon for the Swedish Television. Ikon focused on the short creative documentary. Short documentaries can be funny, dramtic, experimental and drastic. Animations and art films with a documentary base were also screened in Ikon. Young talented filmmakers made films and more experienced filmmakers could experiment. 122 films were screened in 34 programs. During four years the short documentary genre in Sweden got production money and a window in Public-service Television. A majority of the films were commissioned but there were also acquisitions of Swedish and foreign films. Ikon-films have been in festivals all over the world and received international awards.

Production facts

Editorial staff 1999 – 2002: Göran Olsson, Patrick Bratt, Mia Engberg,
Lotta Erikson, David Aronowitsch
Graphics: Stefania Malmsten
Jingles and vignettes: Slide
Coordination: Jenny Örnborn, Anna Wennegren
On-line: Daniel Jonsäter
Economy: Anders Önnerfält
Sound: Anders Nyström, Henrik Lörstad, Jonas Bohlin
Musical adviser: Sahar Sorati
Assistants: Malin Björkman-Widell, Halvard Walldén
Project-managers SVT: Otto Fagerstedt, Björn Arvas, Ingemar Persson, Ulla Nilsson
Many thanks to: Yvonne Rock, Jonas Anderson, PeÅ Holmqvist, Jan-Olof Gurinder, Peter Hald, Lena Hansson-Varhegyi, Lars Hedenstedt, Mikael Olsson, Bengt Toll, Anita Oxburgh, Ragnar Berthling, Pia Hallonsten


Filmmakers and professionals who made films for or screened their work in Ikon/ SVT:
Carl-Johan de Geer, David Flamholc, Mårten Nilsson, Tania Unia, Juan Ruz, Masoud Morshedi, Mia Engberg, Johan Hellström, Rikke Houd, Richard Kenworthy, Tomas Almgren, Boella, Bigert & Bergström, Tana Ross, Lotta Erikson, Micki Dedijer, Petra Bauer, Gabriella Bier, Balsam Hellström, Greger Ulf Nilson, Milk Projects, Alberto Hersckovits, Tove Torbiörnsson, Camilla Roos, Malgorzata Szumowska, Mary Lee Copeland, Ninni Hasselberg, Jean Louis Huhta, Håkan Engström, Stefan Spett, Erik Gandini, Carmilla Floyd, Beate Grimsrud, Stefan Wrenfelt, Light Surgeons, Tinna Joné, Manuel Cubas, Babak Najafi, David Reeves, Richard Solars, Marika Heidebäck, Karolina Ramqvist, Nanna Huolman, Birgitta Jansson, Susanna Edwards, Mikael Katzeff, Jan Alvemark, Channa Bankier, Kirsi Nevanti, Jockum Nordström, Pål Hollender, Malin Skjöld, Sonja Östergren, Anna Gerdén, Eric M Nilsson, Marita Gatte, Michel Wenzer, Tarek Saleh, Helle Toft Jensen, Helen Levitt, Agnieszka Lukasiak, Stefan Jarl, Jesper Andersson, D.A Pennebaker, Jan Troell, Staffan Lamm, Peter Davis, Don de Fina, Erik Bäfving, Ruben Östlund, Ewa Cederstam, Peter Magnusson, Anna Fröman, Bogdan Dziworski, Jesper Nordahl, Tove Falk-Olsson, Jenny Bergman, Aardman Animation, Anita Malmqvist, Ali Boriri, Leo Brusewitz, Sergej Dvortsevoj, Håkan Berthas, Johan Bjerkner, Stefan Sundlöf, Hanna Heilborn, Mats Johansson, Catti Brandelius, Esias Baitel, Måns Månsson, Daniel Moll, Mathilda Alborn, Terese Mörnvik, Spike Jonze, Freddy Olsson, Martina Iverus, Anne Möller Bondesson, Fredrik Gertten, Dominika Daubenbüchel, Marek Wieser, Eugene Paramoer, Vaughan Giose, Martina Della Tonga, Peter Palm, Tomas Lagerman, Mikadelica, Bernard Winkler, Shane Walter and more.