Ramaskrik will choose a winner of the Méliès d'argent (silver Méliès) who will compete in the finals of the Méliès d'or, as one of 14 films, during the Sitges Film Festival next year. A total of 16 European short films have been included in the programme, including 5 Norwegian films.

The jury consists of director Rob Savage, producer Bente Maalen and writer/journalist Sindre Kartvedt. The winner will be announced on Saturday 19. october.

 ROB SAVAGE

Director Rob Savage made his debut as a 19-year-old with the feature film Strings in 2012, which he directed, produced, wrote and edited. The film won "The Raindance Award" at BIFA. Since then, he has made a number of short films, where we have shown both Dawn of the Deaf (2016) and Salt (2017) at Ramaskrik.

During the 2020 covid shutdown, Rob wrote and directed what would become his breakthrough, Host, which we screened as the opening film on the digital edition of Ramaskrik in 2020. The film was quickly picked up by the streaming service Shudder, and still has a 99% Fresh -rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

After Host, Rob Savage became the hottest name in the horror world, and quickly received offers from Hollywood. In 2021 came Dashcam, and in 2023 he was behind The Boogeyman, based on a short story by Stephen King.

BENTE MAALEN

Bente Maalen is a Film Producer and the owner of Blaane Film. She has a background from film studies at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and as a festival producer at Kosmorama Trondheim International Film Festival. She was one of the founders of Ramaskrik back in 2011.

Maalen worked her way up in the film industry working on major national and international films and tv-series to gain a deeper knowledge of film production and the art of producing. At Blaane, she has a strong emphasis on diversity and nurturing new talents and is actively involved in contributing to the growth of the film industry in Norway's Trøndelag region.

She has produced several short films, co-produced tv-series and is currently in post-production with her first feature film.

SINDRE KARTVEDT

Sindre Kartvedt is a screenwriter, author, ex-journalist, and all-round "intellectual mercenary". He has spent most of his life in Los Angeles. He’s also terrified of horror movies