Insects as food is a hot topic. Particularly over the last few years, since the UN recommended edible insects as a resource to combat world hunger, they have been heralded for their taste by cooks and gastronomes, for their low ecological impact by environmentalists and for their nutritional content by public health scientists. It would seem that insects are the new superfood that will fix our problems of global food security. In the past three years a team from Copenhagen-based Nordic Food Lab made up of chefs and researchers Josh Evans, Ben Reade and Roberto Flore have been travelling the world to hear what some of the two billion people who already eat insects have to say.
| Original title | BUGS |
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| Danish title | BUGS |
| Keywords | Insects, Diet, Nutrition, Food products, Food, Insect breeding, Edible insects, Food culture, Nordic Food Lab |
| Director | Andreas Johnsen |
| Screenplay | Andreas Johnsen |
| Producer | Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær |
| Editor | Menno Boerema, Per Sandholt |
| Sound | Philip Nicolai Flindt |
| Appearance | Ben Reade, Josh Evans, Roberto Flore |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Domestic distribution | Rosforth Films, DOXBIO |
| International sales | Autlook Filmsales |
| Danish theatrical release | 07.09.2016 |
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Aalborg – Biffen Nordkraft Aarhus – Øst for Paradis Albertslund – MusikTeatret Albertslund Bagsværd – Bibliografen Ballerup – Baltoppen Bio Dragør – Dragør Bio Ebeltoft – Store Bjørn Esbjerg – Huset Faaborg – Helios Teatret (Under ombygning) Frederikshavn – Palads 1-2-3 Glostrup – Glostrup Bio Glumsø – Glumsø Biografteater & Kulturhus Helsingør – Cinema Center Herlev – Herlev Teaterbio Hillerød – Café Slotsbio Hjørring – Lønstrup Café Bio Holbæk – Kulturbiografen Frysehuset Humlebæk – Humle Bio Hvalsø – Hvalsø Bio Ikast – Ikast Bio Ishøj – Ishøj Bio Kastrup – Kastrup Bio Kerteminde – Kerteminde Kino Kolding – Nicolai Bio Korsør – Korsør Biografteater København K – Grand Teatret København N – Empire Bio København V – Vester Vov Vov København Ø – Park Bio Maribo – Sognets Hus Nuuk – Katuaq Bio Nykøbing Mors – Bio Mors Næstved – Bio Næstved Odense – Café Biografen Ringe – Ringe Bio (Under ombygning) Roskilde – Kino Ro’s Torv Ry – Ry Biograf Rødovre – Kulturhuset Viften Skals – DOXBIO Ulbjerg Skanderborg – Kulturhuset Skanderborg Skive – Cinema 3 Skælskør – Kosmorama Skælskør Skørping – Kinorevuen Slagelse – Panorama Slangerup – Slangerup Bio Svaneke – Cassiopeia Bio Sønderborg – Sønderborghus Valby – Valby Kino Vig – Kulturhuset Vig Bio Vordingborg – Biografcaféen |
| Online release | 06.12.2017 |
| Comment | BUGS premiered at Tribeca Film Festival and has had a busy festival life with screenings among others at Cineambiente in Torino, where it won an award, Edinburgh, Durban, Melbourne, Prizren and Hong Kong. Andreas Johnsen’s Ai Weiwei The Fake Case was nominated at IDFA in 2013. Other acclaimed titles by Johnsen include Murder (2009) and Kidd Life (2012). |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Allowed for all |
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| Production company | Danish Documentary Production, Rosforth Films |
| With support from | Det Danske Filminstitut |
| Domestic distribution | Rosforth Films, DOXBIO |
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| Direction | Andreas Johnsen |
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| Producer | Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær |
| Line producer | Sidsel Lønvig Siersted |
| Producer's assistant | Kirstine Barfod |
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| Editor | Menno Boerema |
| Assistant editor | Mieneke Kramer |
| Editor | Per Sandholt |
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| Sound designer | Philip Nicolai Flindt |
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| Graphic design | Torsten Høgh Rasmussen |
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| Appearance | Ben Reade |
| Appearance | Josh Evans |
| Appearance | Roberto Flore |
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Reviews and articles
On the library you can find these articles and revies and other material about the film.
| Type | Source | Author | Date |
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| Varia | Politiken-Fonden | Dalin, Steen | 2016-09-22 |
| Anmeldelse | Information | Eistrup, Eva | 2016-09-09 |
| Anmeldelse | Information | Hygum Sørensen, Dorte | 2016-09-09 |
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