Title: I bought a rainforest
Original title: Jag köpte en regnskog
Country of origin: Sweden
Original languages: English, Spanish, Swedish
Produced by: WG Film
Genre: Documentary
Production year: 2008-2009
Release: 2010
Shooting Format: HDV
Screening format: HD, SD
Length: 58 min
Director: Jacob Andrén, Helena Nygren
Editor: Erik Bäfving, Johan Bjerkner
Camera: Helena Nygren
Music: Andreas Eklöf
Sound design: Martin Hennel, Mikael Körner
Producer: Margarete Jangård, Fredrik Gertten
Cast: Jacob Andrén, Eha Kern, Antonio Ruiz, Fader Andrés Tamayo, Daniel Janzen and more...
Line producer: Vita Randazzo
Production assistant: Fidel Martinez, Jonas Andrén
Interpreters: Vita Randazzo, Martijn Felder
Sound: Jacob Andrén
Driver, Honduras: Filitche Randazzo
Narrative consultant: Niels Pagh Andersen
Technical co-ordinator: Emma Svensson
Color grading artist: Johan Eklund
Color grading assistant: Michael Cavanagh
Title animation: DETTA
Singer: Rebecca Björk
Post-production, Nicaragua: Chachi Bildt, Lars Bildt
Transcripts and translations: Nayel Martínez, Abbie S. Fields, Jiri Goldschmied, Patricia Gibbs
Subtitle consultant: Ingrid Eng
Commentary consultant: Peter Harness
Head of finance: Anahita Zafari
Legal aspects: Jennie Kastberg
Art director: Lasse Henning
Original idea: Niklas Ottosson
Translation: Thomas Löwhagen, Viveka Sologuren (swe), Ingrid Eng (eng)
Co-producer: Gebrüder Beetz Filmproduktion –Christian Beetz
Co-producer assistant: Gebrüder Beetz Filmproduktion – Lisa Häfner
Executive producer: Fredrik Gertten
The song "Why Astrid Smiles" is written and performed by Andreas Söderström/"Ass" released by Headspin Recordings.
Thanks to: Barnens regnskog, Fundación del Río, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, MAO, Martin Thorbjörnsson, Emelie Andersson
Produced by: WG Film
In co-production with: Gebrüder Beetz Filmproduktion - Christian Beetz, SVT - Lars Säfström, ZDF in co-operation with ARTE - Martin Pieper, Film i Skåne - Joakim Strand
With the support from: Swedish Film Institute -Johan Bogaeus, Nordisk Film & TV Fond - Karolina Lidin, Filmcentrum Syd - Johan Simonsson
In association with: YLE - Jenny Westergård
With the support of the MEDIA Programme of the European Union.
© 2009 WG Film AB, SVT AB, Film i Skåne
A past as a musician, art director and journalist. Since 2002, after studying to be a TV-producer at
Nordic documentry school, she workes as a filmmaker with her own production company. She has her
focus on social and art projects. She’s cooperating with musicians and artists, works as a consultant for several media educations around Sweden and holds lectures in film. She also works as a photographer, journalist and with graphic design.
Jacob Andén has been studying film on Fridhems school of film. His degree project in school won the
Pixel festival’s jury price in 2006. After school he moved to Malmö where he started his own production company Accordionfilm. He has directed quite a number of short- commercial and information films and worked as a filmpedagog.