The New Tenants

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The New Tenants
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Directed byJoachim Back
Written byDavid Rakoff
Based onDe nye lejere by Anders Thomas Jensen
Produced bySam Bisbee
Johanne Stryhn Hoerby
Erika Hampson
Tivi Magnusson
Christian Potalivo
StarringKevin Corrigan
David Rakoff
Vincent D'Onofrio
CinematographyPaweł Edelman
Edited byRussell Icke
Music byLaurent Parisi
Production
companies
M&M Productions
Park Pictures
Distributed byShorts International
Release date
  • December 30, 2009 (2009-12-30) (Los Angeles Reel Film Festival)
Running time
21 minutes
CountriesDenmark
United States
LanguageEnglish

The New Tenants is a 2009 Danish-American short film directed by Joachim Back. The film won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short at the 82nd Academy Awards.[1][2]


The film follows a couple who, upon moving into a new apartment, are terrorized by a drug dealer, looking to settle a score with the previous owner. The screenplay was adapted by David Rakoff from the 1996 short film De nye lejere by Anders Thomas Jensen. It was produced at M&M Productions and Park Pictures by executive producers Lance Acord, Mette Ambro, Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Gigi Realini, Jean Villiers, producers Sam Bisbee, Johanne Stryhn Felding, Erika Hampson, Tivi Magnusson, Christian Potalivo, director of photography Pawel Edelman, production designer Janet Kim. The locations manager was Nathan West.[3]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "The New Tenants | News". Thenewtenantsfilm.com. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  2. ^ Short Film Winners: 2010 Oscars-YouTube
  3. ^ "The New Tenants". The Inspiration Room. 2010-02-05. Retrieved 2012-03-06.

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