Gastro@Astra

The winners of the Food Film Menu 2020 Competition are:

REGIONS OF GASTRONOMY

Home of Nordic Flavours 2020 (4:07)

Trondheim-Trøndelag, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2022 (Norway)

In the last few years, Trondheim has been the new food capital in Norway also known as the Home of Nordic Flavours. How is that possible? This is a film about the energy, enthusiasm and produce of extraordinary quality that one can find in the city of Trondheim and its surrounding region. The film is produced, in its entirety, by BERRE Kommunikasjonsbyrå (BERRE Communication Agency).
BERRE’s directors, filmmakers, copy writers, photographers and project managers work strategically to strengthen some of Norway’s top brands, through the production of film, photography and design.
Produced for:
Visit Trondheim

EUROPEAN YOUNG CHEFS

Levi Devžej (3:56)

Slovenia, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2021

This is a story about tiny fragments.
A story of tiny fragments of childhood, small gifts, minute memories. A story about details, small dreams of a big heart, the simplicity of small loves. This story is about a humble small-town boy in love with tiny pleasures. It speaks of people who value modesty; those who can appreciate the little things because they know that from little things, big things grow.
This story talks about THE VERY BEST of small pleasures.

Director: Matic Borković Writers: Katja Smolar, Klemen Smolar, Matic Borković Producers: Katja Smolar, Matic Borković Production:
8Production (www.8production.eu)

 

HISTOICAL FOOD ROUTES

Mayonnaise, The Universal Sauce (5:00)

Menorca, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2022

Did you know that mayonnaise (or salsa maonesa) is a sauce from Menorca? Discover Menorca's gastronomic secrets together with the origins and recipe of this globally renown sauce that was named after Menorca’s capital city, Maó.

Consell Insular de Menorca 
(Island Council of Menorca)

 

NEW FOOD TRENDS

Talent & Creativity (0:53)
(from the short video series
Catalan Cuisine - Europe's Last Great Culinary Secret by Colman Andrews, food writer)

Catalonia, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2016 (Spain)

The American Food Writer Colman Andrews showcases Catalonia as a Food & Drink tourism destination. Colman Andrews is the writer of the first book published 30 years ago in the United States about Catalan cuisine and titled “Catalan Cuisine: Europe's Last Great Culinary Secret.”
On the occasion of the 30 anniversary of the first edition, Colman comes back to Catalonia and reveals us the secrets that made him fall in love with Catalan cuisine 30 years ago.

Catalan Tourist Board with the collaboration of Colman Andrews, Aborigens and La Fresca Films

 

ENVIRONMENT AND FOOD

Making Norway Taste the Picture (4:26)

Trondheim-Trøndelag, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2022 (Norway)

Norwegian nature gives unique flavour to its food. From the ocean to the forest, you can taste the landscape in every bite. Taste the Picture is one of four films in the series Making Norway. This is the story about a renewed food tradition in Norway, with love for local produce and a unique passion for producing and serving food in a rough environment. Norwegian food culture, with its passionate chefs and local producers, has gathered international accolades in the last fifteen years. One of those is Heidi Bjerkan, head chef at Michelin star Credo in Trondheim.
Bjerkan has got a close collaboration with local suppliers as Fannremsgården Farm and Skjølberg Søndre in Orkdal. They are all portrayed in the film, telling us about their close relationship to their products and the rough nature where it´s been produced.

Concept manager Visit Norway:  Kristin Dahlen Rogstad Production Company:  Villy Nikkers Producer:  Krister Svensli Manuscript:  Eivind Holmboe/ Kristin Dahlen Rogstad Director: Eivind Holmboe

FOOD AND THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Table, Set Yourself (1:30)

Aarhus-Central Denmark, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2017 (Denmark)

Table, Set Yourself is a short film about food waste. The story of the film is based on the magic table of Grimm's fairy tale "Bord Dæk Dig" (Table, Set Yourself). The film is produced on a course on Via Film and Transmedia.

Director: Julie Kaja Prezebe Producer: Via Film and Transmedia Camera: Katrine Glenhammer Vestergaard

 

FOOD-RELATED VISITOR EXPERIENCES OR FOOD GIFTS FROM THE REGIONS OF GASTRONOMY

A Taste of Sant Joan (4:57)

Menorca, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2022 (Spain)

Showcasing one of the strongest traditions in Menorca, the film presents the internationally known festivity of Sant Joan (Saint John) and the peculiar gastronomy related to it, that every year draw hundreds of thousands of visitors to the island. Dishes that combine the heritage of local culinary traditions with the French and English influences that persist in Menorca.

Consell Insular de Menorca 
(Island Council of Menorca)