Ambiancé

Ambiancé is an experimental film that is directed by the Swedish director Anders Weberg.[1][2] The film initially had a projected release date of December 31, 2020 and will have a running time of 720 hours, or 30 days, and will be screened globally.[3][4] Once the film's initial screening is completed, Weberg will destroy the only existent copy of the entire movie, which he says will make it "the longest film made that doesn't exist".[5] He has also stated that this will be his final film. It will be the second longest film ever made after Logistics.[6]

Development and release

Weberg has stated that he made Ambiancé as a protest against the re-creation of old, classic films.[3]

As of 2016 Weberg has claimed to have completed 400 hours of footage and that in order to complete the film by its release date he must film 7 to 8 hours of raw footage each week.[7] Weberg has released two trailers for the film, the first of which was released in 2014 and is 72 minutes long. He released a second trailer in 2016 that was 439 minutes (~7 hours and 20 minutes) and has stated that he would release a 72-hour trailer in 2018. But that never came to fruition.[8][9] The second trailer consisted of a single take and featured no cuts.[10]

On 3 January 2021, Weberg posted on his Twitter as well as on the official site for the film the phrase "C'est fini", which is French for "It is finished". The same phrase was used in the description of the film's trailer in relation to Weberg quitting directing after having finished Ambiancé.[11] This seems to imply that Weberg has officially quit directing as of 2021, but it's unknown if Ambiancé ever was finished. Weberg's own website does list the film in its filmography, listing a runtime of 43,200 minutes, which totals to exactly 30 days.[12]

Ambiancé was set to screen on December 31st, 2020. However, this never happened and instead the website displayed "C'est fini", French for "It's finished".

References
  1. "Video: World record-seeking 720-hour movie now has a 72-minute trailer". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  2. "Ambiancé, la película 'más larga' de la historia con 720 horas". El Siglo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  3. "Svenske Anders lager 30 dager lang film - traileren er på sju timer". Dagbladet.no. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  4. "[VIDEO] 72-Minute Trailer Released for Longest Film Ever, 'Ambiance'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  5. "A M B I A N C É - a 720 hours long film by Anders Weberg". The Longest Film. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  6. "Logistics (2012)".
  7. "Ambiance: 720-hour movie by Anders Weberg gets short 7-hour trailer". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  8. "The world's longest ever film gets a seven hour trailer". The Independent. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  9. "This movie trailer is over 7 hours long". Digital Spy. 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  10. Nordine, Michael. "'Ambiancé' Trailer: Longest Film Ever Made (30 Days) Reveals Seven-Hour Teaser". Indiewire. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  11. "Ambiancé - First short TRAILER - 7 Hours 20 Minutes in one take - by Anders Weberg".
  12. "Anders Weberg".


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