According to the IBM Traffic Pain Index there are one billion cars on the planet today. By 2020, that number will have doubled.
Bicyclists are hit and killed in traffic every day. The risks and fears keep people from going by bike themselves or sending their children to school on bikes. Despite the danger, in big cities a lot of people are already taking their bikes as a DIY solution to the congestion and climate issue, but often good and safe bike infrastructures are lacking in big cities.
With the overall campaign goal to create bike-friendlier cities, the project consists of a smartphone app along with the documentary film BIKES VS CARS.
The app traces the path of each biking person individually, drawing their journeys through the city streets on a map with lines growing thicker where people ride the most. The resulting map, showing where citizens ride their bikes, will be utilized as planning criteria for future bicycle infrastructure and as an instrument for lobbying.
In Copenhagen, 40% of all commuters go by bike. What if we could take that number and apply the model to other cities? What would the cities of the world look like? If we can increase the number of bikes in the world, we could have cleaner air, healthier citizens and more liveable cities. Let us Copenhagenize the world!
CONFIRMED FINANCIAL SOURCES:
Creative Europe MEDIA, The Swedish Film Institute, Film i Skåne, Nordisk Film &TV Fund, City of Malmö
CO-PRODCUTION PARTNERS:
SVT, YLE, NRK, ORF, Lichtpunt, VPRO, YesDoc, TV3 Catalunya, Radwende
WG Film produces high quality documentaries for broadcast and cinema. The earlier films of WG Film were often local stories with global relevance. With time, the films have become more and more international and WG Film is today considered one of the most successful companies in the genre of author- driven documentary film in Sweden and internationally. Selected films: Maria And Her Shadow, Big Boys Gone Bananas!*, Love Always, Carolyn, BANANAS!*, Burma VJ (co-production), I Bought A rainforest.
FREDRIK GERTTEN
Director
ELIN KAMLERT
Producer
MARGARETE JANGÅRD
Producer
AGNES NILSSON
Technical Supervisor
GLYNNIS RITTER
Junior Producer
FREDERIK OLSSON
Game designer and community manager
