Skolimowski's Norwegian Killing will Compete in Venice
Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski’s new feature, Essential Killing, which has mainly been shot in Norway and co-produced by Norway’s Cylinder Production, has been selected for competition at the 67th Venice International Film Festival, which runs between 1-11 September. The film will screen on 6 September.
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Admissions for Norwegian films
Source: Norske Filmbyråers Forening
Weekly updates with national figures for Norwegian features
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Hamer will celebrate Christmas first in Toronto, then in San Sebastian
Norwegian director Bent Hamer’s sixth feature, Home for Christmas (Hjem til jul) will be internationally launched in Contemporary World Cinema at the 35th Toronto International Film Festival, which runs between 9-19 September.
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After five Amandas, Upperdog goes for the Nordic Council Film Prize
Norwegian director Sara Johnsen’s second feature, Upperdog, which was last week (20 August) awarded five Amandas (Norway’s national film prize( is one of the five Nordic nominées for the Nordic Council Film Prize - the largest Scandinavian film award, which comes with a $60,000 (DKK 350,000) cheque, to be shared by the winning film’s director, scriptwriter and producer.
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Amanda Winners
Norwegian director Sara Johnsen’s Upperdog cashed in on five of eight nominations for the Amanda – Norway’s national film prize – when the awards ceremony launched the 38th Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund on Friday (20 August).
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New Nordic Films in Haugesund: 13 world premières, 366 participants
Before the 38th edition of the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund opens on Saturday, 21 August, a record number of 366 international film professionals will from today (18 August) fill the fully-digitised Edda theatre for New Nordic Films – the three-day market, co-production and film financing forum promoting Nordic cinema.
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Angry Man takes first prize in Hiroshima
Norwegian director Anita Killi’s Angry Man (Sinna mann) has now scooped 20 prizes on the international festival circuit, after adding the main prize at the 25th Hiroshima International Animation Film Festival in Japan – a biennial event this year screening 76 films in the official programme.
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Norwegian Film Autumn with 16 local premières
At Oslo’s Film House Tuesday (17 August), Norwegian Minister of Culture Anniken Huitfeldt emphasised the versatility of local fare, as she opened the Norwegian Film Institute’s Film Autumn 2010, a presentation of 16 Norwegian films which will be launched during the autumn.
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Norwegian Limbo – from Haugesund to Montreal
Norwegian director Marie Sødahl’s feature debut, Limbo, which will open the 38th Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund on 21 August, will continue its travel to Canada, where it will unspool in competition at the 34th Montreal International Film Festival between 26 August-6 September.
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Norwegian Tears of Gaza to have its world première in Toronto
Norwegian director Vibeke Løkkeberg’s documentary, Tears of Gaza (Gazas tårer), will have its world première in the Real to Reel section of the Toronto International Film Festival, which runs between 9-19 September.
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Hamer will be Home for Christmas after San Sebastian detour
Norwegian director Bent Hamer’s new film selected for competition in Basque country
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Haugesund’s 2010 festival opens in a Limbo, sees The Writing on the Wall
Unspooling its 38th edition between 18-26 August, the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund will open its main programme on Saturday, 21 August with Norwegian director Marie Sødahl’s feature debut, Limbo.
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Angry Man nominated for Cartoon d’Or 2010
Anita Killi’s short animation Angry Man is nominated for the Cartoon d’Or 2010, the award for the best European animated short film. The jury has selected the finalists among 29 short films that received an award at one of the Cartoon d’Or partner festivals. The winner will be announced on Friday 17th September 2010 in Sopron (Hungary). The award is a trophy together with a financial aid of 10,000 EUR, supported by the MEDIA Programme of the European Union.
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At 70 Norwegian director Anja Breien, of Wives (Hustruer) fame, is still making movies
At last month’s Norwegian International Short Film Festival in Grimstad, Norwegian writer-director Anja Breien was represented by Etching (Riss) – “a short short film. A film poem, without words. A docu-poem.”
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European Film Academy meets Norwegian filmmakers after Oslo board meeting
In Oslo for their first board meeting in Norway, app 30 international members of the European Film Academy will meet Norwegian filmmakers at a reception tomorrow night (Friday, 25 June) in Filmens Hus.
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Upperdog and Vegas lead the Amanda race, both films receiving eight nominations
Norwegian director Sara Johnsen’s Upperdog and Gunnar Vikene's Vegas tied for first place in the race for the Amandas – Norway’s national film award – when the prize committee yesterday (Wednesday, 23 June) gave each of them eight nominations.
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The Liv Ullmann Honorary Award
The 2010 Liv Ullmann Honorary Award has been presented to director and producer Margreth Olin. The honorary award is a bursary of 100 000 kroner, in recognition of outstanding contributions to Norwegian film production and film culture.
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Norwegian prize-winners in Annecy, Huesca and Setúbal
Angry Man, A Somewhat Gentle Man and The Fabulous Fiff and Fam won several awards during the weekend ending June 13.
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Nordic Family Film Showcase in Shanghai
Nordic family films will hit the screens in Shanghai during June 14–20, when 12 Nordic feature films and one short film selected by the Shanghai International Film Festival selection committee are screened in the Best Nordic Family Film Showcase. The showcase is part of the special “Global Village” section of the Shanghai International Film Festival, dedicated to the ongoing Shanghai Expo.
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Norwegian Ninja – a Celluloid Nightmare
In Cannes Norwegian director Thomas Cappelen Malling’s thriller, Norwegian Ninja (Kommandør Treholt & Ninjatroppen), has been picked up for international sales by Paris-based Celluloid Dreams.
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Norwegian producers on the Côte d’Azur
Backed by the Norwegian Film Institute, which has for the second time joined Producers Network organised by Marché du Film at the Cannes International Film Festival (12-23 May), five Norwegian producers will get the opportunity to promote their upcoming productions and liaise with international partners at daily breadfast meetings, speed dating sessions and later happy hours.
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Film archives honour Liv Ullmann
Norwegian director-actress Liv Ullmann will tonight (Monday, 3 May) at the Oslo City Hall be presented with FIAF’s honorary prize, awarded by the International Federation of Film Archives for special contributions to preserve the film heritage.
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Yohan wanders back from Stockholm with the top prize
Norwegian director Grete Salomonsen’s come-back movie, Yohan–The Child Wanderer (Yohan-barnevandreren) won for Best Feature at the Stockholm International Film Festival Junior, which ended Saturday (24 April).
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Upperdog Garners Johnsen her Second Critics’ Award
The Norwegian Film Critics’ Association has named Sara Johnsen’s Upperdog Best Norwegian Feature 2009. It is the 46th year the 100 member critics deliver their verdict on local production, and the second time it favours Johnsen, whose Kissed by Winter (Vinterkyss) won in 2006. Only runner-up was Rune Denstad Langlo’s North (Nord).
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Vatn Moves to Cannes with Films in his Luggage
The Norwegian Film Institute names Friland producer Asle Vatn (Upperdog) Norway’s Producer on the Move at the Cannes International Film Festival.
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Norwegian WW2 Hero takes Max Manus to the US
Norwegian World War II hero, Gunnar Sønsteby – Norway’s most decorated man – introduced Norwegian directors Espen Sandberg and Joachim Roenning’s Max Manus on Thursday, 15 April, when it opened the 28th Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Film Festival (which runs til 30 April).
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Moland’s Gentle Man clinches US deal
Already sold to more than 20 countries, Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland’s Berlinale contender, A Somewhat Gentle Man (En ganske snill mann), has been licensed to US distributor, Strand Releasing, which plans a late autumn launch of the comedy.
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Roald Amundsen's film from the South Pole Expedition on DVD
The film from Roald Amundsen’s South Pole Expedition (1910-1912) is now on DVD. Restored material with newly arranged music.
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Moland’s comedy a gentle attraction at home, also in demand abroad
Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland’s first comedy, A Somewhat Gentle Man (En ganske snill mann), which was awarded the Berliner Morgenpost Audience Prize at the recent Berlin International Film Festival, went straight to a No 2 position on the local charts, following its launch at the Kosmorama-Trondheim International Film Festival.
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Production support to the film version of Gardell’s doomsday comedy
The Norwegian Film Institute will chip in NOK 12.3m ($2m) production support for a Norwegian feature version of Swedish author/stand-up comedian Jonas Gardell’s Människor i solan (English title tba), a doomsday comedy originally written for the stage (and Swedish actress Sif Ruud).
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