News

 The lead actress in Sonja – The White Swan will represent Norway in the European Film Promotion programme at the Berlin International Film Festival between 7-17 February, 2019

Halfdan Ullmann Tøndels debut and Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsens second film will be pitched at the French festival in Les Arcs.

The Norwegian tween film Los Bando, the strong drama As I Fall and the project Sisters were among the winners in Tallinn during the Black Nights/Just Film festival and European Film Forum Tallinn.

 Anne Sewitsky’s biopic of the Norwegian world champion and film star selected for the Utah festival’s Premieres between 24 January-3 February, 2019

 Norwegian director Anders Emblem’s feature debut will proceed on its festival circuit in Northern Norway and Park City, Utah

Three Norwegian co-productions – Two feature and a documentary – have also been picked up for the Sundance programme. The Sunlit Night, Divine Love and Cold Case Hammarskjöld

Norwegian Acquitted creators Siv Rajendram Eliassen and Anna Bache-Wiig backed for their new political thriller from Miso Film Norge.

 World premiere of The Privacy of Wounds in competition, several co-productions in the sidebars and two filmmakers on the juries

Norwegian Drama is in its haydays, and NFI is hosting a Panel Talk showing new series at the the C21 Drama Summit in London in November. And 3 Norwegian series are nominated to the International Drama Awards!

The Norwegian Film Institute has allocated €452,000 (NOK 4.3 million) production support to for nine short film projects with subjects from periwinkles to Polar bears and several corners of human relationship.