Haugesund Film Fest Celebrates French, Scandi Cinema
HAUGESUND Norway — Roar Uthaug’s “The Wave,” Joachim Trier’s “Louder Than Bombs,” Kari Anne Moe’s “Rebels,” Stig Björkman’s “Ingrid Bergman — In Her Own Words” and Dagur Kári’s “Virgin Mountain” are...
View ArticleStrong Slate of Norwegian Films Fuels Festival’s Selection
The 44th Norwegian Intl. Film Festival kicked off its main program Aug. 21 with the world premiere of a local film, Vibeke Idsøe’s “The Lion Woman” (“Løvekvinnen”), and it will close Aug. 25 with the...
View Article‘Lion Woman’ Producer Jacobsen Sets New Slate of Features
At last year’s Norwegian Intl. Film Festival in Haugesund, Norwegian veteran producer John M. Jacobsen completed the grand slam in Norwegian film: he was awarded two Amandas – Norway’s national film...
View ArticleNordic Co-Production Market Adds Heft With Eurimages Selection
The Nordic Co-Production and Finance Market at the Norwegian Intl. Film Festival will open Aug. 23 as the largest edition yet. A record number of 419 participants, and 28 new films in the main program,...
View ArticleHelmer Praises Spirit of ‘The Lion Woman’
“I was immediately captured by the characters — they were people I knew or had even met. And it was a timeless story, about universally human values, although it takes place more than 100 years ago,”...
View ArticleProlific ‘Cave’ Helmer Looks Ahead to Three More Projects
A trained projectionist but self-taught director, Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken’s third feature, “Cave,” closes the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund. It will be the 27-year-old...
View ArticleMore Foreign Film Shoots May Be in Norway’s Production Plans
For 40 years, the oil and gas industry has been a driving force in Norway’s economy — the country has 860 billion in its oil fund — but the drop of oil prices in the international market have...
View ArticleJoachim Trier’s ‘Thelma’ Opens Nordic Encounter in Haugesund
Norwegian director Joachim Trier – whose latest feature, the English-language “Louder than Bombs,” was Norway’s first contender for the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 36 years and won, among other plaudits,...
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