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 Film festival favorite “Oslo, August 31” is coming to DVD to North America. Enter the Norwegian American Weekly drawing to win one of five free copies! Special Release On Sept. 18, the critically acclaimed film “Oslo, August 31” will be released on DVD in North America. From Joachim Trier, director of “Reprise,” the film [...]  Film receives critical praise for portrayal of famous 1947 expedition Kelsey Larson Copy Editor After 59 days of shooting in six countries, the biggest Norwegian film yet to be made is ready to hit Norwegian cinemas Aug. 24. The directing duo behind “Kon-Tiki,” Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg, also directed the hit film Max [...]  The film played in various locations in the United States, writes VG. The trailer is posted on the website YouTube, and shows among other things, a blond man in the Norwegian police uniform shooting children. The film clip has aroused strong reactions in the AUF. To VG’s knowledge, the organization has requested assistance from the [...]  The comedy “Happy, Happy,” is Norway’s candidate in the category of Best Foreign Language Film at this year’s Academy Awards, reported the Norwegian Film Institute on Thursday. The jury was deciding between three films: “Oslo, 31. august,” “Sønner av Norge” (Sons of Norway) and “Sykt lykkelig” (Happy, Happy), but it was the latter of the [...] Local movies reached more than 2.5 milion admissions for the third consecutive year, accounting for 23.2% of total admissions. Norwegian productions controlled a record 23.4% share of the cinema market in 2010, selling more than 2.5 million tickets for the third consecutive year – 5,558,022. In 2009 their market share was [...]  Norwegian director Ole Giæver’s feature debut, The Mountain (Fjellet), will have its international premiere in the Panorama section of the 61st Berlin International Film Festival (10-20 February), shortly after it has opened the festival in Giæver’s home city of Tromsø, on 18 January. Educated at the Nordland Art and Film School in Lofoten and [...]  Norwegian director Anne Sewitsky’s feature debut, Happy, Happy (Sykt lykkelig) will have its international premiere in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival, which takes place in Park City, Utah (USA) between 20-30 January, 2011. Park City at Midnight – the festival’s late programme for ”the raucous, rowdy, and rebellious; softies [...]  The 2010/11 Nordic Film Fest season kicks off this year in Minneapolis, then traveling across the country with even more Nordic Films, panels, and parties. This upcoming season has a lot to be excited about. This year we have opened our festivals up to submissions from new and up and coming Scandinavian filmmakers. We’re [...]  The Liv Ullmann Honorary Award is bestowed on a female filmmaker who has excelled through her extraordinary talent and artistic contribution in Norwegian film or television drama. The prize was founded in 2006 by the Norwegian Film Institute, in co-operation with the Association of Norwegian Filmmakers and the Norwegian Film [...]  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. During [...] |
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