TOP STORIES: Haugesund: Joachim Trier's 'Thelma' Takes Norwegian Critics' Prize; Haugesund: 'Skam'…
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Haugesund: Joachim Trier's 'Thelma' Takes Norwegian Critics' Prize

By Jorn Rossing Jensen and Annika Pham

HAUGESUND, Norway -- Director Joachim Trier's "Thelma," which opened the 45th Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund on Aug. 20, won the Norwegian Critics' Prize, one of the top awards at the event which wrapped on Thursday


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Haugesund: 'Skam' Actor to Play in Erotic Thriller (EXCLUSIVE)

By Annika Pham

Norwegian director Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken ("Cave") has attached "Skam" actor and teen heartthrob Tarjei Sandvik Moe for his film, "An Affair." In the Norwegian film, which is currently filming in Oslo, the 18-year-old Sandvik Moe pl


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Norwegian Director Mikkel Brænne Sandemose's 'The Ash Lad' Will Be First of a Movie Trilogy (EXCLUSIVE)

By Jorn Rossing Jensen

Norwegian director Mikkel Brænne Sandemose, whose latest feature, 2013's "Ragnarok," received two Amandas, Norway's national film prize, will open "The Ash Lad: In the Hall of the Mountain King" ("Askeladden – i Dovregubben


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Haugesund: 'Hunting Flies'' Izer Aliu Directs Heist Movie (EXCLUSIVE)

By Annika Pham

HAUGESUND, Norway — Amanda winner and Nordic Council Film Prize Norwegian nominee Izer Aliu is directing the new film "Teacher Ilaz and the Lottery Heist" in Skopje, Macedonia. LevelK is handling international sales. Albania


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REVIEWS

Film Review: 'Heartstone'

By Guy Lodge

There's a vast, storm-hued majesty to the jagged coastal edges of Iceland that inspires hushed awe in tourists, armchair travelers and filmmakers alike, but to a teenager growing up — and, more trickily still, coming out —


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Film Review: 'Sami Blood'

By Guy Lodge

Just in case "Frozen" had you thinking the chief concerns of young girls in old Lapland were building snowmen and breaking magic spells, along comes "Sami Blood" to set the record straight.


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Film Review: 'Parents'

By Dennis Harvey

Christian Tafdrup's first feature eventually enters darker terrain with not entirely satisfying yet consistently intriguing results.


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Film Review: 'Little Wing'

By Alissa Simon

Selma Vilhunen's debut feature deals sensitively and intelligently with difficult real-life issues such as bullying, poverty, mental illness and dysfunctional families, making it a natural for festival programmers and Euro broadcasters


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Film Review: 'What Happened to Monday?'

By Jessica Kiang

There is no strobe lighting in Tommy Wirkola's new sci-fi film, which debuts soon on Netflix, but epileptics triggered by rhythmic, dazzling flashes of blinding stupidity should consider themselves warned away from "What Happened to Mo


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'Heartstone,' 'Sami Blood' Among 2017 Nordic Council Film Prize Contenders

By Jorn Rossing Jensen

HAUGESUND, Norway -- Icelandic director Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson first feature "Heartstone" ("Hjartasteinn," pictured) and Swedish director Amanda Kernell's "Sámi Blood" ("Sameblod") are among the nominees for the Nor


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Haugesund: Norway's Thomas Aske Berg on His Pioneering 'Vidar the Vampire'

By Jorn Rossing Jensen

HAUGESUND, Norway -- Norwegian actor-writer-composer-director-producer Thomas Aske Berg's feature debut "Vidar the Vampire" ("VampyrVidar") is most probably the least expensive entry in the main program at the Norwegian Intl. Film Fest


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Palme d'Or Winner 'The Square' Is Sweden's Pick for Foreign-Language Oscar

By Elsa Keslassy

Ruben Ostlund's Palme d'Or-winning "The Square" will represent Sweden in the foreign-language Oscar race at the 90th Academy Awards in 2018. A satirical drama weaving dark comedy, "The Square" takes place in the contemporary art world.


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