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Better luck next year: Norway's Oscar drought continues

Tue, 24 Jan 2017 16:39:27 +0100

Hopes that Norway would claim its first Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film were dashed when ‘Kongens nei’ (English title: The King’s Choice) was not among the nominees announced on Tuesday.

Norway's film industry had its best year in four decades

Thu, 29 Dec 2016 12:32:33 +0100

Roughly three million people saw Norwegian movies in 2016, giving the domestic film industry its best year in more than four decades.

Could it finally be Norway’s turn at the Oscars?

Fri, 16 Dec 2016 10:33:52 +0100

The Norwegian film ‘Kongens nei’ (English title: The King’s Choice) is one of nine movies to make the short list for the best foreign-language film at next year’s Academy Awards, Variety reported.

Game of Thrones makers eye Norway for upcoming season

Wed, 02 Nov 2016 15:33:35 +0100

As if it wasn’t enough that Norway can already boast the best bearded cast member of the Game of Thrones, the nation may now play host to part of the smash hit’s seventh season.

Scenes for next Star Wars film could be filmed in Norway

Mon, 22 Aug 2016 12:18:13 +0200

The biggest movie studios in Hollywood are reportedly eyeing Norwegian landmarks like Preikestolen, Trolltunga, Folgefonna and Lofoten as possible locations for new blockbuster films.

Michael Moore 'invades' Norway in latest film

Fri, 15 Apr 2016 11:03:09 +0200

Controversial American director Michael Moore visited Norway and a handful of other European countries for his film 'Where to Invade Next', which hits Norwegian theatres on Friday.

After 36 years, 'mystery films' shown in Norway

Wed, 10 Feb 2016 11:09:00 +0100

As proof that sometimes mysteries are better left unsolved, Tuesday’s public viewing of three film reels left unclaimed in a Norwegian hotel for 36 years was somewhat anticlimactic.

'Mystery films’ from 1980 to be shown in Norway

Mon, 08 Feb 2016 14:44:17 +0100

An American man sent a box containing three rolls of film to himself at a hotel in Western Norway in September 1980 but never claimed the package. On Tuesday, the mysterious films will be shown, although no one knows what to expect.

Norwegian film changes name after Paris terror

Wed, 18 Nov 2015 11:48:31 +0100

’Louder Than Bombs’, the first English language film by Norwegian director Joachim Trier has changed its name to “Back Home” ahead of its launch in French cinemas next month following the terror attacks in Paris.

Norwegian docfest boycotts Israeli films

Tue, 18 Aug 2015 00:43:11 +0200

A Norwegian documentary film festival has been harshly criticized after it said it had joined the boycott of Israel and would not accept Israeli-made films.

Norway disaster movie trashes fjord village

Mon, 17 Aug 2015 23:47:02 +0200

Horror director Roar Uthaug has made Norway's first disaster movie, subjecting the picturesque village of Geiranger to an 85m tidal wave.

Norway woman makes film about own rape

Sat, 16 May 2015 20:23:58 +0200

A Norwegian woman has turned her own experience of being raped in her sleep into a short YouTube film designed to highlight the issue.

Lost Disney short film found in Norway

Fri, 12 Dec 2014 11:54:18 +0100

A copy of a 1927 Walt Disney cartoon which was thought to be lost has been found in northern Norway, the country's National Library said on Thursday.

US tourists plan trips to Disney’s Frozen land

Tue, 25 Mar 2014 11:15:18 +0100

American tourists look set to descend on Norway by the planeload this summer to see with their own eyes the majestic landscape depicted in Disney’s Golden Globe-winning animation, Frozen, which has now taken more than $1 billion in the box office.

Norwegian comedy up for Berlin film prize

Wed, 15 Jan 2014 15:39:00 +0100

'In Order of Disappearance', the latest comedy film by Norwegian director Hans Petter Moland, has been nominated for the Golden Bear prize at this year's Berlin international film festival.

Trollhunter director to make English horror film

Fri, 25 Oct 2013 10:17:00 +0200

The Norwegian director of Troll Hunter, the cult horror mockumentary, is set to make his first English language horror film, after received backing from Britain's Goldcrest films, Screen International has reported.

VIDEO: Norway's Down's Syndrome detective

Sat, 19 Oct 2013 01:22:00 +0200

A Norwegian film about a detective with Down's Syndrome has sparked huge interest abroad, with the lead actor Svein André Hofsø, who himself suffers the condition, interviewed by the BBC on Wednesday.

Honour-killing film wins Norway's second Emmy

Wed, 02 Oct 2013 11:43:00 +0200

Film-maker Deeyah Khan won Norway's second ever Emmy on Tuesday night for Banaz, her documentary about the honour killing of a Kurdish-British girl.

Rings producer plans Norway Viking epic

Fri, 30 Aug 2013 10:11:00 +0200

The producer behind the Lord of the Rings trilogy wants to shoot a $100 million Viking blockbuster in Norway, saying he is drawn by the "authentic landscape" and the expert knowledge local historians have about the Viking era.

Kon-Tiki breaks Norway box office record

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:05:00 +0200

Big-budget Norwegian blockbuster Kon-Tiki set a national box office record as it attracted more cinema-goers than any other film in history in its opening weekend.