The Norwegian International Film Festival kicked off on Saturday its 49th edition in the coastal town of Haugesund, an occasion for industry filmgoers and Nordic film aficionados to discover new projects from the region’s top talent.
One of festival’s highlights is its Next Nordic Generation– a selection of the best graduation short films from various Nordic film schools.
10 shorts were selected this year made by creatives perceived as some of the region’s filmmakers of tomorrow.
Three of the films come from Westerdals, Kristiania University College in Oslo, Norway, another trio from Aalto Elo Film School in Helsinki, Finland, and two each from Hdk-Valand at the University of Göteborg, Sweden and The National Film School of Denmark in Copenhagen. This means that – with the exception of Iceland – all countries from the Nordic region are represented.
This selection was made by a jury of Håkon Skogrand, a former program...
One of festival’s highlights is its Next Nordic Generation– a selection of the best graduation short films from various Nordic film schools.
10 shorts were selected this year made by creatives perceived as some of the region’s filmmakers of tomorrow.
Three of the films come from Westerdals, Kristiania University College in Oslo, Norway, another trio from Aalto Elo Film School in Helsinki, Finland, and two each from Hdk-Valand at the University of Göteborg, Sweden and The National Film School of Denmark in Copenhagen. This means that – with the exception of Iceland – all countries from the Nordic region are represented.
This selection was made by a jury of Håkon Skogrand, a former program...
- 8/22/2021
- by Alexander Durie
- Variety Film + TV
"What do you want to conquer?" This short film is almost too on-the-nose for the times we're living in. But it's an engaging and thought-provoking work and deserves to be seen anyway. Apocalypse Norway is a short film made by Norwegian filmmaker Jakob Rørvik about a group of teens on holiday, hiding out in a remote area of Norway in a huge house when an apocalyptic virus takes over the world. "As it reaches the heart of Europe, Oda realize they might be next." This stars Billie Barker, Kjetil Jore, Lotte Tomine Henningsen, Håkon Stubberud, Lea Meyer, & Lars Tafjord. The project is also a collaboration with electronica producer André Bratten. There's an intriguing mix of handheld, mobile phone cinematography and beautiful conventional shots. Rørvik explains the idea is inspired by a feeling in Norway of false security that comes from "belief in a never-ending growth of wealth and daily comforts.
- 4/17/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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