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2 Publisher: Norwegian Film Institute Editor: Astri Dehli Blindheim Design: Ingunn Cecilie Jensen Translation: Bjørn Giertsen and others Published by: Norwegian Film Institute Department of Promotion and International Relations Box 482 Sentrum, N-0105 Oslo Tel: /00 Fax: Mail: ISBN Front cover: I travel alone

3 Contents Feature films Amors baller Cupid s Balls 5 Babycall Babycall 6 Blåfjell 2 Magic Silver 2 7 Brødrene Dal og vikingsverdets forbannelse 8 Exteriors Exteriors 9 Fritt vilt III Cold Prey III 10 Få meg på for faen Turn Me On 11 Gråtass får en ny venn 12 Hjelp, vi er i filmbransjen 13 Hjelp, vi er russ 14 Hodejegerne Headhunters 15 Jeg reiser alene I travel alone 16 Jørgen + Anne = sant Jørgen + Anne 17 Knerten gifter seg Twigson Ties the Knot 18 Knerten i knipe Twigson in a Pinch 19 Kong Curling Curling King 20 Kon-Tiki Kon-Tiki 21 Mennesker i solen People in the Sun 22 Oslo, 31. August Oslo, August På bølgelengde Tying the Knot 24 Rødt hjerte Red Heart 25 Teori & praksis Theory and Practice 26 Tomme tønner 2 Det brune gullet 27 Trolljegeren The Troll Hunter 28 Uten tittel (aka Sorans reise Soran s Journey) 29 Documentaries Helsefabrikken The Health Factory 32 Russian Lessons Russian Lessons 33

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5 Swedish Lucas moves from Stockholm to a small Norwegian town, and immediately falls in love with Susanne, the goal keeper of the local girls soccer team. He becomes acquainted with the overweight, sex-fixated son of the coach. With him as a sparring partner, Lucas hatches a plan for winning Susanne s heart. But Susanne has a boyfriend, and Lucas soon comes to realize that the road to love may be paved with lies and animosity. Cupid s Balls is packed with humour, romantic summer nights and fervent conflicts both off and on the soccer field. AMORS BALLER cupid s balls Director: Kristoffer Metcalfe Screenplay: Frederick Howard, Kristoffer Metcalfe, Peder Fuglerud, Stian A. Eriksen Producer: Frederick Howard for SF Norge AS Cast: Fridjov Såheim, Kåre Hedebrant, Harald Weedon, Isak Nicolai Solli, Eira K. Stuedahl, Jana Opsahl Goli Release date: March 2011 Norwegian distributor: SF Norge AS Contact: SF Norge AS, Box 239 Sentrum, N-0106 Oslo, Tel: , Fax: , Mail: post@sfnorge.no, Kristoffer Metcalfe (b 1978) has earlier been working with documentaries and short films. He graduated from the Norwegian Film School in Cupid s Balls will be his first feature film. feature films 5

6 BABYCALL Babycall Director: Pål Sletaune Screenplay: Pål Sletaune Producer: Turid Øversveen for 4 ½ AS Cast: Noomi Rapace, Kristoffer Joner, Vetle Qvenild Werring Release date: February 2011 Norwegian distributor: SF Norge AS Sales: The Match Factory GmbH, Balthasarstr , DE Cologne, Tel , Fax , info@matchfactory.de, Pål Sletaune (1960) holds degrees in literature, photo and art history. In 1998, Variety pronoun ced Pål Sletaune one of the ten most promising directors worldwide. He has received international awards and recognition for both his feature films and his short films. His previous feature films are Junk Mail (1997); You Really Got me (2001) and Next Door (2005). An over-protective mother, who moves to a secret address with her eightyear-old son after a difficult divorce. She buys a babycall to better watch over him, which seems to be activated from other apartments in the block. One day she overhears what she thinks is the murder of a child. 6 feature films

7 Magic Silver became a big success after its domestic premiere in Norway 2009 with over admissions. Following up the success, Magic Silver 2, will premiere in Norway in December 2011, it is the first Norwegian children and family film to be produced in 3D. The story is set high up in the Blue Mountain, where young queen Bluerose finds it more and more difficult to live within the boundaries of the Blue Gnome community. When she becomes aware that a dangerous glacier is threatening the Blue Mountain valley and the Red Gnomes living there, she sets out on a journey to find the Blue Horn, a magical instrument that can change the weather. With this instrument she can maybe save the Red Gnomes... BLÅFJELL 2 MAGIC SILVER 2 Director: Arne Lindtner Næss Screenplay: Gudny Hagen and Thomas Moldestad Producers: Jørgen Storm Rosenberg and Lasse Greve Alsos for Storm Rosenberg AS Release date: November 18, 2011 Distributor: Sandrew Metronome Norge AS Sales: NonStop Sales, Döbelnsgt. 25, SE Stockholm, Tel: , Fax: , Mail: info@nonstopsales.net, Directing Magic Silver 2 will be Arne Lindtner Næss, one of Norway s veterans in children s films with several successful films such as the films about The Junior Olsen Gang, SOS Summer of Suspense and Finding Friends. feature films 7

8 BRØDRENE DAL OG VIKINGSVERDETS FORBANNELSE ENGLISH TITLE TBA Producer: Mikkel Magnus for MagCat Produksjoner AS Cast: Trond Kirkvaag, Lars Mjøen, Knut Lystad, Tom Mathisen, Sigve Bøe, Benedicte Adrian, Ketil Høegh, Sigmund Sæverud, Dag Vågsås Release date: September 10, 2010 Distributor: Nordisk Film Distribusjon AS Contact: MagCat Produksjoner AS, Filmparken, Wedel Jarlsbergs vei 36, NO-1358 Jar, Tel: , Mail: At home in their living room, the Dal Brothers are fixing up the new Time Machine they bought on TV Shop. But suddenly something goes terribly wrong, and the machine evaporates with Gaus and Roms on board. The machine resurfaces in the Viking age, after a journey 1000 years back in time, close to where the amusement park Tusenfryd outside Oslo is situated today. Gaus and Roms have to settle a blood-spilling conflict between the two Viking clans Badejarlene and Granbarkebirkebeinerne. The dispute is all about which clan should get hold of the sword Tyrfing, a magical and invincible sword which guarantees its owner nearly unlimited wealth and power. But the sword is also inflicted with a terrible curse All this is taking place while Brumund holds the fort at home, and communicates with his brothers over the Time Telephone, a kind of fancy video phone. 8 feature films

9 EXTERIORS Exteriors is a poetic, realistic, surrealistic and somewhat experimental drama. The film features two girls, PEARL and SKYE, both struggling, foreign actresses in LA during pilot season. We follow these two, from Norway and the UK respectively, on the day of a very important audition. Their stories are very similar; they are both competing for the same part, they are both living on a friend s couch and they are both involved in destructive relationships. It is an exploration of the need to be loved, to be recognized and accepted and, most importantly, the sacrifices we make to achieve this. We see the girls go through great lengths to get what they want. They might even get stripped of their dignity. Directors: Patrick Syversen and Marie Kristiansen Screenplay: Patrik Syversen Producer: Fredrik Pryser for Fredrik Fiction Cast: Gitte Witt, Ruta Gedmintas, Mark Wystrach, Joshua Bowman, Allan Hyde Release date: March 2011 Norwegian distributor: Euforia Film as Contact: Fredrik Fiction, Akershusstranda skur 35, N-0155 Oslo, Tel: , Mail: fredrik@fredrikfiction.no, Patrik Syversen (writer/director/producer) previous efforts include the Norwegian feature film Manhunt. Prowl, his second feature is due for a theatrical US release in September Exteriors is his third feature film as a director, his second as a writer and his first as a producer. Marie Kristiansen (photographer/director/producer) is an artist and noted director/ photo grapher. Her most recent efforts range from doing major fashion spreads to directing and shooting experimental shorts and music videos. Exteriors is her first feature film as both director, DP and producer. feature films 9

10 FRITT VILT III COLD PREY III Director: Mikkel Brænne Sandemose Screenplay: Lars Gudmestad and Peder Fuglerud Producers: Martin Sundland, Kristian Sinkerud and Are Heidenstrøm for Fantefilm Fiksjon AS Cast: Ida Marie Bakkerud, Kim S. Falck Jørgen sen, Pål Stokka, Julie Rusti, Arthur Berning, Sturla Valdal Rui Release date: October 15, 2010 Norwegian distributor: Nordisk Film Distribusjon AS Sales: TrustNordisk ApS, Filmbyen 12, DK-2650 Hvidovre, Tel: , Fax: , Mail: Mikkel Brænne Sandemose is one of the country s most experienced film directors in the field of commercials. He has won both national and international awards for his work. He has also made several award-winning music videos. Cold Prey III is his debut as a feature film director. Cold Prey III is the sequel to the thrillers Cold Prey and Cold Prey II, which both became great box office successes. This film relates the astonishing, dramatic and frightening previous history of the Stehøe mountain hotel during the years before the events taking place in the first film. 10 feature films

11 FÅ MEG PÅ FOR FAEN TURN ME ON Horny comedy about the young girl Alma (15), who desperately wants to get on with her life. The dull routines in the small west coast Norwegian village do not satisfy her need for adventure. Alma has sex on her mind all the time, and has an intimate affair with a telephone-sex man, while she fantasizes about the school s heartthrob Arthur. But when she tells her classmates that Arthur showed her his dick at a school party, her life is turned upside down. Director: Jannicke Systad Jacobsen Screenplay: Jannicke Systad Jacobsen based on Olaug Nilsen s novel Få meg på for faen Producers: Brede Hovland and Sigve Endresen for Motlys AS Cast: Helene Bergsholm, Matias Myren, Malin Bjørhovde, Lars Nordtvedt Listau, Beate Støf ring, Henriette Steenstup, Jon Bleiklie Devik, Trine Wiggen, Julia Bache Wiig, Julia Schacht, Arthur Berning Release date: August 2011 Norwegian distributor: Sandrew Metronome Norge AS Contact: Motlys AS, Sagvn. 18, N-0459 Oslo, Tel: , Fax: , Mail: motlys@motlys.com, Jannicke Systad Jacobsen (b.1975) has studied film directing with focus on documentaries at FAMU The National Film School of the Czech Republic and London International Film School. She has also studied Dramaturgy/Drama and Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo. First time writer and director Jannicke Systad Jacobsen has previously directed documentaries with a great sense of humour. Turn Me On is her first entry into fiction. feature films 11

12 GRÅTASS FÅR EN NY VENN ENGLISH TITLE TBA Director: Trond Jacobsen Screenplay: Morten Myklebust Producer: Anne Amalie Thowsen for Fantasi-Fabrikken AS Cast: Ole-Kristian Lima, Dan Robert Thorsen, Tiril Heide-Steen, Dag Vågsås, Heljar Berge Release date: February 2011 Norwegian distributor: Sandrew Metronome Norge Contact: Fantasi-Fabrikken, Årfuglvn. 2, N-3123 Tønsberg, Tel: , Fax: , Mail: Gråtass is thriving on the farm, with his friends Goggen, Gamlefar and Grynet. But at times he feels lonely, as he is the only live machine on the farm, and cannot reveal it to the others. Therefore, Gråtass gets Goggen to build the fully automatic, electric, self-propelled scarecrow Skremme! However, when Skremme surpasses him in popularity, Gråtass becomes jealous and does some foolish things to prevent Goggen from presenting Skremme at an invention competition at the annual fair in the village. As the scrap dealers Hubert and Hieronemus kidnap Skremme, and Gråtass realizes that it makes Goggen very sad, he regrets what he did and sets out to get the scoundrels. Together with Skremme, Gråtass manages to outwit the two villains and turn them over to the police. However, to succeed, Gråtass has to reveal to everyone at the fair that he is alive and can drive on his own, something which creates a hullabaloo. With Goggen s help, they manage to explain away the whole thing. They claim that both Skremme and Gråtass are Goggen s remote controlled inventions, and Gråtass gets the new friend he wished for. Trond Jacobsen (born 1967) has studied TV directing at Lillehammer College. The past 15 years, he has worked as a director of films, TV series and animation for children. He is also a producer and photographer of international documentary films. He has both been nominated and won awards for his work in Norway and abroad. This is his second feature film. 12 feature films

13 HJELP, VI ER I FILMBRANSJEN ENGLISH TITLE TBA Directors: Nini Bull Robsahm, Patrik Syversen Screenplay: Nini Bull Robsahm and Patrik Syversen Producer: Terje Strømstad, Benedicte Aubert Ringnes and Kjetil Omberg for Tappeluft Pictures Cast: Henrik Thodesen, Odd Magnus Williamson, Stig Frode Henriksen, Stein Johan Grieg Halvorsen, Marte Germaine Christensen, Jenny Skavlan, Christian Rubeck, Julia Schacht Release date: August 26, 2011 Norwegian distributor: Euforia Film as Contact: Euforia Film, Nedregate 5, N-0551 Oslo, Tel: , Fax: , Mail: Kjetil@euforia.no, Glenn has been dumped by his girlfriend. He is lonely, and terribly diffi cult to deal with. He lives in a commune with three other slackers in their late twenties. To cheer him up, his buddies get a brilliant idea. How about organizing a fake audition for a non-existing feature film? The role to be advertised will include all the qualities Glenn is looking for in a girl, and maybe he will find a new girlfriend during the audition rounds. Under the cover of making a film, the boys arrange fictitious casting sessions. After a series of unsuccessful auditions, they find Linda, a girl that Glenn falls for immediately. So much so that he offers her the part in order to be able to hang out with her. Not the smartest move ever. As a relationship starts developing between the two, questions arise. Like, when will shooting start? What s the budget like? Who will play the other roles? It all culminates when it turns out that Linda s mother is a wealthy investor who insists on providing capital for the production. To keep up appearances and to save what may potentially develop with Linda, Glenn and the boys have to start their production and actually make the film. Patrik Syversen (writer/director/producer) previous efforts include the Norwegian feature film Manhunt. Prowl, his second feature is due for a theatrical US release in September His third film Exteriors is scheduled for release in March Nini Bull Robsahm (1981) is educated at The Film & TV Academy in Oslo. She wrote the screenplay, played one of the leading roles and was executive producer of Manhunt in Since then, she has worked with the development of several screenplays. This film is her second as screenwriter and her debut as feature film director. feature films 13

14 HJELP, VI ER RUSS ENGLISH TITLE TBA Director: Kenneth Olaf Hjellum Screenplay: Stig Frode Henriksen and Kenneth Olaf Hjellum Producers: Terje Strømstad, Benedicte Aubert Ringnes and Kjetil Omberg Cast: Erlend Fougner, Bjørnar Nilsen Øksenvåg, Marte Aunemo, Even Vesterhus, Kristi-Helene Engeberg, Kristoffer Gustavsen, Vinh Duy Nguyen, Are Kalvø, Kristoffer Joner, Aslag Guttormsgaard Release date: April 14, 2011 Norwegian distributor: Euforia Film AS Contact: Euforia Film, Nedregate 5, N-0551 Oslo, Tel: , Fax: , Mail: After graduating from London Film School in 2006, Kenneth Olaf Hjellum (born 1974) has been behind a string of short films and music videos, many of which have participated at festivals and won awards. He has also worked as script supervisor on feature films like Norwegian Ninja, Tomme tønner, Detour, and Dead Snow. Hjelp, vi er russ! is Kenneth s debut as a feature film director, it is frighteningly inspired by his own graduation period Markus and Robert have finally reached their goal. 12 years of schooling are nearly over, and everything they ve learned is to be washed away in an unprecedented celebration. Their only problem is that they reside in Ødvåg, Norway s tiniest and most windswept dump, and that the money they saved up for the celebration is nowhere to be found. So the challenge is to get together the greatest graduation celebration ever, without cash. And of course to get laid. Markus target is Caroline. The most attractive broad at school. Together with Truls, Kjell Arne and Vigdis or Owlis as Kjell Arne calls her, they dig out a wreck of a minibus from an abandoned barn. And with a minor financial contribution from the Chinese exchange student Yao Ming, it looks like they might even get it on the road. The road to Nirvana: The graduate gathering in Stavanger! 14 feature films

15 In Headhunters, we meet the charming scoundrel Roger, a man who apparently has it all. He s Norway s most accomplished headhunter. He s married to the unbelievably beautiful gallery owner Diana, has a far too sumptuous villa and must, to keep his head above water financially, steal a little too much art. At an opening, his wife introduces him to a Dutchman, Clas Greve. He is the perfect candidate for any top job: A former mercenary with a background as a chief executive in the electronics business, with significant sex appeal as well. He s also in possession of a painting worth seven figures in Euros. Rogers eyes a chance to liberate himself from his financial worries, and embarks on his greatest coup. Breaking into Greve s house turns out to be easy, but on his way out with the painting, Roger discovers something which will soon make him a hunted man. Suddenly money is the least of his worries. Everybody wants something. Nobody gets it for free. Not without stepping over corpses. The headhunt has begun. HODEJEGERNE HEADHUNTERS Director: Morten Tyldum Screenplay: Ulf Rydberg and Lars Gudmestad based on Jo Nesbø s novel Hodejegerne Producer: Asle Vatn for Friland and Marianne Gray for Yellow Bird Cast: Aksel Hennie Release date: August 26, 2011 Norwegian distributor: Nordisk Film Distribusjon AS Sales: TrustNordisk ApS, Filmbyen 12, DK-2650 Hvidovre, Tel: , Fax: , Mail: info@trustnordisk.com, Morten Tyldum (1967) is a commercial director, and has won a number of awards for his films. He has also made several short dramas. His first feature film was the award winning Buddy (2003). Morten Tyldum is educated from School of Visual Arts, New York. After graduating, he worked for several years at public broadcaster NRK with the youth programme U, where he made several documentaries. feature films 15

16 JEG REISER ALENE I TRAVEL ALONE Director: Stian Kristiansen Screenplay: Tore Renberg based on his novel Charlotte Isabel Hansen Producers: Yngve Sæther and Sigve Endresen for Motlys AS Cast: Rolf Kristian Larsen, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Trine Wiggen, Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen, Henriette Steenstrup Release date: March 2011 Norwegian distributor: Sandrew Metronome Norge AS Contact: Motlys AS, Sagvn. 18, N-0459 Oslo, Tel: , Fax: , Mail: motlys@motlys.com, Stian Kristiansen (born 1972) has studied direc ting in Stavanger, and graduated as a director from The Norwegian Film School in He has worked for several years as an actor at Rogaland Teater, and acted in films such as Benny and Mongoland. He has previously directed several short films and his feature film debut was the successful The Man Who Loved Yngve. Angry comedy about Jarle Klepp (25), the promising student of literature who s interested in Adorno, Proust and grown up women and definitely not Tamagochi s, Lady Di and small kids. The news that he is the father of a seven year old girl and that she will come visiting next week enters his life like a nuclear bomb. Jarle Klepp has to become an adult. Is he able to grow up? Does he want to grow up? Jarle Klepp is the same guy we met as a confused teenager in the Award-winning gender crossing love story and Norwegian box office hit from 2008, The Man Who Loved Yngve, also directed by Stian Kristiansen. 16 feature films

17 JØRGEN + ANNE = SANT JØRGEN + ANNE Anne, 9 years, is an energetic girl with more important affairs than falling in love. But when she meets Jørgen, the new boy in class she falls in love immediately. Some grown-ups do not think you can fall in love for real when you are 9 years old, but Anne knows better: You can! Jørgen is moving into the mysterious and scary Bandit House. A house none of the kids dare to come close. But that is of no hinder for Anne, she is willing to go further than most to win him over. When done in the name of love, everything is allowed, isn t it? Director: Anne Sewitsky Screenplay: Kamilla Krogsveen based on Vigdis Hjort s novel Jørgen+Anne=sant Producer: Teréz Hollo-Klausen, Silje Hopland Eik and Tanya N. Badendyck for Cinenord Kidstory AS Cast Maria Annette Tanderø Berglyd, Aurora Bach Bodal, Vilde Fredriksen Verlo, Kristin Langsrud, Otto Garli, Peder Holene, Sigurd Sæthereng, Adrian Holte Kristiansen, Morten Faldaas, Birgitte Victoria Svendsen, Torkil Høeg Release date: 2011 Norwegian distributor: SF Norge AS Contact: Cinenord Kidstory, Akersbakken 33, N-0172 Oslo, Tel: , Fax: , Mail: spillefilm@cinenord.no, Anne Sewitsky (b.1977) studied directing at The Norwegian Film School, graduating in She has later worked for the drama division of the NRK. Here, her roles included: scriptwriter and consultant on a full-length film project, script writer for an episode of the drama series Himmelblå, as well as director of four episodes in the same series. Happy, Happy (to be released this autumn) will be her first feature film. feature films 17

18 KNERTEN GIFTER SEG TWIGSON TIES THE KNOT Director: Martin Lund Screenplay: Birgitte Bratseth based on the novels about Lillebror and Knerten by Anne Cath. Vestly Producers: Finn Gjerdrum and Stein B. Kvae for Paradox Produksjoner AS Cast: Adrian Grønnevik Smith, Petrus A. Christensen, Pernille Sørensen, Jan Gunnar Røise Release date: September24, 2010 Sales: Sola Media GmbH, Filderhauptstr. 49, D Stuttgart, Tel: , Fax: , Mail: Martin Lund was educated as Art Director at Westerdals School of Communication and as director at the Norwegian Film School. In 2004, he conquered Norwegian and foreign film festi vals with his first short Home Game, which was screened at numerous international festivals. Twigson Ties the Knot is his feature film debut. Adventurous? Yes. Extraordinary? Yes. In love? Yes. Twigson meets Karoline. A one-of-a-kind birch twig. It takes an extraordinary girl to match a twig like Twigson. Because twigs like Twigson do not grow on trees. Twigson Ties the Knot is a story which is partly about two bees, a good deal about solving a crime, and a whole lot about being in love. 18 feature films

19 Twigson, Junior and his family has moved to Bessby. Twigson and Karoline has welcomed a son, Mini-Twigson, and the joy is palpable. But Mother and Father are worried about Junior. They have been living there for a couple of months, and he still hasn't made any new friends. Junior doesn't care. He doesn't care much for the bully Gunnar and his friends on the street. And besides, he has Twigson. They make a pact to not have any other friends. For ever. Twigson in a Pinch is the third movie produced by Paradox in the trilogy about Junior and Twigson. KNERTEN I KNIPE TWIGSON IN a pinch Director: Arild Østin Ommundsen Screenplay: Kristin Skogheim based on the novels about Lillebror and Knerten by Anne Cath. Vestly Producers: Finn Gjerdrum and Stein B. Kvae for Paradox AS Cast: Adrian Grønnevik Smith, Petrus Andreas Christensen, Pernille Sørensen, Jan Gunnar Røise, Nils Jørgen Kaalstad, Minken Fosheim Release date: Autumn 2011 Norwegian distributor: Scanbox AS Contact: Paradox Film AS, Grønlandsleiret 25, N-0190 Oslo, Tel: , Fax: , Mail: filmrapost@paradox.no, Arild Østin Ommundsen s first full feature film was the audience success Mongoland in In 2005, his second feature film Monster Thursday was selected, as the first Norwegian film ever, to participate in a competition at the Sundance Film Festival. His latest film was Rat Nights. Arild Østin Ommundsen has also made music videos, commercial films, and a number of short films. feature films 19

20 KONG CURLING CURLING KING Director: Ole Endresen Screenplay: Ole Endresen and Atle Antonsen Producer: Håkon Øverås for 4 ½ AS Cast: Atle Antonsen, Jon Øigarden, Steinar Sagen, Jan Sælid, Ingar Helge Gimle, Ane Dahl Torp, Linn Skåber, Kåre Conradi, Anne Marit Jacobsen Release date: September 2, 2011 Norwegian distributor: Scanbox AS Contact: 4 ½ AS, Krusesgt. 8, N-0263 Oslo, , Fax: , Mail: hakon@fourandahalf.no, Ole Endresen has long experience in making sketch based comedies, and commercials. He has directed Out in Our Garden, Team Antonsen, God kveld Dagfinn, and Tre brødre som ikke er brødre. His debut as a drama director came with Etaten in Curling King will be his first feature film. Once a great curling star, Truls Paulsen is diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder and banned from competition. But when he learns that his old friend and coach Gordon is on his deathbed, Truls, heavily-medicated decides to compete again, in the hopes of winning money for Gordon to have an operation in the US. Truls stops taking the meds and tries to convince his old team mates that he is mentally stable enough to lead them to victory in the Norwegian Curling Championship. But, is it a good sign that he obsessively insists his teammates pull their zippers all the way up before they can play? 20 feature films

21 The true story of Kon-Tiki in electrifying 3D. In this dangerous sea-faring adventure, six men sail from Peru to Polynesia on a fragile balsa-wood raft, risking their lives for an idea that could change history. Led by Thor, a handsome captain who can t swim, the crew has no modern equipment and only a parrot for company. Setting off under the spotlight of the world s press, they navigate the vast Pacific using the stars, with the currents as their rudder. Battling tidal waves, sharks, and demons of the deep, it s six men against nature as the Kon-Tiki strives to reach land. Having sacrificed everything for his mission, even his marriage, Thor must succeed. The strongest force in nature is the will to survive. KON-TIKI KON-TIKI Directors: Joachim Roenning and Espen Sandberg Screenplay: Petter Skavland Producer: Aage Aaberge, Lone Korslund and Jeremy Thomas for Nordisk Film Production Release date: September 2011 Norwegian distributor: Nordisk Film Distribusjon AS Sales: HanWay Films, 24 Hanway Street, London W1T 1UH, Tel: , Fax: , Mail: info@hanwayfilms.com, Espen Sandberg and Joachim Roenning graduated from Stockholm Film School, Sweden, in Under their professional name Roenberg, they are credited with hundreds of outstanding commercials made all over the world. Sandberg and Roenning s first feature film was Bandidas, starring Penelope Cruz and Salma Hayek, for producer Luc Besson and Europa-corp in Mexico. They followed up with the audience success Max Manus. feature films 21

22 MENNESKER I SOLEN PEOPLE IN THE SUN Director: Per-Olav Sørensen Screenplay: Jonas Gardell Producers: Synnøve Hørsdal and Cornelia Boysen for Maipo AS Cast: Ghita Nørby, Kjersti Holmen, Ane Dahl Torp, Jon Øigarden, Ingar Helge Gimle Release date: March 11, 2011 Norwegian distributor: Nordisk Film Distribusjon AS Contact: Maipo AS, Box 275, N-1319 Bekke stua, Tel: , Fax: , Mail: maipo@maipo.no, It s Midsummer Eve, and the sun blazes from a cloudless sky. At the camping ground, vacation season has started. Buses arrive to transport the guests to the great Midsummer party some distance from the camping ground. However, two couples decide to stay behind and enjoy the tranquility. They decide to celebrate Midsummer Eve together. They have not celebrated long before extraordinary natural pheno mena surround them. With Mrs. Sørensen s arrival, the peculiar natural phenomena escalate. But the cabin guests continue partying. As nature steps up its attack, and things actually start resembling Doomsday, they discover that little Simon is missing. All in all a traditional summer comedy, except for the fact that it s the end of the world. Per-Olav Sørensen (born 1953) is a director, dramatist and producer. Since 1993, he has staged a number of success performances at both international and Norwegian theatres. For the past six years, Sørensen has worked increasingly with motion pictures. He has directed all of 43 TV drama episodes. He will also direct the major TV project The Half Brother, scheduled to be shot in People in the Sun is his first feature film. 22 feature films

23 OSLO, 31. AUGUST OSLO, AUGUST 31 Director: Joachim Trier Screenplay: Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier Producers: Yngve Sæther, Sigve Endresen and Hans-Jørgen Osnes for Motlys AS Cast: Anders Danielsen Lie Release date: August 31, 2011 Norwegian distributor: Sandrew Metronome Norge AS Contact: Motlys AS, Sagvn. 18, N-0459 Oslo, Tel: , Fax: , Mail: 24 hours in the life of a man trying to find a reason to continue living. Leaving drug rehab and going back to Oslo for the first time in a year, the once promising Anders must face his past and possible future encountering old friends, lovers and family along the way. Loosely based on Drieu La Rochelle s classic French novel Le feu follet, director Joachim Trier and writer Eskil Vogt will take us along on an existential journey, filled with both joy for life and total darkness, asking the question: What is a life? Joachim Trier (b. 1974) graduated from the National Film and Television School in England (2000). Trier has already made a string of celebrated short films and has also directed commercials in England and Norway for the company Moland Film AS. The film Reprise (2006) was his feature debut. feature films 23

24 PÅ BØLGELENGDE TYING THE KNOT Director: Frode Nordås Screenplay: Frode Nordås Producer: Frode Nordås for Nordås Film Cast: Thomas Berg, Ingrid M. Tolstad, Håkon Karoliussen, Vera Holte, Bjørn Moan Release date: February 11, 2011 Norwegian distributor: Europafilm AS Contact: Nordås Film, Einerveien 19, N-1178 Oslo, Tel: , Mail: Frode Nordås (born 1972) is from Stord, and has formerly made the feature film Pakken, as well as many short films and documentaries for NRK. He has written a doctoral dissertation on Digital film production in Norway, and teaches Media and communication at Oslo University College. Vivian and Jonny have been a couple for a long time, and when two of their friends get married, Vivian takes a stand. Marry me, or else I ll marry my ex, Jan Perry! When Jonny realizes that Vivian is actually going to marry Jan Perry, he is compelled to act before it s too late. Intrigues and complications are some of the ingredients in this wild race towards a happy ending and a magnificent wedding, if Jonny gets his way. 24 feature films

25 RØDT HJERTE RED HEART Sihrin, a 19 year old Kurdish girl, learn that her father will trade her for a new bride. She escapes with her secret boyfriend to the big city. Director: Halkawt Mustafa Screenplay: Halkawt Mustafa and Jabar J. Xarib Producer: Egil Ødegård for Filmhuset AS Cast: Shahen Jamal, Soran Ibrahim, Ali Ahmed Release date: Winter 2011 Contact: Filmhuset AS, Box 6812 St. Olavs plass, N-0130 Oslo, Tel: , Fax: , Mail: info@filmhuset.no, Halkawt Mustafa (1985) was born in Sulaymani, Kurdistan, North Iraq. He moved to Norway with his family in 2000 and is a Norwegian citizen. Red Heart will be his first feature film. feature films 25

26 TEORI & PRAKSIS THEORY AND PRACTICE DIRECTOR: Jens Lien SCREENPLAY: Nikolaj Frobenius based on his partly autobiographical novel Teori & praksis PRODUCERS: Christian Fredrik Martin and Asle Vatn for Friland AS CAST: Sven Nordin, Åsmund Høeg, Sonja Richter RELEASE DATE: February 2011 NORWEGIAN DISTRIBUTOR: Sandrew Metronome Norge AS SALES: Films Distribution, 34, rue du Louvre, F Paris, Tel: , Fax: , Mail: info@filmsdistribution.com, Theory and Practice is a darkly funny coming-of-age story about identity and independence, revolt, punk-rock and bananas. And not least, it s a story about an unusual father-son relationship, and about the tenacity of the bonds we sometimes do our best to break. In 1990 Jens Lien went to London to play rock n roll. 3 years later he returned as a filmmaker educated at the London International Film School. Among his numerous short films are Shut the Door (2000) and Natural Glasses (2001) both invited for the Official Competiton in Cannes. His award winning feature debut Jonny Vang from 2003 premiered in Panorama in Berlin. He continued with the awardwinning The Bothersome Man with World Premiere in Critics Week in Cannes feature films

27 TOMME TØNNER 2 det brune gullet english title TBA Directors: Leon Bashir and Sebastian Dalén Screenplay: Leon Bashir and Sebastian Dalén Producers: Kjetil Omberg and Terje Strømsdahl Cast: Leon Bashir, Jeppe Beck Laursen, Farack Abbas, Jenny Skavlan, Kim Bodnia, Vegar Hoel, Kyrre Hellum, Helge Jordal, Kristoffer Joner Release date: January 7, 2011 Distributor: Euforia Film as Contact: Euforia Film, Nedregate 5, N-0551 Oslo, Tel , Fax: , Mail: kjetil@euforia.no, Ali and his gang are back. After a somewhat involuntary vacation in one of the capital s rather draughty establishments, Ali has finally had it. He has a plan which cannot go wrong; he will become a law-abiding citizen. Just like a number of prosperous men in his family, Ali is going to get a kebab shop together, and get rich from feeding drunken, hungry Norwegians. The brown gold will make him a wealthy man. But of course it doesn t work out as planned. Because it s no piece of cake to deprive a Danish drug baron of his freedom or a bunch of North Norwegian moonshiners of their future revenue. It leads to consequences and when Ali is released from Oslo Prison, they all form a welcome committee. Before the kebab meat has time to turn lukewarm, the boys have to make amends. Which does not prove inexpensive. All they need is a racecourse, a circus and a money transport. The artistically responsible directors are Leon Bashir and Sebastian Dalén. They have jointly written and directed the previous film Tomme tønner as well as this sequel. In addition, Bashir plays the leading role in both films. feature films 27

28 TROLLJEGERen the troll hunter Director: André Øvredal Screenplay: André Øvredal Producers: John M. Jacobsen and Sveinung Golimo for Filmkameratene AS Release date: October 29, 2010 Norwegian Distributor: SF Norge AS Contact: Filmkameratene AS, P.O.Box 629 Sentrum, N-0106 Oslo, Tel: , Fax: , Mail: André Øvredal made a name for himself as one of Norway s most successful director of commercials with more than a hundred commercials for customers in Norway and abroad to his credit. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brooks Institute of Photography in California where he directed the first feature in the school s 50 year old history. This thriller Future Murder was released as one of 80 first-time films in a special DVD series. It was also shown at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in 1997 and released in several countries. The Troll Hunter is a sensational documentary which exposes the Norwegian Government s monumental efforts to hide the sensational news that trolls actually exists in Norway and has done so over millenniums. Within the corridors of the Government there is a secret department The Troll Security Service who s job is to monitor the trolls. They also have the power to call in a Troll Hunter to cover up problems if trolls break out of their reservations. The film will show actual shots of trolls in their real environment and it also raises the issue of what tragic fate befell the young film team who came across this state secret. 28 feature films

29 UTEN TITTEL (AKA SORANS REISE SORAN S JOURNEY) This story begins in Iraqi Kurdistan, where the 18 year old woman Nermin flees her own arranged wedding. Nermin lives with her mother, a sister, and her kid brother Soran (16). As the senior male of the family, Soran is obliged to go and find his elder sister. To bring her home or find another way to save the family honour. Director: Hisham Zaman Screenplay: Hisham Zaman and Kjell Ola Dahl Producers: Finn Gjerdrum and Stein B. Kvae for Paradox AS Release date: March 16, 2012 Norwegian distributor: Scanbox AS Contact: Paradox AS, Grønlandsleiret 25, N-0190 Oslo, Tel: , Fax: , Mail: firmapost@paradox.no, Hisham Zaman (born 1975) graduated from The National Norwegian Filmschool at Lillehammer in Zaman has made several award winning shorts during and after his studies at Lillehammer, most notably Bawke (2005), which has received more than 20 national and international awards. His latest project was the short feature film Winterland (2007). feature films 29

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32 HELSEFABRIKKEN THE HEALTH FACTORY Director: Håvard Bustnes Producer: Dag Hoel for Faction Film AS Release date: June 2010 Sales: CAT&Docs, 18, rue Quincampoix, FR Paris, Tel: , Mail: info@catndocs.com, Håvard Bustnes (b. 1973) studied at University College Lillehammer and NTNU in Trondheim. He co-founded Faction Film in He directs documentary films and commercials. His most recent film, Big John (2008), received the national film award Amanda for Best documentary, Best Documentary at Nordisk Panorama, and a Crystal Heart Award in the US. The health services are copying industrial production practices in an effort to become more effective. Conveyer belt production lines are being introduced at hospitals. The Toyota factory is the ultimate ideal. Do public health and care standards improve as a result of imitating factories? Or are we losing sight of what it means to be human? 32 documentaries

33 The film starts as a journey by the two directors, Olga and Andrei, one on each side of the frontline during the 2008 Russian-Georgian war. A non-conventional deeply personal feature documentary that firmly establishes emotional contact with the audiences by depicting human drama, before coming up with political conclusions. These emerge naturally and forcefully as the intercut double journey progresses. Importantly, the film puts the recent war in the context of the post-soviet history which has managed to keep its darkest pages from the international public s attention, despite dozens of relevant UN resolutions and OSCE conventions. At the same time as Milosevic was earning the reputation as the biggest evil in the post-communist world, a perfectly comparable - but perhaps even more cruel campaign of terror and ethnic cleansing was taking place in parts of Georgia. RUSSIAN LESSONS RUSSIAN LESSONS Director: Andrei Nekrasov and Olga Konskaya Producer: Torstein Grude for Piraya Film as Co-producer: Dreamscanner Production Release date: June 2010 Distributor: Kudos Family AS, Kvitsøygata 25, NO-4014 Stavanger, Tel: , Fax: , Mail: mail@kudosfamily.com, Andrei Lvovich Nekrasov (1958), studied acting and directing at the State Institute for Theater and Film in St Petersburg. He studied comparative literature and philosophy at the University of Paris, and film at Bristol University Film School. In 1985, he assisted Andrei Tarkovsky during the filming and editing of The Sacrifice. In 1997 his first feature, Love Is As Strong as Death won the FIPRESCI prize at Mannheim-Heidelberg. The director s second feature, Lubov and Other Nightmares (2001) confirmed his status as a rebel among Russian filmmakers. His last film, Rebellion: The Litvinenko Case presents interviews with assassinated former FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko and journalist Anna Politkovskaya. Olga Konskaya ( ) This film is the directorial debut of the prominent film producer and human rights campaigner. documentaries 33

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35 For the following titles, please see Norwegian Films 2010 vol. 1 Feature films Appelsinpiken The Orange Girl Asfaltenglene East End Angels Bestevenner Rafiki Død snø Dead Snow Elias og jakten på havets gull Elias and the Hunt for the Gold of the Sea En ganske snill mann A Somewhat Gentle Man Engelen The Angel En helt vanlig dag på jobben An Ordinary Day at Work Fjellet The Mountain Hjem til jul Home for Christmas Jernanger The Storm in my Heart Julenatt i Blåfjell Magic Silver Keepern til Liverpool The Liverpool Goalie Knerten Twigson Kommandør Treholt og Ninjatroppen Norwegian Ninja Kongen av Bastøy King of Devil s Island Limbo Limbo Maskeblomstfamilien Shameless Nokas Nokas Nord North Olsenbanden jr. Det sorte gullet The Junior Olsen Gang and the Black Gold Olsenbanden jr. Mestertyvens skatt The Junior Olsen Gang and the Master Thief ORPS The Movie ORPS The Movie PAX PAX Pelle politibil går i vannet Ploddy the Police Car Makes a Splash Rottenetter Rat Nights Sammen Together Skjult Hidden Snarveien Detour Svik Betrayal Sykt lykkelig Happy, happy Tomme tønner Upperdog Upperdog Varg Veum Skriften på veggen The Writing on the Wall Vegas Vegas Yatzy Yahtzee Yohan barnevandrer Yohan The Child Wanderer Documentaries Gazas tårer Tears of Gaza Gunnar Goes God Gunnar Goes God Intwari håpets helter Intwari Heroes of Hope Jakten på hukommelsen Hunting Down Memory Morderne slaveri Modern Slavery Robert Crumptons Shakespeare Robert Crumpton s Shakespeare Sannhetsjegeren Nemesis Snøhulemannen The Snow Caveman Strengt hemmelig Strictly Confidential To brødre Brothers

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