09/01/2017 - For the first time since 1975, Norwegian films controlled 23.9% of the market, with three local titles at the top of the charts With 13,119,180 cinema admissions in 2016 – 8.9% up on the ...

Eighteen months after the outbreak of the COVID crisis, the Norwegian film industry has never been busier. A combination of strict protocols, generous government programs and film-friendly measures ...

EXCLUSIVE: Edvard Munch, painter of the iconic The Scream, is to have his life portrayed in a Norwegian feature film from Viaplay. One of the world’s greatest artists of all time will be depicted ...

STOCKHOLM — Norwegian cinema made an important breakthrough in 2006, when it gained international attention at Cannes: Three Norwegian features were shown in the official selection, and a Norwegian ...

The two-time Oscar-nominated Norwegian actress and director is best known for such 1970s classics as 'Cries and Whispers,' ...

02/07/2013 - ‘Audiences are apparently still looking for the social dimension of watching movies with others at a cinema,’ according to Norwegian cinema association Film & Kino Norwegian cinemas, ...

"I've come home to join you on another journey..." Strand Releasing has debuted an official US trailer for a Norwegian documentary film titled Songs of Earth, a slow cinema gorgeous work of art made ...

The Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund has unveiled the full program of its 53rd edition running over Aug.16-22. Ahead of Venice where she will be in the running for the Golden Lion ...

STOCKHOLM — Norway’s strong presence at this year’s Cannes may be the beginning of what the local industry is calling a “Norwave.” The Norwegians have shipped their largest film package ever to the ...

Norwegian cinema took centre stage in London as filmmaker Joachim Trier showcased his new film ‘Sentimental Value’ at the UK ...

Two years after launch, Norway’s boutique production outlet Staer Film headed by Elisa Fernanda Pirir, is ramping up its activities by venturing into distribution and bigger budget movies. With a ...

In the 1920s, Knut Hamsun, Norway’s preeminent man of letters, was asked his opinion of cinema. “I don’t understand film and I’m in bed with the flu,” he responded. Luckily, not all Norwegians agreed ...