New ‘Kon-Tiki’ opens in USA

A new, English-language version of the Norwegian film dramatization of explorer Thor Heyerdahl’s Kon-Tiki expedition opened to mixed reviews at cinemas in the US over over the weekend. Some critics gave it good marks, others wished they could have seen the original Norwegian version that was nominated for an Oscar. The international launch of Kon-Tiki [...]

Author Nesbø may lose Scorsese

Norwegian author Jo Nesbø has dreamed of working with famed film director Martin Scorsese and it seemed it would come true with his crime novel Snømannen (The Snowman). Now it looks like the film version of Nesbø’s best-seller may be directed by someone else. Newspaper Aftenposten reported this week that Scorsese, age 70, has put [...]

City’s cinema sale raises millions

A decision by the Oslo city government to sell off its chain of owned- and operated cinemas in the capital to Danish media firm Egmont will raise NOK 600 million (USD 103 million). Government leaders reject claims the city’s cinemas will become too commercially oriented, and vow they’ll put the new sale proceeds towards other [...]

Filmmaker celebrates right to use ‘Beatles’ music

The Norwegian producers behind a film version of a highly acclaimed Norwegian novel “Beatles” were both relieved and jubilant, after their project was granted rights to use original music by The Beatles in the film. The deal marks a major breakthrough in getting the film made. “This is a very decisive deal for us,” said Norwegian [...]

Ruling may put social media at risk

A court ruling in Oslo that ordered a Norwegian blogger to remove his posts about the alleged reasons for the break-up of a high-profile celebrity couple seems to have broken new legal ground. Media and legal experts think it may put active social media users at risk for getting sued themselves. An Oslo city court [...]

Couple’s break-up set off media storm

Tone Damli Aaberge, a 24-year-old Norwegian singer from Sogndal, has received more publicity than she probably could have imagined in the past week, because of perceived public interest over her broken engagement to actor Aksel Hennie. All the hype in the celebrity press led to a certain degree of media soul-searching over the weekend. The [...]

Oscar sailed by ‘Kon-Tiki,’ too

The sun literally set on the Norwegian film industry’s dreams of bringing home an Oscar this year, but the ride to Hollywood was fun while it lasted. Members of the cast and crew of “Kon-Tiki,” plus the government minister in charge of culture, insisted they weren’t disappointed that the Austrian film “Amour” won instead. It [...]

‘Kon-Tiki’ crew goes to Hollywood

Norway had a large contingent on location in Los Angeles this weekend, so that all the lead actors and crew members of the Norwegian film ‘Kon-Tiki’ could get as close as they could to the annual Academy Awards show. They were ready to party, even if ‘Kon-Tiki’ doesn’t win an Oscar. Most of the cast [...]

Author Nesbø wins ‘Peer Gynt’ prize

Jo Nesbø, who’s enjoyed huge international success for his crime novels, was named this year’s ‘Peer Gynt’ by the Members of Parliament who vote on the annual winner. The prize goes to the person or persons believed to have done the most to make Norway better known abroad. Last year’s winners were Prime Minister Jens [...]

‘Golden Globe’ sails by ‘Kon-Tiki’

Cast and crew members of the Norwegian feature film “Kon-Tiki” insisted they weren’t disappointed that the film failed to win a “Golden Globe” award at the major film awards ceremony in Hollywood on Sunday. They claimed they were just happy to be nominated. “We took it with a smile,” Petter Skavlan, who wrote the script [...]

‘Kon-Tiki’ wins Oscar nomination

Last year’s Norwegian feature film about the expedition of famed explorer Thor Heyerdahl, Kon-Tiki, has won a much sought-after nomination for an Academy Award, also known as an “Oscar.” The film is now one of five candidates for the Academy’s Best Foreign Language Film. Heyerdahl’s own documentary about his epic voyage won an Academy Award [...]

‘Kon-Tiki’ makers fend off pirates

The new Norwegian feature film Kon-Tiki, which topped lists of the most-seen films in Norwegian cinemas in 2012, came out on DVD and BluRay last month and quickly became available on The Pirate Bay and other file-sharing websites. The film’s makers are in despair, and trying to halt the practice. “This is pure thievery,” producer [...]

Film fans traveled to Christmas Star

Norway has an abundance of Christmas-related holiday traditions, not least regarding seasonal entertainment. This year Norwegians have been flocking to local cinemas to see a new version of the holiday classic Reisen til julestjernen (Journey To The Christmas Star), even though reviews were mixed and they can see the original on TV. It’s one of the [...]

‘Kon-Tiki’ en route for Golden Globe

Norwegian film industry officials were celebrating after the “Kon-Tiki” film released in Oslo last summer was nominated for Norway’s first-ever Golden Globe award for a full-length feature film. It won the nomination last week as Best Foreign-Language Feature. Kon-Tiki, about Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl’s efforts to mount his famed voyage on a balsa raft, faces tough [...]

New film boosts Kon-Tiki Museum

Not everyone agrees that the new film “Kon-Tiki” should be Norway’s candidate at the Academy Awards in Hollywood, but Oslo’s Kon-Tiki Museum is riding high on its wave of success. The interest it’s set off among the public is resulting in a badly needed burst of visitors at the museum that had been operating at [...]

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