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Haugesund’s New Nordic Films Unveils Program with Slew of New Talents, Kids & Youth Fare, Chillers and Dramas
The 30th New Nordic Films will showcase 65 new titles including 22 in development and 15 in post, looking for partners.
Some of the strongest filmmakers from the region and beyond – including Erik Poppe, Dag Johan Haugerud, Selma Vilhunen, Zaida Bergroth, Rúnar Rúnarsson – will be screening or pitching their next projects, next to scores of rising talents. “Our DNA hasn’t changed,” said Line Halvorsen, who joined New Nordic Films four years ago and is serving as acting director, temporarily filling in for Gyda Velvin Myklebust. Several projects by first or second timers backed by prominent Nordic outfits will also be showcased, such as “Two People Who Fall in Love” by Daniel Sawka (HBO’s “Icebox”), Halvorsen’s personal coup de coeur, “Also a Life” by Anders Emblem (“Human Position”), “Benedikte & Theo” (working title) by the Tribeca student visionary nominated Aslak Danbolt, and “Halima” by Naima Mohamud (“Fatima”).
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