Norwegian sculptor John Audun Hauge and photographer Morten Krogvold will be featured at the Haugesund Art Gallery between 16-31 August. Hauge adds to the monument which is permanently exhibited at the gallery, Krogvold shows 100 portraits of Norwegian filmmakers.
* The 12th Amanda ceremony Norway's Oscar equivalent will unspool prior to the actual festival programme, with statuettes awarded for Best Feature, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Short Film. Cinema Film of the Year. A Special Jury Prize and an Honourary Award will also be distributed
* The 1995 Nordic Amanda: For Best Scandinavian Feature 1995, selected by an international jury. Nominations include:
DENMARK: Breaking the Waves. Dir: Lars von Trier. Prod: Zentropa Entertainments. Hamsun. Dir: Jan Troell. Prod: Nordisk Film Production. Portland. Dir: Niels Arden Oplev. Prod: Zentropa Entertainments
FINLAND: Kauas pilvet kaarkavat (Drifting Clouds). Dir: Aki Kaurismäki. Prod: Sputnik
ICELAND: Cold Fever. Dir: Fridrik Thór Fridriksson. Prod: Icelandic Film Corporation. Benjamin dúfa. (Benjamin Dove). Dir: Gísli Snær Erlingsson. Prod: Baldur Film
NORWAY: Kjærlighetens kjøtere (Zero Kelvin). Dir: Hans Petter Moland. Prod: Norsk Film A/S. Kristin Lavransdatter (The Garland). Dir: Liv Ullmann. Prod: Norsk Film A/S. Søndagsengler (The Other Side of Sunday). Dir: Berit Nesheim. Prod: NRK Drama
SWEDEN: Lust och fägring stor/Lærerinden (All Things Fair). Dir: Bo Widerberg. Prod: Per Holst Film. Jägarna (The Hunters). Dir: Kjell Sundvall. Prod: Spice Filmproduktion. Drömprinsen (The Dream Prince). Dir: Ella Lemhagen. Prod: Studio Lagnö
* The Silver Lumps: For the Best Norwegian Feature and the Best Foreign Feature. The Society of Norwegian Exhibitors.
* The Sower of Joy 1: For a distinguished filmmaker (this year: Stephane Audran). The Norwegian International Film Festival
* The Sower of Joy 2: For a distinguished performance in Norwegian theatres 1995. The Society of Norwegian Exhibitors.
* The Audience Award: For the Best Film in the festival programme. An audience jury.
* The Gjest Baardsen Award: For the best feature in the festival's main selection. The Association of Norwegian Film Critics.
* The Arne Hestenes Award. For a talented film journalist. The Dagbladet daily, the Norwegian Film Festival and the Norwegian Institute of Journalism.
* The Haugesund Faun: For a participant who has worked particularly hard for the festival and the town. The Mayor of Haugesund.
* The Andreas Award: For Best Ecumenical Film. The Vårt Land daily.
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco. Dir: David R Ellis (US). Local distr: Kommunenes Filmcentral
Peter and the Woolf. Dir: George Daugherty (US). Local distr: SF Norge
Loch Ness. Dir: John Henderson (UK). Local distr: SF Norge. In Haugesund: John Henderson, female lead Kirsty Graham
Die Tasjedief (The Bag Thief). Dir: Maria Peters (The Netherlands). Local distr: Scandinavian Entertainment Group
Utboropprøret (Odd Rebellion). Dir: Svein Andersen (Norway). Local distr: SF Norge
Alaska. Dir: Fraser C Heston (US). Local distr: SF Norge
Le Ballon d'Or (The Golden Ball). Dir: Cheik Doukouré (France-Guinea)
To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Norwegian Film Workers Association, four Norwegian directors have selected their favourite features:
Giliap. Dir: Roy Anderson (Sweden). Chosen by Bent Hamer
Idi i smotri (Come and See). Dir: Elem Klimov (Russia). Chosen by Marius Holst
81/2. Dir: Federico Fellini (Italy). Chosen by Anja Breien
Passione d'amore. Dir: Ettore Scola (Italy). Chosen by Eva Isaksen
BV Film: Hollow Reed. Dir: Angela Pope (UK)
Europafilm: Kingpin. Dir: Peter and Bobby Farrelli (US)
Kommunenes Filmcentral: The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Dir: Gary Trousdale-Kirk Weiss (US)
Norsk FilmDistribusjon: Norwegian Cinema 1996-1997 (A presentation of upcoming projects from Norsk Film A/S, Northern Lights, Nordic Screen Production, Yellow Cottage, Magdalenafilm, Bul Bul Film)
Scandinavian Entertainment Group: Wallace & Gromit. Dir: Nick Park (UK)
SF Norge: Multiplicity. Dir: Harold Ramis (US)
UIP: Twister. Dir: Jan de Bont (US)
Warner Bros Norway: Tin Cup. Dir: Ron Shelton (US)
Ridicule. Dir: Patrice Leconte. Local distr: SF Norge
Un hero tres discret. Dir: Jacques Audiard. Local distr: Norsk FilmDistribusjon
En avoir ou pas. Dir: Laetitia Masson. Local distr: BV Film
Au petit Marguerey. Dir: Laurent Benegui
Des nouvelles de bon Dieu. Dir: Didier Le Pecheur
Sale gosse. Dir: Claude Mourieras
The Guardian film critic and FIPRESCI president, Derek Malcolm, will host a Norwegian Guardian Lecture, interviewing an international film celebrity this year French actress Stephane Audran, at the Festiviteten Hall. 20 August
Crash. Dir: David Cronenberg. Local distr: Europafilm
Hard Core Logo. Dir: Bruce McDonald. Local distr: Scandinavian Entertainment Group
Sous sol. Dir: Pierre Gang
The Boys' Club. Dir: John Fawcett
Curtis' Charm. Dir: John l'Ecuyer
Tribute to French actress Stephane Audran, who will be in Haugesund to receive the Sower of Joy:
La femme infidele. Dir: Claude Chabrol (France). 1969
Le boucher. Dir: Claude Chabrol (France). 1970
Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie. Dir: Luis Buñuel (France). 1972
Coup de torchon. Dir: Bertrand Tavernier (France). 1981
Babettes gæstebud (Babette's Feast). Dir: Gabriel Axel (Denmark). 1987
Tribute to Norwegian director Ola Solum, who died earlier this summer, only 53 years old:
Operasjon Cobra (Operation Cobra). 1978
Orions belte (Orion's Belt). 1985
Seminars
Film and Society. Seminar for culture politicians. Organised by the National Association of Municipal Cinemas. 23 August
Short films
A selection of Norwegian short films will be screened before features in the different sections:
In Transit. Dir: Eva Dahr
Tidewater. Dir: Nathilde Overrein Rapp
Spor (Tracks). Dir: Erik Skjoldbjærg
Stuperen (The Diver). Dir: Mona Hoel
Lukten af mann (The Smell of Male). Dir: Marius Holst
Salmon. Dir: Flemming Christensen
Pokerfjes (Poker Face). Dir: Arild Andresen
Mamma, det er langt på dag (Mother, It's past Noon). Dir: Marianne Østengen
Telefonen (The Telephone). Dir: Georg Rødsten
Special screenings
Il vangelo secondo Matteo (The Gospel according to St Matthew). Dir: Pier Paolo Pasolini. Arthaus
The Battle over Citizen Kane. Dir: Thomas Lennon-Michael Epstein for the American Experience. Films Transit
Silent-cum-orchestra: Bergenstoget plyndret i natt (Thin Ice/1928). Dir: Uwe Jens Kraft. Scr: Nordahl Grieg. Mus: Per Egil Hovland. The Norwegian Film Institute
Follow the Moonstone. Dir: Mike Alexander. Mus: Henning Sommerro. Pelicula Films
INFORMATION
The Norwegian International Film Festival
Permanent address:
PO Box 145, N-5501 Haugesund, Norway. Tel (+47) 52 73 43 00. Fax (+47) 52 73 44 20.
During the festival 19-27 August:
The Rica-Maritim Hotel. Festival information. Tel (+47) 52 73 10 20. Fax (+47) 52 71 66 90.
The Edda Festival Centre. Tel (+47) 52 73 10 29. Fax (+47) 52 71 66 92.
Festival director: Gunnar Johan Løvvik (+47) 52 73 10 23. Programme director: Vigdis Lian (+47) 52 73 10 23.
Festival co-ordinator: Eli Drevland (+47) 52 73 10 27. Hospitality: Margrethe Bjonge, Ingeborg Hald (+47) 52 73 10 24/25.
Press: Lise Gustavsson (+47) 52 73 10 32.
New Nordic Films: Unnur Sande, Stine Tveten (+47) 52 73 10 31.
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