The Norwegian short film “Tuba Atlantic” is nominated for an Oscar in the Best Short Film category, and is now one of five short films that can receive the world’s most prestigious film award. The film is an exam film… Read More ›
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Arne and Carlos – Urban Knitting Designers
Since 1999, the Norwegian-Swedish designer duo Arne and Carlos has re-designed ancient Norwegian knitting designs from being necessity based to becoming an urban and trend-setting phenomenon. This is the first time the Scandinavian knitting tradition has got a really big… Read More ›
Norwegian Grammy Awards Winners 2012
Saturday night the Norwegian Grammy Awards 2012 was held in Oslo. The most prestigious price, ‘Årets Spellemann’ (Musician of the Year) was awarded to Jarle Bernhoft for his work both on a national and international level. (Click here to see… Read More ›
‘Max Manus’ – Man of War
Directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg Max Manus (English title Man of War) is a Norwegian 2008 biographic war film based on the real events of the life of resistance fighter Max Manus (1914–96). The story follows Manus (played… Read More ›
‘Into the White’ – Upcoming War Drama Starring Rupert Grint (‘Ron Weasley’)
Directed by Petter Næss Starring: Rupert Grint, Florian Lukas, Stig Henrik Hoff, Sondre K. Larsen, Kim Haugen Premiere: 3 March 2012, Norway For the last decade, Ron Weasley (‘Harry Potter’, actor Rupert Grint) has battled some of the most dangerous… Read More ›
Norwegian Artist Withdrew from Grammy Nomination
Norwegian rock and folk artist Susanne Sundfør, said no to the nomination “Female artist of the year”, in 2010. She was critical to the fact that female and male artists are considered separately in the nomination categories. -Such a nomination… Read More ›
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