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Norwegian Films at CPH:DOX |
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Phantoms of the Sierra Madre
WORLD PREMIERE |
A Danish scriptwriter goes on a naïve adventure into Mexico looking for a tribe of lost Apaches. Slowly but surely, he finds himself in an ethically challenging position, but a human skull found in an attic in Oslo turns out to be his salvation.
Screening
Sun, March 17 | 16:40 | Grand Teatret + Talk
Tue, March 19 | 18:30 | Dagmar Teatret
Thu, March 21 | 12:00 | DFI Cinemateket
2024 | 100 MIN | ORIGINAL TITLE Phantoms of the Sierra Madre DIRECTOR Håvard Bustnes PRODUCTION Håvard Bustnes, Christian Aune Falch for UpNorth Film RELEASE March 2024 SALES & FESTIVALS DR Sales
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Mina and the Radio Bandits
WORLD PREMIERE |
The Bandit Radio offers convicts a chance to tell their own stories, but for Mina – running a prison based radio show proves to be a bumpy ride.
Screening
Wed, March 20 | 19:00 | Dagmar Teatret + Q&A
Fri, March 22 | 19:00 | Empire Bio
Sun, March 24 | 12:00 | Grand Teatret
2024 108 min ORIGINAL TITLE Mina og røverne DIRECTOR Kari Anne Moe PRODUCTION Gudmundur Gunnarsson for Fuglene RELEASE March 2024 SALES tbc FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
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The Recovery Channel
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE |
News-anchor Randi Isaksen struggles to help her sister navigate a broken mental health system in The Recovery Channel, a film that blends documentary and narrative storytelling to expose an oppressive system designed to control not heal the human condition.
Screening
Mon, March 18 | 19:30 | Dagmar Teatret + Q&A
Wed, March 20 | 21:15 | Gloria Biograf + Q&A
Sat, March 23 | 18:30 | Empire Bio + Debate
2023 103 min ORIGINAL TITLE The Recovery Channel DIRECTOR Ellen Ugelstad PRODUCTION Ellen Ugelstad and Tonje Alice Madsen for Twentyone Pictures DOMESTIC RELEASE August 2023 SALES tbc FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
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Lie To Me
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE |
Some scams are just too good to be true. The Norwegian Bjørn Bjercke revealed the world's greatest crypto scam. But the scam continues, and people are still tricked into it. How is it possible?
Screening
Mon, March 18 | 16.30 | Empire Bio + Talk
Thu, March 21 | 19:00 | Dagmar Teatret
2024 90 min ORIGINAL TITLE Lie To Me DIRECTOR Bår Tyrmi PRODUCTION Dag Mykland for Hacienda Film RELEASE March 2024 SALES & FESTIVALS Java Flms
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The Mum in Me |
The Mum in Me starts where other debates about the topic ends; when the dream about having a child just has to be set aside – what then? The director takes us on a challenging, but humorous and warm personal journey into the existential depth of a woman's mind.
Screening
Sun, March 17 | 14:00 | Pressen, Politikens Hus + Debate
Sun, March 24 | 12:30 | Dagmar Teatret
2022 83 min ORIGINAL TITLE Mammaen i meg DIRECTOR Hilde Merete Haug PRODUCTION Hilde Merete Haug, Tore Killingland for Haugtussa Film RELEASE November 2022 SALES tbc FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
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Hiding Saddam Hussein |
During the Iraqi War, a simple farmer gets a visitor on his doorstep, a man he must hide from family, friends and 150.000 American soldiers. One of the biggest manhunts of the past decades has started. The guest is Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
Screening
Sun, March 17 | 13:30 | DFI Cinemateket + Q&A
Tue, March 19 | 16.45 | Kunsthal Charlottenborg
Sat, March 23 | 21:15 | Grand Teatret
2023 90 min ORIGINAL TITLE Hiding Saddam Hussein DIRECTOR Halkawt Mustafa PRODUCTION Halkawt Mustafa for Hene Films, Janne Hjeltnes for Storyline Studios, Anders Hereid for Screen Story RELEASE November 2023 SALES tbc FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
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A New Kind of Wilderness |
On a small farm in the Norwegian forest, the Payne family seeks a wild and free existence. They practice home-schooling and strive for a closely-knit family dynamic in harmony with nature. However, when tragedy unexpectedly strikes the family, it upends their idyllic world and forces them to forge a new path into modern society.
Screening
Mon, March 18 | 18.30 | Falconer Biograf + Q&A
Fri, March 22 | 19:00 | Dagmar Teatret
Sat, March 23 | 15:30 | Empire Bio + Talk
2024 82 min ORIGINAL TITLE Ukjent landskap DIRECTOR Silje Evensmo Jacobsen PRODUCTION Mari Bakke Riise for A5 Film RELEASE January 2024 SALES & FESTIVALS DR Sales
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Being Ola |
30-year-old Ola lives in the small Norwegian village of Vidaråsen, where the 150 residents are a fine mix of people with and without disabilities. Ola is an engaged, witty, and sincere individual, and he reflects very openly about his condition. When Ola loses an important aspect of his life, he reflects on his existence and considers how he can become more self-reliant. Being Ola is a moving, heartwarming film that celebrates the significance of equality and belonging as a basis for daring to embrace the one you really are.
Screening
Sat, March 16 | 13.00 | DFI Cinemateket + Q&A
Mon, March 18 | 21:30 | Kunsthal Charlottenborg
Sun, March 24 | 16:30 | Dagmar Teatret
2023 72 min ORIGINAL TITLE Ola - en helt vanlig uvanlig fyr DIRECTOR Ragnhild Nøst Bergem PRODUCTION Eirin Høgetveit, Even Vesterhus og Hans Lukas Hansen for Einar Film RELEASE October 2023 SALES tbc FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
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Ibelin |
Mats Steen, a Norwegian gamer, died of a degenerative muscular disease at the age of 25. His parents mourned what they thought had been a lonely and isolated life when they started receiving messages from online friends around the world. The film recreates Mats' adventurous online life as Ibelin. All dialogue and events are based on actual archives from roleplay in World of Warcraft.
Screening
Fri, March 15 | 17.00 | Pressen, Politikens Hus + Event
Sun, March 17 | 16:00 | DFI Cinemateket + Talk
Fri, March 22 | 12:30 | DFI Cinemateket
Sun, March 24 | 17:00 | Kunsthal Charlottenborg + Event
2024 105 min ORIGINAL TITLE Ibelin DIRECTOR Benjamin Ree PRODUCTION Ingvil Giske for Medieoperatørene RELEASE January 2024 SALES Autlook Filmsales
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North South Man Woman |
With the divided Korean nation as her recruitment pool, businesswoman Han Yujin's unusual marriage agency matches women defectors from her native North with South Korean men, challenging society's perceptions of both groups in the process.
DIRECTOR Morten Traavik, Mary Sun Kim PRODUCER Verona Meier for Studio Koslovski
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Towards the Abyss |
Two young men’s personal drama takes the centre stage as the DR Congo responds to more than a century of Western colonialism and arrogance.
DIRECTOR Mads Brügger PRODUCERS Carsten Aanonsen, Silje Viki and Stig Andersen for Indie Film
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Home Office
When you have secrets too hard to carry, you need a secret guardian.
Short animation 2023 9 min DIRECTOR Daniel Damm and Endre Lund Eriksen PRODUCER Endre Lund Eriksen for Fabelfjord RELEASE January 2023
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Norwegian co-productions at CPH:DOX
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The Night Still Smell of Gunpowder
Concerned about his childhood's fragmented memories during the civil war in Mozambique, Inadelso Cossa returns to his grandmother's village to reveal the untold stories.
2024 93 min DIRECTOR Inadelso Cossa PRODUCER Inadelso Cossa for 16mm FILMS, Mozambik NORWEGIAN CO-PRODUCER Elisa Fernanda Pirir for Stær Film RELEASE February 2024 SALES Syndicado Film Sales
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No Other Land
A young Palestinian activist fights to save his community from one of the biggest forced expulsions ever carried out in the occupied West Bank.
2024 95 min DIRECTORS Rachel Szor, Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra and Hamdan Bilal NORWEGIAN CO-PRODUCER Bård Kjøge Rønning and Fabien Greenberg for Antipode Films RELEASE February 2024 SALES Autlook Filmsales
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Homecoming
The emotionally broken indigenous Sámis finally get back their stolen ancestral heritage. Filmmaker Suvi starts to break the outside image of the Sámis for the wellbeing of the whole nation.
2023 77 min DIRECTOR Anssi Kömi and Suvi West PRODUCER Janne Niskala for Vaski Filmi, Finland NORWEGIAN CO-PRODUCERS Johanna Dorothea Raia and Mette Cheng Munthe-Kaas for Ten Thousand Images RELEASE August 2023 SALES First Hand Films
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Dreaming Arizona
Five American teenagers from a small town in Arizona are invited to participate in a performative performance of their own stories and dreams.
2022 76 min DIRECTOR Jon Bang Carlsen PRODUCERS Heidi Elise Christensen and Signe Byrge Sørensen for Final Cut for Real, Denmark NORWEGIAN CO-PRODUCER Tore Buvarp for Fenris Film RELEASE November 2022 SALES Scriptofilm
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New edition of our Co-Production brochure |
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The Norwegian Film Institute (NFI) funds minority co-production of feature films, documentaries, drama series, short films and video games. The NFI also operates the Norwegian Incentive Scheme and the Norwegian South Film Fund, Sørfond. In addition, regional film funds support co-productions for fiction and documentary feature films and drama series, and the regional film centres support co-production for documentaries and for shorter formats.
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International Distribution Support Scheme for Norwegian Films
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Songs of Earth by Margeth Olin for Speranza Film |
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New Norwegian International Distribution Support Scheme |
For the third year, the Norwegian Film Institute is offering a subsidy scheme for international distribution that will make it easier for distributors to launch Norwegian films in their territories. Read more
Next deadline: March 15 and October 15 at noon (Norwegian time) |
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New and Upcoming Norwegian Productions
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Norwegian Film Institute in Copenhagen
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Elisabeth Aalmo
Manager International Relations, Documentary Films
Cell: +47 932 66 554
E-mail: elisabeth.aalmo@nfi.no |
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Attending CPH:DOX are Elisabeth Aamo, Rune Tellefsen and Dag Asbjørnsen from the International Department, Documentary Film Commissioners Anna J. Ljungmark and Klara Nilsson Grunning, Production Adviser Helen Prestgard and Bendik Heggen Strønstad, together with Bernt Erik Pedersen from the Communication Department.
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