Norway has had a notable cinema industry for some time. While their Swedish and Danish neighbours have had a respectable film production since the beginning of the century, the Norwegian Cinema have just started to impress the world in recent years. Now Norwegian films are well received at international film festivals, and are exported to foreign countries. After the turn of the century a few Norwegian film directors have had the opportunity to go to Hollywood to direct various independent films.
Notable Films
See also List of Norwegian films
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Notable Short Films
Actors
Directors
Other notable persons in the Norwegian film industry
Awards
The Norwegian equivalent of the Academy Awards is the Amanda award, which is presented during the annual Norwegian Film Festival in Haugesund. The prize was created in 1985. The Amanda award is presented in following categories: Best Norwegian Film, Best Directing, Best Male Actress, Best Female Actress, Best Film for Children and Youth, Best Screenplay, Best Short Film, Best Documentary (however, a documentary can also win the Best Film award), Best Foreign Film and an honorary award.
The documentary Kon-Tiki (film) by Thor Heyerdahl received the Academy Award for Documentary Feature at the 24th Academy Awards in 1951. It is the only feature film in Norwegian history to win an Academy Award. In 2006 the Norwegian/Canadian animated short film The Danish Poet, directed by Norwegian Torill Kove and narrated by Norwegian screen legend Liv Ullman, won an Academy Award for Animated Short Film, and became the second Norwegian production to receive an Academy Award.
Film festivals
Film schools
Film schools include:
Other alternatives for more theoretical higher education in film include:
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