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The Festival Award Winners 2008
Thursday 23 August, the 36th Norwegian International Film Festival in
Haugesund marked its official closing with Erik Poppe’s Troubled Water. The
screening of this film served at the same time as the start of the
festival’s Nordic film market, New Nordic Films.
With 1600 professional participants, the Norwegian International Film Festival
has this year seen a record-breaking response from the film and cinema
industry. After the last screening, the attendance figures have reached
35,000, and participants from 35 nations have visited the festival and the
market.
The festival awards:
Four film awards were presented during the festival closing ceremony:
The Film Critics Award:
The Class (Entre les murs, France 2008), directed by Laurent
Cantet, distributed by Arthaus.
Honorary mention for Troubled Water (Norway 2008) directed by
Erik Poppe, distributed by Scanbox.
The Ray of Sunshine Award (“Gledessprederen”):
Happy-Go-Lucky (UK 2008), directed by Mike Leigh, distributed by
Sandrew Metronome.
Honorary Mention to 99% Honest (Norway 2008), directed by Rune
Denstad Langlo, distributed by Sandrew Metronome and for
A Man Comes Home (Denmark, Sweden 2007), directed by Thomas
Vinterberg, distributed by Tour de Force.
The Audience Award:
A Man Comes Home (Denmark, Sweden 2007), directed by Thomas
Vinterberg, distributed by Tour de Force.
The Andreas Award:
Troubled Water (Norway 2008) directed by Erik Poppe, distributed
by Scanbox.
Three honorary awards were also presented:
The Playing Faun:
The City of Haugesund’s honorary award ”The Playing Faun” was this year
presented to two outstanding representatives of the press who through their
presence at the Norwegian International Film Festival for many years have
contributed to the development both of the festival and its artistic
content: Adresseavisen’s longtime journalist, film and theatre critic Martin
Nordvik and the British journalist, film critic and writer Derek
Malcolm.
The Golden Ribbon:
The Norwegian Cinema Association’s honorary award the Golden Ribbon was
presented to Arne Lindtner Næss for his efforts as a director of
good family films.
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