After the Viking conquest at July’s Cannes Festival, where Norway (“The Worst Person in the World”), Finland (“Compartment No.
6”) and Iceland (“Lamb”) collected kudos, more than 60 possible gems from the North are to be unveiled at the hybrid market New Nordic Films which will unspool over Aug.
24-27.Scandinavia’s major film showcase, New Nordic Films runs parallel to Haugesund’s Norwegian Intl.
Film Festival, which takes place Aug.
21-27.Sony Pictures Classics’ Finnish pick-up “Compartment No.
6”, a Grand Jury Prize co-winner in Cannes, is set to kick-start the annual event and lead the pack of 24-plus finished titles.
Most pics will screen online only, except those bowing in Haugesund cinemas as well, as fest official selections, such as “The Innocents,” “The Gravedigger’s Wife,” “Margrete-Queen of the North,” and “a-ha-The Movie.”“It’s been a bit hard to finalize the market screenings, due to social distancing measures still in place in cinemas,
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