Liv Ullmann recieves Nordic Honorary Dragon Award at Göteborg Film Festival
The legendary actress and director Liv Ullmann will be presented with the 2015 Nordic Honorary Dragon Award and will be visiting Göteborg for this coming festival. In addition, Norway is the Nordic country in focus this year, which will celebrated in a number of ways.
Norwegian film has manifested its strong position in Göteborg in recent years with a long list of solid films. Norwegian films have also won the world’s largest film award, Dragon Award Best Nordic Film, three years in a row. 2014 has been a particularly interesting year for Norwegian film, with new films from several of Norway’s foremost directors, such as Liv Ullmann, Hans Petter Moland and Bent Hamer. What’s more, Norwegian film has been immensely successful with audiences. The three most-seen films in Norway are currently domestic productions, of which Burning has been the biggest success with audiences.
With Norway as the Nordic country in focus at the 2015 festival, visitors can see films by directors previously mentioned in the program as well as a retrospective of Norwegian classics. Among other events, visitors will have the chance to see the award-winning Norwegian indie pop band Team Me live on stage. The Norwegian theme during this event is supported by cooperation with the Norwegian Seafood Council.
“The Norwegian focus will form a broad panorama of the Nordic film country that has perhaps taken the greatest step forward in recent years, both with regards to artistry and reaching audiences. Festivalgoers will be able to acquaint themselves with everything from weight-conscious researchers and blind authors to murderous snow-plowers and car-crazy speedfreaks. I’ll even wager that there will be more powerful Norwegian films to come,” says Jonas Holmberg, artistic director at Göteborg Film Festival.
Liv Ullmann will visit Göteborg to receive the distinction of the Nordic Honorary Dragon Award.
“Liv Ullmann is one of the most prominent people in Norwegian film history, both as an actor and a director. Her acuity and sensitivity have left profound impressions on film-lovers across the world. In Miss Julie, she approaches Strindberg with precisely the intelligence and elegance that make her a perfect recipient of the Nordic Honorary Dragon Award", Jonas Holmberg continues.
The Nordic Honorary Dragon Award is the film festival’s honorary award which goes to an inspiring Nordic filmmaker whose works deserves particular attention. It was awarded for the first time at the 2014 festival.
The legendary actress and director Liv Ullmann will be presented with the 2015 Nordic Honorary Dragon Award and will be visiting Göteborg for this coming festival. In addition, Norway is the Nordic country in focus this year, which will celebrated in a number of ways.
Norwegian film has manifested its strong position in Göteborg in recent years with a long list of solid films. Norwegian films have also won the world’s largest film award, Dragon Award Best Nordic Film, three years in a row. 2014 has been a particularly interesting year for Norwegian film, with new films from several of Norway’s foremost directors, such as Liv Ullmann, Hans Petter Moland and Bent Hamer. What’s more, Norwegian film has been immensely successful with audiences. The three most-seen films in Norway are currently domestic productions, of which Burning has been the biggest success with audiences.
With Norway as the Nordic country in focus at the 2015 festival, visitors can see films by directors previously mentioned in the program as well as a retrospective of Norwegian classics. Among other events, visitors will have the chance to see the award-winning Norwegian indie pop band Team Me live on stage. The Norwegian theme during this event is supported by cooperation with the Norwegian Seafood Council.
“The Norwegian focus will form a broad panorama of the Nordic film country that has perhaps taken the greatest step forward in recent years, both with regards to artistry and reaching audiences. Festivalgoers will be able to acquaint themselves with everything from weight-conscious researchers and blind authors to murderous snow-plowers and car-crazy speedfreaks. I’ll even wager that there will be more powerful Norwegian films to come,” says Jonas Holmberg, artistic director at Göteborg Film Festival.
Liv Ullmann will visit Göteborg to receive the distinction of the Nordic Honorary Dragon Award.
“Liv Ullmann is one of the most prominent people in Norwegian film history, both as an actor and a director. Her acuity and sensitivity have left profound impressions on film-lovers across the world. In Miss Julie, she approaches Strindberg with precisely the intelligence and elegance that make her a perfect recipient of the Nordic Honorary Dragon Award", Jonas Holmberg continues.
The Nordic Honorary Dragon Award is the film festival’s honorary award which goes to an inspiring Nordic filmmaker whose works deserves particular attention. It was awarded for the first time at the 2014 festival.
