Haugesund Unveils New Nordic Films Lineup

New Nordic Films, unspooling Aug. 20-23 parallel to the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund, will kick off with the critically-lauded “A White, White Day” by Hlynur Pálmason. The Icelandic drama which world premiered at Cannes’ Critics’ Week, is among 19 films set to screen, of which 13 are world market premieres such as Jesper W.

Set to open later in 2020, the title is among six experimental films vying for the coveted €50,000 Eurimages Lab Project Award.Other strong contenders include Daniel Dencik , with his fable about identity “Miss Osaka”, a first ever Danish/Japanese co-production, and the Finnish film “Nimby” by Teemu Nikki, nominated for a Cannes Palme d’Or this year for his short film “All Inclusive.” “Nimby” is a dark comedy about the intolerance of tolerant people.

Fans of cartoonist/animator Anders Morgethaler will enjoy sneak-previewing his animated feature “Mugge and the Street Party” co-directed by Mikael Wulff, and nostalgia auds of ‘80s pop sensation a-ha, the documentary “a-Ha -The Movie “by Thomas Robsahm and Aslaug Holm.

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