Festival Calendar
Haugesund - The Norwegian International Film Festival
Haugesund - The Norwegian International Film Festival
P.O. Box 145
5501 Haugesund
phone +47-52-74 33 70
fax +47-52-74 33 71
http://www.filmfestivalen.no
email: info@filmfestivalen.no
Director
Mr Gunnar Johan Lovvik
gjl@filmfestivalen.no
Program Director
Mr Hakon Skogrand
hakon@kino.no
Program Director
Mrs. Tonje Hardersen
tonje@kino.no
Year of Foundation 1973
Event Date from 15 August 2013 till 22 August 2013
in Haugesund, Norway
Sections Main Program, The Children’s film fest, Critics' Week, Side bars (change every year, mostly by invitation), Norwegian Short Film Program, Videorama (features directly distributed on the video market), Documentaries, New Nordic Films (market screenings)
Terms of Entry no prior screening in Norway, no restrictions regarding length and year of production, the festival is non-competitive and entries are mostly by invitation.
Subtitles English subtitles necessary
Format 35 mm
Registration Deadline By Invitation only
Fees none
Attendance Figures 25,000
Participants of the Film Industry 1,300 Scandinavian producers, distributors and representatives of the exhibition business
Prizes/Awards Amanda Award, The Nordic Debutant Award (for a Nordic director)
2012
Main Programme:
BARBARA by Christian Petzold, Schramm Film Koerner & Weber
LOVE (LIEBE) by Michael Haneke, X Filme Creative Pool (FR/DE/AT)
PARADISE: LOVE (PARADIES: LIEBE) by Ulrich Seidl, Tatfilm (AT/FR/DE)
Special Screenings:
INNOCENT SATURDAY (AN EINEM SAMSTAG) by Alexander Mindadze, Bavaria Pictures (RU/DE/UA)
JUST THE WIND by Bence Fliegauf, The Post Republic (HU/DE/FR)
French Touch:
HOLY MOTORS by Leos Carax, Pandora Film Produktion, Pola Pandora (FR/DE)
Number of Films Shown approx. 100 films
Media Coverage approx. 150 journalists from Scandinavia and from abroad; extensive coverage in trade magazines; good coverage in all medias, but most in newspapers and radio (daily)
Specific Characteristics Recognized by FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers Associations) as Non-Competitive Feature Film Festival.Evaluation Focus on Scandinavian films, which are presented without English subtitles. Interesting for films which do not yet have a distributor in Norway as most Norwegian distributors attend the event. The festival also hosts industry events which draw quite some attention from the German producers and financers.
