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New cinema in Oslo marks end of monopoly in Norwegian capital
100 years of cinema monopoly in Oslo have come to an end.
TV series to tell story of Scandinavian Star disaster
A six-episode series about the 1990 Scandinavian Star ferry disaster will be produced, in a collaboration between Nordisk Film and Danish Documentary, it was announced in a press statement on Friday.
Norwegian series 'better than Game of Thrones': BBC list
Norwegian series Valkyrien has made its mark on the BBC’s list of top ten television series in 2017.
Wanted: Norwegians willing to have sex on TV
National broadcaster NRK’s P3 channel will be debuting a show in November aimed at giving teenagers a healthier relationship with their own bodies and sexual desires.
Better luck next year: Norway's Oscar drought continues
Hopes that Norway would claim its first Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film were dashed when ‘Kongens nei’ (English title: The King’s Choice) was not among the nominees announced on Tuesday.
'I didn't realize Norwegians were so cool!' Swedes on hit show 'Skam'
Skam. It's everywhere – on the internet, ads on public transport and the hot topic at work and school. But could this Norwegian teen drama even end the age-old rivalry between Sweden and Norway? The Local took to the streets of Stockholm to find out.
Danish 'Skam' fans invade Oslo school in hopes of seeing stars
Just how popular is the Norwegian youth series ‘Skam’ in Denmark? Enough that the Hartvig Nissen school in Oslo that serves as the show’s setting has been overrun by Danish fans.
Norway's film industry had its best year in four decades
Roughly three million people saw Norwegian movies in 2016, giving the domestic film industry its best year in more than four decades.
Could it finally be Norway’s turn at the Oscars?
The Norwegian film ‘Kongens nei’ (English title: The King’s Choice) is one of nine movies to make the short list for the best foreign-language film at next year’s Academy Awards, <a href="http://variety.com/2016/film/news/oscars-2017-foreign-language-race-1201943744/">Variety reported</a>.
Game of Thrones makers eye Norway for upcoming season
As if it wasn’t enough that Norway can already boast the best bearded cast member of the Game of Thrones, the nation may now play host to part of the smash hit’s seventh season.
Scenes for next Star Wars film could be filmed in Norway
The biggest movie studios in Hollywood are reportedly eyeing Norwegian landmarks like Preikestolen, Trolltunga, Folgefonna and Lofoten as possible locations for new blockbuster films.
Hit Norway TV show too risqué for foreign audiences
The online series 'Skam' is a massive success in Norway, but foreign buyers are scared off.
Michael Moore 'invades' Norway in latest film
Controversial American director Michael Moore visited Norway and a handful of other European countries for his film 'Where to Invade Next', which hits Norwegian theatres on Friday.
Norway’s Game of Thrones star lands major film role
Kristofer Hivju has joined the cast of the latest edition in the ‘Fast & Furious’ franchise, TheWrap reported.
This Norway mum and son freak out on American TV
It’s difficult to decide what’s more amazing about this video clip from The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Ahmed Valentino Kerigo’s display of physical strength or the bonkers reaction he and his mother have to being invited to Los Angeles to appear live on the popular talk programme.
After 36 years, 'mystery films' shown in Norway
As proof that sometimes mysteries are better left unsolved, Tuesday’s public viewing of three film reels left unclaimed in a Norwegian hotel for 36 years was somewhat anticlimactic.
'Mystery films’ from 1980 to be shown in Norway
An American man sent a box containing three rolls of film to himself at a hotel in Western Norway in September 1980 but never claimed the package. On Tuesday, the mysterious films will be shown, although no one knows what to expect.
Norway hopes for first global TV hit with 'Eyewitness'
National broadcaster NRK’s thriller series ‘Øyevitne’ (Eyewitness) has been bought by NBC Universal, marking the first time that a Norwegian drama series will have an American remake.
Norwegian film changes name after Paris terror
’Louder Than Bombs’, the first English language film by Norwegian director Joachim Trier has changed its name to “Back Home” ahead of its launch in French cinemas next month following the terror attacks in Paris.
BBC to shoot docusoap in Arctic Svalbard
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK's national broadcaster, have commissioned a docusoap portraying the life in Longyearbyen, the isolated capital of Norway's Arctic Svalbard archipelago.
Norway inmate hacks TV so can share porn
An inmate at Norway's Halden prison hacked the TV system so he could share pornographic films and secret messages with fellow prisoners.
Norwegian docfest boycotts Israeli films
A Norwegian documentary film festival has been harshly criticized after it said it had joined the boycott of Israel and would not accept Israeli-made films.
Norway disaster movie trashes fjord village
Horror director Roar Uthaug has made Norway's first disaster movie, subjecting the picturesque village of Geiranger to an 85m tidal wave.