The film selected by the Norwegian Film Academy to be presented at this year’s Academy Awards is titles "Kon-Tiki" directed by Espen Sandberg and Joachim Rønning. The film portrays the famous expedition of the Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl who crossed the Pacific Ocean to the Polynesian islands on ...

The Norwegian actor Aksel Hennie is one of the best known Norwegian actors outside of Norway. He rose to international fame with the hit thriller "Headhunters" released in Norway last year and in the rest of Europe in 2012. Among his film appearances are comprehended several Norwegian films, including "90 Minutes" ...

The past week, from November 30 to December 5 was held in London the inaugural edition of Nordic Film Festival, an independent festival focused on Nordic films organized by Londoner production company Day For Night. This new festival is a unique initiative within UK as to create a film festival dedicated ...

The Finnish actress Emilia Uutinen is one of the Nordic actresses known abroad. She works in Spain and is known for her roles in the Spanish television and film industry. Her films include titles such as "An almost Perfect World" (Un Mundo Casi Perfecto), "Somne", "20 Centimeters" or "Unfarewell" and TV ...

In the last month of April was released in the U.S. and UK the nordic thriller "Headhunters" ("Hodejegerne" in Norwegian). Of Norwegian and German production, the film is now being released in worldwide distribution and is filling the movie theaters this summer in Europe and North America. Based on the novel ...