Tromso 2006

Success in Tromso: Aslaug Holm's documentary "The Rich Country". Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is the main "actor".

This Norwegian International Film Festival takes place when the sun returns to the horizon, when it's still possible to experience the Northern Lights in Tromso, the gateway to the Arctic. It was established in 1991, specializing in quality films without Norwegian distribution. It's the world's northernmost film event. It presents a cutting edge international program — contemporary art films, documentaries and feature-length films from all continents. The festival has gradually become the Norwegian festival with the largest audience, functioning as a showcase for non-commercial cinema. (Not to talk about some 'accessories' such as dog-sledging and northern lights). — A documentary won the Critics Prize: The Rich Country by Aslaug Holm. Jens Stoltenberg, Norway's Prime Minister, meets a nine years old girl, in the northern city of Mehamn, and a man in a home for the elderly, in the factory city of Vikersund. "A reflection of Norway", says the festival.

Tromso International Film Festival: January 17-22, 2006.
Details of the prize: see here

Reports

How A True Politician Should be. Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg 'acts' in Aslaug Holm's documentary The Rich Country. Artsvi Bakhchinyan reviews FIPRESCI's prize winner. Read more

The Ibsen Centennial on Film. To celebrate the Henrik Ibsen Centennial, the Tromso Film Festival presented Echoes of Ibsen, a series of short films as the result of a competition for Norwegian filmmakers and scriptwriters. Per Haddal reports. Read more

New Countries, New Cinema. The political changes in Eastern Europe influenced the cinema. Joao Antunes portrays three films coming from countries which earlier did not exist: Gravehopping (Jan Cvitokovic, Slovenia), Kukumi (Isa Qosja, Kosovo) and The Shutka Book of Records (Aleksandar Maniae, Czech Republic). Read more

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