Oscars: Norway Submits ‘Hope’ To International Feature Film Race

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer is 'proud' to have contributed to Erling Haaland's development into one of the most lethal strikers in the world even though the Norwegian rejected Manchester United last year.Haaland, 20, plundered 40 goals in 40 games for club and country last season and already has 23 in 19 this term as he homes in on Solskjaer's Champions League goalscoring record.Solskjaer struck 20 times for United in Europe and Haaland has poached 16 goals in

Christopher Vourlias Vadim Perelman’s “Persian Lessons” will represent Belarus in the best international feature film race at the 2021 Oscars, Variety has learned.The WWII drama, which world premiered in the Panorama strand of the Berlin Film Festival this year, stars Nahuel Perez Biscayart (“Beats Per Minute”) as a Belgian Jew who narrowly avoids execution by a Nazi firing squad when he claims to be Persian.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer insists a new Manchester United contract is not his priority at the moment as he approaches the halfway stage of his existing three-year deal.Solskjaer was appointed permanently in March 2019 and is approaching a season-and-a-half into the three-year contract he was given.But talk of a new deal is not something the Norwegian is entertaining at the moment, insisting his focus is on improving the fortunes of the club he has represented

Tripping with Nils Frahm.The German contemporary composer’s double release is set to be premiered in Australia and New Zealand cinemas later this month.

Also Read: Golden Globes Organization Slapped With Antitrust Suit by Norwegian Journalist Rejected for MembershipFlaaa, an L.A.-based Norwegian journalist who has represented Norwegian outlets like TV2 and Dagbladet for more than a decade, applied for membership in 2018 and 2019 and was rejected both times.“The HFPA is so focused on protecting its monopoly position and taxfree benefits that it has adopted Bylaw provisions that exclude from membership all objectively qualified applicants who

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit that accused the Hollywood Foreign Press Association of using its clout to control the market for overseas entertainment coverage.In a ruling issued on Friday, Judge Stanley Blumenfeld tossed the lawsuit brought by Kjersti Flaa, a Norwegian reporter who alleged that she had been repeatedly denied membership because she posed a competitive threat to other Scandinavian members.The HFPA has 85 members from around the world

Emiliano De Pablos Stefan Kloos’ Rise and Shine World Sales agency has picked up all world rights excluding The Netherlands to Sergej Kreso’s musical documentary “Here We Move Here We Groove.”Making its world premiere as part of IDFA’s Dutch Competition, “Here We Move,” produced by Amsterdam-based Doxy Films, represents a stirring and hopeful musical story about building bridges via music.It follows DJ Robert Soko, who fled from the war in Yugoslavia as a teenager, and used Western music and

Kris Ajer will be fit to face Hibs on Saturday despite a confusion over his injury status. A message went out on Celtic's Twitter feed earlier where the big Norwegian and his fellow 'Chris' were confused as Neil Lennon gave an injury update.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorThe Berlin Film Festival is still planning a physical event in February but will reduce its lineup in the face of COVID-19 restrictions, the festival has confirmed.The event, which is due to run February 11-21, has said it is “too early to consider cancellation”.Tickets for screenings will have to be pre-booked and capacity in cinemas will be reduced by 45-50% in order to abide by social distancing rules.The festival confirmed to us today that the Competition

The Matrix 4 held a wrap party in Berlin, disguised as a film shoot to get around German COVID-19 laws, reports say.The film, currently set for an April 2022 release, wrapped up filming at the Babelsberg studios just outside Berlin this week.German newspaper Bild reports (via the Guardian) that producers Lana and Lilly Wachowski organised a party at the studios on Wednesday (November 11), disguised as a film shoot codenamed ‘Icecream Teamevent’.The report says approximately 200 people attended