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Oslo / Reykjavik section at the International Film Festival "New Horizons"

The Norway and EEA Grants have supported the Oslo/Reykjavik section - Norwegian and Icelandic film screenings and accompanying events - at five editions of the New Horizons International Film Festival in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023. The logotype and slogan of the EEA and Norway Grants were visible in the visual setting of the entire New Horizons Festival and in the accompanying promotional campaign.  

Oslo / Reykjavik 2018 

The first edition of the Oslo / Reykjavik section included 9 Norwegian and Icelandic films. It was attended by 3533 viewers.

The film that opened the section was "And breathe normally" (dir. Isold Uggadottir). 

Also, meetings with Norwegian and Icelandic creators were organised: actor Thomas Lemarquis, composer Maja S.K. Ratkje, directors Joe Penna and Jonas Mazow Gulbrandsen. 

Oslo / Reykjavik 2019  

The second edition included 8 films from Norway and Iceland and was attended by 4 408 viewers. 

During the opening gala, the viewers could watch "A white, white day" directed by Hlynur Pálmason. 

The guests of that edition were: directors Hlynur Pálmason, Sara Dosa and Paul Tunge, actor Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, and producer Alexander Kristiansen.  

Oslo / Reykjavik 2020 

The third edition was held primarilly online due to the pandemic. 6048 viewers saw the films from Norway and Iceland online. 

During the Festival's opening gala, Norwegian film "Gunda" (dir. Victor Kossakovsky) was shown.  

Three meetings were organised: with directors Victor Kossakovsky and Grímur Hákonarson, as well as with painter Barbora Kysilkova. Another event organized within "Oslo / Reykjavik 3" was a concert of Jóhann Jóhannsson's music.

Oslo / Reykjavik 2021 

"Oslo / Reykjavik 4" included 5 films from Norway and Iceland, which could be seen either on-site or online.  

The film presented during the opening gala was "Lamb", directed by Valdimar Jóhansson. 

The fourth edition also included meetings with interesting people. There was a Q&A session with the creators of "Lamb": Valdimar Jóhannsson, Hrönn Kristinsdóttir, Sara Nassim, Eli Arenson, Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska, and also a meeting with Itonje Søimer Guttormsen - the director of "Gritt"    

Most recent Oslo / Reykjavik section - New Horizons 2023

In 2023, 6 Norwegian and Icelandic films were presented at the Oslo / Reykjavik section. The films were available both on-site and online.

The section commenced with a screening of "Songs of Earth", directed by Margreth Olin. This director visits the mountains of West Norway with a camera in her hand, walking in the footsteps of her parents and ancestors. 

Other films presented this year were:

• Voice, dir. Ane Hjort Guttu
• Mannvirki, dir. Gústav Geir Bollason
• Driving Mum, dir. Hilmar Oddsson
• Sister, What Grows Where Land Is Sick?, dir. Franciska Eliassen
• Smoke Sauna Sisterhood, dir. Anna Hints   

During the festival, two meetings were held with filmmakers from donor countries. In connection with the film "Mannvirki", a meeting was held with director Gústav Geir Bollason, and prior to the screening of "Voice" the director and producer Ms. Anne Hjort Guttu and Ms. Maiken Håvarstein talked about the film. 

The on-site festival screenings ran from July 20 to 30; the online screenings extended until August 6.

Spot description: The spot showcases stills from films shown as part of the fifth edition of the Oslo / Reykjavik section at New Horizons. The frames change quickly and are jumbled - the titles of the films in the section are displayed at the bottom of the screen, but they do not always correspond to the scene being shown at the time. Presented are frames such as: a man climbing a seaside rock, a man imposing a sheet on an elderly woman, a woman sprinkled with gold glitter, water coating someone's legs, and a man and woman sitting on a bench by a cliff. The final frame of the spot features the logo of the EEA and Norway Grants.