Swan Song, The Man Who Sold His Skin y CODA reciben premios en Haugesund

por Jan Lumholdt

27/08/2021 - Los premios del festival se entregaron durante la noche del jueves, reflejando un amplio espectro de preferencias de la crítica, el público y los jurados ecuménicos

Swan Song, The Man Who Sold His Skin y CODA reciben premios en Haugesund

Un momento durante la ceremonia de entrega de premios en Haugesund 2021 (© Grethe Nygaard)

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A timely re-opening of Norwegian society gave the 49^th edition of the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund both a high level of industry attendance and a high-quality programme. Five awards were presented at the gathering: the Andreas Award, the Critics’ Award, the Audience Award, the Ray of Sunshine Award and the Next Nordic Generation Award.

The ecumenical Andreas Award, presented as part of a collaboration between the festival, cinema organisation Film & Kino and the newspaper Vårt Land, went to Kaouther Ben Hania’s The Man Who Sold His Skin [+lee también:
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The Ray of Sunshine, awarded “to the film that excites and spreads the most joy” among a jury appointed by the Norwegian Cinema Managers’ Association, went to CODA, Sian Heder’s US-French remake/version of the French title The Bélier Family [+lee también:
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