The 52nd edition of the Norwegian International Film Festival is set to run for seven days, from 17 to 23 August, in the seaside city of Haugesund. This year's programme features 70 feature films, 21 short films, and the six nominees for the Nordic Council Film Prize, which will be announced in Haugesund on 20 August.

The festival will open on 17 August with the world premiere of Erik Poppe's latest film, Quisling – The Final Days [+lee también:
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ficha de la película] (Norway), which delves into the last days of Vidkun Quisling, the notorious traitor executed for his collaboration with the Nazis during World War II. It will close with another world premiere, Enough (Norway), Odd Einar Ingebretsen's feature film debut. This film explores the abrupt end of a mother-daughter relationship when the mother declares she no longer wishes to have contact, capturing their final conversation. Enough will premiere on 22 August, with Ingebretsen and stars Ine Wilmann and Anneke von der Lippe attending the red carpet event.

The two films are part of the festival’s Main Programme, with the selection including: All We Imagine As Light [+lee también:
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ficha de la película] by Payal Kapadia (France/India/Netherlands/Luxembourg/Italy), Black Tea [+lee también:
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ficha de la película] by Abderrahmane Sissako (France/Mauritania/Luxembourg/Taiwan/Côte d'Ivoire), The Count of Monte Cristo [+lee también:
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ficha de la película] by Alexandre de La Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte (France/Belgium), Dying [+lee también:
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entrevista: Alfombra roja @ European F…
entrevista: Matthias Glasner
ficha de la película] by Matthias Glasner (Germany), Flow [+lee también:
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entrevista: Alfombra roja @ European F…
entrevista: Gints Zilbalodis
ficha de la película] by Gints Zilbalodis (Latvia/France/Belgium), The Girl with the Needle [+lee también:
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entrevista: Besir Zeciri
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entrevista: Magnus von Horn
ficha de la película] by Magnus von Horn (Denmark/Poland/Sweden), Gloria! [+lee también:
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entrevista: Margherita Vicario
ficha de la película] by Margherita Vicario (Italy/Switzerland), Lee by Ellen Kuras (UK), Loveable [+lee también:
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entrevista: Lilja Ingolfsdottir
ficha de la película] by Lilja Ingolfsdottir (Norway), The Marching Band [+lee también:
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entrevista: Emmanuel Courcol
ficha de la película] by Emmanuel Courcol (France), Parthenope [+lee también:
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ficha de la película] by Paolo Sorrentino (Italy/France), Solitude [+lee también:
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entrevista: Ninna Pálmadóttir
ficha de la película] by Ninna Pálmadóttir (Iceland/Slovakia/France), Stormskerry Maja [+lee también:
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ficha de la película] by Tiina Lymi (Finland), The Substance [+lee también:
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entrevista: Coralie Fargeat
ficha de la película] by Coralie Fargeat (UK/USA/France), There's Still Tomorrow [+lee también:
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entrevista: Paola Cortellesi
ficha de la película] by Paola Cortellesi (Italy), When the Light Breaks [+lee también:
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entrevista: Elín Hall
entrevista: Rúnar Rúnarsson
ficha de la película] by Rúnar Rúnarsson (Iceland/Netherlands/Croatia/France), Widow Clicquot by Thomas Napper (USA), and Wild Diamond [+lee también:
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entrevista: Agathe Riedinger
ficha de la película] by Agathe Riedinger (France).

As every year, the festival will feature the Amanda Awards ceremony, celebrating its 40th anniversary. Held in the Festiviteten Concert Hall in Haugesund on Friday, 23 August, the awards will honour achievements in 21 categories. Leading the nominations is Dag Johan Haugerud’s Sex [+lee también:
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entrevista: Dag Johan Haugerud
ficha de la película] with ten nods, followed by The Arctic Convoy by Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken and Handling the Undead [+lee también:
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ficha de la película] by Thea Hvistendahl, each with six. A Happy Day [+lee también:
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ficha de la película] by Hisham Zaman and Listen Up! by Kaveh Tehrani have garnered five nominations each, while Ibelin [+lee también:
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entrevista: Benjamin Ree
ficha de la película] by Benjamin Ree rounds out the top contenders with four.

In keeping with Haugesund's tradition, the five nominees for the Nordic Council Cinema Prize will be announced, with the directors attending in person. The Next Nordic Generation is a competition programme designed to highlight emerging talents in filmmaking, showcasing top graduation films from the top film schools across the Nordic region. This year's jury comprises director Gunnbjörg Gunnarsdóttir, director Fredrik S Hana, and producer Elisa Pirir. The winner of the Next Nordic Generation Award will receive a prize of 20,000 NOK, sponsored by CAPA.

The Audentia Award 2024 jury has also been revealed. This award, which includes a cash prize of €30,000, is part of Eurimages' initiative to foster greater gender equality in the European film industry. The jury features Norwegian director and actress of Pakistani descent Iram Haq, Ståle Stein Berg, Head of Development at Norwegian production company Maipo, and Benedicte Danielsen, production consultant for the Norwegian Film Institute and Eurimages representative.