One of the several favourites at the 2018 Amanda ceremony, presented in Haugesund for the 34^th time since 1985, Iram Haq’s What Will People Say [+leggi anche:
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The film, which premiered at Toronto in 2017, is the story of 16-year-old Pakistani girl Nisha (Maria Mozhdah), who now lives in modern Norway with her family, who still abide by the traditions of “the old country”. Conflicts quickly escalate when her father sends her “back” to Pakistan to live with relatives in order to learn some decent and trusted values. The story, based on Haq’s own experiences, has had a very successful journey, and an Oscar buzz may well be heard in the weeks to come. 

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Last year’s Norwegian Oscar candidate, Joachim Trier’s impressive Thelma [+leggi anche:
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Erik Poppe’s Berlin sensation U – July 22 [+leggi anche:
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Another highly anticipated film, Harald Zwart’s ten-years-in-the-making World War II epic 12^th Man [+leggi anche:
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The Amanda Committee Honorary Award went to author and screenwriter Lars Saabye Christensen. 

The name Amanda originates from an old sea shanty about one "Amanda from Haugesund", who lived there in the 1920s and made a living from selling liquor to sailors during the prohibition period. 

Here are all of this year’s Amanda winners: 

Best Norwegian Film in Theatrical Release
What Will People Say [+leggi anche:
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Best Children’s Film
Anchors Up [+leggi anche:
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Best Director
Iram Haq – What Will People Say

Best Actress
Andrea Berntzen – U – July 22 [+leggi anche:
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Best Actor
Adil Hussain – What Will People Say

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Solveig Koløen Birkeland – U – July 22

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Ingar Helge Gimle – Going West [+leggi anche:
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Best Screenplay
Iram Haq – What Will People Say

Best Cinematography
Jakob Ihre – Thelma [+leggi anche:
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Best Art Direction/Scenography
Sebastian Ekeberg and Astrid Maria Sætren – The Monkey and the Mouth 

Best Visual Effects
Lars Erik Hansen (Gimpville), Morten Jacobsen (Storm Studios), Alexander Kadim (VARG Studios) and Arne Kaupang – 12th Man [+leggi anche:
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Best Music
Ola Fløttum – Thelma

Best Editing
Olivier Bugge Coutté – Thelma

Best Sound Design
Christian Schaanning – 12th Man 

Best Short Film
No Man Is an Island – Ali Parandian 

Best Documentary
My Heart Belongs to Daddy [+leggi anche:
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Best Foreign Film in Theatrical Release
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri [+leggi anche:
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The People’s Amanda
12th Man – Harald Zwart 

The Amanda Committee’s Golden Clapper
Veslemøy Fosse Ree

The Amanda Committee Honorary Award
Lars Saabye Christensen