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                                     THE 12TH MAN                                      war drama 135 min
                                     The 12th Man tells the story of the Norwegian     original title Den 12. mann
                                     war hero Jan Baalsrud’s legendary escape          director Harald Zwart
                                     from the Nazis during World War II.               screenplay Alex Boe
                                                                                       production Aage Aaberge for
                                                                                       Nordisk Film Production
                                                                                       release Dec 25, 2017
                                                                                       sales TrustNordisk

                                     AMUNDSEN                                          drama 120 min
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                                     How could Roald Amundsen, an unknown              original title Roald Amundsen
                                     man from impoverished Norway, become              director Espen Sandberg
                                     the greatest polar explorer the world has         screenplay Ravn Laneskog
                                     ever seen? The answer is not just found in        production Espen Horn, Kristian Sinkerud
                                     one single expedition, but in a dramatic and      for Motion Blur Film
                                     epic film about the life of a remarkable and      release Feb 15, 2019
                                     fascinating man.                                  sales SF Studios

                                     AN AFFAIR                                         erotic thriller 90 min
                                     An erotic thriller about a newly appointed        original title En affære
                                     teacher who finds herself being followed,         director Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken
                                     before discovering that one of her own            screenplay Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken
                                     students is obsessed with her.                    production FilmBros Productions
                                                                                       release Fall 2018
                                                                                       sales LevelK

                                     ANCHORS UP – BOATS                                animation 75 min
                                     TO THE RESCUE                                     original title Elias og
                                     After a brave rescue mission in stormy weather,   Storegaps hemmelighet
                                     a young rescue boat is headhunted by a            directors Simen Alsvik, William Ashurst
                                     larger harbor where he realizes that bigger is    screenplay Simen Alsvik, Karsten Fullu
                                     not always better.                                production Sigurd Slåttebekk
                                                                                       for Animando
                                                                                       release Oct 6, 2017
                                                                                       sales Sola Media

                                     AS I FALL                                         drama 94 min
                                     As I Fall follows the unconventional relati-      original title Når jeg faller
                                     onship between a father and son as they           director Magnus Meyer Arnesen
                                     cling to one another under the looming            screenplay Magnus Meyer Arnesen,
                                     threat of addiction and separation.               Kristian Landmark
                                                                                       production Gyda Velvin Myklebust,
                                                                                       Magnus Kristiansen for DNF Productions
                                                                                       release Sep 21, 2018
                                                                                       sales tba

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BATTLE                                              drama youth 97 min
Battle is a Norwegian take on the modern            original title Battle
dance film genre. Teenage dancer Amalie             director Katarina Launing
is forced to move from her privileged life          screenplay Maja Lunde, Karsten Fullu
in the west part of Oslo to a poor east side        production Pål Røed, Christian Fredrik
neighborhood. She falls in love with the street     Martin and Frederick Howard for Friland
dancer Mikael while desperately trying to hold      Produksjon and Storm Films
on to her former, privileged life. Torn between     release Sep 28, 2018
the two worlds Amalie needs to learn who            sales tba
she really is to become a true dancer.

BEWARE OF CHILDREN                                  drama 130 min

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Lykke, the 13-year old daughter of a Labour         original title Barn
Party politician, accidentally kills Jamie, the     director Dag Johan Haugerud
son of a high profile rightwing politician. The     screenplay Dag Johan Haugerud
film traces the aftermath of the accident,          production Yngve Sæter for Motlys
and examines the implications of having, and        release Oct 26, 2018
being, a child in contemporary Norway.              sales tba

CASPER AND EMMA                                     family 83 min
PUT ON A PLAY                                       original title Karsten og
At kindergarten, Casper and Emma hear about         Petra lager teater
an orphanage in India that doesn’t have             director Arne Lindtner Næss
electricity. The children get a bright idea: They   screenplay Arne Lindtner Næss,
want to raise money for the orphanage by put-       Jason Tammemägi
ting on a play about light elves that can light     production Silje Hopland Eik, Dyveke
the darkness. Now the process of creating a         Graver for Cinenord Kidstory
script, songs, dance, costumes and sets starts.     release Oct 27, 2017
And best of all – all the toys join in!             sales Attraction Distribution

CASPER AND EMMA’S                                   family 83 min
TREASUREHUNT                                        original title Karsten og
Casper is spending his summer holiday with          Petra – På skattejakt
Emma’s family in southern Norway. On the            directors Arne Lindtner Næss,
beach, they find a box that Grandpa buried          Aurora Gossé
when he was a kid. It’s a time capsule with         screenplay Birgitte Bratseth
lots of old strange things and a mysterious         production Silje Hopland Eik, Terez
riddle. This is the start of an exciting treasure   Hollo-Klausen for Cinenord Kidstory
hunt for Casper and Emma!                           release Aug 17, 2018
                                                    sales SF International

CATTLEHILL                                          animation 62 min
Klara is a young city calf with a big dream         original title KuToppen
of becoming a star. One day Klara receives          director Lise Osvoll
a letter from her father whom she has not           screenplay Anne Elvedal
heard from for many years. Klara travels            production Ingvild Evjemo,
immediately to the countryside to meet him,         Ove Heiborg for Qvisten Animation
and the journey changes entirely Klara’s            release Oct 19, 2018
prospect of becoming a star.                        sales tba

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                                     THE COMET                                          drama 72 min
                                     The Comet follows 20-year old Gustav and           original title Kometen
                                     his search to find his father who mysteriously     director Bård Røsseland
                                     disappeared 12 years ago when a comet              screenplay Torben Bech
                                     passed close to earth.                             production Magnus Kristiansen, Gyda
                                                                                        Velvin Myklebust for DNF Productions
                                                                                        release Dec 8, 2017
                                                                                        sales tba

                                     CONGO                                              drama app. 120 min
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                                     Congo is based on the true story of two            original title Mordene i Kongo
                                     Norwegian citizens, Joshua French and              director Marius Holst
                                     Tjostolv Moland, who were sentenced to             screenplay Nikolaj Frobenius,
                                     death in Eastern Congo after the death of          Stephen Uhlander
                                     their hired driver in 2009.                        production Christian Fredrik Martin,
                                                                                        Asle Vatn for Friland Produksjon
                                                                                        release Oct 12, 2018
                                                                                        sales TrustNordisk

                                     DEMON BOX                                          thriller 87 min
                                     Siblings Amalie and Emil visit their family’s      original title Demon Box
                                     vacation home one last time before it’s put        director Patrik Syversen
                                     up for sale. Their intent is to get rid of spe-    screenplay Patrik Syversen
                                     cific traces of the past before the rest of the    production Fredrik Pryser for Pryserfilm
                                     family arrives, but things spiral out of control   release tba
                                     when an intrusive stranger shows up.               sales tba

                                     GINA & THE DRAGON                                  family adventure 90 min
                                     Gina & the Dragon is a warm Christmas              original title Dragens hjerte
                                     adventure film about a young orphan girl           director Thale Persen
                                     who befriends a magical dragon.                    screenplay Lars Gudmestad,
                                                                                        Harald Rosenløw Eeg
                                                                                        production Frederick Howard,
                                                                                        Lars A. Hellebust for Storm Films
                                                                                        release Nov 19, 2018
                                                                                        sales tba

                                     GOING WEST                                         drama comedy 80 min
                                     An unemployed music teacher takes his              original title Rett vest
                                     estranged transsexual father on a road trip        director Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken
                                     to the west coast of Norway, in order to           screenplay Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken
                                     honor his late mother’s excellent quilting         production FilmBros Production
                                     skills.                                            release Jan 5, 2018
                                                                                        sales LevelK

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HARAJUKU                                           drama youth 82 min
Fifteen-year-old Vilde has never met her           original title Harajuku
father. It’s the day before Christmas Eve at the   director Eirik Svensson
Oslo Central Station, and Vilde hangs with         screenplay Sebastian Torngren Wartin
the other cosplayers. She is going to meet her     production Cornelia Boysen, Synnøve
father for the first time.                         Hørsdal for Maipo Film
                                                   release Nov 9, 2018
                                                   sales Charades

HAUNTED                                            horror mystery 71 min

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Cathrine inherits her father’s old estate and      original title Hjemsøkt
heads up alone. She just wants to expedite         director Carl Chistian Raabe
the sale and leave the past behind, but she        screenplay Maja Lunde
can’t escape before she has faced the secrets      production Nicolai Moland for
inside.                                            Woodworks Film Company
                                                   release Nov 24, 2017
                                                   sales LevelK

LAKE OVER FIRE                                     comedy 90 min
An absurd story about greed, corruption,           original title Vann over ild
immigration, gun control, and how those            director Joern Utkilen
with a lust for power can get what they want       screenplay Joern Utkilen
via manipulation of ordinary folks. Lake over      production Ruben Thorkildsen,
Fire is a fairytale western where people rides     Isak Eymundsson for Ape&Bjørn
mopeds instead of horses. And it’s a quirky        release Jun 8, 2018
vision of the time we live in.                     sales tba

LOS BANDO                                          family comedy 94 min
Two best friends have always dreamed about         original title Los Bando
attending the annual Norwegian Champion-           director Christian Lo
ship of Rock. They have a band Los Bando           screenplay Arild Tryggestad
Immortale, but they lack a bass player and the     production Trine Aadalen Lo, ­
vocalist cannot sing. They embark on a crazy       Nicholas Sando for Filmbin
journey across Norway with the police and          release Feb 16, 2018
their parents chasing them while trying to get     sales Sola Media
to the event of their lifetime.

LOUIS AND LUCA –                                   animation family 75 min
­MISSION TO THE MOON                               original title Solan og Ludvig
The Louis and Luca-triology ends in a              – Månelyst i Flåklypa
spectacular trip to the moon, taking the           director Rasmus A. Sivertsen
Flåklypa-universe to new heights!                  screenplay Karsten Fullu
                                                   production Cornelia Boysen,
                                                   Synnøve Hørsdal for Maipo Film
                                                   release Sep 21, 2018
                                                   sales tba

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                                     THE MONKEY AND                                    music/fiction film 99 min
                                     THE MOUTH                                         original title Adjø Montebello
                                     Karpe Diem’s music album «Heisann                 director Thea Hvistendahl
                                     Montebello» revolutionised the way music is       screenplay Thea Hvistendahl,
                                     launched and consumed, each song entering         Chirag R. Patel, Magdi Ytreeide
                                     top 10 on Spotify in record speed and each        production Kristin Emblem, Therese
                                     music video creating debate and controversy.      Bøhn, Guri Neby for Drama Einar
                                     With «Adjø Montebello» Karpe Diem will con-       release Dec 7, 2017
                                     clude their solid visual and fictional project.   sales LevelK

                                     MORTAL                                            fantasy app. 120 min
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                                     Fantasy adventure original story about a          original title Torden
                                     young man discovering he has God-like             director André Øvredal
                                     powers based on ancient Norwegian                 screenplay André Øvredal
                                     mythology.                                        production John Einar Hagen
                                                                                       for Nordisk Film Production
                                                                                       release Nov 15, 2018
                                                                                       sales IM Global

                                     NOW IT’S DARK                                     drama 125 min
                                     When a mystic meeting catapults a delicate        original title Now it’s Dark
                                     suburbanite out of her comfort zone and           director Arild Østin Ommundsen
                                     into a night of dark and dreamlike encoun-        screenplay Arild Østin Ommundsen
                                     ters, she must face up to a trauma in her         production Gary Cranner for Chezville
                                     past and fight her way.                           release Mar 2, 2018
                                                                                       sales tba

                                     OPERATION SHADOWMAN                               family 85 min
                                     Detective Agency No. 2 run by child               original title Operasjon Mørkemann
                                     detectives Tiril and Oliver has a new case to     director Grethe Bøe
                                     solve. Mysterious holes in the ground appear      screenplay Grethe Bøe
                                     on the plains during the night, causing           production John M. Jacobsen,
                                     Oliver’s bicycle to be destroyed. Who made        Petter Borgli for Filmkameratene
                                     the holes and why? The clues lead to the          release Mar 23, 2018
                                     Shadowman. Operation Shadowman is like            sales SF International
                                     an exciting «Sherlock Holmes» story for the
                                     whole family.

                                     OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS                                comedy 99 min
                                     Opportunity Knocks is a comedy about reno-        original title Norske byggeklosser
                                     vations – both material and emotional – and       director Arild Fröhlich
                                     what might happen when ambitions outrun           screenplay Atle Antonsen,
                                     ability.                                          Arild Fröhlich
                                                                                       production Kjetil Omberg, Jørgen Storm
                                                                                       Rosenberg for 74 Entertainment
                                                                                       release Feb 21, 2018
                                                                                       sales tba

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THE OUTLAWS                                         drama 85 min
Set in the 1920s, two drifters are being            original title De fredløse
chased by the police after a failed train           director Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken
robbery.                                            screenplay Henrik Martin ­Dahlsbakken
                                                    production FilmBros Productions
                                                    release tba
                                                    sales tba

PHOENIX                                             drama 90 min

                                                                                                NEW AND UPCOMING TITLES
From a far too young age, Jill has acted as the     original title Føniks
adult in her family. The news that their estran-    director Camilla Strøm Henriksen
ged father will be visiting provide the children    screenplay Camilla Strøm Henriksen
with much-needed hope. But, their mother            production Gudny Hummelvoll
cannot cope with her situation and makes a          for Hummelfilm
fatal decision. Determined to prevent anything      release Fall 2018
from destroying the reunion with her father,        sales tba
Jill decides to conceal what has happened at
home.

THE QUAKE                                              drama 110 min
Based on a 1904 earthquake, which hit Oslo             original title Skjelvet
and surrounding areas. What if we have a signi-        director John Andreas Andersen
ficantly larger earthquake in wait, when Oslo is       screenplay John Kåre Raake,
significantly more vulnerable?                         Harald Rosenløw Eeg
                                                       production Martin Sundland,
                                                       Are Heidenstrøm for Fantefilm Fiksjon
                                                       release Aug 31, 2018
                                                       sales TrustNordisk

THE REGULARS                                        action drama 92 min
The Regulars is a film about a career criminal      original title Gjengangere
whose life unravels when he accidentally            director Leon Bashir
causes the death of his younger brother.            screenplay Leon Bashir
He ends up behind bars again and, in prison,        production Wanted Film Mola P­ roductions
he comes in contact with a new inmate – a           release Oct 27, 2017
young boy. Their friendship triggers a trans-       sales Many More Films
formation in them both.

THE RULES FOR                                       drama comedy 87 min
­EVERYTHING                                         original title The Rules for ­Everything
A humorous and everyday surreal fable about         director Kim Hiorthøy
a mother and a daughter who tries to find a         screenplay Ilse Gekhiere, ­Kim Hiorthøy
way to live on after the great crisis has struck.   production Yngve Sæther for Motlys
                                                    release Jan 27, 2017
                                                    sales tba

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                                     SONJA – THE WHITE SWAN                             drama tba min
                                     Sonja – The White Swan is a film about one         original title Sonja
                                     of the world’s greatest athletes and the           director Anne Sewitsky
                                     inventor of modern figure skating, Sonja           screenplay Mette M. Bølstad,
                                     Henie, who decides to go to Hollywood in           ­Andreas Markusson
                                     1936 to become a movie star. And she does,          production Cornelia Boysen,
                                     but everything has a prize.                         Synnøve Hørsdal for Maipo Film
                                                                                         release Dec 25, 2018
                                                                                         sales TrustNordisk

                                     THEA (working title)                               drama 100 min
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                                     Thea tells the story of a mother’s struggle to     original title Tea
                                     understand her daughter’s crisis in the imme-      director Tuva Novotny
                                     diate aftermath of her attempted suicide.          screenplay Tuva Novotny
                                                                                        production Elisabeth Kvithyll for Nordisk
                                                                                        Film Production
                                                                                        release Sep 14, 2018
                                                                                        sales tba

                                     THELMA                                             thriller 110 min
                                     The story of a girl with frightening powers. A     original title Thelma
                                     romantic supernatural thriller by Joachim Trier.   director Joachim Trier
                                                                                        screenplay Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
                                                                                        production Thomas Robsahm for Motlys
                                                                                        release Sep 15, 2017
                                                                                        sales Memento Films International

                                     THE TOWER                                          animation 80 min
                                     Warda is 11-years-old, but already a 4th           original title The Tower
                                     generation refugee. Her dying great-grand-         director Mats Grorud
                                     father gives Warda a task: To find your future     screenplay Mats Grorud
                                     you must look at your past. This is the start      production Frode Søbstad for Tenk.tv
                                     of Warda’s journey up The Tower, through the       release Autumn 2018
                                     different floors and generations of her family.    sales Jour2fête

                                     THE TREE FELLER                                    drama 80 min
                                     Anders is a 39-year-old man who decides            original title Hoggeren
                                     to give up on his ordinary life in the city.       director Jorunn Myklebust Syversen
                                     He moves to a quiet little farm and spends         screenplay Jorunn Myklebust ­Syversen
                                     his days aimlessly chopping down trees.            production Maria Ekerhovd for Mer Film
                                     However, his attempt to escape is soon             release Apr 7, 2017
                                     interrupted by the constant involvement            sales Mer Film Sales
                                     of his pushy relatives who want to tell him
                                     what to do and how to do it.

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TWIGSON THE EXPLORER                                family 76 min
Twigson the Explorer takes Lillebror and            original title Ekspedisjon Knerten
Twigson on a snowy and emotional adventure.         director Andreas J. Riiser
                                                    screenplay Jan Trygve Røyneland
                                                    production Finn Gjerdrum,
                                                    Stein B. Kvae for Paradox Film
                                                    release Nov 17, 2017
                                                    sales tba

U – JULY 22                                         drama 90 min

                                                                                              NEW AND UPCOMING TITLES
On July 22nd 2011, a car bomb exploded within       original title Utøya 22. juli
the Executive Government quarter in Oslo.           director Erik Poppe
Two hours later, the same terrorist attacked a      screenplay Siv Rajendram Eliassen,
political youth summer camp on the island of        Anna Bache-Wiig
Utøya. The main characters in the film are ficti-   production Finn Gjerdrum,
onal, but the film aspires to focus on recreating   Stein B. Kvae for Paradox Film
the drama close to how it happened, reflecting      release Mar 9, 2018
the time it took and the feelings that unfolded     sales TrustNordisk­
- in an as respectable manner as possible.

VALLEY OF SHADOWS                                   drama 90 min
Valley of Shadows takes place in a small village    original title Skyggenes dal
in western Norway. Six-year-old Aslak and his       director Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen
mother Astrid experience a tragic event, which      screenplay Jonas Matzow ­Gulbrandsen,
Aslak cannot quite understand and Astrid            Clement Tuffreau
struggles to handle.                                production Alan Milligan for Film Farms
                                                    release Oct 20, 2017
                                                    sales Celluloid Dreams

WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY                                drama 106 min
A gripping and moving story about growing           original title Hva vil folk si
up in between two cultures, identity and            director Iram Haq
belonging, and the turbulent journey of love        screenplay Iram Haq
and despair between one teenage girl and her        production Maria Ekerhovd for Mer Film
family.                                             release Oct 6, 2017
                                                    sales Beta Cinema

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                          THE ASH LAD: IN SEARCH                             fantasy/adventure tba min
                          OF THE GOLDEN CASTLE                               original title Askeladden – I Soria Moria slott
                          The film is a spectacular and heroic tale of the   director Mikkel Brænne Sandemose
                          Ash Lad and Princess Kristin, who set out to       screenplay Aleksander Kirkwood Brown
                          search for a fabled castle made of the purest      production Synnøve Hørsdal,
                          gold. When the King and Queen are poiso-           Åshild Ramborg for Maipo Film
                          ned, only the Water of Life in Soria Moria         release Autumn 2019
                          Castle can save the kingdom – and maybe            sales tba
                          even the world.

                          BETRAYED                                           drama tba min
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                          On November 26, 1942, hundreds of                  original title Den største forbrytelsen
                          Norwegian Jews were picked up in the middle        director Marius Holst
                          of the night by the police and taken to the        screenplay Harald Rosenløw Eeg
                          Oslo harbour, where a German cargo ship, the       production Martin Sundland, Are
                          Danube, is waiting. It left with 302 men, 188      Heidenstrøm for Fantefilm Fiksjon
                          women and 42 children, whose destination           release Aug 23, 2019
                          was Auschwitz. Among them were the                 sales TrustNordisk
                          Braude family.

                          CAPTAIN SABERTOOTH                                 family app. 81 min
                          AND THE MAGIC                                      original title Kaptein Sabeltann og jakten
                                                                             på den magiske diamant
                          DIAMOND (working title)
                                                                             directors Rasmus A. Sivertsen, Marit
                          Two young pirates on the search for a lost
                                                                             Moum Aune
                          brother, a vampire with heavy sunburns,
                                                                             screenplay Karsten Fullu
                          a manipulative queen and a raging ape
                                                                             production Eirik Smidesang Slåen, Ove Hei-
                          army - Captain Sabertooth will face plenty
                                                                             borg, Heidi Sandberg for Qvisten Animation
                          of challenges when he sets out to find a lost
                                                                             release Sep 27, 2019
                          magic diamond.
                                                                             sales Sola Media

                          DIANA’S WEDDING                                    drama tba min
                          Diana grows up in a small industrial town,         original title Dianas bryllup
                          with the world´s worst parents. Their marri-       director Charlotte Blom
                          age is a lifelong rollercoaster ride of abuse,     screenplay Mette M. Bølstad,
                          disgust, dirty dancing and secret moments          ­Charlotte Blom
                          of great love behind closed doors. Years            production Synnøve Hørsdal
                          after Diana moves out, she herself is about         for Maipo Film
                          to get married, but memories are pouring            release Sep 20, 2019
                          back, and doubts start to arise. Does real          sales tba
                          love even exist?

                          THE DOMESTIQUE
                          The film follows former successful profes-         satirical drama 90 min
                          sional cyclist Kim Carlsen (39), who at a          original title Hjelperytteren
                          press conference admits her former use of          director Jannicke Systad Jacobsen
                          doping. In quick succession she loses her          screenplay Jannicke Systad Jacobsen
                          job, husband, children, home, credibility and      production Isak Eymundsson, Ruben
                          self-respect in her annus horribilis.              Thorkildsen for Ape&Bjørn
                                                                             release Mar 1, 2019
                                                                             sales tba

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THE MIDDLE MAN                                        drama 100 min
Strange deaths and a relaxed loser as the             original title Mellommannen
towns beacon of bad news. A bizarre and               director Bent Hamer
absurd look upon Trump’s USA today. Dark              screenplay Bent Hamer
but humorous, with a touch of love and a              production Bent Hamer for BulBul Film
dash of hope.                                         release May 15, 2019
                                                      sales The Match Factory

OUT STEALING HORSES                                   drama 100 min

                                                                                                     NEW AND UPCOMING TITLES
November 1999. 67-year old Trond lives in             original title Ut og stjæle hester
new-found desolation and looks forward                director Hans Petter Moland
to spending New Year’s Eve 2000 alone.                screenplay Hans Petter Moland
As winter arrives, he discovers he has a              production Turid Øversveen for 4 1/2 Fiksjon
neighbor, a man Trond knew the summer                 release Feb, 2019
of 1948. The summer Trond turned 15.                  sales TrustNordisk

PSYCHOBITCH                                           drama 90 min
Marius is a middle school pupil, tormented by         original title Psychobitch
the very thought of not being a success. When         director Martin Lund
the teacher teams him up with Frida, the              screenplay Martin Lund
outsider of his class, so begins a tumultuous         production Ruben Thorkildsen,
relationship that will truly test Marius’ character   Isak Eymundsson for Ape&Bjørn
and status.                                           release Jan 11, 2019
                                                      sales tba

THE SPY                                               drama 100 min
Scandinavia’s brightest movie star, Sonja             original title Spionen
Wigert, risks both life and love in her most          director Jens Jonsson
challenging role ever: as a double agent during       screenplay Harald Rosenløw Eeg
World War II.                                         production Turid Øversveen for 4 1/2 Fiksjon
                                                      release May 2019
                                                      sales TrustNordisk

THE SECOND SEX                                        drama/documentary 90 min
The Second Sex is a film about a grandmother,         original title Det annet kjønn
a mother and a daughter – three humans                director Katja Eyde Jacobsen
and three generations from the post-war era           screenplay Katja Eyde Jacobsen
up until today. The film explores how being a         production Maria Ekerhovd for
woman affect choices, ambitions and the rela-         Mer Film
tionships with others. A film where the woman         release Mar 8, 2019
protagonist is the universal human.                   sales tba

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Documentary films
                                              69 MINUTES OF 86 DAYS                            documentary 70 min
                                              This is the story of a three-year old girl’s     original title 69 minutter av 86 dager
                                              journey through Europe. We meet her at           director Egil Håskjold Larsen
                                              a busy Greek port, and follow her closely        production Sant & Usant
                                              as she makes her way to her new home in          release March 2017
                                              Uppsala, Sweden.                                 sales Taskovski Films Ltd

                                              ALEPPO’S FALL                                    documentary 82 min
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                                              Before the fall of Aleppo, the Syrian-           original title Aleppos fall
                                              Norwegian director Nizam Najar travels back      director Nizam Najar
                                              to his home town. Armed with his camera,         production Fenris Film AS
                                              he follows a group of civilians who fight        release Fall 2017
                                              under the flag of the Free Syrian Army when      sales DR Sales
                                              they defend themselves against their own
                                              government.

                                              THE ARCTIC CAMELS                                documentary 90 min
                                              The siblings Torarin and Svalin in Arctic        original title De arktiske kamelene
                                              Norway wanted a horse to ride, but got           director Karl Emil Richardsen
                                              two Mongolian camels instead. When dad           production Relation04 Media
                                              seriously injures his hand, the kids have to     release Spring 2018
                                              contribute more, but the camels are stub-        sales Autlook Filmsales GmbH
                                              born. They decide to go to Mongolia to find
                                              a skilled trainer.

                                              BETWEEN US                                       documentary 68 min
                                              We share more and more through social            original title Mellom oss
                                              media, but are we really getting to know each    director Charlotte Røhder Tvedt
                                              other any better? Between Us is Norway’s first   production Medieoperatørene
                                              documentary made entirely by its populace.       release June 2017
                                                                                               sales Medieoperatørene

                                              BLUE CODE OF SILENCE                             documentary 90 min
                                              Forty years ago, policeman Bob Leuci and a       original title Blue Code of Silence
                                              group of prosecutors brought down New            director Magnus Skatvold
                                              York’s most corrupt police unit. The case        co-director Greg Mallozzi
                                              launched the careers of the prosecutors but      production Spætt Film
                                              made Leuci the most hated cop in America.        release Autumn 2018
                                                                                               sales Sideways Films

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CAUSE OF DEATH:                                    documentary 85 min
UNKNOWN                                            original title Dødsårsak: ukjent
After losing her sister to prescription            director Anniken Hoel
antipsychotics, the director begins an investi-    production Manifesto Film
gation into the crimes and corruption of the       release March 2017
pharmaceutical industry.                           sales Rise and Shine World Sales

CHILDHOOD                                          documentary 90 min

                                                                                         NEW AND UPCOMING TITLES
A warm, soft-spoken and close encounter            original title Barndom
with the importance of play and fantasy in         director Margreth Olin
childhood, and how playing is vital for the        production Speranza Film AS
well-being of children. Childhood tells a          release March 2017
crucial story about children’s needs, in a time    sales tba
when playing is increasingly marginalized.

DACCA AND THE                                      documentary 80 min
­REINDEER                                          original title Dacca og reinsdyrene
Reiulf Aleksandersen is an ethnic Norwegian.       director Fridtjof Kjæreng
He has dreamt of owning reindeer ever since        production f(x) produksjoner
he was a little boy, but only persons of Sami      release Spring 2018
descent may head a reindeer herd. But a once       sales tba
in a lifetime opportunity presents itself when a
Sami woman retires and offers Reiulf and his
Sami wife, Risten, her reindeer herd. But not
everybody wants him to succeed...

EXIT                                               documentary 85 min
In Exit the director Karen Winther goes            original title Exit
sourcing for answers to the question: Why          director Karen Winther
did she and a group of previous violent            production Sant & Usant
extremists from Germany, France, USA and           release 2018
Denmark leave violence and extremism               sales Deckert Distribution
behind?

GOLDEN DAWN GIRLS                                  documentary 93 min
When the members of Neo-Nazi party                 original title Hatets vugge
Golden Dawn are imprisoned accused of lea-         director Håvard Bustnes
ding a criminal organization, their daughters,     production Christian Falch,
wives, and mothers step up to lead the ranks       Håvard Busnes for Up North Film
and maintain its position as Greece’s fourth       release April 6, 2018
largest political party in upcoming elections.     sales DR Sales

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Documentary films
                                              KARENINA & I                                        documentary 86 min
                                              Norwegian actress Gørild Mauseth is challen-        original title Karenina & I
                                              ged by the almost impossible task of playing        director Tommaso Mottola
                                              Anna Karenina in a language she never               production Orto Polare
                                              spoke and in the author’s home country.             release Feb 24, 2017
                                              She embarks on a journey to learn Russian           sales Orto Polare
                                              and discover the real reasons why Tolstoy
                                              wrote the novel.

                                              KAYAYO                                              documentary 32 min
NEW AND UPCOMING TITLES

                                              Bamunu (8) work as a carrier at the marked          original title Kayayo
                                              in Accra, thousands of miles from home.             director Mari Bakke Riise
                                              Every day she dreams about going back to            production Integral Film AS
                                              her family again.                                   release October 2016
                                                                                                  sales DR Sales

                                              LETTERS                                             documentary 77 min
                                              Jero lives in South Korea. Marte lives in Norway.   original title Letters
                                              During a year they exchange video letters to        directors Jero Yun, Marte Vold
                                              each other with moments from their everyday         production Mer Film
                                              lives, which seems entirely different. Or is it?    release Jan, 2018
                                                                                                  sales tba

                                              THE MEN’S CHOIR                                     documentary tba min
                                              “It’s harder to become a member of The Men’s        original title Gutta
                                              Choir than Hells Angels”, say the members           directors Petter Sommer,
                                              – a rowdy party of beer thirsty, middle aged        Jo Vemund Svendsen
                                              ex-rockers. 15 years ago they promised to sing      production Fuglene
                                              in each other’s funerals. But now the joke has      release 2018
                                              become reality.                                     sales Wide House

                                              MOLDOVAN MIRACLE                                    documentary 82 min
                                              Moldovan Miracle is a documentary about             original title Mirakelet i Moldova
                                              a man who has a simple solution to a big            director Stian Indrevold
                                              health problem. His dream is to establish a         production Flimmer Film
                                              vision center in Moldova. He has the money          release September 2017
                                              and the skills, but due to corruption he faces      sales DR Sales
                                              major problems.

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MUNCH IN HELL                                      documentary 70 min
Adored abroad – ignored at home. The untold        original title Munch i helvete
story of Edvard Munch and a country too small      director Stig Andersen
for his genius.                                    production Indie Film
                                                   release Fall 2018
                                                   sales Films Transit

MY HEART BELONGS                                   documentary 90 min

                                                                                               NEW AND UPCOMING TITLES
TO DADDY                                           original title Røverdatter
A film about a young director who decides          director Sofia Haugan
to reconnect with her father, a notorious cri-     production Indie Film AS
minal addicted to amphetamine. After being         release Mar 16, 2018
separated since she was 10, she finds him on       sales Taskovski Films
the edge of destruction and is determined
to get him help. Thus both their lives are
changed.

THE NIGHT                                          documentary 65 min
The Night is a personal story about growing        original title Natta pappa henta oss
up with an alcoholic mother, until the night       director Steffan Strandberg
he and his little brother were rescued by          production Indie Film
their father. Through animation, live action       release Oct 13, 2017
and old super-8 footage, Steffan recreates         sales CAT&Docs
the summer of 1980 as he remembered it as
an 11 year-old.

ONCE AURORA                                        documentary 80 min
Aurora is a pop sensation from a small town        original title En gang Aurora
in Norway. She was discovered at the age           directors Benjamin Langeland,
of 16, dropped out of school, and spent the        Stian Servoss
next years touring the world. At the age of        production Flimmer Film
21 she is at a breaking point. Is this really      release Fall 2018
what she wants, and if not, does she have          sales tba
any other option but to continue?

PER FUGELLI – I DIE                                documentary 110 min
The society was his patient, the whole country     original title Per Fugelli – siste resept
his desk, and the media was the consultation       director Erik Poppe
room. The iconic professor of social medicine      production Paradox Rettigheter
Per Fugelli was an independent critic of his       release Jan 26, 2018
own profession. The terminally ill professor       sales tba
was followed closely the last year and a half by
filmmaker Erik Poppe, and the result is a very
personal, humorous and inspirational portrait.

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                                              PICTURE PERFECT                                   documentary 70 min
                                              Thomas Morel (28) has at a young age,             original title Det perfekte bildet
                                              become one of Europe’s most successful            director Ida Kleppe
                                              photographers by using light in an exceptional    production Pandora Film
                                              way. However, at times his perfectionism drives   release Apr 15, 2018
                                              him into deep darkness.                           sales tba

                                              PRAY                                              documentary 38 min
NEW AND UPCOMING TITLES

                                              Pray is a poetic and visual portrait of           original title Bønn
                                              mankind’s conversation with the holy. From        director Lars Petter Gallefoss
                                              the heat of the Sahara desert, to the moun-       production Pandora Film
                                              tains of Himalaya, to the Atlantic coast of       release Sep 29, 2017
                                              Norway, Pray captures the shared spirituality     sales tba
                                              of the world religions. What divides us,
                                              makes us alike.

                                              QUEEN OF THE                                      documentary 52 min
                                              FROZEN SEA                                        original title Dronning uten land
                                              An epic journey that reveals the struggle of      director Asgeir Helgestad
                                              a polar bear mother and her cubs as the ice       production Arctic Light
                                              melts under their pawns.                          release 2018
                                                                                                sales tba

                                              RECRUITING FOR JIHAD                              documentary 79 min
                                              For three years a well-known Norwegian            original title Den norske islamisten
                                              extremist gives unique access to his everyday     directors Adel Khan Farooq,
                                              life encouraging jihadists in Europe until        Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen
                                              he is arrested for supporting terrorism by        production Volt Film, Curry Film
                                              recruiting for ISIS.                              release April 2017
                                                                                                sales East Village Entertainment

                                              TOGETHER                                          documentary 80 min
                                              Two twin brothers are willing to sacrifice        original title Marcus og Martinus –
                                              everything for each other and the music. A        Sammen om drømmen
                                              close and unvarnished portrait of Marcus          director Daniel Fahre Magnussen
                                              and Martinus where we get to take part in         production Fenomen TFS for Indie Film AS
                                              the defining moments in the boys’ journey         release January 2017
                                              towards stardom.                                  sales Fenomen TFS

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TONGUE CUTTERS                                   documentary 90 min
Small children, big knives. A youth doc about    original title Tungeskjærerne
young kids from the age of 5 working as cod      director Solveig Melkeraaen
tongue cutters in Northern Norway.               production Medieoperatørene
                                                 release Feb 24, 2017
                                                 sales CAT&Docs

WAR OF ART                                       documentary 90 min

                                                                                 NEW AND UPCOMING TITLES
Autumn 2017: A group of Western artists          original title War of Art
is invited to North Korea and they plan a        director Tommy Gulliksen
daring art experiment. Their leader is Morten    production Norsk Fjernsyn
Traavik; a provoking artist with a unique        release Spring/Summer 2018
access to the totalitarian regime. The goal is   sales tba
to challenge and inspire the North Koreans
by forcing contemporary art upon them.

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Shorts
                                   APPLE                                               drama 18 min
                                   A young woman invites her literature teacher        original title Eple
                                   to a discussion on a story about a man who          director Yngvild Sve Flikke
                                   wants to freeze the moment. She suggests            production Motlys
                                   that he is writing to disguise his own inner        release Winter 2018
                                   desires. They fall in love, and life takes an       sales tba
                                   unexpected turn.

                                   BOG HOLE                                            drama/youth 13 min
NEW AND UPCOMING TITLES

                                   Two young girls have to put their difficulties on   original title Myrhull
                                   hold when one of them get stuck in a boghole.       director Torfinn Iversen
                                   The beginning of a wonderful friendship.            production EdelZek AS
                                                                                       release Winter 2018
                                                                                       sales tba

                                   BROKE                                               drama 36 min
                                   In Scandinavia’s most affluent suburb a             original title Broke
                                   teenager’s millionaire father is declared ban-      director Bjørn Erik Pihlmann Sørensen
                                   krupt, causing the family unit to collapse.         production Pihlmann Films
                                                                                       release Winter 2018
                                                                                       sales tba

                                   A DAY IN JULY                                       drama 12 min
                                   Two years have gone by since Sofia lost her         original title En dag i juli
                                   boyfriend at the Utøya-massacre, which she          director Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken
                                   herself survived. She is struggling to engage       production Filmbros Productions
                                   with life; not knowing how to reignite her          release 2018
                                   passion for dance, interact with her friends        sales tba
                                   or have a life not defined by this incident.
                                   One day, she meets Leo, a Brit in town for a
                                   dance audition.

                                   DRAWN TO TROUBLE                                    children 17 min
                                   Siblings Theodor (8) and Villja (10) escape         original title Theodors magiske revansj
                                   from the school’s bully and have no choice          director Jim S. Hansen
                                   but to seek shelter in the house of the             production Fabelfjord
                                   town’s strange artist. They discover that he        release April 2017
                                   has a magical paintbrush that brings dra-           sales tba
                                   wings to life! Maybe they can use it to fight
                                   off the bully?

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EVERYTHING BURNS                                   drama/youth 17 min
During her summer holidays, 12-year-old            original title Alt brenner
Anna volunteers to collect trash along the         director Marianne Ulrichsen
seashore of northern Norway. She falls for         production Mer Film
Aaron, the handsome, 17-year-old group             release Jan 2017
leader. Something awakens in Anna that             sales Mer Film Sales
she’s never felt before.

FANNY                                              drama 29 min

                                                                                            NEW AND UPCOMING TITLES
Fanny is in her mid-twenties and has just          original title Fanny
moved back to her hometown to start at the         director Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
local University. During student orientation       production Frokost Film
week she struggles to bond with the other          release April 2017
students.                                          sales tba

GIRL WITH A FISH                                   drama 13 min
­NECKLACE                                          original title Nieiddaš ja guollečikna
A young girl adores her late father. Obsessed      director Egil Pedersen
with every little detail of how he was she         production Rein Film
envisions his clothes, hands, face, behavior       release October 2017
and actions. An accidental meeting triggers        sales tba
doubt in her love for her father.

THE GREEN VALLEY                                   hybrid 25 min
The Green Valley is a political short film that    original title Den grønne dalen
explores the connection between a man              director Ellen Ugelstad
setting himself on fire in the neighbourhood       production Substans Film
park and the installation of a seven-meter tall    co-production Twentyone Pictures
sculpture with the title No Name. It’s based on    release April 2018
three real events that took place in 2014 in the   sales tba
multicultural neighbourhood Torshov in Oslo.

THE HUNGER                                         drama 21 min
A teenage boy with an intense desire for           original title Gutten er sulten
recognition seeks out a vicious criminal to        director Kenneth Karlstad
prove his boundless grit.                          production Maipo Film
                                                   release June 2017
                                                   sales Maipo Film

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Shorts
                                   HVALAGAPET                                       children 12 min
                                   Hvalagapet is a little story of 12 year old      original title Hvalagapet
                                   Rikke’s first meeting with big feelings and      director Liss-Anett Steinskog
                                   this thing called love – a meeting that starts   production Gunhild Oddsen
                                   and ends within the hour.                        release Aug 2017
                                                                                    sales tba

                                   IN A FEW YEARS EVERYT-                           animation/essay 9 min
NEW AND UPCOMING TITLES

                                   HING WILL BE DIFFERENT                           original title Om noen år er alt annerledes
                                   I miss nature, soil and the feeling that         director Julie Engaas
                                   summer will last forever. That everything is     production True Fiction
                                   possible, and the whole world lies before        release June 2017
                                   me, believing that it will be ok.                sales True Fiction

                                   THE LOST DREAMS OF                               drama 25 min
                                   NAOKI HAYAKAWA                                   original title The Lost Dreams
                                   Art director Naoki Hayakawa works 16 hours       of Naoki Hayakawa
                                   every day. The pressure causes a mental con-     director Ane Hjort Guttu
                                   dition between sleep and wakefulness where       co-director Daisuke Kosugi
                                   he has strange and wonderful dreams.             production Ane Hjort Guttu
                                                                                    and Aldeles
                                                                                    release January 2017
                                                                                    sales Aldeles

                                   MOBILE                                           drama 10 min
                                   Whalid is a young Syrian who lives by himself    original title Mobil
                                   at a refugee centre in Norhern Norway. One       director Truls Krane Meby
                                   day he gets a desperate call from his mother     production Mer Film
                                   and brother. They are fleeing through Europe,    release Jan 2018
                                   hoping to reunite with Waldi. Surrounded by a    sales tba
                                   beautiful landscape and with only a cellphone,
                                   he tries to help them.

                                   MUM’S HAIR                                       animation 5 min
                                   When Maja was 16, her mother got cancer.         original title Mammas hår
                                   She and her three younger siblings did not       director Maja Arnekleiv
                                   know what would happen, but they knew            production Trollfilm
                                   their mother would lose her hair and look        release March 2017
                                   quite different.                                 sales tba

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MY SISTER                                          drama 18 min
My Sister is based on memories from the            original title Min søster
director and the producer’s childhood. Two         director Liv Joelle Barbosa Blad
sisters travel with their mother to visit her      production Barbosa Blad Film
friend Camilla who has just suffered a loss;       release June 2017
her husband died of AIDS. This trip stirs up       sales tba
strong feelings; it’s their first memory of
death and fear of dying.

THE NAVIGATOR                                      drama 16 min

                                                                                        NEW AND UPCOMING TITLES
The Navigator is an art house rally film about     original title Kartleseren
two brothers in the confinement of a car.          director Mikal Hovland
                                                   production Rollo Tomasi
                                                   release April 2017
                                                   sales tba

NO MAN IS AN ISLAND                                drama 28 min
After a day of swimming and drinking by            original title No Man is an Island
the river, Erffan, Amir and Carlos are joined      director Ali Parandian
by a man who calls himself Jesus. He brings        production Anicca Pictures
a message of tolerance, reconciliation and         release Sep 2017
brotherhood.                                       sales tba

NOORA                                              drama 20 min
Noora is raised in a strict religious sect on      original title Noora
the west coast of Norway. When she falls in        director Tommy Næss
love with Siv, she upsets her family’s plans to    production Filmselskapet
marry her with the much older Johannes.            release June 2017
                                                   sales tba

POMEGRANATE                                        children 10 min
Mina (8), a Kurdish girl raised in Norway, had     original title Granateple
indirectly become a victim of the war on terror.   director Brwa Vahabpour
Her mum has told her that dad is out of town to    production Spætt Film
buy new football shoes, but Mina knows more        release June 2017
about the real situation than the adults think.    sales tba

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                                   RECEPTION                                           drama 10 min
                                   When a hotel staff member and a Roma                original title Resepsjon
                                   woman find a wallet left behind in an aban-         director Tove Undheim
                                   doned hotel room, their true values are put         production Filmhuset Lillehammer
                                   to the test.                                        release June 2017
                                                                                       sales tba

                                   RECONSTRUCTION                                      drama 21 min
NEW AND UPCOMING TITLES

                                   A director has made a short film about his          original title Rekonstruksjon
                                   family. It is an attempt to get to know his         directors Even Hafnor,
                                   father better, but the plan failed. He decides to   Lisa Brooke Hansen
                                   try again.                                          production Even Hafnor
                                                                                       release June 2017
                                                                                       sales Even Hafnor

                                   THE RESTRICTOR                                      drama 16 min
                                   Happiness is scarce, and must be monitored.         original title Kontrolløren
                                   Each citizen is given a monthly ration of           director Jade Hærem Aksnes
                                   liquid joy, intravenously. Excessive use is         production Zarepta Film Production
                                   punished.                                           release Autumn 2017
                                                                                       sales Zarepta Film Production

                                   SEMPER FI                                           drama 13 min
                                   Semper Fi highlights the unpredictability of        original title Semper Fi
                                   war. Who returns a hero, and who returns a          director Iain Forbes
                                   monster? And what happens if this monster           production Them Girls Film
                                   is a person you love?                               release September 2017
                                                                                       sales tba

                                   ST. ELLIOT                                          children 10 min
                                   When a six-year-old boy discovers that dogs         original title St. Elliot
                                   are not allowed in heaven, he makes a plan to       director Tord Theodor Olsen
                                   reunite a sick dog with its dead owner.             production Deadline Media
                                                                                       release April 2017
                                                                                       sales tba

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STRIM                                              drama/dance 19 min
Strim is a docufiction dance film that revolves    original title Strim
around the search for a missing cat.               director Aleksander Johan­­Andreassen
                                                   production Aleksander Johan A­ ndreassen
                                                   release May 2017
                                                   sales tba

THE WORLD’S                                        animation/children 10 min

                                                                                              NEW AND UPCOMING TITLES
MIDDLEST FISH                                      original title Verdens mellomste fisk
A young girl happens to catch the most             director Cathinka Tanberg
medium sized fish in the world and receives        production Mikrofilm
instant fame. But what happens when the            release April 2017
fish gains weight.                                 sales SND Films

THREADS                                            animation 9 min
In a universe where people are seeking conne-      original title Tråder
ctions with others, a woman and a small child      director Torill Kove
are brought together as mother and daughter.       production Mikrofilm
Inside the bubble of the mother’s protection,      co-production National Film Board Canada
the child learns about love and trust, and ulti-   release June 2017
mately how to form her own attachments.            sales NFB, SND Films

TO MY CHILDREN                                     documentary/experimental 21 min
A film about risking everything for a better       original title To my children
future. Both brutal and beautifully poetic,        director Shwan Dler Qaradak
this short film tells a story about escaping       production Kulturbyrået Mesén
and starting a new life in Norway. Shwan           release Nov 2017
Dler Qaradaki’s drawings opens up a                sales Kulturbyrået Mesén
dialogue around the historical and current
issues in the Kurdish region.

WATER BEARS                                        drama 9 min
A 6th grade’s discussion about power structu-      original title Bjørnedyr
res that also evolves between the 11-year-olds     directors Yenni Lee
in the group. The film studies the bystander-      production Yenni Lee
effect in different dimensions and almost          release Feb 2018
breaking the barriers between the illustrative,    sales tba
hyper-realistic and fictive.

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Drama series
                                         ABER BERGEN (3)                                     original title Aber Bergen
                                         The separated partners Erik and Elea and the        episodes 10x43 min
                                         rest of their colleagues at the law office in       creator Gjermund Stenberg Eriksen
                                         Bergen are fighting with new problems and           production ITV Studios Norway
                                         human conflicts.                                    broadcaster TV3/Viaplay
                                                                                             release Sep 2017
                                                                                             sales Global Entertainment

                                         BORDERLINER                                         original title Grenseland
NEW AND UPCOMING TITLES

                                         An honest cop decides to break the law to           episodes 8x45 min
                                         save his brother’s children, and is dragged         creators Megan Gallagher,
                                         down a slippery slope of justifiable crimes with    Alexander Opsal
                                         increasingly unjustifiable consequences.            production Monster Scripted
                                                                                             broadcaster TV2 Norway
                                                                                             release Nov 2017
                                                                                             sales DRG International

                                         COME AS YOU ARE                                     original title En får væra som en er
                                         Come as you are is a warm, humorous musi-           episodes 10x22 min
                                         cal series about life at a camping site, where      creator Kjetil Indregaard
                                         the songs of ”Ole Ivars” constitute the series      production Monster Scripted
                                         back drop and theme song.                           broadcaster TV2
                                                                                             release Autumn 2018
                                                                                             sales tba

                                         DEBUT (working title)                               original title Lovleg
                                         Gunnhild moves away from home at age 15 to          episodes 10x20 min
                                         attend high school in a small town in western       creator Kjersti Wøien Håland
                                         Norway. She moves into a big house full of          production Rubicon TV
                                         teenagers and no adults. There she starts a         broadcaster NRK
                                         crash course in being an adult while still being    release August 2018
                                         a teenager.                                         sales tba

                                         HELIUM                                              original title Helium
                                         The hunt for normality is pure insanity. Mar-       episodes 13x14 min
                                         tin desperately wants to be normal and have         creators Trond Morten Venaasen,
                                         a girlfriend, but is blessed with a crazy family.   Morten Hovland
                                         When he falls in love with Dalia, his voice         production Fabelaktiv
                                         sounds like he has inhaled helium.                  broadcaster tba
                                                                                             release 2019
                                                                                             sales Beta Film

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HENRIK UBER ALLES                                  original title Henrik Uber Alles
Henrik Uber Alles is a show about comedian         episodes 8x22 min
Henrik Thodesen and what happens when              creator Karsten Fullu
he decides to become an Uber driver, while         production Nordisk Film TV
making an effort to kickstart his career           broadcaster TV3/MTG
                                                   release Fall 2018
                                                   sales MTG/Banijay Rights

HOME GROUND                                        original title Heimebane

                                                                                                NEW AND UPCOMING TITLES
When Helena Mikkelsen is given the reins           episodes 10x45 min
to a struggling small-town football club, she      creator Johan Fasting
becomes the first ever woman to coach a            production Motlys/NRK
top division men’s team.                           broadcaster NRK
                                                   release 2018
                                                   sales DR Sales

I AM NOT WILLIAM                                   original title Jeg heter ikke William
­(working title)                                   episodes tba
A fiction driven reality where we follow the       creator Elise Christine Eide
experienced actor Eivind Sander as he helps        production The Oslo Company
out the younger and inexperienced actor            broadcaster TV3/MTG
Thomas Hayes to move on after his enormo-          release 2018
us break in the TV series «SKAM». Although         sales tba
the intentions are all good, the help does
not go along as smoothly and successfully
as anticipated.

KIELER STREET                                      original title Kielergata
A perfect idyll prevails in one of Scandinavia’s   episodes 10x45 min
most law-abiding towns, but when a dead            creator Patrik Syversen
body appears, some of the inhabitants show         production Anagram Norge
hidden identities.                                 broadcaster TV2 Norway
                                                   release Fall 2018
                                                   sales ITV International

MAGNUS                                             original title Magnus
Magnus is a former police investigator who         episodes 6x30 min (Norwegian
was known to solve even the most difficult         and English version)
cases, but with very unconventional and            creators Øystein Karlsen, Kristopher Schau
absurd methods – which eventually cost him         production Viafilm/NRK
his job with the police. The technically gifted    broadcaster NRK
and eccentric Magnus now works as a janitor        release tba
at police headquarters and secretly solves cases   sales Viafilm
in his spare time.

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Drama series
                                         MATCH                                              original title Match
                                         Stian is a 20-something guy with twen-             episodes 20x14 min
                                         ty-something guy problems. The only thing          creator Martin Lund
                                         different about him are the sports commen-         production Ape & Bjørn
                                         tators giving a running commentary on every        broadcaster NRK
                                         aspect of his life. He can’t see them but they     release Jan 2018
                                         can see him, and they are more than ready          sales Red Arrow International
                                         whenever Stian has to tackle a challenge.

                                         MILK                                               original title Melk
NEW AND UPCOMING TITLES

                                         When two very different mothers manage to          episodes 20x12 min, 10x30 min
                                         mix up their babies at the delivery room it is     creator Julia Schacht
                                         the beginning of an awkward, but beautiful         production Anagram Norway
                                         friendship. As single moms, they decide to         broadcaster Viafree, TV3
                                         move in together.                                  release 2017
                                                                                            sales tba

                                         NEXT SUMMER (5)                                    original title Neste sommer
                                         Next Summer is a comedy centred on the             episodes 10x23 min
                                         Norwegian tradition of spending summer in          creator Lars Gudmestad
                                         the family cottage by the sea, and plays on        production Feelgood SFT
                                         the sometimes awkward situations that arise        broadcaster TVN – Discovery
                                         when families gather with high expectations        Networks Norway
                                         and low square footage.                            release Feb 2018
                                                                                            sales Feelgood SFT

                                         NORSEMEN (2)                                       original title Vikingane
                                         Norsemen is a humorous drama series set            episodes 6x30 min (Norwegian
                                         in the Viking age. Life in the Viking era is no    and English version)
                                         picnic; even the most trivial choices could have   creators Jonas Torgersen, Jon Iver Helgaker
                                         dramatic consequences.                             production Viafilm
                                                                                            broadcaster NRK, Netflix
                                                                                            release 2017
                                                                                            sales Nordic World

                                         OCCUPIED (2)                                       original title Okkupert 2
                                         If you had to choose between safety and            episodes 8x45 min
                                         freedom – what would you choose?                   creators Erik Skjoldbjærg, Karianne Lund
                                         Occupied 2 starts with an armed conflict           production Yellowbird Norge/
                                         between the Norwegian Coast Guard and a            Hummelfilm
                                         Russian Security Company, guarding an oil          broadcaster Viaplay
                                         installation in Northern Norway.                   release 2017
                                                                                            sales Banijay Rights

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THE OIL FUND                                        original title Oljefondet
What would you do if you had 964 717 451            episodes 10x23 min
842 US Dollars? The Norwegian Oil Fund              creator Tom Gulbrandsen
deals with this question daily. But how can         production Zwart Arbeid/Motion Blur
you be a tough capitalist, yet at the same          broadcaster TVN –Discovery Networks
time be a blue-eyed Scandinavian social             Norway
democrat?                                           release 2018
                                                    sales tba

ONE NIGHT                                           original title En natt

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One Night is a romantic comedy about two            episodes 10x30 min (Norwegian
people who first meet on a blind date – told        and English version)
in real time. This means that the last second       creators Øystein Karlsen, Kristopher Schau
of the first episode is the first second of         production Viafilm
episode 2.                                          broadcaster NRK
                                                    release Feb 2018
                                                    sales Federation Entertainment

RECOIL                                              original title Rekyl
After being in prison for years, convicted of       episodes 8x43 min
smuggling a large party of cocaine to Norway,       creators Arne Berggren, Kristine Berg
they are now free men and women. They are           production Shuuto
dreaming of a fresh start, but first, the debt to   broadcaster MTG/TV3
the Swedes must be paid. It’s time to find out      release Spring 2018
what happened. It’s time to get revenge.            sales tba

ROENG                                               original title Roeng
Roeng is a comedy about a town that is hit          episodes 10x24 min
by a reversed financial crisis. When the Mayor      creator Anne Bjørnstad
discovers that the city pension funds have          production Rubicon TV
been placed in high-risk hedge funds, he fears      broadcaster TV2
the worst. But instead of losing everything, it     release tba
turns out the town has struck gold in the stock     sales Endemol Shine International
market and takes home a billion dollar profit.

STATE OF HAPPINESS                                  original title Lykkeland
It’s the summer of 1969 in the small coastal        episodes 8x45 min
town of Stavanger, Northern Europe. Interna-        creator Mette M. Bølstad
tional oil companies have been test drilling for    production Maipo Film
years, but nothing has been found and they          broadcaster NRK
are in the process of leaving. The town is in       release 2018
crisis. The night before Christmas 1969, Phillips   sales DR Sales
Petroleum finds the largest sub sea oil basin in
history. And everything is about to change.

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Drama series
                                         TOTALLY PERFECT (8)                               original title Helt perfekt
                                         Famed stand-up comedian Thomas Giertsen           episodes 10x22 min
                                         is successful and life should be easy. He has     creator Thomas Giertsen, Arild Fröhlich
                                         a beautiful girlfriend, drives a nice car, fun    production Feelgood SFT
                                         friends and plenty of money. If it hadn’t been    broadcaster TVN –Discovery
                                         for all the little things that put him in awk-    Network Norway
                                         ward situations, life would be totally perfect!   release 2018
                                                                                           sales Feelgood SFT

                                         TWIN                                              original title Twin
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                                         A cold-water surfing mecca, home to Erik,         episodes 8x45 min
                                         a surfer bum who has not seen his identical       creator Kristoffer Metcalfe
                                         twin Adam in 18 years. Adam is a successful       production Nordisk Film Production
                                         businessman with a picture-perfect family.        broadcaster NRK
                                                                                           release 2018
                                                                                           sales tba

                                         ZOMBIELARS (2+3)                                  original title Zombielars
                                         Zombielars is an exciting drama comedy            episodes 13X15 min per season
                                         series for kids 8-12. Lars is twelve years old    creators Thomas Seeberg Torjussen,
                                         and half zombie, or «living unliving» as the      Gisle Halvorsen
                                         politically correct term goes.                    production Tordenfilm
                                                                                           broadcaster NRK Super
                                                                                           release 2017/2018
                                                                                           sales Global Screen

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DAG ASBJØRNSEN             TORIL SIMONSEN                          STINE OPPEGAARD
Head of Section            Manager International                   Manager International
International Relations    Relations                               Relations
+47 402 22 151             Shorts and Documentaries                Feature Films

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dag.asbjornsen@nfi.no      +47 900 38 086                          +47 908 59 638
                           toril.simonsen@nfi.no                   stine.oppegaard@nfi.no

JAKOB BERG                 MIA LINDRUP
Communication Adviser      Manager International Relations
+47 971 97 766             TV and Games
jakob.berg@nfi.no          +47 922 26 978
                           mia.lindrup@nfi.no

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