26/08/2003

The surprises at the Norwegian film industry's most important celebration, the Amandas, were few and far between. Norway's equivalent of the Oscars were presented on Friday 22 August, during the International Film Festival of Haugesund.
For the most part, the awards went to the productions that distinguished themselves both in terms of domestic box office takings and awards won in Venice, Berlin and Cannes.
A Danish title, Reconstruction by Christoffer Boe (winner of Caméra D'Or in Cannes), was designated Best Nordic Debut, while the UK's The Hours by Stephen Daldry won Best Foreign Film.

The Awards

Norwegian Film of the Year
Kitchen Stories - Bent Hamer
produced by Bent Hamer for BulBul Film

Best Actress
Lena Endre for Music for Weddings and Funerals [+see also:
trailer
film profile] by Unni Straume

Best Actor
Aksel Hennie for Jonny Vang by Jens Lien

Best Children's Film
Wolf Summer by Peder Norlund
Produced by Kaare Storemyr & Ellen Jacobsen for Nordisk Film & TV

Best Short Film
All in All by Torbjørn Skårild

Best Documentary
A Stone's Throw Away by Line Halvorsen

Amanda Canal+ for Best Nordic Debut
Reconstruction by Christoffer Boe (Denmark)

Best Foreign Film
The Hours - Stephen Daldry

Honorary Amanda 2003
Producer John Jacobsen

(Translated from Italian)