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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Norwegian Berlinale Winner Dag Johan Haugerud Named Jury Head for Venice's Giornate Degli Autori
Norwegian director Dag Johan Haugerud, who won the Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear earlier this year for Dreams, has been named the jury president for Giornate Degli Autori, the independent section within the Venice Film Festival promoted by the Italian filmmaker associations ANAC and 100autori. The decision marks a 'homecoming' of sorts for the filmmaker after Barn (Beware of Children), which had its world premiere in competition at the Giornate degli Autori in 2019, was Haugerud's international debut.'I'm thrilled and excited to be entrusted with the honorable assignment of presiding over this year's jury of Giornate degli Autori', said Haugerud. 'Giornate is close to my heart, with its passionate and selective programming, and the fact that it's cherry-picking only 10 films with special care for innovation, originality and independence.' He added: 'Art, literature and cinema are more important than ever, they represent an opportunity for both intellectual and political reflection and – if you're lucky – an expansion of the senses. In that way, cinema has the ability to make changes, both on an individual level and for society as a whole.'Said artistic director Gaia Furrer: 'Welcoming him back to Giornate six years after the memorable premiere of Beware of Children, we marvel at the evolution of a filmmaker whose Sex, Dreams, Love trilogy received recognition by winning a Golden Bear Award at the Berlinale. His cinema is timeless and yet profoundly of our time, rooted in a deep philosophical interest for everything that makes us human – our aspirations, vulnerability and shortcomings' More from The Hollywood Reporter June Squibb on Her Nonagenarian Career High: "A 70-Year-Old Will Say, 'I Want To Be You When I Grow Up!'" Cannes: Wes Anderson Teases His Next Film Cannes: Wes Brings The Whimsy in 'Phoenician Scheme' Press Conference Haugerud's distinctive style is one of tender complexity, which is the best answer to mending the frayed edges of the age we live in'. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Goonies' Cast, Then and Now "A Nutless Monkey Could Do Your Job": From Abusive to Angst-Ridden, 16 Memorable Studio Exec Portrayals in Film and TV The 10 Best Baseball Movies of All Time, Ranked
Wall Street Journal
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Wall Street Journal
‘Love' Review: Intimacy and Interconnection in Oslo
The 60-year-old Norwegian novelist and filmmaker Dag Johan Haugerud has embarked on a loose trilogy whose parts bear titles so death-and-taxes fundamental as to suggest a ponderously sweeping ambition. First comes 'Love,' opening this weekend, and then come 'Sex' and 'Dreams,' due later this year. Yet 'Love,' at least, has few pretensions of being a grand statement. It's a modest, moving drama abundant with conversation, and while the movie considers major questions—about intimacy, monogamy, care—it never becomes weighed down by them. This is, in part, because it's also a shimmering, contemplative portrait of a handful of people and the modern city in which they live. Fair warning: It might make you want to move to Oslo.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Berlin Golden Bear Winner ‘Dreams' Scores Further Sales in Australia, Mexico, South Korea and More (EXCLUSIVE)
Berlin sales outfit M-Appeal has sealed further deals for Norwegian director Dag Johan Haugerud's Berlinale Golden Bear winner 'Dreams,' as well as additional sales for 'Sex' and 'Love,' the other films in the director's trilogy. 'Dreams' follows Johanne, a young woman who documents her first love — an infatuation with her teacher — through intimate writing. When her mother and grandmother discover her work, their initial shock turns to recognition of its literary merit. As they weigh publishing it, Johanne is forced to reconcile fantasy with reality, while all three women explore their differing perspectives on love, sexuality and self-discovery. More from Variety 'Queerpanorama' Sells to North America and Other Key Territories Following Berlinale Premiere (EXCLUSIVE) Berlinale Award Winner 'Little Trouble Girls' Sells in North America, U.K. and Ireland and More (EXCLUSIVE) Berlinale Prizewinning 'We Believe You,' a Belgian Family Custody Drama, Lures Buyers for the Party Film Sales (EXCLUSIVE) Vendetta Films has acquired the trilogy for Australia and New Zealand. 'We fell in love with 'Dreams' and we think this unique and mystery-filled spin on the age-old tale of a student falling for their teacher is perfect for modern audiences. We're so excited to bring Dag Johan Haugerud's trilogy to screens across Australia and New Zealand,' Jill Macnab, general manager of Vendetta Films, told Variety. In Mexico, the trilogy will be released by Cinemas Nueva Era, and Edko Films has picked up the trilogy for Hong Kong ahead of the Hong Kong International Film Festival in April, where 'Dreams' will screen as the closing film. Ukraine's SVOEkino has also acquired the trilogy. South Korea's JINJIN Pictures, which previously acquired 'Sex,' the trilogy's first installment, has now picked up 'Love' and 'Dreams' to complete the set. In Singapore, the trilogy has been acquired by Anticipate Pictures, whose recent releases include 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' and 'Anatomy of a Fall.' The three films will be released in the second half of 2025. 'Whimsical yet incisive, this trilogy introduces fresh concepts of love, sex and dreams in ways that will surprise and stimulate our Singapore audience,' Vincent Quek, founder of Anticipate Pictures, said. Further new sales for 'Dreams' include Cineplex, covering Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica and Peru, and Falcon Pictures, which has acquired 'Dreams' and 'Love' for Indonesia. All distributors will release the films theatrically. 'We are delighted to have secured such strong theatrical partnerships for the film,' said Maren Kroymann, managing director of M-Appeal. 'It's incredibly rewarding to see our team's efforts and the long-term strategy we've developed over the past year for the trilogy come to fruition.' The 'Sex Love Dreams' trilogy was produced by Yngve Sæther and Hege Hauff Hvattum for Motlys. The films were supported by the Norwegian Film Institute, Nordic Film and TV Fund, and the promotion activities for the trilogy were supported by MEDIA funding from the European Union. Previously announced deals for 'Dreams' include North America (Strand Releasing), France (Pyramide), Germany and Austria (Alamode), U.K. (Modern Films), Portugal (Films4You), Taiwan (Swallow Wings), Japan (Bitters End) and Bulgaria (Beta Films). Best of Variety The Best Celebrity Memoirs to Read This Year: From Chelsea Handler to Anthony Hopkins New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Oscars 2026: First Blind Predictions Including Timothée Chalamet, Emma Stone, 'Wicked: For Good' and More
Yahoo
07-03-2025
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France Hosts Inaugural ‘Vision Nordiques' Festival With a 17-Title Selection
Dag Johan Haugerud's 'Love' was one of the 17 films which had their French premiere at the inaugural edition of the festival Visions Nordiques – French Nordic Film Days. The fest is taking place March 5-9 across several locations in Paris, including the Grand Action theater; as well as the industry programme and co-production workshop taking place at CNC and the Institut Suedois. Tributes were hosted for Lars von Trier and Aki Kaurismäki with the screenings of 'Breaking the Waves' and 'Le Havre.' The film lineup comprised 'Love,' which premiered at Venice (and was followed by the Berlinale Golden Bear winner 'Dreams (Sex Love)); Baltasar Kormákur's 'Touch,' Eirik Svensson's 'Safe House;' Lilja Ingolfsdottir's 'Loveable;' and Frida Kempff's 'The Swedish Topedo,' among others. More from Variety 'Eel' Review: Sensually Saturated Mood Piece Slithers Its Way Under Your Skin 'The Devil Smokes (and Saves the Burnt Matches in the Same Box)' Review: A Childhood Survival Story as Strange and Beguiling as Its Title 'Letters From Wolf Street' Review: A Documentary That Takes an Immigrant Lens to a Changing Polish Neighborhood The event is jointly organized by The Five Nordics, France's National Film Board, with the support of the Nordic Council of Ministers and the Embassies of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden in France. Swedish arthouse producer and distributor Mattias Nohrborg, TriArt Film, Baptiste Pépin, head of film, Institut suédois, and Amanda Nohrborg, post-production manager curated the selection. Gaëtan Bruel, the former director of the French Cultural Services in the U.S., who was appointed president of France's CNC last month, said Visions Nordiques was an important event celebrating historic ties with France where Scandinavian movies have been supported through the Cinema du Monde subsidy fund, among other schemes, which have helped financed 17 Nordic movies over the last two years. Joachim Trier's 'Sentimental Value' and Tarik Saleh's 'Eagles Of The Republic' were also partly financed in France and are expected to world premiere in the festival circuit later this year. 'We believe that cinema shapes the imagination, because it brings together not only industries, but also countries, and that the model of financing films supports creativity across Europe,' said Bruel. 'Today, the international context challenges us all, forces us to strengthen Europe as a unified space, as a power in all domains, not only military but also in culture.' Meanwhile, Gísli Snær Erlingsson, the head of the Icelandic Film Centre who represented The Five Nordics (the collaboration between the film institutes of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) said the French Nordic Film Days represented a 'significant step in strengthening the historic bonds between our film industries.' Erlingsson said the panels, case studies, and co-production workshops that are being organized as part of the event 'aim to forge new connections between Nordic and French filmmakers.' 'Together, we'll explore distribution systems, filmmaker support, and our shared commitment to environmental sustainability in film production.' Panels on distribution and international sales brought together industry speakers such as Sarah Chazelle, co-founder of Jour2Fête; Kim Foss, executive director of Camera Film; Martin Jérôme, acquisition coordinator at Condor Distribution; and Mattias Nohrborg at TriArt Film. Another roundtable included Noémie Devide, head of production and acquisition at Goodfellas; Alexandre Moreau, head of international sales at Memento International; and Katrin Pors, producer at Snowglobe. Over the years, many Nordic movies have been sold internationally by French sales agents. Trier's movies have been handled by MK2 Films, while Saleh's next pic is being sold by Playtime, and Memento International has been selling Emilie Blichfeldt's horror tale 'The Ugly Stepsister' which played at Sundance and has sold to most major territories. Best of Variety All the Godzilla Movies Ranked Final Oscar Predictions: International Feature – United Kingdom to Win Its First Statuette With 'The Zone of Interest' 'Game of Thrones' Filming Locations in Northern Ireland to Open as Tourist Attractions
Washington Post
23-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
Norwegian drama 'Dreams (Sex Love)' takes top prize at the Berlin Film Festival
BERLIN — A Norwegian film about love, desire and self-discovery won top honors at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday. A jury headed by American director Todd Haynes awarded the Golden Bear trophy to 'Dreams (Sex Love)' by director Dag Johan Haugerud . Haynes called it a 'meditation on love' that 'cuts you to the quick with its keen intelligence.'
