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The film adaptation of the novel “Aunt Ulrikke’s Way” is among the projects now receiving funding from the Norwegian Film Institute.
Iram Haq looks towards Groruddalen with his new film project. Photo: Berit Roald / NTB
New production grants were awarded on Friday, which will benefit three feature films and one documentary.
Among other things, director Iram Haq can smile after a 7 million kroner award for the feature film “Aunt Ulrikke’s way”, where Erlend Loe wrote the script. The film is based on the award-winning children’s novel by Zeshan Shakar.
– For us at NFI, it is important to contribute to greater diversity in Norwegian cinema, both in front of and behind the camera, and in the stories that are told. Today’s awards clearly contribute to that, and it is good to see that our long-term work is paying off. Not least, this means that the public has a lot to look forward to in the future, says NFI Director Kjersti Mo.
Along with Haq, director Thea Hvistendahl receives good support for her film “Handling the Undead,” which is based on the novel by the Swedish John Ajvide Lindqvist. A total of NOK 12 million in production subsidies is common here, and the film will be Hvistendahl’s feature debut.
Director and screenwriter Yenni Lee receives NOK 6 million in production grants for “Explosions in the Heart,” a story about a love story between two young women. The film was developed through NFI’s New Roads, and will also be this director’s feature debut.
On the documentary front, it is Daniel Høglund and Jo Vemund Svendsen who have the support of NFI in this round. They receive NOK 2.2 million in grants for the documentary “All for Norway”, a story about Egil “Drillo” Olsen and the Norwegian football adventure of the 90s.
