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The festival also handed awards to Danish director Bille August and actress Ghita N酶rby for Silent Heart.Belgian director Jaco Van Dormaels The Brand New Testament won two prizes at the Norwegian International Film Festival August 15-21 closing ceremony, which took place yesterday August 20 at Haugesunds City Hall.Belgian director Jaco Va
stanley cup n Dormaels The Brand New Testament, which will be released in Norway by Another World Entertainment, left the ceremony with two awards, including
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stanley cup ury described the film as an absurd, smart and extremely original film, which deserves to reach a large audience. The Audience jury added a special mention to Norwegian director Kari Anne Moes documentary Rebels P酶bler , which had its world premiere at the festival.Norwegian film critics voted German director Sebastian Schippers Victoria Best Film, and the ecumenical prize went to French director David Oelhoffens Far from Men Loin des hommes .The Norwegian Cinema Association, Film Kino, gave its Aamot statuettes to now former Haugesund festival director and culture chief Gunnar Johan L酶vvik for his enthusiasm and commitment to Norwegian cinema, and to Norwegian sound designer Gisle Tveito.Danish Oscar-winning director Bille August and actress Ghita N酶rby both received prizes for Silent Heart Stille Hjerte .August collected the Playing Faun, the city of Haugesunds appreciation of a good ambassador for the festival, while N酶rby was giv Aans Alexei Boltho, Rhodri Thomas launch RAY Pictures backed by Endeavor Content
Mammoth Screen to produce seven-part series.ITV has tied with Amazon for the first time 鈥?commissioning a seven-part adaptation of William Thackerays Vanity Fair.Mammoth Screen, the company behind ITVs Victoria, and Amazon Studios will co-produce the 7x60-minute drama which is set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars and will star Olivia Cooke will star as the social climbing heroine Becky Sharp.Thackerays novel, which was published as a serialisation from 1848, is to be adapted by Gwyneth Hughes.Mammoth Screen managing director Damien Timmer will executive produce the series alongside Hughes, James Strong and Tom Mullens.Van
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stanley us ction deals. We want to be in the market for those bigger, global facing dramas because the audience has become an international one, she said. What youre doing is opening up the range of drama ITV can make. She also revealed she had snared an international partner for Two Brothers Hong Kong based drama White Dragon.This
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