Norwegian Film Awards - 2006 Amanda Nominations
by Andre Soares
The nominations for the Amanda Film Awards, the Norwegian Oscars, were announced on June 28 in Oslo. Jens Lien’s psychological thriller Den brysomme mannen / The Bothersome Man, which has been selected for the upcoming Toronto Film Festival, and Arild Frølich’s Pitbullterje, the tale of an unlikely friendship between two boys, received five nominations each. Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen’s Izzat, a crime drama set in Oslo’s Pakistani community, received four nods. All three films are vying for the Best Film award.
The other Best Film nominees are Hallvard Bræin and Arne B. Rostad’s documentary Giganten / The Giant, which depicts the life of Norwegian broadcaster and journalist Erik Bye, and Christopher Nielsen’s animated feature Slipp Jimmy fri / Free Jimmy.
The winners will be announced on August 18, during the Norwegian International Film Festival at Haugesund.
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