Photo: Norwegian Film Institute (www.nfi.no).Photo: Norwegian Film Institute (www.nfi.no)
News and events // Last updated: 15/02/2011 //

Magnolia Pictures har forhåndskjøpt rettighetene til å distribuere Hodejegerne i USA og Canada. Avgjørelsen om å kjøpe filmen tok Magnolia etter kun å ha sett en fem minutters promotrailer. Det er det samme selskap som også skal distribuere Trolljegeren.

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Anne Mette Ofstad, H.E. Ambassador Mr. Henrik Ofstad and Vilde Frang at the reception. Photo: The Embassy
News and events // Last updated: 24/01/2011 //

Norwegian-born violinist Vilde Frang performed at Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall on 13 December 2010. Accompanied by the Ukranian piano player Milana Chernyavska, Frang performed compositions by Schubert, Bartok and Strauss.

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Photo: http://www.ibsenawards.com/index.php.
News and events // Last updated: 28/01/2011 //

The International Ibsen Scholarships were initiated by the Norwegian government and will be handed out for the 4th time in 2011. Scholarship funds amount to 1,000,000 NOK (approx. 125.000 Euro/160.000 US Dollars) will be awarded to Ibsen-related projects worldwide.

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Photo: Kimm Saatvedt.
News and events // Last updated: 07/05/2010 //

Norway hosts a great variety of popular festivals during the summer months, extending across the entire music spectrum, from the more classically-based Bergen International Festival to the modern Øya Festival in Oslo.

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Photo: Emile Holba.
News and events // Last updated: 06/08/2010 //

At the Ice Music Festival in Geilo, the timing of the concerts is set by the moon and the music takes its resonance from the weather. Innovative use of nature’s own materials is front and centre at this one-of-a-kind music festival.

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Photo: Silje Horrisland.
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Christmas is one of the most traditional festivals in Norway, and the main celebration is on Christmas Eve, 24 December.

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Photo: Vilde Langemyr.
News and events // Last updated: 18/05/2010 //

On the occasion of Norway's National Day on the 17th of May, the Ambassador of Norway H.E. Mr. Terje Hauge and Berit Slinning Hauge had the pleasure of inviting friends and colleagues to a reception at the Official Norwegian Residence.

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It is possible to swim with the orca whales from October to January in Tysfjord. Photo: Solvin Zankl/Tysfjord Turistsenter.
News and events // Last updated: 06/08/2010 //

Norway has much to offer tourists in the winter: snow, mountains, fjords and the unique culture of the Sámi people. We invited Audun Pettersen, one of the people most actively involved in Norway’s tourist industry, to tell us about some of the activities he would recommend.

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Mortensrud Church, Oslo
News and events // Last updated: 04/11/2009 //

As a prelude to the Days of ORIS 2009, the Norwegian architectural exhibition "Processed Geometries" by Jensen & Skodvin was arranged in Zagreb 23-25 October 2009.

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