Last week, the recipients of the prestigious Kanon Awards, the Norwegian film industry’s most important prizes, were announced during Trondheim’s Kosmorama Film Festival (2-8 March 2020). Dag Johan Haugerud’s Beware of Children [+lire aussi :
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Haugerud’s film examines the dramatic aftermath of a tragic event in a middle-class suburb of Oslo. During a break at school, 13-year-old Lykke, the daughter of a prominent Labour Party member, seriously injures her classmate Jamie, the son of a high-profile right-wing politician. When Jamie later dies in hospital, contradictory versions of what actually happened risk making a difficult and traumatic situation even worse. Throughout the film, Liv, the school’s principal and the secret lover of Jamie’s father, must find the strength to confront a community in distress and her own highly conflicted emotions.

Meanwhile, Maria Sødahl’s drama Hope [+lire aussi :
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In total, 21 domestic productions were in the running for the 2020 edition.

Here is the list of this year’s award winners:

Best Direction
Dag Johan Haugerud - Beware of Children [+lire aussi :
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interview : Dag Johan Haugerud
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Best Script
Dag Johan Haugerud - Beware of Children

Best Actor
Jan Gunnar Røise - Beware of Children

Best Actress
Andrea Bræin Hovig - Hope [+lire aussi :
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interview : Maria Sødahl
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Best Supporting Actor or Actress
Gjertrud L Jynge - Hope

Best Editing
Jens Christian Fodstad - Beware of Children

Best Production Design
Jørgen Stangebye Larsen - Hope

Best Cinematography
Rasmus Videbæk - Out Stealing Horses [+lire aussi :
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interview : Hans Petter Moland
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Best Sound Design
Gisle Tveito - Out Stealing Horses

Best Producer
Ruben Thorkildsen - Psychobitch [+lire aussi :
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Best Film Score
Ginge Anvik - The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle (Norway)

Kosmorama Audience Award
Uncle [+lire aussi :
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New Directors Award
A Son [+lire aussi :
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