Trettebergstuen: Norwegian film won anyway
Anette Trettebergstuen, Minister of Culture, believes despite “Verdens Verste Menneske” missing out on any Oscars, the Norwegian film industry was the real winner at the Oscar Awards in Hollywood.
No Oscars but everyone is watching Norwegian film now
Despite a lack of success at the Oscar Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Anette Trettebergstuen (AP), Minister of Culture and Social Inclusion, believes there was still success for the Norwegian film industry.
Joachim Trier’s film, “Verdens Verste Menneske” (The Worst Person in The World) was nominated for Oscars in two categories but won none. It lost out to Japan’s “Drive My Car” in the International Feature Film category and Sir Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast” for Best Original Screenplay.
However, despite a lack of success at the glitz and glamor of the Oscars, Trettebergstuen maintained a positive attitude. She told NTB that “we had hoped that it would win, but we all know that this has been a great victory anyway.”
Trettebergstuen has been in Hollywood for the past week as a part of a Norwegian business and cultural trip and she hoped that Trier’s film may have a create a longer-term impact on the blossoming Norwegian film industry. “It has an enormous amount to say, the whole world is now watching Norwegian film” Trettebergstuen noted, and that it should encourage more Norwegian films to be made.
Source : © NTB Scanpix / #Norway Today / #NorwayTodayTravel
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