Kosmorama
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Kosmorama is the annual international film festival
in the city of Trondheim
, Norway
first held in 2005.
The eight Kosmorama will take place March 19 - 25th 2012.
) means an exhibition of perspective pictures of (usually) landmarks of the world. In other words: a display of different perspectives and vistas from around the World.
The film festival has been named Kosmorama after one of Trondheim’s first big cinemas.
Kosmorama Theater was founded in 1910 by Paul Kraüsslich. In addition to running the cinema
, Kraüsslich travelled all around the country, filming everything from the fisheries in Lofoten
to the World Speed Skating Championship
. In 1906, he filmed the coronation of King Haakon VII of Norway in the Nidaros Cathedral
in Trondheim, and was able to show his film of that event just three hours later to the public. In 1908, he had the additional honour of showing films for the Royal Family at The Royal Palace Stiftsgården
in Trondheim.
This energetic and industrious film pioneer has been one of Kosmorama's prime sources of inspiration in striving to create a new Kosmorama, nearly 100 years later.
Instead of employing one chief of programming, Kosmorama employs the permanent services of three film curators, responsible for their own film program which together constitutes the main program. The curators are Eli Gjerde, Ola Lund Renolen and Sindre Kartvedt.
The films in the main program compete for one of Kosmorama's three main awards. The three awards are The Kosmorama Award, The Norwegian Film Institutes Import Award and The Debutant Award.
The Norwegian Film Institute awards an Import Prize to the best film which is not in Norwegian distribution. Likewise, Kosmorama awards Kosmoramaprisen (The Kosmorama Award) to whichever Norwegian distributor that that has acquired the film which wins the main prize in the competition. These awards secures widespread distribution to Norwegian cinemas.
The debutant Award goes to the producer/director of the best debutant film in the festival program.
In addition there is a Youth Award that goes to the best film as voted by a jury put together of 25 teenagers from Trondheim.
) is Norway's equivalent to the Academy Awards. The members of the different unions in the movie industry can vote for Best actor, actor in a supporting role, edit, sound mix, cinematography, script producer and finally, best director. These awards are given out in a grand show during the festival and most of Norway's film industry is present.
In addition to these awards the public can vote for their favorite Norwegian film from the previous year, for Folkets Kanonpris (The People's Kanon Award).
and actor/director Liv Ullmann
in 2006, director Peter Greenaway
and writer/director John Sayles
in 2008 and Oscar winner writer/director Alexander Payne
in 2011.
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
in the city of Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
first held in 2005.
The eight Kosmorama will take place March 19 - 25th 2012.
Name
The word “kosmorama” (in English: cosmoramaCosmorama
A cosmorama is an exhibition of perspective pictures of different places in the world, usually world landmarks. Careful illumination and lenses are used to give the images greater realism....
) means an exhibition of perspective pictures of (usually) landmarks of the world. In other words: a display of different perspectives and vistas from around the World.
The film festival has been named Kosmorama after one of Trondheim’s first big cinemas.
Kosmorama Theater was founded in 1910 by Paul Kraüsslich. In addition to running the cinema
Movie theater
A movie theater, cinema, movie house, picture theater, film theater is a venue, usually a building, for viewing motion pictures ....
, Kraüsslich travelled all around the country, filming everything from the fisheries in Lofoten
Lofoten
Lofoten is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Though lying within the Arctic Circle, the archipelago experiences one of the world's largest elevated temperature anomalies relative to its high latitude.-Etymology:...
to the World Speed Skating Championship
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
. In 1906, he filmed the coronation of King Haakon VII of Norway in the Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral is a Church of Norway cathedral located in the city of Trondheim in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It was the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nidaros from its establishment in 1152 until its abolition in 1537. Since the Reformation, it has been the cathedral of the...
in Trondheim, and was able to show his film of that event just three hours later to the public. In 1908, he had the additional honour of showing films for the Royal Family at The Royal Palace Stiftsgården
Stiftsgården
Stiftsgården is the royal residence in Trondheim, Norway. It is centrally situated on the city’s most important thoroughfare, Munkegaten. At 140 rooms constituting 4000 m² , it is possibly the largest wooden building in Northern Europe, and it has been used by royals and their guests since...
in Trondheim.
This energetic and industrious film pioneer has been one of Kosmorama's prime sources of inspiration in striving to create a new Kosmorama, nearly 100 years later.
Organization
The Kosmorama Film Festival is owned and run by the limited company Filmfest Trondheim AS, which is a subsidiary of Trondheim Kino AS. Trondheim Kino is entirely owned by the Municipality of Trondheim, which during the autumn of 2003 took the initiative to establish a film festival. The festival’s goal is to strengthen the film medium in the region of Middle Norway and to contribute to innovations in the intersection between film, culture and business life. NorwegianProfile
In addition to being a film festival for the public of the region, Kosmorama strives to be an interesting and exciting arena for the professional regional development of film art in every form. Being a new film festival, Kosmorama has a clearly defined profile standing on the four pillars of Film, Festivities, Talent and Technology.Instead of employing one chief of programming, Kosmorama employs the permanent services of three film curators, responsible for their own film program which together constitutes the main program. The curators are Eli Gjerde, Ola Lund Renolen and Sindre Kartvedt.
Awards
Kosmorama Film Festival has a number of competitions and awards. There is a prize for new talents who pitch their ideas for a film to a professional jury in front of an audience, a prize is given to the best production in a short film-competition amongst teenage filmmakers; Årets Kosmonaut (Cosmonaut of the Year) and the best film shot and edited in 48 hours is awarded a prize.The films in the main program compete for one of Kosmorama's three main awards. The three awards are The Kosmorama Award, The Norwegian Film Institutes Import Award and The Debutant Award.
The Norwegian Film Institute awards an Import Prize to the best film which is not in Norwegian distribution. Likewise, Kosmorama awards Kosmoramaprisen (The Kosmorama Award) to whichever Norwegian distributor that that has acquired the film which wins the main prize in the competition. These awards secures widespread distribution to Norwegian cinemas.
The debutant Award goes to the producer/director of the best debutant film in the festival program.
In addition there is a Youth Award that goes to the best film as voted by a jury put together of 25 teenagers from Trondheim.
Kanon
Kanonprisen (The Kanon AwardThe Kanon Award
The Kanon Award is one of the movie awards of Norwegian film festival Kosmorama. Every year during Kosmorama, the Kanon Award is given to a selected individual within a category...
) is Norway's equivalent to the Academy Awards. The members of the different unions in the movie industry can vote for Best actor, actor in a supporting role, edit, sound mix, cinematography, script producer and finally, best director. These awards are given out in a grand show during the festival and most of Norway's film industry is present.
In addition to these awards the public can vote for their favorite Norwegian film from the previous year, for Folkets Kanonpris (The People's Kanon Award).
Prominent guests
Kosmorama has been visited by many national and international film celebrities. Most notably Oscar winner writer/producer James SchamusJames Schamus
James Schamus is an award-winning screenwriter The Ice Storm and producer Brokeback Mountain, and is CEO of Focus Features, the motion picture production, financing, and worldwide distribution company whose films have included Lost in Translation, Milk, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The...
and actor/director Liv Ullmann
Liv Ullmann
Liv Johanne Ullmann is a Norwegian actress and film director, as well as one of the "muses" of the Swedish director Ingmar Bergman...
in 2006, director Peter Greenaway
Peter Greenaway
Peter Greenaway, CBE is a British film director. His films are noted for the distinct influence of Renaissance and Baroque painting, and Flemish painting in particular...
and writer/director John Sayles
John Sayles
John Thomas Sayles is an American independent film director, screenwriter and author.-Early life:Sayles was born in Schenectady, New York, the son of Mary , a teacher, and Donald John Sayles, a school administrator. He was raised Catholic and took to labeling himself "a Catholic atheist"...
in 2008 and Oscar winner writer/director Alexander Payne
Alexander Payne
Alexander Payne, born Alexander Constantine Papadopoulos is an American film director and screenwriter. His films are noted for their dark humor and satirical depictions of contemporary American society.- Early life :...
in 2011.