Editing Norway (section)

=== Cinema ===
{{Main|Cinema of Norway}}
Norwegian cinema has received international recognition. The documentary film ''[[Kon-Tiki (1950 film)|Kon-Tiki]]'' (1950) won an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]. Another notable film is ''[[The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix]]'', an animated feature film directed by [[Ivo Caprino]]. The film was released in 1975 and is the most widely seen Norwegian film of all time.<ref name="l459">{{cite web | last=Aune | first=Oddvin | title=Mest sette kinofilm på 33 år | website=NRK | date=16 January 2009 | url=https://www.nrk.no/kultur/mest-sette-kinofilm-pa-33-ar-1.6436242 | language=nb | access-date=19 May 2025}}</ref> [[Nils Gaup]]'s ''[[Pathfinder (1987 film)|Pathfinder]]'' (1987), the story of the [[Sámi people|Sámi]], was nominated for an Oscar. [[Berit Nesheim]]'s ''[[The Other Side of Sunday]]'' was nominated for an Oscar in 1997.
[[File:The Monn Keys (cropped) - Egil Monn-Iversen.jpg|left|thumb|upright=.8|[[Egil Monn-Iversen|Egil Ragnar Monn-Iversen]] had so much influence in Norwegian culture that he received the nickname ''the Godfather''.]]
Since the 1990s, the film industry has expanded, producing up to 20 feature films each year. Particular successes were ''[[Kristin Lavransdatter]]'', based on a novel by a Nobel Prize winner; ''[[The Telegraphist]]'' and ''[[Gurin with the Foxtail]]''. [[Knut Erik Jensen]] was among the more successful new directors, together with [[Erik Skjoldbjærg]], who is remembered for ''[[Insomnia (1997 film)|Insomnia]]''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120126134405/http://www.norway.org/aboutnorway/culture/film/A_Brief_History_of_Norwegian_Film/ "A brief history of Norwegian film"]</ref> ''[[Elling]]'' and the 2012 adaption of [[Kon-Tiki (2012 film)|''Kon-Tiki'']] was nominated for an Oscar for the best foreign language film. The TV-series [[Skam (TV series)|''Skam'']] created by [[Julie Andem]] received a cult following and international recognition, with many countries making their own adaptations.

Norwegian directors such as [[Joachim Rønning]], [[Anja Breien]], [[Espen Sandberg]], [[Liv Ullmann]] and [[Morten Tyldum]] have made internationally successful movies such as ''[[The Imitation Game]]'', [[Passengers (2016 film)|''Passengers'']], [[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales|''Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge'']] and ''[[Maleficent: Mistress of Evil]]'', as well as the TV series [[Jack Ryan (TV series)|''Jack Ryan'']] and [[Marco Polo (2014 TV series)|''Marco Polo'']]. Composers include [[Thomas Bergersen]], who composed for [[Avatar (2009 film)|''Avatar'']], ''[[The Dark Knight]]'', [[Harry Potter (film series)|''Harry Potter'']] and [[The Chronicles of Narnia (film series)|''Narnia'']]. [[Egil Monn-Iversen]] has been one of the most influential modern composers in Norway, having composed scores to over 100 Norwegian movies and TV series.

Norway has been used as filming location for Hollywood and other international productions, including [[Star Wars]] ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' (1980). Among the thousands of movies filmed in Norway include ''[[Die Another Day]]'', ''[[No Time to Die]]'', ''[[The Golden Compass (film)|The Golden Compass]]'', ''[[Spies Like Us]]'', ''[[Mission: Impossible – Fallout]]'' and ''[[Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One]]'', [[Black Widow (2021 film)|''Black Widow'']], [[Tenet (film)|''Tenet'']], ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' and ''[[The Heroes of Telemark|Heroes of Telemark]],'' as well as the TV series ''[[Lilyhammer]]'' and ''[[Vikings (2013 TV series)|Vikings]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.norwegianfilm.com/index.php?ID=FilmsShotInNorway |title=Norwegian Film Commission |publisher=Norwegianfilm.com |access-date=22 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426061733/http://www.norwegianfilm.com/index.php?ID=FilmsShotInNorway |archive-date=26 April 2012 }}</ref>