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    NORWAY: Vega Scene, Oslo

    Vega Scene in Oslo (picture: Johnny Vaet Nordskog)

    By the river in the eastern part of Oslo you will find a red squared building. This is us – Vega Scene. Vega Scene is a vibrant venue for art-cinema, contemporary theatre, and debate. Further, a hangout spot where audience and industry get together, share, discuss and gain new knowledge of the world through art.

    Since opening in November 2018, Vega Scene has been Norway’s first private, non-commercial cinema alternative. Our curated film program sits at the intersection of Art and Independent Cinema, thoughtfully selected by our program director in cooperation with a program committee.

    Vega Scene screens European films year-round, and during the Month of European Film, we’re featuring titles like WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS (Rúnar Rúnarsson, 2024), THE ROOM NEXT DOOR (Pedro Almodóvar, 2024), DYING (Matthias Glasner, 2024), and THE SUBSTANCE (Coralie Fargeat, 2024). Many of these films draw a large audience here, making us a leading cinema for some of these films in Norway.

    This season also brings notable Norwegian films such as DREAMS (Dag Johan Haugerud, 2024), INVITATION TO SELF-EXAMINATION (Paul Tunge, 2024), LOVABLE (Lilja Ingolfsdottir, 2024), and ARMAND (Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, 2024)—the latter two awarded at Karlovy Vary and Cannes.

    Each month, we select a family film; this month we’re showing the French Sirocco and The Kingdom of the Winds (Benoît Chieux, 2023) and the Norwegian Todd and Super-Stella (Mari Monrad Vistven, 2024).

    In collaboration with the Goethe-Institut Norway, we’re hosting German Film Days in November. We are celebrating the 70th anniversary of German Films, the German film export organisation. First, we’re rewinding to the 90s with RUN, LOLA, RUN on 2 November, followed by a free screening and Norwegian premiere of Edward Berger’s award-winning ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT on 23 November. After these highlights, we’re ready for the full German Film Days program from 25 to 29 November 2024, with new German Films that can cannot be seen elsewhere in Norway.

    On 1 December, we continue our annual tradition of Christmas screenings of the long version of Ingmar Bergman’s FANNY AND ALEXANDER. The audience will have the option to order dinner and spend the day at Vega with Bergman’s opus.

    To ensure a longer life for our movies we have started a curated VOD platform, Vega Hjemmekino. This also makes our program available for audiences across the country.

    inside Vega Scene (picture: Maren Blomstereng)
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