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SUMMARY:TASTE OF ICELAND: WOMAN AT WAR — VIRTUAL FILM PANEL
DESCRIPTION:For the first time in its history\, Taste of Iceland is going virtual! From November 18-22\, Iceland Naturally invites you to experience Icelandic culture during the online Taste of Iceland festival. The festival highlights the very best of Iceland’s culture\, showcasing the nation’s cuisine\, music\, literature\, and film through several live streamed events. As part of these celebrations\, Scandinavia House is proud to serve as the virtual venue for a cinematic presentation of Woman at War. \nBehind the scenes of her quiet routine\, the independent 50-year-old Halla leads a double life as a passionate environmental activist. Known to others only by her alias “The Woman of the Mountain\,” Halla secretly wages a one-woman-war on the local aluminium industry. As Halla’s actions grow bolder\, from petty vandalism to outright industrial sabotage\, she succeeds in pausing the negotiations between the Icelandic government and the corporation building a new aluminium smelter in the mountains. \nBut right as she begins planning her biggest and boldest operation yet\, she receives an unexpected letter that changes everything: Her application to adopt a child has finally been accepted\, and a little girl is waiting for her in Ukraine. \nAs Halla prepares to abandon her role as saboteur and savior of the Highlands to fulfill her dream of becoming a mother\, she decides to plot one final attack to deal the aluminium industry a crippling blow. Directed by Benedikt Erlingsson (100 min. In Icelandic with English subtitles.) \nOn Sunday\, November 22 at 4 PM ET\, director Benedikt Erlingsson will join us for a Virtual Film Talk on Woman at War. 
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/taste-of-iceland-woman-at-war-virtual-film-panel/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201220T140000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Studio Visit with Camilla Vuorenmaa
DESCRIPTION:SUN—December 20—2 PM ET \n**This event will take place via YouTube & Facebook Premiere; check back closer to the date for links/viewing instructions.** \n \nWatch on Facebook \nJoin us on Sunday\, December 20 at 2 PM ET for a Virtual Studio Visit with acclaimed Finnish painter Camilla Vuorenmaa! In this event\,  Vuorenmaa invites ASF into her Helsinki live-work studio to discuss her latest carved wood painting series\, based on her recent exploration into the Spiritualist movement in the United States. With a hybrid sculpture-painting style that requires both time and physical strength to create\, Vuorenmaa challenges the physical and traditional boundaries of painting. Using a style that is rough and unvarnished\, yet endowed with a sensitive brush stroke and striking palette\, her work reveals an expressive\, vibrant approach to eclectic subject matter of myth\, folklore\, and persistent faith in contemporary life. \nThe program will take place as a Virtual Premiere on both Facebook and YouTube; set reminders at the links above to either platform to watch and chat with us during the program. \nThis event is the second in a series of Virtual Studio Tours from Scandinavia House. See the previous tour with Pekka and Teija Isorättyä here.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/virtual-studio-visit-with-camilla-vuorenmaa/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201219T140000
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL NORDIC HOLIDAY COOKING & GLÖGG WITH MORTEN SOHLBERG & ULRIKA BENGTSSON
DESCRIPTION:This holiday season\, see how to celebrate Scandinavian-style with a special cooking and glögg-making workshop! Morten Sohlberg\, the chef and owner of Smörgås Chef restaurant at Scandinavia House\, and his family will present an online demo of making one of their favorite holiday dishes — Swedish meatballs\, a popular Smörgås Chef classic  — as well as an introduction to his upstate Blenheim Hill Farm\, with some live music from  his sons Edvard and Erik Sohlberg. Download the ingredients list here. \nFollowing the food demonstration\, Swedish chef Ulrika Bengtsson will present an online demo on how to make glögg; download her special recipe here. \n  \n\n\nThe event will take place simultaneously as a premiere on both YouTube and Facebook; click on the links above to set a watch reminder\,\, and to chat with us during the presentation on either platform. \n\n\n\n\n\nPREMIERE LINK\nWATCH ON FACEBOOK
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/8483/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201216T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201216T120000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Nordic Holiday Craft Workshops: Yarn Tomte
DESCRIPTION:WED—December 16—11 AM (ET) \n*The series will continue on December 23.* \nWatch on Facebook \nThis December\, experience the Nordic holidays with a series of virtual workshops from the Children’s Center! In this series\, learn how Scandinavians prepare for Christmas through programs teaching how to make traditional holiday items such as woven hearts and yarn tomtar. \nIn the second event\, see how to make a yarn tomte! A Swedish tomte (known as a nisse in Denmark or tonttu in Finnish) is one of the most familiar creatures of Scandianavian folklore. Often characterized by long white beards and bright knit caps\, similar to a garden gnome\, they are also typically associated with the winter solstice and holiday season\, and are widespread throughout Nordic homes this time of year! In this craft workshop\, you’ll learn how to make your very own household tomte\, using yarn and other basic craft materials. \nThe event will take place simultaneously as a premiere on both YouTube and Facebook; watch then to chat with us during the presentation on either platform! The series will continue with a final craft tutorial on December 23. \nAn instructions booklet is provided for this and all events; to download the booklet\, please click here. \nSet reminder to watch on YouTube: \n \nSet reminder to watch on Facebook here.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/virtual-nordic-holiday-craft-workshops-yarn-tomte/
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SUMMARY:Holiday Special: The Shop at Scandinavia House
DESCRIPTION:THU—November 19 & FRI—November 20—12-4 PM \n*Other pickup times available on request* \nTo place orders email shop@amscan.org or call 212-847-9737. \nOn November 19 & 20\, the Shop at Scandinavia House will be open from 12-4 PM for holiday curbside pickup only! This season\, the Shop is offering a range of Scandinavian design items for personal and corporate gifts\, as well as featured Nordic Holiday Gift Baskets with Scandinavian classics such as glogg\, pepparkakor\, knäckebröd\, coffee\, lingonberry treats\, and more\, from $60 and up. \nPlease place orders in advance; pick-up times take place from 12 to 4 PM on both days\, and other times are also available upon request. \n                            \n Nordic Holiday Gifts \n  \n                                  \nScandinavian Design Gifts \n                              
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/holiday-special-the-shop-at-scandinavia-house-3/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201215
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SUMMARY:Holiday Special: The Shop at Scandinavia House
DESCRIPTION:TUE—December 15 & WED—December 16 \n*Other pickup times available on request* \nTo place orders email shop@amscan.org or call 212-847-9737. \nOn December 15 & 16\, the Shop at Scandinavia House will be open from 12-4 PM for holiday curbside pickup only! This season\, the Shop is offering a range of Scandinavian design items for personal and corporate gifts\, as well as featured Nordic Holiday Gift Baskets with Scandinavian classics such as glogg\, pepparkakor\, knäckebröd\, coffee\, lingonberry treats\, and more\, from $60 and up. \nPlease place orders in advance; pick-up times take place from 12 to 4 PM on both days\, and other times are also available upon request. \n                            \n Nordic Holiday Gifts \n  \n                                  \nScandinavian Design Gifts \n                              
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/holiday-special-the-shop-at-scandinavia-house/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201213T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201213T143000
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SUMMARY:Virtual St. Lucia Celebration With Ingrid Kullberg-Bendz
DESCRIPTION:SUN—December 13—2 PM ET \nOn Sunday\, December 13\, join us for a virtual St. Lucia celebration with Ingrid Kullberg-Bendz! \nThe Scandinavian Christmas season begins each year with a celebration of St. Lucia on December 13\, as a way of bringing hope and light during the darkest time of the year. Named for the early Roman Christian martyr Saint Lucia — who\, according to Swedish legend\, arrived “clothed in white and crowned with light” on the shore in Värmland to distribute food and clothing to the needy during a great famine — Saint Lucia’s feast day merged with earlier traditions in Scandinavia to celebrate the winter solstice. Today\, it is celebrated with a procession in which a chosen Saint Lucia wears a white gown with a wreath of candles on her head to sing traditional Swedish Lucia and Christmas songs\, joined by handmaidens and star boys\, sometimes also followed by children dressed as tomtar (elves) and pepparkaksgubbar (gingerbread men). \nEach year\, Scandinavia House has shared in this tradition with processions from members of the Swedish Church Choir in New York\, who join us in traditional Lucia gowns with candles to sing Scandinavian and American holiday carols such as the “Sankta Lucia” at various events. \nThis year\, we’ll be taking the tradition virtual with a discussion and Q&A on the St. Lucia celebrations with Ingrid Kullberg-Bendz\, a singer in the Swedish Church Choir and actress with the Scandinavian American Theater Company\, who has led the performances at Scandinavia House each year. Following the discussion\, we’ll present a new video of one of their 2019 performances with us on Park Avenue\, featuring singers Anne Walden Widegren\, Katja Otero\, Maria Bergenhem\, Michaela Lind\, with Ingrid Kullberg-Bendz. \nThe event will take place as a Zoom webinar; please register at the link above to join us and watch. Questions can be shared with us in the chat during the event\, or sent in advance to info@amscan.org. \nAbout the Speaker\nIngrid Kullberg-Bendz is a Swedish-born actor\, singer and contemporary dancer\, who worked in all the major theaters in Sweden for several years\, and toured many countries in different productions\, before settling in NYC. She was a member of the original Swedish cast of the musicals Mamma Mia and Chess\, working closely with the composers\, Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of Abba fame. \nIn New York\, Ingrid has worked off-Broadway\, in film and television\, (most recently in the Oscar nominated film First Reformed with Ethan Hawke) and in voice over. She is a core member of Scandinavian American Theater Company\, a singer in the Swedish Church Choir and she is also an adjunct Swedish teacher at NYU. Ingrid is very passionate about her Scandinavian cultural heritage and embraces every opportunity to share it. \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/virtual-st-lucia-celebration/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201209T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201209T113000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Nordic Holiday Craft Workshops: Danish Woven Hearts
DESCRIPTION:WED—December 9—11 AM (ET) \n*The series will continue on December 16 & 23.* \nThis December\, experience the Nordic holidays with a series of virtual workshops from the Children’s Center! In this series\, learn how Scandinavians prepare for Christmas through programs teaching how to make traditional holiday items such as woven hearts and yarn tomtar. \nIn the first event\, see how to make Danish Woven Hearts (flettet Julehjerte)\, a holiday staple in Denmark! Pleated decorations that are now traditionally created from wicker baskets\, woven hearts most popularly date back to authors Hans Christian Andersen\, who began designing them in 1860 to use as adornments for Christmas trees. Since then\, they have been widespread in Danish households throughout the holiday\, and are also popular in Norway and in northern Germany. \nThe event will take place simultaneously as a premiere on both YouTube and Facebook; check back closer to the date for links to both\, and to chat with us during the presentation on either platform! The series will continue with more craft tutorials on December 16 & 23. \nAn instructions booklet is provided for this and all events; to download the booklet\, please click here. \nWatch on YouTube: \n \nWatch on Facebook \n 
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/virtual-nordic-holiday-craft-workshops-danish-woven-hearts/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201208T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201208T183000
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SUMMARY:The Brahmadells by Jóanes Nielsen
DESCRIPTION:TUE—December 8—6 PM\, free \n**This event has now been moved to December 8.** \n**Nordic Book Club will take place as an online meeting** \n  \nRead and discuss Scandinavian literature in translation as part of our Nordic Book Club\, now online! Each month we select a novel from some of the best Nordic literary voices. Discussions have typically taken place the last Tuesday of the month at Scandinavia House but will now be taking place bi-weekly as an online meeting. Register here to sign up for the meeting; registrants will receive a web link to where the meeting will take place. \nBook club participants will all appear online at the start of the meeting when they log in so that they are able to take part in the conversation. For participants who would prefer not to be visible onscreen\, see an easy tutorial online here on how to set a profile image that will appear onscreen instead. \nOn December 8\, we’ll be discussing The Brahmadells by Jóanes Nielsen\, translated to English by Kerri A. Pierce\, who recently joined us for the virtual panel Faroese Authors You Should Know. \nOne of the first Faroese books to be translated into English\, The Brahmadellsis an epic novel chronicling the lives of a particular family—nicknamed “the Brahmadells”—against the larger history of the Faroe Islands\, from the time of Danish rule\, through its national awakening\, to its independence. \nFilled with colorful characters and various family intrigues\, the novel incorporates a number of genres and styles as it shifts from individual stories to larger world issues. There are historical documents\, including nineteenth-century medical journals\, documents detailing the lives of real historical figures\, digressions about religion\, a measles outbreak\, and many other travails\, large and small. Epic in its scope\, importance\, and literary approach\, The Brahmadells is a playful\, engrossing look at life in an island nation whose rich history is relatively unknown to most English readers. \n  \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/the-brahmadells-by-joanes-nielsen/
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SUMMARY:Holiday Special: The Shop at Scandinavia House
DESCRIPTION:TUE—December 8 through THU—December 10 \n*Other pickup times available on request* \nTo place orders email shop@amscan.org or call 212-847-9737. \nOn December 8–10\, the Shop at Scandinavia House will be open from 12-4 PM for holiday curbside pickup only! This season\, the Shop is offering a range of Scandinavian design items for personal and corporate gifts\, as well as featured Nordic Holiday Gift Baskets with Scandinavian classics such as glögg\, pepparkakor\, knäckebröd\, coffee\, lingonberry treats\, and more\, from $60 and up. \nPlease place orders in advance; pick-up times take place from 12 to 4 PM on both days\, and other times are also available upon request. \n                            \n Nordic Holiday Gifts \n  \n                                  \nScandinavian Design Gifts \n                              
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/holiday-special-the-shop-at-scandinavia-house-2/
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SUMMARY:Giving Tuesday 2020
DESCRIPTION:December 1 is #GivingTuesday\, a global day of giving back! On this day of charitable donations\, what better way to show your commitment to American-Scandinavian Foundation’s mission to build international understanding than by clicking here and making a gift. \nSince its establishment in 1910\, ASF has been the leading bridge of education and culture between the United States and the Nordic countries. Our exchange programs have provided the opportunity for life-changing experiences abroad\, as our publications and cultural programs at Scandinavia House have showcased the best of Nordic thought\, art\, and culture. Now more than ever\, it’s important for us to continue to support this meaningful exchange of ideas and culture. \nNone of ASF’s work would be possible without the contributions of our members\, Fellows\, and donors. Please join the friends of ASF this #GivingTuesday and make a gift that will ensure we have the funds necessary to continue fostering international friendship and understanding for years to come! Click here to learn more about supporting ASF. \nMake a gift
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/giving-tuesday-2020/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201128T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201128T133000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Play Reading: Pippi Longstocking
DESCRIPTION:SAT—November 28—1 PM ET (10 AM PT) \nOn Saturday\, November 28\, celebrate the 75th anniversary of Pippi Longstocking with a live\, digital performance that takes you on an an immersive theatrical adaptation! Scandinavia House and Scandinavian American Theater Company invite you to a live play reading of Pippi Longstocking\, a story that introduced the most iconic character of the celebrated Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren. Since the first publication of Pippi Longstocking in 1945\, Pippi has become one of the most timeless and beloved characters of children’s literature\, having been translated into 77 languages and spanning several film and television adaptations. \nIn this reading of the story that started it all\, spend a Saturday afternoon with Pippi Longstocking\, an uncommonly strong and free-spirited nine-year old girl\, who moves into an abandoned villa with her horse and pet monkey\, Mr. Nilsson. \nWithout a mother and with an absent\, sea-faring pirate father\, Pippi soon befriends the neighbor’s children\, Tommy and Annika\, and they go on many adventures together. \nBefore and after the reading\, you are encouraged to throw your own Pippi Party\, with fun role-playing games\, conversations about  friendship\, and lessons on how to be a “turnupstuffer” by making your own scavenger hunt! Click here to download a fun activity guide for audiences of all ages and strengths. \n About the Play\nPIPPI LONGSTOCKING: By Astrid Lindgren \nWritten by Astrid Lindgren\nAdapted for the stage and translated into English by Ken Rea\nAdapted for digital performance by Ida Biering and Scandinavian American Theater Company \nDirector: Jenna Hoffmann \nSATC Artistic Director and Producer: Hallfridur Thora Tryggvadottir\nDramaturg: Ida Biering\nBroadcast Designer and Engineer: Romo Hallahan\nStage Manager: Sissel Josefine \nCast: Jason Beckmann\, Martina Djerf\, Vanessa Johansson\, Ingrid Kullberg-Bendz\, Lucas Serby\, and Jara Skagfjord \nThe SATC Team: Hallfridur Thora Tryggvadottir\, Vanessa Johansson\, Ida Biering\, Jason Beckmann\, Kwasi Osei\, Ingrid Kullberg-Bendz\, Martina Djerf\, and Lucas Serby \nPerformed with special permission from the Nordiska International Performing Rights Agency and the Astrid Lindgren Company
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/virtual-play-reading-pippi-longstocking/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201121T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201121T173000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Studio Visit with Pekka and Teija Isorättyä
DESCRIPTION:SAT—November 21—5 PM ET \nWatch on YouTube \nWatch on Facebook \nJoin us on Saturday\, November 21 at 5 PM ET for a Virtual Studio Visit with the Finnish artist duo Pekka and Teija Isorättyä! The artists recently  invited Scandinavia House for a virtual tour of their five-room studio complex in central Helsinki\, Finland\, where they are currently working on multiple public art installations. Tune in to see the spaces\, and to hear about their latest projects! \nThis event will launch a series of Virtual Studio Visits with Nordic artists; more will be announced in the coming months. \nThe event will take place as a Virtual Premiere on both Facebook and YouTube. \n \nYouTube Premiere
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/virtual-studio-visit/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201121T140000
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SUMMARY:POLAR TALES: VIRTUAL BOOK TALK WITH MELISSA SCHÄFER & FREDRIK GRANATH
DESCRIPTION:American-Scandinavian Foundation invites you to a virtual book talk with photographer Melissa Schäfer & producer Fredrik Granath on their new book Polar Tales: The Future of Ice\, Life\, and the Arctic\, out now from Rizzoli Press. \nThe Arctic is the ground zero of climate change\, and the polar bear is on the front line. Filled with groundbreaking photography that reveals the breathtaking landscapes of the Arctic and the changing environment through the lives of polar bears\, Polar Tales is a firsthand report from the top of our planet. It tells a story about an ice world in transformation\, and a planet within reach of its tipping point—the irreversible moment when the climate on Earth begins collapsing. \nPolar Tales is both a celebration of the wildlife that inhabits the most harsh and unforgiving yet beautiful environment imaginable—mountains\, fjords\, enormous glaciers\, and the seemingly endless pack ice of the Arctic Ocean—and a cautionary tale of global warming; as rising temperatures have put areas such as the Arctic at risk\, the habitats and lives of the animals there are increasingly threatened. Set against a dramatic landscape of ice floes and ragged mountains\, the book’s photographs feature polar bears\, foxes\, seals\, walruses\, and reindeer that now struggle to live in this vulnerable climate. Images of a polar bear mother as she takes her newborns out for their first hunt\, a seal pup only hours old\, and the spectacle of the polar night are all reminders of what is at risk. \nSchäfer and Granath will discuss the book\, as well as their work on months spent in the field every winter on expeditions\, where they live among the polar bears\, establishing an uneasy balance and unprecedented access to the world of the kings of the Arctic. \nThe event will take place as a Zoom webinar\, and will begin with a video presentation with Schäfer and Granath followed by a discussion and an audience Q&A. Please ask questions in the chat or send them in advance to  info@amscan.org. Registration is required; please sign up at the link above. \nPolar Tales: The Future of Ice\, Life\, and the Arctic is available now from Rizzoli and also for sale on Schäfer and Granath’s Motherbear website. \n  \n \n  \n \n 
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/polar-tales-virtual-book-talk-with-melissa-schafer-fredrik-granath/
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SUMMARY:TASTE OF ICELAND: WOMAN AT WAR /Kona fer í stríð
DESCRIPTION:For the first time in its history\, Taste of Iceland is going virtual! From November 18-22\, Iceland Naturally invites you to experience Icelandic culture during the online Taste of Iceland festival. The festival highlights the very best of Iceland’s culture\, showcasing the nation’s cuisine\, music\, literature\, and film through several live streamed events. As part of these celebrations\, Scandinavia House is proud to serve as the virtual venue for a cinematic presentation of Woman at War. \nBehind the scenes of her quiet routine\, the independent 50-year-old Halla leads a double life as a passionate environmental activist. Known to others only by her alias “The Woman of the Mountain\,” Halla secretly wages a one-woman-war on the local aluminium industry. As Halla’s actions grow bolder\, from petty vandalism to outright industrial sabotage\, she succeeds in pausing the negotiations between the Icelandic government and the corporation building a new aluminium smelter in the mountains. \nBut right as she begins planning her biggest and boldest operation yet\, she receives an unexpected letter that changes everything: Her application to adopt a child has finally been accepted\, and a little girl is waiting for her in Ukraine. \nAs Halla prepares to abandon her role as saboteur and savior of the Highlands to fulfill her dream of becoming a mother\, she decides to plot one final attack to deal the aluminium industry a crippling blow. Directed by Benedikt Erlingsson (100 min. In Icelandic with English subtitles.) \nOn Sunday\, November 22 at 4 PM ET\, director Benedikt Erlingsson will join us for a Virtual Film Talk on Woman at War.  \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/taste-of-iceland-woman-at-war-kona-fer-i-strid/
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SUMMARY:Companions by Alexandra Kleeman
DESCRIPTION:**Nordic Book Club will take place as an online meeting** \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRead and discuss Scandinavian literature in translation as part of our Nordic Book Club\, now online! Each month we select a novel from some of the best Nordic literary voices. Discussions have typically taken place the last Tuesday of the month at Scandinavia House but will now be taking place bi-weekly as an online meeting. Register here to sign up for the meeting; registrants will receive a web link to where the meeting will take place. \nBook club participants will all appear online at the start of the meeting when they log in so that they are able to take part in the conversation. For participants who would prefer not to be visible onscreen\, see an easy tutorial online here on how to set a profile image that will appear onscreen instead. \n\n\nOn November 17\, we’ll be discussing Companions by Alexandra Kleeman\, described as “a blend of arresting detail\, digression\, and erudition tinged with nostalgia” (Kirkus Reviews) with”vivid imagery and unexpected humor” (New York Times). Camilla\, Charles\, Alma\, Edward\, Alwilda and Kristian are a circle of friends hurtling through mid-life. Structured as a series of monologues jumping from one friend to the next\, Companions follows their loves\, ambitions\, pains and anxieties as they age\, fall sick\, have affairs\, grieve\, host dinner parties and move between the Lake District\, Berlin\, Lisbon\, Belgrade\, Mozambique\, New York and\, of course\, Denmark. \nIn her first book to be translated into English\, Christina Hesselholdt explores everyday life\, the weight of the past and the difficulty of intimacy in a uniquely playful and experimental style. At once deeply comic and remarkably insightful\, Companions is an exhilarating portrait of life in the twenty-first century. \n\n\nREGISTER
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/companions-by-alexandra-kleeman/
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SUMMARY:NYBFF Virtual Film Panel: A Year in Film through Baltic Eyes
DESCRIPTION:SAT—November 14—2 PM ET (11 AM PST) \nIn coordination with the final weekend of the New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House as a virtual event\, join us for a Virtual Panel with five Baltic film professionals\, “A Year in Film Through Baltic Eyes.” \nExperiencing life and art in the U.S. and in the Baltic States has been different over the past year\, as European restrictions on cultural production and in-person events have been more relaxed throughout the summer and fall. However\, as everyone has learned to think on their feet\, planning for uncertainty has become the norm. In this discussion\, find out exactly how the Baltic film industries and viewers have dealt with unexpected challenges. \nWe’ll hear from five representatives offering a broad understanding of the Lithuanian\, Latvian and Estonian film industries — from an art house cinema to international filmmakers\, from a festival to a national film center — to hear what trials\, joys\, and solutions this past year has brought\, and how this has changed the industry and audiences! \nPanelists include Rain Rannu (filmmaker\, Chasing Unicorns\, Estonia)\, Māris Prombergs (Director\, cinema Kino Bize\, Latvia)\, Paula Bērziņa (Head of Industry and Film Distribution\, Riga International Film Festival\, Latvia)\, Dovilė Butnoriūtė (Head of the Department of Film Promotion\, Lithuanian Film Center\, Lithuania)\, and Tomas Vengris (filmmaker\, Motherland\, U.S./Lithuania)\, moderated by NBFF Head of Promotion Marija Silk. \nThe event will take place as a Zoom webinar; register at the link above to watch the discussion. \nThe panel coincides with the final session of the New York Baltic Film Festival. Session passes to NYBFF: LOOKING INWARD & FORWARD are available here. \nAbout the Panelists\nRain Rannu is an Estonian filmmaker\, technology entrepreneur and investor. Chasing Unicorns is his second full-length narrative feature. He has previously written and directed the independent movie Chasing Ponies (Ameerika Suvi\, 2016) and the Estonian narrative virtual-reality short film Beqaa VR (2018). Together with producer Tõnu Hiielaid\, Rannu is one of the Founders of the indie movie company Tallifornia that focuses on fast-paced and fun author-driven movies for an international audience. \nMāris Prombergs is a Co-founder and Director of the arthouse cinema Kino Bize in Riga in 2012. Besides its daily programming the cinema screens retrospectives\, educational programs and special events. Kino Bize offers film programs to other movie theaters and venues in Latvia as well as organizes the Riga Pasaules Film Festival and Design Film Festival Latvia. Kino Bize is a member of Europa Cinemas and is one of the most recognized cinemas alongside the mainstream offer. Kino Bize has expanded the scope of activities becoming a film distributor in Latvia and providing an online Home Cinema platform. \nPaula Bērziņa is the Head of Industry and Film Distribution at the Riga International Film Festival. This year she went through a process of not inviting guests to the physical festival and hosting all industry events online\, gathering professionals\, young filmmakers and students. In addition\, by working with film distribution Bērziņa experienced the closing of cinema theaters and the rising popularity of VOD\, which has not been as popular up until now in the Baltic States. She also works on various projects\, programmes and film distribution in the arthouse cinema Kino Bize. \nDovilė Butnoriūtė is the Head of the Film Promotion Department at the Lithuanian Film Centre. She is currently in charge of Lithuanian film promotion and representation of the of Lithuanian film industry worldwide. \nTomas Vengris studied at Columbia University and is a graduate of the Vilnius Academy of Arts and the American Film Institute Conservatory. His short films include Squirrel (2014)\, Kalifornija (2013)\, For Abigail\, Love Benjamin (2012). From 2009 to 2016\, Vengris has worked as an editor and assistant editor on several films and TV productions\, including collaborations on the films of Kelly Reichardt\, Terrence Malick and others. Motherland was Vengris’ feature directorial debut and was the opening night film at the 2019 New York Baltic Film Festival. \nAbout the Moderator\nMarija Silk is a Lithuanian-born\, New York-based film publicist\, promotion specialist and consultant with an international perspective and eight years of diverse marketing\, distribution\, social media and strategic partnership experience within the U.S. and European film industries. Silk has represented films at Sundance\, TIFF\, NYFF\, Tribeca\, DOC NYC and other film festivals.  \nWhile at Susan Norget Film Promotion\, she worked on publicity campaigns for Palme d’Or winners and Academy Award nominees Shoplifters and The Square\, Academy Award nominees Minding the Gap and RBG\, as well as Studio 54\, The Disappearance of My Mother\, The Price of Everything and more\, distributed by A24\, Magnolia\, HBO\, Kino Lorber\, IFC Films and others. Marija Silk has been working with the NY Baltic Film Festival since 2019.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/nybff-virtual-film-panel-a-year-in-film-through-baltic-eyes-2/
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SUMMARY:NYBFF Virtual Film Panel: A Year in Film through Baltic Eyes
DESCRIPTION:In coordination with the final weekend of the New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House as a virtual event\, join us for a Virtual Panel with five Baltic film professionals\, “A Year in Film Through Baltic Eyes.” \nExperiencing life and art in the U.S. and in the Baltic States has been different over the past year\, as European restrictions on cultural production and in-person events have been more relaxed throughout the summer and fall. However\, as everyone has learned to think on their feet\, planning for uncertainty has become the norm. In this discussion\, find out exactly how the Baltic film industries and viewers have dealt with unexpected challenges. \nWe’ll hear from five representatives offering a broad understanding of the Lithuanian\, Latvian and Estonian film industries — from an art house cinema to international filmmakers\, from a festival to a national film center — to hear what trials\, joys\, and solutions this past year has brought\, and how this has changed the industry and audiences! \nPanelists include Rain Rannu (filmmaker\, Chasing Unicorns\, Estonia)\, Māris Prombergs (Director\, cinema Kino Bize\, Latvia)\, Paula Bērziņa (Head of Industry and Film Distribution\, Riga International Film Festival\, Latvia)\, Dovilė Butnoriūtė (Head of the Department of Film Promotion\, Lithuanian Film Center\, Lithuania)\, and Tomas Vengris (filmmaker\, Motherland\, U.S./Lithuania)\, moderated by NBFF Head of Promotion Marija Silk. \nThe event will take place as a Zoom webinar; register at the link above to watch the discussion. \nThe panel coincides with the final session of the New York Baltic Film Festival. Session passes to NYBFF: LOOKING INWARD & FORWARD are available here.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/nybff-virtual-film-panel-a-year-in-film-through-baltic-eyes/
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SUMMARY:New York Baltic Film Festival — Virtual Cinema: Weekend Three — Looking Inward & Forward
DESCRIPTION:THU—October 15 through SUN—October 18\nSession pass (3 films) $25 ($22 ASF Members)\nFestival pass $60 ($55 ASF Members) \nPURCHASE TICKETS \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe American-Scandinavian Foundation is pleased to present the third annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) as a virtual event taking place in three sessions: October 15-18\, October 29-November 1\, and November 12-15. This year\, the festival will expand beyond New York to offer a selection of the most exciting and relevant Estonian\, Latvian and Lithuanian films to audiences across the U.S.\, to view in the comfort of their own homes. Through the screening of the latest productions in three sessions of Baltic Comedies\, Baltic Thrillers\, and a Baltic Showcase\, the virtual festival offers an unprecedented opportunity to see the best in northern European film making. \nThis final weekend\, LOOKING INWARD & FORWARD: BALTIC SHOWCASE\, will spotlight the latest critically-acclaimed international festival favorites from the Baltic States\, with Truth and Justice (Tõde ja õigus\, dir: Tanel Toom\, Estonia\, 2019); Oleg (Oļegs\, dir: Juris Kursietis\, Latvia/Belgium/Lithuania/France\, 2019); and  The Lawyer (Advokatas\, dir: Romas Zabarauskas\, Lithuania\, 2020). \nFestival films will be available to ticket holders all over the U.S.\, with one ticket giving the holder access to all films in a package. Each session is limited to 300 tickets in an effort to preserve the intimate and communal NYBFF experience. The sessions will take place over four days (Thursday — Sunday)\, and all films from the session will be available for viewing on a virtual cinema screening platform throughout this period. Festival sessions will be accompanied by live and interactive virtual filmmaker Q&As and discussion panels. \n\n\nEstablished in 2018\, the New York Baltic Film Festival is presented by Scandinavia House and organized by the Consulate General of Estonia\, Consulate General of Lithuania\, and Consulate of Latvia in New York. Financial support for the festival comes from the Estonian Film Institute\, National Film Center of Latvia\, and Lithuanian Film Center\, with additional sponsorship by the Lithuanian Culture Institute\, American Latvian Association and LV-100. \n \n\n\n\n\n\nFULL SCHEDULE\n\n\n\nLAUGH & CRY: BALTIC COMEDIES \nOctober 15-18 \nChasing Unicorns (Ükssarvik\, dir: Rain Rannu\, Estonia\, 2019) \nNearby (Blakus\, dir: Alise Zariņa\, Latvia\, 2019) \nThe Castle (Pilis\, dir: Lina Lužytė\, Lithuania/Ireland\, 2019) \nSTRESS & RELEASE: BALTIC THRILLERS \nOctober 29-November 1 \nPretenders (Teesklejad\, dir: Vallo Toomla\, Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania\, 2016) \nFoam at the Mouth (Ar putām uz lūpām\, dir: Jānis Nords\, Latvia/Poland/Lithuania\, 2017) \nInvisible (Nematoma\, dir: Ignas Jonynas\, Lithuania/Latvia/Ukraine/Spain\, 2019) \n\n\n\nLOOKING INWARD & FORWARD: BALTIC SHOWCASE \nNovember 12-15 \nTruth and Justice (Tõde ja õigus\, dir: Tanel Toom\, Estonia\, 2019) \nOleg (Oļegs\, dir: Juris Kursietis\, Latvia/Belgium/Lithuania/France\, 2019) \nThe Lawyer (Advokatas\, dir: Romas Zabarauskas\, Lithuania\, 2020) \n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE FILMS\n\n\n\nTruth and Justice /Tõde ja õigus \nTruth and Justice follows the young and hopeful Andres in late 19th-century Estonia\, as he arrives with his wife Krõõt to establish a new life on Robber’s Rise\, a farm he bought on loan. Initially ambitious about their plans to transform the desolate and neglected land and raise an heir\, Andres and Krõõt are beset by challenges: nature refuses to bend to their will; an uncooperative neighbor becomes a vicious rival; and Krõõt gives birth to daughter after daughter instead of Andres’ longed-for son. As Andres struggles\, his dream of nurturing a prosperous farm on Robber’s Rise turns into an obsession. And in his desperate search for truth and justice — from the court\, to the tavern\, to the Bible — he may end up sacrificing more than he had ever planned. In 2019\, Truth and Justice was shortlisted for the International Feature Film category at the 92nd Academy Awards.  Directed by Tanel Toom (2019\, Estonia. In Estonian with English subtitles) 146 min. \n\n\n \nOleg /Oļegs \nOleg is a young Russian-speaking butcher from Latvia who doesn’t have Latvian citizenship. With the desire of making more money\, he sets his sights on Europe and eventually arrives in Brussels hoping to get a job at an abattoir. Alone in a new country\, he is unjustly fired and unable to find new work when he falls in with a couple of Polish guest workers\, tempted by their promises of construction work and a passport. Oleg soon comes to realize that he’s in over his head and finds himself in an increasingly claustrophobic position. Gritty and uncompromising\, Oleg highlights the perilous situation that migrant workers and stateless citizens can quickly find themselves in as industrious criminals fill in the gaps in local social systems. Premiering at Directors’ Fortnight as part of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival\, Oleg is director Juris Kursietis’ (Modris) second film.  (2019\, Latvia / Belgium / Lithuania / France.  In English with some Russian\, Polish\, Latvian\, French and Flemish with English Subtitles) 108 min. \n \nThe Lawyer /Advokatas \nLife is slowly passing corporate lawyer Marius by and he spends most of his time at dinner parties and chasing young lovers. After the death of his estranged father\, Marius finds himself looking for answers and finds himself developing a surprising connection with sex-cam worker Ali – a bisexual Syrian refugee stuck in Belgrade. Relieved at finally having something to focus on\, Marius throws himself into helping Ali seek asylum in a more LGBTQ+-friendly country in Europe. Marius travels to Belgrade which deepens the mens’ connection and tests their internal and physical borders. What started as a distraction\, has blossomed into a tricky love affair leading Marius to question his privilege and his priorities. The Lawyer is a unique Lithuanian drama that premiered at the 2020 BFI Flare Film Festival. Directed by Romas Zabarauskas\, (2020 Lithuania.  In Lithuanian and English with English subtitles) 97 min.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/new-york-baltic-film-festival-virtual-cinema-weekend-three-looking-inward-forward/
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SUMMARY:Swedish Authors You Should Know – Virtual Panel
DESCRIPTION:TUE—November 10—2 PM EDT \n  \nNordic Authors You Should Know at Scandinavia House continues with a focus on literature from Sweden with Athena Farrokhzad\, Johannes Heldén\, Mara Lee\, and Carolina Setterwall\, moderated by Elizabeth Clark Wessel. The event will begin with short readings of each of the authors’ work in both the original language and in English\, followed by interviews with the authors and a conversation on Swedish literature today. \nPlease send audience questions ahead of the discussion to info@amscan.org. Select questions will be chosen for a Q&A following the conversation. Registration is required; please sign up at the link above. \n\n\nThe program will be presented live and will later be available to stream from YouTube and Facebook. Nordic Authors You Should Know will continue with more events throughout the fall. \nMedia support for the series is provided by the journal EuropeNow\, published by the Council for European Studies at Columbia University. \n \n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE AUTHORS\n\n\n\nAthena Farrokhzad (b. 1983) is a Swedish poet\, based in Stockholm. She works as a literary critic\, translator\, playwright and teacher of creative writing. Her debut collection White Blight (Vitsvit) from 2013 has been published in fourteen languages and was translated to English by Jennifer Hayashida (Argos Books\, 2016). She has released two more volumes of poetry\, Trado in 2016 (with the Romanian poet Svetlana Cârstean) and I rörelse in 2019. Farrokhzad has translated writers such as Adrienne Rich\, Juliana Spahr\, Audre Lorde\, Natalie Diaz\, Jacqueline Woodson and Marguerite Duras to Swedish. \nJohannes Heldén is a visual artist\, writer and musician. His interdisciplinary works deals with poetry\, ecology\, artificial intelligence\, sentience and narrative structures. Recent projects include the Encyclopedia AI (2015-2018) and New New Hampshire & Clouds (2017\, for the Momentum biennial\, hybrid installation/publication) and Astroecology (2016) which was published simultaneously in three languages\, made into an interdisciplinary performance at The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm and a digital artwork published by Bonniers Konsthall.  He has published four music albums\, recently Takträdgårdar (OEI) and System (Irrlicht)\, and seven digital online works of poetry and visual art. Awards and fellowships include the inaugural N. Katherine Hayles prize in 2014 (for the Evolution project)\, and the 2015 Åke Andrén Art Prize\, in 2007 he received the Maria Bonnier Dahlin Foundation grant for young artists\, and in 2010 the Kalleberg scholarship from the Swedish Academy. He was awarded the 2018 Iaspis New York Fellowship\, and is a fellow of the MacDowell Colony\, Headlands Center for the Arts\, Hawthornden Castle\, CCA Andratx\, NKD Norway\, and others. \n\n\nMara Lee is a Swedish poet\, novelist and scholar. Her most recent publication is the poetry collection Kärleken och hatet (The love and the hate\, 2018) in which poetic\, narrative\, and essayistic language conjoin. Her work has been translated into German\, French\, Danish\, Norwegian\, Finnish and Spanish\, and she is the recipient of several literary awards\, including Svenska Dagbladets Literary award\, The P.O Enquist Award\, and Albert Bonniers literary Award. Lee’s literary work revolves around issues of power\, otherness\, femininity and transgressive desire. Lee is currently professor of fine arts specializing in art theory and art history at Konstfack University of Arts\, Crafts and Design in Stockholm. She is also the official Swedish translator of Anne Carson. \nCarolina Setterwall was born in 1978 in Sala\, Sweden. After studying Media and Communication in Uppsala\, Stockholm\, and London she has worked within the music and publishing industries as an editor and writer. Setterwall lives in Stockholm with her son. Let’s Hope for the Best is her literary debut. \n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE MODERATOR\n\n\n\nElizabeth Clark Wessel is the translator and co-translator of numerous novels\, memoirs\, and other projects from the Swedish\, including Astroecology by Johannes Heldén\, Let’s Hope for the Best by Carolina Setterwall\, and the forthcoming poetry collection I Want You to Come Now! by Kristina Lugn. \n\n\nShe’s also a poet and a founding editor at the independent poetry press Argos Books. Originally from rural Nebraska\, she spent many years living in New York and Connecticut\, and these days she calls Stockholm\, Sweden home. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/swedish-authors-you-should-know-virtual-panel/
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SUMMARY:The 2020 Sámi Film Festival: Virtual Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:SAT—November 7—2 PM ET (11 AM PT)\n \nThis November\, the 3rd Annual Sámi Film Festival explores Sámi values\, visions\, and stories\, through a series of short films and documentaries from  Sápmi\, which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway\, Sweden\, Finland\, and Russia. On Saturday\, November 7\, join us for a panel discussion with Sámi filmmakers and scholars as they delve into Sámi film! Filmmakers Rebecca King\, Elle Sofe Sara\, and Silja Somby\, and Sámi scholar Dr. Troy Storfjell (Professor of Nordic Studies\, Pacific Lutheran University) will discuss Sámi values\, vision\, and stories — and why they’re able to speak to diverse audiences.  \nThe panel will be moderated by Dr. Amanda Doxtater (Assistant Professor\, Scandinavian Department\, University of Washington)\, and will take place as a Zoom webinar. Questions can be sent to info@amscan.org in advance of the conversation\, or asked via chat during the panel. \nThis year’s Sámi Film Festival is presented a partnership between The National Nordic Museum in Seattle and Scandinavia House in New York\, with support provided by the Consulate General of Finland in New York\, The Embassy of Finland\, Royal Norwegian Consulate General in New York\, The Consulate General of Sweden in New York and institutional support provided by the Pacific Sámi Searvi and International Sámi Film Institute. \nFilms will be presented virtually from November 5 through 8 in two packages: “Short Films” and “Kaisa’s Enchanted Forest.” Each film package is $12\, and $8 for ASF Members and members of National Nordic Museum and Pacific Sámi Searvi. \nAbout the Panelists\nRebecca King’s ambition is to create unique and large concept stories that reflect the experiences of her generation. Her debut short film Contenders came after catching the attention of Lisa Joy\, Westword. It went on to premiere at Aesthetica Film Festival\, where they included her in “ten female filmmakers to watch” for Primetime Network\, and she was invited to join BFI Network x BAFTA Crew 2019. King directed the short film A Home Truth under lockdown in London as a part of a miniseries called “Oru Lea Buoret Go Jođi” (Home Sweet Home) initiated by the International Sámi Film institute. The short had its Scandinavian premiere on sápmifilm.com in June 2020 and it will be added to Girls On Film online library later this year. Currently she is co-writing the television show “Open Veins” with director Lian Meng Rose as well as developing her next short film Where Iron Gathers and she is adapting a book into a feature film. Rebecca King is also a part of the BFI Network x BAFTA Crew cohort. \nElle Sofe Sara\, based in Guovdageaidnu\, is a choreographer and director who works at the interlaces of video art\, filmmaking\, dance and theatre. In her works she regularly sheds light on the social\, political and cultural peculiarities and challenges of the Sámi People.  \nSiljá Somby is an indigenous Sámi director graduated from INN university (Norway). She has been directing short fiction films\, including Back to Sáivu (2001); Bonki (2014) and Áile ja áhkku (2015) as well as educational documentaries. She also manages film workshops and dubbed animation films\, is active within the film political field\, and has worked with film programming in various festivals. She is currently working on various projects including a film for children\, along with short film projects. \nTroy Storfjell (Sámi) specializes in Sámi and Indigenous Studies\, where his work is largely guided by Critical Indigenous approaches and methodologies. In his scholarship Troy works to create a place for Indigenous intellectual and philosophical traditions within the academy\, bringing Indigenous-centered ways of knowing to bear on such topics as settler colonial literature\, multicultural diversity and trans-Indigenous film studies. Troy teaches in Norwegian and Nordic Studies\, as well as in Native American and Indigenous Studies\, Environmental Studies\, Global Studies\, and Gender\, Sexuality and Race Studies. Before coming to PLU in 2005\, Troy taught at the University of Colorado\, Boulder\, at Augustana College (Sioux Falls)\, at the University of Washington and at the University of Wisconsin-Madison\, where he also earned his masters and doctoral degrees. \nAbout the Moderator\nAmanda Doxtater is Barbro Osher Endowed Chair of Swedish Studies in the UW Department of Scandinavian Studies. Her current book project explores the intersections between popular film melodrama and Scandinavian art-cinema in the work of Danish film director Carl Th. Dreyer. She has published on representations of ethnicity in contemporary Swedish cinema; cinematic representations of childhood and the family in the Nordic welfare state; and issues of class\, race and ethnicity in a globalizing Sweden.  \nHer research interests also include: melodrama theory\, performance and translation studies\, issues surrounding gender and representation\, design-thinking\, and public-facing scholarship in the humanities. \nSupport\nThe 3rd Annual Sámi Film Festival is presented a partnership with The National Nordic Museum in Seattle. \n \nSupport has been provided by the Consulate General of Finland in New York\, The Embassy of Finland\, Royal Norwegian Consulate General in New York\, The Consulate General of Sweden in New York\, with institutional support provided by the Pacific Sámi Searvi and International Sámi Film Institute. \n  \n \n \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/the-2020-sami-film-festival-virtual-panel-discussion/
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SUMMARY:PAWS + EDWARD: STORYTELLING & INTERVIEW
DESCRIPTION:In this special upcoming children’s literary event\, created with permission from Kids Can Press\, hear and learn about the children’s novel Paws + Edward with Norwegian author Espen Dekko and illustrator Mari Kanstad Johnsen! A heartbreaking and heart-lifting story of loss\, the novel looks at best friends Edward and his dog Paws\, who\, after years of chasing rabbits\, finds himself growing tired and wanting to rest. While still able to walk with Edward to the park twice a day\, he one day just wants to lie in bed to fall asleep for one last time. A beautiful\, simply told story about love and the conclusion of a life well spent\, the book helps young readers to understand loss and how to continue to celebrate our loved ones when they’re gone. \nIn this event\, Espen Dekko and Mari Kanstad Johnsen discuss making the book and the creative process behind it\, followed  by a read-aloud of the story accompanied by pages of the book! \nRead more about the book and purchase it here.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/paws-edward-storytelling-interview/
LOCATION:NY
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SUMMARY:The 2020 Sámi Film Festival: Kaisa's Enchanted Forest
DESCRIPTION:THU—November 5 through SUN—November 8\nFilm package $12 ($8 ASF Members\, National Nordic Museum Members\, & Pacific Sámi Searvi Members) \nThis November\, the 3rd Annual Sámi Film Festival explores Sámi values\, visions\, and stories\, through a series of short films and documentaries from  Sápmi\, which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway\, Sweden\, Finland\, and Russia. Presented a partnership between The National Nordic Museum in Seattle and Scandinavia House in New York\, with support provided by the Consulate General of Finland in New York\, The Embassy of Finland\, Royal Norwegian Consulate General in New York\, The Consulate General of Sweden in New York and institutional support provided by the Pacific Sámi Searvi and International Sámi Film Institute\, films will be presented virtually from November 5 through 8\, with a live filmmaker panel taking place on November 7 at 2 PM.  \nThe Sámi Film Festival will also include the package “Short Films\,” featuring seven short films by Sámi filmmakers. Each film package is $12\, and $8 for ASF Members and members of National Nordic Museum and Pacific Sámi Searvi. \n  \nThe feature film Kaisa’s Enchanted Forest /Kuun metsän Kaisa looks at the extraordinary friendship between Skolt Sámi storyteller Kaisa Gauriloff and Swiss writer Robert Crottet as it unfolds through the eyes of Gauriloff’s great-granddaughter Katja\, who employs animated poetry and historical film footage from WWII as well as evocative vintage footage shot by Crottet and his life partner Enrique Mendez. (Documentary | Sápmi/Finland | 2016 | 86 minutes | Katja Gauriloff) \nPreceding the feature film\, the short documentary Heidi /Kai´ssi-U´lljan-Mää´rj-U´lljan (directed by Aleksi Ahlakorpi) tells the story a young Skolt Sámi woman gaining back her language and culture. (Short film/Documentary | 2017 | 9 minutes | Aleksi Ahlakorpi)
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/the-2020-sami-film-festival-kaisas-enchanted-forest/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201105
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SUMMARY:THE 2020 SÁMI FILM FESTIVAL: SHORT FILMS
DESCRIPTION:This November\, the 3rd Annual Sámi Film Festival explores Sámi values\, visions\, and stories\, through a series of short films and documentaries from  Sápmi\, which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway\, Sweden\, Finland\, and Russia. Presented a partnership between The National Nordic Museum in Seattle and Scandinavia House in New York\, with support provided by the Consulate General of Finland in New York\, The Embassy of Finland\, Royal Norwegian Consulate General in New York\, The Consulate General of Sweden in New York and institutional support provided by the Pacific Sámi Searvi and International Sámi Film Institute\, films will be presented virtually from November 5 through 8\, with a live filmmaker panel taking place on November 7 at 2 PM. \nThe package “Short Films” presents seven shorts by Sámi filmmakers: Pulling in the Belt/Ribadit\, directed by Elle Sofe Sara; Liššá\, directed by Jonne Järvinen; Áile and Grandmother\, directed by Silja Somby; Giitu\, directed by Olve Aslaksen; A Home Truth\, directed by Rebecca King; Garjá\, directed by Lada Suomenrinne and Niki Rasmus; and Spring 2020/Vår2020\, directed by Ann Holmgren. \nThe Sámi Film Festival will also include “Kaisa’s Enchanted Forest\,” featuring the North American premiere of the feature Kaisa’s Enchanted Forest with the documentary Heidi. Each film package is $12\, and $8 for ASF Members and members of National Nordic Museum and Pacific Sámi Searvi. \nFilm Lineup\nPulling in the Belt/Ribadit\nShort film | Iceland | 2019 | 6 minutes | Elle Sofe Sara | North Sámi with English subtitles \nPulling in the Belt looks at the ancient Sápmi tradition of ribadit (pulling in the belt)\, as director Elle Sofe introduces two elders who have experienced the practice and orchestrates a revival with energetic young people and dancers. \nLiššá\n\nShort film/Documentary | 2014 | 13 minutes | Jonne Järvinen \nA documentary about Sámi handicraft. Two generations share the same interest together. Experienced crafts man Piera shares his knowledge about Sámi handicraft with his apprentice Markus. Can craftsmanship be a profession of today? \nÁile and Grandmother\n\nShort film/Drama | 2015 | 12 minutes | Silja Somby \nÁile is a young girl with a special relationship to nature that only her grandmother understands. Áile is taught how to use plants as medicine. But one day she discovers a secret that turns her little world upside down. \nGiitu\n\nShort film/Drama | 2018 | 18 minutes | Olve Aslaksen \nA woman returns home to her father and childhood home\, after being gone for 20 years. The purpose for her visit is to deliver the message that her father’s former wife has passed away.   \nA Home Truth\n\nShort film/Drama | 2020 | 5 minutes | Rebecca King | North Sámi with English subtitles \nA young Sámi woman faces conflicting emotions of having found a home far away from her family in Sápmi. \nGarjá\n\nShort film | 2020 | 3 minutes | Lada Suomenrinne and Niki Rasmus | North Sámi with English subtitles \nA short film that speaks about one question: If home is a safe space\, is the human mind as well? \nSpring 2020 | Vår2020\nShort film | 2020 | 3 minutes | Ann Holmgren \nSupport\nThe 3rd Annual Sámi Film Festival is presented a partnership with The National Nordic Museum in Seattle.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/the-2020-sami-film-festival-short-films/
LOCATION:NY
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SUMMARY:Palm Beach Finland by Antti Tuomainen
DESCRIPTION:**Nordic Book Club will take place as an online meeting** \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRead and discuss Scandinavian literature in translation as part of our Nordic Book Club\, now online! Each month we select a novel from some of the best Nordic literary voices. Discussions have typically taken place the last Tuesday of the month at Scandinavia House but will now be taking place bi-weekly as an online meeting. Register here to sign up for the meeting; registrants will receive a web link to where the meeting will take place. \nBook club participants will all appear online at the start of the meeting when they log in so that they are able to take part in the conversation. For participants who would prefer not to be visible onscreen\, see an easy tutorial online here on how to set a profile image that will appear onscreen instead. \n\n\nOn November 3\, we’ll be discussing Palm Beach Finland by Antti Tuomainen\, a dark\, poignant comedy thriller described as  “a roller-coaster read and extraordinarily poignant” by The Guardian and a “Top Shelf Pick” by Publisher’s Weekly. Jan Nyman\, the ace detective of the covert operations unit of the National Central Police\, is sent to a sleepy seaside town to investigate a mysterious death\, known for its bizarre holiday village known as the ‘hottest beach in Finland’. The suspect: Olivia Koski\, who has only recently returned to her old hometown. The mission: find out what happened\, by any means necessary. With a nod to Fargo\, and dark noir\, Palm Beach\, Finland is both a page-turning thriller and a black comedy about lust for money\, fleeing dreams and people struggling at turning points in their lives – chasing their fantasies regardless of reason. \n\nREGISTER
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/palm-beach-finland-by-antti-tuomainen/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201103T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201103T160000
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SUMMARY:Sámi Authors You Should Know – Virtual Panel
DESCRIPTION:TUE—November 3—2 PM (ET) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNordic Authors You Should Know at Scandinavia House continues with a focus on Sámi literature with Johanna Domokos and Saami poet\, musician and scriptwriter Niillas Holmberg\, moderated by Harald Gaski. The panelists will discuss Sámi literature and culture today. \nPlease send audience questions ahead of the discussion to info@amscan.org. Select questions will be chosen for a Q&A following the conversation. Registration is required; please sign up at the link above. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMedia support for the series is provided by the journal EuropeNow\, published by the Council for European Studies at Columbia University. \n \n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE AUTHORS\n\n\n\nNiillas Holmberg (b. 1990\, Utsjoki) is a Saami poet\, musician and scriptwriter. He has published six books of poetry and has been translated into more than ten languages. As a musician he has worked as a vocalist\, guitarist\, composer and lyricist. He has performed with several internationally performing bands such as YLVA and Nordic Namgar with genres ranging from World Music to Electronic. Niillas has also worked as an actor on theatre and TV. For many years Holmberg has been involved in several movements against exploitation of nature\, such as mining\, in the traditional Saami areas. Environmental and cultural aspects are the core of his artistic expression and he is known as an upfront spokesman for Saami and indigenous rights. \nDr. Johanna Domokos obtained her MA degrees in Hungarian and English Studies at University of Cluj (1994)\, in Finno-Ugric Studies at University of Szeged (1994)\, and in Semiotics at Technical University Berlin\, (2001)\, and earned her PhD in comparative literature at University of Szeged (1999) and “venia legendi” at Lorand Eötvös University\, Budapest (2011). Her work focuses on multicultural literatures in North and East Europe\, particularly. Finnish\, Saami and Hungarian. She has published extensively on multicultural studies\, translation theory and practice\, and intersections of linguistics\, poetics and semiotics. Dr. Domokos has taught at various European and American Universities before moving to University of Bielefeld. She is also active in organizing cultural events. She has published about a dozen books of Sámi and Nordic literature in German\, English. In 2019\, with Christine Schlosser and Michael Riessler\, she published the first comprehensive anthology of Sami poetry translated into German. \n  \n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE MODERATOR\n\n\n\nHarald Gaski is Professor in Sámi Culture and Literature at Sámi allaskuvla / Sámi University of Applied Sciences. He was born in Deatnu (Tana) in North Norway. Gaski is the author and editor of several books on Sámi literature and culture and has also translated Sámi literature and Nils-Aslak Valkeapää’s poetry into Norwegian and English. \nGaski’s research specializes on Indigenous methodologies and Sámi oral and written culture. Gaski has been instrumental in establishing Sámi literature as an academic field and has been awarded for his research and writing. \n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/sami-authors-you-should-know-virtual-panel/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201031T130000
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SUMMARY:Monster Party Workshop with Satu Kettunen
DESCRIPTION:This Halloween\, join us for a special workshop as we visit the award-winning illustrator and author Satu Kettunen’s Studio in Helsinki\, Finland to learn about her book Alma’s Monster Party\, a wonderful story about fears and how to conquer them!\n\nAlma’s family has moved to a new house. It is big\, and bleak\, and far from the neighbors. Alma is certain that they aren’t alone: she sees shadows fleeing in the corners\, and hears footsteps of the grokes. Alma’s mother is a party planner\, and that gives her an idea: She will throw a party for all the monsters and ghosts!\n\nIn the workshop\, Satu will show us how to create characters and character traits with a special collaging technique that she applies in her illustrations projects.  Together\, we will then create  a bunch of whimsical\, scary or funny monsters to to invite to a Halloween Party! After the workshop\, share images of your own Monster Party creations by tagging #ScanHouse and  #MonsterParty on Instagram.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/monster-party-workshop-with-satu-kettunen/
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SUMMARY:NYBFF Virtual Film Panel: Stress & Release
DESCRIPTION:In coordination with the second weekend of the New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) as a virtual event\, ASF & NYBFF present a Virtual Film Panel with the three Baltic directors featured in the STRESS & RELEASE Baltic Thrillers Showcase: Vallo Toomla from Pretenders /Teesklejad; Jānis Nords from Foam at the Mouth /Ar putām uz lūpām; and Ignas Jonynas from Invisible /Nematoma\, moderated by Maria Reinup. The panelists will discuss the making of their films\, as well as contemporary Baltic cinema today. \nSession passes to NYBFF: STRESS & RELEASE are available here. \nThis film panel will take place as a YouTube Premiere video; watch it here in the link below then\, or follow the link to watch and chat with us during the event on YouTube.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/nybff-virtual-film-panel-stress-release/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201029
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SUMMARY:New York Baltic Film Festival — Virtual Cinema: Weekend Two — Stress & Release: Thrillers
DESCRIPTION:THU—October 29 through SUN—November 1\nSession pass (3 films) $25 ($22 ASF Members)\nFestival pass $60 ($55 ASF Members) \n\n\n\nPURCHASE TICKETS \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe American-Scandinavian Foundation is pleased to present the third annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) as a virtual event taking place in three sessions: October 15-18\, October 29-November 1\, and November 12-15. This year\, the festival will expand beyond New York to offer a selection of the most exciting and relevant Estonian\, Latvian and Lithuanian films to audiences across the U.S.\, to view in the comfort of their own homes. Through the screening of the latest productions in three sessions of Baltic Comedies\, Baltic Thrillers\, and a Baltic Showcase\, the virtual festival offers an unprecedented opportunity to see the best in northern European film making. \nThis weekend\,  STRESS & RELEASE\, will showcase three Baltic thrillers: Pretenders (Teesklejad\, dir: Vallo Toomla\, Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania\, 2016); Foam at the Mouth (Ar putām uz lūpām\, dir: Jānis Nords\, Latvia/Poland/Lithuania\, 2017); and Invisible (Nematoma\, dir: Ignas Jonynas\, Lithuania/Latvia/Ukraine/Spain\, 2019). \nFestival films will be available to ticket holders all over the U.S.\, with one ticket giving the holder access to all films in a package. Each session is limited to 300 tickets in an effort to preserve the intimate and communal NYBFF experience. The sessions will take place over four days (Thursday — Sunday)\, and all films from the session will be available for viewing on a virtual cinema screening platform throughout this period. Festival sessions will be accompanied by live and interactive virtual filmmaker Q&As and discussion panels. \n\n\nEstablished in 2018\, the New York Baltic Film Festival is presented by Scandinavia House and organized by the Consulate General of Estonia\, Consulate General of Lithuania\, and Consulate of Latvia in New York. Financial support for the festival comes from the Estonian Film Institute\, National Film Center of Latvia\, and Lithuanian Film Center\, with additional sponsorship by the Lithuanian Culture Institute\, American Latvian Association and LV-100. \n \n\n\n\n\n\nFULL SCHEDULE\n\n\n\nLAUGH & CRY: BALTIC COMEDIES \nOctober 15-18 \nChasing Unicorns (Ükssarvik\, dir: Rain Rannu\, Estonia\, 2019) \nNearby (Blakus\, dir: Alise Zariņa\, Latvia\, 2019) \nThe Castle (Pilis\, dir: Lina Lužytė\, Lithuania/Ireland\, 2019) \nSTRESS & RELEASE: BALTIC THRILLERS \nOctober 29-November 1 \nPretenders (Teesklejad\, dir: Vallo Toomla\, Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania\, 2016) \nFoam at the Mouth (Ar putām uz lūpām\, dir: Jānis Nords\, Latvia/Poland/Lithuania\, 2017) \nInvisible (Nematoma\, dir: Ignas Jonynas\, Lithuania/Latvia/Ukraine/Spain\, 2019) \nLOOKING INWARD & FORWARD: BALTIC SHOWCASE \n\n\nNovember 12-15 \nTruth and Justice (Tõde ja õigus\, dir: Tanel Toom\, Estonia\, 2019) \nOleg (Oļegs\, dir: Juris Kursietis\, Latvia/Belgium/Lithuania/France\, 2019) \nThe Lawyer (Advokatas\, dir: Romas Zabarauskas\, Lithuania\, 2020) \n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE FILMS\n\n\n\nPretenders /Teesklejad \nAnna and Juhan are a couple in their early thirties. After a personal crisis\, they decide to take some time off and borrow a friend’s summer house by the sea. What should be a great opportunity for the couple to relax and reconnect instead makes them increasingly resentful as their confined intimacy becomes oppressive. Matters are further complicated when they invite another couple\, Erik and Triin\, to stay with them after a storm destroys their tent. Over dinner\, more and more similarities between the two couples come to the forefront. Not liking what she sees\, Anna decides to distract herself by pretending she’s the owner of the house. As they move deeper into this deceptive game\, real arguments erupt and both couples finally go a step too far. As the storm rages outside and their guests refuse to leave\, Anna and Juhan find themselves cornered. Pretenders is director Vallo Toomla’s first film and premiered at the San Sebastian Film Festival in 2016. (2016\, Estonia / Latvia / Lithuania. In Estonian with English Subtitles) 102 min. \n\n\n \nFoam at the Mouth /Ar putām uz lūpām \nTwo years after losing his leg in a car accident\, former policeman Didzis spends most of his time training his three beloved police dogs: Gina\, Boss and Dargo. Frustrated\, his estranged wife Jana\, a doctor at the local sports school\, embarks upon a risky affair with one of her students. After one of their secret nighttime rendezvous\, Jana hits a rabid wild boar and unwittingly spreads the virus to Didzis’ three dogs. The accident unleashes a series of events in which Didzis’ suspicions and jealousy make him blind to the dogs’ increasing aggression. As the three three members of this toxic love triangle begin to circle one another\, the dogs break free and begin to terrorize the town. Love mixes with fear as Didzis decides to take matters into his own hands. Foam at the Mouth is the thrilling third film of director Jānis Nords (Amateur and Mother\, I Love You\, NYBFF 2018 ). (2017 Latvia / Poland / Lithuania. In Latvian and Russian with English subtitles) 85 min. \n \nInvisible /Nematoma \nAfter spending 10 years in isolation in the Carpathian mountains\, former dancer Jonas decides to re-join society and pretends to be blind in order to enter a televised dance competition. He is paired with Saulė\, and they become the show’s most popular dancers. At the same time another man\, Vytas\, who has also spent 10 years in isolation is released from prison for murdering his wife\, Marija. Past events will not let either of them go as the two men’s stories intertwine and they come ever closer to a violent confrontation with the past. Vytas struggles with the ultimate question – whether to seek revenge\, or forgiveness. Invisible is a visually taught and masterfully edited film that knows how to make every beat count. After its world premiere at the San Sebastian Film Festival in 2019\, Invisible has played at multiple festivals across Europe\, including the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.  (2019\, Lithuania /Latvia / Ukraine / Spain.  In Lithuanian and Ukrainian with English subtitles) 102 min.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/new-york-baltic-film-festival-virtual-cinema-weekend-two-stress-release-thrillers/
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SUMMARY:Norwegian Authors You Should Know – Virtual Panel
DESCRIPTION:TUE—October 27—2 PM EDT \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNordic Authors You Should Know at Scandinavia House continues with a focus on Norwegian literature with Jan Grue\, Roy Jacobsen\, Kaja Kvernbakken\, and Ruth Lillegraven.\, moderated by author and translator Karen Havelin. The event will begin with short readings of each of the authors’ work in both English and in Norwegian\, followed by interviews with the authors and a conversation on Norwegian literature today. \nPlease send audience questions ahead of the discussion to info@amscan.org. Select questions will be chosen for a Q&A following the conversation. Registration is required; please sign up at the link above. \n\n\nThe program will be presented live and will later be available to stream from YouTube and Facebook. Nordic Authors You Should Know will continue with more events throughout the fall. \nSupport is provided by Norla. \n \nMedia support for the series is provided by the journal EuropeNow\, published by the Council for European Studies at Columbia University. \n \n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE AUTHORS\n\n\n\nJan Grue is the author of the autobiographical and auto-theoretical book When the child was a child. A record of my body\, winner of the 2018 Norwegian Critics’ Award for non-fiction and Norway’s nominee for the Nordic Council Literary Prize. He is a professor at the University of Oslo working in disability studies\, rhetoric\, and discourse analysis\, and has since his literary debut Everything Under Control (2010) published five short story collections\, a dystopian novel\, and three non-dystopian children’s books. His books have been translated into English\, Hungarian\, Danish\, Swedish\, and Dutch. \nRoy Jacobsen is a Norwegian novelist. Born in Oslo\, he made his publishing début in 1982 with the short-story collection Prison Life (Fangeliv)\, which won Tarjei Vesaas’ debutantpris. He has won the prestigious Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature\, has been nominated three times for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award\, and twice for the Nordic Council Literature Prize. In 2017 alone he was shortlisted for both the Man Booker International Prize\, as the first Norwegian author ever\, and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award\, for The Unseen\, published in the UK in 2016 and North-America in 2020. \n\n\nKaja Kvernbakken is an author of poems\, plays and a novel. Life with parents in the navy made her move all over Norway\, but she now lives in Oslo. She has worked as a translator and editor\, knit-wear designer\, pizza chef and lifeguard\, to mention just a few. Kvernbakken is now a full time writer. Her fictional debut The Scent of Chlorine (2019) tells the story of a talented\, young swimmer\, torn between her career and her family. The story is set at a military base in the north of Norway. \nRuth Lillegraven debuted with the poetry collection Big Bad Poems in 2005. Since then she has published a novel and the three further poetry collections\, translated into several languages. She has also published six books for children and the play Cally. Her work has been nominated for several awards\, and won\, among others\, The Brage-Prize and Nynorsk Literature Prize. Her latest novel\, Deep Fjord is a great success with multiple international sales\, as well as film rights to Nordisk Film. Read more on the author’s homepage: ruthlillegraven.no. \n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE MODERATOR\n\n\n\nKaren Havelin is a writer and translator from Bergen\, Norway. She attended Skrivekunst-akademiet i Hordaland\, and has a Bachelor’s degree in French\, Literature\, and Gender Studies from the University of Bergen and University of Paris Sorbonne. She completed her MFA in Fiction from Columbia University in May 2013. Her work has been published both in Norwegian and in English. \n\n\nHer first novel\, Please Read This Leaflet Carefully was published simultaneously in the U.S.\, the UK and Norway in spring 2019\, from Dottir Press\, Dead Ink Books and Cappelen Damm (norsk tittel Les pakningsvedlegget nøye). \n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER
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