Ole Johnny Amundsen has a busy day as store manager at Norli in Åndalsnes. He is looking forward to seeing his home municipality on the cinema screen when the seventh Mission Impossible film premieres next week. – It is absolutely fantastic. The hair on your arms stands up just when we talk about it, says Amundsen and shows off the goosebumps on his arms. – How much of Rauma do you think will be in the film? – Isn’t the whole film from Rauma then? HABITED WITH CRUISE: Ole Johnny Amundsen is happy to see Tom Cruise carry out impossible missions in his immediate area. Photo: Eline Håker / news Norway plays Austria After the press screening of the film on Thursday, cultural commentator Inger Merete Hobbelstad can confirm that the scenes from Møre and Romsdal are spatial – and important – in the final product. – Almost the entire last part of the film takes place in the north-west Norwegian landscape, she says. Although the action in the film takes place in Austria, Hobbelstad is convinced that the scenes will serve as advertising for the county. At the same time, she believes that the rock from Norway is important, regardless of the effect on the tourism industry. – This landscape is now going down in action film history. It is the setting for some of the most difficult stunts ever created. That is rewarding in itself, she says. The spectacular stunt in which Tom Cruise jumps out on a motorbike from Helsetkopen in Hellesylt on Sunnmøre has been seen by 13 million people on YouTube. Criticism of the incentive scheme Although many people think it is fun to see Norway on the cinema screen, not everyone is equally satisfied. – Many people think it is problematic that foreign productions get so much money from the state, says Hobbelstad. HISTORICAL: On Thursday, Inger Merete Hobbelstad got to see the press screening of Mission Impossible. She believes it is helping to write Norway into film history. Photo: INA STRØM When the seventh Mission Impossible film applied for money in 2020, they received NOK 68 million from the Norwegian Film Institute through the intensive scheme. Then there was no money for other film productions. – The headhunters, based on the universe of Jo Nesbø, had to record large parts of the film in Lithuania. Even though they wanted to record in Norway, explains Hobbelstad. The incentive scheme The scheme is intended to increase the number of large international film and series productions in Norway. Both Norwegian and foreign production companies can apply. The film or series must be produced in whole or in part in Norway. The productions can apply to get up to 25% of the production costs back. Approved costs are money spent in Norway that goes to Norwegian taxpayers. In 2023, the feature films Thug and The Gorge, as well as the series Succession and The Last of Us, have received support through the scheme. Source: Norwegian Film Institute Norway’s Hollywood Back at Åndalsnes, Mayor Yvonne Wold says that she greatly appreciates hosting major international productions. – We are becoming a bit like Norway’s Hollywood, she says with a smile. In addition to Norwegian TV series such as 71 degrees north and Kompani Lautizen, Rauma has been the backdrop for Succession, Top Gear, Black widow, among others. – It gives us a lot of activity here when they are here, and a lot of attention afterwards, she explains. PROUD: Mayor of Rauma, Yvonne Wold, is proud that international productions keep coming to the municipality. Photo: Eline Håker / news – Oh, it’s quite nice here At Norsk Tindesenter, receptionist Hannah Rekdal has noticed increased interest in the home municipality. – It makes people pay more attention to the fact that a city exists, she says. Although she has not seen the previous Mission Impossible films, she intends to bring Rauma to the cinema screen. – When you see nature in the way they want to portray it, I’m like, oh, it’s quite nice here. REMINDER: When local resident Hannah Rekdal sees her home municipality at the cinema, she is reminded of the nature around her. Photo: Eline Håker / news
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