– It’s absolutely disgusting that “Troll” was recorded here, says Mari Wedum in Visit Jotunheimen. The film is one of five nominees for the award for Europe’s best film location. Wedum says it means a lot to those in Lom and Jotunheimen that “Troll” gets extra attention. – It is great for the villagers and of course important for us to show off the beautiful mountain areas to even more people, and get even more people to visit here, she says. Mari Wedum from Visit Jotunheimen and Hanne Larsen from the East Norwegian Film Commission are delighted with the nomination. Photo: Even Lusæther / news Inspired by Norwegian folk tales, the film “Troll” became a smash hit after it was released on Netflix last December. The filming in Jotunheimen’s deep valleys and high mountains attracted huge numbers of viewers from all over the world. – “Troll” is the most watched non-English-language film ever on Netflix, which is an enormous feat, says Hanne Larsen of the East Norwegian Film Commission. Can only nominate one location For the past six years, the European Film Commissions Network (EUFCN) has named Europe’s best film locations. There are 99 European film commissions in the European network, says Larsen. This year, 24 have applied, EUFCN reports. The films or series must have been released in the period 3 October 2022 to 11 September 2023. The Romsdal gondola has been nominated for one of Europe’s finest film locations. Photo: Øyvind Sandnes / news Luftfoto Each commission can only nominate one location from its area from a TV series or film, says Larsen. The seventh prize can therefore go to a location in Norway. There are Lom in Jotunheimen, Helsetkopen on Sunnmøre and the Romsdal gondola in Rauma: These are nominated to win Europe’s finest film location Helsetkopen in Hellesylt on Sunnmøre: For “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”. Jotunheimen: For the film “Troll”. The Romsdal gondola in Rauma: For “Succession”. Hotel Parque do Rio in Portugal: for “Bad Living”. Inis Mór in Ireland: for “The Banshees of Inisherin”. It is the audience that decides which film location is the best. You can vote here. Which location do you think is the best of the nominees? Helsetkopen at Sunnmøre Lom in Jotunheimen Romsdal gondola in Rauma Hotel Parque do Rio in Portugal Inis Mór in Ireland Show result Norway has been nominated before The nominations confirm Norway’s high status as a filming location for international films, says head of the National Film Commission in Norway, Meghan Beaton. – Never before have more international films been produced in Europe, that Norway dominates the nomination list is an enormous achievement, she says in a press release. Norway has also previously been nominated in the award, with Stadlandet for “Dune”, and Juvet landscape hotel for Oscar winner “Ex Machina”. This scene from “Dune” was recorded in Western Norway and was nominated a couple of years ago. Photo: Warner Bros Previous winners include Görlitz in Austria for Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel”, Pazaislis Monastery in Lithuania for the HBO series “Catherine the Great”. Last year, Chiliadou beach on the island of Evia in Greece, where the movie “Triangle of Sadness” was filmed, won. More recordings It is possible that Norway will be nominated again. Among other things, “Mission Impossible” returns in the eighth film, next time in Svalbard. Watch video from when Tom Cruise jumped from Helsetkopen on Sunnmøre for “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”. And there will be a sequel to “Troll”. Director Roar Uthaug believes that Gudbrandsdalen as a film location is largely to blame for them being nominated. – We wanted it to really showcase the best of Norwegian nature, and also have something magical and adventurous about it. Trolls are central to Norwegian fairy tales. Photo: Netflix He can’t say anything about the next “Troll” film, other than that it will be good there too. – It is a little too early to reveal anything about it yet, but there will be a lot of spectacular Norwegian nature in the sequel. Norway profits well from having filming players in Norway. It can provide income and advertising:
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