Norwegian series received awards for best series and best music in Cannes – news Culture and entertainment

The festival announced the award winners in an Instagram post on Wednesday night. The political drama series will be broadcast on news in the autumn. It was VG who reported on the matter first. – We are very proud and happy, says producer Camilla Brusdal in Novemberfilm in a press release. The Norwegian series “Makta” won the award for best series and best music at the award ceremony during the Cannes series on Wednesday evening. The series is about Gro Harlem Brundtland, who in the late 1970s worked as a doctor and fights for self-determined abortion, before she ends up in politics. It deals with the drama in the Labor Party, power plays and how she ends up as Norway’s first female prime minister in 1981. Kathrine Thorborg Johansen plays the lead role as Gro Harlem Brundtland. The series will air on news in the autumn of 2023. Copyright: Motlys/Novemberfilm Best music The series also received an award for best music, composed by Kåre Christoffer Vestrheim, Kristoffer Lo, Andrea Horstad and Eivind Helgerød. – It is fantastic. I am so grateful to everyone who joined me in the composing team for this film. What a journey it has been, says principal composer Kåre Christoffer Vestreim. Screenshot from the Instagram account of Cannesseries Photo: Screenshot from Instagram Johan Fasting, Silje Storstein and Kristin Grue are the creators behind the series. The series, called “Power Play” in English, competed against nine other series in a competition for international drama series, writes the Norwegian Film Institute in a press release. Kathrine Thorborg Johansen and Jan Gunnar Røise on the red carpet. Photo: Alec Thom / news – Fun and lively The series is produced by Motlys and Novemberfilm for news. Cannes series compares “Makta” to political satires such as “Veep” and “In the Loop”. – It’s fun, lively and has an incredibly good pace, is one of the reasons given by Cannesiers. Starring in the series during the Cannesseries award ceremony. Photo: Alec Thom / news “Makta” has been awarded NOK 10,000,000 in production grants by the Norwegian Film Institute. This is the sixth time the Cannesseries, which is a television series festival, has been held. In 2021, the drama comedy “Jordbrukerne” won two awards for best acting ensemble and the Youth Award for best TV series. In 2018, the news series “Lykkeland” also won best script and best music.



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