Dag Johan Haugerud’s Intercourse has received the Nordic Council Movie Prize for 2024.
It’s the second time Norwegian filmmaker Haugerud has received the award, having obtained it in 2020 for Beware Of Kids.
The prize comes with a 300,000 DKK ($43,358) award, shared among the many director, author and producers, in recognition of the collaborative nature of filmmaking. It will likely be offered at an award ceremony throughout the Nordic Council session in Reykjavik, Iceland on October 29.
The movie was chosen from six nominees, introduced in August.
Intercourse is the primary instalment in a three-film trio titled Intercourse Goals Love. Intercourse debuted on the 2024 Berlinale, successful the Ecumenical Jury prize in Panorama; and was nominated for 10 prizes at Norway’s nationwide Amanda movie awards, successful 4 together with Finest Route and Screenplay for Haugerud.
The movie follows two males in heterosexual marriages whose perceptions of sexuality, gender and identification are challenged by sudden experiences.
”Intercourse isn’t simply intercourse. Nowhere is that extra evident than in Intercourse,” famous the Nordic Council jury. ”Haugerud has a definite perspective and magnificence and boldly takes on life’s massive questions and conundrums. The title of this movie is maybe typical, grand, and cheeky on the identical time.”
Love launched in competitors at Venice in September; whereas Goals is slated to launch in 2025.
The movies are produced by Yngve Saether and Hege Hauuff Hvattum for Norway’s Motlys.
