Edith Carlmar Symposium

Edith Carlmar was Norway’s first female film director. During Kosmorama, the Edith Carlmar Award is presented to a professional female filmmaker in Norway who has demonstrated integrity, a fearless ability to innovate, and a willingness to break boundaries. The award has existed since 2010 and honors Carlmar as a pioneering film director. This year’s winner is filmmaker Lilja Ingolfsdottir. She receives a grant of NOK 50,000 as well as a reprint of an original Edith Carlmar film poster.

The Edith Carlmar Award is presented in collaboration with SpareBank 1 SMN.

Kosmorama celebrates the award by hosting a dedicated symposium in her name on Thursday, 5 March from 2:00–4:30 p.m. at the Cinematheque in Trondheim.

Program:

• Presentation of the Edith Carlmar Award to this year’s winner, Lilja Ingolfsdottir.

• Conversation: Helen Komini Knutsen in discussion with Lilja Ingolfsdottir about her work as a filmmaker.

• Panel: “The Way In and the Way Out.” Focus on entering the film industry, how to facilitate diversity within it, and how to bring productions to an audience.

Panel participants:

• Anne Gjelsvik (moderator), Professor of Film Studies, NTNU

• Silje Riise Næss, Director at Talent Norge

• Yngve Sæther, Producer at Motlys

• Lilja Ingolfsdottir, Director

The symposium is a collaboration between Kosmorama, the Mid-Norwegian Film Centre, and the Cinematheque, and is also supported by Fritt Ord.