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, fearless innovation, and a willingness to break boundaries. Established in 2010, the award honors Carlmar as a pioneering filmmaker. This year’s winner is film photographer Cecilie Semec. She will receive a grant of 50,000 NOK along with a reprint of an original Edith Carlmar film poster. The award will be presented at the festival’s Midtfest on Wednesday, March 19.

The award is a collaboration with SpareBank 1 SMN.

Kosmorama celebrates the award by hosting a special symposium in Edith Carlmar’s name on Thursday, March 20, from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM at Cinemateket in Trondheim. The event will highlight Cecilie Semec through a conversation, followed by a panel discussion on the role of women in Norwegian film today. Previous winners and industry experts will take part in the panel.

Program:

2:00 – 2:05 PM – Welcome
2:05 – 2:10 PM – Bare Kødd (Hamer, 1995)
2:10 – 3:10 PM – Conversation between Cecilie Semec and NTNU film professor Anne Gjelsvik
3:10 – 3:20 PM – Screening of a short film featuring Cecilie Semec.
3:20 – 3:30 PM – Break
3:30 – 4:30 PM – Panel: Recruiting Women into the Norwegian Film Industr

The panel will consist of:

• Ingvil Giske, Film Producer
• Benedikte Danielsen, Norwegian Film Institute
• Cecilie Semec, film photographer and this year’s Edith Carlmar Award winner
• Silje Riise-Næss, Talent Norge
• Anne Gjelsvik, NTNU Film Professor (Moderator)

The symposium is a collaboration between Kosmorama, Cinemateket in Trondheim, and Midtnorsk Filmsenter, with support from Fritt Ord.