Viking Magazine - May 2013 - 46

Q&A
Oscar-Nominated Producer
Bringing award-winning projects to audiences worldwide,
Synnøve Hørsdal is a key player in the Norwegian fi lm industry.
BY CLAIRE DAVIDSON
ynnøve Hørsdal is one of
Norway's most soughtafter
fi lm producers.
Her production company,
Maipo Film, has been churning
out award-winning projects
for more than a decade.
In fact, it only took one year
after Maipo's creation in 2000
for Hørsdal and her team to
produce an Oscar-nominated
fi lm, " Elling. " Maipo's 2011
production, " Happy, Happy "
recently won the prestigious
World Cinema Grand Jury Prize
at the Sundance Film Festival.
Hørsdal, a mother of two, is
now busy working on the fi lm
adaptation of Jo Nesbø's children's
book, " Doctor Proctor's
Fart Powder. " Viking spoke
with Hørsdal about her love of
fi lm and what it's like to run her
own production company.
S
ing art history or go back to fi lm.
I realized I had to go back to
fi lm, so I got my master's degree
in fi lm production.
Q What are some challenges
of running your own production
company?
A It's anything from not
having enough productions to
having too many productions.
Unfortunately, the projects don't
spread out evenly, so it's about
fi nding a balance between having
enough projects in development
and being a company that
executes those productions well.
As opposed to Hollywood,
where they tend to use different
companies for the various ends
of production, in Norway, we do
it all. We develop, produce and
sell the fi lms.
Q How did you get started in
the fi lm industry?
A Like a lot of young people, I
had an idea that I really wanted
to work in fi lm, but I didn't
know how. Oftentimes when you
think of fi lm, you think of being
a director, so that was my fi rst
thought. At the time, we didn't
have a national fi lm school in
Norway, so I studied art history.
At one point, I had to decide
whether I would continue study46
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Q What is a typical day like
when you're in the midst of
a big production?
A There really is no typical day,
but I spend a lot of time in meetings
talking with scriptwriters and
working on revisions of scripts.
Now, in the position I'm in, I
spend less time on the actual execution
of the production; that's
usually someone else in the day
to day. I oversee the editing in the
end. I meet with fi nanciers, and
I'm often traveling.
Q What
attracts you
to a project?
A I like to work
with certain directors. Anne
Sewitsky, who directed " Happy,
Happy, " is a director I really love
for her humor. There is a seriousness
to that fi lm, but I think it
did so well in the United States
because of the humor. Right
now I'm also trying to get the
fi rst proper political thriller in a
Norwegian setting produced.
Q What's your favorite fi lm?
A I think different fi lms have
been my favorite at different
times. I thought " Winter's Bone "
was great. I can think of nothing
better than sitting down with
" The Godfather "
trilogy-it will
take you away for
a while and give
you a break.
Name: Synnøve
Hørsdal
Title:
CEO, producer/
managing director
for Maipo Film
Origin:
Arendal, Norway
Movie credits:
" Jonny Vang "
" Happy, Happy "
" Elling "
http://www.sonsofnorway.com

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