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State Of Happiness
''State of Happiness'' ( no, Lykkeland) is a Norwegian period drama television series about the discovery of oil in the North Sea, and subsequent growth of the petroleum industry in Stavanger, beginning in 1969. It is directed by Petter Næss and Pål Jackman and is coproduced by NRK and Maipo Film. Its first season premiered on NRK1 in 2018, and is set during the years 1969 to 1972. Its second season, covering the years 1977 to 1980, premiered in 2022. A third season, covering the years 1987 to 1990, was ordered in October 2022, with filming commencing in March 2023. The series has drawn comparisons to the American period drama ''Mad Men.'' Cast and characters *Anne Regine Ellingsæter as Anna Hellevik, a secretary and Christian's fiancée *Amund Harboe as Christian Nyman (season 1), an oil rig diver and Anna's fiancé *Paal Herman Ims as Christian Nyman (season 2) *Bart Edwards as Jonathan Kay, a lawyer from Phillips Petroleum Company *Malene Wadel as Toril Torstensen, a young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historical Drama
A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romance film, romances, adventure films, and swashbucklers. A period piece may be set in a vague or general era such as the Middle Ages, or a specific period such as the Roaring Twenties, or the recent past. Scholarship Films set in historical times have always been some of the most popular works. D. W. Griffith's ''The Birth of a Nation'' and Buster Keaton's ''The General (1926 film), The General'' are examples of popular early American works set during the U.S. Civil War. In different eras different subgenres have risen to popularity, such as the westerns and sword and sandal films that dominated North American cinema in the 1950s. The ''costume drama'' is often separated as a genre of historical dramas. Early critics defined them as films focusing on romance and relation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Fergus
Adam Fergus is an Irish film, television and stage actor. Early life Born in Drogheda, County Louth and raised in the nearby village of Laytown, he is the son of a nurse and a recruitment specialist. He attended Clongowes College before going to University College Dublin, and was part of the 'Dramsoc' (Imperial College Dramatic Society). He achieved an honours degree. He then attended the Gaiety School of Acting, Dublin in 2003. Career His film and television credits include roles in the television series '' Proof'', '' The Clinic'', '' Trouble in Paradise'' and '' Clean Break'', and the films '' Inside I'm Dancing'', ''Happy Ever Afters'', '' Satellites and Meteorites'', and '' The F Word''. He had a starring role as an Irish Canadian in the Canadian comedy-drama series ''Being Erica''. He began appearing on the CW series ''Supernatural'' in its twelfth season as Mick Davies, a member of the British Men of Letters. His stage roles have included productions of Les Liaisons Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Drama Television Series
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the two official written forms: **Bokmål, literally "book language", used by 85–90% of the population of Norway **Nynorsk, literally "New Norwegian", used by 10–15% of the population of Norway *The Norwegian Sea Norwegian or may also refer to: Norwegian *Norwegian Air Shuttle, an airline, trading as Norwegian **Norwegian Long Haul, a defunct subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, flying long-haul flights *Norwegian Air Lines, a former airline, merged with Scandinavian Airlines in 1951 *Norwegian coupling, used for narrow-gauge railways *Norwegian Cruise Line, a cruise line *Norwegian Elkhound, a canine breed. *Norwegian Forest cat, a domestic feline breed *Norwegian Red, a breed of dairy cattle *Norwegian Township, Schuylkill County, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Series Set In The 1970s
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. Television became available in crude experimental forms in the late 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion.Diggs-Brown, Barbara (2011''Strategic Public Relations: Audience Focused Practice''p. 48 In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countries. The availability of various types of archival stora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Shows Set In Norway
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. Television became available in crude experimental forms in the late 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion.Diggs-Brown, Barbara (2011''Strategic Public Relations: Audience Focused Practice''p. 48 In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countries. The availability of various types of archival storag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times
''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (founded in 1821) are published by Times Newspapers, since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK, in turn wholly owned by News Corp. ''The Times'' and ''The Sunday Times'', which do not share editorial staff, were founded independently and have only had common ownership since 1966. In general, the political position of ''The Times'' is considered to be centre-right. ''The Times'' is the first newspaper to have borne that name, lending it to numerous other papers around the world, such as ''The Times of India'', ''The New York Times'', and more recently, digital-first publications such as TheTimesBlog.com (Since 2017). In countries where these other titles are popular, the newspaper is often referred to as , or as , although the newspaper is of nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topic Studios
''Topic Studios'' is an American film production company owned by First Look Media. The company is known for producing films '' Leave No Trace'' (2018), ''Luce'' (2019), '' The Climb'' (2019), ''The Mauritanian'' (2021). The company also produces television shows including '' Love Fraud'' (2020) and '' 100 Foot Wave'' (2021). History In June 2017, it was announced First Look Media would be launching a film and television production and distribution company ''Topic Studios''. The company's first film was ''Roman J. Israel, Esq.'' directed by Dan Gilroy, starring Denzel Washington and released in November 2017, by Columbia Pictures. In December 2020, Topic Studios signed a first look deal with ''The Population'', a production company owned by Mynette Louie Mynette Louie is an American film producer of Chinese descent. She was nominated for a Primetime Emmy and Critics Choice Award in 2018 for HBO's ''The Tale'', won the 2015 Independent Spirit Awards John Cassavetes Award for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte-Carlo Television Festival
The Monte-Carlo Television Festival is held every year in June in the Monaco, Principality of Monaco at the Grimaldi Forum, under the Honorary Presidency of H.S.H. Albert II, Prince of Monaco, Prince Albert II of Monaco. The opening ceremony inaugurates each new edition, introducing the jury members overseeing each project in competition. The evening includes a preview screening of a television program. Open to the public, the festival also offers opportunities to meet international stars, attend TV series "behind the scenes" conferences, public screenings and autograph signing sessions. The Golden Nymph Awards Ceremony, reveals the winners of the best in TV programming from around the world in front of an audience of more than a thousand guests. History By creating the Festival de Télévision de Monte-Carlo in 1961, Prince Rainier III of Monaco, wished to "encourage a new art form, in the service of peace and understanding between men". Monaco's international status ideall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Canneseries
The inaugural edition of Cannes International Series Festival is a television festival that took place from 4 to 11 April 2018 in Cannes, France. Danish actress Sidse Babett Knudsen served as the patron of the festival edition. Israel-Colombian drama series '' When Heroes Fly'' won the Best Series of the festival. Juries The following juries were named for the festival. Competition * Harlan Coben, American writer, Jury President * Paula Beer, German actress *Audrey Fouché, French director and screenwriter * Melisa Sözen, Turkish actress *Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Chilean-Canadian composer *Michael K. Williams, American actor Short Form Competition *Adi Shankar, American actor *Jessica Barden, English actress *Ed Solomon, American screenwriter and director Official selection In competition The following series were selected to compete: Short Form Competition The following series were selected to compete: Out of competition The following series were screened out of compet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gullruten
Gullruten ("Golden Screen") is an annual award for the Norwegian TV industry, founded in 1998 by ''Norske Film- og TV-produsenters forening''. The awarding committee has representatives from the major national TV companies, NRK, TV 2, TV3 and TVNorge. In 1998, the show was hosted by Nadia Hasnaoui, and from 1999 to 2012, by Dorthe Skappel. From 2013, the show has been hosted by Henriette Steenstrup and John Brungot. The prize categories have varied over the years. Some of the categories that have been awarded are: Best Entertainment Program, Best Reality, Best Documentary Soap, Best TV Drama, Best Comedy Show, Best Children's or Youth Program, Best Magazine- or Life Style Program, Best Fact- or Actuality Program, Best TV Documentary, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Female Television Presenter and Best Male Television Presenter. 2018 Awards * «Best Entertainment Program»: Truls Ala Helstrøm * ''Beste konkurransedrevne Reality:'' ''Alt for Norge'' * «Best Reality»: '' Ram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mayors Of Stavanger
This is a list of mayors of Stavanger. {, class="wikitable sortable" ! Term ! Mayor , - , 1837–1838 , , Jonas Schanche Kielland , - , 1839 , , Ole Helliesen , - , 1840 , , Mathias Wilhelm Eckhoff , - , 1841–1842 , , Jonas Schanche Kielland , - , 1843–1844 , , Magnus Andreas Gjør , - , 1845 , , Jens Jensen , - , 1846 , , Bernt Hamre , - , 1847–1850 , , Hans Julius Hammer , - , 1851 , , Jens Jensen , - , 1852–1859 , , Nils Fredrik Severin Thambs , - , 1859–1860 , , Jacob Jørgen Kastrup Sømme , - , 1861–1862 , , Henrik Andreas Zetlitz Lassen , - , 1863 , , Andreas Høy , - , 1864–1865 , , Henrik Andreas Zetlitz Lassen , - , 1866 , , Lauritz Wilhelm Hansen , - , 1867–1868 , , Henrik Andreas Zetlitz Lassen , - , 1869 , , Jacob Jørgen Kastrup Sømme , - , 1870–1871 , , Jacob Kielland , - , 1872 , , Johannes Steen , - , 1873 , , Henrik Oluf Andreas Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arne Rettedal
Arne Rettedal (25 July 1926 – 28 December 2001) was Norwegian engineer, businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party. He is best known as the Minister of Local Government and Labour from 1981 to 1986, mayor of Stavanger from 1965 to 1967 and 1972 to 1981 and county mayor of Rogaland from 1988 to 1991. He was born in Madla as a son of farmer Ola Rettedal (1882–1956) and Rakel Kristine Berge (1884–1963). He finished his secondary education in 1947, and enrolled at the Norwegian Institute of Technology where he graduated in engineering in 1957. He worked four years as an engineer before he started his own consulting company. Within local politics, he was a member of Madla municipal council from 1960 to 1964, serving as mayor in the last year. From 1965 to 1981 he was a member of Stavanger city council, serving as mayor from 1965 to 1967 and 1972 to 1981. He was also a member of Rogaland county council from 1967 to 1981, serving as deputy county mayor from 1967 to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
