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Norwegian Filmmakers in Bit Pazar

Award winning Norwegian director Marius Holst has this week been filming in the Bit Pazar of Skopje's old town. The story is a father-son drama and the plot takes the characters both to Kosovo and Norway.

26/06/2006 :: Marius Holst graduated from International Film School London in 1990. His debut was the short movie "Visiting Hours" which won awards both in Norway and England. His first feature film was "Cross my Heart and Hope to Die" (1994) that won the Blue Angel Prize in Berlin. His second feature "Dragonflies" (2001) also won great acclaim from critics world wide.

 

Picture from filming in Bit Pazar.

 

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Producer petter Borgli directs the crew.Photo: Roger Bruland

Heavy equipment is hauled around the narrow street corners.Photo: Roger Bruland

Director Marius Holst (left) is giving directions to the actor playing the Norwegian KFOR soldier (middle). Norwegian embassy representative Bjørnar Teigen (right) observes.Photo: Roger Bruland

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