Rising Norwegian writer-director Anders Emblem, whose “A Human Position” debuted at the Tromsø, Rotterdam and San Sebastian festivals in 2022 before inking a global deal with Mubi, has reteamed with promising actor Amalie Ibsen Jensen for his third film, “Also a Life.”
A Human Position – Trailer (2022)
The Norwegian feature film, which is in development and will be presented at the Nordic Co-Production Market on August 21 in Haugesund, Norway, is produced by the talented Elisa Fernanda Pirir (Stær Film), who collaborates with award-winning international directors such as Luis Alejandro Yero ("Calls from Moscow"), Laura Mora ("The Kings of the World"), Nabil Ayouch ("Everybody Loves Touda") and Ernst de Geer ("The Hypnosis").
The Guatemalan-born Norwegian producer said she first became aware of Emblem's work when his second film, "A Human Position" (hailed by The Guardian reviewer Peter Bradshaw as an "elegant, beautifully framed drama with Murakami-esque cat cameos") opened the 2022 Tromsø International Film Festival.
Pirir said: “I was amazed by such a refreshing new Nordic voice; “A Human Position” was both moving, funny and cleverly constructed. Since then, Anders and I have become good friends. We are both cinephiles and cat lovers!”
