Here’s a first report from Tromsø and the first installment of what I hope will be a regularly posted (weekly?) video blog that will be on YouTube and will also turn up here:
Opening night film was The Passion of Joan of Arc, with score by Matti Bye. Friday found me up bright and early for a pair of school shows for local 5th graders.
Here are photos of the cinema the festival is held in:
Here is the view of the street the theater is on called Storgata, a walking street (no cars):
Accompanied some polar exploration films this afternoon, and saw a newly discovered/restored 1915 Mauritz Still film (score by Matti Bye) and the Danish sci-fi film A Trip to Mars. Will post more tomorrow…