Haugesund is Norway's film town. The Norwegian International Film Festival has been held here since 1973, and in 2015 the city decided it needed its own Walk of Fame. Granite blocks with the outline of the Amanda statue, Norway's answer to the Oscar, are set into the pavement on Haraldsgata near the intersection with Nygata.
Each year during the film festival in August, one male and one female actor receive their stone. The first were Kristoffer Joner and Ane Dahl Torp in 2015. The stones are 60 by 60 centimetres each.
The result, to be frank, is a bit underwhelming. There are currently very few stones, and they are set into the middle of a pedestrian crossing where most people walk right over them without noticing. It will take several more decades, possibly centuries, before this resembles anything like the Hollywood version. But the festival itself is a genuine event. Crown Prince Håkon is its patron, the awards ceremony takes place at Festiviteten concert hall, and screenings happen at the historic Edda Kino.
The festival runs in the second half of August. If you happen to be in town then, it adds real atmosphere. Outside the festival, you are looking at a few stones in the ground.
Each year during the film festival in August, one male and one female actor receive their stone. The first were Kristoffer Joner and Ane Dahl Torp in 2015. The stones are 60 by 60 centimetres each.
The result, to be frank, is a bit underwhelming. There are currently very few stones, and they are set into the middle of a pedestrian crossing where most people walk right over them without noticing. It will take several more decades, possibly centuries, before this resembles anything like the Hollywood version. But the festival itself is a genuine event. Crown Prince Håkon is its patron, the awards ceremony takes place at Festiviteten concert hall, and screenings happen at the historic Edda Kino.
The festival runs in the second half of August. If you happen to be in town then, it adds real atmosphere. Outside the festival, you are looking at a few stones in the ground.