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NorCham LA in the Media
On September 13, 2023, the Norwegian-American, USA’s oldest and only Norwegian newspaper, published an op-ed by NorCham LA president Erik Steigen about business networking and differences in doing business in the U.S. and in Norway. Click the image to read the PDF newspaper article.
Thanks to Editor-In-Chief Lori Ann Reinhall and The Norwegian American.
Eirik Tveiten on his LGTBQ+ themed Oscar Nominated Short: “It is about Accepting People”
Actor Axel Barø Aasen, Producer Heidi Arnesen, writer and director Eirik Tveiten, actress Ola Hoemsnes Sandum and Producer Gaute Lid Larssen.
What do we do when we see people being harassed right in front of us? Do we stand up for them? Or do we let others take that responsibility? That is the question at the heart of Eirik Tveiten’s short film Night Ride, nominated for an Oscar in the short film category.
“It is quite common that people in the Nordic countries mind their own business,” says Norwegian writer and director Eirik Tveiten, who is at the Academy Museum with his film team for a brunch event with the Norwegian Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles. “They keep a social distance and are quite good at that. Things can happen right in front of them and people turn their heads the other way.”
The film's main character is Ebba (Sigrid Kandal Husjord), who is waiting for a ride home in the late hours. It is dark, it is winter, and it is freezing. When the tram arrives and the driver tells her that she needs to wait in the cold for thirty minutes while he goes to the bathroom, she decides to board the tram anyway and ends up highjacking it. The story takes an unexpected turn when a transgender woman, Ariel (Ola Hoemsnes Sandum), enters the tram and a man starts harassing her. What now?
Read full article here from GoldenGlobes.com
Watch “Night Ride” (Nattrikken):
Nattrikken-teamet er klare for Oscar-utdeling
Norske Nattrikken kan vinne Oscar for beste kortfilm. Nå er regissør og produsenter i Hollywood og lader opp til utdelingen søndag.
10.03.2023
Regissør Eirik Tveiten med produsentene Heidi Arnesen og Gaute Lid Larssen under lunsjen på The Academy Museum, arrangert av det norske handelskammeret i Los Angeles. Foto: Anne Mette Johnsen/Cylinder Production.
Regissør Eirik Tveiten og produsentene Gaute Lid Larssen og Heidi Arnesen deltok onsdag på seminaret Nordic Oscar Week, som første post på programmet i en travel Oscar-uke.
Fredag deltar regissør Erik Tveiten og produsent Heidi Arnesen i panelet ved presentasjonen av de Oscar-nominerte kortfilmene på Oscar-akademiet.
Kortfilmen Nattrikken er nominert til Oscar i klassen Best Short Film - Live Action. Dette er første gang en norsk kortfilm kan vinne Oscar i denne klassen.
Les hele artikkelen på Norsk Filminstitutt sin website.
Article in The Norwegian American about Green Connections and Blue Tech Week 2019
The Norwegian American’s Editor-In-Chief, Lori Ann Reinhall, asked NACC LA’s president Erik Steigen to write an article for the paper about Blue Tech Week and Green Connections in San Diego in November 2019. The article was published on January 8. To read the entire article online, click here: Blue Tech Week in San Diego.
Nettavisen article about NACC LA event
On December 1, 2019, Norway’s online newspaper, Nettavisen, published an extensive article by LA-based reporter Harald Fjelddalen based on NACC LA’s ‘Strategy and Tactics of an Oscar® Campaign’ event at American Film Institute on October 22, 2019.
To read the article in Norwegian, click here.
For a Google translation to English of this article, click here.
Photo: Harald Fjelddalen, Nettavisen.
The Norwegian AmericaN feature article about NACC LA
In their January 11, 2019 issue, The Norwegian American interviewed NACC LA president Erik Steigen about starting up the new NACC chapter. Thank you to journalist Michael Kleiner. To read the article online, click here: NACC Chapter opens in Los Angeles.
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NACC LA and Scandinavian Film Festival L.A. enter into Strategic Partnership Agreement
James Koenig has run the Scandinavian Film Festival L.A. (“SFFLA”) for over 20 years, and what started with “build it and they will come” has now become “Top Films from the Top of Europe,” with screenings of award-winning films from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Baltic neighbors Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. Many of the films screened at SFFLA are Oscar®-submissions from the respective countries, and SFFLA has established itself as the premium place to watch great and current cinema over two weekends at the beginning of each year.
“It is our pleasure to collaborate with SFFLA, and completely in line with our philosophy of community building and forming alliances,” says NACC LA president, Erik Steigen. “We look forward to doing our part to raise further awareness of this great festival in our network.”
NACC LA announces AmCham Norway as Strategic Partner
We are happy to announce AmCham Norway as our latest strategic partner! 🇳🇴🇺🇸
Our president, Erik Steigen, met with Managing Director of AmCham Norway, Jason Turflinger, in Oslo earlier this month. Our visions are aligned to promote transatlantic collaboration for the benefit of American and Norwegian entrepreneurs and businesses.
The American Chamber of Commerce Norway (AmCham Norway) serves over 250 American member companies and are doing a great job for American businesses in Norway. Jason, Tyler and the rest of AmCham Norway are a valuable resource and partner for us, and we really appreciate their encouragement and support as we continue to grow NACC LA.
NACC LA welcomes Scandinavian Center at Nansen Field as Community Partner Member
We are very happy to announce SCAN as our newest Community Partner Member!
For decades, Nansen Field has provided Norwegians, Scandinavians and Brits a beautiful home in Rolling Hills Estates (Palos Verdes), with annual activities such as Norwegian 17. mai celebration on the first Sunday after May 17, Swedish Midsummer party, Christmas Party and club activities for clubs such as The Norwegian Fish Club at Nansen Field.
SCAN (Scandinavian Center at Nansen Field) is the entity with the overall responsibility to maintain, develop and financially operate Nansen Field.
SCAN’s Mission is to share our common Nordic heritage while preserving individual cultural diversity.
NACC LA welcomes the Norwegian Seamen’s Church Los Angeles / San Pedro as Community Partner Member
We are proud to announce the Norwegian Seamen’s Church Los Angeles / San Pedro as our first Community Partner Member!
For over 75 years, the church in San Pedro has been a pillar for the Norwegian community, and for years it has also been the home of the Swedish Church in LA.
The church is located 30-40 minutes from Santa Monica and Hollywood. They offer weekly Sunday Service, a variety of activities for young and old, coffee, Norwegian waffles, Norwegian “risengrynsgrøt” (rice porridge) every Saturday, lots of Norwegian food, candy and artifacts in their store, a nice outdoor area and playground, and a swimming pool where kids of all ages can enjoy themselves on sunny days. And, their language classes in Norwegian start up again shortly!
Sjømannskirken – Norwegian Church Abroad, is a non-profit organization with a commission from the Parliament to serve Norwegians abroad. 28 churches serve as social and cultural meeting places for around 700.000 annually. In addition chaplains cover around 80 countries visiting Norwegian communities and students. Norwegian oil installations in the North Sea are also frequently visited by chaplains.
NACC LA enters into Strategic Partnership Agreement with the Finnish-American Chamber of Commerce San Diego
On August 15, 2019, the Finnish-American Chamber of Commerce San Diego (FACC SD) and the Norwegian American Chamber of Commerce Los Angeles (NACC LA) entered into a Strategic Partnership Agreement, signed by their respective presidents, to establish a formal collaboration between the two chambers to encourage cross-promotion and facilitation of information, contacts and networks in Southern California for Nordic professionals.
"For NACC LA, our new strategic partnership agreement with the Finnish-American Chamber of Commerce San Diego is a natural progression following our agreement with SACC San Diego last month,” says NACC LA president Erik Steigen. “The Nordic countries have so much in common, and together we are a force to be reckoned with. We are excited about collaborating with our Swedish and Finnish friends on Green Connections this November.”
NACC LA enters into Strategic Partnership Agreement with the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce San Diego
On July 23, 2019, the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce San Diego (SACC SD) and the Norwegian American Chamber of Commerce Los Angeles (NACC LA) entered into a Strategic Partnership Agreement, signed by their respective presidents, to establish a formal collaboration between the two chambers to encourage cross-promotion and facilitation of information, contacts and networks in Southern California for Scandinavian and Nordic professionals. As part of these efforts, SACC SD and NACC LA will work together to engage the Norwegian population in the San Diego area through business-related activities and events, and NACC LA will collaborate with SACC SD on its keynote event in November: Green Connections.
"For NACC LA, this new partnership with SACC San Diego aligns perfectly with our favorite acronym NACC: Networking, Alliances, Community and Collaboration," says Erik Steigen, president of NACC Los Angeles. "We appreciate the opportunity to collaborate with and learn from such an experienced and successful chamber of commerce, and we look forward to adding value to Green Connections and Blue Tech Week this November.”
