Dancing Queen (2023 film)

Dancing Queen
Directed byAurora Langaas Gossé
Written bySilje Holtet Robsahm
Produced byThomas Robsahm
StarringAnne Marit Jacobsen, Andrea Bræin Hovig, Cengiz Al, Anders Baasmo, Frida Ånnevik, Viljar Knutsen Bjaadal
CinematographyÅsmund Hasli
Edited byHelge Billing
Music byMimmi Tamba
Production
company
Amarcord
Distributed byScandinavian Film Distribution
Release dates
  • February 18, 2023 (2023-02-18) (Berlin Film Festival)[1]
  • March 10, 2023 (2023-03-10) (Norway)[1]
Running time
92 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian

Dancing Queen is a 2023 Norwegian family film directed by Aurora Gossé. The film is Gossé's first feature film as a director.[2] Liv Elvira Kippersund Larsson plays the lead role as 12-year-old Mina, who falls in love with a young hip hop artist who starts at the same school, and therefore tries to join his dance group, in spite her inability to dance.[3]

The film had its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival on February 18, 2023 and its Norwegian theatrical premiere on March 10 of the same year.[4] It was named best children's film at the Norwegian Film Institute's 2023 Amanda Award (Norwegian Wikipedia: Amandaprisen 2023).[5][6] Dancing Queen also won the award for best comedy at the BUFF children's film festival in Malmö, the audience award at the Seattle International Film Festival and the ECFA award for best European children's film at the Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival, all in 2023.[7][8] It was nominated for the Crystal Bear for best children's and youth film at the Berlin Film Festival.[4]

Cast

  • Liv Elvira Kippersund Larsson as Mina
  • Viljar Knutsen Bjaadal as Edwin, alias the artist E.D. Win
  • Anne Marit Jacobsen as Mina's maternal grandmother
  • Andrea Bræin Hovig as Anne Berit, Mina's mother
  • Cengiz Al as Shaan, dance teacher
  • Anders Baasmo as Ove, Mina's father
  • Sturla Harbitz as Markus
  • Frida Ånnevik as apprentice

Sequel

A sequel, Dancing Queen in Hollywood, screened on May 16, 2025 at the Seattle International Film Festival,[9][10] and opened in Norway on September 25, 2025.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference no.wikipedia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Gir deg gåsehud" [Gives you goosebumps]. dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  3. ^ "Dancing Queen". p3.no (in Norwegian). 2023-03-18. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  4. ^ a b "Norsk regissørdebutant kan vinne krystallbjørn i Berlin" [Norwegian directorial debutant may win Crystal Bear in Berlin]. nfi.no. 2023-01-18. Archived from the original on 2023-07-17. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  5. ^ "Dette er vinnerne av Amandaprisen 2023" [These are the winners of the 2023 Amanda Awards]. nrk.no. 2023-08-19. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  6. ^ Redaksjonen [editorial staff] (19 August 2023). "Her er årets Amanda-priser: Ole Giævers Ellos eatnu – La elva leve vant beste kinofilm" [Here are this year's Amanda Awards: Ole Giæver's Ellos eatnu – La elva leve won best feature film]. Montages.no. Montages AS. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Priser til norske filmer" [Awards for Norwegian films]. nfi.no. Archived from the original on 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  8. ^ "Prisvinnere i Kristiansand" [Award winners in Kristiansand]. rushprint.no. 2023-04-30. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  9. ^ "Dancing Queen in Hollywood". Seattle International Film Festival. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  10. ^ Peterson, Blake (March 26, 2025). "SIFF 2025 Announces First 6 Titles". 425 Magazine. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  11. ^ "Dancing Queen in Hollywood". Internet Movie Database. release dates.
  12. ^ "Dancing Queen in Hollywood". Norwegian Film Institute (in English and Norwegian). Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  1. ^ "Dancing Queen (film)". no.Wikipedia.org (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Dancing Queen". Seattle International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2023-05-12. Tuesday, May 16, 2023 . . . Wednesday, May 17, 2023
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