SCREENDAILY: Tuva Novotny's 'Blind Spot' wins at CPH PIX
After its world premiere in Toronto and best actress prize in San Sebastian, Tuva Novotny’s debut feature Blind Spot has now picked up the New Talent Grand PIX, with a cash prize worth $7,000 (€6,000), at CPH PIX in Copenhagen.
Novotny, a Swedish actress living in Denmark, directed her first feature in Norway. Shot in one real-time take, the story follows a troubled teenage girl and her parents responding to a crisis.
The jury was...
'Blind Spot': Screen Daily San Sebastian Review
Dir/scr. Tuva Novotny. Norway. 2018. 98 mins
A stunning directorial debut from the actress Tuva Novotny
Is there something in the air in Norway? Perhaps it’s no coincidence that two of the most harrowing and powerful films of 2018 have come from there, both dealing with teenagers in intensely traumatic situations, and both using audaciously immersive long-take techniques. One of those films was Erik Poppe’s U- July 22, about the Utoya...
Cineuropa Review: Blind Spot
SAN SEBASTIÁN 2018: Tuva Novotny’s excellent directorial debut looks at mental health and questions cinematic language.
Swedish actress Tuva Novotny’s directorial debut, Blind Spot, playing in competition at the San Sebastián Film Festival, demonstrates that her acumen extends to both sides of the camera. Told in real time, in one take, the story starts at a handball game, where the camera sits in a single spot by the substitutes’ bench as the girls jog in...
PRESS RELEASE: BLIND SPOT ACTRESS, PIA TJELTA TAKES HOME THE SILVER SHELL FOR BEST ACTRESS AT THE 66TH SAN SEBASTIÁN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
We are extremely proud to announce that Pia Tjelta has just been awarded with the Silver Shell for Best Actress at the 66th San Sebastián International Film Festival for her performance in Tuva Novotny’s directorial debut, BLIND SPOT.
Actress Pia Tjelta says to TrustNordisk: “I am endlessly thankful to be recognized in such a humbling setting, amongst so many actresses I deeply admire. I am completely overwhelmed, and most of all thankful...
THE GLOBE: BLIND SPOT REVIEW
Elevator pitch: The Virgin Suicides meets the best scene from True Detective Season 1
If you want instant cinematic buzz, you could do worse than making a “one-shot” film – a full-length feature either shot in a single long take or edited to appear as such. Yet the past five years have been so filthy with one-shots – from Bushwick to Birdman – that the novelty is wearing thin, especially if that’s the only trick up the director’s sleeve....
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