He has a background as newspaper and magazine editor – for 30 years. He is the editor of our ‘cinepolitical’ documentary magazine Modern Times Review (since 2017).
From 2015-2027 he has been editor/publisher of NY TID (modern times), a Norwegian quarterly non-fiction printed book magazine.
HISTORY: Previous publisher and editor-in-chief of Morgenbladet in Oslo (1993–2003) and Le Monde diplomatique (2003-2013). He was also previously editor of the magazine DOX at EDN for 4 years. Here an old selection will be available in some time (Norwegian/English)…
Latest articles in Modern Times Review:
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– We should never have signed
HANAN ASHRAWI: In 1991, Hanan Ashrawi helped establish the Oslo Process, but withdrew because the balance of power between the parties was too lopsided. The Oslo Accords ended in failure, but Norway can still play a role, she says when we meet her at the PLO headquarters.
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Eyal Sivan – Masterclass
Interview made by Truls Lie. The Israeli filmmaker Eyal Sivan talks about his films on Israel, and other projects like what he did with Jean-Luc Godard.
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Acts of Love
EGIL A. WYLLER: In a warm summer month when most people want to relax, go for a swim, enjoy life and get away from the seriousness of everyday life, we ask Egil A. Wyller, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, about his quest for the beyond.
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Albert Maysles – on film directing
This interview was done in Norway, May 2013, at the Nordic Doc film festival. The festival screened a lot of his and his brother’s films, like Grey Gardens and the one on Rolling Stones.
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A tendency and some expectations
EDITORIAL: After my four years as editor, let me end by sharing two perspectives.
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THE INTELLIGENT SMILE
Selected from 350 hours of film archives, the film on Swedish politician Olof Palme shows him in several interesting political situations. I do miss some deeper insights into a few of those situations, but the multiplicity of the film should definitely satisfy a large audience, or new generations.
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The winners’ recollection
A nation’s collective recollection forms its expectations. A dialogue between past and presence is implicit in Patrico Guzman’s films on Chile’s recent past, whilst Mexico’s Diego Gutiérrez and Sarah Polley from Canada discuss their own and parents’ memories. The truth is cleansing, but we all need interpretations or rewrites in order to cope with the…
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Incarcerated Women
Suppression come in many forms. A collection of screenings at February’s Berlinale, portrayed various female destinies.
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TEL AVIV 2012: Reconciliation?
What can a film festival in Tel Aviv teach us about the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians?
Some favourite essays:
The Specific Intellectual
In memory of Marker
POV: The War of the spirit
THOUGHT MADE VISIBLE: The movie auteurs
