Nordic Noir

I'm happy to announce that nordic_noir is now an affiliate community of smallfandombang! Thanks goes to the mod there, spikedluv. :)

Small Fandoms Bang is a big bang community for small fandoms. A big bang is a long fanfic (≈ more than 10.000 words). Writing a long story can be something of a challenge and even more if you are writing for a small fandom, and so the smallfandombang community is there to provide encouragement, help and cheer-leading to make you reach your writing goals. And as the nordic_noir fandoms are generally small and have much too few big bangs (in my opinion :D), the community could be very useful for Nordic Noir fans. So go for it: that longfic your plotbunnies have been nibbling at!

It's sad to know that Kalde Hjerter (Cold Hearts), with premiere today: March 30., will be the last Veum-movie, at least for a while. Here is a trailer (in Norwegian):

Kalde Hjerter is the last in a series of 12 Varg-Veum-movies and to my knowledge, no more is planned at the moment. ;_; This last one is directed by Trond Espen Seim, the actor who plays Varg Veum.

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As have been thoroughly announced, [Poll #1826765]

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Aslak Nore and Asbjørn Slettemark are two Norwegian journalists and editors that also have their own crime blog. As they have good connections, their blog is filled with newsworthy articles, authors, actors and interesting stuff for the Nordic crime connoisseur. The blog is in Norwegian.

OP-5 - En blogg om tv, film og krimlitteratur

From their blurb: "…men mest av alt håper vi du liker nerding rundt krim og thriller og spionhistorier like mye som oss, og kommer med tilbakemeldinger i kommentarfeltene."

Nordic Noir is a fan community for all fans of Nordic crime literature, movies, tv-series, audio productions etc. All kinds of fandom-related activities: thoughts, fanworks, news, vids, fanfiction, slash fiction, picspams, promoposts, etc. are welcome here, in posts and and in comments. Squeeing is highly encouraged!

Haven't heard of Nordic Noir? Some of the genre's best known characters are Kurt Wallander, Martin Beck, Varg Veum, Harry Hole, Listbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist (The Millennium Trilogy/The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), all created by authors from Nordic countries. Check the community's List of Interests for even more popular names from Nordic Noir.

A few posting rules:
- Posting and commenting language is English, to overcome language barriers. Linking to posts and pages in Nordic languages is approved and encouraged, as long as you provide an explanation in English also.
- Trolling and flaming will lead to expulsion from the community. Please use common sense and play nice. :)
- Adult-rated material must be hidden behind an LJ-cut and thoroughly warned for.
- Longish and picture heavy posts must be hidden behind an LJ-cut.
- Introduction posts are encouraged, but not obligatory.
- Ask the mod when in doubt.

Please help spread the word to all Nordic noir-fans, and happy posting!

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