Mon 24 March 2025

Q&A with director Tommy Gulliksen and Paul Kruis

Before the screening, there will be a welcome by Klasja van de Ridder, Head of Representation at the European Commission.

After the screening of Facing War, there will be an in-depth conversation with director Tommy Gulliksen and Paul Kruis, policy officer at the Directorate General for the Defence Industry and Space.

Moderated by Nienke de la Rive Box.

Tommy Gulliksen has a long track record as a documentary maker and has followed Jens Stoltenberg for several years. He is best known for his award-winning documentary trilogy about the devastating terrorist attack on the Norwegian island of Utøya on 22 July 2011. Together with other filmmakers, he founded the production company Norsk Fjernsyn AS in Oslo in 2013. Besides his work as a producer and director, Tommy Gulliksen has been a lecturer in journalism at the University of Oslo since 2003. 

Language: English

This programme is presented in partnership with the European Commission Representation in the Netherlands.

Facing War

Tommy Gulliksen, 100 minutes
Grand Jury Documentary Dutch premiere Subtitles EN
A political documentary with a unique inside look at NATO’s leadership during Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine. As Western unity wavers, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg extends his tenure for one final year, vowing to support President Zelensky “for as long as it takes.” But with NATO decisions requiring unanimity, h...

Speakers

Paul Kruis

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Nienke de la Rive Box

moderator

Tommy Gulliksen

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