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Húsavík launches Oscar campaign

Mar 04, 2021

Yes, we are really campaigning for an Oscar nomination.

Óskar
Óskar Óskarsson wishes to welcome another Oscar to town.

We have a chance of winning an Oscar, and now we are campaigning for a nomination! The ballad “Husavik – My Hometown” has become an anthem for our town and is shortlisted for best original song at the 93rd Academy Award. 

The plot of the campaign video is brilliant, local man Óskar Óskarsson takes us through Húsavík. He stops to pay the elves a visit, and talks about how excited the locals are for the upcoming Academy Awards. 
Currently, Óskar is the only Óskar in town but he is looking for another one in Húsavík to share this wonderful name with.

Like in all better movies there is a bad guy, in this case it is the one and only Olaf Yohansson, or you may know him as the “Jaja Ding Dong guy”. He is angry as always, and especially now because his tune is not being played. 
jaja ding dong eurovision

The campaign video is a message from Húsavík to the world. Help us get the nomination and spread the word.


We can't wait until the 15th of March when it becomes clear which five songs will be nominated, until then we recommend checking out this fantastic and innovative campaign on its official website
An Óskar for Húsavík



Campaign video credits


Writers
Leonardo Piccione
Rafnar Orri Gunnarsson
and Örlygur Hnefill Örlygsson


Directed by
 Jenný Lára Arnórsdóttir
Assistant director 
Kristín Lea Sigríðardóttir

Sigurður Illugason as Óskar Óskarsson
Hannes Óli Ágústsson as Ólaf Yohansson
Leonardo Piccione as the postman
Guðrún Einarsdóttir as fisherwoman
Örlygur Hnefill Örlygsson as fisherman


Óskar for Húsavík is a project by the people of Húsavík, with help from the Húsavík Theater CompanySahara and Íslandsstofa. The project is in no way affiliated with Netflix or the writers of the film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.


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