The Göteborg Film Festival has unveiled the 53 Nordic Films that will take part in the latest edition of the Nordic Film Market, running February 2 – 5. Scroll down for the list.
The line-up consists of 17 completed feature films, 15 works in progress, 11 films in development presented at the market’s co-financing platform Discovery, and another 10 features in development from up-and-coming Swedish creators at Talent to Watch.
The 2023 edition of Nordic Film Market will comprise a full on-site event in Göteborg alongside digital screenings on the festival’s dedicated industry platform. This year the festival has said close to 500 invited buyers, distributors, sales agents, producers, festival programmers, and other key industry delegates from 32 countries are expected to attend.
Elsewhere, the 17th edition of the TV Drama Vision summit will run February 1–2.
Göteborg will run January 27 – February 5. As previously announced, Holy Spider breakout Zar Amir Ebrahimi will head the jury of the festival’s Nordic Competition.
The line-up consists of 17 completed feature films, 15 works in progress, 11 films in development presented at the market’s co-financing platform Discovery, and another 10 features in development from up-and-coming Swedish creators at Talent to Watch.
The 2023 edition of Nordic Film Market will comprise a full on-site event in Göteborg alongside digital screenings on the festival’s dedicated industry platform. This year the festival has said close to 500 invited buyers, distributors, sales agents, producers, festival programmers, and other key industry delegates from 32 countries are expected to attend.
Elsewhere, the 17th edition of the TV Drama Vision summit will run February 1–2.
Göteborg will run January 27 – February 5. As previously announced, Holy Spider breakout Zar Amir Ebrahimi will head the jury of the festival’s Nordic Competition.
- 1/17/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Worst Person in the World” actor Anders Danielsen Lie and Gard B. Eidsvold (“Wisting”) are set to headline Erik Poppe’s “Quisling.” The film charts the last days of Vidkun Quisling, the former Prime Minister of Norway who was a notorious Nazi collaborator during World War II. The project also comprises a TV series which has been commissioned by TV2.
Danielsen Lie will play the priest Peder Olsen who acted as Quisling’s counselor in prison until he was executed on Oct. 24, 1945.
Set to start shooting this week, the film is produced by Paradox, Sf Studios’ Norwegian production company.
Both the film and series are expected to premiere in fall 2024. Sf Studios will distribute the film in the Nordics and REinvent handles international sales.
The project stems from extensive research and exclusive source material, including the diary written by the priest Peder Olsen from his days as Quisling’s confidante.
Danielsen Lie will play the priest Peder Olsen who acted as Quisling’s counselor in prison until he was executed on Oct. 24, 1945.
Set to start shooting this week, the film is produced by Paradox, Sf Studios’ Norwegian production company.
Both the film and series are expected to premiere in fall 2024. Sf Studios will distribute the film in the Nordics and REinvent handles international sales.
The project stems from extensive research and exclusive source material, including the diary written by the priest Peder Olsen from his days as Quisling’s confidante.
- 9/22/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Psychological drama is from the director of mass shooting feature ’Utoya - July 22’.
Norwegian filmmaker Erik Poppe is set to direct a period drama about infamous Norwegian prime minister and Nazi collaborator Vidkun Quisling.
Quisling will be produced by Paradox, Sf Studios’ Norwegian production company, which was run for many years by Poppe with producers Finn Gjerdrum and Stein B. Kvae.
The team describes the feature as a psychological drama. Quisling was eventually put on trial and executed for his collaboration with the Nazis during the Second World War.
Shooting will begin in late 2021 and Sf Studios will handle Nordic distribution.
Norwegian filmmaker Erik Poppe is set to direct a period drama about infamous Norwegian prime minister and Nazi collaborator Vidkun Quisling.
Quisling will be produced by Paradox, Sf Studios’ Norwegian production company, which was run for many years by Poppe with producers Finn Gjerdrum and Stein B. Kvae.
The team describes the feature as a psychological drama. Quisling was eventually put on trial and executed for his collaboration with the Nazis during the Second World War.
Shooting will begin in late 2021 and Sf Studios will handle Nordic distribution.
- 5/13/2021
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Italy’s David di Donatello Winners
Winners have been crowned for the 21 David di Donatello awards, the Italian film awards ceremony. Hidden Away, Giorgio Diritti’s drama about Italian painter Antonio Ligabue, won Best Film and Director. Sophia Loren picked up best lead actress for The Life Ahead, while Elio Germano picked up best actor for Hidden Away. Sam Mendes’ 1917 scooped best foreign film. Special awards were presented to Monica Bellucci Targhe, Diego Abatantuono and Sandra Milo. You can see the full list of winners here.
Netflix Greenlights Norwegian Sci-Fi Comedy
Netflix has greenlit Blasted, a Norwegian comedy sci-fi directed by Martin Sofiedal. The script from Emanuel Nordrum follows a bachelor party that stumbles into an alien invasion. Project comes from Are Heidenstrøm (The Wave) at Miso Film. Starring are Axel Bøyum and Fredrik Skogsrud. Netflix is planning to release in 2022.
Erik Poppe To Helm Quisling Feature
Utøya: July 22 director...
Winners have been crowned for the 21 David di Donatello awards, the Italian film awards ceremony. Hidden Away, Giorgio Diritti’s drama about Italian painter Antonio Ligabue, won Best Film and Director. Sophia Loren picked up best lead actress for The Life Ahead, while Elio Germano picked up best actor for Hidden Away. Sam Mendes’ 1917 scooped best foreign film. Special awards were presented to Monica Bellucci Targhe, Diego Abatantuono and Sandra Milo. You can see the full list of winners here.
Netflix Greenlights Norwegian Sci-Fi Comedy
Netflix has greenlit Blasted, a Norwegian comedy sci-fi directed by Martin Sofiedal. The script from Emanuel Nordrum follows a bachelor party that stumbles into an alien invasion. Project comes from Are Heidenstrøm (The Wave) at Miso Film. Starring are Axel Bøyum and Fredrik Skogsrud. Netflix is planning to release in 2022.
Erik Poppe To Helm Quisling Feature
Utøya: July 22 director...
- 5/12/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
As it continues pulling into the Nordic drama talent pool, HBO Europe has ordered the Norwegian original “Wilderness” (“Utmark” ), an eight-part series created and written by Kim Fupz Aakeson (“In Order of Disappearance”). The award-winning Icelandic director Dagur Kári (“Virgin Mountain”) is helming all eight episodes of the series.
“Wilderness” is a quirky comedy drama set in a small Norwegian town a little north of the middle of nowhere, and revolving around a corrupt sheriff, an alcoholic shepherd, a nature-loving bootlegger, a God-hating pastor and a grieving pimp. The HBO Europe original drama is produced by Finn Gjerdrum and Stein Kvae at Paradox.
“(‘Wilderness’) is bold, at times totally hilarious – and human all the way,” said Hanne Palmquist, the commissioning editor and VP original programming at HBO Nordic. “Kim Fupz has created an original bunch of flawed yet wonderful characters living in a far-flung place where civilization is a choice rather than a given,...
“Wilderness” is a quirky comedy drama set in a small Norwegian town a little north of the middle of nowhere, and revolving around a corrupt sheriff, an alcoholic shepherd, a nature-loving bootlegger, a God-hating pastor and a grieving pimp. The HBO Europe original drama is produced by Finn Gjerdrum and Stein Kvae at Paradox.
“(‘Wilderness’) is bold, at times totally hilarious – and human all the way,” said Hanne Palmquist, the commissioning editor and VP original programming at HBO Nordic. “Kim Fupz has created an original bunch of flawed yet wonderful characters living in a far-flung place where civilization is a choice rather than a given,...
- 7/5/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Kim Fupz Aakeson, writer of Liam Neeson feature Cold Pursuit, has created a quirky Norwegian comedy for HBO Europe. The premium broadcaster has commissioned eight-part series Utmark/Wilderness, which will be directed by Dagur Kári, director of Paul Dano’s The Good Heart.
Aakeson is also behind AMC’s David Schwimmer drama Feed The Beast, which was based on his Danish series Bankerot. It is produced by Finn Gjerdrum and Stein Kvae at Paradox.
Utmark/Wilderness is a quirky comedy drama set in a small Norwegian town a little north of the middle of nowhere. A sheep lies savaged. A dog runs free. A wife leaves her husband. So begins a chain of revenge that entangles a whole town. Corrupt sheriff, alcoholic shepherd, nature-loving bootlegger, God-hating pastor, grieving pimp…everyone knows everyone in this secluded corner of the Nordic North. Now an optimistic new school teacher rolls in, hopeful for a fresh start.
Aakeson is also behind AMC’s David Schwimmer drama Feed The Beast, which was based on his Danish series Bankerot. It is produced by Finn Gjerdrum and Stein Kvae at Paradox.
Utmark/Wilderness is a quirky comedy drama set in a small Norwegian town a little north of the middle of nowhere. A sheep lies savaged. A dog runs free. A wife leaves her husband. So begins a chain of revenge that entangles a whole town. Corrupt sheriff, alcoholic shepherd, nature-loving bootlegger, God-hating pastor, grieving pimp…everyone knows everyone in this secluded corner of the Nordic North. Now an optimistic new school teacher rolls in, hopeful for a fresh start.
- 7/5/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Poppe previously directed Berlinale 2018 Competition title U-July 22.
Norwegian director Erik Poppe’s next film will be a drama examining Edvard Munch’s creation of one of the world’s most famous paintings, The Scream.
The Norwegian artist created the painting when he was 30 years old, in 1893, living in Berlin. “It’s one of the most iconic paintings in the history of art, and this film is the dramatic story of the months prior to him painting it,” Poppe told Screen.
Poppe noted that The Guardian published an article in January calling The Scream “the masterpiece of our times,” and Munch...
Norwegian director Erik Poppe’s next film will be a drama examining Edvard Munch’s creation of one of the world’s most famous paintings, The Scream.
The Norwegian artist created the painting when he was 30 years old, in 1893, living in Berlin. “It’s one of the most iconic paintings in the history of art, and this film is the dramatic story of the months prior to him painting it,” Poppe told Screen.
Poppe noted that The Guardian published an article in January calling The Scream “the masterpiece of our times,” and Munch...
- 2/11/2019
- ScreenDaily
Poppe previously directed Berlinale 2018 Competition title U-July 22.
Norwegian director Erik Poppe’s next film will be a drama examining Edward Munch’s creation of one of the world’s most famous paintings, The Scream.
The Norwegian artist created the painting when he was 30 years old, in 1893, living in Berlin. “It’s one of the most iconic paintings in the history of art, and this film is the dramatic story of the months prior to him painting it,” Poppe told Screen.
Poppe noted that The Guardian published an article in January calling The Scream “the masterpiece of our times,” and Munch...
Norwegian director Erik Poppe’s next film will be a drama examining Edward Munch’s creation of one of the world’s most famous paintings, The Scream.
The Norwegian artist created the painting when he was 30 years old, in 1893, living in Berlin. “It’s one of the most iconic paintings in the history of art, and this film is the dramatic story of the months prior to him painting it,” Poppe told Screen.
Poppe noted that The Guardian published an article in January calling The Scream “the masterpiece of our times,” and Munch...
- 2/11/2019
- ScreenDaily
Vogt’s ‘The Innoncents’ is expected to shoot this year.
Eskil Vogt’s new film The Innocents (De Uskyldige) is one of the projects backed by the Norwegian Film Institute’s latest funding round yesterday.
Vogt writes and directs the story about four children (ages 6 to 12), away from their parents’ attention, whose innocent play turns into something else. The filmmaking team wrote, “Magic and creepy things start happening. The Innocents is a film for adults and a shocking journey in to the secret world of the children.”
Vogt made his directing debut with Sundance award-winner Blind and he has also...
Eskil Vogt’s new film The Innocents (De Uskyldige) is one of the projects backed by the Norwegian Film Institute’s latest funding round yesterday.
Vogt writes and directs the story about four children (ages 6 to 12), away from their parents’ attention, whose innocent play turns into something else. The filmmaking team wrote, “Magic and creepy things start happening. The Innocents is a film for adults and a shocking journey in to the secret world of the children.”
Vogt made his directing debut with Sundance award-winner Blind and he has also...
- 2/7/2019
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Sf Studios has acquired Paradox, the well-established Scandinavian company behind Erik Poppe’s “U-July 22,” to launch Norwegian production operations.
Sf Studios, which will be celebrating its centenary next year, has up until now focused on the production of feature films and drama series in Sweden and Denmark. The company also boasts distribution operations in Norway and Finland as well as international sales department.
The acquisition of Paradox underscores Sf Studios’ ambition to expand its reach across the Nordic market and become a leading player in Norway. In recent years, Norway has become a key market for content thanks to its booming talent pool.
Under the deal, Sf Studios will now be handling the Nordic distribution and international sales of all current and upcoming projects at Paradox, whose credits include “The King’s Choice,” which was Norway’s highest-grossing film in 2016, as well as Berlin competition title “U-July 22,” a drama about...
Sf Studios, which will be celebrating its centenary next year, has up until now focused on the production of feature films and drama series in Sweden and Denmark. The company also boasts distribution operations in Norway and Finland as well as international sales department.
The acquisition of Paradox underscores Sf Studios’ ambition to expand its reach across the Nordic market and become a leading player in Norway. In recent years, Norway has become a key market for content thanks to its booming talent pool.
Under the deal, Sf Studios will now be handling the Nordic distribution and international sales of all current and upcoming projects at Paradox, whose credits include “The King’s Choice,” which was Norway’s highest-grossing film in 2016, as well as Berlin competition title “U-July 22,” a drama about...
- 12/12/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Sf Studios has acquired Erik Poppe's Norwegian production company Paradox, the production firm behind such critically-acclaimed films as The King's Choice and terror drama U-July 22.
The deal, unveiled Wednesday, will see mini-major Sf Studios take over distribution in the Nordic region, as well as all international sales, on all current and upcoming projects at Paradox. Poppe and fellow Paradox producers Finn Gjerdrum and Stein B. Kvae will stay on to run the company.
Poppe's The King's Choice (2016), a period drama set on the eve of the Nazi invasion of Norway, was a local box office smash, earning ...
The deal, unveiled Wednesday, will see mini-major Sf Studios take over distribution in the Nordic region, as well as all international sales, on all current and upcoming projects at Paradox. Poppe and fellow Paradox producers Finn Gjerdrum and Stein B. Kvae will stay on to run the company.
Poppe's The King's Choice (2016), a period drama set on the eve of the Nazi invasion of Norway, was a local box office smash, earning ...
- 12/12/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sf Studios has acquired Erik Poppe's Norwegian production company Paradox, the production firm behind such critically-acclaimed films as The King's Choice and terror drama U-July 22.
The deal, unveiled Wednesday, will see mini-major Sf Studios take over distribution in the Nordic region, as well as all international sales, on all current and upcoming projects at Paradox. Poppe and fellow Paradox producers Finn Gjerdrum and Stein B. Kvae will stay on to run the company.
Poppe's The King's Choice (2016), a period drama set on the eve of the Nazi invasion of Norway, was a local box office smash, earning ...
The deal, unveiled Wednesday, will see mini-major Sf Studios take over distribution in the Nordic region, as well as all international sales, on all current and upcoming projects at Paradox. Poppe and fellow Paradox producers Finn Gjerdrum and Stein B. Kvae will stay on to run the company.
Poppe's The King's Choice (2016), a period drama set on the eve of the Nazi invasion of Norway, was a local box office smash, earning ...
- 12/12/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Sf will now become a full-scale studio in Norway.
Scandinavian powerhouse Sf Studios will become a full-scale studio in Norway with its acquisition of Paradox, one of the country’s leading production houses.
Sf Studios will now handle Nordic distribution and international sales of all current and upcoming projects at Paradox.
Paradox’s credits include Erik Poppe’s The King’s Choice, U-July 22 and A Thousand Times Goodnight; Hans Petter Moland’s In Order Of Disappearance; and the Twigson family franchise.
Michael Porseryd, CEO at Sf Studios, said, “I am very excited andproud that Paradox will be a part of Sf Studios.
Scandinavian powerhouse Sf Studios will become a full-scale studio in Norway with its acquisition of Paradox, one of the country’s leading production houses.
Sf Studios will now handle Nordic distribution and international sales of all current and upcoming projects at Paradox.
Paradox’s credits include Erik Poppe’s The King’s Choice, U-July 22 and A Thousand Times Goodnight; Hans Petter Moland’s In Order Of Disappearance; and the Twigson family franchise.
Michael Porseryd, CEO at Sf Studios, said, “I am very excited andproud that Paradox will be a part of Sf Studios.
- 12/12/2018
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Director Erik Poppe, Producer Stein B. Kvae, lead actress, Andrea Berntzen and a survivor of the Utoya massacre, attended the Golden Globe screening of “U-July 22” this week in Los Angeles.
When I watched ‘‘U-July 22’ at El Gouna Ff in October, I knew that Paul Greengrass’s film dealing with the same subject was receiving rave notices and I wanted to see the Norwegian version of the event.
Norwegian director Erik Poppe’s depiction of the 2011 terror attack on the Utøya island concentrates on the survivors’ stories, while Greengrass focuses on Anders Breivik, the right-wing gunman and his trial.
Testimonies and known facts
U — July 22 is written on the basis of testimonies and known facts, but for the sake of the victims and their relatives, characters and individual experiences are fictitious.
Most important for us at this moment is to ensure that those affected by the terror are given the opportunity...
When I watched ‘‘U-July 22’ at El Gouna Ff in October, I knew that Paul Greengrass’s film dealing with the same subject was receiving rave notices and I wanted to see the Norwegian version of the event.
Norwegian director Erik Poppe’s depiction of the 2011 terror attack on the Utøya island concentrates on the survivors’ stories, while Greengrass focuses on Anders Breivik, the right-wing gunman and his trial.
Testimonies and known facts
U — July 22 is written on the basis of testimonies and known facts, but for the sake of the victims and their relatives, characters and individual experiences are fictitious.
Most important for us at this moment is to ensure that those affected by the terror are given the opportunity...
- 11/13/2018
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
FilmCash’s Frederik Nelsson will be CFO of the Copenhagen-based company.
Rikke Ennis, the departing CEO of TrustNordisk, says her new company REinvent Studios will focus on development, packaging, finance and creative producing.
“We want to be competitive to delivering finance solutions – equity, gap and bridge financing that would be a new thing from Scandinavia,” she said.
One partner in the new company will be Frederik Nelsson, an experienced financier as CEO of FilmCash, who will become REinvent’s CFO.
The Copenhagen-based outfit, which is expected to have about seven or eight full-time staff in its first year of operation,...
Rikke Ennis, the departing CEO of TrustNordisk, says her new company REinvent Studios will focus on development, packaging, finance and creative producing.
“We want to be competitive to delivering finance solutions – equity, gap and bridge financing that would be a new thing from Scandinavia,” she said.
One partner in the new company will be Frederik Nelsson, an experienced financier as CEO of FilmCash, who will become REinvent’s CFO.
The Copenhagen-based outfit, which is expected to have about seven or eight full-time staff in its first year of operation,...
- 5/2/2018
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Berlin’s most-talked about title heading to Germany/Austria, Benelux and Poland.
TrustNordisk has added more sales on Berlin’s most-talked-about title, Erik Poppe’s U-July 22.
The latest deals on the Berlinale Competition title include to Germany/Austria (Weltkino); Benelux (September Film); Poland (Aurora); Greece (Feelgood); and Baltics (Estin).
As previously reported, the film has also sold to Latin America (California), China (Hgc), Korea (Cinema de Manon), Hungary (Vertiog), Slovakia and Czech Republic (Film Europe) and Portugal (Alambique).
Poppe’s story is set on July 22, 2011, when 500 youths were at a youth Labour summer camp on Utoya island outside Oslo, where they were attacked by terrorist Anders Behring Breivik.
Poppe very much wanted to avoid focusing on Breivik – in the film he is not named and just glimpsed as a passing figure – as he wanted to tell the story from the point of view of the youths.
The filmmaker asked actual survivors of the attack serving as consultants...
TrustNordisk has added more sales on Berlin’s most-talked-about title, Erik Poppe’s U-July 22.
The latest deals on the Berlinale Competition title include to Germany/Austria (Weltkino); Benelux (September Film); Poland (Aurora); Greece (Feelgood); and Baltics (Estin).
As previously reported, the film has also sold to Latin America (California), China (Hgc), Korea (Cinema de Manon), Hungary (Vertiog), Slovakia and Czech Republic (Film Europe) and Portugal (Alambique).
Poppe’s story is set on July 22, 2011, when 500 youths were at a youth Labour summer camp on Utoya island outside Oslo, where they were attacked by terrorist Anders Behring Breivik.
Poppe very much wanted to avoid focusing on Breivik – in the film he is not named and just glimpsed as a passing figure – as he wanted to tell the story from the point of view of the youths.
The filmmaker asked actual survivors of the attack serving as consultants...
- 2/20/2018
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Erik Poppe’s U - July 22 has its world premiere in Berlinale Competition.
TrustNordisk has closed a number of deals on Erik Poppe’s U – July 22 ahead of the film’s world premiere here on Monday in Competition.
The film has sold to Latin America (California), China (Hgc), Korea (Cinema de Manon), Hungary (Vertiog), Slovakia and Czech Republic (Film Europe) and Portugal (Alambique).
Poppe’s story is set on July 22, 2011, when 500 youths were at a youth Labour summer camp on Utoya island outside Oslo, where they were attacked by terrorist Anders Behring Breivik.
Poppe very much wanted to avoid focusing on Breivik – in the film he is not named and just glimpsed as a passing figure – as he wanted to tell the story from the point of view of the youths.
The filmmaker asked actual survivors of the attack serving as consultants on the film. “I got a lot of support having a team of young survivors staying...
TrustNordisk has closed a number of deals on Erik Poppe’s U – July 22 ahead of the film’s world premiere here on Monday in Competition.
The film has sold to Latin America (California), China (Hgc), Korea (Cinema de Manon), Hungary (Vertiog), Slovakia and Czech Republic (Film Europe) and Portugal (Alambique).
Poppe’s story is set on July 22, 2011, when 500 youths were at a youth Labour summer camp on Utoya island outside Oslo, where they were attacked by terrorist Anders Behring Breivik.
Poppe very much wanted to avoid focusing on Breivik – in the film he is not named and just glimpsed as a passing figure – as he wanted to tell the story from the point of view of the youths.
The filmmaker asked actual survivors of the attack serving as consultants on the film. “I got a lot of support having a team of young survivors staying...
- 2/18/2018
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Norwegian director Erik Poppe’s depiction of the 2011 terror attack on the Utøya island will be his third entry at the Berlin International Film Festival 15–25 FebruaryNorwegian director Erik Poppe’s U — July 22 (Utøya 22. juli) has been selected for the main competition at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival, which takes place between 15–25 February. Norway’s eighth contender for the Golden Bear top prize will unspool on 19th February at the Berlinale Palast.
To be chosen for the competition programme Berlin is among the highest honors any film can get, wherever it comes from,” says Stine Helgeland, head of communication, insight and international relations at the Norwegian Film Institute. “We have been confident that Poppe could bring this difficult story to the screen, and we are proud that the the film has now received unconditional recognition for its quality.
Testimonies and known facts
U — July 22 is written on the basis of testimonies and known facts,...
To be chosen for the competition programme Berlin is among the highest honors any film can get, wherever it comes from,” says Stine Helgeland, head of communication, insight and international relations at the Norwegian Film Institute. “We have been confident that Poppe could bring this difficult story to the screen, and we are proud that the the film has now received unconditional recognition for its quality.
Testimonies and known facts
U — July 22 is written on the basis of testimonies and known facts,...
- 2/14/2018
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
True-life drama recounts early days of invasion of Norway.
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights to Erik Poppe’s The King’s Choice and plans a theatrical release in August.
The King’s Choice is based on the true the story about three dramatic days in April 1940, where the King of Norway was presented with an unimaginable ultimatum from German armed forces: surrender or die.
The Royal Family fled Oslo to protect their family. However after three days King Haakon refused to capitulate, even if it would cost him, his family and many Norwegians their lives.
The historical drama stars Jesper Christensen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Karl Markovics, Tuva Novotny , Arthur Hakalahti, and Katharina Schüttler.
Jan Trygve Røyneland and Harald Rosenløw Eeg wrote the screenplay. Finn Gjerdrum and Stein B. Kvae of Paradox Film 1 As produced.
Nordisk Film Production, Newgrange Pictures, Film Väst and Copenhagen Film Fund og Zentropa International Sweden co-produced The King’s Choice...
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights to Erik Poppe’s The King’s Choice and plans a theatrical release in August.
The King’s Choice is based on the true the story about three dramatic days in April 1940, where the King of Norway was presented with an unimaginable ultimatum from German armed forces: surrender or die.
The Royal Family fled Oslo to protect their family. However after three days King Haakon refused to capitulate, even if it would cost him, his family and many Norwegians their lives.
The historical drama stars Jesper Christensen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Karl Markovics, Tuva Novotny , Arthur Hakalahti, and Katharina Schüttler.
Jan Trygve Røyneland and Harald Rosenløw Eeg wrote the screenplay. Finn Gjerdrum and Stein B. Kvae of Paradox Film 1 As produced.
Nordisk Film Production, Newgrange Pictures, Film Väst and Copenhagen Film Fund og Zentropa International Sweden co-produced The King’s Choice...
- 5/11/2017
- ScreenDaily
Mel Gibson’s “Hacksaw Ridge” earned the top two sound editing awards Sunday night at the 64th Mpse Golden Reel Awards, while Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land” and Disney’s “Moana” took musical and animation honors.
“The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble” and “Warcraft: The Beginning” won for documentary and score.
“Hacksaw Ridge” now becomes the favorite to beat “La La Land” in the Oscar battle.
TV winners included “Westworld” (for both long form and short form FX/Foley), “The Night of” “Part 1 The Beach,” “Penny Dreadful III” “Ebb Tide,” “Stranger Things,” and “The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again,” and “Mozart in the Jungle.”
The Filmmaker and Career Achievement Awards were presented to Guillermo del Toro and Harry Cohen.
64th Mpse Golden Reel Award Highlights:
Best Sound Editing In Feature Film – Dialogue / Adr
Hacksaw Ridge
Crosscreek...
“The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble” and “Warcraft: The Beginning” won for documentary and score.
“Hacksaw Ridge” now becomes the favorite to beat “La La Land” in the Oscar battle.
TV winners included “Westworld” (for both long form and short form FX/Foley), “The Night of” “Part 1 The Beach,” “Penny Dreadful III” “Ebb Tide,” “Stranger Things,” and “The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again,” and “Mozart in the Jungle.”
The Filmmaker and Career Achievement Awards were presented to Guillermo del Toro and Harry Cohen.
64th Mpse Golden Reel Award Highlights:
Best Sound Editing In Feature Film – Dialogue / Adr
Hacksaw Ridge
Crosscreek...
- 2/20/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
The Damned producers Emilie Jouffroy and Kamilla Hodol are recipients of a BFI Vision Award this year.
Seven genre features were pitched as part of the Nordic Genre Boost at Haugesund’s New Nordic Films market on Wednesday.
Highlights include prolific Icelandic director’s character-driven sci-fi East By Eleven; and The Damned, a Norwegian-uk-Iceland co-production that will be directed by Iceland-born, UK-based director Thordur Palsson and produced by Emilie Jouffroy and Kamilla Hodol of London’s Elation Pictures, which has just received a BFI Vision Award announced today.
This is the third round of the development initiative Nordic Genre Boost launched by Nordisk Film & TV Fond in December 2014. The Boost gives each project a grant of $18,500 (Nok 200,000) as well as offering two residential workshops and mentoring.
“The aim of this initiative is to encourage and support Nordic genre films, giving the selected projects a platform on which to strengthen their visibility and potential to reach the production...
Seven genre features were pitched as part of the Nordic Genre Boost at Haugesund’s New Nordic Films market on Wednesday.
Highlights include prolific Icelandic director’s character-driven sci-fi East By Eleven; and The Damned, a Norwegian-uk-Iceland co-production that will be directed by Iceland-born, UK-based director Thordur Palsson and produced by Emilie Jouffroy and Kamilla Hodol of London’s Elation Pictures, which has just received a BFI Vision Award announced today.
This is the third round of the development initiative Nordic Genre Boost launched by Nordisk Film & TV Fond in December 2014. The Boost gives each project a grant of $18,500 (Nok 200,000) as well as offering two residential workshops and mentoring.
“The aim of this initiative is to encourage and support Nordic genre films, giving the selected projects a platform on which to strengthen their visibility and potential to reach the production...
- 8/24/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: North American deal for action-adventure starring Game Of Thrones, Kon-Tiki stars.
Magnolia Pictures has picked up North American rights to Nordic action-adventure epic The Last King from TrustNordisk.
Directed Nils Gaup’s (Pathfinder), The Last King stars Jakob Oftebro (Kon-Tiki) and Kristofer Hivju (Game Of Thrones) as medieval warriors who embark on a perilous journey through the harsh Norwegian mountains to bring their dying King’s infant son to safety.
The deal was negotiated by Magnolia svp of acquisitions Dori Begley and Magnolia VP of acquisitions John Von Thaden, with Susan Wendt of TrustNordisk.
“Nils Gaup has crafted another sweeping adventure with The Last King,” said Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles.
“The thrilling performances and high-stakes of this incredible true story will really resonate with audiences everywhere.”
Force Majeure and Tangerine distributor Magnolia is set to release in 2016.
Written by Ravn Laneskog and co-starring Thorbjorn Harr (Vikings) and Pal Sverre Hagen (Kon-Tiki), the film was produced by [link...
Magnolia Pictures has picked up North American rights to Nordic action-adventure epic The Last King from TrustNordisk.
Directed Nils Gaup’s (Pathfinder), The Last King stars Jakob Oftebro (Kon-Tiki) and Kristofer Hivju (Game Of Thrones) as medieval warriors who embark on a perilous journey through the harsh Norwegian mountains to bring their dying King’s infant son to safety.
The deal was negotiated by Magnolia svp of acquisitions Dori Begley and Magnolia VP of acquisitions John Von Thaden, with Susan Wendt of TrustNordisk.
“Nils Gaup has crafted another sweeping adventure with The Last King,” said Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles.
“The thrilling performances and high-stakes of this incredible true story will really resonate with audiences everywhere.”
Force Majeure and Tangerine distributor Magnolia is set to release in 2016.
Written by Ravn Laneskog and co-starring Thorbjorn Harr (Vikings) and Pal Sverre Hagen (Kon-Tiki), the film was produced by [link...
- 11/8/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: North American deal for action-adventure starring Game Of Thrones, Kon-Tiki stars.
Magnolia Pictures has picked up North American rights to Nordic action-adventure epic The Last King from TrustNordisk.
Directed Nils Gaup’s (Pathfinder), The Last King stars Jakob Oftebro (Kon-Tiki) and Kristofer Hivju (Game Of Thrones) as medieval warriors who embark on a perilous journey through the harsh Norwegian mountains to bring their dying King’s infant son to safety.
The deal was negotiated by Magnolia svp of acquisitions Dori Begley and Magnolia VP of acquisitions John Von Thaden, with Susan Wendt of TrustNordisk.
“Nils Gaup has crafted another sweeping adventure with The Last King,” said Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles.
“The thrilling performances and high-stakes of this incredible true story will really resonate with audiences everywhere.”
Force Majeure and Tangerine distributor Magnolia is set to release in 2016.
Written by Ravn Laneskog and co-starring Thorbjorn Harr (Vikings) and Pal Sverre Hagen (Kon-Tiki), the film was produced by [link...
Magnolia Pictures has picked up North American rights to Nordic action-adventure epic The Last King from TrustNordisk.
Directed Nils Gaup’s (Pathfinder), The Last King stars Jakob Oftebro (Kon-Tiki) and Kristofer Hivju (Game Of Thrones) as medieval warriors who embark on a perilous journey through the harsh Norwegian mountains to bring their dying King’s infant son to safety.
The deal was negotiated by Magnolia svp of acquisitions Dori Begley and Magnolia VP of acquisitions John Von Thaden, with Susan Wendt of TrustNordisk.
“Nils Gaup has crafted another sweeping adventure with The Last King,” said Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles.
“The thrilling performances and high-stakes of this incredible true story will really resonate with audiences everywhere.”
Force Majeure and Tangerine distributor Magnolia is set to release in 2016.
Written by Ravn Laneskog and co-starring Thorbjorn Harr (Vikings) and Pal Sverre Hagen (Kon-Tiki), the film was produced by [link...
- 11/8/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Pernilla August’s new adaption of A Serious Game, scriped by Lone Scherfig, is among the 11 works-in-progress set to be introduced at Haugesund’s New Nordic Films
Swedish actress-turned-writer/director Pernilla August, whose latest film Beyond (Svinalängorna, 2010) garnered her three Guldbaggar – Sweden’s national film award – and the Nordic Council Film Prize, will introduce her new feature A Serious Game (Den allvarsamma leken) in New Nordic Films at the Norwegian International Film Festival (Aug 15-21) in Haugesund.
Norwegian director Anja Breien’s 1977 adaptation of Swedish author Hjalmar Söderberg’s 1912 novel is also screening in the festival programme.
Danish writer-director Lone Scherfig has scripted the new version of the passionate love between Arvid and Lydia (Sverrir Gudnason, Karin Franz Körlof), which Patrik Andersson, Frida Barzgo and Fredrik Heinig are producing for A B-Reel Production.
A Serious Game is one of 11 new Nordic productions, which will be presented tomorrow and Thursday (Aug 19-20) at Haugesund’s Scandic Maritim: six from...
Swedish actress-turned-writer/director Pernilla August, whose latest film Beyond (Svinalängorna, 2010) garnered her three Guldbaggar – Sweden’s national film award – and the Nordic Council Film Prize, will introduce her new feature A Serious Game (Den allvarsamma leken) in New Nordic Films at the Norwegian International Film Festival (Aug 15-21) in Haugesund.
Norwegian director Anja Breien’s 1977 adaptation of Swedish author Hjalmar Söderberg’s 1912 novel is also screening in the festival programme.
Danish writer-director Lone Scherfig has scripted the new version of the passionate love between Arvid and Lydia (Sverrir Gudnason, Karin Franz Körlof), which Patrik Andersson, Frida Barzgo and Fredrik Heinig are producing for A B-Reel Production.
A Serious Game is one of 11 new Nordic productions, which will be presented tomorrow and Thursday (Aug 19-20) at Haugesund’s Scandic Maritim: six from...
- 8/18/2015
- by jornrossing@aol.com (Jorn Rossing Jensen)
- ScreenDaily
Further sales on the adventure film secured after a promo screening at Cannes.
TrustNordisk has crowned a series of distribution deals on upcoming Norwegian adventure film The Last King following a promo screening at Cannes’ Marché du Film.
The film has now sold to Italy (Minerva Pictures Group), Czech Republic (Film Europe Media Company) Middle East (Gulf Film), India (Pictureworks) and Estonia (Estinfilm).
Previously announced deals include sales to Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Directed by Nils Gaup and starring Jakob Oftebro (Kon Tiki), Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones), Thorbjørn Harr (Vikings) and Pål Sverre Hagen (Kon Tiki), The Last King is set in the Middle Ages and follows two Norwegian warriors who escape across the mountains in order to bring the last remaining heir to the throne to safety.
Producers Stein B. Kvae and Finn Gjerdrum for Paradox Film 3 As, co-produced by Nordisk Film, Newgrange Pictures Ltd and Proton Cinema+Theatre with support from Norwegian Film Institute...
TrustNordisk has crowned a series of distribution deals on upcoming Norwegian adventure film The Last King following a promo screening at Cannes’ Marché du Film.
The film has now sold to Italy (Minerva Pictures Group), Czech Republic (Film Europe Media Company) Middle East (Gulf Film), India (Pictureworks) and Estonia (Estinfilm).
Previously announced deals include sales to Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Directed by Nils Gaup and starring Jakob Oftebro (Kon Tiki), Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones), Thorbjørn Harr (Vikings) and Pål Sverre Hagen (Kon Tiki), The Last King is set in the Middle Ages and follows two Norwegian warriors who escape across the mountains in order to bring the last remaining heir to the throne to safety.
Producers Stein B. Kvae and Finn Gjerdrum for Paradox Film 3 As, co-produced by Nordisk Film, Newgrange Pictures Ltd and Proton Cinema+Theatre with support from Norwegian Film Institute...
- 5/26/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
TrustNordisk sells Norwegian action-drama to distributor for Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Koch Media has acquired The Last King for Germany, Austria and Switzerland from TrustNordisk.
The deal was negotiated between Susan Wendt, head of sales at TrustNordisk, and Silke Wilfinger, director of acquistion and TV sales at Koch Media GmbH.
Nils Gaup’s action-drama is set in the Middle Ages and centres on two Norwegian warriors who escape across the mountains in order to bring the last remaining heir to the throne to safety. The film stars Jakob Oftebro, Kristofer Hivju, Thorbjørn Harr and Pål Sverre Hagen.
“We are glad to continue working together with TrustNordisk on The Last King. We feel this title will become another strong adventure movie in the vain of Arn, Valhalla Rising and Flukt,” commented Wilfinger.
Wendt added: “We are extremely happy to work with Koch Media again. We feel that they are the perfect home for The Last King and we...
Koch Media has acquired The Last King for Germany, Austria and Switzerland from TrustNordisk.
The deal was negotiated between Susan Wendt, head of sales at TrustNordisk, and Silke Wilfinger, director of acquistion and TV sales at Koch Media GmbH.
Nils Gaup’s action-drama is set in the Middle Ages and centres on two Norwegian warriors who escape across the mountains in order to bring the last remaining heir to the throne to safety. The film stars Jakob Oftebro, Kristofer Hivju, Thorbjørn Harr and Pål Sverre Hagen.
“We are glad to continue working together with TrustNordisk on The Last King. We feel this title will become another strong adventure movie in the vain of Arn, Valhalla Rising and Flukt,” commented Wilfinger.
Wendt added: “We are extremely happy to work with Koch Media again. We feel that they are the perfect home for The Last King and we...
- 2/7/2015
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
This year’s European Film Awards are officially out of the gates with a not so lean 50 film submissions to select from. The 27th edition collects titles that date back to last year’s Venice and Toronto Int. Film Festivals moving into Sundance-Rotterdam-Berlin and finally Cannes of ’14. Among the 31 European countries represented, we’ve got likes of the Palme d’Or winner Nuri Bilge Ceylan leading the huge pack of contenders including Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin and Pawel Pawlikowski’s Ida. Here’s the complete list of 50!:
Alienation
ОТЧУЖДЕНИЕ (Otchujdenie)
Bulgaria
Directed By: Milko Lazarov
Written By: Milko Lazarov, Kitodar Todorov & Georgi Tenev
Produced By: Veselka Kiryakova
Amour Fou
Austria/Luxembourg/Germany
Written & Directed By: Jessica Hausner
Produced By: Martin Gschlacht, Antonin Svoboda, Bruno Wagner, Bady Minck, Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu & Philippe Bober
Beautiful Youth
Hermosa Juventud
Spain/France
Directed By: Jaime Rosales
Written By: Jaime Rosales & Enric Rufas
Produced By: Jaime Rosales,...
Alienation
ОТЧУЖДЕНИЕ (Otchujdenie)
Bulgaria
Directed By: Milko Lazarov
Written By: Milko Lazarov, Kitodar Todorov & Georgi Tenev
Produced By: Veselka Kiryakova
Amour Fou
Austria/Luxembourg/Germany
Written & Directed By: Jessica Hausner
Produced By: Martin Gschlacht, Antonin Svoboda, Bruno Wagner, Bady Minck, Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu & Philippe Bober
Beautiful Youth
Hermosa Juventud
Spain/France
Directed By: Jaime Rosales
Written By: Jaime Rosales & Enric Rufas
Produced By: Jaime Rosales,...
- 9/16/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
TrustNordisk will kick off presales on historical action drama The Last King at Toronto International Film Festival.
Nils Gaup, director of Journey to the Christmas Star (the number two film at the Norwegian box office in 2013), is making Viking epic The Last King (Birkebeinerne).
The $7.4m project will tell the legendary story of two Norwegian warriors in 1206 who skied across the mountains and smuggled to safety the young infant and future king, Håkon Håkonsen.
It is planned for release in 2015 and the cast includes Kon-Tiki’s Jakob Oftebro and Game of Thrones’ Kristofer Hivju.
Producers are Stein B. Kvae and Finn Gjerdrum for Paradox Film 3 As, co-produced by Nordisk Film, Newgrange Pictures Ltd and Proton Cinema+Theatre with support from Norwegian Film Institute, Irish Film Board and Eurimages. Developed in collaboration with The Media Programme and Film3.
It is set for release early 2016. TrustNordisk handles international sales.
Nils Gaup, director of Journey to the Christmas Star (the number two film at the Norwegian box office in 2013), is making Viking epic The Last King (Birkebeinerne).
The $7.4m project will tell the legendary story of two Norwegian warriors in 1206 who skied across the mountains and smuggled to safety the young infant and future king, Håkon Håkonsen.
It is planned for release in 2015 and the cast includes Kon-Tiki’s Jakob Oftebro and Game of Thrones’ Kristofer Hivju.
Producers are Stein B. Kvae and Finn Gjerdrum for Paradox Film 3 As, co-produced by Nordisk Film, Newgrange Pictures Ltd and Proton Cinema+Theatre with support from Norwegian Film Institute, Irish Film Board and Eurimages. Developed in collaboration with The Media Programme and Film3.
It is set for release early 2016. TrustNordisk handles international sales.
- 8/26/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
TrustNordisk will kick off presales on historical action drama The Last King at Toronto International Film Festival.
Nils Gaup, director of Journey to the Christmas Star (the number two film at the Norwegian box office in 2013), is making Viking epic The Last King (Birkebeinerne).
The $7.4m project will tell the legendary story of two Norwegian warriors in 1206 who skied across the mountains and smuggled to safety the young infant and future king, Håkon Håkonsen.
It is planned for release in 2015 and the cast includes Kon-Tiki’s Jakob Oftebro and Game of Thrones’ Kristofer Hivju.
Producers are Stein B. Kvae and Finn Gjerdrum for Paradox Film 3 As, co-produced by Nordisk Film, Newgrange Pictures Ltd and Proton Cinema+Theatre with support from Norwegian Film Institute, Irish Film Board and Eurimages. Developed in collaboration with The Media Programme and Film3.
It is set for release early 2016. TrustNordisk handles international sales.
Nils Gaup, director of Journey to the Christmas Star (the number two film at the Norwegian box office in 2013), is making Viking epic The Last King (Birkebeinerne).
The $7.4m project will tell the legendary story of two Norwegian warriors in 1206 who skied across the mountains and smuggled to safety the young infant and future king, Håkon Håkonsen.
It is planned for release in 2015 and the cast includes Kon-Tiki’s Jakob Oftebro and Game of Thrones’ Kristofer Hivju.
Producers are Stein B. Kvae and Finn Gjerdrum for Paradox Film 3 As, co-produced by Nordisk Film, Newgrange Pictures Ltd and Proton Cinema+Theatre with support from Norwegian Film Institute, Irish Film Board and Eurimages. Developed in collaboration with The Media Programme and Film3.
It is set for release early 2016. TrustNordisk handles international sales.
- 8/26/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
A Thousand Times Good Night, Blind take spoils at Amanda Awards.Scroll down for full list of winners
Norwegian director Erik Poppe’s A Thousand Times Good Night, starring French actress Juliette Binoche, took home Best Norwegian Feature and two other prizes at Saturday’s (Aug 16) Amanda Awards in Haugesund.
The drama, which had already won the Special Jury Grand Prix in Montreal and Founders Award in Chicago, also scooped Norwegian national film awards for Best Cinematography (John Christian Rosenlund) and Best Score (Armand Amar).
Binoche stars alongside Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as a war reporter torn between her job and her family.
The other big winner on the night was Eskil Vogt’s feature debut Blind which collected four awards, including Best Director and Best Actress (Ellen Dorrit Petersen).
Blind, about a woman coming to terms with blindness, previously took the World Cinema Scriptwriting award in Sundance and the Europa Cinemas Label in Berlin.
Televised by Norway...
Norwegian director Erik Poppe’s A Thousand Times Good Night, starring French actress Juliette Binoche, took home Best Norwegian Feature and two other prizes at Saturday’s (Aug 16) Amanda Awards in Haugesund.
The drama, which had already won the Special Jury Grand Prix in Montreal and Founders Award in Chicago, also scooped Norwegian national film awards for Best Cinematography (John Christian Rosenlund) and Best Score (Armand Amar).
Binoche stars alongside Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as a war reporter torn between her job and her family.
The other big winner on the night was Eskil Vogt’s feature debut Blind which collected four awards, including Best Director and Best Actress (Ellen Dorrit Petersen).
Blind, about a woman coming to terms with blindness, previously took the World Cinema Scriptwriting award in Sundance and the Europa Cinemas Label in Berlin.
Televised by Norway...
- 8/18/2014
- by jornrossing@aol.com (Jorn Rossing Jensen)
- ScreenDaily
Nordisk Film joins Birkebeinerne as co-producer and distributor.
Nordisk Film is joining Paradox’s The Last King (Birkebeinerne) as co-producer and distributor.
Nils Gaup directs from Ravn Lanesskog’s script, telling the story of real events from 1206 Norway, when skiers (otherwise known as Birkebeiners or ‘Birch legs’) saved the baby King Haakon from being killed.
Jakob Oftebro (Kon Tiki) and Kristoffer Hivju (Game of Thrones) will star in the €6m ($8.2m) film, which will shoot later this year.
Nordisk’s executive producer Lone Korslund and head of production Henrik Zein negotiated the deal with Paradox producers Stein B. Kvae and Finn Gjerdrum.
TrustNordisk will handle international sales.
The movie is supported by Norsk Filminstitutt and Eurimages, and is a coproduction between Paradox, Nordisk Film Production, Proton Cinema in Hungary and NewGrange in Ireland.
Nordisk Film is joining Paradox’s The Last King (Birkebeinerne) as co-producer and distributor.
Nils Gaup directs from Ravn Lanesskog’s script, telling the story of real events from 1206 Norway, when skiers (otherwise known as Birkebeiners or ‘Birch legs’) saved the baby King Haakon from being killed.
Jakob Oftebro (Kon Tiki) and Kristoffer Hivju (Game of Thrones) will star in the €6m ($8.2m) film, which will shoot later this year.
Nordisk’s executive producer Lone Korslund and head of production Henrik Zein negotiated the deal with Paradox producers Stein B. Kvae and Finn Gjerdrum.
TrustNordisk will handle international sales.
The movie is supported by Norsk Filminstitutt and Eurimages, and is a coproduction between Paradox, Nordisk Film Production, Proton Cinema in Hungary and NewGrange in Ireland.
- 5/19/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Projects to receive a share of $7.5m also include new films from Matteo Garrone (Gomorrah), Alex van Warmerdam (Borgman), the Taviani Brothers (Caesar Must Die), Tudor Giurgiu (Of Snails and Men) and Susanne Bier collaborator Anders Thomas Jensen.Scroll down for full list of titles including funding amount and co-producers
Paolo Sorrentino’s upcoming project, In the Future (Il Futuro), is to receive €460,000 ($640,000) from the Council of Europe’s Eurimages Fund. The film marks the Italian director’s follow-up to Oscar-winner The Great Beauty and is set set to start shooting in May, starring Michael Caine.
The intimate drama about “friendship between two old people” is from Sorrentino’s regular producers, Nicola Giuliano and Francesca Cima through Indigo Films with French co-producer Bis Films. Co-financing comes from Italian distributor Mediaset/Medusam, which looks set to release in Italy later this year.
It is one of 19 films, which includes a documentary and an animated feature, that will receive...
Paolo Sorrentino’s upcoming project, In the Future (Il Futuro), is to receive €460,000 ($640,000) from the Council of Europe’s Eurimages Fund. The film marks the Italian director’s follow-up to Oscar-winner The Great Beauty and is set set to start shooting in May, starring Michael Caine.
The intimate drama about “friendship between two old people” is from Sorrentino’s regular producers, Nicola Giuliano and Francesca Cima through Indigo Films with French co-producer Bis Films. Co-financing comes from Italian distributor Mediaset/Medusam, which looks set to release in Italy later this year.
It is one of 19 films, which includes a documentary and an animated feature, that will receive...
- 3/18/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Hans Petter Moland’s Berlinale Competition title has made a raft of additional sales.
In Order Of Disappearance, Hans Petter Moland’s Berlinale Competition title starring Stellan Skarsgard, has been sold by TrustNordisk to Italy (Teodora Film), Switzerland (Xenix Filmdistribution GmbH), Hong Kong (First distributors Ltd.) , Iran (Irib Media Trade) and Taiwan (Filmware International Co. Ltd.).
It takes the current sales total over the 40 countries mark.
The film premiered on Monday in Berlin (Review).
It marks Moland’s third time in Competition at Berlin International Film Festival and centres on Nils (Skarsgård) who drives a snow blower and lives a carefree life in snow covered Norway, until his son’s death suddenly puts him in the middle of a drug war between the Norwegian mafia and Serbian criminals.
Other cast members include Bruno Ganz, Pål Sverre Hagen, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Kristoffer Hivju and one of this year’s Berlin Shooting Stars Jakob Oftebro.
Producers are [link...
In Order Of Disappearance, Hans Petter Moland’s Berlinale Competition title starring Stellan Skarsgard, has been sold by TrustNordisk to Italy (Teodora Film), Switzerland (Xenix Filmdistribution GmbH), Hong Kong (First distributors Ltd.) , Iran (Irib Media Trade) and Taiwan (Filmware International Co. Ltd.).
It takes the current sales total over the 40 countries mark.
The film premiered on Monday in Berlin (Review).
It marks Moland’s third time in Competition at Berlin International Film Festival and centres on Nils (Skarsgård) who drives a snow blower and lives a carefree life in snow covered Norway, until his son’s death suddenly puts him in the middle of a drug war between the Norwegian mafia and Serbian criminals.
Other cast members include Bruno Ganz, Pål Sverre Hagen, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Kristoffer Hivju and one of this year’s Berlin Shooting Stars Jakob Oftebro.
Producers are [link...
- 2/12/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Hans Petter Moland’s Berlin Competition entry [pictured] sells to France and Turkey, among others.
TrustNordisk has recorded further sales for In Order of Disappearance.
Hans Petter Moland’s action-comedy has now been sold to France and Andorra (Chrysalis Films), Benelux (Wildbunch), Turkey and Cyprus (Umut Sanat Filmcilik), Hungary (Vertigo), Poland (M2 Films), Romania (Independenta Film ´97) and Estonia (Estin Film).
The film has its world premiere in Competition at Berlin on Feb 10 and had previously sold to the likes of Germany, the UK and South Korea.
Rikki Ennis, CEO at TrustNordisk, commented: “The high demand for Hans Petter Moland’s In Order of Disappearance underlines his position as a star director. This film proves again that Moland is a masterful film-maker who excels in creating quirky and dark Nordic comedies with great sales potential both locally and internationally.”
In Order of Disappearance marks Moland’s third time in Competition at Berlin and stars Stellan Skarsgård as Nils, a...
TrustNordisk has recorded further sales for In Order of Disappearance.
Hans Petter Moland’s action-comedy has now been sold to France and Andorra (Chrysalis Films), Benelux (Wildbunch), Turkey and Cyprus (Umut Sanat Filmcilik), Hungary (Vertigo), Poland (M2 Films), Romania (Independenta Film ´97) and Estonia (Estin Film).
The film has its world premiere in Competition at Berlin on Feb 10 and had previously sold to the likes of Germany, the UK and South Korea.
Rikki Ennis, CEO at TrustNordisk, commented: “The high demand for Hans Petter Moland’s In Order of Disappearance underlines his position as a star director. This film proves again that Moland is a masterful film-maker who excels in creating quirky and dark Nordic comedies with great sales potential both locally and internationally.”
In Order of Disappearance marks Moland’s third time in Competition at Berlin and stars Stellan Skarsgård as Nils, a...
- 2/7/2014
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Larry Mullen, Jr. continues to flirt with his side project: acting. After starring with Donald Sutherland in Mark McGuckian’s remake of the crime drama “Man on the Train” last year, the U2 drummer has now taken a role in Norwegian director Erik Poppe’s “A Thousand Times Good Night” starring Juliette Binoche, according to Jorn Rossing Jensen of Screen Daily. Shooting in Dublin, “Good Night” is based on Poppe’s experiences as a war photographer in the 1980s and follows a woman divided between her passion for her dangerous work and her love for her family. Maria Doyle Kennedy and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau co-star in the project, which also is scheduled to shoot in Morocco, Kenya and Afghanistan. Poppe wrote the screenplay for the $7-million film with Harald Rosenløw Eeg. Finn Gjerdrum’s Paradox is producing. Read More: Watch: It's U2's Larry Mullen, Jr. in the "Man on the...
- 10/29/2012
- by Jay A. Fernandez
- Indiewire
Stellan Skarsgard will star in Norwegian helmer Hans Petter Moland's black comedy "Regnskap." He joins Norwegian actors Bjorn Floberg, Bjorn Sundquist and Aksel Hennie. The script is penned by Kim Fupz Aakeson, writer of Anette K. Olsen's Berlin Film Festival award-winning "Little Soldier." Story tells of a man set free from his twelve-year-long sentence in jail for killing his wife. He is left to decide whether to try reconcile with his family or seek revenge on those responsible for turning him in. Finn Gjerdrum and Stein B. Kvae will produce the $2.3 million budgeted film for Paradox. "Regnskap "starts filming next month and is scheduled to open in Norway in February 2010. Skarsgard has a solid resume under his belt with two of the three "Pirates of the Caribbean" films included as well as "Mamma Mia!" and Milos Forman's "Goya's Ghosts." ...
- 2/27/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Stellan Skarsgard will star in Norwegian helmer Hans Petter Moland's black comedy "Regnskap." He joins Norwegian actors Bjorn Floberg, Bjorn Sundquist and Aksel Hennie. The script is penned by Kim Fupz Aakeson, writer of Anette K. Olsen's Berlin Film Festival award-winning "Little Soldier." Story tells of a man set free from his twelve-year-long sentence in jail for killing his wife. He is left to decide whether to try reconcile with his family or seek revenge on those responsible for turning him in. Finn Gjerdrum and Stein B. Kvae will produce the $2.3 million budgeted film for Paradox. "Regnskap "starts filming next month and is scheduled to open in Norway in February 2010....
- 2/27/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Stellan Skarsgard will star in Norwegian helmer Hans Petter Moland's black comedy "Regnskap." He joins Norwegian actors Bjorn Floberg, Bjorn Sundquist and Aksel Hennie. The script is penned by Kim Fupz Aakeson, writer of Anette K. Olsen's Berlin Film Festival award-winning "Little Soldier." Story tells of a man set free from his twelve-year-long sentence in jail for killing his wife. He is left to decide whether to try reconcile with his family or seek revenge on those responsible for turning him in. Finn Gjerdrum and Stein B. Kvae will produce the $2.3 million budgeted film for Paradox. "Regnskap "starts filming next month and is scheduled to open in Norway in February 2010....
- 2/27/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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