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Hiding emerges as Gothenburg winner
The overall theme of Sweden's major film event, the Gothenburg Film Festival, was the blues, but after its 27th edition, there was nothing to be blue about but the weather.Early estimates indicate an increase in the already impressive admission numbers, and so did the number of attendees for the festival's ...
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Evil pays off at Sweden's Guldbagga awards
Mikael Haafstroem's crowd-pleaser Evil has had a rather good week. Not only has it picked up a best foreign language Oscar nomination, but it was also awarded the best film prize at the Guldbaggas, Sweden's national film awards.The award was picked up by producers Hans Loennerheden and Ingemar Leijonborg. Peter ...
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Media Luna picks up Panorama pair
Media Luna Entertainment has picked up international sales rights for Hilmar Oddsson's Cold Light and Russian directorial duo Olga Stolpovskaya and Dmitry Troitsky's You I Love (Ya Lyublu Tebya) which are both screening in Berlin's Panorama section.Oddsson's contemporary drama, which was the opening film at Gothenburg Film Festival, will show ...
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Gothenburg emerges into Cold Light with record sales
When Sweden's leading film event, the Gothenburg Film Festival, opened its box office earlier this month, business was brisk. It sold a record 30,000 tickets on its first day - including all the tickets to opening film Cold Light by Hilmar Oddsson as well as several other screenings.Not a bad ...
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Daybreak leads Sweden's Guldbagge race
Daybreak (Om Jag Vänder Mig Om) by Björn Runge scooped eight Guldbagge nominations, Sweden's equivalent of the Oscars, yesterdayThe drama was nominated for: best film, best director, best actor (Jacob Eklund) and best actress (Ann Petren). Daybreak also got received two supporting actress nominations, as well as for supporting actor ...
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Smile takes The Return for Scandinavia
Copenhagen based Smile Entertainment has acquired the Scandinavian rights to Andrei Zvyagintsev's multiple-award winning debut feature, The Return.The film, which began its successful festival run in Venice by securing the Golden Lion, will screen at both Sweden's biggest festival in Gothenburg as well as at the Norwegian Tromsoe International Film ...
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The release of Hilmar Oddsson's Icelandic drama Cold Light (Kaldaljós) on Jan 2 has been highly anticipated following the disappointing year at the box-office for local films in 2003.So far it seems that Icelanders have been eager for home made product, as the film served up a better screen average ...
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New Nordic films line up for Gothenburg
Eight new Nordic features have been selected for the Nordic Film Award at Sweden's major film festival in Gothenburg (Jan 23 - Feb 2).The films come from all over the region, and include a number of first time directors. The festival will open with the international premiere of Hilmar Oddsson's ...
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Balkan Fund hands out script grants at Thessaloniki
Four film projects from four southeastern European countries have received the first grants to be handed out by the Balkan Fund, a script development initiative created in November 2002 by the Thessaloniki International Film Festival (TIFF).The projects to receive 10,000 Euros each are: The Journey, writer/director/producer Artan Minarolli, Albania;Grbavica, writer/ ...
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Dans Grozny Dans wins inaugural cph:dox
Copenhagen's first international documentary film festival cph:dox, which wrapped this weekend, saw its major awards go to Jos de Putter's Dutch film Dans, Grozny, Dans and Jose Padilha's Brazilian Bus 174. "Dans, Grozny, Dans is a deeply humanistic tale of a dance group and their dedicated teacher in a tale ...
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Dans, Grozny, Dans and Bus 174 win at cph:dox
Copenhagen's first international documentary film festival cph:dox, which wrapped this weekend, saw its major awards go to Jos de Putter's Dutch film Dans, Grozny, Dans and Jose Padilha's Brazilian Bus 174. 'Dans, Grozny, Dans is a deeply humanistic tale of a dance group and their dedicated teacher in a tale ...
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NORDIC Production Listings - October 20 2003
DENMARK - October 20PRE-PRODUCTIONBOELLE BOB OG SMUKKE SALLY(Grasten Film) Family musical based on popular characters from the 1980s. Prod: Regner Grasten. Dir: Martin Schmidt. Scr: Gunnar Geertsen. Shoots in 2004.Contact: Regner Grasten, Grasten Film, (45) 39 63 44 24EUROTRH(Wise Guy Productions) Co-prod: Zentropa Productions. Budget: Euro1.1m. Dist: Sandrew Metronome (Den). ...
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New Nordic films to unspool at Haugesund
The 31st Norwegian International Film Festival (Aug 17-21) in the small western town of Haugesund is set to benefit from one of the country's most interesting filmmakers being lured to Hollywood. Erik Skjoldbjaerg (Insomnia) is bringing the two US stars - Christina Ricci and Jason Biggs - from his latest ...
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Moodysson returns to Sweden with Terrorists
Less than ten months after the Swedish premiere of Lilya 4-ever, Lukas Moodysson returns to local cinemas with another controversial film.His latest project Terrorister - En Film Om Dom Domda (Terrorists - A Film About Those Who Were Sentenced) is a gritty and unflinching documentary about some of the young ...
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Goteborg fund backs Angolan, Sri Lankan film-makers
Sweden's Goteborg Film Festival Film Fund, which supports filmmakers living and working in developing countries, has out of this year's 40 applicants selected Angolan In The Empty City (Na Cidade Vazia) by Maria G. Joao and Sri Lankan Colours Of The Colourless (Sudu Kalu Saha Alu) by Sudath Mahaadivulwewa. The ...
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Pippi's father heads for international seas
Everyone knows Pippi Longstocking, but few know that her father was a real person. But with Pippi's Father - Captain Charlie And The Cannibal Princess (working title) he should be at least as well known as Harry Potter by family audiences across the world. At least that is the ambition ...
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Rotterdam fest acts to avoid Berlin date clash
A potentially damaging head-to-head clash between the Rotterdam and Berlin film festivals over the dates for their 2004 editions has been nipped in the bud.Following Berlin's announcement this week that its 54th festival will be held from Feb 5-15 (the earliest start for the German festival since its move to ...
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Buyers say yes to Noi
Noi The Albino (Noi Albinoi), Icelandic director Dagur Kari's debut feature which has won six festival prizes in as many weeks, has proved a winner with buyers as well. Handled by Paris-based sales and production outfit, The Co-Production Office, Noi has now been licensed to nine territories. Latest deals closed ...
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Palm gets Rotterdam hit Noi Albinoi, Housekeeper
ChrisBlackwell's Palm Pictures has acquired all North American rights to DagurKari's festival hit Noi The Albino (Noi Albinoi) at the European Film Market in Berlin and, in a separate deal, allNorth American rights (excluding French-speaking Canada) to ClaudeBerriis bittersweet comedy The Housekeeper (Une Femme De Menage). Palm plans atheatrical release ...