All Scandinavia articles – Page 5
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NewsLevelK boards Norwegian family action comedy ’Viktoria Must Go’ (exclusive)
The film is being presented this week in the works-in-progress selections at Haugesund’s New Nordic Films.
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NewsNordic Council Film Prize nominates first Greenlandic film for $45,000 award
Six nominees vying for the lucrative annual award.
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NewsMTV’s Jani Hartikainen moves to Yellow Film & TV as chief content officer (exclusive)
Company also hires development producer Eveliina Mauno and promotes Janne Lähteenmäki to junior producer.
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NewsNorwegian producer The Global Ensemble Drama expands with Fremantle, Netflix and Viaplay execs
Company behind Netflix’s ‘Midsummer Night’ adds offices in Sweden, Denmark and UK.
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NewsIceDocs gives top prize to ‘Against The Tide’, launches first industry programme
Iceland Documentary Film Festival ran July 19-23.
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NewsGlenn Close Finland-set drama ‘The Summer Tale’, ’Tehran’ among latest indie projects to get SAG-AFTRA go-ahead
Guild has announced interim agreements on 53 projects since strike began.
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NewsFrance’s Canal+ Group takes minority stake in Viaplay amid Scandinavian streamer overhaul
Viaplay to lay off 25% of staff representing around 450 jobs.
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NewsNew European indie joint venture Vuelta Group acquires Playtime, SquareOne and Scanbox
The private equity-funded studio will focus on local distribution and international film and TV production on a global scale.
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NewsJonas Holmberg to step down as Goteborg Film Festival artistic director
Holmberg has led the Swedish event since 2014.
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NewsJonathan Glazer’s hot Cannes title ’The Zone Of Interest’ secures major territory deals for A24
Holocaust drama has emerged as likely awards contender at Cannes and for 2024 awards season.
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NewsTrustNordisk adds more sales for ‘The Bastard’ starring Mads Mikkelsen
The film is estimated to be one of Zentropa’s biggest feature films in years with a budget of €8m.
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NewsTrustNordisk unveils ‘Back To Reality’ (exclusive)
Project to be written and directed by Denmark’s Anders Thomas Jensen.
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NewsTruenorth launches Icelandic talent agency (exclusive)
One of the first clients is Rúnar Ingi Einarsson of company Norður, who is in Cannes as producer of Intrusion (Fár).
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NewsNonStop goes on 20-film buying spree (exclusive)
The titles include Zarrar Kahn’s Directors’ Fortnight selection In Flames.
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NewsTrustNordisk boards Zentropa titles ‘Back To Reality’, ‘The Quiet Ones’
‘Back To Reality’ is a dark comedy from writer-director Anders Thomas Jensen.
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News’Club Zero’ co-producers Paloma now shooting Jeppe Ronde’s ‘Acts of Love’ (exclusive)
No sales company is attached yet but Scandinavian Film Distribution has pre-bought Scandinavian rights.
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NewsThe Yellow Affair takes on ‘The Rooster’ starring Hugo Weaving (exclusive)
Sales company also takes on Janis Pugh’s Great 8 selection ‘Chuck Chuck Baby.’
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NewsTrustNordisk scares up deal for Swedish horror ‘Canceled’ (exclusive)
Mellander previously directed 2020’s The Evil Next Door.
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NewsThe Yellow Affair boards Pinball Films’ black metal horror ‘Nothing Holy’ (exclusive)
‘The Descent’ and ‘Harry Brown’ producer Keith Bell also readies a slate including ‘Advice For Cab Drivers,’ ‘Switch’ and ‘You’re The Reason I’m Here’.