All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 57
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News'Olli Maki' punches into Oscar race for Finland
The boxing drama won the Un Certain Regard award at Cannes this year.
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NewsFinland’s 25% rebate could be active by early 2017
The country’s government has said that it will push forward with the proposed incentive.
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News'The Killing' star Soren Malling teams with Ruben Genz for 'God'
The Killing’s Soren Malling leads the adaptation of Jens Blendstrup’s best-selling novel.
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NewsSweden submits 'A Man Called Ove' for Oscar race
Hannes Holm’s comedy-drama won three Guldbagges, Sweden’s top local film prize.
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Features'Lady Macbeth': a period drama like none you've seen before
The team behind Toronto premiere Lady Macbeth, touted as one of the hottest discoveries of the year, tell Wendy Mitchell about their unique approach to a period film.
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NewsScanbox chills with ‘White Hunger’
EXCLUSIVE: Scanbox takes Scandinavian rights to upcoming period drama from Finnish director Mikko Kuparinen.
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NewsHaugesund: 'Perfect Strangers', 'Magnus' score top awards
Other winners include Agnus Dei, Toni Erdmann, The Day Will Come, Amundsen & Nobile and I’ll Try Again.
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NewsHaugesund: 'The Wind Blew On' wins Eurimages prize
The winner of the Eurimages Lab Project Award from Haugesund’s Works In Progress presentations was Katrín Ólafsdóttirs The Wind Blew On from Iceland.
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NewsHaugesund: Liv Ullmann to retire from directing
Norwegian actress and filmmaker announces end to directing on panel with fellow filmmakers Pernilla August and Iram Haq.
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NewsHaugesund: Genre pitches include UK-Nordic feature 'The Damned'
The Damned producers Emilie Jouffroy and Kamilla Hodol are recipients of a BFI Vision Award this year.
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NewsHaugesund: co-pro market showcases Nordic animation, thrillers
Screen reports on the 19 project pitches, including animations, family fare and a Daniel Dencik drama.
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FeaturesLocarno: spotlight on Summer Academy
Summer Academy returns to support another group of up-and-coming film-makers, critics and industry professionals, as Wendy Mitchell discovers.
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NewsSwedish Film Institute veteran Gunnar Almer dies aged 62
Almer joined the SFI 39 years ago, serving as festival manager for feature films for nearly 20 years.
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NewsLevelK boards Venice Days drama 'Sami Blood'
EXCLUSIVE: Amanda Kernell’s debut feature charts the story of a 14-year-old exposed to racism in 1930’s Sweden.
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News'Making A Murderer' directors head to Copenhagen TV Festival
Copenhagen event to host more than 1000 industry and a number of high-profile speakers.
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NewsNordisk Panorama unveils pitch titles, competition line-ups
Projects include The Distant Barking of Dogs, from The Act of Killing production company Final Cut For Real.
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NewsFirst look: Annette Bening and Jamie Bell in 'Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool'
EXCLUSIVE: First look at Annette Bening and Jamie Bell in Barbara Broccoli-produced drama shooting in UK.
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NewsNFDC picks six for 10th Screenwriters' Lab
Projects show a diversity of languages: Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali, Hindi and Punjabi.
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News'Death Of Louis XIV', 'One Week And A Day' win top prizes in Jerusalem
Festival’s new $20,000 international competition prize goes to Albert Serra for The Death Of Louis XIV; One Week And A Day wins best Israeli feature.
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NewsVenice Golden Lions for Belmondo, Skolimowski
The 73rd Venice International Film Festival will award its Golden Lion awards for lifetime achievement to French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo and Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski.