All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 63
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Thomas Vinterberg on how his unusual childhood inspired 'The Commune'
SCREEN SUBSCRIBERS: Thomas Vinterberg tells Wendy Mitchell about drawing on his childhood for his most personal film yet, The Commune, which reunites him with the stars of Festen and is screening in Competition at Berlin
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Goteborg: Welcome To Norway! creates buzz as Nordic talents line up next films
Catch up with the key news and projects from the Goteborg Film Festival and Nordic Film Market.
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Goteborg Works In Progress find suitors
Celluloid Dreams handles Valley of Shadows; Media Luna boards Little Wing; Indie Sales represents The Giant.
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'Land Of Mine' wins in Goteborg
Danish landmine drama continues winning streak with $118,000 award; doc winner is Don Juan and audience prizes go to Welcome To Norway! and The Second Mother.
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Goteborg Lab pitches showcase global ambitions
Buzzy pitches from rising Nordic talents include Iranian serial killer story and documentary about con man Waleed Ahmed [pictured], once described as the Mark Zuckerberg of Norway.
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‘Measureable change’ on diversity within five years, Goteborg report
Goteborg Film Festival’s Nostradamus Project report predicts that audiences will rebel against content that doesn’t reflect diversity.
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Goteborg briefs: As It Is winner, Colliander joins SFI
A roundup of Nordic news from the Goteborg Film Festival and Nordic Film Market.
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Polly Williams: UK needs more character-driven drama
Speaking at Goteborg’s TV Drama Vision conference, the head of the new eOne and Creative England Drama Venture also said she’s open to working with European partners.
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Anna Higgs named creative director of NOWNESS
EXCLUSIVE: Former Film4 commissioner joins video platform that is a partnership between LVMH and Dazed.
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LevelK boards Australian thriller 'Rabbit'
EXCLUSIVE: Luke Shanahan’s psychological thriller will start shooting in May with a cast including Mad Max: Fury Road’s Abbey Lee.
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Mads Matthiesen, Denmark's next top 'Model'
Mads Matthiesen made a splash with his 2012 debut Teddy Bear. The Danish director talks to Wendy Mitchell about his English-language follow-up, The Model, which screens at Goteborg and Rotterdam.
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Goteborg reveals next wave of Nordic hits
Nordic Film Market includes debut films by Force Majeure actress, the screenwriter of A Royal Affair and director of viral hit Las Palmas; CAA, UTA and ICM agents among attending industry.
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Swedish box office up 10% in 2015
Total box office hit $210m in 2015, but the market share of local films dropped 5.2%.
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Festival Scope extends consumer platform with IFFR
Festival Scope becomes brand of audience-facing VOD platform as industry service is rebranded Festival Scope Pro.
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Tom Hooper to receive Goteborg's Honorary Dragon
Tom Hooper is to receive the Honorary Dragon Award at the 39th Goteborg Film Festival, where his new film The Danish Girl has its Swedish premiere.
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Tomas Alfredson's 'The Snowman' begins shoot with Michael Fassbender
Universal dates adaptation of Jo Nesbo bestseller, starring Michael Fassbender, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Rebecca Ferguson.
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'The Here After' takes top Guldbagge in Sweden
Other winners include Drifters and box office hit A Man Called Ove.
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'Amour' star Emmanuelle Riva joins Icelandic thriller 'Alma'
Nordisk Film & TV Fond backs five new projects including a thriller starring Emmanuelle Riva.
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Nordic box office reports healthy 2015
It was good news across Nordic box office revenues for 2015, with local hits pushing countries above 2014.
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‘The Yard’ to kick off 450 films in Goteborg
Notable world premieres include Mads Matthiesen’s Teddy Bear follow-up The Model and Avalon director Axel Petersén’s Under the Pyramid.