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NewsMax Manus directors team up again on Kon-Tiki feature
Espen Sandberg and Joachim Rønning to make movie about Thor Heyerdhal’s 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition.
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NewsNorway sends in Max Manus for Oscar battle
Norway has selected local blockbuster Max Manus, directed by Espen Sandberg and Joachim Rønning, as its contender for the foreign-language Oscar.
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Ronning and Sandberg on board for $8m Manus project
Norwegian directors Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg, whose first feature was the Luc Besson-written and produced western comedy, Bandidas (2006), starring Penelope Cruz and Salma Hayek, have signed to direct Max Manus, a $8.4m (Euros 6.1m) World War II epic to shoot from February 2008 for Norway's Filmkameratene.Scripted by Thomas ...
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D Films ventures into US distribution with Max Manus
Toronto-based distribution boutique D Films is entering the US market following its first acquisition of US rights.
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NewsHagen, Skarsgard set to star in big UK-Danish production Kon-Tiki
Espen Sandberg and Joachim Rønning will direct the film for Denmark’s Nordisk and the UK’s Recorded Picture Company.
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Norwegian Fund backs projects including epic Max Manus
The Norwegian Film Fund's $3.1m backing hasgiven thegreen light for leading Norwegian producer John M Jacobsen's Max Manus, a WWII epic which will shoot from February. The fund also chipped in for two less expensive first features.From a screenplay by Thomas Nordseth based on Manus' own books, and produced by ...
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FeaturesNorthern exposure
Some of the world’s most electric foreign-language titles are being made by Norwegian film-makers right now. Screen profiles a selection of new films and spotlights a trio of rising directors.
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Eurimages supports 15 European co-productions
At its Dec 16-18 meeting in Paris, the Eurimages Fund board signed on to support 15 feature films for a total amount of $7m (Euros 4.925m). The projects getting funding are: Adalet - Ali Ozgenturk (Turkey, Hungary) Desert Flower - Sherry Hormann (Germany, Austria, France) Joueuse - Caroline Bottaro (France, ...
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NewsEFA reveals 48-strong selection for European Film Awards
The European Film Academy has revealed the 48 films selected for this year’s European Film Awards.
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Polar bear still on top of the world
Set up more than a century ago, Denmark’s Nordisk Film is a major regional producer and buyer of films. Now the company is looking to build on high-profile successes such as the Millennium trilogy.
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