All articles by Jorn Rossing Jensen – Page 10
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NewsMalabar picks up US rights to Swedish thriller Nobel's Last Will
Yellow Bird produces the Liza Marklund adaptation.
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NewsTwilight Breaking Dawn cleared for younger audiences in Sweden
First instalment of Breaking Dawn now gets +11 rating instad of +15 rating.
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NewsFinnish Film Foundation to speed up process for film funding
New scheme has four features in the works.
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NewsVinterberg starts shooting The Hunt starring Mads Mikkelsen
Shoot will run Nov 4-Dec 21 in Denmark.
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NewsPer Fly plans biopic of Swedish singer-actress Monica Zetterlund
Edda Magnusson to star; Lena Rehnberg to produce for StellaNova.
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NewsStockholm to present 173 films starting with Tinker Tailor
26% of the films in the festival catalogue have female directors, 43% also a female producer.
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NewsAugust's Beyond wins Nordic Council Film Prize
Pernilla August’s feature debut wins prize with $65,000 cash.
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NewsStockholm International Film Festival to support women directors
One female director will receive $0.8m, a distribution deal with NonStop Entertainment and will have their film premiered at next year’s festival.
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NewsSummit plans English-language remake of Norwegian thriller Headhunters
Swedish film and TV production outfit Yellow Bird has sold the English-language film rights for Norwegian director Morten Tyldum’s thriller Headhunters (Hodejegerne) to US company Summit Entertainment.
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NewsLars von Trier says he'll stop interviews, public statements after French controversy
After police interrogation following his proclamations at the press conference for Melancholia at Cannes, Danish director Lars von Trier says he will now concentrate on his film work.
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NewsNorway launches fund to support production in developing countries
Argentine director Lucia Puenzo, whose XXY won the Critics’ Week prize in Cannes, is among the 250 filmmakers who have submitted projects to a new Norwegian film fund, the South Fund, which will support film production in developing countries.
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NewsMadsen's Superclasico enters Oscar race for Denmark
Danish veteran director Ole Christian Madsen’s Superclasico has been chosen as the Danish submission for the Foreign Language Oscar.
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NewsExpanded Helsinki International Film Festival underway
24th Helsinki International Film Festival includes 120 features and 80 shorts; selected titles will be screened free online
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NewsFinland selects Le Havre as Oscar contender
Aki Kaurismaki’s Cannes competition title Le Havre will be Finland’s official contender for the Foreign Language Oscar.
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NewsSwedish Film Institute backs Easy Money sequel
Babar Najafi’s Easy Money II and Danish-Swedish director Kathrine Windfeld’s Hamilton-In the Interest Of The Nation to receive backing from the Swedish Film Institute.
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NewsPernilla August's Beyond to be Sweden's Foreign Language Oscar entry
August’s acclaimed directorial debut stars Millenium actress Noomi Rapace
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NewsThe Resident director Jokinen moves onto Purge
Estonia-set drama is based on Finnish author’s award-winning novel.
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NewsTroll Hunter producer's next among buzz films at Haugesund festival
The Help, Oslo, August 31st among winners at last night’s Norwegian Internationall Film Festival awards ceremony
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FeaturesNaked ambition
With all eyes on Scandinavia to find the next lucrative international franchise, Norway is stepping into the frame.
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FeaturesHaugesund’s hot tickets
The Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund (Aug 17-26) offers international attendees a window on some of the hottest new projects from the region. Jorn Rossing Jensen reports