All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 6
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FeaturesCannes Confidential: Nicolai Korsgaard - “I bring my own Danish oatmeal”
Nicolai Korsgaard is sales director of Danish international sales company TrustNordisk.
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NewsRamfis Productions readies feature version of ‘Ricky’ with WME (exclusive)
The company’s new feature Ricky, directed by Rashad Frett, is building on the short of the same name that premiered at Sundance 2023.
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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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FeaturesMeet the filmmakers who are pushing the boundaries of Nordic cinema
Storytellers from a diverse range of heritages are flourishing in the region.
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FeaturesBehind the Nordic genre boom: “People have woken up to the international demand for this content”
Screen explores the global attraction of Scandi scarefests and what’s coming next.
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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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NewsREinvent lights up North American deal for ‘Dark Windows’ (exclusive)
Alex Herron (Leave) directs and the cast includes Annie Hamilton (The Wolf of Snow Hollow, Inventing Anna).
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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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NewsNorwegian outfit Staer boosts teams, readies Sami musical drama ‘Arru’ (exclusive)
Ragna Nordhus joins as producer and co-owner, and Gary Cranner as executive producer and advisor.
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FeaturesFuture Leaders 2023: Gro Janarv (Sweden)
Janarv is a Film and TV agent at Albatross Agency.
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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’.
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NewsJoachim Trier reunites with co-writer Eskil Vogt for sixth feature to shoot in 2024
Maria Ekerhovd of Mer Film and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar of Eye Eye Pictures will produce the as-yet-untitled family drama set in Oslo.
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NewsREinvent boards hot Nordic Stone Age action drama ‘Stranger’ (exclusive)
Fiction feature directorial debut of Mads Hedegaard is produced by Motor.
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NewsNorway’s Fidalgo bolsters distribution slate with award-winning festival titles (exclusive)
Source: Sundance Film Festival ‘Fantastic Machine’ Norwegian distributor Fidalgo has acquired a number of award-winning titles following conversations began at the European Film Market in Berlin in February. The company’s latest acquisitions include Fantastic Machine, directed by Axel Danielson and Maximilien Van Aertryck and sold by ...
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NewsTrustNordisk acquires Norwegian war action drama ‘Convoy’
The prolific Dahlsbakken has previously directed Munch, Possession and Returning Home.