All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 9
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NewsGoteborg to open with Abbe Hassan’s ‘Exodus’; Jan Troell gets top honour
Goteborg will screen nearly 250 films in 700 screenings, making it the largest film festival in Scandinavia.
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NewsRuben Östlund to ‘direct the audience’ at Goteborg Film Festival screening
He is preparing to “break the fourth wall” during a screening of his ’Triangle Of Sadness.
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FeaturesWhy Brian Tyree Henry signed up for ‘Causeway’ without reading the script: “I didn’t really care what my part was”
‘Causeway’ actor Brian Tyree Henry discusses working with director Lila Neugebauer and co-star Jennifer Lawrence.
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Features‘She Said’ writer on the “huge responsibility” to #MeToo survivors
Rebecca Lenkiewicz wanted to honour the journalists and survivors at the centre of the Weinstein scandal.
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NewsHBO’s ‘True Detective 4’ becomes first recipient of Iceland’s new 35% incentive as local industry booms (exclusive)
The series is party shooting at Baltasar Kormakur’s RVK Studios and is doubling Iceland for Alaska.
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NewsLevelK boards Berlinale Generation title ‘Sea Sparkle’ (exclusive)
The debut film from Belgian director Domien Huyghe deals with the grief of a teenage girl.
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NewsTrustNordisk boards Berlinale Panorama selection ‘The Quiet Migration’ (exclusive)
Danish filmmaker Malene Choi previously directed The Return.
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FeaturesWhat has been the cost of Denmark’s landmark streaming deal to the stalled local industry?
The Danish production sector has been almost shut down for a year amid talks with the streamers for improved terms.
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NewsLevelK boards Danish animation ‘Rosa And The Stone Troll’ (exclusive)
Film is first feature animation from director Karla Nor Holmbäck.
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News‘Triangle Of Sadness’, Icelandic music and Ukraine were the stars of the 2022 European Film Awards
Tributes to Ukraine draw standing ovations at the ceremony held in Reykjavik.
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NewsYellow Affair closes North America, UK, France and German deals for ‘Punch', starring Tim Roth (exclusive)
Project is director Welby Ings’ debut feature.
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FeaturesWhat are the pros and cons of gender-neutral acting categories?
The Bifas adopted gender-neutral acting categories for the first time this year, with the Berlinale switching in 2021.
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NewsTrustNordisk closes four new deals for Swedish horror ‘FEED’
The film has been a hit at the Swedish box office.
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NewsNetflix reaches landmark rights agreement with Create Denmark (exclusive)
Deal enables Netflix to commission new drama in Denmark after 11 months of negotiations.
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FeaturesIn conversation: Vicky Krieps, Marie Kreutzer talk ‘Corsage’, rebellion and the brutality of the corset
Actress Vicky Krieps set out to persuade director Marie Kreutzer that Austria’s Empress Sissi was a more interesting subject than she knew.
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NewsStockholm’s top prize goes to Ali Abbasi’s ‘Holy Spider’
Other winners include Emily, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed; Swedish Film Institute unveils new talent Wild Card prizes.
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NewsDanish dramas 'A Matter Of Trust', 'Forever' sell strongly for TrustNordisk at AFM (exclusive)
Tribeca premiere ‘A Matter Of Trust’ is among those to land deals.
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NewsTrustNordisk promotes Nicolai Korsgaard to sales director (exclusive)
Korsgaard has been at TrustNordisk since 2003.
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NewsAurora’s Finnish Impact Film Fund grows to €13.5m, expands for international co-pros
The fund is open to investing in English language projects.
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NewsIceland’s ‘Lamb’ wins $40,000 Nordic Council Film Prize
Valdimar Jóhannsson’s Icelandic project stars Noomi Rapace.