An Ingmar Bergman movie is in the works from Sf Studios, with Robert Gustafsson (The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared) playing the celebrated Swedish auteur.
The as-yet-untitled movie, revealed on day three of Cannes, is a political thriller set during the Swedish election year of 1976, when Bergman is arrested by the police suspected of serious tax evasion in the midst of the receptions for Strindberg’s The Dance of Death at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. The personal catastrophe quickly becomes a reality for Bergman, as does the mental breakdown, and the director finds himself in a Kafkaesque state, where culture is ultimately pitted against politics, with Bergman on one side and the political establishment on the other.
Bergman, who died in 2007, is one of Sweden’s best known directors, with famous works including The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries and Fanny and Alexander. Gustafsson is...
The as-yet-untitled movie, revealed on day three of Cannes, is a political thriller set during the Swedish election year of 1976, when Bergman is arrested by the police suspected of serious tax evasion in the midst of the receptions for Strindberg’s The Dance of Death at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. The personal catastrophe quickly becomes a reality for Bergman, as does the mental breakdown, and the director finds himself in a Kafkaesque state, where culture is ultimately pitted against politics, with Bergman on one side and the political establishment on the other.
Bergman, who died in 2007, is one of Sweden’s best known directors, with famous works including The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries and Fanny and Alexander. Gustafsson is...
- 5/16/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Rapper and comedian Anders Matthesen will play Tommy Seebach, a Danish pop culture icon, in Sf Studios’ new movie, “Under the Stars in the Sky.”
The film will be directed by Kasper Gaardsøe with a screenplay by Jannik Tai Mosholt and Stefan Jaworski. “Under the Stars in the Sky” is produced by Tall and Small, and Sf Studios is co-producing and distributing the film in the Nordics. The movie will start shooting in spring 2024 and have its theatrical release in Denmark in February 2025.
“Under the Stars in the Sky” will chart Seebach’s rise to fame after participating in the Danish Song Grand Prix with the cult hit “Disco Tango” in 1979. The song became a huge hit in Denmark, ranking sixth in the Eurovision Song Contest, at which Seebach represented Denmark three times.
The film also tells a family story, about a father whose addiction got so bad that he...
The film will be directed by Kasper Gaardsøe with a screenplay by Jannik Tai Mosholt and Stefan Jaworski. “Under the Stars in the Sky” is produced by Tall and Small, and Sf Studios is co-producing and distributing the film in the Nordics. The movie will start shooting in spring 2024 and have its theatrical release in Denmark in February 2025.
“Under the Stars in the Sky” will chart Seebach’s rise to fame after participating in the Danish Song Grand Prix with the cult hit “Disco Tango” in 1979. The song became a huge hit in Denmark, ranking sixth in the Eurovision Song Contest, at which Seebach represented Denmark three times.
The film also tells a family story, about a father whose addiction got so bad that he...
- 11/17/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Sf Studios and REinvent have dropped the first trailer for Lukas Moodysson’s comedy “Together 99,” the Swedish director’s sequel to his 2000 hit movie “Together.”
Sf Studios will release the film in Sweden on Oct. 13, while REinvent will represent it in international markets.
“Together 99” follows a group of very different people who lived in a Swedish community called Together in 1975. The story picks up 24 years later, in 1999, with Göran and Klasse who are the last two members of the community. Feeling a bit lonely, they start thinking of a reunion with old friends and Klasse sets off to surprise Göran on his birthday.
“Together 99” is produced by Lars Jönsson and Anna Carlsten at Memfis Film, in co-production with Film i Väst, Sf Studios and Zentropa Entertainments, with support from the Swedish Film Institute, Det Danske FilminsHtut and Nordisk Film & TV Fond.
A critical and commercial hit, “Together” played at...
Sf Studios will release the film in Sweden on Oct. 13, while REinvent will represent it in international markets.
“Together 99” follows a group of very different people who lived in a Swedish community called Together in 1975. The story picks up 24 years later, in 1999, with Göran and Klasse who are the last two members of the community. Feeling a bit lonely, they start thinking of a reunion with old friends and Klasse sets off to surprise Göran on his birthday.
“Together 99” is produced by Lars Jönsson and Anna Carlsten at Memfis Film, in co-production with Film i Väst, Sf Studios and Zentropa Entertainments, with support from the Swedish Film Institute, Det Danske FilminsHtut and Nordisk Film & TV Fond.
A critical and commercial hit, “Together” played at...
- 6/20/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Sf Studios, the leading Scandinavian banner behind “Snabba Cash” and “A Man Called Otto,” has boarded “Kingmaker,” the sequel of the 2004 Danish hit movie “Kongekabale.”
The political thriller is an adaptation of Niels Krause-Kjær’s second novel “Mørkeland” about the adventures of an investigative journalist, Ulrik Torp. The initial movie was a local blockbuster, selling over 550,000 tickets in Danish theaters.
The film, directed by Mikkel Serup, brings back Anders W. Berthelsen in the lead role as Ulrik Torp, starring alongside Danish star Nicolas Bro (“Riders of Justice”) and Charlotte Munck (“Open Spaces”) also returning in their roles. Penned by Marie Østerbye, “Kingmaker” is produced by Sara Namer and Morten Kjems Hytten Juhl at Meta Film, and executive produced by Meta Film’s Louise Foldager. Sf Studios distributes the film in the Nordics, while REinvent handles international sales.
“Much has changed since ‘Kongekabale’ was released in 2004,” said Serup. “The media, the political scene,...
The political thriller is an adaptation of Niels Krause-Kjær’s second novel “Mørkeland” about the adventures of an investigative journalist, Ulrik Torp. The initial movie was a local blockbuster, selling over 550,000 tickets in Danish theaters.
The film, directed by Mikkel Serup, brings back Anders W. Berthelsen in the lead role as Ulrik Torp, starring alongside Danish star Nicolas Bro (“Riders of Justice”) and Charlotte Munck (“Open Spaces”) also returning in their roles. Penned by Marie Østerbye, “Kingmaker” is produced by Sara Namer and Morten Kjems Hytten Juhl at Meta Film, and executive produced by Meta Film’s Louise Foldager. Sf Studios distributes the film in the Nordics, while REinvent handles international sales.
“Much has changed since ‘Kongekabale’ was released in 2004,” said Serup. “The media, the political scene,...
- 4/24/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Copenhagen-based REinvent International Sales has closed two significant deals on Omerta 6/12, a Finnish action thriller.
Samuel Goldwyn has picked up U.S. rights on the movie, while Swift Productions has taken France. Deals were previously closed for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Poland (Splendid) and Spain (A Contracorriende).
The movie premiered locally recently, it will also become a four-episode TV series to be released on C More in 2022.
Directed by Aku Louhimies, the film follows what happens when Finland’s Independence Day celebration on December 6 is crudely interrupted by an attack to the Presidential Residence. A set of distinguished guests are taken as hostages, and Security service officer Max Tanner (Jasper Pääkkönen) is set as the negotiator of the hostage crisis. Soon it becomes clear that the main target behind the terrorist attack is a plan to destabilize the security of Europe.
Starring with Paakkonen (Da 5 Bloods) are Nanna Blondell...
Samuel Goldwyn has picked up U.S. rights on the movie, while Swift Productions has taken France. Deals were previously closed for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Poland (Splendid) and Spain (A Contracorriende).
The movie premiered locally recently, it will also become a four-episode TV series to be released on C More in 2022.
Directed by Aku Louhimies, the film follows what happens when Finland’s Independence Day celebration on December 6 is crudely interrupted by an attack to the Presidential Residence. A set of distinguished guests are taken as hostages, and Security service officer Max Tanner (Jasper Pääkkönen) is set as the negotiator of the hostage crisis. Soon it becomes clear that the main target behind the terrorist attack is a plan to destabilize the security of Europe.
Starring with Paakkonen (Da 5 Bloods) are Nanna Blondell...
- 2/12/2022
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Glimsdal will focus on Sf Studios’ Nordic acquisitions and co-productions.
Silje Nikoline Glimsdal will leave her role as sales and project manager at TrustNordisk to join Sf Studios as senior acquisitions manager.
She starts the new post on November 1 and will focus on Sf Studios’ Nordic acquisitions and co-productions, and occasionally on the company’s international acquisitions.
Glimsdal, born in Norway, will continue to be based in Copenhagen, where she will now report to Fredrik Warstedt, EVP acquisition & licensing at Sf Studios, and working closely with Yaba Holst, head of Nordic acquisition.
Glimsdal started her career as an intern at...
Silje Nikoline Glimsdal will leave her role as sales and project manager at TrustNordisk to join Sf Studios as senior acquisitions manager.
She starts the new post on November 1 and will focus on Sf Studios’ Nordic acquisitions and co-productions, and occasionally on the company’s international acquisitions.
Glimsdal, born in Norway, will continue to be based in Copenhagen, where she will now report to Fredrik Warstedt, EVP acquisition & licensing at Sf Studios, and working closely with Yaba Holst, head of Nordic acquisition.
Glimsdal started her career as an intern at...
- 10/5/2021
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Sf Studios has boarded “Ellen,” an inspirational period drama about an unsung Danish woman who saved Jews during WW II. It will be directed by Mehdi Avaz (“Collision”) and executive produced by Niels Juul, whose credits include “Ferrari,” “Silence” and “The Irishman.”
Written by James Wyllie, the English-language movie will tell the true story of Ellen Nielsen, a fishmonger and single mother of six kids, who initiated the dangerous transport of Danish Jews on fishing boats to safety in Sweden during the Nazi occupation of Denmark. Ellen’s tiny house, which was located in a fishing village on the outskirts of Copenhagen, became the central point of the Danish resistance movement and harbored a complex system of secret communication and transport.
Juul, who previously headed Cecchi Gori Pictures where he worked on “Life Is Beautiful,” “Il Postino” and “Shawshank Redemption,” is passionate about the project.
“When I first got into the film business,...
Written by James Wyllie, the English-language movie will tell the true story of Ellen Nielsen, a fishmonger and single mother of six kids, who initiated the dangerous transport of Danish Jews on fishing boats to safety in Sweden during the Nazi occupation of Denmark. Ellen’s tiny house, which was located in a fishing village on the outskirts of Copenhagen, became the central point of the Danish resistance movement and harbored a complex system of secret communication and transport.
Juul, who previously headed Cecchi Gori Pictures where he worked on “Life Is Beautiful,” “Il Postino” and “Shawshank Redemption,” is passionate about the project.
“When I first got into the film business,...
- 7/8/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Sf Studios is joining forces with prolific Norwegian filmmaker Henrik M. Dahlsbakken and the banner FilmBros on “Possession,” a horror film set during the Spanish flu in 1918.
The film, which portrays the terrifying events following a pastor’s actions in a small Sami village, is being handled by REinvent International Sales and will be distributed in the Nordics by Sf Studios.
Exploring themes of faith and doubt amid a pandemic, “Possession” opens in 1918, as World War I is coming to an end and the Spanish flu is ravaging populations. A pastor returns home to his family in Norway to start a congregation, after several years as a missionary in Madagascar. With the help of a local mining company, he starts the work of building a church, but the place turns out to be an old South Sami burial ground. When it is decided that the remains should be removed, an...
The film, which portrays the terrifying events following a pastor’s actions in a small Sami village, is being handled by REinvent International Sales and will be distributed in the Nordics by Sf Studios.
Exploring themes of faith and doubt amid a pandemic, “Possession” opens in 1918, as World War I is coming to an end and the Spanish flu is ravaging populations. A pastor returns home to his family in Norway to start a congregation, after several years as a missionary in Madagascar. With the help of a local mining company, he starts the work of building a church, but the place turns out to be an old South Sami burial ground. When it is decided that the remains should be removed, an...
- 5/20/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Sf Studios is teaming up with “Easy Money” screenwriter Maria Karlsson on “The Stockholm Bloodbath,” an epic film
inspired by the true story of Kristina Gyllenstierna, a fearless woman who fought to protect Stockholm when the Danes invaded the city in 1520.
“The Stockholm Bloodbath” refers to a lesser-known, dark chapter in Scandinavian history when the three-day coronation ceremony for the Danish king Christian II became one of Sweden’s most violent power struggles. During this turmoil, the Danish king ordered the execution of many figures of the Swedish nobility.
Currently at script stage, “The Stockholm Bloodbath” will mark yet another big-budget, internationally-driven epic film on Sf Studios’s production and distribution slate. The Scandinavian powerhouse recently wrapped the productions of “Margrete – Queen of the North” and “The Emigrants,” two highly anticipated historical dramas which will be teased at Goteborg’s virtual Nordic Film Market. Both films will be released in...
inspired by the true story of Kristina Gyllenstierna, a fearless woman who fought to protect Stockholm when the Danes invaded the city in 1520.
“The Stockholm Bloodbath” refers to a lesser-known, dark chapter in Scandinavian history when the three-day coronation ceremony for the Danish king Christian II became one of Sweden’s most violent power struggles. During this turmoil, the Danish king ordered the execution of many figures of the Swedish nobility.
Currently at script stage, “The Stockholm Bloodbath” will mark yet another big-budget, internationally-driven epic film on Sf Studios’s production and distribution slate. The Scandinavian powerhouse recently wrapped the productions of “Margrete – Queen of the North” and “The Emigrants,” two highly anticipated historical dramas which will be teased at Goteborg’s virtual Nordic Film Market. Both films will be released in...
- 1/28/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Sf Studios is joining forces with Antti J. Jokinen’s leading Finnish production banner Cinematic Inc. to develop and produce the animated feature “Comet in Moominland” and “When the Doves Disappeared,” adapted from Sofi Oksanen’s bestseller.
“Comet in Moominland” and “When the Doves Disappeared” are being made by both companies as part of a five-picture deal. Sf Studios and Cinematic Inc. are already working together on the ambitious action thriller franchise “Omerta” which comprises of two feature films represented in international markets by Reinvent Studios, and a series that will premiere on C More, the Swedish streamer.
“Comet in Moominland,” based on the near-cult Finnish comicbooks created by Tove Jansson, is a remake of Hiroshi Saito’s 1992 classic animation film “Moomin,” which was itself a remake of
Tim Livson, the son of the producer of original producer of “Comet in Moominland,” is co-producing the new film through his banner...
“Comet in Moominland” and “When the Doves Disappeared” are being made by both companies as part of a five-picture deal. Sf Studios and Cinematic Inc. are already working together on the ambitious action thriller franchise “Omerta” which comprises of two feature films represented in international markets by Reinvent Studios, and a series that will premiere on C More, the Swedish streamer.
“Comet in Moominland,” based on the near-cult Finnish comicbooks created by Tove Jansson, is a remake of Hiroshi Saito’s 1992 classic animation film “Moomin,” which was itself a remake of
Tim Livson, the son of the producer of original producer of “Comet in Moominland,” is co-producing the new film through his banner...
- 2/22/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Sf Studios has boarded Nordic distribution and worldwide sales rights to a pair of action-thriller films and a series based on Ilkka Remes’ bestselling novel “6/12,” which will be directed by Antti J. Jokinen (“Flowers of Evil”) and headlined by Jasper Pääkkönen.
Titled “Omerta,” the new Finnish franchise will be produced by the banner Cinematic and will revolve around a secret unit of European special forces. The two feature films will be titled “Omerta 6/12” and “Omerta 7/12,” and will be released in the fall of 2021 and 2022 by Sf Studios across Scandinavia. The TV series has been ordered by C More in Sweden.
“Omerta 6/12” begins as a hostage thriller, with a Serbian terrorist group executing a coordinated attack on the presidential reception ball on Dec. 6, Finland’s Independence Day. The storylines of “Omerta 6/12” and “Omerta 7/12” will take place in Helsinki, Moscow, Brussels and Minsk, and will be shot in several languages, including Finnish,...
Titled “Omerta,” the new Finnish franchise will be produced by the banner Cinematic and will revolve around a secret unit of European special forces. The two feature films will be titled “Omerta 6/12” and “Omerta 7/12,” and will be released in the fall of 2021 and 2022 by Sf Studios across Scandinavia. The TV series has been ordered by C More in Sweden.
“Omerta 6/12” begins as a hostage thriller, with a Serbian terrorist group executing a coordinated attack on the presidential reception ball on Dec. 6, Finland’s Independence Day. The storylines of “Omerta 6/12” and “Omerta 7/12” will take place in Helsinki, Moscow, Brussels and Minsk, and will be shot in several languages, including Finnish,...
- 12/11/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Sf Studios has acquired the Nordic distribution rights to Ruben Östlund’s “Triangle of Sadness,” the Swedish filmmaker’s follow up to the Palme d’Or winning “The Swquare.”
A contemporary satire taking place in the world of fashion, “Triangle of Sadness” is set on a luxury yacht and ends up on a deserted island where hierarchies are turned upside down. The film is produced by Erik Hemmendorff at Plattform Produktion.
The movie, which marks Östlund’s English-language debut and his most ambitious feature ever, is approximately budgeted at 10 million euros.
“’Triangle of Sadness’ is an existential candy-bag; reflecting, provocative and entertaining. The bar is as usual set high and we are currently planning the wildest scene ever in the history of film,” said Östlund. “On a luxury yacht, in a storm, passengers are struggling with sea sickness and table etiquette during a captain’s dinner. A really nasty dish will be served.
A contemporary satire taking place in the world of fashion, “Triangle of Sadness” is set on a luxury yacht and ends up on a deserted island where hierarchies are turned upside down. The film is produced by Erik Hemmendorff at Plattform Produktion.
The movie, which marks Östlund’s English-language debut and his most ambitious feature ever, is approximately budgeted at 10 million euros.
“’Triangle of Sadness’ is an existential candy-bag; reflecting, provocative and entertaining. The bar is as usual set high and we are currently planning the wildest scene ever in the history of film,” said Östlund. “On a luxury yacht, in a storm, passengers are struggling with sea sickness and table etiquette during a captain’s dinner. A really nasty dish will be served.
- 5/24/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The feature is a contemporary satire set against the fashion world.
Sf Studios has acquired Nordic distribution rights to Ruben Östlund’s next film Triangle Of Sadness.
The deal renews Sf’s relationship with Östlund after the company previously distributed his earlier films Involuntary and Play.
Triangle Of Sadness is a satire set in the fashion world and takes place on a luxury yacht that ends up on a deserted island where hierarchies are turned upside down.
The $11m (€10m) film is the the director’s biggest production to date and his first entirely in the English language. The film...
Sf Studios has acquired Nordic distribution rights to Ruben Östlund’s next film Triangle Of Sadness.
The deal renews Sf’s relationship with Östlund after the company previously distributed his earlier films Involuntary and Play.
Triangle Of Sadness is a satire set in the fashion world and takes place on a luxury yacht that ends up on a deserted island where hierarchies are turned upside down.
The $11m (€10m) film is the the director’s biggest production to date and his first entirely in the English language. The film...
- 5/24/2019
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Ole Bornedal’s World War II drama Shadows In My Eyes receives $2.4m.
As part of its new mandate to back higher-budget films, the Danish Film Institute has awarded its largest-ever feature film production grant - Dkk 16m ($2.4m) - to Ole Bornedal’s new film.
The World War II drama Shadows In My Eyes is about the real-life tragedy of 1945, when instead of bombing the Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen, the Royal Air Force mistakenly hit the French school, killing several children and nuns.
Danish broadcaster TV2 and Sf Studios are also backing the film with a total budget of $8.6m.
As part of its new mandate to back higher-budget films, the Danish Film Institute has awarded its largest-ever feature film production grant - Dkk 16m ($2.4m) - to Ole Bornedal’s new film.
The World War II drama Shadows In My Eyes is about the real-life tragedy of 1945, when instead of bombing the Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen, the Royal Air Force mistakenly hit the French school, killing several children and nuns.
Danish broadcaster TV2 and Sf Studios are also backing the film with a total budget of $8.6m.
- 5/10/2019
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
More cast lines up to join Knudsen and Danica Curcic.
Danish director Jesper W Nielsen started the shoot yesterday for thriller The Exception, with a cast featuring Sidse Babett Knudsen, Danica Curcic (Silent Heart), Amanda Collin (A Horrible Woman), and Lene Maria Christensen (Terribly Happy).
As the film starts production, Swedish actor Magnus Krepper (Becoming Astrid) and Danish actor Olaf Johannessen (The Killing) have joined the cast.
LevelK is handling international sales for the film and will be discussing with buyers at Toronto.
The Exception is adapted by Christian Torpe from the 2004 bestselling novel by Danish author Christian Jungersen.
The...
Danish director Jesper W Nielsen started the shoot yesterday for thriller The Exception, with a cast featuring Sidse Babett Knudsen, Danica Curcic (Silent Heart), Amanda Collin (A Horrible Woman), and Lene Maria Christensen (Terribly Happy).
As the film starts production, Swedish actor Magnus Krepper (Becoming Astrid) and Danish actor Olaf Johannessen (The Killing) have joined the cast.
LevelK is handling international sales for the film and will be discussing with buyers at Toronto.
The Exception is adapted by Christian Torpe from the 2004 bestselling novel by Danish author Christian Jungersen.
The...
- 8/29/2018
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
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