TrustNordisk has acquired international sales rights to Charlotte Blom’s comedy-drama Three Men And Vilma.
The film is currently in post-production, having begun filming in Norway on January 25, with a €2.9m (£2.5m) budget. A release in Nordic countries is pencilled in for November 8 this year, through Nordisk Film Distribution.
Three Men And Vilma is based on Gudrun Skretting’s 2020 novel of the same name, which has been published internationally in countries including Germany, France and Finland. Blom is directing from Maren Skolem’s script.
The story follows Vilma, an isolated 35-year-old teacher who is confronted by a handsome priest and...
The film is currently in post-production, having begun filming in Norway on January 25, with a €2.9m (£2.5m) budget. A release in Nordic countries is pencilled in for November 8 this year, through Nordisk Film Distribution.
Three Men And Vilma is based on Gudrun Skretting’s 2020 novel of the same name, which has been published internationally in countries including Germany, France and Finland. Blom is directing from Maren Skolem’s script.
The story follows Vilma, an isolated 35-year-old teacher who is confronted by a handsome priest and...
- 4/23/2024
- ScreenDaily
German series The Zweiflers (Die Zweiflers) took home the prize for Best Series at the Canneseries Awards last night.
This year, Canneseries took place from 5 to 10 April, in parallel with the final MIPTV event. The Zweiflers – which also won Best Music and the High School Award for Best Series – is a six-part series about a Jewish family in contemporary Germany pondering the inheritance of the family delicatessen. Creator and showrunner David Hadda paid tribute to his Jewish grandparents at the premiere of the show, which will premiere in Germany on Ard’s Mediathek streaming service in the spring.
Norwegian series Dumbsday (Dummedag) won for Best Screenplay. The series is set against the backdrop of a virus that causes people’s intelligence to drop to unsurvivable levels worldwide.
Elsewhere, Aina Clotet took home the Best Performance Award for her role as Mariana in Spanish-Swedish comedy drama This Is Not Sweden. The...
This year, Canneseries took place from 5 to 10 April, in parallel with the final MIPTV event. The Zweiflers – which also won Best Music and the High School Award for Best Series – is a six-part series about a Jewish family in contemporary Germany pondering the inheritance of the family delicatessen. Creator and showrunner David Hadda paid tribute to his Jewish grandparents at the premiere of the show, which will premiere in Germany on Ard’s Mediathek streaming service in the spring.
Norwegian series Dumbsday (Dummedag) won for Best Screenplay. The series is set against the backdrop of a virus that causes people’s intelligence to drop to unsurvivable levels worldwide.
Elsewhere, Aina Clotet took home the Best Performance Award for her role as Mariana in Spanish-Swedish comedy drama This Is Not Sweden. The...
- 4/11/2024
- by Hannah Abraham
- Deadline Film + TV
The Norwegian holiday horror movie There’s Something in the Barn was given a theatrical release last month – but if you wanted to see the movie and weren’t able to catch it on the big screen, you’ll be glad to hear that it has already received a digital release this week! The movie is available to watch through Amazon at This Link. Coinciding with the digital release is the unveiling of a new trailer for the film, and you can check that out in the embed above.
Directed by Magnus Martens from a screenplay written by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown, There’s Something in the Barn is described as being “an ambitious artistic bridge between American classics and Norwegian mythology” that is like “Gremlins meets Home Alone meets National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation“. The story follows a typical American family who inherits a farm in the Norwegian mountains and crosses paths...
Directed by Magnus Martens from a screenplay written by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown, There’s Something in the Barn is described as being “an ambitious artistic bridge between American classics and Norwegian mythology” that is like “Gremlins meets Home Alone meets National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation“. The story follows a typical American family who inherits a farm in the Norwegian mountains and crosses paths...
- 12/7/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
One family's failure to follow holiday traditions leads to seasonal repercussions in There's Something in the Barn, and if you missed it on the festival circuit, you can soon enjoy the new holiday horror film from the comfort of your own couch when it comes to digital on December 5th from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment!
You can check out the key art and previously released trailer (via Bloody Disgusting) for There's Something in the Barn below, and in case you missed it, read Emily von Seele's four-star Fantastic Fest review of the film!
Directed by Magnus Martens, written by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown, and produced by Kjetil Omberg and Jorgen Storm Rosenberg, There's Something in the Barn stars Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia, Kiran Shah, Zoe Winter-Hansen, Townes Bunner, Calle Hellevang-Larsen, Henriette Steenstrup, Paul Monaghan, and Jeppe Beck Larsen.
Synopsis: "In this holiday horror comedy, Bill (Martin Starr) moves his American wife...
You can check out the key art and previously released trailer (via Bloody Disgusting) for There's Something in the Barn below, and in case you missed it, read Emily von Seele's four-star Fantastic Fest review of the film!
Directed by Magnus Martens, written by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown, and produced by Kjetil Omberg and Jorgen Storm Rosenberg, There's Something in the Barn stars Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia, Kiran Shah, Zoe Winter-Hansen, Townes Bunner, Calle Hellevang-Larsen, Henriette Steenstrup, Paul Monaghan, and Jeppe Beck Larsen.
Synopsis: "In this holiday horror comedy, Bill (Martin Starr) moves his American wife...
- 11/20/2023
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The Norwegian holiday horror movie There’s Something in the Barn just reached theatres last week – but if you can’t catch it on the big screen, you’ll still have a chance to watch it at home this holiday season. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will be giving There’s Something in the Barn a digital release on December 5th! To help you decide whether or not this is a movie you’d like to check out, we have the trailer embedded above.
Directed by Magnus Martens from a screenplay written by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown, There’s Something in the Barn is described as being “an ambitious artistic bridge between American classics and Norwegian mythology” that is like “Gremlins meets Home Alone meets National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation“. The story follows a typical American family who inherits a farm in the Norwegian mountains and crosses paths with a tricky creature from Nordic folklore, the Barn Elf.
Directed by Magnus Martens from a screenplay written by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown, There’s Something in the Barn is described as being “an ambitious artistic bridge between American classics and Norwegian mythology” that is like “Gremlins meets Home Alone meets National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation“. The story follows a typical American family who inherits a farm in the Norwegian mountains and crosses paths with a tricky creature from Nordic folklore, the Barn Elf.
- 11/16/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The Norwegian holiday horror movie There’s Something in the Barn is heading toward a November 10th theatrical release, and one month out from that date we’ve gotten our hands on a trailer for the film! You can check it out in the embed above.
Directed by Magnus Martens from a screenplay written by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown, There’s Something in the Barn is described as being “an ambitious artistic bridge between American classics and Norwegian mythology” that is like “Gremlins meets Home Alone meets National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation“. The story follows a typical American family who inherits a farm in the Norwegian mountains and crosses paths with a tricky creature from Nordic folklore, the Barn Elf. The family must avoid incurring the wrath of this gnome-like Santa by eschewing all bright lights and loud noises and making sure to leave a bowl of porridge on Christmas Eve.
The film...
Directed by Magnus Martens from a screenplay written by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown, There’s Something in the Barn is described as being “an ambitious artistic bridge between American classics and Norwegian mythology” that is like “Gremlins meets Home Alone meets National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation“. The story follows a typical American family who inherits a farm in the Norwegian mountains and crosses paths with a tricky creature from Nordic folklore, the Barn Elf. The family must avoid incurring the wrath of this gnome-like Santa by eschewing all bright lights and loud noises and making sure to leave a bowl of porridge on Christmas Eve.
The film...
- 10/3/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
As we dive into an extraordinary fall television season, many people will seek new, engaging content to whittle away the autumn months.
Look no further than Pernille, the acclaimed Norwegian show and Viaplay exclusive starring Henriette Steenstrup, a Norwegian actress who not only created but stars in the series.
Pernille (or Pørni in its native language) is a delightful comedic drama that follows Pernille Middelthon, a working mother, as she raises three precocious kids and cares for her equally bold elderly father in the wake of a terrible family tragedy that rocked their world.
Steenstrup's poignant writing creates an instantly recognizable character who embodies the female experience while dealing with issues such as parenthood, grief, career, and dating.
Steenstrup gave us a moment of her time to talk about the show, her character, and what the future holds for Pernille.
Fresh from filming seasons four and five, her energy and...
Look no further than Pernille, the acclaimed Norwegian show and Viaplay exclusive starring Henriette Steenstrup, a Norwegian actress who not only created but stars in the series.
Pernille (or Pørni in its native language) is a delightful comedic drama that follows Pernille Middelthon, a working mother, as she raises three precocious kids and cares for her equally bold elderly father in the wake of a terrible family tragedy that rocked their world.
Steenstrup's poignant writing creates an instantly recognizable character who embodies the female experience while dealing with issues such as parenthood, grief, career, and dating.
Steenstrup gave us a moment of her time to talk about the show, her character, and what the future holds for Pernille.
Fresh from filming seasons four and five, her energy and...
- 9/27/2023
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
We’re back!
Thankfully, even with the various strikes, the next few months will be full of TV goodness.
There is a lot out there, and we’ve got you covered. Find out below what we recommend you watch this week!
Saturday, September 9
Convicting a Murderer (Daily Wire+)
Did you fall for the Steven Avery saga with Netflix’s Making a Murderer? Did you demand justice and, in doing so, throw Steven’s unwitting victims under the bus to do it?
Well, Candace Owens has helped put together another view of that docuseries, including how court transcripts and voice recordings were manipulated to paint a picture fitting their narrative rather than allowing the evidence to speak for itself.
Prepare to be taken on a journey through witness and Avery fan interviews that will upend the narrative. Was he wrongly imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit? Absolutely. But that’s not the whole story.
Thankfully, even with the various strikes, the next few months will be full of TV goodness.
There is a lot out there, and we’ve got you covered. Find out below what we recommend you watch this week!
Saturday, September 9
Convicting a Murderer (Daily Wire+)
Did you fall for the Steven Avery saga with Netflix’s Making a Murderer? Did you demand justice and, in doing so, throw Steven’s unwitting victims under the bus to do it?
Well, Candace Owens has helped put together another view of that docuseries, including how court transcripts and voice recordings were manipulated to paint a picture fitting their narrative rather than allowing the evidence to speak for itself.
Prepare to be taken on a journey through witness and Avery fan interviews that will upend the narrative. Was he wrongly imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit? Absolutely. But that’s not the whole story.
- 9/9/2023
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Ragnarok Season 3 is all set to be released this year, and here are the details you need to know about the upcoming episodes.
Ragnarok season 2 was released on Netflix at the very end of May 2021, and fans across the globe have been anxiously waiting for it since. The plus side is that Ragnarok Season 3 will not only be on Netflix in 2023 but will also arrive in August!
Ragnarok Season 3 has finally made its arrival on Netflix following its two-year wait, with a fresh new season arriving this summer in what appears to be a thrilling concluding season of the iconic show!
We’ve put together everything you have to know regarding the Ragnarok season 3 release date on Netflix, which includes the show’s release date, episode count, trailer, and more!
Ragnarok Season 3 Release Date Netflix Life
Ragnarok season 3 episodes will be released on August 24, 2023, when the show’s third and...
Ragnarok season 2 was released on Netflix at the very end of May 2021, and fans across the globe have been anxiously waiting for it since. The plus side is that Ragnarok Season 3 will not only be on Netflix in 2023 but will also arrive in August!
Ragnarok Season 3 has finally made its arrival on Netflix following its two-year wait, with a fresh new season arriving this summer in what appears to be a thrilling concluding season of the iconic show!
We’ve put together everything you have to know regarding the Ragnarok season 3 release date on Netflix, which includes the show’s release date, episode count, trailer, and more!
Ragnarok Season 3 Release Date Netflix Life
Ragnarok season 3 episodes will be released on August 24, 2023, when the show’s third and...
- 7/19/2023
- by Minosha Coutinho
- https://dailyresearchplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-sam
Keshet Intl. Scores Deals Across Foreign Drama Slate, ‘Blue Moon,’ ‘Dreaming of England’ (Exlcusive)
Keshet Interntional (Ki) has scored a raft of deals across its slate of foreign-language dramas, including the action-packed procedural series “Blue Moon” and the coming-of-age comedy-drama “Dreaming of England.”
Ki closed a multi-title deal with AMC Networks International for its channels in Spain and Portugal for “Blue Moon,” “Dreaming of England” (“Sommaren 85”), as well as “Pørni,” Monster Scripted’s heartwarming Norwegian hit show which was created by and starring Henriette Steenstrup for Viaplay. The pact with AMC Networks International includes pay TV and subscription-based VOD rights on all three seasons of “Blue Moon,” as well as “Dreaming of England” and the first two seasons of “Pørni,” for the group’s channels in Spain and Portugal.
Produced by Aetios Productions and commissioned by the French-Canadian streamer Club Illico, “Blue Moon” was penned by Luc Dionne and stars award-winning actor Karine Vanasse (“Cardinal”).
“Dreaming of England,” is a retro comedy-drama produced by...
Ki closed a multi-title deal with AMC Networks International for its channels in Spain and Portugal for “Blue Moon,” “Dreaming of England” (“Sommaren 85”), as well as “Pørni,” Monster Scripted’s heartwarming Norwegian hit show which was created by and starring Henriette Steenstrup for Viaplay. The pact with AMC Networks International includes pay TV and subscription-based VOD rights on all three seasons of “Blue Moon,” as well as “Dreaming of England” and the first two seasons of “Pørni,” for the group’s channels in Spain and Portugal.
Produced by Aetios Productions and commissioned by the French-Canadian streamer Club Illico, “Blue Moon” was penned by Luc Dionne and stars award-winning actor Karine Vanasse (“Cardinal”).
“Dreaming of England,” is a retro comedy-drama produced by...
- 6/14/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Anders Jensen, the sleek and mild-mannered president and CEO of Nent Group, has transformed the company’s Scandinavian streamer, Viaplay, into Netflix’s biggest European competitor since taking its helm in 2018. Jensen, who describes himself as a “content nerd,” is the recipient of Variety’s Vanguard Award, which will be presented at Mipcom in Cannes this year. He is behind the company’s big strategic move into scripted content.
Jensen joined the company in 2014 when it was part of the listed conglomerate Modern Times Group, before it split into two companies and rebranded its entertainment assets into Nent Group. Jensen says having a focused approach is a prerequisite to have a chance to thrive in today’s increasingly concentrated media landscape.
“A lot of companies that end up in conglomerates typically tend to be ‘de-focused,’ but if you want to transform your business, then you need to be laser-focused on...
Jensen joined the company in 2014 when it was part of the listed conglomerate Modern Times Group, before it split into two companies and rebranded its entertainment assets into Nent Group. Jensen says having a focused approach is a prerequisite to have a chance to thrive in today’s increasingly concentrated media landscape.
“A lot of companies that end up in conglomerates typically tend to be ‘de-focused,’ but if you want to transform your business, then you need to be laser-focused on...
- 10/6/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Keshet International (Ki) has completed high-profile licensing deals with WarnerMedia Latin America and Spain’s Filmin TV on “Pørni,” the heartwarming Norwegian comedy-drama created by and starring “Lilyhammer” actor Henriette Steenstrup.
Steenstrup, who won a Dragon Award at Goteborg Festival in 2020 for her performance in “Beware of Children,” stars in the bittersweet series as a middle-aged single parent of three teenagers.
The most-watched Norwegian Original series on Nent Group’s streamer Viaplay, “Pørni” screens next week at Series Mania 2021 in the Panorama competition. “Pørni” was previously part of the Berlinale Series Market Selects. Viaplay has ordered two more seasons of the show produced by Monster Scripted. Both seasons are set to premiere in 2022.
WarnerMedia Latin America acquired season one of the show exclusively for HBO Max. The WarnerMedia-owned streaming platform, which recently launched across 39 territories in Latin America and the Caribbean, has committed to picking up the second and third seasons of the popular show.
Steenstrup, who won a Dragon Award at Goteborg Festival in 2020 for her performance in “Beware of Children,” stars in the bittersweet series as a middle-aged single parent of three teenagers.
The most-watched Norwegian Original series on Nent Group’s streamer Viaplay, “Pørni” screens next week at Series Mania 2021 in the Panorama competition. “Pørni” was previously part of the Berlinale Series Market Selects. Viaplay has ordered two more seasons of the show produced by Monster Scripted. Both seasons are set to premiere in 2022.
WarnerMedia Latin America acquired season one of the show exclusively for HBO Max. The WarnerMedia-owned streaming platform, which recently launched across 39 territories in Latin America and the Caribbean, has committed to picking up the second and third seasons of the popular show.
- 8/29/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group) has renewed its hit Norwegian comedy-drama series “Pørni” for a second and third season.
Distributed by Keshet International, the comedy-drama was created by Henriette Steenstrup (“Lilyhammer”) who also stars. It launched on Nent Group’s Viaplay streaming service in May and scored the most successful premiere for a Norwegian Viaplay Original.
The two new seasons of the show will continue the bittersweet story of Pørni, a middle-age single parent who always puts others first – even though she wants more from life for herself.
“The reception so far has been incredibly good and then suddenly the idea of making more ‘Pørni’ became extremely frightening, but of course it’s very exciting too,” said Steenstrup, who won the Dragon Award at Goteborg in 2019 for her performance in “Beware of Children.” “Pørni” marks her directorial debut.
“Family life sometimes feels like one long dilemma, which might be why...
Distributed by Keshet International, the comedy-drama was created by Henriette Steenstrup (“Lilyhammer”) who also stars. It launched on Nent Group’s Viaplay streaming service in May and scored the most successful premiere for a Norwegian Viaplay Original.
The two new seasons of the show will continue the bittersweet story of Pørni, a middle-age single parent who always puts others first – even though she wants more from life for herself.
“The reception so far has been incredibly good and then suddenly the idea of making more ‘Pørni’ became extremely frightening, but of course it’s very exciting too,” said Steenstrup, who won the Dragon Award at Goteborg in 2019 for her performance in “Beware of Children.” “Pørni” marks her directorial debut.
“Family life sometimes feels like one long dilemma, which might be why...
- 5/14/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Keshet International has come on board as sales agent on the drama-comedy “Pørni.” The six-part Norwegian show, produced by Monster Scripted for Nent Group’s streamer Viaplay, is world premiering as part of Berlinale Series Market Selects.
“Lilyhammer” actor Henriette Steenstrup makes her debut as creator/writer on top of headlining the show. Gunnar Vikene (“Occupied”) and Charlotte Blom (“Next Summer”) serve as co-directors. The cast also includes Nils Ole Oftebro (“Mammon”), Gunnar Eiriksson (“Twin“), Johanna Mørck (“Trollhunter”) and Vivid Falk Berg.
Steenstrup plays childcare worker and single mum Pørni, who struggles to please everyone at home – her two teenage daughters, 15-year-old nephew and aging father – with no quality time with any of them. She also has to deal with a hopeless ex-husband and the loss of her sister who recently passed away. “ ‘Pørni’ is a drama about everyday dilemmas you find yourself in when, to the best of your ability,...
“Lilyhammer” actor Henriette Steenstrup makes her debut as creator/writer on top of headlining the show. Gunnar Vikene (“Occupied”) and Charlotte Blom (“Next Summer”) serve as co-directors. The cast also includes Nils Ole Oftebro (“Mammon”), Gunnar Eiriksson (“Twin“), Johanna Mørck (“Trollhunter”) and Vivid Falk Berg.
Steenstrup plays childcare worker and single mum Pørni, who struggles to please everyone at home – her two teenage daughters, 15-year-old nephew and aging father – with no quality time with any of them. She also has to deal with a hopeless ex-husband and the loss of her sister who recently passed away. “ ‘Pørni’ is a drama about everyday dilemmas you find yourself in when, to the best of your ability,...
- 3/1/2021
- by Annika Pham
- Variety Film + TV
In this week’s International TV Newswire the English Premier League TV schedules are announced – including a first-ever broadcast on the BBC, Secuoya teams with Tiki Group on the first fiction program to be shot on the Easter Islands in 22 years, Keshet’s “Singletown” gets a Danish remake, De Mensen launches a new format in Belgium and Nent commissions “Suck it Up” from “Lillyhammer” actress Henriette Steenstrup.
BBC to Broadcast Epl for the First Time Ever
The English Premier League, the U.K.’s top soccer competition, has reached agreements over which games will air on which networks from the League’s June 17 restart date through July 2. Aston Villa and Sheffield United will kick off the post-Covid portion of the 2019-20 season followed by Manchester City vs. Arsenal on Sky Sports, which will also broadcast Friday night’s headline match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United. June 20, the BBC will broadcast,...
BBC to Broadcast Epl for the First Time Ever
The English Premier League, the U.K.’s top soccer competition, has reached agreements over which games will air on which networks from the League’s June 17 restart date through July 2. Aston Villa and Sheffield United will kick off the post-Covid portion of the 2019-20 season followed by Manchester City vs. Arsenal on Sky Sports, which will also broadcast Friday night’s headline match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United. June 20, the BBC will broadcast,...
- 6/5/2020
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Following the smash hit Swedish series “Love Me,” Nent Group has come on board another drama-comedy, “Suck It Up” created by Henriette Steenstrup (“Lilyhammer”).
Steenstrup also stars in the six-part series as Pernille, a working parent of three teenagers who has to take care of her ageing father at home, and thirty children at work, leaving her little time for her love life. Steenstrup won this year’s Dragon Award at Goteborg for her performance in “Beware of Children.”
Now shooting in Oslo, the contemporary show will premiere exclusively across the Nordic region on Nent Group’s Viaplay streaming service in 2021.
“Our latest original series is at once heartwarming, infuriating and joyful – just like parenting. Henriette Steenstrup’s career continues to hit new heights and ‘Suck It Up’ is her most personal project yet, headlined by a complex character living a quietly heroic life that will resonate with audiences everywhere,...
Steenstrup also stars in the six-part series as Pernille, a working parent of three teenagers who has to take care of her ageing father at home, and thirty children at work, leaving her little time for her love life. Steenstrup won this year’s Dragon Award at Goteborg for her performance in “Beware of Children.”
Now shooting in Oslo, the contemporary show will premiere exclusively across the Nordic region on Nent Group’s Viaplay streaming service in 2021.
“Our latest original series is at once heartwarming, infuriating and joyful – just like parenting. Henriette Steenstrup’s career continues to hit new heights and ‘Suck It Up’ is her most personal project yet, headlined by a complex character living a quietly heroic life that will resonate with audiences everywhere,...
- 6/3/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
GÖTEBORG, Sweden — Norwegian helmer-writer Dag Johan Haugerud’s “Beware Of Children,” a complex, almost novelistic examination of how people reveal their true colors under pressure when crisis strikes, came away the biggest winner at the 43rd Göteborg Film Festival, scoring the generously endowed best Nordic film prize.
The film’s lead actress, Henriette Steenstrup, also nabbed the fest’s award for best actor for her role as a compromised school principal at a Göteborg Film Festival prize ceremony which took place Saturday night.
The endearing Swedish film “Uje,” from debuting feature director Henrik Schyffert, also claimed two prizes: the Fipresci critics’ nod and the audience choice award for a film in the Nordic competition. Popular musician and radio host Uje Brandelius, who wrote the script and most of the film’s songs, stars along with his real-life family in a creative, meta-fiction version of his life.
Norwegian DoP Marius Matzow Gulbrandsen...
The film’s lead actress, Henriette Steenstrup, also nabbed the fest’s award for best actor for her role as a compromised school principal at a Göteborg Film Festival prize ceremony which took place Saturday night.
The endearing Swedish film “Uje,” from debuting feature director Henrik Schyffert, also claimed two prizes: the Fipresci critics’ nod and the audience choice award for a film in the Nordic competition. Popular musician and radio host Uje Brandelius, who wrote the script and most of the film’s songs, stars along with his real-life family in a creative, meta-fiction version of his life.
Norwegian DoP Marius Matzow Gulbrandsen...
- 2/1/2020
- by Alissa Simon
- Variety Film + TV
Buzzy works-in-progress presentations include Lamb from Iceland and The Innocents from Norway.
Beware Of Children, directed by Norway’s Dag Johan Haugerud, has won the Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film in Goteborg tonight (1 Feb).
The prize money of $104,000 (Sek 1m) makes it the world’s largest film prize. The backers are Volvo Car Group, Region Västra Götaland and the City Council of Gothenburg.
The jury, led by Mia Hansen-Love, said Beware Of Children was “inspiring reflection about the intricacy of education from an adult perspective. It questions the innocence of one’s childhood in a captivating way. Human relationships...
Beware Of Children, directed by Norway’s Dag Johan Haugerud, has won the Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film in Goteborg tonight (1 Feb).
The prize money of $104,000 (Sek 1m) makes it the world’s largest film prize. The backers are Volvo Car Group, Region Västra Götaland and the City Council of Gothenburg.
The jury, led by Mia Hansen-Love, said Beware Of Children was “inspiring reflection about the intricacy of education from an adult perspective. It questions the innocence of one’s childhood in a captivating way. Human relationships...
- 2/1/2020
- by 1100142¦Wendy Mitchell¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
GÖTEBORG, Sweden — Norway’s leading independent production company Motlys (“Louder than Bombs”), which won Saturday night best Nordic film, and best actor (Henriette Steenstrup) with Dag Johan Haugerud’s “Beware of Children,” is preparing feature film “Doppler” with Stian Kristiansen set to direct.
Prominent Norwegian author-scriptwriter Erlend Loe, attached to HBO Nordic’s first Danish Original “Kamikaze,” is adapting from his own best-selling novel, sold to 30 territories and named Book of the Year by The Guardian newspaper in 2012.
“Doppler” is a satirical comedy about Andreas Doppler who leaves his family and a comfortable existence in Oslo to start a new life in the forest. There he reconnects with nature and bonds with a baby moose.
Motlys producer Yngve Sæther said: “When I first read the novel, what I fell in love with was the dark and original humor, and Doppler’s weird and funny confrontations with civilization. The criticism of...
Prominent Norwegian author-scriptwriter Erlend Loe, attached to HBO Nordic’s first Danish Original “Kamikaze,” is adapting from his own best-selling novel, sold to 30 territories and named Book of the Year by The Guardian newspaper in 2012.
“Doppler” is a satirical comedy about Andreas Doppler who leaves his family and a comfortable existence in Oslo to start a new life in the forest. There he reconnects with nature and bonds with a baby moose.
Motlys producer Yngve Sæther said: “When I first read the novel, what I fell in love with was the dark and original humor, and Doppler’s weird and funny confrontations with civilization. The criticism of...
- 2/1/2020
- by Annika Pham
- Variety Film + TV
The Norwegian drama Beware of Children won the top prize for best Nordic film at this year's Göteborg Film Festival. Dag Johan Haugerud's feature, which looks at the aftermath of a tragic event in a comfortable Oslo suburb, took the fest's top Dragon Award, which comes with a cash prize of 1 million Swedish Crowns ($108,000). Beware of Children star Henriette Steenstrup also took home Göteborg's gender-neutral best acting award for her performance as Liv, the town's school principal. Henrik Schyffert's feature debut Uje collected both the Fipresci international critics'...
The Norwegian drama Beware of Children won the top prize for best Nordic film at this year's Göteborg Film Festival. Dag Johan Haugerud's feature, which looks at the aftermath of a tragic event in a comfortable Oslo suburb, took the fest's top Dragon Award, which comes with a cash prize of 1 million Swedish Crowns ($108,000). Beware of Children star Henriette Steenstrup also took home Göteborg's gender-neutral best acting award for her performance as Liv, the town's school principal. Henrik Schyffert's feature debut Uje collected both the Fipresci international critics'...
In Netflix’s latest foreign fare, the coming-of-age drama Ragnarok, the Old World is very much alive. Set against the beautiful backdrop of rural Norway, the series circles around Norse mythology, which, as a title card tells us, “begins with natural disasters and culminates in the great battle between the gods and the giants.” Party.
In the first of six episodes (which released Friday, Jan. 31), we enter as a mom and her two teenage sons relocate to Edda, Norway. Magne (played by Skam‘s David Stakston) is the peculiar, quieter older son, while Laurits (Wisting‘s Jonas Strand Gravli) is the outgoing,...
In the first of six episodes (which released Friday, Jan. 31), we enter as a mom and her two teenage sons relocate to Edda, Norway. Magne (played by Skam‘s David Stakston) is the peculiar, quieter older son, while Laurits (Wisting‘s Jonas Strand Gravli) is the outgoing,...
- 2/1/2020
- TVLine.com
"Ragnarok" is a new 'superhero' TV series, set in Norway, directed by Mogens Hagedorn and Jannik Johansen, streaming on Netflix, January 31, 2020:
"... a small Norwegian town experiencing warm winters and violent downpours seems to be headed for another 'Ragnarok', unless someone intervenes in time..."
Cast includes David Stakston, Jonas Strand Gravli, Herman Tømmeraas, Theresa Frostad Eggesbø, Henriette Steenstrup, Gísli Örn Garðarsson, Synnøve Macody Lund, Odd-Magnus Williamson, Tani Dibasey, Kornelia Eline Skogseth, Eli Anne Linnestad, Jeppe Beck Laursen, Karoline Petronella Ulfsdatter Schau, Rozerin Algunerhan, Iselin Shumba Skjævesland and Geir-Atle Johnsen.
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"... a small Norwegian town experiencing warm winters and violent downpours seems to be headed for another 'Ragnarok', unless someone intervenes in time..."
Cast includes David Stakston, Jonas Strand Gravli, Herman Tømmeraas, Theresa Frostad Eggesbø, Henriette Steenstrup, Gísli Örn Garðarsson, Synnøve Macody Lund, Odd-Magnus Williamson, Tani Dibasey, Kornelia Eline Skogseth, Eli Anne Linnestad, Jeppe Beck Laursen, Karoline Petronella Ulfsdatter Schau, Rozerin Algunerhan, Iselin Shumba Skjævesland and Geir-Atle Johnsen.
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- 1/1/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Variety has been given exclusive access to the first trailer for Dag Johan Haugeruds’ politically and socially charged drama “Beware of Children,” which premieres as part of the Venice Film Festival’s Venice Days section.
The pic, which is being sold at Venice by Picture Tree Intl., features the dramatic aftermath of a tragic incident in a middle-class suburb in Oslo. During a school break, the 13-year-old daughter of a Socialist member of parliament accidentally causes the death of a classmate, the son of a high-profile right-wing politician.
The school’s staff and parents must navigate this traumatic situation, which is made more difficult by the web of relationships that link them, and their conflicted loyalties and secrets.
The film is Haugerud’s second feature after his debut, “I Belong,” which won the award for best picture at the Amandas, Norway’s national film awards, in 2012. It is produced by Motlys,...
The pic, which is being sold at Venice by Picture Tree Intl., features the dramatic aftermath of a tragic incident in a middle-class suburb in Oslo. During a school break, the 13-year-old daughter of a Socialist member of parliament accidentally causes the death of a classmate, the son of a high-profile right-wing politician.
The school’s staff and parents must navigate this traumatic situation, which is made more difficult by the web of relationships that link them, and their conflicted loyalties and secrets.
The film is Haugerud’s second feature after his debut, “I Belong,” which won the award for best picture at the Amandas, Norway’s national film awards, in 2012. It is produced by Motlys,...
- 7/23/2019
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
The sales company has pre-sold the comedy in several territories ahead of its world premiere at the Goteborg film festival and Efm screening.
International sales outfit Beta Cinema has acquired Rune Denstad Langlo’s Norwegian comedy Welcome To Norway! ahead of the film’s premiere in competition at the Goteborg film festival (Jan 29 – Feb 8).
The company has concluded several deals for pre-sales on the title including Neue Visionen (Germany and Austria), Filmcoopi (Switzerland) and Good Films (Italy).
Following its premiere, Beta will take the film to the Efm, hosting an IMAX screening on the first day of the Berlinale.
Starring Anders Baasmo Christiansen (Kon-Tiki), Slimane Dazi (Only Lovers Left Alive) and Henriette Steenstrup (Turn Me On, Dammit!), Welcome To Norway! follows a couple who decide to open a home for refuges in the cold mountains of Norway.
Director Langlo is most noted for his 2009 comedy North (Nord), which won a Firpresci prize at the Berlinale in 2009. Sigve Endresen...
International sales outfit Beta Cinema has acquired Rune Denstad Langlo’s Norwegian comedy Welcome To Norway! ahead of the film’s premiere in competition at the Goteborg film festival (Jan 29 – Feb 8).
The company has concluded several deals for pre-sales on the title including Neue Visionen (Germany and Austria), Filmcoopi (Switzerland) and Good Films (Italy).
Following its premiere, Beta will take the film to the Efm, hosting an IMAX screening on the first day of the Berlinale.
Starring Anders Baasmo Christiansen (Kon-Tiki), Slimane Dazi (Only Lovers Left Alive) and Henriette Steenstrup (Turn Me On, Dammit!), Welcome To Norway! follows a couple who decide to open a home for refuges in the cold mountains of Norway.
Director Langlo is most noted for his 2009 comedy North (Nord), which won a Firpresci prize at the Berlinale in 2009. Sigve Endresen...
- 1/29/2016
- ScreenDaily
Ole Endresen’s comedy will be available online a week before its theatrical release.
Ole Endresen’s horseracing comedy Chasing Berlusconi (Jakten på Berlusconi) is to become the first film in Norway to be made available to audiences before its theatrical release.
The film will be available for 48 hours on Norwegian TV2’s VOD-service, Sumo, from Friday (Sept 5) ahead of its theatrical release on Sept 12.
While Premium VOD release (simultaneous with theatrical) is not unusual in international markets, it is the first time in Norway that a distributor has included TV screenings in the marketing campaign for an upcoming film.
“We have had good experiences organising previews of new films in the cinemas, and wanted to try the concept through other channels,” said managing director Vibeke Skistad, of Euforia Distribution.
“TV2’s exposure of Chasing Berlusconi is worth a lot to us – we are going to reach out far better than we usually do – and it will...
Ole Endresen’s horseracing comedy Chasing Berlusconi (Jakten på Berlusconi) is to become the first film in Norway to be made available to audiences before its theatrical release.
The film will be available for 48 hours on Norwegian TV2’s VOD-service, Sumo, from Friday (Sept 5) ahead of its theatrical release on Sept 12.
While Premium VOD release (simultaneous with theatrical) is not unusual in international markets, it is the first time in Norway that a distributor has included TV screenings in the marketing campaign for an upcoming film.
“We have had good experiences organising previews of new films in the cinemas, and wanted to try the concept through other channels,” said managing director Vibeke Skistad, of Euforia Distribution.
“TV2’s exposure of Chasing Berlusconi is worth a lot to us – we are going to reach out far better than we usually do – and it will...
- 9/4/2014
- by jornrossing@aol.com (Jorn Rossing Jensen)
- ScreenDaily
Based on the novel of the same title by Olaug Nilssen, Turn Me On, Goddammit tells the well-worn story of teenage sexual awakening but refreshingly explores the female perspective.
Alma is almost 16 and dreams about fellow classmate, Artur, climbing into her bedroom window at night. Playing guitar in the choir band, Artur has also attracted the attention of Alma’s friend Ingrid.
During the opening credits, Alma’s voice-over narration, emphasises the boredom of living in Skoddeheimen as we take a quick tour of the community: "Empty roads, more empty road.... stupid sheep..." Jacobsen doesn’t mess around with our first introduction to Alma; she challenges our expectations of the stereotypical bored female adolescent by showing her masturbating lying on her kitchen floor, listening to phone porn before the return of her mum interrupts her “down” time.
Later pre-“incident” scenes of Alma with her friends awaken painful, and often embarrassing,...
Alma is almost 16 and dreams about fellow classmate, Artur, climbing into her bedroom window at night. Playing guitar in the choir band, Artur has also attracted the attention of Alma’s friend Ingrid.
During the opening credits, Alma’s voice-over narration, emphasises the boredom of living in Skoddeheimen as we take a quick tour of the community: "Empty roads, more empty road.... stupid sheep..." Jacobsen doesn’t mess around with our first introduction to Alma; she challenges our expectations of the stereotypical bored female adolescent by showing her masturbating lying on her kitchen floor, listening to phone porn before the return of her mum interrupts her “down” time.
Later pre-“incident” scenes of Alma with her friends awaken painful, and often embarrassing,...
- 4/7/2013
- Shadowlocked
Turn Me On Dammit! opens with the film’s 15-year old protagonist lying on the floor listening to phone sex and masturbating while the family dog looks on in puzzlement and Mom is about to walk through the front door. It may seem like a scene out of Porkys or American Pie, and while there’s been a whole genre of movies dedicated to the healthy sexual interests of the horny teenage boy, this new Norwegian film shows sex-crazed hormonal development and carnal fantasies from a young girl’s perspective.
Alma (Helene Bergsholm) is a teen trapped in Skoddenheim, a boring rural burg where everything, according to her opening voice-over, is “stupid”. and she and her friends give its welcoming highway sign the finger every time they pass on their school bus. She’s lonely and horny for a hunky classmate Artur (Matias Myren), who visits her in her many sexual fantasies,...
Alma (Helene Bergsholm) is a teen trapped in Skoddenheim, a boring rural burg where everything, according to her opening voice-over, is “stupid”. and she and her friends give its welcoming highway sign the finger every time they pass on their school bus. She’s lonely and horny for a hunky classmate Artur (Matias Myren), who visits her in her many sexual fantasies,...
- 7/6/2012
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
If the title of Jannicke Systad Jacobsen‘s Turn Me On, Dammit! has you expecting a raunchy comedy of flamboyant zest, it may not hurt to dial back your expectations a bit. We do get no less than two up-close-and-personal looks at Artur’s (Matias Myren) Dirk Diggler, and I’d be lying if I said our introduction to 15-year-old Alma (Helene Bergsholm) — the outright image of her exploring her pants under the tutelage of a phone-sex worker named “Stig” — is something you see at the movies every day.
But Jacobsen, working from her own adaptation of an Olaug Nilssen novel, approaches the material with a Norwegian bite that keeps the on-screen stuff at a sleety distance. What we’re meant to laugh out loud at like rowdy, foolish goons in a Judd Apatow movie plays severely differently here, and that generally gives the film a more interesting aura than...
But Jacobsen, working from her own adaptation of an Olaug Nilssen novel, approaches the material with a Norwegian bite that keeps the on-screen stuff at a sleety distance. What we’re meant to laugh out loud at like rowdy, foolish goons in a Judd Apatow movie plays severely differently here, and that generally gives the film a more interesting aura than...
- 3/30/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Director: Jannicke Systad Jacobsen Writers: Jannicke Systad Jacobsen, Olaug Nilssen Starring: Helene Bergsholm, Matias Myren, Malin Bjørhovde, Beate Støfring, Henriette Steenstrup Alma (Helene Bergsholm) is a 15-year-old virgin...well, except by her own hand; but what else is a teenage girl supposed to do when she is trapped in a secluded Norwegian town that has nothing to offer except empty roads, sheep, tractors and hay? Alma wants to get all hey, hey in the hayloft with Artur (Matias Myren); but until that time comes, Alma must rely on a friendly phone sex operator at "Wet and Wild Dreams" to get her rocks off. A relatively normal teenager with an overactive imagination that has been hijacked by hyperactive hormones, Alma daydreams incessantly about a variety of sexual encounters. Her fantasies begin to get so confused with reality that neither Alma nor the audience know which is which. It is important to...
- 5/2/2011
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
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