Jack Bannon (Pennyworth) and Douglas Henshall (Shetland, Who is Erin Carter?) are among a group of actors who have joined the drama series The Darkness, starring Oscar nominee Lena Olin (Enemies, A Love Story, Hunters, Chocolat, The Artist’s Wife, Hilma) and directed by Oscar nominee Lasse Hallström (Chocolat, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Hilma).
Also joining the cast of the six-episode English-language series, which is a co-production from CBS Studios and Icelandic production firm Truenorth with Stampede Ventures, are Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (A Gentleman in Moscow), Thorsteinn Bachmann (Katla), Þorvaldur Davíð Kristjánsson (The Minister), Tora Hallström (Hilma), Ahd Tamimi (River City) and Árni Þór Lárusson.
Principal photography is underway in Reykjavík, Iceland, with Paramount Global Content Distribution selling the series outside Iceland.
The series reunites Olin with director Hallström in his first foray into television. The project was first unveiled at Rome’s Mia Market in the fall.
Suzanne Crowley...
Also joining the cast of the six-episode English-language series, which is a co-production from CBS Studios and Icelandic production firm Truenorth with Stampede Ventures, are Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (A Gentleman in Moscow), Thorsteinn Bachmann (Katla), Þorvaldur Davíð Kristjánsson (The Minister), Tora Hallström (Hilma), Ahd Tamimi (River City) and Árni Þór Lárusson.
Principal photography is underway in Reykjavík, Iceland, with Paramount Global Content Distribution selling the series outside Iceland.
The series reunites Olin with director Hallström in his first foray into television. The project was first unveiled at Rome’s Mia Market in the fall.
Suzanne Crowley...
- 1/3/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Darkness is descending in Iceland.
Principal photography on the CBS Studios and Stampede Ventures’ six-part, English-language drama co-production for Icelandic telecoms and streaming company Síminn is underway in the country’s capital Reykjavík, and the cast has now rounded out.
Jack Bannon (Pennyworth), Douglas Henshall, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (A Gentleman in Moscow), Thorsteinn Bachmann (Katla), Þorvaldur Davíð Kristjánsson (The Minister), Tora Hallström (Hilma), Ahd Tamimi (River City) and Árni Þór Lárusson have joined the cast, which Lena Olin is leading.
Suzanne Crowley and Gilly Poole are UK casting directors, with Tinna Aðalbjörndottir and Andrea Brabin in Reykavík covering casting for Iceland.
Based on the best-selling thriller series by Ragnar Jónasson, The Darkness follows Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdóttir as she investigates a shocking murder case whilst coming to terms with her own personal traumas. Facing early retirement and forced to take on a new partner,...
Principal photography on the CBS Studios and Stampede Ventures’ six-part, English-language drama co-production for Icelandic telecoms and streaming company Síminn is underway in the country’s capital Reykjavík, and the cast has now rounded out.
Jack Bannon (Pennyworth), Douglas Henshall, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (A Gentleman in Moscow), Thorsteinn Bachmann (Katla), Þorvaldur Davíð Kristjánsson (The Minister), Tora Hallström (Hilma), Ahd Tamimi (River City) and Árni Þór Lárusson have joined the cast, which Lena Olin is leading.
Suzanne Crowley and Gilly Poole are UK casting directors, with Tinna Aðalbjörndottir and Andrea Brabin in Reykavík covering casting for Iceland.
Based on the best-selling thriller series by Ragnar Jónasson, The Darkness follows Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdóttir as she investigates a shocking murder case whilst coming to terms with her own personal traumas. Facing early retirement and forced to take on a new partner,...
- 1/3/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS Studios on Thursday unveiled new premium drama series The Darkness, a co-production from CBS Studios and Icelandic production firm Truenorth and executive producers Stampede Ventures, starring Oscar nominee Lena Olin (Enemies, A Love Story, Hunters, Chocolat, The Artist’s Wife, Hilma), which Oscar nominee Lasse Hallström (Chocolat, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Hilma) is set to direct.
The English-language six-episode series will start shooting in Iceland later this year for local broadcaster Síminn. The series reunites Olin with director Hallström in his first foray into television. The project was announced at Rome’s Mia Market.
Based on the best-selling thriller series by Icelandic author Ragnar Jónasson, The Darkness follows Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdóttir “as she investigates a shocking murder case whilst coming to terms with her own personal traumas,” according to a plot description. “Faced with an impending early retirement and forced to take on a new partner, Hulda is determined to find the killer,...
The English-language six-episode series will start shooting in Iceland later this year for local broadcaster Síminn. The series reunites Olin with director Hallström in his first foray into television. The project was announced at Rome’s Mia Market.
Based on the best-selling thriller series by Icelandic author Ragnar Jónasson, The Darkness follows Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdóttir “as she investigates a shocking murder case whilst coming to terms with her own personal traumas,” according to a plot description. “Faced with an impending early retirement and forced to take on a new partner, Hulda is determined to find the killer,...
- 10/12/2023
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former Netflix executive Tania Zarak Quintana has joined Iceland’s Truenorth, one of the leading production services companies in the Nordics, as it looks to ramp up development of original content.
The production outfit is developing a slate of original shows including “Starlungar,” a 10-part series it’s dubbed “‘The Godfather’ of the 13th century” that follows four wealthy and powerful clans as they fight to gain power over Iceland, and “Eyland,” a dystopian series set in present-day Iceland that questions what would happen if communication with the rest of the world suddenly stopped.
Truenorth is also attached to co-produce a feature-film adaptation of bestselling Icelandic author Ragnar Jónasson’s thriller “Outside,” which was optioned by Scott Free Productions.
Quintana worked in 2018-19 as a manager in Netflix’s international originals division. In 2020, she relocated to Iceland due to the coronavirus pandemic. As VP of development, she’s been tapped...
The production outfit is developing a slate of original shows including “Starlungar,” a 10-part series it’s dubbed “‘The Godfather’ of the 13th century” that follows four wealthy and powerful clans as they fight to gain power over Iceland, and “Eyland,” a dystopian series set in present-day Iceland that questions what would happen if communication with the rest of the world suddenly stopped.
Truenorth is also attached to co-produce a feature-film adaptation of bestselling Icelandic author Ragnar Jónasson’s thriller “Outside,” which was optioned by Scott Free Productions.
Quintana worked in 2018-19 as a manager in Netflix’s international originals division. In 2020, she relocated to Iceland due to the coronavirus pandemic. As VP of development, she’s been tapped...
- 8/26/2022
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Iceland’s culture minister is today introducing a bill in parliament.
Iceland’s culture minister is today introducing a bill in parliament that will increase the country’s already-popular filming incentive from its current 25 rebate to a 35 rebate for larger productions.
Productions could qualify for the 35 if they meet three conditions: a minimum Icelandic spend of 2.3m (200m Isk); at least 30 days of shooting and post-production in Iceland; and employing at least 50 people who pay taxes in Iceland.
Smaller productions that don’t meet those criteria will still be eligible for the current 25. The rebate is available both for feature...
Iceland’s culture minister is today introducing a bill in parliament that will increase the country’s already-popular filming incentive from its current 25 rebate to a 35 rebate for larger productions.
Productions could qualify for the 35 if they meet three conditions: a minimum Icelandic spend of 2.3m (200m Isk); at least 30 days of shooting and post-production in Iceland; and employing at least 50 people who pay taxes in Iceland.
Smaller productions that don’t meet those criteria will still be eligible for the current 25. The rebate is available both for feature...
- 5/24/2022
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Scott Free Productions has optioned the rights to the acclaimed thriller Outside from bestselling Icelandic author Ragnar Jónasson for feature adaptation. Commercial director Henrik Hansen from Scott’s Rsa Films is in talks to direct the project.
The novel will be released April 28 in the UK and stateside in June.
The story follows four friends seeking shelter in a small abandoned hunting lodge during a deadly Icelandic storm. Miles from help, and knowing they will die outside in the cold, they break open the lock and make their way inside, hoping to wait out the storm until morning. But nothing can prepare them for what they find behind the door.
Ridley Scott, Tom Moran, and Vera Meyer of Scott Free Productions will produce alongside Leifur Dagfinnsson and Kristinn Thordarson of Truenorth Productions.
“Working with Ridley Scott, one of the great visionaries of cinema, is an immense honor,” said Jónasson.
The novel will be released April 28 in the UK and stateside in June.
The story follows four friends seeking shelter in a small abandoned hunting lodge during a deadly Icelandic storm. Miles from help, and knowing they will die outside in the cold, they break open the lock and make their way inside, hoping to wait out the storm until morning. But nothing can prepare them for what they find behind the door.
Ridley Scott, Tom Moran, and Vera Meyer of Scott Free Productions will produce alongside Leifur Dagfinnsson and Kristinn Thordarson of Truenorth Productions.
“Working with Ridley Scott, one of the great visionaries of cinema, is an immense honor,” said Jónasson.
- 4/7/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Former Fifth Harmony member Ally Brooke will star in Cdw Films’ “High Expectations,” an upcoming drama about a soccer player’s journey toward success after rejection by his father.
Brooke’s starring role as Sofia, the main character’s ex-girlfriend, will mark the singer’s acting debut. She stars alongside Taylor Gray, Kelsey Grammar and Briana Scurry, a US women’s 1999 World Cup champion.
“I am beyond excited to be a part of this wonderful film and to breathe life into my beautiful character Sofia,” Brooke told Variety exclusively in a statement. “It has always been a dream of mine to branch out into acting, since moving out to LA with my parents at 12 years old.”
The film’s plot follows Jack (Gray) as he works to join a rival soccer team after his father (Grammar), a former soccer star and current club owner, cuts him from the team. Matters...
Brooke’s starring role as Sofia, the main character’s ex-girlfriend, will mark the singer’s acting debut. She stars alongside Taylor Gray, Kelsey Grammar and Briana Scurry, a US women’s 1999 World Cup champion.
“I am beyond excited to be a part of this wonderful film and to breathe life into my beautiful character Sofia,” Brooke told Variety exclusively in a statement. “It has always been a dream of mine to branch out into acting, since moving out to LA with my parents at 12 years old.”
The film’s plot follows Jack (Gray) as he works to join a rival soccer team after his father (Grammar), a former soccer star and current club owner, cuts him from the team. Matters...
- 9/24/2020
- by Eli Countryman
- Variety Film + TV
Kelsey Grammer, US women’s World Cup-winning goalkeeper among cast.
Production is scheduled to kick off in Atlanta on Monday (September 21) on Cdw Films’ football drama High Expectations starring Kelsey Grammer from the executive producers behind Netlfix’s first Icelandic show The Valhalla Murders.
Chris White of Cdw Films and Kristinn Thordarson of Icelandic powerhouse Truenorth are producing and Jonathan Southard will direct the privately financed independent drama about a talented young player’s redemptive journey.
Taylor Gray will play the lead Jack, who confronts his father, a legendary former player and now club owner, after the older man dropped...
Production is scheduled to kick off in Atlanta on Monday (September 21) on Cdw Films’ football drama High Expectations starring Kelsey Grammer from the executive producers behind Netlfix’s first Icelandic show The Valhalla Murders.
Chris White of Cdw Films and Kristinn Thordarson of Icelandic powerhouse Truenorth are producing and Jonathan Southard will direct the privately financed independent drama about a talented young player’s redemptive journey.
Taylor Gray will play the lead Jack, who confronts his father, a legendary former player and now club owner, after the older man dropped...
- 9/18/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Cannes 2020: The Marché du Film webinar, entitled “Pandemic Production: Lessons Learned in the Nordics”, saw the participation of four filmmakers from the region. During this year’s Cannes Marché du Film (22-26 June), Scandinavian Films organised five webinars on producing films in the time of the coronavirus, all moderated by Screen International journalist Wendy Mitchell. The first of the five panels, “Pandemic Production: Lessons Learned in the Nordics”, took place on 22 June and saw the participation of four Nordic filmmakers – namely, Nina Laurio (producer from Finland’s Dionysos Films), Lars Bredo Rahbek (head of production at Sf Studios’ Danish division), Sara Young (writer-director of the Swedish flick Most Unwanted) and Kristinn Thordarson (head of production at Iceland’s TrueNorth). In the midst of the pandemic, audiovisual production restarted earlier in the region than it did in the rest of the world. The participants disclosed the main obstacles created by the.
Exclusive: This year’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia will include spotlights on two high-profile international series, Chernobyl and The Feed, as part of the event’s industry program.
Launched in 2018, the TV Beats Forum, running November 25 – 26 this year, explores case studies of international and regional series with a view to influencing and growing the local industry.
Three executives from the UK’s All3Media will travel to Tallinn to host a case study on Amazon series The Feed, the sci-fi drama about a man’s invention of a brain implant that allows people to share thoughts. David Thewlis and Michelle Fairley star in the show written by Channing Powell. It was produced by Amazon with the UK’s Liberty Global, Studio Lambert and All3Media. The latter company’s Executive Vice President of Emea & European Co-Productions Stephen Driscoll, Acquisitions Executive Laura White and Sales Manager Debra Bergg...
Launched in 2018, the TV Beats Forum, running November 25 – 26 this year, explores case studies of international and regional series with a view to influencing and growing the local industry.
Three executives from the UK’s All3Media will travel to Tallinn to host a case study on Amazon series The Feed, the sci-fi drama about a man’s invention of a brain implant that allows people to share thoughts. David Thewlis and Michelle Fairley star in the show written by Channing Powell. It was produced by Amazon with the UK’s Liberty Global, Studio Lambert and All3Media. The latter company’s Executive Vice President of Emea & European Co-Productions Stephen Driscoll, Acquisitions Executive Laura White and Sales Manager Debra Bergg...
- 9/26/2019
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Thriller set to shoot on Iceland.
Iceland’s Truenorth is planning its first English-language film, The Hidden, a thriller that could be ready to shoot in the Icelandic highlands by the end of this year.
Truenorth is in talks with Us partners on the project. The plot follows American geologists in Iceland who disturb “hidden people.” Thor Saevarsson will direct from a script by Ottar Nordfjord.
“We’re interested in moving more in that kind of project in the English language and partnering with international finance,” said Truenorth’s Kristinn Thordarson.
Truenorth is celebrating another first as co-producer on Netflix’s maiden Icelandic series,...
Iceland’s Truenorth is planning its first English-language film, The Hidden, a thriller that could be ready to shoot in the Icelandic highlands by the end of this year.
Truenorth is in talks with Us partners on the project. The plot follows American geologists in Iceland who disturb “hidden people.” Thor Saevarsson will direct from a script by Ottar Nordfjord.
“We’re interested in moving more in that kind of project in the English language and partnering with international finance,” said Truenorth’s Kristinn Thordarson.
Truenorth is celebrating another first as co-producer on Netflix’s maiden Icelandic series,...
- 2/12/2019
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Goteborg, Sweden — Netflix is co-producing its first Icelandic series, “The Valhalla Murders,” a crime show created and directed by newcomer Þórður Pálsson and produced by Truenorth and Mystery Productions for RÚV. The deal was announced today at the Göteborg Festival by Netflix’s director of co-productions and acquisitionsLina Brounéus.
Half-way through its Icelandic shoot, the eight-part crime series “The Valhalla Murders” is produced by Truenorth’s Kristinn Thordarson and Leifur B. Dagfinnsson with Mystery Productions’ David Oskar Olafsson for Icelandic public broadcaster RÚV. Streaming giant Netflix has boarded the €5.5m ($6.3 million) series as co-producer.
Thanks to Netflix’s investment and pre-sales closed earlier by Dr Sales, half the series’ overall cost comes from overseas, according to RÚV.
Truenorth’s Thordarson told Variety: “We are extremely pleased to have signed this ground-breaking deal with Netflix. This is a validation of our efforts to bring the best quality content to the...
Half-way through its Icelandic shoot, the eight-part crime series “The Valhalla Murders” is produced by Truenorth’s Kristinn Thordarson and Leifur B. Dagfinnsson with Mystery Productions’ David Oskar Olafsson for Icelandic public broadcaster RÚV. Streaming giant Netflix has boarded the €5.5m ($6.3 million) series as co-producer.
Thanks to Netflix’s investment and pre-sales closed earlier by Dr Sales, half the series’ overall cost comes from overseas, according to RÚV.
Truenorth’s Thordarson told Variety: “We are extremely pleased to have signed this ground-breaking deal with Netflix. This is a validation of our efforts to bring the best quality content to the...
- 1/31/2019
- by Annika Pham
- Variety Film + TV
Seven projects presented at Reykjavik-based film festival.
Seven forthcoming Icelandic film and TV projects were previewed at last week’s Stockfish Film Festival as short works-in-progress presentations.
They included feature debuts from two Columbia University film school graduates, Isold Uggadottir and Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir; the fiction feature debut of documentarian Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon (produced by Oscar nominated Fridrik Thor Fridriksson); and the next film from Rams producer Grimar Jonsson.
The seven projects presented were:
And Breathe Normally
Dir Isold Uggadottir, prod Skuli Malmquest of Zik Zak Filmworks
Uggadottir makes her feature debut with this drama about “two very different women from different countries and continents – a border patrol officer at airport and a migrant.” Set in Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, the story follows the women whose lives intersect briefly while they are trapped in unforeseen circumstances. The film is now finalizing sound and colour grading. Uggadottir met with African migrants living at a facility in [link...
Seven forthcoming Icelandic film and TV projects were previewed at last week’s Stockfish Film Festival as short works-in-progress presentations.
They included feature debuts from two Columbia University film school graduates, Isold Uggadottir and Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir; the fiction feature debut of documentarian Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon (produced by Oscar nominated Fridrik Thor Fridriksson); and the next film from Rams producer Grimar Jonsson.
The seven projects presented were:
And Breathe Normally
Dir Isold Uggadottir, prod Skuli Malmquest of Zik Zak Filmworks
Uggadottir makes her feature debut with this drama about “two very different women from different countries and continents – a border patrol officer at airport and a migrant.” Set in Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, the story follows the women whose lives intersect briefly while they are trapped in unforeseen circumstances. The film is now finalizing sound and colour grading. Uggadottir met with African migrants living at a facility in [link...
- 3/7/2017
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Seven projects presented at Reykjavik-based film festival.
Seven forthcoming Icelandic film and TV projects were previewed at last week’s Stockfish Film Festival as short works-in-progress presentations.
They included feature debuts from two Columbia University film school graduates, Isold Uggadottir and Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir; the fiction feature debut of documentarian Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon (produced by Oscar nominated Fridrik Thor Fridriksson); and the new film from Rams producer Grimar Jonsson.
The seven projects presented were:
And Breathe Normally
Dir Isold Uggadottir, prod Skuli Malmquest of Zik Zak Filmworks
Uggadottir makes her feature debut with this drama about “two very different women from different countries and continents – a border patrol officer at airport and a migrant.” Set in Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, the story follows the women whose lives intersect briefly while they are trapped in unforeseen circumstances. The film is now finalizing sound and colour grading. Uggadottir met with African migrants living at a facility in [link...
Seven forthcoming Icelandic film and TV projects were previewed at last week’s Stockfish Film Festival as short works-in-progress presentations.
They included feature debuts from two Columbia University film school graduates, Isold Uggadottir and Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir; the fiction feature debut of documentarian Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon (produced by Oscar nominated Fridrik Thor Fridriksson); and the new film from Rams producer Grimar Jonsson.
The seven projects presented were:
And Breathe Normally
Dir Isold Uggadottir, prod Skuli Malmquest of Zik Zak Filmworks
Uggadottir makes her feature debut with this drama about “two very different women from different countries and continents – a border patrol officer at airport and a migrant.” Set in Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, the story follows the women whose lives intersect briefly while they are trapped in unforeseen circumstances. The film is now finalizing sound and colour grading. Uggadottir met with African migrants living at a facility in [link...
- 3/7/2017
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Seven projects presented at Reykjavik-based film festival.
Seven forthcoming Icelandic film and TV projects were previewed at last week’s Stockfish Film Festival as short works-in-progress presentations.
They included feature debuts from two Columbia University film school graduates, Isold Uggadottir and Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir; the fiction feature debut of documentarian Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon (produced by Oscar nominated Fridrik Thor Fridriksson); and the new film from Rams producer Grimar Jonsson.
The seven projects presented were:
And Breathe Normally
Dir Isold Uggadottir, prod Skuli Malmquest of Zik Zak Filmworks
Uggadottir makes her feature debut with this drama about “two very different women from different countries and continents – a border patrol officer at airport and a migrant.” Set in Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, the story follows the women whose lives intersect briefly while they are trapped in unforeseen circumstances. The film is now finalizing sound and colour grading. Uggadottir met with African migrants living at a facility in [link...
Seven forthcoming Icelandic film and TV projects were previewed at last week’s Stockfish Film Festival as short works-in-progress presentations.
They included feature debuts from two Columbia University film school graduates, Isold Uggadottir and Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir; the fiction feature debut of documentarian Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon (produced by Oscar nominated Fridrik Thor Fridriksson); and the new film from Rams producer Grimar Jonsson.
The seven projects presented were:
And Breathe Normally
Dir Isold Uggadottir, prod Skuli Malmquest of Zik Zak Filmworks
Uggadottir makes her feature debut with this drama about “two very different women from different countries and continents – a border patrol officer at airport and a migrant.” Set in Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, the story follows the women whose lives intersect briefly while they are trapped in unforeseen circumstances. The film is now finalizing sound and colour grading. Uggadottir met with African migrants living at a facility in [link...
- 3/7/2017
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
The company has added Oskar Jonasson’s The Malaga Prisoner and Michael G Kehoe’s Keflavik to its production slate.
Iceland’s Truenorth continues to expand its own production slate with two new English-language projects, directed by Oskar Jonasson [pictured] and Us-based Michael G Kehoe.
The Malaga Prisoner is a comedy thriller about two Icelandic police officers who go to Malaga to pick up a petty thief. Jonasson wrote the script with crime author Arnaldur Indridason. The pair previously collaborated on hit Reykjavik-Rotterdam.
The film, to shoot in Magala, Spain in August 2017, is mostly in the English language with some dialogue in Icelandic and Spanish. Truenorth is talking to potential Spanish co-producers for what is believed to be the first Iceland-Spain film collaboration. The film is budgeted at up to $5m.
Keflavik, budgeted at up to $3m, is about an alien life force discovered in an abandoned Nato base in Iceland, which an international...
Iceland’s Truenorth continues to expand its own production slate with two new English-language projects, directed by Oskar Jonasson [pictured] and Us-based Michael G Kehoe.
The Malaga Prisoner is a comedy thriller about two Icelandic police officers who go to Malaga to pick up a petty thief. Jonasson wrote the script with crime author Arnaldur Indridason. The pair previously collaborated on hit Reykjavik-Rotterdam.
The film, to shoot in Magala, Spain in August 2017, is mostly in the English language with some dialogue in Icelandic and Spanish. Truenorth is talking to potential Spanish co-producers for what is believed to be the first Iceland-Spain film collaboration. The film is budgeted at up to $5m.
Keflavik, budgeted at up to $3m, is about an alien life force discovered in an abandoned Nato base in Iceland, which an international...
- 5/18/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Icelandic companies plan joint slate of Icelandic and English-language films including Óskar Jónasson’s Habeus Corpus.
Icelandic production companies Truenorth and Mystery are partnering on an ambitious slate of eight films to be shot over the next five years.
“Both companies were looking to expand into more European co-productions so we decided to join forces,” said Kristinn Thordarson, head of production at Truenorth.
David Oskar Olafsson of Mystery added that the slate’s eight productions are five in English and three in Icelandic.
“We had the same goals and ambitions,” Olafsson said “By joining teams, we felt we could be working on broader profile films.”
Leifur B Dagfinnsson of Truenorth said that both companies would continue to work on their own projects as well as the joint slate, and they would continue to have separate offices in Reykjavik.
The plan is to have eight to 10 films on the joint slate continually.
The initial...
Icelandic production companies Truenorth and Mystery are partnering on an ambitious slate of eight films to be shot over the next five years.
“Both companies were looking to expand into more European co-productions so we decided to join forces,” said Kristinn Thordarson, head of production at Truenorth.
David Oskar Olafsson of Mystery added that the slate’s eight productions are five in English and three in Icelandic.
“We had the same goals and ambitions,” Olafsson said “By joining teams, we felt we could be working on broader profile films.”
Leifur B Dagfinnsson of Truenorth said that both companies would continue to work on their own projects as well as the joint slate, and they would continue to have separate offices in Reykjavik.
The plan is to have eight to 10 films on the joint slate continually.
The initial...
- 2/14/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Iceland’s Truenorth attends Afm with slate of original productions.
Sturlungar: The Viking Clan is being pitched as a 13th century Godfather-esque story, being developed as either a trilogy of feature films or a Netflix-style series.
The project is now in development from Truenorth, which is well known as a production services company working on major studio fare like Noah, Oblivion and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty in Iceland. The outfit launched its own production division last year under Kristinn Thordarson [pictured] and attends Afm for the first time.
Oscar nominee Fridrik Thor Fridriksson is also on board as producer.
Truenorth is in talks with writers for the first script from the four-part Sturlungar book series.
“The Sturlungar presentation has gained a lot of interest, it is still sitting with one of the studios, and a big-name Us producer could come on board,” said Truenorth founding partner Leifur B. Dagfinnsson. Other Scandinavian...
Sturlungar: The Viking Clan is being pitched as a 13th century Godfather-esque story, being developed as either a trilogy of feature films or a Netflix-style series.
The project is now in development from Truenorth, which is well known as a production services company working on major studio fare like Noah, Oblivion and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty in Iceland. The outfit launched its own production division last year under Kristinn Thordarson [pictured] and attends Afm for the first time.
Oscar nominee Fridrik Thor Fridriksson is also on board as producer.
Truenorth is in talks with writers for the first script from the four-part Sturlungar book series.
“The Sturlungar presentation has gained a lot of interest, it is still sitting with one of the studios, and a big-name Us producer could come on board,” said Truenorth founding partner Leifur B. Dagfinnsson. Other Scandinavian...
- 11/9/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Zanzibar Films Edwina Forkin has been selected to participate in The Producers Guild of America's inaugural International Co-ProShow, taking place in connection with the second annual Produced By Conference in Los Angeles on June 4-6, 2010. '66 Degrees North', the story of an afflicted sea captain with a grim secret who is offered a second chance at life, was one of only five winning entries, and will be a joint Irish/Icelandic co-production with Zanzibar's Edwina Forkin and Reykavik-based Richard Scobie producing. Scobie co-wrote the script with Kristinn Thordarson and the project marks the feature directorial debut of prolific cinematographer Eagle Egilssson of 'The Wire', 'Heroes' & 'CSI Miami'...
- 5/14/2010
- IFTN
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