Exclusive: Gyllene Tider, the 1980s Swedish pop sensation, is to get the film and television biopic treatment.
The group, which was fronted by Per Gessle, who later went on to form Roxette, has struck a deal with Nordic drama production company Nevis Productions to make a theatrical movie and a TV series based on the band’s rise to fame.
Gessle and Mats Persson formed the group in 1978 with Micke Andersson, Anders Herrlin and Göran Fritzon and they had a number of hits including Himmel No. 7 / Flickorna pa TV2 before breaking up in 1984.
The feature film, which is being written by Wallander and Miss Friman’s War’s Pernilla Oljelund, will tell the story of how five teenagers captured the heart of the Swedish nation. The biopic charts the story of Per, a small-town, ambitious misfit who dreams of pop stardom and finds a brotherhood through music with MP, Micke,...
The group, which was fronted by Per Gessle, who later went on to form Roxette, has struck a deal with Nordic drama production company Nevis Productions to make a theatrical movie and a TV series based on the band’s rise to fame.
Gessle and Mats Persson formed the group in 1978 with Micke Andersson, Anders Herrlin and Göran Fritzon and they had a number of hits including Himmel No. 7 / Flickorna pa TV2 before breaking up in 1984.
The feature film, which is being written by Wallander and Miss Friman’s War’s Pernilla Oljelund, will tell the story of how five teenagers captured the heart of the Swedish nation. The biopic charts the story of Per, a small-town, ambitious misfit who dreams of pop stardom and finds a brotherhood through music with MP, Micke,...
- 11/30/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
A trio of well-respected Scandinavian producers heading from Cinenord are joining forces to set up Nevis Productions, a banner dedicated to high-end Nordic and English-language series. The London-based independent producer Nevision is financially backing the new company.
Set up by Anni Faurbye Fernandez, Moa Westeson and Cindy Hanson, Nevis Productions will have offices in Stockholm and Copenhagen.
All three producers have a strong track record in scripted drama production. Fernandez’s credits include Stieg Larsson’s “Millennium” Trilogy, David Fincher’s “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” “Wallander” (the Swedish and British version starring Kenneth Branagh), “Occupied,” “Wisting” and “Atlantic Crossing.” Fernandez previously worked as CEO at Yellow Bird, as well as Good Company Films and the banner Cinenord.
Westeson, meanwhile, produced films at Breidablick and Sf Studios before joining Cinenord. Her credits include “Vegas,” the trilogy “Jerry Maya’s Detective Agency,” “Atlantic Crossing” and “Veum.”
Hanson, whose track record...
Set up by Anni Faurbye Fernandez, Moa Westeson and Cindy Hanson, Nevis Productions will have offices in Stockholm and Copenhagen.
All three producers have a strong track record in scripted drama production. Fernandez’s credits include Stieg Larsson’s “Millennium” Trilogy, David Fincher’s “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” “Wallander” (the Swedish and British version starring Kenneth Branagh), “Occupied,” “Wisting” and “Atlantic Crossing.” Fernandez previously worked as CEO at Yellow Bird, as well as Good Company Films and the banner Cinenord.
Westeson, meanwhile, produced films at Breidablick and Sf Studios before joining Cinenord. Her credits include “Vegas,” the trilogy “Jerry Maya’s Detective Agency,” “Atlantic Crossing” and “Veum.”
Hanson, whose track record...
- 5/4/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Anni Faurbye Fernandez, Moa Westeson and Cindy Hanson, all formerly of Norwegian production house Cinenord (Atlantic Crossing), have teamed to form Stockholm and Copenhagen-based Nevis Productions.
Launched with investment from London-based producer and financing outfit Nevision, which is also involved in the upcoming big budget Second World War series Atlantic Crossing, the company will focus on high-end scripted content for the local and international market.
On the company’s debut slate is Wake, written by UK scribe Jamie Brittain (Skins), produced with Jacob Raben and The Bridge actress Sofia Helin. The wider roster features local-language dramas for Sweden and Denmark, as well as English projects, including dramedy Neighbourhood Watch which is set up at a Scandi broadcaster, and a coming-of-age crime series with young director Kasper Møller-Jensen.
Former Yellow Bird CEO, Good Company Films co-founder and Cinenord producer Anni Faurbye Fernandez is heading up the new outfit. Her credits include...
Launched with investment from London-based producer and financing outfit Nevision, which is also involved in the upcoming big budget Second World War series Atlantic Crossing, the company will focus on high-end scripted content for the local and international market.
On the company’s debut slate is Wake, written by UK scribe Jamie Brittain (Skins), produced with Jacob Raben and The Bridge actress Sofia Helin. The wider roster features local-language dramas for Sweden and Denmark, as well as English projects, including dramedy Neighbourhood Watch which is set up at a Scandi broadcaster, and a coming-of-age crime series with young director Kasper Møller-Jensen.
Former Yellow Bird CEO, Good Company Films co-founder and Cinenord producer Anni Faurbye Fernandez is heading up the new outfit. Her credits include...
- 5/4/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
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