Nordisk Film has signed a development and distribution deal with Mrp Matila Röhr Productions, a leading Finnish production company launched 30 years ago by Marko Röhr and Ilkka Matila, two veteran industry players in Finland.
Under the deal, Nordisk Film will have exclusive distribution rights for the Nordic territories to Mrp’s upcoming features, kicking off with “Hamsters,” a drama-comedy produced directed by Markku Pölönen, Klaus Härö’s “Never Alone,” and the animated title “Malcolm Rocks.”
The pact also gives Nordisk Film the rights to Mrp’s library of 43 titles for the Scandinavian territories.
“Hamsters,” which is currently in pre-production, is based on Veikko Huovinen’s book. “Never Alone,” meanwhile, is based on the true story of a man who fought to help Jewish refugee seekers in 1942. ‘It is the story of an unusual friendship and political power based on the memoirs of the journalist Maarit Tyrkkö,’ said Matila, who is producing the film.
Under the deal, Nordisk Film will have exclusive distribution rights for the Nordic territories to Mrp’s upcoming features, kicking off with “Hamsters,” a drama-comedy produced directed by Markku Pölönen, Klaus Härö’s “Never Alone,” and the animated title “Malcolm Rocks.”
The pact also gives Nordisk Film the rights to Mrp’s library of 43 titles for the Scandinavian territories.
“Hamsters,” which is currently in pre-production, is based on Veikko Huovinen’s book. “Never Alone,” meanwhile, is based on the true story of a man who fought to help Jewish refugee seekers in 1942. ‘It is the story of an unusual friendship and political power based on the memoirs of the journalist Maarit Tyrkkö,’ said Matila, who is producing the film.
- 1/22/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
I wish there was some clever The Matrix or Zardoz-like way to learn languages because I tell you, it’s a bit of a pain not being able to understand what people are saying. Thankfully, the power of cinema is that it can transcend language and the images can often be just as powerful without words. Such is the case of Kari Väänänen’s Backwood Philosopher (“Havukka-ahon ajattelija”).
Based on a novel by Finnish novelist Veikko Huovinen, it’s the story of two biologists and an uneducated but smart lumberjack who set out on a journey through the remote backwoods of eastern Finland where they explore and learn new things about science, history and human nature.
It sounds like an interesting enough story but what captured me was the gorgeous look of the film which partly reminds me of a nature special with its gorgeously lush images of nature while...
Based on a novel by Finnish novelist Veikko Huovinen, it’s the story of two biologists and an uneducated but smart lumberjack who set out on a journey through the remote backwoods of eastern Finland where they explore and learn new things about science, history and human nature.
It sounds like an interesting enough story but what captured me was the gorgeous look of the film which partly reminds me of a nature special with its gorgeously lush images of nature while...
- 1/21/2010
- QuietEarth.us
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