Writers Johan Fasting, Silje Storstein, and Kristin Grue are the recipients of the 2024 Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize for their political drama Power Play (Makta).
The trio were awarded the prize Tuesday evening during a ceremony on the first day of the Göteborg Film Festival’s series focused sidebar TV Drama Vision.
As part of the award, they will share a Nok 200 000 (approx € 20 000) award, funded by the Nordisk Film & TV fund. This is the eighth year Göteborg has been the home of the Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize. This year’s jury included Vinca Wiedemann, editor, producer, and screenwriter (Denmark); Joel Spira, actor, (Sweden); Kateryna Vyshnevska, producer (Ukraine); and Charlotte Winberg, journalist and critic (Finland).
Announcing this evening’s win, the jury said: “Choosing a winner from a diverse array of such high-quality drama has been both a privilege and a pleasure for us, the jury. The nominees have...
The trio were awarded the prize Tuesday evening during a ceremony on the first day of the Göteborg Film Festival’s series focused sidebar TV Drama Vision.
As part of the award, they will share a Nok 200 000 (approx € 20 000) award, funded by the Nordisk Film & TV fund. This is the eighth year Göteborg has been the home of the Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize. This year’s jury included Vinca Wiedemann, editor, producer, and screenwriter (Denmark); Joel Spira, actor, (Sweden); Kateryna Vyshnevska, producer (Ukraine); and Charlotte Winberg, journalist and critic (Finland).
Announcing this evening’s win, the jury said: “Choosing a winner from a diverse array of such high-quality drama has been both a privilege and a pleasure for us, the jury. The nominees have...
- 1/30/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
“Power Play” – a scathing, scabrous chronicle of Gro Harlem Brundtland unlikely climb to power as Norway and Scandinavia’s first woman prime minister – won the 2024 Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize for best drama series screenwriting at Sweden’s Göteborg Film Festival Tuesday night.
Awarded at the fest’s TV Drama Vision, the prize went to the satirical series’ main writers Johan Fasting, Silje Storstein and Kristin Grue. The Nordic drama series screenwriting award carries a cash prize of €20,000.
With the Nftfp win, “Power Play,” like “Blackport” before it, completes a double of winning a top TV fest in Europe – it walked off with best series at Canneseries last year – and then the Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize.
While Nordic Noir exposed human evil festering below Scandinavia’s acclaimed social democracy, “Power Play” underscores a more recent TV phenomenon of exposing the myth to that model and its decline via comedy and farce.
Awarded at the fest’s TV Drama Vision, the prize went to the satirical series’ main writers Johan Fasting, Silje Storstein and Kristin Grue. The Nordic drama series screenwriting award carries a cash prize of €20,000.
With the Nftfp win, “Power Play,” like “Blackport” before it, completes a double of winning a top TV fest in Europe – it walked off with best series at Canneseries last year – and then the Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize.
While Nordic Noir exposed human evil festering below Scandinavia’s acclaimed social democracy, “Power Play” underscores a more recent TV phenomenon of exposing the myth to that model and its decline via comedy and farce.
- 1/30/2024
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
When Is Ragnarok Season 3 Coming? Well, Netflix’s Norwegian fantasy series, Ragnarok, captivated audiences with its second season release in May 2021.
The show continues to follow the transformative journey of the socially awkward teenager, Magne, who discovers he is the reincarnation of the powerful Norse god, Thor.
Ragnarok masterfully combines high school melodrama, environmental crisis, and Norse mythology, creating a unique and engaging narrative.
Set in the fictional small town of Edda, Norway, the Jutul family, who are giants, hold power and mercilessly eliminate anyone who delves into their corrupt business practices.
In season 2, Magne, portrayed by David Stakston, grapples with his newfound role as Thor and the impending war between the gods and giants. As the End Times approach, new teenage gods emerge, further intensifying the situation in town.
The explosive season 2 finale left fans eagerly anticipating the ultimate showdown between Magne, his half-brother Laurits, and the Jutuls.
It...
The show continues to follow the transformative journey of the socially awkward teenager, Magne, who discovers he is the reincarnation of the powerful Norse god, Thor.
Ragnarok masterfully combines high school melodrama, environmental crisis, and Norse mythology, creating a unique and engaging narrative.
Set in the fictional small town of Edda, Norway, the Jutul family, who are giants, hold power and mercilessly eliminate anyone who delves into their corrupt business practices.
In season 2, Magne, portrayed by David Stakston, grapples with his newfound role as Thor and the impending war between the gods and giants. As the End Times approach, new teenage gods emerge, further intensifying the situation in town.
The explosive season 2 finale left fans eagerly anticipating the ultimate showdown between Magne, his half-brother Laurits, and the Jutuls.
It...
- 7/17/2023
- by Om Prakash Kaushal
- https://dailyresearchplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-sam
Norwegian writer-director Kenneth Karlstad has won the 2023 Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize for his gritty coming-of-age series Kids in Crime.
Karlstad was awarded the prize Wednesday evening during a ceremony on the first day of the Göteborg Film Festival’s series focused sidebar TV Drama Vision.
As part of the award, Karlstad receives a Nok 200,000 cash prize, funded by Nordisk Film & TV Fond.
This is the seventh year Göteborg has been awarded the Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize. This year’s jury comprised actor Amanda Collin, producer Nebojša Taraba, journalist Wanda Bendjelloul, and producer Leif Holst Jensen.
Announcing Karlstad’s win, the jury said: “We have based our evaluation on three main criteria: craft, relevance, and originality. The winner has it all. It’s based on a true universe from a certain time. The authenticity, honesty, brutality, and friendship drive the story and engage the audience. Accuracy, details,...
Karlstad was awarded the prize Wednesday evening during a ceremony on the first day of the Göteborg Film Festival’s series focused sidebar TV Drama Vision.
As part of the award, Karlstad receives a Nok 200,000 cash prize, funded by Nordisk Film & TV Fond.
This is the seventh year Göteborg has been awarded the Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize. This year’s jury comprised actor Amanda Collin, producer Nebojša Taraba, journalist Wanda Bendjelloul, and producer Leif Holst Jensen.
Announcing Karlstad’s win, the jury said: “We have based our evaluation on three main criteria: craft, relevance, and originality. The winner has it all. It’s based on a true universe from a certain time. The authenticity, honesty, brutality, and friendship drive the story and engage the audience. Accuracy, details,...
- 2/1/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Format
HBO Max in Hungary will stream a local version of hit survival reality format “The Bridge.” The competition sees participants tasked with building a 250-metre-long bridge to an island for the chance to win a large cash prize. Presented by Csaba Magyarósi, “The Bridge Hungary” is produced locally by Free Monkeys Production. This is the sixth adaptation of the format, which was created in Spain by Zeppelin, part of Banijay Iberia and has U.K., Brazil and Australia versions..
Banijay Rights struck multiple deals for the U.K. version with broadcasters in the Netherlands and across Africa and Latin America. The U.K. series also aired on HBO Max in the US, Latin America, and Asia.
The Hungarian agreement was negotiated by Veronique Verges, senior VP German territories, Poland and Hungary, Banijay Rights.
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LA and London based production company The Ats Team have launched competition series “Clash of Trades.
HBO Max in Hungary will stream a local version of hit survival reality format “The Bridge.” The competition sees participants tasked with building a 250-metre-long bridge to an island for the chance to win a large cash prize. Presented by Csaba Magyarósi, “The Bridge Hungary” is produced locally by Free Monkeys Production. This is the sixth adaptation of the format, which was created in Spain by Zeppelin, part of Banijay Iberia and has U.K., Brazil and Australia versions..
Banijay Rights struck multiple deals for the U.K. version with broadcasters in the Netherlands and across Africa and Latin America. The U.K. series also aired on HBO Max in the US, Latin America, and Asia.
The Hungarian agreement was negotiated by Veronique Verges, senior VP German territories, Poland and Hungary, Banijay Rights.
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LA and London based production company The Ats Team have launched competition series “Clash of Trades.
- 9/15/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
HBO Max To Build ‘The Bridge’ In Hungary
HBO Max’s Hungarian arm will run a local version of Banijay survival format The Bridge. The format tasks bringing contestants together to build a 250-metre-long bridge to an island for the chance to win a large cash prize, and this latest deal marks its sixth international adaptation. Presented by Csaba Magyarósi, The Bridge Hungary is produced locally by Free Monkeys Production, based on the original Spanish format. Production took place neat Lake Belis in Romania, near the Hungarian border. Deadline understands it was given the greenlight before HBO Max stopped commissioning in the Cee region. Most production staff in Europe have now been let go, as Deadline revealed last month.
eOne Bolsters Canadian Non-Scripted
eOne has bolstered its non-scripted offering in Canada by signing a VP Development and promoting Scott Boyd to the same level. Christine Diakos joins in the newly-created...
HBO Max’s Hungarian arm will run a local version of Banijay survival format The Bridge. The format tasks bringing contestants together to build a 250-metre-long bridge to an island for the chance to win a large cash prize, and this latest deal marks its sixth international adaptation. Presented by Csaba Magyarósi, The Bridge Hungary is produced locally by Free Monkeys Production, based on the original Spanish format. Production took place neat Lake Belis in Romania, near the Hungarian border. Deadline understands it was given the greenlight before HBO Max stopped commissioning in the Cee region. Most production staff in Europe have now been let go, as Deadline revealed last month.
eOne Bolsters Canadian Non-Scripted
eOne has bolstered its non-scripted offering in Canada by signing a VP Development and promoting Scott Boyd to the same level. Christine Diakos joins in the newly-created...
- 9/15/2022
- by Jesse Whittock, Max Goldbart and Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
I must say I was excited entering Against the Ice. It has a captivating premise centered on an Arctic expedition at the northern end of Greenland circa 1909, is based on the autobiographical account of Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen, and deals with a nearly three-year survival opposite extreme weather conditions, isolation, and polar bears. Director Peter Flinth ratcheted my anticipation even higher during the opening scene, dropping us into the action as Mikkelsen is sledging back to camp with his second-in-command Jörgensen (Gísli Örn Garðarsson) in desperate need of medical attention for frostbitten toes. The filmmakers skip past all exposition to get right to the meat of their adventure. I buckled myself in.
For a time they make good on that promise. Its opening act is effectively structured, introducing characters, explaining the reasons for being in the ice (claiming the body and findings of Mikkelsen’s old friend who never returned home...
For a time they make good on that promise. Its opening act is effectively structured, introducing characters, explaining the reasons for being in the ice (claiming the body and findings of Mikkelsen’s old friend who never returned home...
- 3/3/2022
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Take one glance at the spectacular landscapes of Greenland and you understand why in Inuit the word for snow has so many variations and derivations. The aerial establishing shot that opens Peter Flinth’s “Against the Ice” alone challenges the descriptive powers of the English language; inhabiting such an environment continually, you would have to find new exotic coinages to communicate the sheer variety of textures that freezing water can exhibit. Such creative imagination, however is sorely lacking from Flinth’s handsome but plodding adventure movie. To reduce a titanic struggle for survival in one of the most inhospitable climes on earth to such by-the-numbers drama is in many ways akin to standing on a jagged frozen peak, gazing across blizzard-assailed permafrost plains to crumbling white cliffs and ice shelfs beyond and thinking “Snow.”
This Netflix movie — and it feels oddly precision-tooled as a “Netflix movie” — is adapted by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau...
This Netflix movie — and it feels oddly precision-tooled as a “Netflix movie” — is adapted by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau...
- 2/15/2022
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
Icelandic smash hit drama series “Blackport” won on Wednesday the 2022 Nordisk Film & TV Prize, Scandinavia’s top plaudit for drama series writing.
The award was announced on site at the end of an intense first day of conference panels at the Göteborg Festival’s TV Drama Vision, with two of the series’ three writers, Gísli Örn Garðarsson and Mikael Torfason on stage to collect the Nordic TV Drama Screenplay Award, carrying a €20,000 cash prize. They were accompanied by producer Nina Dögg Filippusdóttir. The prize also went to fellow screenwriter Björn Hlynur Haraldsson.
Clinching the Nftf Prize, “Blackport” has scored a remarkable triple, winning the Series Mania Award at the Berlinale Series Market’s 2018 Co-Pro Series competition after an inspired on-stage pitch by Garðarsson and going on to take the top prize at Series Mania last September.
“Blackport” fought off stiff competition from Oscar-nominated Danish director Lone Sherfig’s “The Shift,...
The award was announced on site at the end of an intense first day of conference panels at the Göteborg Festival’s TV Drama Vision, with two of the series’ three writers, Gísli Örn Garðarsson and Mikael Torfason on stage to collect the Nordic TV Drama Screenplay Award, carrying a €20,000 cash prize. They were accompanied by producer Nina Dögg Filippusdóttir. The prize also went to fellow screenwriter Björn Hlynur Haraldsson.
Clinching the Nftf Prize, “Blackport” has scored a remarkable triple, winning the Series Mania Award at the Berlinale Series Market’s 2018 Co-Pro Series competition after an inspired on-stage pitch by Garðarsson and going on to take the top prize at Series Mania last September.
“Blackport” fought off stiff competition from Oscar-nominated Danish director Lone Sherfig’s “The Shift,...
- 2/3/2022
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Already celebrating the success of a top win at Series Mania, as well as 80% national audience approval, RÚV’s Icelandic series “Blackport” has now been nominated for 2022’s 6th Nordisk Film and TV Fond Prize at Göteborg. The prize will be presented during the film festival’s industry conference TV Drama Vision on Feb. 2, and serves to reward exemplary writing in Nordic drama series.
“Blackport,” which follows Iceland’s 1980s fishing quota power struggle, is tightly paced for action, and the three nominated writers pull no punches, leaving only their characters’ arms to the cutting room floor. Two “Blackport’s” writers – Gísli Örn Gardarsson and Björn Hlynur Haraldsson – direct and star in the series. Writer Mikael Torfason is also nominated for the prize.
Variety spoke with all three of the nominated writers ahead of the Göteborg Film Festival.
How well known is the story of “Blackport” among Icelanders? How much...
“Blackport,” which follows Iceland’s 1980s fishing quota power struggle, is tightly paced for action, and the three nominated writers pull no punches, leaving only their characters’ arms to the cutting room floor. Two “Blackport’s” writers – Gísli Örn Gardarsson and Björn Hlynur Haraldsson – direct and star in the series. Writer Mikael Torfason is also nominated for the prize.
Variety spoke with all three of the nominated writers ahead of the Göteborg Film Festival.
How well known is the story of “Blackport” among Icelanders? How much...
- 1/31/2022
- by JD Linville
- Variety Film + TV
France’s Apc (About Premium Content) has acquired international sales rights to “Blackport,” an Icelandic political thriller set in a small fishing village and inspired by true events.
“Blackport” won the Series Mania Award at the Berlinale Co-Pro Series pitching event in 2018 and was teased at this year’s virtual TV Drama Vision, part of Sweden’s Goteborg Film Festival, the biggest film-tv event in Scandinavia, where the producers showcased footage highlighting the forthright confrontation between lead characters and a bohemian scene from a boom-time iceland.
Co-written and co-directed by Gísli Örn Garðarsson (“Ragnarök”) and Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (“The Witcher”), “Blackport” filmed during the pandemic through the summer in Reykjavik and in the Westfjords.
The series opens in the early 1980s when the fishing industry was booming in Iceland and follows a young married couple who build a small fishing empire in a village along with a group of friends,...
“Blackport” won the Series Mania Award at the Berlinale Co-Pro Series pitching event in 2018 and was teased at this year’s virtual TV Drama Vision, part of Sweden’s Goteborg Film Festival, the biggest film-tv event in Scandinavia, where the producers showcased footage highlighting the forthright confrontation between lead characters and a bohemian scene from a boom-time iceland.
Co-written and co-directed by Gísli Örn Garðarsson (“Ragnarök”) and Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (“The Witcher”), “Blackport” filmed during the pandemic through the summer in Reykjavik and in the Westfjords.
The series opens in the early 1980s when the fishing industry was booming in Iceland and follows a young married couple who build a small fishing empire in a village along with a group of friends,...
- 2/7/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The Nordic organisation has set aside a total of 17.159 million Norwegian crowns (circa €1.57 million) in production, dubbing and distribution bursaries. Yesterday, the Nordisk Film & TV Fond announced the beneficiaries of its latest slate of funding. On this occasion, the Oslo-based body has set aside 16.8 million Norwegian crowns (circa €1.53 million) in production support and 359,000 Norwegian crowns in dubbing and distribution grants. In total, the organisation will back two features and five high-end TV series. The two features in receipt of the agency’s grants are Ali Abbasi’s thriller The Long Night, staged by Jacob Jarek for Denmark’s Profile Pictures, and Amalie Næsby Fick’s 3D animated flick Tiny Allan-The Human Antenna, produced by Thomas Heinesen for Nordisk Film. Meanwhile, the five TV series awarded production support are Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Gísli Örn Garðarsson and María Reyndal’s...
The Vesturport-created drama series centres on a turbulent recent period for Iceland’s fishing industry through a group of friends who build their own small empire. According to the Nordisk Film & TV Fond’s exclusive announcement (see the news), the Icelandic eight-part drama series Black Port has commenced filming around Reykjavik and in the Westfjords, as the country has allowed crews to return to set as long as health regulations are followed. Produced by well-known theatrical and film collective Vesturport for RÚV, the series was co-created by its founding members, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Gísli Örn Garðarsson (Ragnarok) and Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir (The Valhalla Murders), and they share a production credit with Nana Alfredsdóttir. The story is set in a small coastal fishing village between 1984 and 1991, during a challenging period for Iceland’s fishing industry, which was riddled with greed and corruption. One of the major changes was the...
With few coronavirus cases and plans to restart local filming, Iceland is looking to ease restrictions on international arrivals, including foreign film crews, starting June 15.
With the closing of the Schengen borders, Iceland, like other European countries, has been imposing a mandatory two-week quarantine to international (non-European) travelers. But starting June 15, Iceland will give travelers the option of being tested upon arrival in order to avoid a 14-day quarantine period.
“This will apply to international production crews, filmmakers and talent and will allow them to come and go in Iceland,” said Laufey Guðjónsdóttir, the head of the Icelandic Film Centre.
One of the most popular destinations for high-profile film shoots, Iceland is hosting production on the next instalment of the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise, among others, though the shoot has been delayed due to the pandemic, according to an industry source.
“Iceland’s strategy of large-scale testing, tracing and isolating has proven effective so far…...
With the closing of the Schengen borders, Iceland, like other European countries, has been imposing a mandatory two-week quarantine to international (non-European) travelers. But starting June 15, Iceland will give travelers the option of being tested upon arrival in order to avoid a 14-day quarantine period.
“This will apply to international production crews, filmmakers and talent and will allow them to come and go in Iceland,” said Laufey Guðjónsdóttir, the head of the Icelandic Film Centre.
One of the most popular destinations for high-profile film shoots, Iceland is hosting production on the next instalment of the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise, among others, though the shoot has been delayed due to the pandemic, according to an industry source.
“Iceland’s strategy of large-scale testing, tracing and isolating has proven effective so far…...
- 5/13/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
"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
Network: Esquire Network
Episodes: Ongoing (hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: January 23, 2016 — present
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: Kieran Bew, William Hurt, Joanne Whalley, Ed Speleers, and Gísli Örn Garðarsson.
TV show description:
This fantasy series is based on the epic, Old English poem of the same name. Set in the mythological Shieldlands, it examines notions of good, evil, heroes, villains, and law, and morality.
A keen, bright warrior, Beowulf (Kieran Bew) is flawed and disenchanted. Still, he tries to live up to his stellar reputation. When he and Breca (Gísli Örn Garðarsson) reach Herot, they discover corruption and conspiracies befouling everything and everyone.
Falsely accused of murder, Beowulf must find the real culprit and avenge his slain kinsman. Beowulf knows he must rise to the...
Episodes: Ongoing (hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: January 23, 2016 — present
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: Kieran Bew, William Hurt, Joanne Whalley, Ed Speleers, and Gísli Örn Garðarsson.
TV show description:
This fantasy series is based on the epic, Old English poem of the same name. Set in the mythological Shieldlands, it examines notions of good, evil, heroes, villains, and law, and morality.
A keen, bright warrior, Beowulf (Kieran Bew) is flawed and disenchanted. Still, he tries to live up to his stellar reputation. When he and Breca (Gísli Örn Garðarsson) reach Herot, they discover corruption and conspiracies befouling everything and everyone.
Falsely accused of murder, Beowulf must find the real culprit and avenge his slain kinsman. Beowulf knows he must rise to the...
- 1/30/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Nordisk Film & TV Fond backs five new projects including a thriller starring Emmanuelle Riva.
Amour’s 88-year-old Oscar-nominated actress, Emmanuelle Riva, has joined the cast of Icelandic thriller Alma, the comeback film for director Kristin Johannesdottir, whose last feature was 1992 Cannes selection As In Heaven.
Alma is the story of a woman imprisoned in a forensic psychiatric unit for murdering her lover (even though she has no recollection of the crime). After seven years behind bars, she discovers her lover is still alive and escapes to kill him for real.
Newcomer Snæfriður Ingvarsdóttir, daughter of Ingvar E. Sigurðsson (Jar City, Of Horses and Men), plays the title role and the cast also features Hilmar Snær Guðnason (101 Reykjavik) and Kristbjörg Kjeld (Of Horses And Men).
Alma – set for delivery early 2017 — is co-produced by Iceland’s Pegasus Pictures, with France’s Arsam Film International, Sweden’s Little Big Productions, the UK’s Berserk Films, in collaboration...
Amour’s 88-year-old Oscar-nominated actress, Emmanuelle Riva, has joined the cast of Icelandic thriller Alma, the comeback film for director Kristin Johannesdottir, whose last feature was 1992 Cannes selection As In Heaven.
Alma is the story of a woman imprisoned in a forensic psychiatric unit for murdering her lover (even though she has no recollection of the crime). After seven years behind bars, she discovers her lover is still alive and escapes to kill him for real.
Newcomer Snæfriður Ingvarsdóttir, daughter of Ingvar E. Sigurðsson (Jar City, Of Horses and Men), plays the title role and the cast also features Hilmar Snær Guðnason (101 Reykjavik) and Kristbjörg Kjeld (Of Horses And Men).
Alma – set for delivery early 2017 — is co-produced by Iceland’s Pegasus Pictures, with France’s Arsam Film International, Sweden’s Little Big Productions, the UK’s Berserk Films, in collaboration...
- 1/18/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
The good thing about the Icelandic film industry is how close knitted it is, which means it's fairly easy to get well known actors or seasoned talent to help you out on a project if the money isn't that great.Such is the case with the new Icelandic horror film Graves And Bones, written and directed by 26 year old first time feature director Anton Sigurðsson, who brought in a large chunk of the Vesturport crew: actors Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Gísli Örn Garðarsson and Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir, producer Rakel Garðarsdóttir and cinematographer Árni Filippusson, a group that are either siblings or are married to each other.The story for Graves And Bones revolves around a couple, Gísli and Sonja, who have it all but then lose their...
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- 7/24/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Director: Mike Newell Writer(s): Boaz Yakin (screenplay), Doug Miro (screenplay), Carlo Bernard (screenplay) Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina What do you get when you cross all of the Indiana Jones films, all of the Pirates of the Caribbean films, all other films that vaguely resemble the aforementioned films, with a set that looks like a Las Vegas theme ride? You guys are quick! Indeed, it’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, a movie that feels like you’re watching a video game, because, well, it is based on the 2003 video game of the same name. Prince of Persia refers to Prince Dastan, a guy that catches the luckiest break ever and goes from young street trash (William Foster plays young Dastan) to royalty in the blink of an eye. Dastan (now played by Jake Gyllenhaal) grows up to be hunky as hell,...
- 5/28/2010
- by Dirk Sonniksen
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley, Gísli Örn Garðarsson, Toby Kebbell, and Alfred Molina, Mike Newell’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, opens in North America next Friday. The period action-adventure based on a videogame grossed a disappointing $18m in 19 markets last weekend. In the United Kingdom, Prince of Persia opened in second place, earning a little more than half of the take of the local low-budget production StreetDance 3D, and only a few thousand pounds more than holdover Robin Hood. "Director Mike Newell, having displayed his FX chops on Harry Potter, makes [...]...
- 5/25/2010
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Two new “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” TV spots for your viewing pleasure. Via theMoviebox.net. Set in medieval Persia, the story of an adventurous prince who teams up with a rival princess to stop an angry ruler from unleashing a sandstorm that could destroy the world. Which is why after the prince was tricked by a dying Vizier to unleash the Sands of Time that turns out to destroy a kingdom and transforms its populace into ferocious demons. In his effort to save his own kingdom and redeem his fatal mistake, it’s up to the prince and the princess to return the sands to the hourglass by using the Dagger of Time, which also gives him a limited control over the flow of time. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Ben Kingsley, Gemma Arterton, Toby Kebbell, Alfred Molina, Reece Ritchie, Richard Coyle, Gísli Örn Garðarsson, Steve Toussaint, and directed by Mike Newell.
- 4/5/2010
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
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