L.A.-based Dynamic Television has acquired worldwide rights to the Swedish series “The Pirate Bay,” about the notorious pirate BitTorrent site and its co-founders Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neij, and Gottfrid Swartholm.
The six-part series, set to go unto production this fall, is being produced by Stockholm and L.A.-based powerhouse B-Reel Films for Swedish pubcaster Svt. “I Am Zlatan” helmer Jens Sjögren is directing, from a screenplay by head-writer Piotr Marciniak (“Everything I Can’t Remember”), with Patrik Gyllström (“Agatha Christie’s Hjerson”) serving as episodic writer.
The character-driven show turns on Peter, Fredrik and Gottfrid, who ended up creating in 2003 one of the world’s largest BitTorrent indexes as a reaction to big business trying to take control file sharing over the Internet.
What was intended to ignite a revolution to let information flow freely, quickly became responsible for the illegal distribution of copyrighted films, music, books and software online.
The six-part series, set to go unto production this fall, is being produced by Stockholm and L.A.-based powerhouse B-Reel Films for Swedish pubcaster Svt. “I Am Zlatan” helmer Jens Sjögren is directing, from a screenplay by head-writer Piotr Marciniak (“Everything I Can’t Remember”), with Patrik Gyllström (“Agatha Christie’s Hjerson”) serving as episodic writer.
The character-driven show turns on Peter, Fredrik and Gottfrid, who ended up creating in 2003 one of the world’s largest BitTorrent indexes as a reaction to big business trying to take control file sharing over the Internet.
What was intended to ignite a revolution to let information flow freely, quickly became responsible for the illegal distribution of copyrighted films, music, books and software online.
- 4/6/2023
- by Annika Pham
- Variety Film + TV
The film has now sold to Germany/Austria, Swtizerland, Benelux, and Bulgaria.
TrustNordisk has closed a number of new deals on Jens Sjögren’s biopic I Am Zlatan, inspired by the early life of footballer Zlatan Ibrahimović.
The film has now sold to Germany/Austria (Telepool), Swtizerland (Ascot Elite), Benelux (September), and Bulgaria (A Plus).
Previously closed deals include to Italy (Lucky Red), Russia (International Movie Distribution/Capella), Baltics (Estinfilm), and Albania, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Kosovo and Macedonia (Cinemania Groupicon).
The €5m project is co-written by Ibrahimović biographer David Lagercrantz with Jakob Beckman.
It is produced by Frida Bargo,...
TrustNordisk has closed a number of new deals on Jens Sjögren’s biopic I Am Zlatan, inspired by the early life of footballer Zlatan Ibrahimović.
The film has now sold to Germany/Austria (Telepool), Swtizerland (Ascot Elite), Benelux (September), and Bulgaria (A Plus).
Previously closed deals include to Italy (Lucky Red), Russia (International Movie Distribution/Capella), Baltics (Estinfilm), and Albania, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Kosovo and Macedonia (Cinemania Groupicon).
The €5m project is co-written by Ibrahimović biographer David Lagercrantz with Jakob Beckman.
It is produced by Frida Bargo,...
- 7/9/2021
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Swedish star Ibrahimović has spent more of his career in Italy than any other country.
Lucky Red has picked up Italian distribution rights for I Am Zlatan, the upcoming biopic of Swedish football star Zlatan Ibrahimović.
It acquired the title from Scandinavian sales outfit TrustNordisk.
The sale joins previously announced deals for Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan (Capella Film), Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia (Estin Film) and Albania, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Macedonia (Cinemania Group).
I Am Zlatan is a feature adaptation of Ibrahimović’s autobiography I Am Zlatan Ibrahimović, which he wrote with Swedish journalist David Lagercrantz.
Lucky Red has picked up Italian distribution rights for I Am Zlatan, the upcoming biopic of Swedish football star Zlatan Ibrahimović.
It acquired the title from Scandinavian sales outfit TrustNordisk.
The sale joins previously announced deals for Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan (Capella Film), Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia (Estin Film) and Albania, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Macedonia (Cinemania Group).
I Am Zlatan is a feature adaptation of Ibrahimović’s autobiography I Am Zlatan Ibrahimović, which he wrote with Swedish journalist David Lagercrantz.
- 11/10/2020
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
‘I Am Zlatan’ will tell the true story of the Swedish football star.
TrustNordisk has scored a hat trick of sales on I Am Zlatan - a drama about Swedish football star Zlatan Ibrahimović that is set to begin filming this month.
I Am Zlatan has sold to Capella Film for Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan; Estin Film for Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia; and Cinemania Group for Albania, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Macedonia.
The feature is an adaptation of the book I Am Zlatan Ibrahimović by David Lagercrantz and Ibrahimović. It centres on a determined youngster...
TrustNordisk has scored a hat trick of sales on I Am Zlatan - a drama about Swedish football star Zlatan Ibrahimović that is set to begin filming this month.
I Am Zlatan has sold to Capella Film for Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan; Estin Film for Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia; and Cinemania Group for Albania, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Macedonia.
The feature is an adaptation of the book I Am Zlatan Ibrahimović by David Lagercrantz and Ibrahimović. It centres on a determined youngster...
- 9/3/2020
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Wild Bunch Efm slate also includes Peter Grönlund’s drama Goliath and Hirokazu Kore-eda’s newly-titled drama Shoplifters.
Wild Bunch will launch sales on Louis Garrel’s second feature A Faithful Man, in which he will also co-star opposite Laetitia Casta and Lily-Rose Depp, at the Efm this week.
The film revolves around the complex relationship between Abel, his former partner Marianne, who left him for his best-friend Paul but returns following the latter man’s death, and Paul’s sister who is secretly in love with Abel.
Garrel wrote the screenplay with Oscar-winning screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. Paris-based Why Not Productions is producing. Arnaud Desplechin collaborator Irina Lubtchansky is attached as cinematographer.
The actor-director’s debut film Two Friends premiered in Cannes Critics’ Week in 2015. It is one of two second features from buzzy filmmakers on Wild Bunch’s Efm slate.
Goliath
The company has also acquired Swedish director Peter Grönlund’s drama Goliath about the son of...
Wild Bunch will launch sales on Louis Garrel’s second feature A Faithful Man, in which he will also co-star opposite Laetitia Casta and Lily-Rose Depp, at the Efm this week.
The film revolves around the complex relationship between Abel, his former partner Marianne, who left him for his best-friend Paul but returns following the latter man’s death, and Paul’s sister who is secretly in love with Abel.
Garrel wrote the screenplay with Oscar-winning screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. Paris-based Why Not Productions is producing. Arnaud Desplechin collaborator Irina Lubtchansky is attached as cinematographer.
The actor-director’s debut film Two Friends premiered in Cannes Critics’ Week in 2015. It is one of two second features from buzzy filmmakers on Wild Bunch’s Efm slate.
Goliath
The company has also acquired Swedish director Peter Grönlund’s drama Goliath about the son of...
- 2/14/2018
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Wild Bunch Efm slate also includes Peter Grönlund’s drama Goliath and Hirokazu Kore-eda’s newly-titled drama Shoplifters.
Wild Bunch will launch sales on Louis Garrel’s second feature A Faithful Man, in which he will also co-star opposite Laetitia Casta and Lily-Rose Depp, at the Efm this week.
The film revolves around the complex relationship between Abel, his former partner Marianne, who left him for his best-friend Paul but returns following the latter man’s death, and Paul’s sister who is secretly in love with Abel.
Garrel wrote the screenplay with Oscar-winning screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. Paris-based Why Not Productions is producing. Arnaud Desplechin collaborator Irina Lubtchansky is attached as cinematographer.
The actor-director’s debut film Two Friends premiered in Cannes Critics’ Week in 2015. It is one of two second features from buzzy filmmakers on Wild Bunch’s Efm slate.
Goliath
The company has also acquired Swedish director Peter Grönlund’s drama Goliath about the son of...
Wild Bunch will launch sales on Louis Garrel’s second feature A Faithful Man, in which he will also co-star opposite Laetitia Casta and Lily-Rose Depp, at the Efm this week.
The film revolves around the complex relationship between Abel, his former partner Marianne, who left him for his best-friend Paul but returns following the latter man’s death, and Paul’s sister who is secretly in love with Abel.
Garrel wrote the screenplay with Oscar-winning screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. Paris-based Why Not Productions is producing. Arnaud Desplechin collaborator Irina Lubtchansky is attached as cinematographer.
The actor-director’s debut film Two Friends premiered in Cannes Critics’ Week in 2015. It is one of two second features from buzzy filmmakers on Wild Bunch’s Efm slate.
Goliath
The company has also acquired Swedish director Peter Grönlund’s drama Goliath about the son of...
- 2/14/2018
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Other Nordic works-in-progress presentations include Anne Sewitsky’s Sonja Henie biopic and Anna Magnusson’s new Bergman documentary.
Source: TriArt
‘Untitled Anna Odell project’
Provocative Swedish artist and filmmaker Anna Odell (The Reunion) unveiled footage from her forthcoming as-yet-untitled feature as part of the works in progress presentations at Goteborg’s Nordic Film Market.
The idea for the project has been mostly under wraps, except that it was to star the director with Mikael Persbrandt. Frida Bargo and Matthias Nohrborg of Sweden’s B-Reel produce and New Europe has come on board to handle international sales. The feature is editing now could be ready for summer/autumn. TriArt will release in Sweden.
Read more: Gabriela Pichler’s ‘Amateurs’ wins Goteborg’s Dragon Award
“I worked with a mix of reality and fiction and what people believe about Mikael Persbrandt, who is Sweden’s most famous male actor, and what people think about me as an artist known for doing...
Source: TriArt
‘Untitled Anna Odell project’
Provocative Swedish artist and filmmaker Anna Odell (The Reunion) unveiled footage from her forthcoming as-yet-untitled feature as part of the works in progress presentations at Goteborg’s Nordic Film Market.
The idea for the project has been mostly under wraps, except that it was to star the director with Mikael Persbrandt. Frida Bargo and Matthias Nohrborg of Sweden’s B-Reel produce and New Europe has come on board to handle international sales. The feature is editing now could be ready for summer/autumn. TriArt will release in Sweden.
Read more: Gabriela Pichler’s ‘Amateurs’ wins Goteborg’s Dragon Award
“I worked with a mix of reality and fiction and what people believe about Mikael Persbrandt, who is Sweden’s most famous male actor, and what people think about me as an artist known for doing...
- 2/5/2018
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
New Europe Film Sales boards work in progress.
Swedish artist and filmmaker Anna Odell’s (The Reunion) next feature has been picked up for world sales by Warsaw-based New Europe Film Sales.
Source: MousTrap Films
Anna Odell in The Reunion
The untitled feature stars Odell alongside Scandinavian talent Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyrholm, Sofie Gråböl, Vera Vitali, Thure Lindhart, Jens Albinus and Shanti Roney. The unscripted project is an attempt to examine the masculine and feminine identities, it will mix reality and fiction in an effort to create conflict.
The film is currently in the editing suite with delivery set for mid-to-late 2018. New Europe will be showing clips to industry at the Nordic Film Market in Goteborg this week, where it is part of the festival’s works in progress showcase.
Producers are Frida Bargo and Mattias Nohrborg at B-reel Films, in co-production with Film i Väst, Swedish Television, Avenyfamiljen, Fasad Produktion and Nimbus and supported by [link=co...
Swedish artist and filmmaker Anna Odell’s (The Reunion) next feature has been picked up for world sales by Warsaw-based New Europe Film Sales.
Source: MousTrap Films
Anna Odell in The Reunion
The untitled feature stars Odell alongside Scandinavian talent Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyrholm, Sofie Gråböl, Vera Vitali, Thure Lindhart, Jens Albinus and Shanti Roney. The unscripted project is an attempt to examine the masculine and feminine identities, it will mix reality and fiction in an effort to create conflict.
The film is currently in the editing suite with delivery set for mid-to-late 2018. New Europe will be showing clips to industry at the Nordic Film Market in Goteborg this week, where it is part of the festival’s works in progress showcase.
Producers are Frida Bargo and Mattias Nohrborg at B-reel Films, in co-production with Film i Väst, Swedish Television, Avenyfamiljen, Fasad Produktion and Nimbus and supported by [link=co...
- 2/1/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
17 projects selected for festival showcase.
A strong crop of works in progress projects are set to be presented at Goteborg’s Nordic Film Market, which runs Feb 1-4.
Source: Maipo Film
Queen Of Ice
The selection includes new films from Benedikt Erlingsson (Of Horses and Men), Michael Noer (R), and Anne Sewitsky (Happy Happy).
Presentations of clips by the directors/producers will be made to the industry attendees in Goteborg.
Erlingsson will present his new film Woman At War, an “arthouse action film” about an Icelandic woman on an environmental mission. Noer will discuss his new Danish period drama A Better Life starring Jesper Christensen as an 1850s farmer. Sewitsky will unveil footage of her Sonja Henie biopic Queen Of Ice.
The 17 projects are:
Swoon, dir Mans Marlind and Björn Stein, prod Kristina Aberg (Swe) Bergman, dir Jane Magnusson, prods Mattias Nohrborg, Fredrik Heinig, Cecilia Nessen (Swe) Happy People, dir Samanou Acheche Sahlstrøm, prod Jakob Høgel (Den...
A strong crop of works in progress projects are set to be presented at Goteborg’s Nordic Film Market, which runs Feb 1-4.
Source: Maipo Film
Queen Of Ice
The selection includes new films from Benedikt Erlingsson (Of Horses and Men), Michael Noer (R), and Anne Sewitsky (Happy Happy).
Presentations of clips by the directors/producers will be made to the industry attendees in Goteborg.
Erlingsson will present his new film Woman At War, an “arthouse action film” about an Icelandic woman on an environmental mission. Noer will discuss his new Danish period drama A Better Life starring Jesper Christensen as an 1850s farmer. Sewitsky will unveil footage of her Sonja Henie biopic Queen Of Ice.
The 17 projects are:
Swoon, dir Mans Marlind and Björn Stein, prod Kristina Aberg (Swe) Bergman, dir Jane Magnusson, prods Mattias Nohrborg, Fredrik Heinig, Cecilia Nessen (Swe) Happy People, dir Samanou Acheche Sahlstrøm, prod Jakob Høgel (Den...
- 1/18/2018
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Principal photography has begun on the drama, which also stars Eva Green and Charlotte Rampling.
Production has begun on Euphoria, the Alicia Vikander-starring drama from director Lisa Langseth.
Charles Dance, Adrian Lester and Mark Stanley have all joined a cast that already boasted Vikander alongside Eva Green and Charlotte Rampling.
The film is the first feature from Vikander’s production outfit Vikarious Productions, which she launched in May with her London-based agent Charles Collier.
Collier and Vikander are both producers on Euphoria, along with Patrik Andersson and Frida Bargo of B-Reel Films. Christine Ruppert co-produces for Dancing Camel.
It marks the English-language debut of director Langseth, who previously collaborated with Vikander on two Swedish-language titles, Pure and Hotell.
The story follows two sisters (played by Vikander and Green) who meet up again after spending many years apart.
A short shoot in Munich is underway, and will be followed shooting on location in Bavaria.
Euphoria is a Swedish...
Production has begun on Euphoria, the Alicia Vikander-starring drama from director Lisa Langseth.
Charles Dance, Adrian Lester and Mark Stanley have all joined a cast that already boasted Vikander alongside Eva Green and Charlotte Rampling.
The film is the first feature from Vikander’s production outfit Vikarious Productions, which she launched in May with her London-based agent Charles Collier.
Collier and Vikander are both producers on Euphoria, along with Patrik Andersson and Frida Bargo of B-Reel Films. Christine Ruppert co-produces for Dancing Camel.
It marks the English-language debut of director Langseth, who previously collaborated with Vikander on two Swedish-language titles, Pure and Hotell.
The story follows two sisters (played by Vikander and Green) who meet up again after spending many years apart.
A short shoot in Munich is underway, and will be followed shooting on location in Bavaria.
Euphoria is a Swedish...
- 8/24/2016
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Vikarious Productions’ first feature will be Euphoria, starring Vikander alongside Eva Green.
Oscar-winning actor Alicia Vikander is launching production outfit Vikander Productions with her London-based agent Charles Collier.
The company’s first project will be Swedish-uk-German co-pro Euphoria, produced with Sweden’s B-Reel films, and will star Vikander (The Danish Girl) alongside Eva Green (Casino Royale).
The story follows two sisters (Vikander and Green) in conflict as they travel through Europe towards a mysterious destination.
The project will shoot in the German Alps in early August and will mark the English-language directorial debut of Swedish writer-director Lisa Langseth, who previously cast Vikander in Swedish-language titles Pure and Hotell.
Vikander and Collier will produce alongside Hotell producers Patrik Andersson and Frida Bargo.
Christine Ruppert will co-produce for German outfit Dancing Camel, while also involved are Sveriges Television, Svensk Filmindustri, Reel Ventures and Filmregionen Stockholm-Mälardalen in association with Wild Bunch Germany and Dorian Media Limited.
Further support...
Oscar-winning actor Alicia Vikander is launching production outfit Vikander Productions with her London-based agent Charles Collier.
The company’s first project will be Swedish-uk-German co-pro Euphoria, produced with Sweden’s B-Reel films, and will star Vikander (The Danish Girl) alongside Eva Green (Casino Royale).
The story follows two sisters (Vikander and Green) in conflict as they travel through Europe towards a mysterious destination.
The project will shoot in the German Alps in early August and will mark the English-language directorial debut of Swedish writer-director Lisa Langseth, who previously cast Vikander in Swedish-language titles Pure and Hotell.
Vikander and Collier will produce alongside Hotell producers Patrik Andersson and Frida Bargo.
Christine Ruppert will co-produce for German outfit Dancing Camel, while also involved are Sveriges Television, Svensk Filmindustri, Reel Ventures and Filmregionen Stockholm-Mälardalen in association with Wild Bunch Germany and Dorian Media Limited.
Further support...
- 5/6/2016
- ScreenDaily
The UK’s Lucas Ochoa and Poland’s Klaudia Smieja are among upcoming European producers set for neworking initiative in Cannes.Scroll down for the full list
European Film Promotion (Efp) has selected 20 emerging European producers for the 17th edition of its Producers on the Move networking initiative, which will be held during the Cannes Film Festival between May 14-17.
The participating producers will take part in a programme of round-table project presentations, one-on-one speed dating pitches and case studies of successful projects.
The 2016 selection includes the UK’s Lucas Ochoa, producer on Andrea Arnold’s Cannes competition entry American Honey. Ochoa has had winning films at the Sundance Film Festival for four years in a row including Robert Egger’s multi-award winning The Witch and this year’s Michal Marczak documentary All These Sleepless Night.
Poland’s Klaudia Smieja, an executive producer on Icelandic hit Rams, has also been selected. Her additional...
European Film Promotion (Efp) has selected 20 emerging European producers for the 17th edition of its Producers on the Move networking initiative, which will be held during the Cannes Film Festival between May 14-17.
The participating producers will take part in a programme of round-table project presentations, one-on-one speed dating pitches and case studies of successful projects.
The 2016 selection includes the UK’s Lucas Ochoa, producer on Andrea Arnold’s Cannes competition entry American Honey. Ochoa has had winning films at the Sundance Film Festival for four years in a row including Robert Egger’s multi-award winning The Witch and this year’s Michal Marczak documentary All These Sleepless Night.
Poland’s Klaudia Smieja, an executive producer on Icelandic hit Rams, has also been selected. Her additional...
- 4/21/2016
- ScreenDaily
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