Fockers who? Meet “The Zweiflers” instead: Brand new winners of Canneseries.
Created and showrun by David Hadda, the show picked up multiple awards at the French TV fest on Wednesday, including best series and music. Selected as a Variety Hot Pick earlier this month, “it’s destined to be billed as a Jewish ‘Succession’ set in contemporary Germany, with all the baggage that can bring to the table, Variety wrote.
That being said, its creator had another dysfunctional family on his mind.
“My biggest influence was ‘The Sopranos’ and I always said I wanted to do a Jewish ‘Sopranos’! The idea was to change the narrative from the victims’ perspective in Germany to a Jewish patriarch and Holocaust survivor who had lost everything – and everyone, and then came back to rebuild his life. That was empowering for me,” said Hadda.
Produced by Turbokultur for Ard Degeto Film and Hessischer Rundfunk,...
Created and showrun by David Hadda, the show picked up multiple awards at the French TV fest on Wednesday, including best series and music. Selected as a Variety Hot Pick earlier this month, “it’s destined to be billed as a Jewish ‘Succession’ set in contemporary Germany, with all the baggage that can bring to the table, Variety wrote.
That being said, its creator had another dysfunctional family on his mind.
“My biggest influence was ‘The Sopranos’ and I always said I wanted to do a Jewish ‘Sopranos’! The idea was to change the narrative from the victims’ perspective in Germany to a Jewish patriarch and Holocaust survivor who had lost everything – and everyone, and then came back to rebuild his life. That was empowering for me,” said Hadda.
Produced by Turbokultur for Ard Degeto Film and Hessischer Rundfunk,...
- 4/10/2024
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Norwegian broadcaster Nrk has excelled in recent years at bringing bold and thought-provoking shows to the world. After their latest Canneseries winners “Power Play” (2023), “Afterglow” (2022), “Countrymen” (2021) and “State of Happiness” (2018), their latest bet “Dumbsday” (“Dummedag”) has its international premiere April 8 in the French TV festival’s main competition. It first aired on the Norwegian pubcaster Nov. 2, 2023.
The 10 x 30-minute show described by Variety as “‘Idiocracy’ meets ‘Day of the Dead’ is handled worldwide by Belgium-based Primitives which recently closed multi-territory deals in Europe on Nrk’s other comedy show, “Cammo”.
“We pride ourselves on seeking out distinctive formats and programming which will translate well across the international landscape,” said Primitives’ sales and acquisition manager Emma Gosling.
“Norway has long been a leader for its creativity and innovation, so when we acquired ‘Dumbsday’ towards the end of last year, we knew it would reach international audiences with its universal humour. It...
The 10 x 30-minute show described by Variety as “‘Idiocracy’ meets ‘Day of the Dead’ is handled worldwide by Belgium-based Primitives which recently closed multi-territory deals in Europe on Nrk’s other comedy show, “Cammo”.
“We pride ourselves on seeking out distinctive formats and programming which will translate well across the international landscape,” said Primitives’ sales and acquisition manager Emma Gosling.
“Norway has long been a leader for its creativity and innovation, so when we acquired ‘Dumbsday’ towards the end of last year, we knew it would reach international audiences with its universal humour. It...
- 4/7/2024
- by Annika Pham
- Variety Film + TV
One of the Nordic region’s biggest providers of premium series, Copenhagen-based REinvent International Sales, will make a splash at this week’s Canneseries festival and MipTV market.
For the second consecutive year, the sales, financing and packaging banner has two titles in competition: the Danish drama thriller “Dark Horse”, due to world premiere in the main competition, and the short form Swedish dramedy entry “Painkiller”, which initially bowed at the Göteborg Film Festival.
“Last year we had the Norwegian political drama “Power Play” which won best series, and the Swedish romantic dramedy “Out of Touch” in the short form section. Canneseries is a great platform to get the hype going on your series,” commented Helene Aurø, REinvent sales and marketing director.
Turning on this year’s competition candidates, Aurø points out that both “Dark Horse” and “Painkiller” deal with mother/daughter relationships.
The Danish drama thriller “Dark Horse,” ordered by TV2,...
For the second consecutive year, the sales, financing and packaging banner has two titles in competition: the Danish drama thriller “Dark Horse”, due to world premiere in the main competition, and the short form Swedish dramedy entry “Painkiller”, which initially bowed at the Göteborg Film Festival.
“Last year we had the Norwegian political drama “Power Play” which won best series, and the Swedish romantic dramedy “Out of Touch” in the short form section. Canneseries is a great platform to get the hype going on your series,” commented Helene Aurø, REinvent sales and marketing director.
Turning on this year’s competition candidates, Aurø points out that both “Dark Horse” and “Painkiller” deal with mother/daughter relationships.
The Danish drama thriller “Dark Horse,” ordered by TV2,...
- 4/6/2024
- by Annika Pham
- Variety 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
One of Scandinavia most interesting new voices, propelled onto the world festival stage with her short film “The Manila Lover,” a Norwegian Amanda best short film and Cannes Critics’ Week nominee, Oslo-based Johanna Pyykkö is competing at the Göteborg Film Festival with her feature debut “My Wonderful Stranger,” which she helmed and co-wrote with Jørgen Færøy Flasnes (“Nudes”).
Shepherding her debut are Dyveke Bjørkly Graver (“Sick of Myself”) and Renée Hansen Mlodyszewski, an associate producer on “The Worst Person in the World,” who produced the pic for Oslo Pictures, in co-production with France’s Bathysphere, MB17 Films, Arte France and Sweden’s Garagefilm. Pyramide International handles sales.
“My Wonderful Stranger” will bow in French cinemas June 5, via Pyramide Distribution. Scandinavian Film Distribution handles Scandinavian rights.
The story turns on the lonely Ebba, 18, who works as a cleaner at Oslo’s harbour. One night, she finds a beautiful man with a...
Shepherding her debut are Dyveke Bjørkly Graver (“Sick of Myself”) and Renée Hansen Mlodyszewski, an associate producer on “The Worst Person in the World,” who produced the pic for Oslo Pictures, in co-production with France’s Bathysphere, MB17 Films, Arte France and Sweden’s Garagefilm. Pyramide International handles sales.
“My Wonderful Stranger” will bow in French cinemas June 5, via Pyramide Distribution. Scandinavian Film Distribution handles Scandinavian rights.
The story turns on the lonely Ebba, 18, who works as a cleaner at Oslo’s harbour. One night, she finds a beautiful man with a...
- 1/30/2024
- by Annika Pham
- Variety Film + TV
Myles Goodwyn, the founding frontman and guitarist for platinum Canadian rock band April Wine who wrote and sang such hits as “Sign of the Gypsy Queen,” “Roller” and “I Like to Rock,” died December 4. He was 75.
No further details on cause of death, location or funeral details will be disclosed, according to a spokesman.
Founded in Nova Scotia in 1969 and based in Montreal, April Wine has sold more than 10 million records worldwide. The group broke out with its 1972 sophomore album On Record, which featured “You Could Have Been a Lady,” a No. 2 hit in Canada that dented the U.S. Top 40. The band continued on nearly an album-a-year pace through the 1970s, with 1976’s The Whole World Is Going Crazy topping the Canadian chart.
April Wine returned to the U.S. charts with First Glance (1978), which featured the hard-rocking Top 40 U.S. single “Roller.” It was a prime example of...
No further details on cause of death, location or funeral details will be disclosed, according to a spokesman.
Founded in Nova Scotia in 1969 and based in Montreal, April Wine has sold more than 10 million records worldwide. The group broke out with its 1972 sophomore album On Record, which featured “You Could Have Been a Lady,” a No. 2 hit in Canada that dented the U.S. Top 40. The band continued on nearly an album-a-year pace through the 1970s, with 1976’s The Whole World Is Going Crazy topping the Canadian chart.
April Wine returned to the U.S. charts with First Glance (1978), which featured the hard-rocking Top 40 U.S. single “Roller.” It was a prime example of...
- 12/3/2023
- by Bruce Haring and Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
The Ottawa Senators and Washington Capitals are all set for an electrifying matchup tonight at the Canadian Tire Centre. Here’s a concise pre-game analysis:
How to Watch the Ottawa Senators vs. Washington Capitals Game
Odds Analysis
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Head-to-Head
The Ottawa Senators host the Washington Capitals after the Capitals took down the Calgary Flames (3-2) in a shootout.
Ottawa Senators Washington Capitals Record 2-1-0 1-1-0 Injury Report Joshua Norris (C): Out (Shoulder) Joel Edmundson (D): Out (Hand)
Max Pacioretty (Lw): Out (Achilles)
Charlie Lindgren (G): Questionable (Undisclosed) Betting Odds Moneyline: -165
Over/Under: 6.5 Moneyline: +140
Over/Under: 6.5 How to Watch the Ottawa Senators vs. Washington Capitals Game Date and Time: October 18, 2023, 7:00 Pm Et Venue: Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario Local Broadcast: Mnmt & NBC Sports Washington Stream: Watch with 5-day free trial of Directv Stream Watch Senators vs. Capitals $74.99+ / month directv.
How to Watch the Ottawa Senators vs. Washington Capitals Game
Odds Analysis
Expert Insights
Your Streaming Options
Head-to-Head
The Ottawa Senators host the Washington Capitals after the Capitals took down the Calgary Flames (3-2) in a shootout.
Ottawa Senators Washington Capitals Record 2-1-0 1-1-0 Injury Report Joshua Norris (C): Out (Shoulder) Joel Edmundson (D): Out (Hand)
Max Pacioretty (Lw): Out (Achilles)
Charlie Lindgren (G): Questionable (Undisclosed) Betting Odds Moneyline: -165
Over/Under: 6.5 Moneyline: +140
Over/Under: 6.5 How to Watch the Ottawa Senators vs. Washington Capitals Game Date and Time: October 18, 2023, 7:00 Pm Et Venue: Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario Local Broadcast: Mnmt & NBC Sports Washington Stream: Watch with 5-day free trial of Directv Stream Watch Senators vs. Capitals $74.99+ / month directv.
- 10/18/2023
- by Mike Nelson
- The Streamable
Variety has been given exclusive access to the trailer (below) for “Power Play,” which world premieres in the main competition section at next month’s series festival Canneseries. The fiction series is a raucous satire inspired by the real-life goings on behind the scenes when politician Gro Harlem Brundtland came to power in Norway in 1981. The power struggles and backroom bickering in the show bring to mind “Veep” and “In the Loop.”
Brundtland was the first female prime minister of any Nordic country, not just Norway, and one of Scandinavia’s leading figures in the fight for women’s rights, gender equality and abortion rights, with a standing on a par with Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Gloria Steinem in the U.S., or Simone Veil in France.
REinvent International Sales is handling world rights. The company is also selling romantic dramedy “Out of Touch,” which has been selected for the Short Form Competition at Canneseries,...
Brundtland was the first female prime minister of any Nordic country, not just Norway, and one of Scandinavia’s leading figures in the fight for women’s rights, gender equality and abortion rights, with a standing on a par with Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Gloria Steinem in the U.S., or Simone Veil in France.
REinvent International Sales is handling world rights. The company is also selling romantic dramedy “Out of Touch,” which has been selected for the Short Form Competition at Canneseries,...
- 3/31/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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