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07/11/2016

The winners of the Nordic Film Days

The Nordic Film Days in Lübeck wrapped up over the weekend, and the Icelandic film Heartstone won the top prize of the event. Directed by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson, Heartstone..

03/10/2016

Nordic Films at the Filmfest Hamburg (29 September – 8 October)

The FilmFest Hamburg has kicked off in Germany, and as usual contains plenty of excellent Nordic films. The FilmFest Hamburg is a festival for audiences,..

27/08/2016

Nordic films awarded in Haugesund

Nordic films have picked up several awards at the most recent Norwegian international Film Festival in Haugesund. The Ray of Sunshine award went to Benjamin..

26/08/2016

Danish films hit 26% market share in the first half of 2016

Denmark had a record 2015 with local films peaking at 35% in the first half of the year, and now it seems that Danish film..

10/08/2016

Season 2 of FOLLOW THE MONEY has sneak peak at Copenhagen TV Festival

Season two of Follow the Money will have its first preview at the upcoming Copenhagen TV Festival, which will happen between the 18th and 19th of..

10/07/2016

THE DAY WILL COME made for the small screen

Last month at the Serie Series Festival in Fontainebleau the first glimpse of Jesper W Nielsen’s The Day Will Come television series was screened to eager..

10/05/2016

The Scandinavian films being shown at the Cannes Market

With Cannes just around the corner, Danish international sales agency TrustNordisk has completed its lineup of Scandinavian films to be shown at the market. TrustNordisk..

27/04/2016

Interview: Søren Sveistrup talks about writing THE DAY WILL COME

The Day Will Come is a movie about an orphanage where violence and humiliations are part of everyday life. The history is based on real..

15/03/2016

Numerous Nordic titles sold around the world

Press release In the slipstream of EFM Berlin and the successful promo reel screening there, numerous deals have been closed on a wide variety of..

17/02/2016

The first trailer for THE DAY WILL COME has arrived!

The upcoming Danish film, The Day Will Come (Der kommer en dag), has had its first trailer posted on the internet much to the delight of Lars Mikkelsen..

News

12/08/2015

The Nordic films at the Toronto International Film Festival

It was only a couple weeks ago that we were stressing about Louder Than Bombs being the only film selected for Toronto – but how wrong we..

07/05/2015

New image of Lars Mikkelsen from ‘The Day Will Come’

It seems only yesterday that we reported on the new film The Day Will Come, starring Sofie Gråbøl & Lars Mikkelsen [read here] Now, a still..

20/03/2015

‘The Day will Come’ Starring Sofie Gråbøl & Lars Mikkelsen Starts Shooting

The biggest news of the week (and quite possibly the month) was that Sofie Gråbøl and Lars Mikkelsen will be starring in a new film..

Sweden

12/08/2014

Sweden’s Skarsgård pays tribute to Robin Williams

Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård paid tribute to Robin Williams on Tuesday, recalling the “immensely exciting” experience of working with him in Good Will Hunting. Actor..

In the news

A third season of the comedy ‘Norsemen’ has been announced

Less than a month after the second season premiered on Netflix, a third season of the hit comedy Norsemen has been announced. Set in 790AD, Norsemen..

Anders Baasmo Christiansen to star in a new Norwegian series about Vidkun Quisling

The Norwegian actor Anders Baasmo Christiansen will potentially star in a new television series about Vidkun Quisling, who was a Norwegian Nazi supporter during the..

Watch the trailer for the upcoming Norwegian TV series ‘Kieler Street’

A new trailer has been released for the upcoming Norwegian television series Kieler Street. The series is about Jonas, who starts his new life by moving..

‘And Breathe Normally’ wins Brizzolara Family Foundation Award

The Icelandic film And Breathe Normally has won the Brizzolara Family Foundation Award at this year’s Hamptons International Film Festival in the United States. The award..