Documentary – Cinema Scandinavia

15/10/2018

New Norwegian investigative series picked up by Sundance

A new Norwegian investigative series has been picked up by the U.S. streaming service Sundance Now. The six-part true crime series is called The Oslo Killing,..

12/10/2018

The first documentaries to screen at IDFA have been announced

The first round of documentaries have been announced to screen at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam. In the ‘Best of Fests’ section, The Raft and Heartbound will be..

11/10/2018

U.S. trailer released for ‘Searching for Ingmar Bergman’

The U.S. trailer has been released for the upcoming Ingmar Bergman documentary Searching for Ingmar Bergman. Searching for Ingmar Bergman celebrates Ingmar Bergman’s 100th birthday by..

11/10/2018

The Nordic films screening at the Chicago Film Festival 2018

The Chicago International Film Festival runs from the 10th until the 21st of October in Chicago, USA. View festival website Denmark Before the Frost Directed..

08/10/2018

‘The Guilty’ wins Critics Prize in Zurich

The Danish film The Guilty has won the Critics Prize at the Zurich Film Festival over the weekend. Alarm dispatcher Asger Holm answers an emergency call..

28/09/2018

The new Stieg Larsson documentary has a trailer

A new documentary about the Swedish author Stieg Larsson is about to be released in Sweden, and it has a brand-new trailer. Stieg Larsson is..

28/08/2018

Thure Lindhardt to star in Nikolai Astrup biopic

The Danish star of ‘The Bridge’ will star in a biopic about the Norwegian artist.

14/06/2018

New biopic to be made about acclaimed Swedish author Stieg Larsson

A new documentary film/television series about the acclaimed Swedish author Stieg Larsson has been announced. Titled The Man Who Played With Fire, the project will look..

09/06/2018

Two Nordic series to compete at the TV festival in Monte Carlo

Two Nordic television series and one documentary have been chosen to compete at the Monte Carlo TV Festival. The first of the series is the..

09/06/2018

The Finnish Film Foundation supports 26 new projects

The Finnish Film Foundation has announced it will back 26 new projects, including four feature films, two minority co-productions, nine documentaries, four television series and..

03/06/2018

‘Kanema’s Song’ picks up a prize at the Skjaldborg Documentary Film Festival

The Icelandic documentary Kanema’s Song has won two awards at the recent Skjaldborg Documentary Film Festival. The documentary won both the audience award and the jury..

01/06/2018

Oslo Pix to focus on Nordic content

The second edition of the new film festival Oslo Pix will focus in on Nordic content, from the opening film right through to the main..

01/06/2018

The Night We Fell / Den Nat Vi Faldt

The Danish documentary entitled The Night We Fell directed by Cille Hannibal is a self-reflexive piece of work. Not only the genre itself but also..

30/05/2018

Punk Voyage / Tokasikajuttu

Although the second instalment of the story of the Finnish punk band Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät (PKN) entitled Punk Voyage showcases some interesting moments, it’s definitely..

30/05/2018

Lykkelænder / The Happy Native

Lasse Lau’s documentary Lykkelænder focuses on the life in Greenland and the relationship between Greenlanders and Danes. More precisely, what the former group thinks of..

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New Nordic Releases 13 October – 20 October 2018

New Nordic Releases is a weekly update about Nordic films and television series that have been released around the world on streaming services. The content..

Cast announced for a new Swedish financial crime series

Matias Varela and Julia Ragnarsson are set to star in a new Swedish financial crime thriller called Blinded (Fartblinder in Swedish). Blinded follows a journalist on the..

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..