Timely doc “The White Gold of Greenland” is sparking controversy in the Nordic film and TV community just as U.S. President Donald Trump has set his sights on the Arctic island’s mineral wealth.
Directed by Claus Pilehave and Otto Rosing – the latter is known for directing “Nuummioq,” considered the first locally produced feature film ever made in Greenland – “White Gold of Greenland” delves into the colonial relationships between Greenland and Denmark.
The doc – initially aired by Denmark’s national broadcaster Dr – claims that between 1854 and 1987 Danish mining companies operating on Greenland’s west coast extracted the equivalent of nearly $59 billion worth of a precious mineral called cryolite that is crucial for producing aluminium, without pumping much of that wealth back into Greenland’s economy.
That claim sparked an uproar. Two weeks after going on air in February “White Gold of Greenland” was pulled by Dr and the broadcaster...
Directed by Claus Pilehave and Otto Rosing – the latter is known for directing “Nuummioq,” considered the first locally produced feature film ever made in Greenland – “White Gold of Greenland” delves into the colonial relationships between Greenland and Denmark.
The doc – initially aired by Denmark’s national broadcaster Dr – claims that between 1854 and 1987 Danish mining companies operating on Greenland’s west coast extracted the equivalent of nearly $59 billion worth of a precious mineral called cryolite that is crucial for producing aluminium, without pumping much of that wealth back into Greenland’s economy.
That claim sparked an uproar. Two weeks after going on air in February “White Gold of Greenland” was pulled by Dr and the broadcaster...
- 3/18/2025
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Niclas Larsson’s “Mother, Couch” was awarded the Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film at Goteborg, taking home the considerable amount of Sek 400,000.
Led by Ewan McGregor – this year’s recipient of the Honorary Dragon Award – the U.S.-Swedish-Danish co-production also features Ellen Burstyn and “Bones and All” breakout Taylor Russell, making it one of the starriest Goteborg winners in recent years.
“My therapist was wrong! I pitched him this idea a few years ago and he said: ‘Don’t do it.’ I am from here and this festival has meant the world to me. Standing on this stage is a bit surreal,” said Larsson.
Jurors Lena Endre, Ramata-Toulaye Sy, William Spetz, Tonia Noyabrova and Anna Novion appreciated the way it shows “how difficult it is to let go of the past, accept loss and finally embrace the future.” They praised “original and bold storytelling, with a lot of humor,...
Led by Ewan McGregor – this year’s recipient of the Honorary Dragon Award – the U.S.-Swedish-Danish co-production also features Ellen Burstyn and “Bones and All” breakout Taylor Russell, making it one of the starriest Goteborg winners in recent years.
“My therapist was wrong! I pitched him this idea a few years ago and he said: ‘Don’t do it.’ I am from here and this festival has meant the world to me. Standing on this stage is a bit surreal,” said Larsson.
Jurors Lena Endre, Ramata-Toulaye Sy, William Spetz, Tonia Noyabrova and Anna Novion appreciated the way it shows “how difficult it is to let go of the past, accept loss and finally embrace the future.” They praised “original and bold storytelling, with a lot of humor,...
- 2/3/2024
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Nils Gaup, behind Oscar-nominated “Pathfinder,’ intends to follow his latest film “The Riot” with a new documentary about shamanism.
Under the working title “Koven” and named after its protagonist, it will focus on a Sámi man whose ancestor was Norway’s biggest shaman.
“He is this extremely well-educated guy. A scientist, a sceptic. And then he experiences something he cannot explain. He thinks he is going crazy!,” Gaup tells Variety.
“He starts to study shamanism, still thinking he can get to the root of it all. But here is the thing: Unless you experience something like this yourself, you won’t believe it. It’s like falling in love. If you’ve never known love, you just don’t get why all these people are acting so strange,” he laughs.
Gaup, who is also Sámi, has already ventured into the unknown with his acclaimed debut “Pathfinder.”
“I am going full circle!
Under the working title “Koven” and named after its protagonist, it will focus on a Sámi man whose ancestor was Norway’s biggest shaman.
“He is this extremely well-educated guy. A scientist, a sceptic. And then he experiences something he cannot explain. He thinks he is going crazy!,” Gaup tells Variety.
“He starts to study shamanism, still thinking he can get to the root of it all. But here is the thing: Unless you experience something like this yourself, you won’t believe it. It’s like falling in love. If you’ve never known love, you just don’t get why all these people are acting so strange,” he laughs.
Gaup, who is also Sámi, has already ventured into the unknown with his acclaimed debut “Pathfinder.”
“I am going full circle!
- 2/3/2024
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
You may have noticed that there’s been a lot of talk about Lily Gladstone and her Indigenous heritage and what that fact will mean for her chances in the Academy Award Best Actress race as her epic feature “Killers of the Flower Moon” from director Martin Scorsese preps for liftoff in wide theatrical release this Friday (October 20). Gladstone is running a solid second place behind Emma Stone (“Poor Things”) in the Gold Derby combined Oscar odds for her much-praised performance as Osage Nation member Mollie Burkhart in the tragic fact-based saga.
Gladstone herself is of Blackfeet and Nimiipuu heritage and raised on a Blackfeet Nation reservation in Montana. One would presume this fact won’t work against the actress in 2024 as it might have in, say, 1954 or even ’74. And in fact it was only earlier this year that Michelle Yeoh became the first Asian actress to win Best Actress...
Gladstone herself is of Blackfeet and Nimiipuu heritage and raised on a Blackfeet Nation reservation in Montana. One would presume this fact won’t work against the actress in 2024 as it might have in, say, 1954 or even ’74. And in fact it was only earlier this year that Michelle Yeoh became the first Asian actress to win Best Actress...
- 10/17/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Norwegian actor Rune Temte (Time Bandits) has signed with Artist International Group for management.
Best known for roles in Netflix and BBC Two’s The Last Kingdom, Dexter Fletcher’s acclaimed sports comedy Eddie the Eagle with Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman, and Captain Marvel, Temte last fall took on a series regular role in Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris and Taika Waititi’s Apple TV+ adaptation of Time Bandits, the 1981 fantasy adventure film from Terry Gilliam.
In the series from Piki Films, Anonymous Content, MRC Television and Paramount Television Studios, centered on a boy’s discovery of a portal in his bedroom that allows him to travel through time, Temte plays the character Bittelig, starring alongside Lisa Kudrow, Kal-El Tuck, Charlyne Yi, Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Kiera Thompson and Rachel House.
Most recently seen starring alongside Kristen Wiig and Maggie Smith in Gil Kenan’s film A Boy Called Christmas,...
Best known for roles in Netflix and BBC Two’s The Last Kingdom, Dexter Fletcher’s acclaimed sports comedy Eddie the Eagle with Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman, and Captain Marvel, Temte last fall took on a series regular role in Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris and Taika Waititi’s Apple TV+ adaptation of Time Bandits, the 1981 fantasy adventure film from Terry Gilliam.
In the series from Piki Films, Anonymous Content, MRC Television and Paramount Television Studios, centered on a boy’s discovery of a portal in his bedroom that allows him to travel through time, Temte plays the character Bittelig, starring alongside Lisa Kudrow, Kal-El Tuck, Charlyne Yi, Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Kiera Thompson and Rachel House.
Most recently seen starring alongside Kristen Wiig and Maggie Smith in Gil Kenan’s film A Boy Called Christmas,...
- 6/6/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
A slew of Sámi TV and film projects are in the works or due for release in 2023. At the North Pitch session at the Tromsø International Film Festival in northern Norway, the variety and quantity of projects in the pipeline was impressive. From the musical “Árru” to the love story “My Reindeerherder;” from documentaries to “Sámi Wedding – A Countdown to Disaster,” a four-part TV comedy, Sámi culture is attracting investment and distribution. Global players like Netflix are already on board with a feature “Stolen,” directed by Elle Márjá Eira due to start filming in the Spring.
This moment hasn’t come out of nowhere, Anna Lajla Utsi, the managing director of the Sámi Film Institute maintains: “It’s a result of many, many years of hard work from both us at the Film Institute, trying to raise the funding, and also creating partnerships with Norwegian broadcaster Nrk Drama, Netflix, Telefilm Canada,...
This moment hasn’t come out of nowhere, Anna Lajla Utsi, the managing director of the Sámi Film Institute maintains: “It’s a result of many, many years of hard work from both us at the Film Institute, trying to raise the funding, and also creating partnerships with Norwegian broadcaster Nrk Drama, Netflix, Telefilm Canada,...
- 2/3/2023
- by John Bleasdale
- Variety Film + TV
The Sámi, the indigenous people in the far north of Europe and Russia, are ready to share their stories with the world. But only under certain conditions, says film commissioner Liisa Holmberg from the International Sámi Film Institute (Isfi).
“The most important thing is respect,” she notes, mentioning the Pathfinder Film Protocol – a set of guidelines and questions for non-Sámi filmmakers named after Nils Gaup’s 1987 Oscar-nominated drama.
“When the Sámi people may not have the same opportunity/resources to tell their stories, why am I the right person to [do it]? How will my film production benefit the Sámi community and what am I giving back? Is it right for me to take up this space?,” it states.
“People started to be interested in indigenous stories, but they would make them without us. We can’t stop them, but we can ask to be included,” says Holmberg.
“Kaisa’s Enchanted Forest...
“The most important thing is respect,” she notes, mentioning the Pathfinder Film Protocol – a set of guidelines and questions for non-Sámi filmmakers named after Nils Gaup’s 1987 Oscar-nominated drama.
“When the Sámi people may not have the same opportunity/resources to tell their stories, why am I the right person to [do it]? How will my film production benefit the Sámi community and what am I giving back? Is it right for me to take up this space?,” it states.
“People started to be interested in indigenous stories, but they would make them without us. We can’t stop them, but we can ask to be included,” says Holmberg.
“Kaisa’s Enchanted Forest...
- 9/25/2022
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
REinvent International Sales has clinched a banner sale to Gussi for Latin America on the Norwegian pic “Storm,” which is screening at Haugesund’s New Nordic Films market, running Aug. 23-26.
The Norwegian suspense drama, penned by Johan Fasting, is the feature debut of Erika Calmeyer, episodic director of Netflix’s hit teen show “Young Royals” and creator of Nrk’s anthology show “Nudes.”
Headlining the pic is Ane Dahl Torp, cast as single mum Elin, faced with a terrible dilemma, following the death of her son Ulrik (6). The boy was playing with his sister Storm (10) when he drowned, but classmates claim that Storm actually pushed her brother into the river. Elin’s unconditional love for her daughter is challenged, as she has to face the truth about what happened by the river.
“Elin is faced with an impossible dilemma where she both tries to defend her daughter against serious accusations,...
The Norwegian suspense drama, penned by Johan Fasting, is the feature debut of Erika Calmeyer, episodic director of Netflix’s hit teen show “Young Royals” and creator of Nrk’s anthology show “Nudes.”
Headlining the pic is Ane Dahl Torp, cast as single mum Elin, faced with a terrible dilemma, following the death of her son Ulrik (6). The boy was playing with his sister Storm (10) when he drowned, but classmates claim that Storm actually pushed her brother into the river. Elin’s unconditional love for her daughter is challenged, as she has to face the truth about what happened by the river.
“Elin is faced with an impossible dilemma where she both tries to defend her daughter against serious accusations,...
- 8/23/2022
- by Annika Pham
- Variety Film + TV
Haugesund’s New Nordic Films market runs August 23-26.
Haugesund’s New Nordic Films market has unveiled the works in progress presentations for its 2022 edition, running August 23-26.
The line-up includes new films from the likes of Pathfinder director Nils Gaup’s new drama The Riot (Sulis), sold by REinvent and set against a workers revolt in 1907 Lapland; The Worst Person In The World producer Thomas Robsahm, who presents Aurora Gossé’s Norwegian youth film Dancing Queen, sold by Level K; and Berlinale prize-winning director Selma Vilhunen’s new Finnish production, polyamory drama Four Little Adults.
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Haugesund’s New Nordic Films market has unveiled the works in progress presentations for its 2022 edition, running August 23-26.
The line-up includes new films from the likes of Pathfinder director Nils Gaup’s new drama The Riot (Sulis), sold by REinvent and set against a workers revolt in 1907 Lapland; The Worst Person In The World producer Thomas Robsahm, who presents Aurora Gossé’s Norwegian youth film Dancing Queen, sold by Level K; and Berlinale prize-winning director Selma Vilhunen’s new Finnish production, polyamory drama Four Little Adults.
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- 8/12/2022
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
More than 300 industry delegates from top shingles including Warner Bros Discovery, Viaplay, Germany’s Constantin Film, The Match Factory and France’s TF1 Studio are expected on the shores of Haugesund, Norway, over Aug. 23-26, for Scandinavia’s major film showcase, New Nordic Films.
Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or winner “Triangle of Sadness” will both open the film confab festivities and screen alongside 18 new Nordic finished films at the market. But for the avid buyers and programmers of Nordic content, the biggest draw will be the 18 works in progress – half of them looking for sales and distribution – and 23 pics in development available for co-production and financing.
“We’ve noticed a shift in recent years, with buyers and sellers favouring the Works in Progress and Nordic Coproduction Market over the market screenings. These seem to be more valuable for the industry,” said Gyda Velvin Myklebust, head of New Nordic Films.
Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or winner “Triangle of Sadness” will both open the film confab festivities and screen alongside 18 new Nordic finished films at the market. But for the avid buyers and programmers of Nordic content, the biggest draw will be the 18 works in progress – half of them looking for sales and distribution – and 23 pics in development available for co-production and financing.
“We’ve noticed a shift in recent years, with buyers and sellers favouring the Works in Progress and Nordic Coproduction Market over the market screenings. These seem to be more valuable for the industry,” said Gyda Velvin Myklebust, head of New Nordic Films.
- 8/12/2022
- by Annika Pham
- Variety Film + TV
“Images of a Nordic Drama,” the debut documentary by Oscar-nominated Norwegian director Nils Gaup, has debuted its teaser trailer, ahead of its international premiere at Hot Docs.
The film follows art collector Haakon Mehren who faces unexpected resistance while championing the work of an unknown Norwegian artist after finding a cache of paintings in a barn.
Despite success abroad, the undiscovered work of Aksel Waldemar Johannessen, a contemporary of Edvard Munch, takes nearly three decades to launch in Norway. The painter’s depictions of prostitutes and drunks living in miserable poverty offend the aesthetics of Norway’s art establishment and challenge the canon to the point of sabotaging his rediscovery.
Gaup said that he decided to make the film after visiting an Edvard Munch art exhibition in a museum in Vienna in 2009. “There I discovered some paintings by an unknown Norwegian artist – Aksel Waldemar Johannesen. I had never heard of...
The film follows art collector Haakon Mehren who faces unexpected resistance while championing the work of an unknown Norwegian artist after finding a cache of paintings in a barn.
Despite success abroad, the undiscovered work of Aksel Waldemar Johannessen, a contemporary of Edvard Munch, takes nearly three decades to launch in Norway. The painter’s depictions of prostitutes and drunks living in miserable poverty offend the aesthetics of Norway’s art establishment and challenge the canon to the point of sabotaging his rediscovery.
Gaup said that he decided to make the film after visiting an Edvard Munch art exhibition in a museum in Vienna in 2009. “There I discovered some paintings by an unknown Norwegian artist – Aksel Waldemar Johannesen. I had never heard of...
- 4/21/2022
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Sf Studios is set to co-finance and distribute “The Riot,” a Norwegian historical action film chronicling a miners’ uprising at the start of the 20th century.
Produced by Storyline Nor, the epic film is directed by Nils Gaup (“The Kautokeino Rebellion”), and stars Swedish actors Otto Fahlgren (“Beartown”) and Simon J. Berger (“Margrete – Queen of the North”).
Inspired by a true story, “The Riot” follows workers in copper mines located in the Arctic mountains, in a place nicknamed Lapland’s Hell, who rebelled against the powerful industrial company and its ruthless leader. Their revolt was the starting point of the Scandinavian labor movement.
“‘The Riot’ is a miniature of how greed, the exploitation of humans and nature lead society in the wrong direction,” said Gaup. “We want to make a film that shows that people can achieve great things when they stand together,” added the director.
Although conditions improved partly thanks to the massive uprising,...
Produced by Storyline Nor, the epic film is directed by Nils Gaup (“The Kautokeino Rebellion”), and stars Swedish actors Otto Fahlgren (“Beartown”) and Simon J. Berger (“Margrete – Queen of the North”).
Inspired by a true story, “The Riot” follows workers in copper mines located in the Arctic mountains, in a place nicknamed Lapland’s Hell, who rebelled against the powerful industrial company and its ruthless leader. Their revolt was the starting point of the Scandinavian labor movement.
“‘The Riot’ is a miniature of how greed, the exploitation of humans and nature lead society in the wrong direction,” said Gaup. “We want to make a film that shows that people can achieve great things when they stand together,” added the director.
Although conditions improved partly thanks to the massive uprising,...
- 4/7/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Over the course of a celebrated 40-year career, veteran Danish editor Niels Pagh Andersen has worked on critically acclaimed films including Pirjo Honkasalo’s “The 3 Rooms of Melancholia” and Joshua Oppenheimer’s Oscar-nominated “The Act of Killing” and “The Look of Silence.”
One of the key takeaways from those collaborations, which he explores in his new book “Order in Chaos: Storytelling and Editing in Documentary Film,” is the importance of the creative synergy that forms between an editor and a filmmaker.
“The artistic vision is the director’s responsibility. But with the [editing] process, there I feel it’s also my responsibility that we get the best out of the two of us,” says Andersen, who gave a masterclass this week at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival. “If you can have the creative dialogue, then you create something that is bigger than the individual.”
In “Order in Chaos,” Andersen offers readers a...
One of the key takeaways from those collaborations, which he explores in his new book “Order in Chaos: Storytelling and Editing in Documentary Film,” is the importance of the creative synergy that forms between an editor and a filmmaker.
“The artistic vision is the director’s responsibility. But with the [editing] process, there I feel it’s also my responsibility that we get the best out of the two of us,” says Andersen, who gave a masterclass this week at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival. “If you can have the creative dialogue, then you create something that is bigger than the individual.”
In “Order in Chaos,” Andersen offers readers a...
- 3/16/2022
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
The performances in Maria Sødahl’s stunning piece of auto-fiction are superb. Oscar-shortlisted Hope (Håp) hopes to become the sixth film from Norway (joining Arne Skouen’s Nine Lives; Nils Gaup’s Pathfinder; Berit Nesheim’s The Other Side of Sunday; Petter Næss’s Elling; Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg’s Kon-Tiki) to be nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in what is now called Best International Feature Film. Nicole Kidman recently bought the rights for Hope to star in a series adaptation of the director’s story.
Anja (Andrea Bræin Hovig) returning home to Oslo from directing a successful stage production abroad, is greeted by her youngest child, 10-year-old Isak (Daniel Storm Forthun Sandbye), on the staircase of their building. He is wearing a pig...
Anja (Andrea Bræin Hovig) returning home to Oslo from directing a successful stage production abroad, is greeted by her youngest child, 10-year-old Isak (Daniel Storm Forthun Sandbye), on the staircase of their building. He is wearing a pig...
- 3/1/2021
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Board members include former prime minister of Greenland,Kuupik V. Kleist and F&Me’s Mike Downey.
The first board has been appointed for the new Arctic Indigenous Film Fund, which launched in March.
Greenland’s Kuupik V. Kleist, former prime minister of Greenland, has been appointed as chairman of the Fund.
The other board members are Mike Downey, producer and CEO of Film & Music Entertainment; Norway’s Maria Utsi, director of the Arctic Arts Festival; Norwegian actor and filmmaker Nils Gaup; Russian producer Sardana Savvina; and Canada’s Huw Eirug, CEO of the Nunavut Film Development Corporation.
The International...
The first board has been appointed for the new Arctic Indigenous Film Fund, which launched in March.
Greenland’s Kuupik V. Kleist, former prime minister of Greenland, has been appointed as chairman of the Fund.
The other board members are Mike Downey, producer and CEO of Film & Music Entertainment; Norway’s Maria Utsi, director of the Arctic Arts Festival; Norwegian actor and filmmaker Nils Gaup; Russian producer Sardana Savvina; and Canada’s Huw Eirug, CEO of the Nunavut Film Development Corporation.
The International...
- 5/9/2018
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Annual budget could rise to $25m by 2021.
International partners from across the Arctic – in Canada, Greenland, Sapmi (also known as Lapland) and Russia – are joining forces to create the Arctic Indigenous Film Fund, which was officially launched today at the Indigenous Film Conference in Kautokeino, northern Norway.
The fund will support development and production of indigenous film projects in the Arctic, encourage co-productoins and strengthen collaboration between film institutions, companies, producers and universities.
The fund will be established under the International Sami Film Institute in Norway, which is this week hosting its second Indigenous Film Conference. The Isfi was established...
International partners from across the Arctic – in Canada, Greenland, Sapmi (also known as Lapland) and Russia – are joining forces to create the Arctic Indigenous Film Fund, which was officially launched today at the Indigenous Film Conference in Kautokeino, northern Norway.
The fund will support development and production of indigenous film projects in the Arctic, encourage co-productoins and strengthen collaboration between film institutions, companies, producers and universities.
The fund will be established under the International Sami Film Institute in Norway, which is this week hosting its second Indigenous Film Conference. The Isfi was established...
- 3/8/2018
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Ryan Lambie Jul 24, 2017
It was a legendarily expensive action vehicle for Kevin Costner in 1995, but Waterworld originally began life as a subtly different story...
Tales of Waterworld's making have long since passed into legend. You've probably read about the long and difficult shoot on the open seas around Hawaii, about the soaring costs, the sinking sets and the increasingly fractious relationship between the two Kevins - director Kevin Reynolds and star Kevin Costner. You've probably heard about a pre-Buffy Joss Whedon being flown in to revise the script, and how, getting wind of all this, the Hollywood press started calling Waterworld names like "Fishtar and "Kevin's Gate".
See related Vikings renewed for season 5
What's less commonly discussed is just where Waterworld came from. It's often reported that the screenplay was written by Peter Rader and later reworked by David Twohy; what's less widely known is that Waterworld could...
It was a legendarily expensive action vehicle for Kevin Costner in 1995, but Waterworld originally began life as a subtly different story...
Tales of Waterworld's making have long since passed into legend. You've probably read about the long and difficult shoot on the open seas around Hawaii, about the soaring costs, the sinking sets and the increasingly fractious relationship between the two Kevins - director Kevin Reynolds and star Kevin Costner. You've probably heard about a pre-Buffy Joss Whedon being flown in to revise the script, and how, getting wind of all this, the Hollywood press started calling Waterworld names like "Fishtar and "Kevin's Gate".
See related Vikings renewed for season 5
What's less commonly discussed is just where Waterworld came from. It's often reported that the screenplay was written by Peter Rader and later reworked by David Twohy; what's less widely known is that Waterworld could...
- 6/30/2017
- Den of Geek
To celebrate the UK DVD release of The Last King, starring Kristofer Hivju and Jakob Oftebro, we have an exclusive clip from the film to share – check it out below:
Full of lies, betrayal and adrenaline-pounding Viking combat, The Last King is an unrelenting battle through the icy world of Norway, to secure the future of the king’s reign. Shot amidst stunning snowy scenery, Nils Gaup – director of the Academy Award nominated Pathfinder – has created an unforgettable film that simply must be seen. Starring Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones), Jakob Oftebro (Lilyhammer, The Bridge) and featuring stunning ski-clad battles and astounding chases, this epic retelling of Norway’s greatest and most legendary ruler, Håkon Håkonsson’s daring rescue is a must-see for history-buffs and admirers of medieval action alike and will keep you on the edge of your seat.
The Last King is available to buy on DVD now.
Full of lies, betrayal and adrenaline-pounding Viking combat, The Last King is an unrelenting battle through the icy world of Norway, to secure the future of the king’s reign. Shot amidst stunning snowy scenery, Nils Gaup – director of the Academy Award nominated Pathfinder – has created an unforgettable film that simply must be seen. Starring Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones), Jakob Oftebro (Lilyhammer, The Bridge) and featuring stunning ski-clad battles and astounding chases, this epic retelling of Norway’s greatest and most legendary ruler, Håkon Håkonsson’s daring rescue is a must-see for history-buffs and admirers of medieval action alike and will keep you on the edge of your seat.
The Last King is available to buy on DVD now.
- 10/13/2016
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
To celebrate the UK DVD release of The Last King, we are giving one of you the chance to win a copy of the Viking epic.
Full of lies, betrayal and adrenaline-pounding Viking combat, The Last King is an unrelenting battle through the icy world of Norway, to secure the future of the king’s reign. Shot amidst stunning snowy scenery, Nils Gaup – director of the Academy Award nominated Pathfinder – has created an unforgettable film that simply must be seen. Starring Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones), Jakob Oftebro (Lilyhammer, The Bridge) and featuring stunning ski-clad battles and astounding chases, this epic retelling of Norway’s greatest and most legendary ruler, Håkon Håkonsson’s daring rescue is a must-see for history-buffs and admirers of medieval action alike and will keep you on the edge of your seat.
The Last King is available to buy on DVD from Monday 3 October 2016. Order today: http://scnl.
Full of lies, betrayal and adrenaline-pounding Viking combat, The Last King is an unrelenting battle through the icy world of Norway, to secure the future of the king’s reign. Shot amidst stunning snowy scenery, Nils Gaup – director of the Academy Award nominated Pathfinder – has created an unforgettable film that simply must be seen. Starring Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones), Jakob Oftebro (Lilyhammer, The Bridge) and featuring stunning ski-clad battles and astounding chases, this epic retelling of Norway’s greatest and most legendary ruler, Håkon Håkonsson’s daring rescue is a must-see for history-buffs and admirers of medieval action alike and will keep you on the edge of your seat.
The Last King is available to buy on DVD from Monday 3 October 2016. Order today: http://scnl.
- 9/21/2016
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
It’s only June and it already feels like the dog days of summer. No breakouts. A slew of niche titles, including several documentaries. This week’s standout is Sundance doc hit “Tickled” (Magnolia), which is showing some potential.
This week’s range of titles is wide and diverse. Some boast high festival and/or review pedigrees, and many come from distributors who aren’t reporting numbers (we offer estimates; “Parched,” an Indian indie from Wolfe Releasing and “2016 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour” remained elusive).
Meantime, “Love & Friendship” (Roadside Attractions) and “The Lobster” (A24) continue to thrive ahead of other recent releases and “Maggie’s Plan” (Sony Pictures Classics) keeps going, along with doc standout “Weiner” (IFC).
Opening
“Tickled” (Magnolia) – Metacritic: 77; Festivals include: Sundance, San Francisco, Seattle 2016
$24,000 in 2 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $12,000
After its strong reaction contending at Sundance’s World Documentary competition, this expose of the...
This week’s range of titles is wide and diverse. Some boast high festival and/or review pedigrees, and many come from distributors who aren’t reporting numbers (we offer estimates; “Parched,” an Indian indie from Wolfe Releasing and “2016 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour” remained elusive).
Meantime, “Love & Friendship” (Roadside Attractions) and “The Lobster” (A24) continue to thrive ahead of other recent releases and “Maggie’s Plan” (Sony Pictures Classics) keeps going, along with doc standout “Weiner” (IFC).
Opening
“Tickled” (Magnolia) – Metacritic: 77; Festivals include: Sundance, San Francisco, Seattle 2016
$24,000 in 2 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $12,000
After its strong reaction contending at Sundance’s World Documentary competition, this expose of the...
- 6/19/2016
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
To help sift through the increasing number of new releases (independent or otherwise), the Weekly Film Guide is here! Below you’ll find basic plot, personnel and cinema information for all of this week’s fresh offerings.
Starting this month, we’ve also put together a list for the entire month. We’ve included this week’s list here, complete with information on screening locations for films in limited release.
See More: Here Are All the Upcoming Movies in Theaters for June 2016
Here are the films opening theatrically in the U.S. the week of Friday, June 17. All synopses provided by distributor unless listed otherwise.
Wide
Central Intelligence
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Ed Helms, Aaron Paul, Amy Ryan, Danielle Nicolet, Ryan Hansen, Bobby Brown, Megan Park, Timothy John Smith
Synopsis: “After he reunites with an old pal through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage.
Starting this month, we’ve also put together a list for the entire month. We’ve included this week’s list here, complete with information on screening locations for films in limited release.
See More: Here Are All the Upcoming Movies in Theaters for June 2016
Here are the films opening theatrically in the U.S. the week of Friday, June 17. All synopses provided by distributor unless listed otherwise.
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Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Ed Helms, Aaron Paul, Amy Ryan, Danielle Nicolet, Ryan Hansen, Bobby Brown, Megan Park, Timothy John Smith
Synopsis: “After he reunites with an old pal through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage.
- 6/16/2016
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Chinese outfit Dd Dream’s acquisitions include Thomas Vinterberg’s The Commune.
Dd Dream International Media has acquired Thomas Vinterberg’s Berlinale Competition title The Commune [pictured], adventure epic The Last King by Nils Gaup, Erik Skjoldbjærg’s thriller Pyromaniac and Vibeke Idsoe’s historical drama The Lion Woman.
Sales Manager Nicolai Korsgaard negotiated those deals with Dd’s Elizabeth Yang.
Hgc Entertainment has acquired Hannes Holm’s box-office hit
A Man Called Ove, Saara Cantell’s historical drama Devil’s Bride, Mads Matthiesen’s fashion-world drama The Model, Lisa Ohlin’s romantic drama Walk With Me, Nicola Donato’s WW2-era drama Across The Waters and Jesper W Nielsen’s The Day Will Come, about abuse at a boys home in the 1960s.
Sales Manager Nicolai Korsgaard negotiated those deals with Hgc’s Peter Li.
Dd Dream International Media has acquired Thomas Vinterberg’s Berlinale Competition title The Commune [pictured], adventure epic The Last King by Nils Gaup, Erik Skjoldbjærg’s thriller Pyromaniac and Vibeke Idsoe’s historical drama The Lion Woman.
Sales Manager Nicolai Korsgaard negotiated those deals with Dd’s Elizabeth Yang.
Hgc Entertainment has acquired Hannes Holm’s box-office hit
A Man Called Ove, Saara Cantell’s historical drama Devil’s Bride, Mads Matthiesen’s fashion-world drama The Model, Lisa Ohlin’s romantic drama Walk With Me, Nicola Donato’s WW2-era drama Across The Waters and Jesper W Nielsen’s The Day Will Come, about abuse at a boys home in the 1960s.
Sales Manager Nicolai Korsgaard negotiated those deals with Hgc’s Peter Li.
- 5/14/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Directed by legendary Norwegian filmmaker Nils Gaup (Pathfinder), The Last King is an epic medieval action film, based on a true story, that features... downhill skiing!?
The Last King stars Game of Thrones' Kristofer Hivju as well as Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Jakob Oftebro, and Thorbjørn Harr.
Synopsis:
Norway is ravaged by civil war, and The King's illegitimate son is guarded in deep secret. A boy half the kingdom is out to kill, and whom two men have to protect with their own lives. The Last King is the story of the escape that changed the history of Norwa [Continued ...]...
The Last King stars Game of Thrones' Kristofer Hivju as well as Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Jakob Oftebro, and Thorbjørn Harr.
Synopsis:
Norway is ravaged by civil war, and The King's illegitimate son is guarded in deep secret. A boy half the kingdom is out to kill, and whom two men have to protect with their own lives. The Last King is the story of the escape that changed the history of Norwa [Continued ...]...
- 5/3/2016
- QuietEarth.us
Look, I don’t know the history of skiing, but until I watched this trailer for The Last King, I had no idea that Norwegians were skiing in the 13th century. This movie is based on a true story that takes place in 1206 in Norway during a time when the country was ravaged by civil war.
The story centers on two men who are charged with secretly protecting the King’s illegitimate infant son, Håkon Håkonsson. Apparently, half the kingdom wanted this kid killed off. It looks like it will be a solidly fun film. Here’s the brief synopsis that came along with the trailer:
Norway is ravaged by civil war, and The King's illegitimate son is guarded in deep secret. A boy half the kingdom is out to kill, and whom two men have to protect with their own lives. The Last King is the story of the...
The story centers on two men who are charged with secretly protecting the King’s illegitimate infant son, Håkon Håkonsson. Apparently, half the kingdom wanted this kid killed off. It looks like it will be a solidly fun film. Here’s the brief synopsis that came along with the trailer:
Norway is ravaged by civil war, and The King's illegitimate son is guarded in deep secret. A boy half the kingdom is out to kill, and whom two men have to protect with their own lives. The Last King is the story of the...
- 5/3/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
"In an ancient land of ice & snow, traitors with dark desires lurk in the shadows..." Magnolia has debuted a trailer for a Norwegian action movie called The Last King, directed by filmmaker Nils Gaup. The story is about two men that have to protect an illegitimate son born in ancient Norway during a civil war. This actually looks awesome - there's even tons of skiing action, plus swords and bows & arrows, everything else. It's obviously playing at the "Game of Thrones" fans, but also looks like it might be a lot of fun to watch. The cast includes Kristofer Hivju, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Jakob Oftebro, and Thorbjørn Harr. Give it a look. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Nils Gaup's The Last King, in high def from Apple: In the year 1206 Norway is raged by civil war. The King's illegitimate infant son, Håkon Håkonsson, which half the kingdom wants killed off,...
- 5/2/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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Want a quality action film, but you only have an hour and a half? Step this way...
Looking back over the genre, action films definitely haven’t suffered from the trend to make everything longer. They’ve always been pretty long, regularly clocking in at over two hours. Perhaps because of all the slo-mo? But while the sweet spot for action classics seems to be the 100-110 minute mark, there are those that have cut the genre right down to basics, and succeeded all the more for it.
Below is my pick of 25 great action films 90 minutes or under. Even more so than other genres, action crosses many other films - picking a pure ‘action’ flick is all but impossible. So below I’ve chosen films that retain action sequences as their main narrative device, and keep the action at the heart of the movie, rather than as a extra.
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Want a quality action film, but you only have an hour and a half? Step this way...
Looking back over the genre, action films definitely haven’t suffered from the trend to make everything longer. They’ve always been pretty long, regularly clocking in at over two hours. Perhaps because of all the slo-mo? But while the sweet spot for action classics seems to be the 100-110 minute mark, there are those that have cut the genre right down to basics, and succeeded all the more for it.
Below is my pick of 25 great action films 90 minutes or under. Even more so than other genres, action crosses many other films - picking a pure ‘action’ flick is all but impossible. So below I’ve chosen films that retain action sequences as their main narrative device, and keep the action at the heart of the movie, rather than as a extra.
- 3/10/2016
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Metropolitan Filmexport takes historical drama from TrustNordisk.
TrustNordisk has sold The Last King (Birkebeinerne) to French distributor Metropolitan Filmexport.
The deal was negotiated between Nicolai Korsgaard from TrustNordisk and Cyril Burkel from Metropolitan.
The film has previously sold to North America (Magnolia), Germany, Austria and Switzerland (Koch), Italy (Minerva), Czech Republic (Film Europe Media Company), Middle East (Gulf Film), India (Pictureworks) and Estonia (Estinfilm).
Nils Gaup directs the historical drama about two Norwegian warriors who escape across the mountains in 1204 to bring the last remaining heir to the throne to safety. The cast includes Jakob Oftebro (Kon-Tiki) and Nikolaj Lie Kaas (Child 44).
TrustNordisk has sold The Last King (Birkebeinerne) to French distributor Metropolitan Filmexport.
The deal was negotiated between Nicolai Korsgaard from TrustNordisk and Cyril Burkel from Metropolitan.
The film has previously sold to North America (Magnolia), Germany, Austria and Switzerland (Koch), Italy (Minerva), Czech Republic (Film Europe Media Company), Middle East (Gulf Film), India (Pictureworks) and Estonia (Estinfilm).
Nils Gaup directs the historical drama about two Norwegian warriors who escape across the mountains in 1204 to bring the last remaining heir to the throne to safety. The cast includes Jakob Oftebro (Kon-Tiki) and Nikolaj Lie Kaas (Child 44).
- 2/13/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
A roundup of Nordic news from the Goteborg Film Festival and Nordic Film Market.Mitic wins As It Is
Goteborg’s Nordic Film Market has introduced a new screenwriting competition, As It Is, which is backed by Svt and Women In Film and Television Sweden and designed to support stories challenging the norm. The winner of the first $17,850 (SEK150,000) development award is Aftermath by Dragan Mitic.
The competition had 219 entries, of which four were selected for pitching at TV Drama Vision. The winner’s “story is about social heritage in power over the individual and whether its possible to free oneself from it. There are several strong, engaging female characters as well as young people searching for identity,” said Christian Wikander, head of drama at Svt.
Colliander joins Sfi
The Swedish Film Institute has appointed Kristina Colliander as Head of Production. She reports to Kristina Börjeson, head of the institute’s Film Support Department. Colliander had been...
Goteborg’s Nordic Film Market has introduced a new screenwriting competition, As It Is, which is backed by Svt and Women In Film and Television Sweden and designed to support stories challenging the norm. The winner of the first $17,850 (SEK150,000) development award is Aftermath by Dragan Mitic.
The competition had 219 entries, of which four were selected for pitching at TV Drama Vision. The winner’s “story is about social heritage in power over the individual and whether its possible to free oneself from it. There are several strong, engaging female characters as well as young people searching for identity,” said Christian Wikander, head of drama at Svt.
Colliander joins Sfi
The Swedish Film Institute has appointed Kristina Colliander as Head of Production. She reports to Kristina Börjeson, head of the institute’s Film Support Department. Colliander had been...
- 2/4/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Oscar-nominated director Nils Gaup’s Nordic epic The Last King. The film stars stars Jakob Oftebro (Kon-Tiki) and Kristofer Hivju (Game Of Thrones) as medieval warriors who embark on a perilous journey through the Norwegian mountains to take their dying king's infant son to safety. Magnolia plans a 2016 theatrical release. A true tale set in civil war-ravaged Norway, The Last King depicts the rebel-supported king in…...
- 11/8/2015
- Deadline
Exclusive: North American deal for action-adventure starring Game Of Thrones, Kon-Tiki stars.
Magnolia Pictures has picked up North American rights to Nordic action-adventure epic The Last King from TrustNordisk.
Directed Nils Gaup’s (Pathfinder), The Last King stars Jakob Oftebro (Kon-Tiki) and Kristofer Hivju (Game Of Thrones) as medieval warriors who embark on a perilous journey through the harsh Norwegian mountains to bring their dying King’s infant son to safety.
The deal was negotiated by Magnolia svp of acquisitions Dori Begley and Magnolia VP of acquisitions John Von Thaden, with Susan Wendt of TrustNordisk.
“Nils Gaup has crafted another sweeping adventure with The Last King,” said Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles.
“The thrilling performances and high-stakes of this incredible true story will really resonate with audiences everywhere.”
Force Majeure and Tangerine distributor Magnolia is set to release in 2016.
Written by Ravn Laneskog and co-starring Thorbjorn Harr (Vikings) and Pal Sverre Hagen (Kon-Tiki), the film was produced by [link...
Magnolia Pictures has picked up North American rights to Nordic action-adventure epic The Last King from TrustNordisk.
Directed Nils Gaup’s (Pathfinder), The Last King stars Jakob Oftebro (Kon-Tiki) and Kristofer Hivju (Game Of Thrones) as medieval warriors who embark on a perilous journey through the harsh Norwegian mountains to bring their dying King’s infant son to safety.
The deal was negotiated by Magnolia svp of acquisitions Dori Begley and Magnolia VP of acquisitions John Von Thaden, with Susan Wendt of TrustNordisk.
“Nils Gaup has crafted another sweeping adventure with The Last King,” said Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles.
“The thrilling performances and high-stakes of this incredible true story will really resonate with audiences everywhere.”
Force Majeure and Tangerine distributor Magnolia is set to release in 2016.
Written by Ravn Laneskog and co-starring Thorbjorn Harr (Vikings) and Pal Sverre Hagen (Kon-Tiki), the film was produced by [link...
- 11/8/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: North American deal for action-adventure starring Game Of Thrones, Kon-Tiki stars.
Magnolia Pictures has picked up North American rights to Nordic action-adventure epic The Last King from TrustNordisk.
Directed Nils Gaup’s (Pathfinder), The Last King stars Jakob Oftebro (Kon-Tiki) and Kristofer Hivju (Game Of Thrones) as medieval warriors who embark on a perilous journey through the harsh Norwegian mountains to bring their dying King’s infant son to safety.
The deal was negotiated by Magnolia svp of acquisitions Dori Begley and Magnolia VP of acquisitions John Von Thaden, with Susan Wendt of TrustNordisk.
“Nils Gaup has crafted another sweeping adventure with The Last King,” said Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles.
“The thrilling performances and high-stakes of this incredible true story will really resonate with audiences everywhere.”
Force Majeure and Tangerine distributor Magnolia is set to release in 2016.
Written by Ravn Laneskog and co-starring Thorbjorn Harr (Vikings) and Pal Sverre Hagen (Kon-Tiki), the film was produced by [link...
Magnolia Pictures has picked up North American rights to Nordic action-adventure epic The Last King from TrustNordisk.
Directed Nils Gaup’s (Pathfinder), The Last King stars Jakob Oftebro (Kon-Tiki) and Kristofer Hivju (Game Of Thrones) as medieval warriors who embark on a perilous journey through the harsh Norwegian mountains to bring their dying King’s infant son to safety.
The deal was negotiated by Magnolia svp of acquisitions Dori Begley and Magnolia VP of acquisitions John Von Thaden, with Susan Wendt of TrustNordisk.
“Nils Gaup has crafted another sweeping adventure with The Last King,” said Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles.
“The thrilling performances and high-stakes of this incredible true story will really resonate with audiences everywhere.”
Force Majeure and Tangerine distributor Magnolia is set to release in 2016.
Written by Ravn Laneskog and co-starring Thorbjorn Harr (Vikings) and Pal Sverre Hagen (Kon-Tiki), the film was produced by [link...
- 11/8/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Pernilla August’s new adaption of A Serious Game, scriped by Lone Scherfig, is among the 11 works-in-progress set to be introduced at Haugesund’s New Nordic Films
Swedish actress-turned-writer/director Pernilla August, whose latest film Beyond (Svinalängorna, 2010) garnered her three Guldbaggar – Sweden’s national film award – and the Nordic Council Film Prize, will introduce her new feature A Serious Game (Den allvarsamma leken) in New Nordic Films at the Norwegian International Film Festival (Aug 15-21) in Haugesund.
Norwegian director Anja Breien’s 1977 adaptation of Swedish author Hjalmar Söderberg’s 1912 novel is also screening in the festival programme.
Danish writer-director Lone Scherfig has scripted the new version of the passionate love between Arvid and Lydia (Sverrir Gudnason, Karin Franz Körlof), which Patrik Andersson, Frida Barzgo and Fredrik Heinig are producing for A B-Reel Production.
A Serious Game is one of 11 new Nordic productions, which will be presented tomorrow and Thursday (Aug 19-20) at Haugesund’s Scandic Maritim: six from...
Swedish actress-turned-writer/director Pernilla August, whose latest film Beyond (Svinalängorna, 2010) garnered her three Guldbaggar – Sweden’s national film award – and the Nordic Council Film Prize, will introduce her new feature A Serious Game (Den allvarsamma leken) in New Nordic Films at the Norwegian International Film Festival (Aug 15-21) in Haugesund.
Norwegian director Anja Breien’s 1977 adaptation of Swedish author Hjalmar Söderberg’s 1912 novel is also screening in the festival programme.
Danish writer-director Lone Scherfig has scripted the new version of the passionate love between Arvid and Lydia (Sverrir Gudnason, Karin Franz Körlof), which Patrik Andersson, Frida Barzgo and Fredrik Heinig are producing for A B-Reel Production.
A Serious Game is one of 11 new Nordic productions, which will be presented tomorrow and Thursday (Aug 19-20) at Haugesund’s Scandic Maritim: six from...
- 8/18/2015
- by jornrossing@aol.com (Jorn Rossing Jensen)
- ScreenDaily
Further sales on the adventure film secured after a promo screening at Cannes.
TrustNordisk has crowned a series of distribution deals on upcoming Norwegian adventure film The Last King following a promo screening at Cannes’ Marché du Film.
The film has now sold to Italy (Minerva Pictures Group), Czech Republic (Film Europe Media Company) Middle East (Gulf Film), India (Pictureworks) and Estonia (Estinfilm).
Previously announced deals include sales to Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Directed by Nils Gaup and starring Jakob Oftebro (Kon Tiki), Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones), Thorbjørn Harr (Vikings) and Pål Sverre Hagen (Kon Tiki), The Last King is set in the Middle Ages and follows two Norwegian warriors who escape across the mountains in order to bring the last remaining heir to the throne to safety.
Producers Stein B. Kvae and Finn Gjerdrum for Paradox Film 3 As, co-produced by Nordisk Film, Newgrange Pictures Ltd and Proton Cinema+Theatre with support from Norwegian Film Institute...
TrustNordisk has crowned a series of distribution deals on upcoming Norwegian adventure film The Last King following a promo screening at Cannes’ Marché du Film.
The film has now sold to Italy (Minerva Pictures Group), Czech Republic (Film Europe Media Company) Middle East (Gulf Film), India (Pictureworks) and Estonia (Estinfilm).
Previously announced deals include sales to Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Directed by Nils Gaup and starring Jakob Oftebro (Kon Tiki), Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones), Thorbjørn Harr (Vikings) and Pål Sverre Hagen (Kon Tiki), The Last King is set in the Middle Ages and follows two Norwegian warriors who escape across the mountains in order to bring the last remaining heir to the throne to safety.
Producers Stein B. Kvae and Finn Gjerdrum for Paradox Film 3 As, co-produced by Nordisk Film, Newgrange Pictures Ltd and Proton Cinema+Theatre with support from Norwegian Film Institute...
- 5/26/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
TrustNordisk sells Norwegian action-drama to distributor for Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Koch Media has acquired The Last King for Germany, Austria and Switzerland from TrustNordisk.
The deal was negotiated between Susan Wendt, head of sales at TrustNordisk, and Silke Wilfinger, director of acquistion and TV sales at Koch Media GmbH.
Nils Gaup’s action-drama is set in the Middle Ages and centres on two Norwegian warriors who escape across the mountains in order to bring the last remaining heir to the throne to safety. The film stars Jakob Oftebro, Kristofer Hivju, Thorbjørn Harr and Pål Sverre Hagen.
“We are glad to continue working together with TrustNordisk on The Last King. We feel this title will become another strong adventure movie in the vain of Arn, Valhalla Rising and Flukt,” commented Wilfinger.
Wendt added: “We are extremely happy to work with Koch Media again. We feel that they are the perfect home for The Last King and we...
Koch Media has acquired The Last King for Germany, Austria and Switzerland from TrustNordisk.
The deal was negotiated between Susan Wendt, head of sales at TrustNordisk, and Silke Wilfinger, director of acquistion and TV sales at Koch Media GmbH.
Nils Gaup’s action-drama is set in the Middle Ages and centres on two Norwegian warriors who escape across the mountains in order to bring the last remaining heir to the throne to safety. The film stars Jakob Oftebro, Kristofer Hivju, Thorbjørn Harr and Pål Sverre Hagen.
“We are glad to continue working together with TrustNordisk on The Last King. We feel this title will become another strong adventure movie in the vain of Arn, Valhalla Rising and Flukt,” commented Wilfinger.
Wendt added: “We are extremely happy to work with Koch Media again. We feel that they are the perfect home for The Last King and we...
- 2/7/2015
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
TrustNordisk will kick off presales on historical action drama The Last King at Toronto International Film Festival.
Nils Gaup, director of Journey to the Christmas Star (the number two film at the Norwegian box office in 2013), is making Viking epic The Last King (Birkebeinerne).
The $7.4m project will tell the legendary story of two Norwegian warriors in 1206 who skied across the mountains and smuggled to safety the young infant and future king, Håkon Håkonsen.
It is planned for release in 2015 and the cast includes Kon-Tiki’s Jakob Oftebro and Game of Thrones’ Kristofer Hivju.
Producers are Stein B. Kvae and Finn Gjerdrum for Paradox Film 3 As, co-produced by Nordisk Film, Newgrange Pictures Ltd and Proton Cinema+Theatre with support from Norwegian Film Institute, Irish Film Board and Eurimages. Developed in collaboration with The Media Programme and Film3.
It is set for release early 2016. TrustNordisk handles international sales.
Nils Gaup, director of Journey to the Christmas Star (the number two film at the Norwegian box office in 2013), is making Viking epic The Last King (Birkebeinerne).
The $7.4m project will tell the legendary story of two Norwegian warriors in 1206 who skied across the mountains and smuggled to safety the young infant and future king, Håkon Håkonsen.
It is planned for release in 2015 and the cast includes Kon-Tiki’s Jakob Oftebro and Game of Thrones’ Kristofer Hivju.
Producers are Stein B. Kvae and Finn Gjerdrum for Paradox Film 3 As, co-produced by Nordisk Film, Newgrange Pictures Ltd and Proton Cinema+Theatre with support from Norwegian Film Institute, Irish Film Board and Eurimages. Developed in collaboration with The Media Programme and Film3.
It is set for release early 2016. TrustNordisk handles international sales.
- 8/26/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
TrustNordisk will kick off presales on historical action drama The Last King at Toronto International Film Festival.
Nils Gaup, director of Journey to the Christmas Star (the number two film at the Norwegian box office in 2013), is making Viking epic The Last King (Birkebeinerne).
The $7.4m project will tell the legendary story of two Norwegian warriors in 1206 who skied across the mountains and smuggled to safety the young infant and future king, Håkon Håkonsen.
It is planned for release in 2015 and the cast includes Kon-Tiki’s Jakob Oftebro and Game of Thrones’ Kristofer Hivju.
Producers are Stein B. Kvae and Finn Gjerdrum for Paradox Film 3 As, co-produced by Nordisk Film, Newgrange Pictures Ltd and Proton Cinema+Theatre with support from Norwegian Film Institute, Irish Film Board and Eurimages. Developed in collaboration with The Media Programme and Film3.
It is set for release early 2016. TrustNordisk handles international sales.
Nils Gaup, director of Journey to the Christmas Star (the number two film at the Norwegian box office in 2013), is making Viking epic The Last King (Birkebeinerne).
The $7.4m project will tell the legendary story of two Norwegian warriors in 1206 who skied across the mountains and smuggled to safety the young infant and future king, Håkon Håkonsen.
It is planned for release in 2015 and the cast includes Kon-Tiki’s Jakob Oftebro and Game of Thrones’ Kristofer Hivju.
Producers are Stein B. Kvae and Finn Gjerdrum for Paradox Film 3 As, co-produced by Nordisk Film, Newgrange Pictures Ltd and Proton Cinema+Theatre with support from Norwegian Film Institute, Irish Film Board and Eurimages. Developed in collaboration with The Media Programme and Film3.
It is set for release early 2016. TrustNordisk handles international sales.
- 8/26/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Other winners include Chef, The Hundred-Foot Journey and Stations of the Cross with a special mention for ’71.
Richard Linklater’s coming-of-age drama, Boyhood, picked up the Norwegian Film Critics Award at the closing of the 42nd Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund.
In an understated comment, the jury described the Us film as a” somewhat ordinary and rather undramatic story” that still – or perhaps precisely because of this – becomes “a very special film treasure”.
An honorary mention went to British film ‘71, directed by Yann Demange, with the jury branding the soldier-behind-enemy-lines feature as “an extraordinarily well-made film that is both a brutal thriller and a nuanced, thoughtful work.”
The Ray of Sunshine (“Gledessprederen”) prize went to Chef, from Us director Jon Favreau, which the jury described as “an utterly human and heart-warming film”.
The Audience Award went to culinary comedy-drama The Hundred-Foot Journey, directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Helen Mirren, which the jury...
Richard Linklater’s coming-of-age drama, Boyhood, picked up the Norwegian Film Critics Award at the closing of the 42nd Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund.
In an understated comment, the jury described the Us film as a” somewhat ordinary and rather undramatic story” that still – or perhaps precisely because of this – becomes “a very special film treasure”.
An honorary mention went to British film ‘71, directed by Yann Demange, with the jury branding the soldier-behind-enemy-lines feature as “an extraordinarily well-made film that is both a brutal thriller and a nuanced, thoughtful work.”
The Ray of Sunshine (“Gledessprederen”) prize went to Chef, from Us director Jon Favreau, which the jury described as “an utterly human and heart-warming film”.
The Audience Award went to culinary comedy-drama The Hundred-Foot Journey, directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Helen Mirren, which the jury...
- 8/22/2014
- by jornrossing@aol.com (Jorn Rossing Jensen)
- ScreenDaily
Nordisk Film joins Birkebeinerne as co-producer and distributor.
Nordisk Film is joining Paradox’s The Last King (Birkebeinerne) as co-producer and distributor.
Nils Gaup directs from Ravn Lanesskog’s script, telling the story of real events from 1206 Norway, when skiers (otherwise known as Birkebeiners or ‘Birch legs’) saved the baby King Haakon from being killed.
Jakob Oftebro (Kon Tiki) and Kristoffer Hivju (Game of Thrones) will star in the €6m ($8.2m) film, which will shoot later this year.
Nordisk’s executive producer Lone Korslund and head of production Henrik Zein negotiated the deal with Paradox producers Stein B. Kvae and Finn Gjerdrum.
TrustNordisk will handle international sales.
The movie is supported by Norsk Filminstitutt and Eurimages, and is a coproduction between Paradox, Nordisk Film Production, Proton Cinema in Hungary and NewGrange in Ireland.
Nordisk Film is joining Paradox’s The Last King (Birkebeinerne) as co-producer and distributor.
Nils Gaup directs from Ravn Lanesskog’s script, telling the story of real events from 1206 Norway, when skiers (otherwise known as Birkebeiners or ‘Birch legs’) saved the baby King Haakon from being killed.
Jakob Oftebro (Kon Tiki) and Kristoffer Hivju (Game of Thrones) will star in the €6m ($8.2m) film, which will shoot later this year.
Nordisk’s executive producer Lone Korslund and head of production Henrik Zein negotiated the deal with Paradox producers Stein B. Kvae and Finn Gjerdrum.
TrustNordisk will handle international sales.
The movie is supported by Norsk Filminstitutt and Eurimages, and is a coproduction between Paradox, Nordisk Film Production, Proton Cinema in Hungary and NewGrange in Ireland.
- 5/19/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Projects to receive a share of $7.5m also include new films from Matteo Garrone (Gomorrah), Alex van Warmerdam (Borgman), the Taviani Brothers (Caesar Must Die), Tudor Giurgiu (Of Snails and Men) and Susanne Bier collaborator Anders Thomas Jensen.Scroll down for full list of titles including funding amount and co-producers
Paolo Sorrentino’s upcoming project, In the Future (Il Futuro), is to receive €460,000 ($640,000) from the Council of Europe’s Eurimages Fund. The film marks the Italian director’s follow-up to Oscar-winner The Great Beauty and is set set to start shooting in May, starring Michael Caine.
The intimate drama about “friendship between two old people” is from Sorrentino’s regular producers, Nicola Giuliano and Francesca Cima through Indigo Films with French co-producer Bis Films. Co-financing comes from Italian distributor Mediaset/Medusam, which looks set to release in Italy later this year.
It is one of 19 films, which includes a documentary and an animated feature, that will receive...
Paolo Sorrentino’s upcoming project, In the Future (Il Futuro), is to receive €460,000 ($640,000) from the Council of Europe’s Eurimages Fund. The film marks the Italian director’s follow-up to Oscar-winner The Great Beauty and is set set to start shooting in May, starring Michael Caine.
The intimate drama about “friendship between two old people” is from Sorrentino’s regular producers, Nicola Giuliano and Francesca Cima through Indigo Films with French co-producer Bis Films. Co-financing comes from Italian distributor Mediaset/Medusam, which looks set to release in Italy later this year.
It is one of 19 films, which includes a documentary and an animated feature, that will receive...
- 3/18/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
It's official. Germany's dark prince, Marcus Nispel, is directing Millennium's Conan reboot. This is Awesome news! Next to Neil Marshall (or maybe Michael Bassett), Nispel was one of my top choices.
Of course I know what you're asking. Why is Nispel a good choice? Besides one mediocre fantasy-esque picture (Pathfinder) what's he done to make agentorange get all hot and bothered about his work? Well, you're right. However much I enjoy the idea of Pathfinder the movie itself is pretty bland. However, I blame Laeta Kalogridis' stilted screenplay and Nils Gaup's uninspired an cliched original story for the film's weaknesses and not Nispel, who put the scariest vikings ever on film. Those guys are big, mean dudes who belonged in a Robert E. Howard novel more than a historical epic.
I trust Nispel to push the film towards a hard R rating and not puss out on the...
Of course I know what you're asking. Why is Nispel a good choice? Besides one mediocre fantasy-esque picture (Pathfinder) what's he done to make agentorange get all hot and bothered about his work? Well, you're right. However much I enjoy the idea of Pathfinder the movie itself is pretty bland. However, I blame Laeta Kalogridis' stilted screenplay and Nils Gaup's uninspired an cliched original story for the film's weaknesses and not Nispel, who put the scariest vikings ever on film. Those guys are big, mean dudes who belonged in a Robert E. Howard novel more than a historical epic.
I trust Nispel to push the film towards a hard R rating and not puss out on the...
- 6/12/2009
- QuietEarth.us
Cologne, Germany -- Norwegian cinema cleaned up at the Nordic Film Days in Lubeck, Germany, with Stian Kristiansen's "The Man Who Loved Yngve" taking the Ndr prize for best film and Nils Gaup's historic epic "The Kautokeino Rebellion," winning the audience award.
The prize for best Nordic feature went to "Dancers" from Danish director Pernille Fischer Christensen. Kine Boman's "Herdswoman," which follows three generations of aboriginal Sami women living in Lapland, took best documentary, while Natasha Arthy's cross-cultural drama "Fighter" won the children and youth prize.
The Nordic Film Days, which celebrates cinema from Northern Europe, wrapped Saturday.
The prize for best Nordic feature went to "Dancers" from Danish director Pernille Fischer Christensen. Kine Boman's "Herdswoman," which follows three generations of aboriginal Sami women living in Lapland, took best documentary, while Natasha Arthy's cross-cultural drama "Fighter" won the children and youth prize.
The Nordic Film Days, which celebrates cinema from Northern Europe, wrapped Saturday.
- 11/3/2008
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Urban to battle in 'Pathfinder'
Karl Urban is in negotiations to star in Pathfinder, a Viking epic being made by Phoenix Pictures and helmer Marcus Nispel. 20th Century Fox is distributing. Pathfinder is a remake of the 1987 Norwegian film by helmer Nils Gaup to which Phoenix acquired the rights to in 2001. While the original followed Norway's warlike clans around the year 1000 A.D., the new version, with a script by screenwriter Laeta Kalogridis (Alexander), is set in North America around the same time, when Vikings inadvertently discovered the continent 500 years before Columbus. The story centers on a Viking boy who accidentally is left behind during a skirmish between the Vikings and Americans Indians. The American Indians raise the boy as their own, but when their village is wiped out in a Viking raid, the adopted Viking becomes his people's defender in battling the Norsemen. Urban would play the adopted Viking.
- 8/15/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Urban to battle in 'Pathfinder'
Karl Urban is in negotiations to star in Pathfinder, a Viking epic being made by Phoenix Pictures and helmer Marcus Nispel. 20th Century Fox is distributing. Pathfinder is a remake of the 1987 Norwegian film by helmer Nils Gaup to which Phoenix acquired the rights to in 2001. While the original followed Norway's warlike clans around the year 1000 A.D., the new version, with a script by screenwriter Laeta Kalogridis (Alexander), is set in North America around the same time, when Vikings inadvertently discovered the continent 500 years before Columbus. The story centers on a Viking boy who accidentally is left behind during a skirmish between the Vikings and Americans Indians. The American Indians raise the boy as their own, but when their village is wiped out in a Viking raid, the adopted Viking becomes his people's defender in battling the Norsemen. Urban would play the adopted Viking.
- 8/15/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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