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When an imminent volcanic eruption threatens to create global catastrophe, a young scientist races to sound the alarm before it strikes. La Palma follows a group of geological researchers and a family of four confronting a potential ecological crisis. Created by Martin Sundland (The Quake), Lars Gudmestad (Headhunters), and Harald Rosenløw Eeg (The Wave), La Palma was directed by Kasper Barfoed (The Nurse). The series, co-written by Gudmestad and Rosenløw Eeg, stars Thea Sofie Loch Næss, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, and Ingrid Bolsø Berdal.

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On the picturesque island of La Palma, a freak accident kills tourists aboard a glass-bottomed boat. Days later, Fredrik (Baasmo) and Jennifer (Berdal) and their kids, Sara (Günther) and Tobias (Storm Lager), arrive for their annual vacation on the island and are feeling lucky when they get a major room upgrade. But their good fortune...

Netflix has unveiled the official trailer for the four-part Norwegian disaster miniseries La Palma, which comes from the creators of The Wave, The Quake, and The Burning Sea. Netflix says that the series, which premieres on December 12, sets a new standard in visual effects in Norway.

La Palma stars Anders Baasmo, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Thea Sofie Loch Næss, and Thorbjørn Harr. The series was directed by Kasper Barfoed.

The drama series follows Norwegian tourists caught in a massive volcanic eruption on the picturesque Canary Islands. Facing toxic ash, lava, and chaos, they must fight for survival as they race to safety.

“It’s been exciting for us to use the disaster genre in a TV series format where we can get even closer to the characters while telling the story on a massive scale. The series shows ordinary people’s limits being tested in the event of a disaster and...

Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to “Arctic Convoy,” a Norwegian naval thriller that is set in the middle of World War II. The film is from the producers of “The Wave” trilogy, so it’s a homecoming of sorts given that Magnolia released all three installments of that series.

“Arctic Convoy” is directed by Henrik M. Dahlsbakken and written by Christian Sibenherz, Harald Rosenløw Eeg and Lars Gudmestad. Magnolia is planning a 2024 release for the picture.

The film unfolds in 1942, as the leader of a convoy carrying vital military supplies to a Norwegian outpost decides to proceed through treacherous, enemy-infested waters despite the recall of their military escort. Fighting for their lives against German air and naval forces, the 35 civilian merchant ships brave brutal Arctic seas to bring much-needed support to soldiers on the front lines.

The film is produced by Martin Sundland, Catrin Gundersen and Thea Benedikte Karlsen for FanteFilm.

The prolific Dahlsbakken has previously directed Munch, Possession and Returning Home.

TrustNordisk has boarded international sales for the action drama Convoy (working title), directed by Henrik M. Dahlsbakken. The project is budgeted at $6.6m (Euros 6m).

The World War 2 naval drama, inspired by real historical events, is produced by Martin Sundland, Catrin Gundersen & Thea Benedikte Karlsen for FanteFilm, which is behind disaster hits such as The North Sea, The Quake and The Wave. Backers include Norwegian Film Institute, Film i Väst and FilmInvest.

The cast is yet to be revealed. 

The prolific Dahlsbakken has previously directed Munch, Possession and Returning Home.

The characters in the Norwegian slasher franchise Cold Prey may be accustomed to harsh and wintry climates, but they’re not prepared for a pickaxe-wielding killer with almost superhuman stamina. The first stab in this successful trilogy made its way into theaters in 2006, on a Friday the 13th, no less. Five characters go on a ski trip in Jotunheimen, and when someone gets injured, they find shelter at the abandoned ski lodge on the mountain. As they wait for help to come, the group slowly realizes the place isn’t so empty after all. A serial killer inhabits the old hotel with a long and dark history. This ruthless and stoic assailant, referred to as the Mountain Man, then proceeds to butcher his unwelcome guests.

Slasher movies are typically associated with hot weather. Thoughts of summer camps, sweaty small towns, and warm woods enter one’s head when talking about this popular subgenre.

TrustNordisk has closed key deals on John Andreas Andersen’s anticipated Norwegian disaster film “The North Sea.”

Now in post-production, the ambitious movie is produced by Fantefilm Fiksjon, which previously delivered the Scandinavian blockbusters “The Quake” and “The Wave” that TrustNordisk sold around the world.

The film, the trailer for which has just been unveiled by TrustNordisk, opens on Christmas Eve in 1969 as the Norwegian government announces that the country is home to the world’s largest offshore oil platform following the discovery of the Ekofisk field. The finding marks a turning point in the history of Norway and kicks off an unprecedented financial adventure. The thriller explores the consequences of 50 years of offshore drilling by the Norwegian government.

TrustNordisk has sold the film to Canada (Mongrel Media), Japan (Inter Film), South Korea (AtNine), Taiwan (Moviecloud), Hong Kong (Sundream Motion Pictures), Poland (Hagi Film), Former Yugoslavia (Cinemania), Czech Republic and...

The industry centerpiece at Series Mania’s Forum, Monday’s Co-Pro Pitching Sessions take on a special relevance this year as the number of admissions have almost doubled – up to 560, near twice the usual number, says Series Mania director Francesco Capurro. “Producers have had more time to develop with Covid-19. Projects run a wide gamut. The idea is tat there will be something for everybody attending,” Capurro explains. Ambitions – budgetary, artistic – are often high. There are multiple period thrillers, as projects wrestle with key issues – identity, peace, high-tech, big business, sacrifice, survival – crucial to these convulsive times.

“Amal,” (Eran Riklis, Israel)

Powered by one of the most established talents at the Forum, reputed film director Riklis (“Lemon Tree”). Also one of its most ambitious projects, an epic yet intimate love story between a Palestinian woman and Israeli man, spanning three decades and Columbia U, Hollywood, Ramallah and Gaza through to...

TrustNordisk has unveiled the trailer for “The North Sea,” the Norwegian disaster movie directed by John Andreas Andersen, and produced by the banner behind the Scandinavian blockbusters “The Quake” and “The Wave.”

“The North Sea” was co-written by Harald Rosenløw Eeg, who also penned “The Quake” and “The Wave,” and Lars Gudmestad, whose credits include the Norwegian thriller “Headhunters.”

The film opens on Christmas Eve in 1969 as the Norwegian government announces that the country is home to the world’s largest offshore oil platform following the discovery of the Ekofisk field. The finding marks a turning point in the history of Norway and kicks off an unprecedented financial adventure. The thriller explores the consequences of 50 years of offshore drilling by the Norwegian government.

“The North Sea” stars Kristine Kujath Thorp (“Ninjababy”), Rolf Kristian Larsen (“Cold Prey”), Anders Baasmo Christiansen (“Kon-Tiki”), Bjørn Floberg (“Out Stealing Horses”) and Anneke von der Lippe...

Eirik Svensson directed the Second World War drama, starring ’Kon-Tiki’ actor Jakob Oftebro.

TrustNordisk has sold a number of major territories on the Norwegian historical drama Betrayed, which it will screen at the upcoming EFM.

Deals have now been closed for the US (Samuel Goldwyn Films), UK and Ireland (Signature Entertainment) and Brazil (Synapse Distribution).

The film previously sold to Japan (Tohokushinsha); France (Mediawan); and Albania, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia & Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo and Macedonia (Cinemania Group).

The drama is directed by Eirik Svensson, whose credits include Harajuku, One Night in Oslo and Must Have Been Love.

Jakob Oftebro (Kon-Tiki) and...

Efp 2014 Shooting Star Jakob Oftebro leads the cast.

Scandinavian sales agent TrustNordisk has set several deals for Second World War drama Betrayed, heading into this week’s American Film Market.

The film has sold to France (Mediawan), Japan (Tohokushinsha Film) and Albania, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo and Macedonia (Cinemania Group).

It will be available as a private screening to buyers only during AFM.

Betrayed tells the story of Norwegian Jews in the Second World War, whose initial protection is dismantled by German troops, leading to hundreds of them being transported to Auschwitz.

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In this week’s International TV Newswire: spring festivals and markets feel Le Crunch, Warner Bros. steps up Spanish scripted, Nordisk Film and Fantefilm join forces, “All Star Driving School” steers into Mexico.

June Builds as a Virtual Market Smackdown

Le Crunch used to refer to the France-England rugby match. Now, it pretty much sums up Europe’s virtual marketplace line-up in June. Already the latter half of Annecy (June 15-30), the biggest animation festival in the world, overlaps with the virtual edition of the Cannes Film Market (June 22-26), the biggest film market in the world. Sunny Side of the Doc, one of Europe’s premiere doc events, runs online June 22-25. Now Conecta Fiction, the buzzing boutique Europe-Latin American drama series forum held in Pamplona, Spain, has announced a “strong” line-up of virtual presentations over the week of June 15. The new crunch is of course a consequence of...

Oslo-based Fantefilm is the production company behind ‘The Quake’ and ‘The Wave’.

Scandinavian studio Nordisk Film has acquired a minority stake in Fantefilm, the Norwegian production company behind disaster features The Quake and The Wave.

The deal will also see Nordisk secure an output deal with Fantefilm, which has four features in production and is also developing a major TV series. It will give the studio Nordic distribution and international sales rights to Fantefilm’s future slate.

Kenneth Wiberg, president of Nordisk Film Distribution and VP of Nordisk Film, said the move was part of its ongoing strategic to be...

Scandi major Nordisk Film has acquired a minority stake in leading Norwegian production company Fantefilm, known for successful local blockbusters including The Quake and The Wave.

The parties have also signed a new output deal which will see Nordisk continue as the Nordic distribution and international sales rights partner on Fantefilm’s future slate.

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Fantefilm’s credits also include Ragnarok (2013), Escape (2012) and Cold Prey (2006) as well as the popular Merry Christmas, Mr. Andersen film series. Fantefilm currently has four feature films in production and is also developing a major TV series.

Said Kenneth Wiberg, President of Nordisk Film Distribution and Vice President,...

Follows deal for disaster film The North Sea.

TrustNordisk has boarded international sales for Norwegian World War II-era drama Betrayed.

It marks the second deal this week TrustNordisk has struck with Norwegian producers Fantefilm after collaborating on forthcoming disaster film The North Sea.

Eirik Svensson will direct and Fantefilm’s Martin Sundland, Catrin Gundersen and Therese Bøhn will produce. Fantefilm has hit credits including The Quake and The Wave.

Betrayed is adapted by Harald Rosenløw Eeg (The King’s Choice) and Lars Gudmestad (Headhunters) from Marte Michelet’s book The Ultimate Crime. The story, inspired by true events, is about...

Projects from the team behind box office hits The Quake and The Wave.

TrustNordisk has boarded international sales for The North Sea, the new disaster film from the team behind The Quake and The Wave (both previously sold by TrustNordisk)

The film will be set offshore on the rigs tapping into the oil and gas fields underneath the North Sea.

The North Sea, budgeted at $6.7m, will be directed by John Andreas Andersen (The Quake) and produced by Oslo-based Fantefilm’s team of Martin Sundland, Catrin Gundersen and Therese Bøhn.

Screenwriters are Harald Rosenløw Eeg and Lars Gudmestad.

The Norwegian-language...

Long-time collaborators Quentin Tarantino and cinematographer Robert Richardson will receive the joint Cinematographer-Director Duo Award at the closing night of Polish festival Camerimage. The pair have collaborated on five features including Once Upon A Time In Hollywood and have won five Oscars between them. Camerimage, a film fest dedicated to the art of cinematography, runs Nov 9-16 this year in its new home of Toruń, Poland.

StarzPlay, the streaming service run by Lionsgate-owned network Starz, has picked up Mindy Kaling’s 10-part miniseries adaptation of rom-com Four Weddings And A Funeral, and will premiere the show exclusively in the UK on December 12. Natalie Emmanuel, Nikesh Patel and John Reynolds lead the cast of the series, which follows a young communications director for a New York senatorial campaign who receives a wedding invitation from her college schoolmate now living in London and leaves her professional and personal life behind. It...

The Quake is an upcoming disaster film, from Norway. A sequel to The Wave (2015), this latest feature looks at how a 5.4 magnitude earthquake would effect Oslo. Taking a note from an actual earthquake in 1904, this film builds on the possible devastation, that would rock this Scandinavian city. The Quake will show this week in the U.S., while Canada follows suit at a later date. This film, from director John Andreas Andersen (King of Devil's Island), stars: Kristoffer Joner (The Revenant), Ane Dahl Torp (The Wave), Hang Tran and many more. Already released in Norway, more North American release details are available here. This film focuses on the Oslo Rift. Here, a fault line runs deeply. The Quake looks at what might happen here, if a seismic shift took place, shaking the city of Oslo. Producer Martin Sundland recently spoke of The Quake. At Nordisk Film, Sundland talks about competing...

TrustNordisk also closes another four deals.

Magnolia has acquired Us rights to The Quake from TrustNordisk; Screen can exclusively reveal this first image from the film.

Other newly signed deals include to Canada (Mongrel); Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan (Volga); Turkey (Sinema TV Yay. Ve Prod), and India (One World Movies).

The film imagines an earthquake hitting Oslo. The $6.4m project, directed by John Andreas Andersen, marks a return to the disaster genre for Fantefilm, producers of hit The Wave. (Magnolia also distributed The Wave in the Us).

The project reunites The Wave’s producers Martin Sundland and Are Heidenstrøm of...

Exclusive: Disaster film from the producers of 2015 hit ‘The Wave’.

TrustNordisk continues to shake up deals for its new disaster film The Quake. New sales include to Poland (Mówis Serwis Dystrybucja Spólka), former Yugoslavia (Cinemania Groupicon), Spain (Selectavision) and Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia (Cm Holdings).

As previously reported, sales already done include German-speaking territories (SquareOne), Latin America (California), China (Dd Dream), Hong Kong (Sundream), Taiwan (Moviecloud), Middle East (Gulf) and South Korea (AtNine).

Director John Andreas Andersen will shoot the film this autumn. The $6.4m project marks a return to the disaster genre for Fantefilm, producers of hit The Wave (also a big seller for TrustNordisk, pictured), this time inspired by a real earthquake in Oslo in 1904. The Quake is slated for release in Norway on August 30, 2018.

The project reunites The Wave’s producers Martin Sundland and Are Heidenstrøm of Fantefilm and scriptwriters Harald Rosenløw Eeg and John Kåre Raake. The [link=co...

Project illumates a dark chapter in Norwegian history.

The Norwegian Film Institute has allocated $1.4m (Nok 12m) in production funding for Marius Holst’s next film.

Betrayed is a €5.3 million (Nok 49 million) production by Martin Sundland and Are Heidenstrøm for Oslo’s Fantefilm, whose credits include disaster hit The Wave.

Betrayed - set for release in autumn 2019 — is about a dark chapter of Norway’s World War 2 history “that few Norwegians knew or wanted to acknowledge.”

The historical drama will tell the story of hundreds of Norwegian Jews who were rounded up in the middle of the night of 26 November 1942 and taken to Oslo harbour where they were put on a German cargo ship bound for Auschwitz.

“Prior to Marte Michel’s award-winning book, The Ultimate Crime, the way the Jewish society was treated in Norway during WW2, was part of our history that few people knew about. Even fewer were interested in illuminating it. In this movie...

Projects backed by Nordic funding bodies range from the next disaster film by the writers of The Wave to a documentary reconstructing the Utoya massacre.

The Norwegian Film Institute’s latest funding round includes $1.82m (Nok 15m) to Kon-Tiki co-director Espen Sandberg’s new film Roald Amundsen, a biopic of the titular Arctic explorer.

The $9m (Nok 75m) production is produced by Espen Horn and Kristian Sinkerud for Motion Blur Films.

The Nfi also awarded $1.7m (Nok 13.9m) to John Andreas Andersen’s The Quake (Skjelvet), written by The Wave writers Harald Rosenløw Eeg and John Kåre Raake.

The film is inspired by a 1904 earthquake in Oslo. Martin Sundland and Are Heidenstrøm of Fantefilm Fiction (also behind The Wave) produce the $6.3m (Nok 52.1m) production.

Andersen makes his solo directorial debut after working as a cinematographer on films such as The Snowman and Headhunters.

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In Sweden, the Swedish Film Institute has backed 23 projects in its latest...

Joachim Trier’s drama Louder Than Bombs won four prizes including Best Director, while The Wave scooped Best Film.Scroll down for full list

Joachim Trier’s Louder than Bombs [pictured] starring Jesse Eisenberg and Gabriel Byrne won four Amanda awards at the 44th Norwegian Film Festival (Aug 20-16), including Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography and Best Editing.

In 2015, the film was the first Norwegian feature to play in competition at Cannes for 36 years.

Marking the first English language film made by Trier, Louder Than Bombs follows a father and his two sons who are made to come to terms with the death of their mother, a notable war photographer.

Roar Uthaug’s The Wave took the night’s top prize, Best Norwegian Film in Theatrical Release. Submitted by Norway to last year’s Academy Awards for the best foreign-language category, it depicts the 1934 Tafjord Tsunami which resulted in the death of 40 people.

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Norway gets the old-fashioned disaster film genre up on its feet again with a well-made, scary story set in a Northern fjord, where a devastating tsunami is a genuine threat. Fine acting by fresh faces helps as well -- with no Bs or hype to get in the way, we find ourselves as anxious as the characters in the movie. The Wave Blu-ray Magnolia Home Entertainment 2015 / Color / 2:39 widescreen / 105 min. / Bølgen / Street Date June 21, 2016 / 26.97 Starring Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp, Jonas Hoff Oftebro, Edith Haagenrud-Sande, Fridtjov Såheim, Laila Goody, Arthur Berning, Herman Bernhoft. Cinematography John Christian Rosenlund Film Editor Christian Siebenherz Original Music Magnus Beite Written by John Kåre Raake, Harald Rosenløw-Eeg Produced by Are Heidenstrom, Martin Sundland Directed by Roar Uthaug

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Probably the most astounding natural disaster footage we've seen came from Northern Japan in 2011. Much of it is still up on the web. We're...

Exclusive: TrustNordisk rides more deals on Norwegian box office smash.

TrustNordisk has secured additional deals on Norwegian Oscar hopeful and local box office smash The Wave.

New deals have been closed for the UK (StudioCanal), Russia (Volga Film), Czech Republic (Film Europe) and Poland (Mówis Serwis Dystrybucja Spólka) on director Roar Uthaug’s disaster thriller about a violent tsunami which wreaks havoc at one of Norway’s most scenic tourist destinations.

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The well-received Toronto and Lff title, which debuted at Haugesund, has been the most successful film at the Norwegian box office this year, clocking more than 753,000 admissions over seven weeks.

The film is the fourth best-performer since 2003 and now ranks as the tenth best-performer of all-time in Norway.

Kristoffer Joner (King Of Devil’s Island) and Ane Dahl Torp (1001 Grams) star in the feature produced by Martin Sundland and Are Heidenstrøm for Fantefilm Fiksjon in co-production with Fuzz, Filmkraft...

Roar Uthaug's Norwegian Oscar entry, disaster thriller, "The Wave" premieres tonight at the Toronto International Film Festival. Based on the 1934 real-life tsunami in Norway’s Tafjord that killed 40 people, the Nordic disaster movie opened last month’s Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund (August 16) and opened in Norway August 28 to strong box office. It's already the best domestic performer of the year, beating "Minions" and "Fast & Furious 7." Written by John Kåre Raake and Harald Rosenløw Eeg, the story focuses on a geologist who sends the alarm that a tsunami will hit in ten minutes. Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp, Jonas Hoff Oftebro and Fritjof Såheim star in Uthaug’s fourth feature, which was produced by Martin Sundland and Are Heidenstrøm, for Fantefilm Fiksjon. Next up: Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas (September 24-October 1), and the BFI London International Film Festival...

Norway’s submission to the upcoming Academy Awards’ Best Foreign-Language Film category will be Roar Uthaug’s disaster movie The Wave.

The Norwegian Oscar Committee have decided to enter The Wave (Bølgen) as the country’s official candidate for nomination for the Best Foreign-Language Film Oscar at this year’s Academy Awards.

The film beat competition from Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken’s Returning Home (Å Vende Tilbake) and Anne Sewitsky’s Homesick (De Nærmeste).

Dubbed Norway’s ‘first disaster movie’, The Wave is based on the real-life 1934 tsunami that hit Norway’s Tafjord, leaving 40 people dead.

Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp, Jonas Hoff Oftebro and Fritjof Såheim star in the film, which is director Uthaug’s fourth feature.

The film was written by John Kåre Raake and Harald Rosenløw Eeg and produced by Are Heidenstrom and Martin Sundland.

“[The Wave] is a genre film with a well-written script, superbly directed, with great acting performances, the committee...

TrustNordisk also sells disaster movie to former Yugoslavia and Israel.

TrustNordisk has closed a number of deals on Norwegian disaster movie The Wave, in the wake of screening a short promo at the European Film Market (Efm) last month.

The film has now been sold to Former Yugoslavia (Cinemania Group), Israel (Shoval Film Production), Korea (Euro Communications Pictures) and Latin America (California Filmes).

Previous announced sales include France (Ab Group), Spain (Key2Media Audiovisual), China (New View TV and Media Group), Turkey (Medyavizyon), Middle East (Gulf Film), Hong Kong (Sundream Motion Pictures Limited) and Malaysia, Brunei and Vietnam (Rain Film).

Directed by Roar Uthaug is based on real predictions of a natural disaster, based on events from 80 years ago when a number of villages in Norway were hit by a huge tsunami after a mountainside collapsed in the fjords. Geologists say that it is just a matter of time before it happens again.

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The Norwegian Film Institute has announced a sizable $2.2m production award for upcoming troll movie The Ash Lad in the Hall of the Mountain King.

The $9m film, directed by Mikkel Brænne Sandemose (Ragnarok, Cold Prey 3), features in this year’s Berlinale co-production market and is being sold by TrustNordisk.

Made through Maipo Film As, it is scripted by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown and Espen Enger, and is produced by Synnøve Hørsdal and Åshild Ramborg.

The Ash Lad in the Hall of the Mountain King is a fantasy film based on Asbjørnsen and Moe’s classic fairy tales.

The action takes place in 19th century Norway. It centres on 17-year-old Espen Askeladd, the son of a poor farmer family, who embarks on a dangerous journey to save the princess of the kingdom, who has been kidnapped by The Mountain King, a fearsome troll believed to be invincible.

A second film, Carpenter Andersen Meets Santa Claus, based on [link...

A one-minute teaser from the disaster movie was shown at the Afm.

TrustNordisk has closed a large number of deals at Afm on upcoming Scandinavian disaster movie The Wave, based on a one-minute teaser from the upcoming film.

The film has been sold to France (Ab Group), Spain (Key2Media Audiovisual), China (New View TV and Media Group), Turkey (Medyavizyon), Middle East (Gulf Film), Hong Kong (Sundream Motion Pictures Limited) and Malaysia, Brunei and Vietnam (Rain Film) with more territories currently in negotiation.

Directed by Roar Uthaug is based on real predictions of a natural disaster, based on events from 80 years ago when a number of villages in Norway were hit by a huge tsunami after a mountainside collapsed in the fjords. Geologists say that it is just a matter of time before it happens again.

Starring Kristoffer Joner and Ane Dahl Torp, The Wave begins just prior to the incident in the present day and focuses...

Norwegian director Roar Uthaug is preparing Scandinavia’s first disaster movie, The Wave (Bølgen).

The film, budgeted at $7.9m (NOK50m), will depict a tsunami that is predicted to hit Norway at some point in the future.

There was a previous instance in 1934 when 2 million cubic metres of rock fell into Norway’s Tafiord, triggering a 85-metre wave, which left 40 people dead.

Currently, a 700-metre crevice in the Åkneset Fjell, aka the Fjell of Death, expands by 10-15cm annually. This will eventually result in a rockslide, creating a tsunami in the fjord and destroying everything in its path before it reaches land in Geiranger.

“I have been fascinated by this event since I first heard about it six or seven years ago,” said Norwegian producer Martin Sundland, of Fantefilm Fiksjon, which is making feature currently in post-production.

“It is scary that there is such a place in Norway where disaster will unavoidably happen again.”

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Family adventure sells to China, Indonesia, Spain, Brazil and Thailand.

Following its screening at Afm, TrustNordisk has closed a number of deals on Ragnarok.

Mikkel Sandemose family adventure has sold to China (Melting Culture Ltd.), Indonesia (Pratama Film), Spain (Artwood), Brazil (Mares Filmes Ltda) and Thailand (Ipa).

Previously announced deals include to Magnolia Pictures for USA and Interfilm for Japan.

Starring Pål Sverre Hagen as an archeologist obsessed with the Oseberg Viking ship, Ragnarok was released in Norway on Oct 4 and is currently the most popular film in Norwegian cinemas of 2013.

The film was produced by Martin Sundland and Are Heidenstrøm for Fantefilm Fiksjon in co-production with Film i Väst, H. Aschehoug & Co, Filmkraft Invest, Ghost VFX and Tre Vänner, with support from The Norwegian Film Institute, Nordic Film & TV Fund, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, The Swedish Film Institute, the Media programme of the European Union and i2i Audiovisual.

Some quick news has come in for the new flick from TrustNordisk, Ragnarok. Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to the Norwegian film, and we have the first details for you cold off the slab.

From the Press Release

Us distributor Magnolia has acquired the Norwegian action-adventure film Ragnarok from TrustNordisk. Magnolia concluded the deal based on a 3-minute promo shown during the European Film Market in Berlin. The deal was negotiated between Svp of Acquisitions Dori Begley and Director of Acquisitions Peter van Steemburg from Magnolia and CEO Rikke Ennis and Head of Sales Susan Wendt from TrustNordisk.

"We are very excited about Ragnarok, which has all the makings of a terrific action adventure. We are especially pleased to be working with our friends at TrustNordisk again to bring more great Scandinavian cinema to Us audiences,” says President of Magnolia Pictures, Eamonn Bowles.

“I can’t recall having...

Entertainment One has acquired North American rights to “Escape,” the Norwegian action-adventure directed by Roar Uthaug. Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Isabel Christine Andreasen and Milla Olin star in the story of a young woman taken hostage by a ruthless gang in the years after the Black Death and her desperate efforts to escape. Martin Sundland and Are Heidenstrøm of Fantefilm Fiksjon As produced. TrustNordisk is repping the film at Cannes and has additionally sold rights to Rialto Distribution in Australia, Momentum in the UK, Koch Media in Germany, Aurum Producciones in Spain, Film Europe in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and Gulf Film in the Middle East. Nordisk Film will release the film in Norway in September. Entertainment One grabbed North American rights to David Cronenberg’s competition drama “Cosmpolis” just before the 2012 festival began.

Leomax Entertainment has acquired North American rights to the Norwegian psychological horror film Cold Prey from Sweden's AB Svensk Filmindustri.

The film, directed by Roar Uthaug, will have a limited theatrical release followed by home video distribution in the U.S. and Canada by Anchor Bay Entertainment through Leomax's genre label, Indigomotion.

Prey, which had its U.S. premiere at this year's Slamdance Film Festival, revolves around a group of college friends on a snowboarding expedition who are forced to take shelter in an abandoned ski lodge during a storm. It was written by Thomas Moldestad and produced by Magne Lyngner and Martin Sundland.

Prey marks the first acquisition for Leomax, headed by Ingo Vollkammer and his partner Scott Einbinder. Leomax, launched in February with backing from Zurich-based parent company Leomax AG, has a multipicture co-financing and distribution arrangement with Starz Home Entertainment for the production and acquisition of films.

The deal was negotiated by Einbinder on behalf of Leomax and Ann-Kristin Westerberg for AB Svensk.