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In a tough Nordic market that is slowing recovering from the downfall of Viaplay and streamers scaling back on commissions, Miso Film, the Fremantle-owned Nordic powerhouse behind Tobias Lindholm’s “The Investigation” and “Those Who Kill,” isn’t just hanging in there; it’s thriving.

The banner is still helmed by its founding duo Peter Bose and Jonas Allen, who have produced a flurry of iconic series, including “Beck” and “Wallander,” as well as “Those Who Kill,” “Dicte” and “1864.” They’re now celebrating Miso Film’s 20th anniversary with a packed slate of high-end shows and films featuring top Scandinavian talent.

Miso recently premiered Tomas Alfredson’s “Faithless,” an adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s movie, in competition at Toronto Film Festival, and they’re now six-episode series based on Linn Ullmann’s bestselling novel “The Cold Song” and “Royal Blood,” a sprawling historical project set in 1807 when royal...

Oto’s Planet, a 28-minute interactive VR story directed by Gwenael François, won the Chf 10,000 top prize in the Immersive Experiences competition at the 30th edition of the Geneva International Film Festival which closed on November 9.

The French, Canadian and Luxembourg co-production follows the quiet lives of Oto and Skippy on a tiny planet. Sales and distribution are being handled by Paris-based immersive specialist Astrea

The Immersive Experiences strand was open to VR, augmented reality (Ar) and mixed reality (Mr) work. It forms a cornerstone of the festival’s tradition of showcasing artists working in digital arts.

The festival...

Oto’s Planet, a 28-minute interactive VR story directed by Gwenael François, won the Chf 10,000 top prize in the Immersive Experiences competition at this month’s Geneva Digital Market (Gdm) which closed on November 7.

The French, Canadian and Luxembourg co-production follows the quiet lives of Oto and Skippy on a tiny planet. Sales and distribution are being handled by Paris-based immersive specialist Astrea

The Immersive Experiences strand was open to VR, augmented reality (Ar) and mixed reality (Mr) work. It forms a cornerstone of the festival’s tradition of showcasing artists working in digital arts.The Gdm, the industry...

Prime Video is diving into genre in the Nordics with a new slate of shows, including the Swedish mystery crime series “Blind Spot” starring Ida Engvoll (“Love & Anarchy”) and Pål Sverre Hagen (“Furia”), and Henrik Georgsson (“The Bridge”)’s dystopian thriller “Vaka,” starring Emmy-award nominated Jonas Karlsson and Aliette Opheim.

Based on Anne Holt’s best-selling novel “1222” which revolves around the character of Hanne Wilhelmsen, a sharp and dark-minded police officer. The series, penned by celebrated author Sara Heldt (“Sandhamn Murders”) together with Erik Skjoldberg (“Occupied”), follows Hanne who finds herself sheltered in an isolated mountain hotel after a train crash and starts investigating on mysterious murders even though she’s been temporarily suspended from the police.

“Blind Spot” is co-produced by Amazon MGM Studios and Nordic Drama Queens, in association with Fifth Season which represents the show outside of the Nordic region. Skjoldberg is directing all four episodes of the series.

Prime Video Nordics has swooped to acquire nine scripted originals from Viaplay, which abandoned its high-end scripted commissioning drive last year.

The titles will now launch on Prime Video following the agreement, which Martin Backlund, Managing Director of Prime Video Nordics, called a “landmark deal.”

The shows comprise Bullshit, The Commoner, The Fortress, In the Name of Love, Jana – Marked for Life, Paradis City, Solo/Dancing Alone, Furia Season Two and Those Who Kill Season Four. We told you about several of them last year, when Viaplay was pushing ahead with an aggressive scripted originals strategy that was later scrapped.

Also included are library titles such as Couple Trouble, Furia Season One, Hammarvik, Honour and Occupied. This part of the agreement is non-exclusive and the shows will appear on both services.

The Nordics were recently identified as one of several European territories where Prime Video can grow, and was...