Les Arcs Film Festival, the European equivalent to the Sundance Film Festival, has unveiled the list of projects which will be presented during its competitive Work-in-Progress showcase.
Curated by Tribeca and Les Arcs’ artistic director Frederic Boyer and Lison Hervé, the selection will present a broad range of movies in post-production seeking a sales agent, festival slots and international distribution.
This year’s roster includes several titles from Scandinavia, including “Acts of Love,” a Danish-language film directed by Jeppe Rønde, and “The Swedish Torpedo,” a period epic directed by Frida Kempff (“Winter Buoy”). Josefin Neldén stars in “The Swedish Torpedo” as Sally Bauer, the first Scandinavian to swim across the English Channel in 1939. The film is produced by Momento Film, with Amrion, Inland Film Company, and Velvet Films.
“Acts of Love,” meanwhile, tells the story of a young woman living in a religious community and stars Jonas Holst Schmidt (“Copenhagen Does Not Exist...
Curated by Tribeca and Les Arcs’ artistic director Frederic Boyer and Lison Hervé, the selection will present a broad range of movies in post-production seeking a sales agent, festival slots and international distribution.
This year’s roster includes several titles from Scandinavia, including “Acts of Love,” a Danish-language film directed by Jeppe Rønde, and “The Swedish Torpedo,” a period epic directed by Frida Kempff (“Winter Buoy”). Josefin Neldén stars in “The Swedish Torpedo” as Sally Bauer, the first Scandinavian to swim across the English Channel in 1939. The film is produced by Momento Film, with Amrion, Inland Film Company, and Velvet Films.
“Acts of Love,” meanwhile, tells the story of a young woman living in a religious community and stars Jonas Holst Schmidt (“Copenhagen Does Not Exist...
- 12/8/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
No sales company is attached yet but Scandinavian Film Distribution has pre-bought Scandinavian rights.
Danish filmmaker Jeppe Ronde is now midway through the shoot for his new feature Acts Of Love, which is shooting in Jutland, Denmark. The Danish-language drama will tell the story of a young woman living in a religious community whose orderly life is interrupted when a man from her past visits, forcing them to confront their unresolved trauma.
The cast features Jonas Holst Schmidt (Copenhagen Does Not Exist), Cecilie Lassen (Walk With Me) and Ann Eleonora Jørgensen (Italian for Beginners). The seven-week shoot kicked off on...
Danish filmmaker Jeppe Ronde is now midway through the shoot for his new feature Acts Of Love, which is shooting in Jutland, Denmark. The Danish-language drama will tell the story of a young woman living in a religious community whose orderly life is interrupted when a man from her past visits, forcing them to confront their unresolved trauma.
The cast features Jonas Holst Schmidt (Copenhagen Does Not Exist), Cecilie Lassen (Walk With Me) and Ann Eleonora Jørgensen (Italian for Beginners). The seven-week shoot kicked off on...
- 5/19/2023
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
[This post originally appeared as part of Recommendation Machine, IndieWire’s daily TV picks feature.]
Where to Watch “Elves”: Netlix
There’s probably never a world where “Elves” wasn’t going to use a moody cover of a Christmas song over its opening credits. Sure enough, within a few minutes of the show starting, there’s a version of “Carol of the Bells” that’s even more ominous than its natural, Hallmark Channel resting state.
Embedded within the idea of calling a show “Elves” is a sly smile. “You thought you were clicking on a cute holiday rom-com with a Disney Channel alum,” it’s saying to any Netflix user giving the show a spin. If those credits didn’t clinch the idea that this is decidedly not the case, the ritualistic sacrifice of a cow that comes right before it is a big hint.
Instead, “Elves” follows the not-so-cozy holiday of a family looking for a Christmas...
Where to Watch “Elves”: Netlix
There’s probably never a world where “Elves” wasn’t going to use a moody cover of a Christmas song over its opening credits. Sure enough, within a few minutes of the show starting, there’s a version of “Carol of the Bells” that’s even more ominous than its natural, Hallmark Channel resting state.
Embedded within the idea of calling a show “Elves” is a sly smile. “You thought you were clicking on a cute holiday rom-com with a Disney Channel alum,” it’s saying to any Netflix user giving the show a spin. If those credits didn’t clinch the idea that this is decidedly not the case, the ritualistic sacrifice of a cow that comes right before it is a big hint.
Instead, “Elves” follows the not-so-cozy holiday of a family looking for a Christmas...
- 11/30/2021
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
BBC America has come on board to co-produce the new British mini-series The Spies of Warsaw starring Doctor Who‘s David Tennant and Janet Montgomery (Black Swan), which was announced by the BBC last week as commissioned for pubcaster’s BBC Four channel. Adapted by Emmy-winning writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais from Alan Furst’s novel, Spies Of Warsaw is set in Poland, Paris, London and Berlin in the years leading up to the Second World War. Production begins next month in Poland. In the Us, the mini-series will air as part of BBC America’s Dramaville programming block. BBC America joins existing co-producers Fresh Pictures, Apple Film for TV Poland in association with Arte France and BBC Worldwide. The cast of the mini also includes Anton Lesser, Burn Gorman, Richard Lintern, Dan Fredenburgh, Ludger Pistor, Ann Eleonora Jørgensen and Jan Pohl.
- 4/11/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Sofie Gråbøl has teased that the second series of The Killing is "more complicated". Watch our interview with the cast of The Killing below: The actress, who plays Sarah Lund, told Digital Spy at the Crime Thriller Awards that she can't give too much away. "It's shorter," she said. "It's a more complicated plot than the first season. But I can say that it's a new case, a new murder case." Gråbøl admitted that she has just seen "clips" from the American remake, but her co-star Ann Eleonora Jørgensen revealed that she has watched an episode. (more)...
- 10/10/2011
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
Acclaimed Danish drama series The Killing has dominated this year's Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards. The murder mystery scooped three trophies at the ceremony, which celebrates achievements in crime literature, TV and film. The Killing was awarded the 'International TV Dagger', while its stars Sofie Gråbøl and Ann Eleonora Jørgensen grabbed 'Best Actress' and 'Best Supporting Actress' respectively. In other categories, Jeff Bridges western True Grit (more)...
- 10/7/2011
- by By Daniel Sperling
- Digital Spy
BBC4 is reshowing the Danish drama for those who missed it first time around. So have you been watching? And has it lived up to the hype?
Spoiler Alert: This post contains spoilers for those who have not seen past episode three. Current BBC4 viewers have not seen beyond episode seven - please do not post spoilers for future episodes
My name is Ben and, finally, I can call myself a fan of The Killing. Until two weeks ago, friends and colleagues would go on (and on) about the fantastic darkness of this Scandinavian drama, the unique flavour of Nordic Noir and the jumpers of someone called Sarah – and they may as well have been speaking Danish for all I really understood what they were talking about.
But the exile is now over. The critically acclaimed, 20-part series is being repeated on BBC4 and I can, at last, join the conversation.
Spoiler Alert: This post contains spoilers for those who have not seen past episode three. Current BBC4 viewers have not seen beyond episode seven - please do not post spoilers for future episodes
My name is Ben and, finally, I can call myself a fan of The Killing. Until two weeks ago, friends and colleagues would go on (and on) about the fantastic darkness of this Scandinavian drama, the unique flavour of Nordic Noir and the jumpers of someone called Sarah – and they may as well have been speaking Danish for all I really understood what they were talking about.
But the exile is now over. The critically acclaimed, 20-part series is being repeated on BBC4 and I can, at last, join the conversation.
- 8/30/2011
- by Ben Dowell
- The Guardian - Film News
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