The Finnish Film Affair, an annual industry event running parallel to the Helsinki International Film Festival, handed its top prize Thursday night to “Je’vida,” a historical drama about memory, survival and personal growth from director Katja Gauriloff.
“Je’vida” was one of seven fiction feature works in progress that were pitched to an audience of industry guests in Helsinki on Sept. 22, during the Finnish Film Affair’s showcase of local and regional projects. The jury noted that the winning film “is a story that needs to be told, with real potential to become relatable globally. The presentation and cinematography felt personal, beautiful and visually striking.”
Produced by Joonas Berghäll of Oktober Oy, “Je’vida” is the first film ever shot in the Skolt Sámi language. It tells the story of an elderly woman who has abandoned her past under the pressures of assimilation and winds across three different time periods.
“Je’vida” was one of seven fiction feature works in progress that were pitched to an audience of industry guests in Helsinki on Sept. 22, during the Finnish Film Affair’s showcase of local and regional projects. The jury noted that the winning film “is a story that needs to be told, with real potential to become relatable globally. The presentation and cinematography felt personal, beautiful and visually striking.”
Produced by Joonas Berghäll of Oktober Oy, “Je’vida” is the first film ever shot in the Skolt Sámi language. It tells the story of an elderly woman who has abandoned her past under the pressures of assimilation and winds across three different time periods.
- 9/23/2022
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Katja Gauriloff’s Je’vida is the first film to be shot in the Skolt Sami language.
Katja Gauriloff’s Je’vida, the first feature to be made in the Skolt Sami language was awarded the best fiction project award at the Finnish Film Affair (Ffa) in Helsinki this week.
The film is now in post-production and tells a very personal story of a woman forced to assimilate into a culture that is not her own and abandon her own language and culture. Gauriloff, who is of Skolt Sami heritage, said the story is based on the experiences of her mother,...
Katja Gauriloff’s Je’vida, the first feature to be made in the Skolt Sami language was awarded the best fiction project award at the Finnish Film Affair (Ffa) in Helsinki this week.
The film is now in post-production and tells a very personal story of a woman forced to assimilate into a culture that is not her own and abandon her own language and culture. Gauriloff, who is of Skolt Sami heritage, said the story is based on the experiences of her mother,...
- 9/23/2022
- by Louise Tutt
- ScreenDaily
The Finnish FIlm Affair will showcase 26 Nordic projects in development or production.
Cannes’ film department director Christian Jeune, Curzon’s acquisitions executive Eleonora Pescim and the director for Film Nordics for Netflix, Claire Willats, will comprise the best fiction jury at this month’s Finnish Film Affair (Ffa), September 21-23).
The Ffa is the showcase for new film projects from Finland and the Nordics.
The jury for best documentary will comprise of Pierre-Alexis Chevit, head of Cannes Docs and Marche du Film; Polly McAlister, sales manager at Tvf International; and Shane Smith, artistic director of HotDocs.
The Finnish Film Affair...
Cannes’ film department director Christian Jeune, Curzon’s acquisitions executive Eleonora Pescim and the director for Film Nordics for Netflix, Claire Willats, will comprise the best fiction jury at this month’s Finnish Film Affair (Ffa), September 21-23).
The Ffa is the showcase for new film projects from Finland and the Nordics.
The jury for best documentary will comprise of Pierre-Alexis Chevit, head of Cannes Docs and Marche du Film; Polly McAlister, sales manager at Tvf International; and Shane Smith, artistic director of HotDocs.
The Finnish Film Affair...
- 9/14/2022
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
In Venice, six Sami filmmakers take part in the ÁRRAN 360° project.
Netflix has struck a partnership with the International Sámi Film Institute to further develop Sámi voices in the Nordic region.
The partnership between Netflix and the International Sámi Film Institute is part of the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity, which supports diversity and representation within the entertainment industry through training and up-skilling initiatives. Other programmes backed by the fund include the Children’s Content Lab for Disabled TV Creators, Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival’s Inclusion Fellowship, and the Because She Created programme for female screenwriters in the Arab world.
Netflix has struck a partnership with the International Sámi Film Institute to further develop Sámi voices in the Nordic region.
The partnership between Netflix and the International Sámi Film Institute is part of the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity, which supports diversity and representation within the entertainment industry through training and up-skilling initiatives. Other programmes backed by the fund include the Children’s Content Lab for Disabled TV Creators, Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival’s Inclusion Fellowship, and the Because She Created programme for female screenwriters in the Arab world.
- 8/31/2022
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
The Swedish-Lebanese actor makes his directorial debut
Swedish-Lebanese actor Fares Fares is to make his directorial debut with upcoming Swedish thriller A Day And A Half for Netflix.
Fares, who is best known for Westworld, Chernobyl and Child 44, will direct and star in the film alongside Alexej Manvelov and Alma Pöysti. Fares also wrote the screenplay with Peter Smirnakos.
Set during one hot summer, the story follows a man who takes his ex-wife hostage and embarks with on a road trip with her and a police officer through rural Sweden. It will shoot this summer.
The Swedish-language film is inspired by true events.
Swedish-Lebanese actor Fares Fares is to make his directorial debut with upcoming Swedish thriller A Day And A Half for Netflix.
Fares, who is best known for Westworld, Chernobyl and Child 44, will direct and star in the film alongside Alexej Manvelov and Alma Pöysti. Fares also wrote the screenplay with Peter Smirnakos.
Set during one hot summer, the story follows a man who takes his ex-wife hostage and embarks with on a road trip with her and a police officer through rural Sweden. It will shoot this summer.
The Swedish-language film is inspired by true events.
- 5/20/2022
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
“Westworld’s” Fares Fares is set to make his directorial debut with a Swedish film titled “A Day and a Half” for Netflix.
Fares will also star in the feature alongside Alexej Manvelov (“Chernobyl”) and Alma Pöysti (“Tove”). It is scheduled to hit Netflix in 2023.
Inspired by a true story, “A Day and a Half” tells the tale of Artan (played by Manvelov), a man who takes his ex-wife Louise (Pöysti) hostage on a perilous road trip through Sweden with the police in tow. Police officer Lukas (played by Fares) is also along for the ride. Artan hopes the crazy summer trip will result in him being reunited with his daughter.
Shooting will commence in Sweden later this month.
Warner Bros. International TV Production in Sweden are producing the pic. As well as starring in and directing the film, Fares has also co-written the screenplay with Peter Smirnakos.
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Fares will also star in the feature alongside Alexej Manvelov (“Chernobyl”) and Alma Pöysti (“Tove”). It is scheduled to hit Netflix in 2023.
Inspired by a true story, “A Day and a Half” tells the tale of Artan (played by Manvelov), a man who takes his ex-wife Louise (Pöysti) hostage on a perilous road trip through Sweden with the police in tow. Police officer Lukas (played by Fares) is also along for the ride. Artan hopes the crazy summer trip will result in him being reunited with his daughter.
Shooting will commence in Sweden later this month.
Warner Bros. International TV Production in Sweden are producing the pic. As well as starring in and directing the film, Fares has also co-written the screenplay with Peter Smirnakos.
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- 5/20/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix Greenlights Swedish Film ‘A Day And A Half’ From ‘Chernobyl’ Star Fares Fares
Netflix has greenlit A Day and a Half, a Swedish action film directed by, written by and starring Chernobyl and Westworld star Fares Fares. Fares will play police officer Lukas, tracking down leads Artan (Alexej Manvelov) and Louise (Alma Pöysti), a divorced couple on an emotionally-charged road trip when Artan takes Louise hostage to reunite with his daughter. The journey takes them through rural Sweden during a hot summer, all while having police on their heels. Warner Bros. International TV Production is producing and Fares is also writing alongside Peter Smirnakos. Netflix Director of Film, Nordics, Claire Willats, called A Day and a Half “in essence an intimate story about loss, lies, betrayals, love, prejudice and family.” Earlier this week, Amazon Prime Video ordered its debut Nordic original TV series Toppen, which recently entered production.
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Netflix has greenlit A Day and a Half, a Swedish action film directed by, written by and starring Chernobyl and Westworld star Fares Fares. Fares will play police officer Lukas, tracking down leads Artan (Alexej Manvelov) and Louise (Alma Pöysti), a divorced couple on an emotionally-charged road trip when Artan takes Louise hostage to reunite with his daughter. The journey takes them through rural Sweden during a hot summer, all while having police on their heels. Warner Bros. International TV Production is producing and Fares is also writing alongside Peter Smirnakos. Netflix Director of Film, Nordics, Claire Willats, called A Day and a Half “in essence an intimate story about loss, lies, betrayals, love, prejudice and family.” Earlier this week, Amazon Prime Video ordered its debut Nordic original TV series Toppen, which recently entered production.
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- 5/20/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has ordered “Blasted,” a Norwegian comedy sci-fi film inspired by the real-life UFO-phenomenon in Hessdalen, Norway.
The film will be directed by Martin Sofiedal, written by Emanuel Nordrum and produced by Are Heidenstrøm (“The Wave”) at Miso Film.
“Blasted” follows childhood friends Sebastian and Mikkel, who are reunited for Sebastian’s bachelor party. While Mikkel never matured past teenage laser tag-prodigy, Sebastian has grown into a career-obsessed workaholic who’s using the party to schmooze a potential client. But when the bachelor party stumbles head-first into an
alien invasion, it’s up to Mikkel and Sebastian to reunite as the kick-ass lasertag duo they once were and fight back.
“Blasted” is headlined by Axel Bøyum and Fredrik Skogsrud and also stars Mathias Luppichini, André Sørum, Eirik Hallert, Evelyn Rasmussen Osazuwa and Ingrid Bolsø Berdal.
“It is very exciting to be the first Norwegian sci-fi comedy in production,” said Are Heidenstrøm,...
The film will be directed by Martin Sofiedal, written by Emanuel Nordrum and produced by Are Heidenstrøm (“The Wave”) at Miso Film.
“Blasted” follows childhood friends Sebastian and Mikkel, who are reunited for Sebastian’s bachelor party. While Mikkel never matured past teenage laser tag-prodigy, Sebastian has grown into a career-obsessed workaholic who’s using the party to schmooze a potential client. But when the bachelor party stumbles head-first into an
alien invasion, it’s up to Mikkel and Sebastian to reunite as the kick-ass lasertag duo they once were and fight back.
“Blasted” is headlined by Axel Bøyum and Fredrik Skogsrud and also stars Mathias Luppichini, André Sørum, Eirik Hallert, Evelyn Rasmussen Osazuwa and Ingrid Bolsø Berdal.
“It is very exciting to be the first Norwegian sci-fi comedy in production,” said Are Heidenstrøm,...
- 5/12/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game Of Thrones) and Joe Cole (Peaky Blinders) are leading the cast of Against The Ice, a survival movie being produced by Baltasar Kormákur (Everest) for Netflix.
The pic is a passion project for Emmy nominee Coster-Waldau, who has penned the screenplay with co-writer Joe Derrick, adapted from the original Danish novel Two Against The Ice.
The English-language movie is being produced by Kormákur’s Rvk Studios, the Icelandic production company behind the Netflix original series Katla and newly announced Entrapped. It is also the first project from Coster-Waldau and Derrick’s fledgling production co Ill Kippers to progress into production.
In 1909, Denmark’s Alabama Expedition led by Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) was attempting to disprove the United States’ claim to North Eastern Greenland, a claim that was rooted in the idea that Greenland was broken up into two different pieces of land. Leaving their crew behind with the ship,...
The pic is a passion project for Emmy nominee Coster-Waldau, who has penned the screenplay with co-writer Joe Derrick, adapted from the original Danish novel Two Against The Ice.
The English-language movie is being produced by Kormákur’s Rvk Studios, the Icelandic production company behind the Netflix original series Katla and newly announced Entrapped. It is also the first project from Coster-Waldau and Derrick’s fledgling production co Ill Kippers to progress into production.
In 1909, Denmark’s Alabama Expedition led by Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) was attempting to disprove the United States’ claim to North Eastern Greenland, a claim that was rooted in the idea that Greenland was broken up into two different pieces of land. Leaving their crew behind with the ship,...
- 1/19/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Emerging African filmmakers triumph at project development event.
Ethiopian director Hiwot Admasu Getaneh’s Addis Ababa-set tale of self-discovery Sweet Annoyance scooped the top €10,000 development prize at the Marrakech International Film Festival’s second Atlas Workshops on Friday (Dec 6).
The four-day meeting drew some 270 international cinema professionals and presented 28 projects in development and post-production from Middle Eastern, North African and African filmmakers.
The jury for the 10 projects in the running for the Atlas Development Awards was composed of Moroccan director Laïla Marrakchi, Lebanese producer Georges Schoucair and Juliette Schrameck, managing director of Paris-based mk2 Films.
Set against the nightlife of the Ethiopian capital,...
Ethiopian director Hiwot Admasu Getaneh’s Addis Ababa-set tale of self-discovery Sweet Annoyance scooped the top €10,000 development prize at the Marrakech International Film Festival’s second Atlas Workshops on Friday (Dec 6).
The four-day meeting drew some 270 international cinema professionals and presented 28 projects in development and post-production from Middle Eastern, North African and African filmmakers.
The jury for the 10 projects in the running for the Atlas Development Awards was composed of Moroccan director Laïla Marrakchi, Lebanese producer Georges Schoucair and Juliette Schrameck, managing director of Paris-based mk2 Films.
Set against the nightlife of the Ethiopian capital,...
- 12/7/2019
- by 1100388¦Melanie Goodfellow¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Djibouti’s “The Gravedigger,” Morocco’s “Zanka Contact” and Ethiopia’s “Sweet Annoyance” were among the major winners in the post-production and development categories of the second edition of the Marrakech Film Festival’s Atlas Workshops.
“The Gravedigger,” by Khadar Ahmed, and “Zanka Contact,” by Ismaël el Iraki, won the top awards – €20,000 and $11,000 respectively – in the post-production competition, and “The Gravedigger” also won the new $3,300 Naas prize for film circulation. Both pics are first features.
Ethiopia’s “Sweet Annoyance,” by Hiwot Admasu Getaneh, Morocco’s “The Original Lie,” by Asmae El Moudir, and Rwanda’s “Ikimanuka – Seasons of the Weary Kind,” by Samuel Ishimwe, were the winners in the development competition, and received $11,000, $5,500 and $5,500 respectively.
The new $6,660 Artekino prize attributed during the workshops was awarded to Morocco’s “Les Meutes” by Kamal Lazraq. This is the first time that French-German broadcaster Arte has attributed an award in an African film festival.
“The Gravedigger,” by Khadar Ahmed, and “Zanka Contact,” by Ismaël el Iraki, won the top awards – €20,000 and $11,000 respectively – in the post-production competition, and “The Gravedigger” also won the new $3,300 Naas prize for film circulation. Both pics are first features.
Ethiopia’s “Sweet Annoyance,” by Hiwot Admasu Getaneh, Morocco’s “The Original Lie,” by Asmae El Moudir, and Rwanda’s “Ikimanuka – Seasons of the Weary Kind,” by Samuel Ishimwe, were the winners in the development competition, and received $11,000, $5,500 and $5,500 respectively.
The new $6,660 Artekino prize attributed during the workshops was awarded to Morocco’s “Les Meutes” by Kamal Lazraq. This is the first time that French-German broadcaster Arte has attributed an award in an African film festival.
- 12/7/2019
- by Martin Dale
- Variety Film + TV
Second edition of project platform will showcase 28 feature projects.
Upcoming feature films by Egyptian director Tamer el Said and Moroccan Bafta nominee Ismaël Ferroukhi are among the 28 projects to be showcased at the second edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival’s Atlas Workshops, running December 3 to 6.
“We got off to a good start in the first edition,” says Remi Bonhomme, who has spearheaded the meeting.
He notes the winner of the last year’s main post-production prize– Hassen Ferhani’s documentary 143 Sahara Street – went on to enjoy a successful festival career, clinching the best emerging director prize in...
Upcoming feature films by Egyptian director Tamer el Said and Moroccan Bafta nominee Ismaël Ferroukhi are among the 28 projects to be showcased at the second edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival’s Atlas Workshops, running December 3 to 6.
“We got off to a good start in the first edition,” says Remi Bonhomme, who has spearheaded the meeting.
He notes the winner of the last year’s main post-production prize– Hassen Ferhani’s documentary 143 Sahara Street – went on to enjoy a successful festival career, clinching the best emerging director prize in...
- 11/29/2019
- by 1100388¦Melanie Goodfellow¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Executive joins from Germany’s Constantin Film.
Netflix has bolstered its international team with the hiring of Sasha Bühler, who joins as director of original film for Germany, France, Nordics.
Bühler was most recently at Germany’s Constantin Film, where she was head of acquisitions and international co-productions.
At Netflix, she joins the London-based international team headed up by David Kosse, who moved to the streaming giant from Stx as vice president of international film in March this year.
Also on the international team is Teresa Moneo, whose role is now director of international original film for Spain and Italy,...
Netflix has bolstered its international team with the hiring of Sasha Bühler, who joins as director of original film for Germany, France, Nordics.
Bühler was most recently at Germany’s Constantin Film, where she was head of acquisitions and international co-productions.
At Netflix, she joins the London-based international team headed up by David Kosse, who moved to the streaming giant from Stx as vice president of international film in March this year.
Also on the international team is Teresa Moneo, whose role is now director of international original film for Spain and Italy,...
- 9/10/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Netflix has made a key international hire: former Constantin exec Sasha Bühler is joining the streamer as Director of Original Film for Germany, France and Nordics.
The hire was made by Netflix VP of International Original Film, David Kosse, whose team is overseeing international film production and acquisitions with a focus on making and acquiring significant non-English language films that can travel around the world.
Starting in December, Bühler will join Kosse’s London based team and will work alongside colleagues including Teresa Moneo, and Mike Wheet and former Stx acquisitions director Claire Willats who will focus on non-English language film acquisitions.
Netflix has made international expansion a priority as it looks to replicate the success of hit foreign-language series such as La Casa De Papel (Money Heist) and Dark on the film side.
The hire was made by Netflix VP of International Original Film, David Kosse, whose team is overseeing international film production and acquisitions with a focus on making and acquiring significant non-English language films that can travel around the world.
Starting in December, Bühler will join Kosse’s London based team and will work alongside colleagues including Teresa Moneo, and Mike Wheet and former Stx acquisitions director Claire Willats who will focus on non-English language film acquisitions.
Netflix has made international expansion a priority as it looks to replicate the success of hit foreign-language series such as La Casa De Papel (Money Heist) and Dark on the film side.
- 9/10/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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