The Goteborg Film Festival is adding TV drama to its usual public film programme for its 2016 edition.
Goteborg (Jan 29-Feb 8) is already well known as a meeting place for the TV industry, because of its industry TV Drama Vision two-day programme.
Now the festival’s new TV section will showcase several Nordic programmes. They include:
The Most Forbidden (Sweden)
A miniseries by Tova Magnusson written by Asa Lantz based on Kerstin Thorvall’s 1976 autobiographical novel about a middle aged woman’s desires.
Follow the Money (Denmark)
A drama series from Jeppe Gjervig Gram and Per Fly starring Bo Larsen as a detective investigating how a company might have been involved in a death on the Danish coast.
Occupied (Norway)
Based on a Jo Nesbo idea, this story looks at a Norwegian prime minister in a fictitious near future when he wants to shut down fossil fuel production, leading Russia to invade Norway.
Trapped (Iceland...
Goteborg (Jan 29-Feb 8) is already well known as a meeting place for the TV industry, because of its industry TV Drama Vision two-day programme.
Now the festival’s new TV section will showcase several Nordic programmes. They include:
The Most Forbidden (Sweden)
A miniseries by Tova Magnusson written by Asa Lantz based on Kerstin Thorvall’s 1976 autobiographical novel about a middle aged woman’s desires.
Follow the Money (Denmark)
A drama series from Jeppe Gjervig Gram and Per Fly starring Bo Larsen as a detective investigating how a company might have been involved in a death on the Danish coast.
Occupied (Norway)
Based on a Jo Nesbo idea, this story looks at a Norwegian prime minister in a fictitious near future when he wants to shut down fossil fuel production, leading Russia to invade Norway.
Trapped (Iceland...
- 12/22/2015
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Per Fly’s biopic leads Swedish film award nominations with 11 nods, followed by Shed No Tears, The Reunion and Hotell.Scroll down for full nominations
Waltz With Monica (Monica Z), from Danish director Per Fly, leads the race for the Guldbagge (Golden Beetle) – the Swedish national film awards, now in its 50th year – with 11 nominations.
The story of legendary Swedish singer-actress Monica Zetterlund stars Edda Magnason in her first film role.
The biopic has been nominated for best film, best director, best cinematography and best actress for Magnason. Its other nominations include two of the three slots in the best supporting actor category for Kjell Bergqvist and Sverrir Gudnason.
Shed No Tears (Känn ingen sorg), about a man who dreams of success in the music world, has secured nine nominations. The film is directed by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein, back from Hollywood after directing action sequel Underworld: Awakening.
The duo have been nominated for best director...
Waltz With Monica (Monica Z), from Danish director Per Fly, leads the race for the Guldbagge (Golden Beetle) – the Swedish national film awards, now in its 50th year – with 11 nominations.
The story of legendary Swedish singer-actress Monica Zetterlund stars Edda Magnason in her first film role.
The biopic has been nominated for best film, best director, best cinematography and best actress for Magnason. Its other nominations include two of the three slots in the best supporting actor category for Kjell Bergqvist and Sverrir Gudnason.
Shed No Tears (Känn ingen sorg), about a man who dreams of success in the music world, has secured nine nominations. The film is directed by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein, back from Hollywood after directing action sequel Underworld: Awakening.
The duo have been nominated for best director...
- 1/3/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
A delightfully droll ensemble comedy, Flicker (Aka Flimmer) comfortably mixes laugh-out-loud moments with empathetic observations about life in a moderately-sized Swedish town that is dominated by a telecommunications company. Writer/director Patrick Eklund presents a cross-section of people whose lives are disrupted by a temporary power outage. The town of Backberga is home to Unicom, now run by Tord (Kjell Bergqvist), the founder's son. A poker-faced, ineffectual executive, Tord is feeling pressure from the board of directors, who are expecting big things from Unicom's implementation of 4G service. Unfortunately, Tord doesn't seem to have a strong instinctual feeling for business or for people; in the recent past, he approved a woefully misguided -- but very funny! -- advertising campaign, and in the present moment, casually ignores...
- 9/24/2012
- Screen Anarchy
And we continue to pile on the pre-afm goodies, this time with the sales trailer for the upcoming Swedish thriller Gone, or Försvunnen for you wacky bastids who like trying to pronounce stuff!
Below you'll find the first trailer and the previously released official imagery from Mattias Olsson and Henrik Jp Åkesson's Gone (Försvunnen), which has a release date of 26 August 2011 in Sweden. The flick stars Sofia Ledarp (The Girl Who Played With Fire), Kjell Bergqvist, and Björn Kjellman.
Synopsis
A young woman, Malin, has recently been through a family trauma. She decides to leave her home town of Karlskrona to start a new life in one of the northern towns of Sweden. During her long road trip she encounters a mysterious man who starts following her. Before she knows it, she has been kidnapped and brought to a basement somewhere deep in the forest. Nobody knows she is gone,...
Below you'll find the first trailer and the previously released official imagery from Mattias Olsson and Henrik Jp Åkesson's Gone (Försvunnen), which has a release date of 26 August 2011 in Sweden. The flick stars Sofia Ledarp (The Girl Who Played With Fire), Kjell Bergqvist, and Björn Kjellman.
Synopsis
A young woman, Malin, has recently been through a family trauma. She decides to leave her home town of Karlskrona to start a new life in one of the northern towns of Sweden. During her long road trip she encounters a mysterious man who starts following her. Before she knows it, she has been kidnapped and brought to a basement somewhere deep in the forest. Nobody knows she is gone,...
- 10/28/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Premiering at the forthcoming Afm is Mattias Olsson and Henrik Jp Åkesson's Swedish thriller Gone (Försvunnen), which stars Sofia Ledarp (The Girl Who Played With Fire), Kjell Bergqvist and Björn Kjellman. Just in time for the market we got our hands on the first trailer that looks quite promising. Enjoy it inside. "A young woman, Malin, has recently been through a family trauma. She decides to leave her home town of Karlskrona to start a new life in one of the northern towns of Sweden. During her long road-trip she encounters a mysterious man who starts following her. Before she knows it she has been kidnapped and brought to a basement somewhere deep in the forest. Nobody knows she is gone and nobody is coming to save her. She has nobody to count on but herself."...
- 10/28/2011
- bloody-disgusting.com
Yet more goodies from the Swedish terror tale Gone have graced our offices, so of course it's time to share. Why? Because we dig you cats. Feast your eyes, kids!
Below you'll find the first official imagery from Mattias Olsson and Henrik Jp Åkesson's Swedish thriller Gone (Försvunnen), which has a release date of 26 August 2011 in Sweden. The flick stars Sofia Ledarp (The Girl Who Played With Fire), Kjell Bergqvist, and Björn Kjellman.
For many, many more pics click here, here, and here!
Synopsis
A young woman, Malin, has recently been through a family trauma. She decides to leave her home town of Karlskrona to start a new life in one of the northern towns of Sweden. During her long road trip she encounters a mysterious man who starts following her. Before she knows it, she has been kidnapped and brought to a basement somewhere deep in the forest.
Below you'll find the first official imagery from Mattias Olsson and Henrik Jp Åkesson's Swedish thriller Gone (Försvunnen), which has a release date of 26 August 2011 in Sweden. The flick stars Sofia Ledarp (The Girl Who Played With Fire), Kjell Bergqvist, and Björn Kjellman.
For many, many more pics click here, here, and here!
Synopsis
A young woman, Malin, has recently been through a family trauma. She decides to leave her home town of Karlskrona to start a new life in one of the northern towns of Sweden. During her long road trip she encounters a mysterious man who starts following her. Before she knows it, she has been kidnapped and brought to a basement somewhere deep in the forest.
- 4/19/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
You want stills from a new flick? How does having access to thousands of them sound to you? We're talking the mother lode. Tons of eye candy. Millions of pixels to sift though. Don't have time for that? We've got a few choice ones for you right here!
Below you'll find the first official imagery from Mattias Olsson and Henrik Jp Åkesson's Swedish thriller Gone (Försvunnen), which has a release date of 26 August 2011 in Sweden. The flick stars Sofia Ledarp (The Girl Who Played With Fire), Kjell Bergqvist, and Björn Kjellman.
For many, many more pics click here, here, and here!
Synopsis
A young woman, Malin, has recently been through a family trauma. She decides to leave her home town of Karlskrona to start a new life in one of the northern towns of Sweden. During her long road trip she encounters a mysterious man who starts following her.
Below you'll find the first official imagery from Mattias Olsson and Henrik Jp Åkesson's Swedish thriller Gone (Försvunnen), which has a release date of 26 August 2011 in Sweden. The flick stars Sofia Ledarp (The Girl Who Played With Fire), Kjell Bergqvist, and Björn Kjellman.
For many, many more pics click here, here, and here!
Synopsis
A young woman, Malin, has recently been through a family trauma. She decides to leave her home town of Karlskrona to start a new life in one of the northern towns of Sweden. During her long road trip she encounters a mysterious man who starts following her.
- 4/14/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Premiering at the forthcoming Cannes market/festival is Mattias Olsson and Henrik Jp Åkesson's Swedish thriller Gone (Försvunnen), which stars Sofia Ledarp (The Girl Who Played With Fire), Kjell Bergqvist and Björn Kjellman. "A young woman, Malin, has recently been through a family trauma. She decides to leave her home town of Karlskrona to start a new life in one of the northern towns of Sweden. During her long road-trip she encounters a mysterious man who starts following her. Before she knows it she has been kidnapped and brought to a basement somewhere deep in the forest. Nobody knows she is gone and nobody is coming to save her. She has nobody to count on but herself." Inside you'll find an exclusive image, along with two others, while you'll find thousands of behind-the-scenes pics here, here, and here. Thousands.
- 4/14/2011
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Swedish thriller Gone is making an appearance at the Cannes Film Festival this year and we've got an image and some details to share with you. the film is directed by Mattias Olsson and Henrik Jp Åkesson and stars Sofia Ledarp, Kjell Bergqvist and Björn Kjellman. A young woman, Malin, has recently been through a family trauma. She decides to leave her home town of Karlskrona to start a new life in one of the northern towns of Sweden. During her long road-trip she encounters a mysterious man who starts following her. Before she knows it she has been kidnapped and brought to a basement somewhere deep in the forest. Nobody knows she is gone and nobody is coming to save her. She has nobody to count on but herself. Stay tuned for more details as they come in!
- 4/14/2011
- shocktillyoudrop.com
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