The companies recently worked together on the horror film Feed, a local box-office hit.
Nordisk Film is bolstering its Swedish slate by striking a three-year first-look deal with Scandinavian Content Group.
The pact covers all features in development and production at genre specialist Scandinavian Content Group, including the upcoming titles Carousel, Canceled and an untitled Swedish-Norwegian romcom.
The companies recently worked together on the horror film Feed, directed by Johannes Persson and a local box-office hit.
The first-look option is for distribution deals but could extend to co-financing in some cases.
The deal was negotiated between executive producer Börje Hansson...
Nordisk Film is bolstering its Swedish slate by striking a three-year first-look deal with Scandinavian Content Group.
The pact covers all features in development and production at genre specialist Scandinavian Content Group, including the upcoming titles Carousel, Canceled and an untitled Swedish-Norwegian romcom.
The companies recently worked together on the horror film Feed, directed by Johannes Persson and a local box-office hit.
The first-look option is for distribution deals but could extend to co-financing in some cases.
The deal was negotiated between executive producer Börje Hansson...
- 5/2/2023
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Netflix has ordered “Clark,” a drama series about the Swedish criminal Clark Olofsson who will be portrayed by Bill Skarsgård (“It Chapter Two”).
The six-episode series is based on Olofsson’s autobiography “Vafan var det som hände” and will chart Clark’s early years until present day. Referred to as a “celebrity gangster,” Olofsson started his criminal career in the 1960s and became one of the most controversial personalities in contemporary Swedish history. Over the years, Clark gave rise to the concept of Stockholm Syndrome, managed to escape prisons and committed robberies all over Europe.
“Clark” is set to be directed by Jonas Åkerlund and will launch exclusively on Netflix. The Swedish-language series is being produced by Scandinavian Content Group.
“’Clark’ is the story about the most politically incorrect man, who lived the most politically incorrect life… It’s an ultra-violent, witty, emotional, real and surreal biography to put a...
The six-episode series is based on Olofsson’s autobiography “Vafan var det som hände” and will chart Clark’s early years until present day. Referred to as a “celebrity gangster,” Olofsson started his criminal career in the 1960s and became one of the most controversial personalities in contemporary Swedish history. Over the years, Clark gave rise to the concept of Stockholm Syndrome, managed to escape prisons and committed robberies all over Europe.
“Clark” is set to be directed by Jonas Åkerlund and will launch exclusively on Netflix. The Swedish-language series is being produced by Scandinavian Content Group.
“’Clark’ is the story about the most politically incorrect man, who lived the most politically incorrect life… It’s an ultra-violent, witty, emotional, real and surreal biography to put a...
- 5/11/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
‘It’ Star Bill Skarsgård To Play Notorious Swedish Criminal Clark Olofsson In Netflix Series ‘Clark’
Bill Skarsgård, the actor who played Pennywise in the 2017 adaptation of It, has been set to play Swedish criminal Clark Olofsson in a six-part Netflix series.
Skarsgård will star in Clark, a Swedish language adaptation of Olofsson’s autobiography in which the convicted drug trafficker and bank robber reflected on his criminal escapades which began in the 1960s.
Olofsson gave rise to the term “Stockholm syndrome,” in which hostages forge an affinity with their captor, following a failed bank robbery in the Swedish capital in 1973.
Clark will be directed by Jonas Åkerlund (Lords Of Chaos) and produced by Scandinavian Content Group. Fredrik Agetoft, Peter Arrhenius and Jonas Åkerlund are the writers.
The series will be executive produced by Hans Engholm, Åkerlund and Skarsgård. Börje Hansson and Patrick Sobieski are the producers.
Skarsgård said: “Clark Olofsson is, for good and bad, one of Sweden’s most colorful and fascinating individuals. I...
Skarsgård will star in Clark, a Swedish language adaptation of Olofsson’s autobiography in which the convicted drug trafficker and bank robber reflected on his criminal escapades which began in the 1960s.
Olofsson gave rise to the term “Stockholm syndrome,” in which hostages forge an affinity with their captor, following a failed bank robbery in the Swedish capital in 1973.
Clark will be directed by Jonas Åkerlund (Lords Of Chaos) and produced by Scandinavian Content Group. Fredrik Agetoft, Peter Arrhenius and Jonas Åkerlund are the writers.
The series will be executive produced by Hans Engholm, Åkerlund and Skarsgård. Börje Hansson and Patrick Sobieski are the producers.
Skarsgård said: “Clark Olofsson is, for good and bad, one of Sweden’s most colorful and fascinating individuals. I...
- 5/11/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Tiff selection lands at Signature in UK, Icon in Australia/New Zealand, Gussi in Mexico, Colombia, Central America
Epic Pictures Group has closed key territories on deals on the sci-fi thriller Sea Fever that premiered in Toronto and stars Hermione Corfield, Connie Nielsen, and Dougray Scott.
Director of international sales Kalani Dreimanis has licensed rights on Neasa Hardiman’s debut feature debut to the UK (Signature), Australia and New Zealand (Icon), Cis (Kinologistika), Mexico, Colombia and Central America (Gussi), South Korea (Challan), Japan (Inter Film), Middle East (Eagle), and Philippines (Pioneer).
Gunpowder & Sky’s sci-fi label Dust previously acquired Us rights.
Epic Pictures Group has closed key territories on deals on the sci-fi thriller Sea Fever that premiered in Toronto and stars Hermione Corfield, Connie Nielsen, and Dougray Scott.
Director of international sales Kalani Dreimanis has licensed rights on Neasa Hardiman’s debut feature debut to the UK (Signature), Australia and New Zealand (Icon), Cis (Kinologistika), Mexico, Colombia and Central America (Gussi), South Korea (Challan), Japan (Inter Film), Middle East (Eagle), and Philippines (Pioneer).
Gunpowder & Sky’s sci-fi label Dust previously acquired Us rights.
- 11/7/2019
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Industry organizations and major companies in Europe and Hollywood welcomed Tuesday a high-level European Union agreement that in large part preserves producers’ ability to sell movies and TV shows on an exclusive territory-by-territory basis.
Territorial licensing is a financial backbone of the film and TV business in Europe. Recognition of such licensing came last Thursday in an E.U. pact over an upcoming ruling on the so-called “country of origin” principle, which would allow a broadcaster in one of the E.U.’s 28 member states to make its online catchup and live-streaming programming available to consumers in other E.U. countries.
The European Commission, the E.U.’s administrative arm, backs this “country of origin” principle in its campaign to turn the entire E.U. into a unified digital market, where a customer in any one member country has access to the online programming of any of the other 27 E.U.
Territorial licensing is a financial backbone of the film and TV business in Europe. Recognition of such licensing came last Thursday in an E.U. pact over an upcoming ruling on the so-called “country of origin” principle, which would allow a broadcaster in one of the E.U.’s 28 member states to make its online catchup and live-streaming programming available to consumers in other E.U. countries.
The European Commission, the E.U.’s administrative arm, backs this “country of origin” principle in its campaign to turn the entire E.U. into a unified digital market, where a customer in any one member country has access to the online programming of any of the other 27 E.U.
- 12/18/2018
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
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