Becoming Astrid to chronicle early years of Pippi Longstocking creator.
TrustNordisk has boarded sales for Pernille Fischer Christensen’s Becoming Astrid, which is shooting now in Göteborg, Stockholm, Berlin and Altenburg.
Alba August = the 23-year-old daughter of Pernilla August and Bille August - stars in the lead role, with co-stars Trine Dyrholm, Magnus Krepper and Maria Bonnevie.
The film is about the early years of famed children’s author Astrid Lindgren (Pippi Longstocking) when she experienced something that was a “combination of both miracle and calamity that came to shape her entire life.”
Kim Fupz Aakeson wrote the script.
Producers are Anna Anthony for Avanti Film and Lars G. Lindström for Nordisk Film Production Sweden in co-production with Film Väst, TV4, Nordisk Film Production Denmark and Dcm, in association with Dr.
The project has support from the Swedish Film Institute, the Danish Film Institute, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg...
TrustNordisk has boarded sales for Pernille Fischer Christensen’s Becoming Astrid, which is shooting now in Göteborg, Stockholm, Berlin and Altenburg.
Alba August = the 23-year-old daughter of Pernilla August and Bille August - stars in the lead role, with co-stars Trine Dyrholm, Magnus Krepper and Maria Bonnevie.
The film is about the early years of famed children’s author Astrid Lindgren (Pippi Longstocking) when she experienced something that was a “combination of both miracle and calamity that came to shape her entire life.”
Kim Fupz Aakeson wrote the script.
Producers are Anna Anthony for Avanti Film and Lars G. Lindström for Nordisk Film Production Sweden in co-production with Film Väst, TV4, Nordisk Film Production Denmark and Dcm, in association with Dr.
The project has support from the Swedish Film Institute, the Danish Film Institute, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg...
- 5/15/2017
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Ruben Östlund’s Force Majeure has been chosen to compete for an Academy Award nomination as Best Foreign-Language Feature.
The fourth feature from director-writer Östlund, Force Majeure (Turist) world premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section receiving the jury prize.
The film centres on a family on holiday at a ski resort and the dynamics between them in the wake of an avalanche.
Best Foreign-Language Film Academy Award submissions 2015
It screen at the Toronto International Film Festival this month and will compete at the 50th Chicago Film Festival, which has a focus on Scandinavia this year.
Force Majeure has already sold to 40 countries by international sales agent Coproduction Office, with Magnolia Pictures handling Us distribution.
Producers are Erik Hemmendorff and Marie Kjellson for Plattform Produktion in collaboration with numerous European producers and film institute, and with production funding from the Swedish Film Institute’s previous film commissioner Lars G. Lindström. It premiered...
The fourth feature from director-writer Östlund, Force Majeure (Turist) world premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section receiving the jury prize.
The film centres on a family on holiday at a ski resort and the dynamics between them in the wake of an avalanche.
Best Foreign-Language Film Academy Award submissions 2015
It screen at the Toronto International Film Festival this month and will compete at the 50th Chicago Film Festival, which has a focus on Scandinavia this year.
Force Majeure has already sold to 40 countries by international sales agent Coproduction Office, with Magnolia Pictures handling Us distribution.
Producers are Erik Hemmendorff and Marie Kjellson for Plattform Produktion in collaboration with numerous European producers and film institute, and with production funding from the Swedish Film Institute’s previous film commissioner Lars G. Lindström. It premiered...
- 9/1/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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