Despite a relatively short filmography, Norwegian helmer Arild Frohlich has become a great favorite in these parts. He got things kicked off with Fatso, an enormously transgressive - and hysterically funny - adaptation of a cult novel that manages to balance the base urges of its lead character with an underpinning humantiy before moving on to a pair of hugely successful adaptations of Jo Nesbo's Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder books. And for his latest effort Frolich pairs Dag actor Atle Antonsen as a writer with a raging alcohol problem alongside a young boy with Tourette's Syndrome. Grand Hotel is a warm comedy about a pompous, aging alcoholic and a tourettes-inflicted ten-year-old boy who are forced to spend a week together in a high-end hotel. The...
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- 3/8/2016
- Screen Anarchy
A roundup of Nordic news from the Goteborg Film Festival and Nordic Film Market.Mitic wins As It Is
Goteborg’s Nordic Film Market has introduced a new screenwriting competition, As It Is, which is backed by Svt and Women In Film and Television Sweden and designed to support stories challenging the norm. The winner of the first $17,850 (SEK150,000) development award is Aftermath by Dragan Mitic.
The competition had 219 entries, of which four were selected for pitching at TV Drama Vision. The winner’s “story is about social heritage in power over the individual and whether its possible to free oneself from it. There are several strong, engaging female characters as well as young people searching for identity,” said Christian Wikander, head of drama at Svt.
Colliander joins Sfi
The Swedish Film Institute has appointed Kristina Colliander as Head of Production. She reports to Kristina Börjeson, head of the institute’s Film Support Department. Colliander had been...
Goteborg’s Nordic Film Market has introduced a new screenwriting competition, As It Is, which is backed by Svt and Women In Film and Television Sweden and designed to support stories challenging the norm. The winner of the first $17,850 (SEK150,000) development award is Aftermath by Dragan Mitic.
The competition had 219 entries, of which four were selected for pitching at TV Drama Vision. The winner’s “story is about social heritage in power over the individual and whether its possible to free oneself from it. There are several strong, engaging female characters as well as young people searching for identity,” said Christian Wikander, head of drama at Svt.
Colliander joins Sfi
The Swedish Film Institute has appointed Kristina Colliander as Head of Production. She reports to Kristina Börjeson, head of the institute’s Film Support Department. Colliander had been...
- 2/4/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Dag star Atle Antonsen takes the lead in Grand Hotel, the latest from Norwegian director Arild Frohlich. After coming to our attention with sociopathic comedy Fatso Frohlich has, more recently, been spending his time adapting a pair of Jo Nesbo's Doctor Proctor books for the big screen and this latest effort appears to split the difference between those two impulses.Grand Hotel is a warm comedy about a pompous, aging alcoholic and a tourettes-inflicted ten-year-old boy who are forced to spend a week together in a high-end hotel. The only thing these two have in common is that they are both difficult to like. During the week Axel and Noah are together, they form a unique friendship, pushing each other towards change. Grand Hotel is about...
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- 1/28/2016
- Screen Anarchy
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