Nordisk Film&TV Fond

News Headlines

Jar City - Opens In France September 10   French Memento Bets On Jar City 05.09.2008
On September 10, Baltasar Kormákur's Jar City will be released in France by Memento Films with 40 prints, an exceptionally wide release for a Nordic film.
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Patrik Age 1.5 - “It’s a ‘rom-com with a twist’ - Screening In Toronto.   New Swedish Autumn Season Presented And Packed 05.09.2008
The Swedish Film fall collection presented last Monday by the Swedish Film Institute and Swedish Film Producers Association to the local press and industry people is packed with 22 films for all ages and tastes, programmed until the New Year. Nine of them are supported by Nordisk Film & TV Fond.
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Hanne Palmquist - CEO Nordisk Film & TV Fond - Giving Nordic Films A Push   Nordic Council Film Prize Gets Promotional Push 05.09.2008
September 1 was the official announcement of the five films nominated for the 2008 Nordic Council Film Prize (NCFP). But until October 15 and the final proclamation of the DKK 350,000 cash winners (director, scriptwriter, producer of a film), the promotional drums will be resounding across the Nordic region.
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Disco Barry Is Stayin' Alive And Selling Well   Nordic Animation On A Sales Spree 05.09.2008
Denmark's hot Disco Worms and Finland's cute Moomin creatures are getting a sales push by their respective sales representatives Sola Media and NonStop Sales.
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Flame, IFC And Match Factory Make A Match   US Deal For Flame & Citron 05.09.2008
The Danish hit Flame & Citron directed by Ole Christian Madsen has been picked up by IFC for US distribution, ahead of its screenings at the 35th Telluride Film Festival last weekend and Toronto Film Festival on September 6.
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Extra

Tine Fischer - Roos Award 2008
Arn Up For EFA Audience Award
Frida Westerdahl, Jonas Karlsson Star In SVT Drama
The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela - (S)he's Going To here! Films
Madsen’s Flame & Citron Wins Two Svend Awards
Country Wedding Draws Icelandic Crowds

Calendar

September

Lund International Fantastic Film Festival
, Sweden - DATES TBC.
10.09.2008 to 20.09.2008
Umeå International Film Festival
, Sweden - DATES TBC.
15.09.2008 to 21.09.2008
Donostia San Sebastian International Film Festival
San Sebastian, Spain.
18.09.2008 to 27.09.2008

Speakers Corner

Isleifur Thorhallsson
Isleifur Thorhallsson

"It is an honour for us to participate in such a great project where Nordic filmmaking is being promoted to the neighbouring countries and the world...and we are simply very happy to be part of their effort to make it bigger this year than ever before."

Isleifur Thorhallsson (Greenlight Films, Iceland) on his assisting the Nordic Film & TV Fond in the pan-Nordic promotion for the Nordic Council Film Prize.