Author: Marie Ferrer
From the challenges to their tendencies – some good, mostly not so good – Swedish drama ‘Exfrun’ (The Ex-wife) takes an honest look at the lives of three women in three different relationships.
Klara is crazy about her new boyfriend and only wants to spend time with him. Anna scrutinises her husband’s ability at helping with the kids. Their relationship seems to need more work and that becomes even more apparent at a friend’s birthday when her husband tells her to go home while he stays to sit in hot tub with another female guest. The ex-wife Vera isn’t over her ex. He, however, has a new partner and can afford to get their children toys that Vera can’t. Vera can’t help but feel like she is in competition with the other parent.
As the film progresses, the viewer sees more and more what...
From the challenges to their tendencies – some good, mostly not so good – Swedish drama ‘Exfrun’ (The Ex-wife) takes an honest look at the lives of three women in three different relationships.
Klara is crazy about her new boyfriend and only wants to spend time with him. Anna scrutinises her husband’s ability at helping with the kids. Their relationship seems to need more work and that becomes even more apparent at a friend’s birthday when her husband tells her to go home while he stays to sit in hot tub with another female guest. The ex-wife Vera isn’t over her ex. He, however, has a new partner and can afford to get their children toys that Vera can’t. Vera can’t help but feel like she is in competition with the other parent.
As the film progresses, the viewer sees more and more what...
- 4/20/2017
- by Marie Ferrer
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Marie Ferrer
The Göteborg Film Festival (Giff) is in full swing! Celebrating its 40th year, it remains the leading film festival in Scandinavia. Bringing films from all over the world including many World and Nordic premieres to Sweden’s second largest city, the festival’s main goal continues to be introducing Nordic film to the world.
In 2016, the festival had more than 130,000 visitors offering 450 films from 84 different countries. During the film festival, visitors have the opportunity to see films that they otherwise wouldn’t see in the big cinemas. From categories such as festival favorites to films nominated for the Dragon Award Best Nordic Documentary, Giff not only offers the festivalgoer a variety of films, but also seminars on film, art and music along with other festival activities.
New to the festival is a new Filmfönstret or ‘Movie window’ at Nk’s storefront, a new venue for talks,...
The Göteborg Film Festival (Giff) is in full swing! Celebrating its 40th year, it remains the leading film festival in Scandinavia. Bringing films from all over the world including many World and Nordic premieres to Sweden’s second largest city, the festival’s main goal continues to be introducing Nordic film to the world.
In 2016, the festival had more than 130,000 visitors offering 450 films from 84 different countries. During the film festival, visitors have the opportunity to see films that they otherwise wouldn’t see in the big cinemas. From categories such as festival favorites to films nominated for the Dragon Award Best Nordic Documentary, Giff not only offers the festivalgoer a variety of films, but also seminars on film, art and music along with other festival activities.
New to the festival is a new Filmfönstret or ‘Movie window’ at Nk’s storefront, a new venue for talks,...
- 1/31/2017
- by Marie Ferrer
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
World premieres include Fanny Ardant’s Stalin’s Couch [pictured], Elisabeth E. Schuch’s The Book Of Birdie, Erlingur Ottar Thoroddsen’s Rift, and Manuel Concha’s Blind Alley.
Goteborg Film Festival has announced its programme of nearly 450 films from 84 countries to screen during the festival’s 40th anniversary edition (Jan 27-Feb 6).
As reported earlier, the festival will kick off with Dome Karukoski’s Tom Of Finland.
The eight films (all world premieres) competing for the Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film – with a prize of $110,500 (Sek 1m) — are as follows:
Tom Of Finland by Dome Karukoski (Finland/Sweden/Denmark/Germany/Us)Beyond Dreams by Rojda Sekersöz (Sweden)The Ex-wife by Katja Wik (Sweden)Heartstone by Gudmundur A. Gudmundsson (Iceland/Denmark)Sámi Blood by Amanda Kernell (Sweden/Denmark/Norway)Little Wing bySelma Vilhunen (Finland)The Man by Charlotte Sieling (Denmark)Handle With Care by Arild Andresen (Norway)
The Nordic documentary competition includes:
Citizen Schein by Maud Nycander, [link...
Goteborg Film Festival has announced its programme of nearly 450 films from 84 countries to screen during the festival’s 40th anniversary edition (Jan 27-Feb 6).
As reported earlier, the festival will kick off with Dome Karukoski’s Tom Of Finland.
The eight films (all world premieres) competing for the Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film – with a prize of $110,500 (Sek 1m) — are as follows:
Tom Of Finland by Dome Karukoski (Finland/Sweden/Denmark/Germany/Us)Beyond Dreams by Rojda Sekersöz (Sweden)The Ex-wife by Katja Wik (Sweden)Heartstone by Gudmundur A. Gudmundsson (Iceland/Denmark)Sámi Blood by Amanda Kernell (Sweden/Denmark/Norway)Little Wing bySelma Vilhunen (Finland)The Man by Charlotte Sieling (Denmark)Handle With Care by Arild Andresen (Norway)
The Nordic documentary competition includes:
Citizen Schein by Maud Nycander, [link...
- 1/11/2017
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Screen rounds up the films from across the globe that could launch at Cannes…
With less than a month to go until the Cannes Film Festival announces its line-up at its annual Paris press conference on April 14, Screen looks at what could make it into Official Selection and the parallel sections of Directors’ Fortnight and Critics’ Week.
UK and Ireland
The UK could have one of its strongest Cannes for years with hot favourites for a competition slot including Andrea Arnold’s Shia Labeouf-starring Us road movie American Honey and Ken Loach’s gritty Northern England-set drama I, Daniel Blake. It would be Loach’s 12th time in competition.
Ben Wheatley is also reportedly gunning for an Official Selection slot for his 1970s Boston-set, gangland thriller Free Fire, potentially Out of Competition or in Midnight Screenings. He was last in Cannes with Sightseers in Directors’ Fortnight.
Other UK hopefuls include Stephen Frears’ Florence Foster Jenkins and Indian...
With less than a month to go until the Cannes Film Festival announces its line-up at its annual Paris press conference on April 14, Screen looks at what could make it into Official Selection and the parallel sections of Directors’ Fortnight and Critics’ Week.
UK and Ireland
The UK could have one of its strongest Cannes for years with hot favourites for a competition slot including Andrea Arnold’s Shia Labeouf-starring Us road movie American Honey and Ken Loach’s gritty Northern England-set drama I, Daniel Blake. It would be Loach’s 12th time in competition.
Ben Wheatley is also reportedly gunning for an Official Selection slot for his 1970s Boston-set, gangland thriller Free Fire, potentially Out of Competition or in Midnight Screenings. He was last in Cannes with Sightseers in Directors’ Fortnight.
Other UK hopefuls include Stephen Frears’ Florence Foster Jenkins and Indian...
- 3/21/2016
- ScreenDaily
Celluloid Dreams handles Valley of Shadows; Media Luna boards Little Wing; Indie Sales represents The Giant.
The old adage of ‘leaving them wanting more’ was certainly on display at the Works In Progress pitches at Goteborg’s Nordic Film Market this year (full line-up below).
The most-anticipated pitch of the session was Johannes Nyholm’s feature debut The Giant. The director showed several scenes from the film, but refrained from showing footage of the fantastical Giant as he said the VFX was still being worked on.
Also holding back were the producers of Cold Case Hammarskjold, the latest provocative documentary from Mads Brugger (of The Ambassador and The Red Chapel fame), about the death of Swedish diplomat and author Dag Hammarskjold.
Co-producer Andreas Rocksen said the filmmakers had a new theory about how Hammarskjold’s plane went down in 1961, but he said the theory won’t be revealed until the film is ready.
Several of the...
The old adage of ‘leaving them wanting more’ was certainly on display at the Works In Progress pitches at Goteborg’s Nordic Film Market this year (full line-up below).
The most-anticipated pitch of the session was Johannes Nyholm’s feature debut The Giant. The director showed several scenes from the film, but refrained from showing footage of the fantastical Giant as he said the VFX was still being worked on.
Also holding back were the producers of Cold Case Hammarskjold, the latest provocative documentary from Mads Brugger (of The Ambassador and The Red Chapel fame), about the death of Swedish diplomat and author Dag Hammarskjold.
Co-producer Andreas Rocksen said the filmmakers had a new theory about how Hammarskjold’s plane went down in 1961, but he said the theory won’t be revealed until the film is ready.
Several of the...
- 2/8/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
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