REinvent International Sales has boarded Trine Piil’s next film “Nothing,” a coming-of-age thriller based on
Danish author Janne Teller’s bestselling novel by the same name.
“Nothing” was published in more than 30 territories and has so far sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide, including 500.000 in Germany. The film will tell the story of Pierre Anthon and his classmates who have just started 8th grade. One day, Pierre decides to quit school and moves up in a tree, declaring that life has no meaning. His classmates are shaken by Pierre’s decision and start gathering their most valuable belongings in a “heap of meaning” that will convince Pierre that he is wrong. But the innocent offerings soon turns into a spiral of psychological violence, with children testing their limits and making increasingly painful sacrifices.
Piil penned the adaptation and has directed the film with Seamus McNally, an American director and acting coach.
Danish author Janne Teller’s bestselling novel by the same name.
“Nothing” was published in more than 30 territories and has so far sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide, including 500.000 in Germany. The film will tell the story of Pierre Anthon and his classmates who have just started 8th grade. One day, Pierre decides to quit school and moves up in a tree, declaring that life has no meaning. His classmates are shaken by Pierre’s decision and start gathering their most valuable belongings in a “heap of meaning” that will convince Pierre that he is wrong. But the innocent offerings soon turns into a spiral of psychological violence, with children testing their limits and making increasingly painful sacrifices.
Piil penned the adaptation and has directed the film with Seamus McNally, an American director and acting coach.
- 1/19/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Oscar-nominated Danish director Thomas Vinterberg, whose latest movie “Another Round” is nominated for a pair of Oscars and just won a BAFTA award, is re-teaming with Danish production outfit Zentropa on his TV drama debut, “Families Like Ours.”
The thought-provoking drama series has already been commissioned by Danish broadcaster TV2. A family saga, the six-part series will be directed by Vinterberg, who will also co-write the script with Bo Hr. Hansen, with whom Vinterberg wrote his debut feature film, “The Biggest Heroes.”
“Families Like Ours” takes place in summertime Denmark where everything seems normal, but is about to be disrupted by a natural catastrophe. After a flood slowly takes over the country, Denmark is gradually evacuated. People must bid farewell to what they love, what they know, and to who they are. In the coming years, Danes disperse in all directions: only houses, schools and empty streets are left.
Those...
The thought-provoking drama series has already been commissioned by Danish broadcaster TV2. A family saga, the six-part series will be directed by Vinterberg, who will also co-write the script with Bo Hr. Hansen, with whom Vinterberg wrote his debut feature film, “The Biggest Heroes.”
“Families Like Ours” takes place in summertime Denmark where everything seems normal, but is about to be disrupted by a natural catastrophe. After a flood slowly takes over the country, Denmark is gradually evacuated. People must bid farewell to what they love, what they know, and to who they are. In the coming years, Danes disperse in all directions: only houses, schools and empty streets are left.
Those...
- 4/13/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
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 [email protected] (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
The streaming giant has revealed eight Cannes acquisitions a day after it announced its first Indian original.
Svod goliath Netflix has picked up worldwide rights to Houda Benyamina’s well-received French thriller Divines [pictured].
Described by Screen’s critic as a “tough, feisty disaffected youth drama”, the film stars Oulaya Amamra as a young woman who descends into a life of crime. It marks the first feature from French director Houda Benyamina and was produced by Marc-Benoît Créancier.
Divines will debut on Netflix worldwide in 2017, excluding France where it won’t appear until 2019 due to the territory’s windowing rules.
The film premiered in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight – winning the Camera d’Or for best directorial debut - and is amongst a host of acquisitions that Netflix has revealed following the festival.
Also on the list is Kleber Mendonca Filho’s competition title Aquarius, which Netflix has taken for the UK, North America, Asia, Australia...
Svod goliath Netflix has picked up worldwide rights to Houda Benyamina’s well-received French thriller Divines [pictured].
Described by Screen’s critic as a “tough, feisty disaffected youth drama”, the film stars Oulaya Amamra as a young woman who descends into a life of crime. It marks the first feature from French director Houda Benyamina and was produced by Marc-Benoît Créancier.
Divines will debut on Netflix worldwide in 2017, excluding France where it won’t appear until 2019 due to the territory’s windowing rules.
The film premiered in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight – winning the Camera d’Or for best directorial debut - and is amongst a host of acquisitions that Netflix has revealed following the festival.
Also on the list is Kleber Mendonca Filho’s competition title Aquarius, which Netflix has taken for the UK, North America, Asia, Australia...
- 6/7/2016
- ScreenDaily
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