Beta Film Boards Nordic Thriller ‘Helsinki Syndrome’ Starring ‘Vikings’ Peter Franzén (EXCLUSIVE)

Filmmaker Roy Andersson broke out in a pretty big way with his debut feature in 1970, “A Swedish Love Story.” However, in more than 50 years since that film’s release, the director has only released five more features, including his latest, “About Endlessness.” READ MORE: ‘About Endlessness’ Trailer: Roy Andersson Presents A Beautiful Peek At His Award-Winning Drama With Andersson’s “About Endlessness” arriving today, we’re thrilled to present an exclusive clip from the film that showcases what

EXCLUSIVE: Bruce Willis has joined Jesse Atlas’ elevated thriller Soul Assassin for Brickell & Broadbridge International.

Netflix continues to bulk up its production operations in Europe, on Thursday announcing it will set up a hub in Sweden in the second half of this year. The opening of the Scandinavian hub, which will be based in Stockholm, was made Thursday by Lina Brouneus, Netflix's director of acquisitions and co-productions for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Naman Ramachandran Netflix will open a Nordics office in Stockholm, Sweden, that will serve as the hub for the region, in the second half of 2021. The streamer will also have a small team of employees based at a satellite office in Copenhagen, Denmark.Announcing this in a blog on Thursday, Lina Brouneus, Netflix director of acquisitions and co-productions, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, wrote: “Netflix has always felt at home in the Nordics.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNetflix has launched a Nordic office in Sweden to continue ramping up production of original local content across Europe.The news was unveiled in a blog post penned by Lina Brouneus, the director of co-production and film acquisition at Netflix for the EMEA.Set to bow during the second half of 2021, the office will be located in Stockholm and will be a hub for the region to allow the streamer to strengthen its creative and cultural partnerships across

Annika Pham Swedish documentary specialist Momento Film, the company behind “Tiny Tim: King for a Day” and CPH:Forum work in progress “Stories from the Debris,” is ramping up its narrative feature film output.A decade after he founded his outfit, helmer/producer David Herdies has propelled Momento Film among Sweden’s top creators of cutting-edge documentaries and shorts.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentAnna Serner, the well-respected CEO of the Swedish Film Institute who’s been a leading force behind gender parity campaigns in the film industry, has announced she will be stepping down from her role this fall.News of Serner’s resignation has prompted a joint open letter from 50 organizations thanking the executive for her dedication to reaching equality and equity in the international film industry.

Ed Meza @edmezavarCaptivated by the seemingly many personas of late actor Omar Sharif, Egyptian filmmaker Mark Lotfy and Swedish director Axel Petersén delved into the legendary star’s eventful career, tracing how the politics of 1950s Egypt formed the international star’s complex character.Their new documentary, “The Life and Times of Omar Sharif,” shows in particular how the policies of President Gamal Abdel Nasser and the political climate of the time led him to change his name and convert

Swedish Film Institute Chief Leaving Anna Serner, CEO of the Swedish Film Institute, is leaving her position after a decade in the role. The long-standing exec has overseen a pivotal period for the org, with the industry undergoing seismic changes during her 10 years at the helm, including the #MeToo movement.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentRoberto Rossellini, besides being Italian Neorealism’s most acclaimed film director, was also the father of a nonconformist, cosmopolitan and slightly crazy family that includes Hollywood stars such as Isabella Rossellini, another daughter who converted to Islam, and a son who has chosen to live on a desert island in Sweden. The Rossellini family also comprises the revered maestro’s Rome-based grandson Alessandro (pictured as a child behind the camera)

EXCLUSIVE: London-based sales outfit Dogwoof has picked up world rights excluding Australian and New Zealand on Eddie Martin’s feature documentary The Kids, which is the story of the young skaters picked from the streets of Manhattan by Larry Clark to star in his 1995 cult classic Kids.

Amazon Studios has announced that it will co-produce BBC psychological thriller Chloe, and the six-part series has set a cast that includes The Crown star Erin Doherty.

Annika Pham Tel Aviv-based Cinephil, the sales agent for the Oscar nominated “Collective” and “The Act of Killing” among others, has clinched world rights to “Songs of Earth” from seasoned Norwegian helmer and producer Margreth Olin of Speranza Film.The documentary project marks the third collaboration between Cinephil’s managing director Philippa Kowarsky and Olin after the DOC NYC selected “Self Portrait” and “Cathedrals of Culture,” exec produced by Wim Wenders.Olin’s meditative and personal

Manori Ravindran International EditorA new TV series will chart the rise and fall of Finnish cell phone company Nokia.Rabbit Films has begun production on “Mobile 1.0” (working title), a six-part scripted drama that explores the meteoric rise of Nokia to become the world’s leading manufacturer of mobile phones before a dramatic fall from grace.The Finnish and English-language series, shot in Finland and the U.S., will launch in early 2022 on Scandinavian streamer C More, with a linear premiere

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNENT Group, the Nordic region’s leading streaming company, has ordered an English-language original biopic series about Börje Salming, one of Sweden’s biggest ice hockey stars. The series is created and directed by Amir Chamdin, whose latest show, “Partisan,” won the top prize at Canneseries in 2020.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentThe hit BBC drama “The Replacement” is set for a Finnish adaptation produced by Helsinki-filmi (“Tove”) for local streamer Elisa Viihde.The Elisa Viihde original series has started filming in the metropolitan area of Helsinki under the helm of filmmaker Jyri Kähönen (“Sorjonen,” “Trackers”).

English actress Helen McCrory, known for her appearances in the "Harry Potter" films and "Peaky Blinders," has died. She was 52.

The Queen’s Gambit actor Jacob Fortune-Lloyd is set to play late Beatles manager Brian Epstein in a new film.As first reported in The Daily Mail, the actor, who played chess prodigy and later journalist Townes in Netflix smash The Queen’s Gambit, will play Epstein in the biopic Midas Man, which is to be directed by Jonas Akerlund.Akerlund is a Swedish director best known for working with Madonna on the Grammy award-winning ‘Ray Of Light’ music video as well as with other artists including Paul