‘Do Not Split’ Backer Fritt Ord Boosts Norwegian Docs with Global Appeal (EXCLUSIVE)

Naman Ramachandran “A-ha The Movie,” a documentary feature on the iconic Norwegian pop band, is set to have its world premiere at Tribeca on June 12.The band’s hit “Take On Me,” accompanied by a pioneering sketch-animation video by Steve Barron, is still one of the most played songs of the last millennium. The documentary follows the band over a period of four years, sharing the full story of how three young men followed their impossible dream of making it big.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentSF Studios is joining forces with prolific Norwegian filmmaker Henrik M.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe Hollywood Foreign Press Association has rejected a $2.5 million settlement offer from Kjersti Flaa, the Norwegian reporter whose lawsuit set off a controversy that led to the cancellation of next year’s Golden Globes.Flaa filed the suit last August after being twice denied membership in the tiny club of foreign journalists that votes on the Globes.

Coming on the heels of the success of both seasons of the Emmy-winning limited series Big Little Lies, it would come as no surprise that HBO would want to stay in the Nicole Kidman and David E. Kelley business as they reunited on The Undoing.

Thomas Kretschmann. Plot details are still being kept under wraps, and it’s unclear what roles the new additions will play in the fifth Indy film.

EXCLUSIVE: Boyd Holbrook and The Resident alum Shaunette Renée Wilson are set to co-star opposite Harrison Ford in the next installment in the Indiana Jones series at Disney and Lucasfilm. Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Mads Mikkelsen are also on board.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has renewed its hit Norwegian comedy-drama series “Pørni” for a second and third season. The comedy-drama was created by Henriette Steenstrup (“Lilyhammer”) who also stars.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorLGBTQ filmmaker Christin Baker has announced the launch of a new production entity, A Baker Production.A Baker Production will have offices in Los Angeles and Nashville, specializing in bigger-name productions across all genres.

Italy’s David di Donatello Winners Winners have been crowned for the 21 David di Donatello awards, the Italian film awards ceremony. Hidden Away, Giorgio Diritti’s drama about Italian painter Antonio Ligabue, won Best Film and Director.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNetflix has ordered “Blasted,” a Norwegian comedy sci-fi film inspired by the real-life UFO-phenomenon in Hessdalen, Norway. The film will be directed by Martin Sofiedal, written by Emanuel Nordrum and produced by Are Heidenstrøm (“The Wave”) at Miso Film.“Blasted” follows childhood friends Sebastian and Mikkel, who are reunited for Sebastian’s bachelor party.

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Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins' family is expanding. The couple is expecting another baby girl, they revealed on Saturday night. «Well… we are pregnant again! Tonight when I was on stage in Fort Worth about to play 'to the guys that date my girls' my wife talked to me in my (ear monitors) and said 'you can tell them if you want' so anyways, now you know,» Thomas Rhett wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of him and Lauren showing off her baby bump.

Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins are going to be parents yet again!

fifth instalment i n the Indiana Jones series is to be shot in the Highlands later this year. And there’s more good news for Scotland’s film industry as Glasgow and Edinburgh will be used to recreate Gotham City in superhero movie The Flash, which stars Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck as two versions of the Dark Knight.

Christopher Vourlias A pair of Oscar nominations for “Collective,” a blistering exposé of corruption in his native Romania, was certainly a triumph for Alexander Nanau, one of Europe’s most acclaimed documentary filmmakers.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentAlternativet Produksjon, the Norwegian film banner behind Guro Bruusgaard’s “HIM,” has more thought-provoking projects in the pipeline, including Mariken Halle’s pandemic-themed film “The Outdoor School” and Katja Eyde Jacobsen’s feminist movie “The Second Sex.”The company was launched in 2017 by four filmmakers, including Halle, Jacobsen, Bruusgaard and Magnus Mork to produce their movies collectively, with a special interest in politically or socially

New Order have teamed up with long-time collaborator Arthur Baker to remix ‘Be A Rebel’, their surprise single which arrived last year.Baker, who co-wrote seminal New Order tracks such as ‘Confusion’ and ‘Thieves Like Us’, offers an original twist in his latest remix – with backing vocals provided by his wife and former Rockers Revenge bandmate Tina B.Also announced and available for pre-order today is the ‘Be a Rebel’ remix double 12” and CD, which bring together all 11 remixes of the track.You

In the middle of the pandemic and just ahead of warnings of Ontario’s disastrous third wave of COVID-19 infections, Ontario Premier Doug Ford was settling a lawsuit over the movie “Run This Town”.