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THE HYPNOTIST
-1st film out based on the bestsellers by Lars Kepler Still available for: North America and Asia excl. China and Hong Kong, Portugal, Turkey & Mexico This upcoming thriller, based on the international best-seller by Lars Kepler and starring Mikael Persbrandt, will be the first Swedish film in 25 years by acclaimed director Lasse Hallström. At a hospital in Stockholm, Detective Inspector Joona Linna asks for psychiatrist Erik Maria...
MARIE KROYER – LOVED BY SO MANY AND LET DOWN BY THEM ALL
DIRECTED BY BILLE AUGUST. Internationally acclaimed Director Bille August takes on the story of the beautiful Marie Krøyer, wife of famous painter P.S. Krøyer who falls in love with Swedish composer Hugo Alfvén. The full-length feature is set in the beautiful setting of Skagen, famous for its exceptional light and scenery, at the beginning of the 20th century. SCREENING: May 18, 13.30 - Star 4 By invitation only. No...
A LOVE STORY: LIV & INGMAR – Painfully connected
This film is a love story - covering the 42-year and 12-film relationship between legendary actress Liv Ullmann and master filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. This documentary is a homage - an affectionate but truthful account of two intertwined lives that experienced the full spectrum of emotions together, survived through extraordinary times, and left us with enduring creations as proof of the passion of their relationship both on and off-screen....
Kjell Sundvall to direct ”The Paganini Contract”
AB Svensk Filmindustri and Sonet Film AB are happy to announce that Swedish award-winning director Kjell Sundvall will direct the ”The Paganini Contract”, the second film out about Detective Inspector Joona Linna based on the bestsellers by Lars Kepler. The first film ”The Hypnotist” is currently shooting directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Mikael Persbrandt as the hypnotist, Lena Olin as his wife and Tobias Zilliacus as Joona...
Invitation to Press Conference in Berlin – THE PAGANINI CONTRACT
AB Svensk Filmindustri and Sonet Film AB cordially invite you to a press conference at Hotel Adlon, Unter den Linden 77, in Berlin in Thursday February 9, at 9.00 AM. We will reveal who will take the cue from Lasse Hallström to direct the second upcoming feature based on the bestsellers by Lars Kepler, “The Paganini Contract”. The director and the producers Börje Hansson and Peter Possne will all be present. The director will be...
MARIE KROYER – LOVED BY SO MANY AND LET DOWN BY THEM ALL
Directed by Bille August Internationally acclaimed Director Bille August takes on the story of the beautiful Marie Krøyer, wife of famous painter P.S. Krøyer who falls in love with Swedish composer Hugo Alfvén. The full-length feature is set in the beautiful setting of Skagen, famous for its exceptional light and scenery, at the beginning of the 20th century. PROMO SCREENING: Feb 11, 16.30 - CinemaxX 11 Feb 11, 17.00 - CinemaxX...
Agent Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
The first film about Secret Agent Hamilton is a huge success with the Swedish audience with over 360 000 admissions two weeks after its opening in Sweden. It's the first film out in a trilogy based on the novels by Jan Guillou. All three films are produced by Pampas Produktion, Executive Producer Johan Mardell and Producer Jan Marnell, and present an internationally acclaimed cast, starring Mikael Persbrandt (The Hobbit, In a Better World)...
SCANDINAVIAN MAJOR SVENSK FILMINDUSTRI SIGNS LONG-TERM DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH MGM
Deal Covers Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland and Includes Both Theatrical and DVD/BluRay Disc Rights STOCKHOLM, Sweden (May 11, 2011) – Svensk Filmindustri (SF), the leading Scandinavian production and distribution entity, announced today that it has signed a long-term distribution agreement with MGM covering Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland and including both theatrical and DVD/BluRay Disc rights. The deal includes the entire MGM...
Lasse Hallström takes on The Hypnotist
After decades of international successes with films such as What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? Something to Talk About, The Cider House Rules, Chocolat, An Unfinished Life, Casanova, The Hoax and Dear John, Lasse Hallström will direct his first Swedish feature film in 24 years, The Hypnotist. The Hypnotist is one of the most successful Swedish crime novel on the international market after the Millennium trilogy. Principal shooting of The...
SF and Warner Bros. in new partnership
WARNER BROS. PICTURES INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS WITH TWO NEW LICENSEES IN THE NORDIC REGION Distribution to be split between Fox International in Sweden and Svensk Filmindustri in Norway, Denmark and Finland Los Angeles, CA, December 15, 2010—Warner Bros. Pictures International has partnered with two Nordic licensees to distribute the Studio’s upcoming product commencing April 1, 2011. Under the new arrangement, the Studio has...
