Exclusive: Sf Studios, the Nordic film and TV studio behind A Man Called Otto, is shutting its UK production arm as part of a restructure.
Sf Studios Production Limited is being wound up in the UK, with PricewaterhouseCoopers appointed to oversee a voluntary liquidation five years after the company was first established.
Tim King, executive vice president of production for Sf Studios, said the studio was “restructuring” its UK entities. “There are still rights that we wish to exploit, but in a different format,” he said.
Sf Studios Production had two employees in the UK, both of whom have left the company to “continue with other opportunities” elsewhere, according to King.
Sf Studios Production’s revenue was £1.3M ($1.6M) in its most recently published earnings for the year to March 2022. This was a 94% decline on sales of £20.7M in 2021.
Its pre-tax loss was £172,440 last year, compared with £1.2M in 2021, according...
Sf Studios Production Limited is being wound up in the UK, with PricewaterhouseCoopers appointed to oversee a voluntary liquidation five years after the company was first established.
Tim King, executive vice president of production for Sf Studios, said the studio was “restructuring” its UK entities. “There are still rights that we wish to exploit, but in a different format,” he said.
Sf Studios Production had two employees in the UK, both of whom have left the company to “continue with other opportunities” elsewhere, according to King.
Sf Studios Production’s revenue was £1.3M ($1.6M) in its most recently published earnings for the year to March 2022. This was a 94% decline on sales of £20.7M in 2021.
Its pre-tax loss was £172,440 last year, compared with £1.2M in 2021, according...
- 9/15/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has ordered “A Part of You,” a Swedish coming-of-age drama penned by Michaela Hamilton.
Produced by Sf Studios, the film will mark the directorial feature debut of Sigge Eklund, an acclaimed author and podcast host in Sweden. “A Part of You” will start production in Sweden later this summer and release globally on Netflix in 2024.
“A Part of You” portrays the experience of a 17 year old girl, Agnes, whose older sister Julia possesses everything that Agnes dreams of: She’s the most popular girl at school and has a boyfriend. When the worst possible thing occurs, Agnes’ world is turned upside down and she’s forced to reinvent herself.
”I’ve been waiting my whole life for a screenplay that captures the horror and the magic of being a teenager,” said Eklund. “When I read Michaela Hamilton’s story I was blown away by the fact that it was all in there.
Produced by Sf Studios, the film will mark the directorial feature debut of Sigge Eklund, an acclaimed author and podcast host in Sweden. “A Part of You” will start production in Sweden later this summer and release globally on Netflix in 2024.
“A Part of You” portrays the experience of a 17 year old girl, Agnes, whose older sister Julia possesses everything that Agnes dreams of: She’s the most popular girl at school and has a boyfriend. When the worst possible thing occurs, Agnes’ world is turned upside down and she’s forced to reinvent herself.
”I’ve been waiting my whole life for a screenplay that captures the horror and the magic of being a teenager,” said Eklund. “When I read Michaela Hamilton’s story I was blown away by the fact that it was all in there.
- 3/31/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
New and boosted tax breaks, plus state-of-the-art facilities and a lean, skilled crew base are drawing a growing number of productions to Scandinavia, a region whose content continues to be in high demand both locally and globally.
Denmark remains the exception and does not offer tax incentives or rebates for film and TV production. In addition, its production studios have been hard hit by a war over rights between talent and streamers that brought TV production to a virtual standstill in 2022.
Iceland, on the other hand, which upped its tax incentive from 25 to 35 last year, has seen its film industry grow by a whopping 85 over five years. An added benefit for productions is a 25 incentive for music recording, which includes studio costs, travel and lodging.
The first recipient of the enhanced tax break, “True Detective: Night Country,” Season 4 of HBO’s series, was entirely shot on location. It is the...
Denmark remains the exception and does not offer tax incentives or rebates for film and TV production. In addition, its production studios have been hard hit by a war over rights between talent and streamers that brought TV production to a virtual standstill in 2022.
Iceland, on the other hand, which upped its tax incentive from 25 to 35 last year, has seen its film industry grow by a whopping 85 over five years. An added benefit for productions is a 25 incentive for music recording, which includes studio costs, travel and lodging.
The first recipient of the enhanced tax break, “True Detective: Night Country,” Season 4 of HBO’s series, was entirely shot on location. It is the...
- 2/19/2023
- by Lise Pedersen
- Variety Film + TV
Dramedy remake to open on December 30 this year.
Sony Pictures has switched to a three-step platform release for Tom Hanks dramedy A Man Called Otto, moving the December 25 platform launch to December 30 in Los Angeles and New York.
After that Otto will get a limited launch on January 6 2023 prior to a wide expansion on January 13 2023, the original expansion date.
Marc Forster’s English-language remake of Swedish A Man Called Ove centres on grumpy Otto Anderson, who has lost the will to live following the loss of his wife and is planning to end it all. His plans change with the...
Sony Pictures has switched to a three-step platform release for Tom Hanks dramedy A Man Called Otto, moving the December 25 platform launch to December 30 in Los Angeles and New York.
After that Otto will get a limited launch on January 6 2023 prior to a wide expansion on January 13 2023, the original expansion date.
Marc Forster’s English-language remake of Swedish A Man Called Ove centres on grumpy Otto Anderson, who has lost the will to live following the loss of his wife and is planning to end it all. His plans change with the...
- 12/6/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
What happens in suburbia, stays in suburbia.
Tom Hanks stars as Otto, a widower who prefers a solitary life — and makes his disgruntlement known to those around him. That is, until new neighbors thaw his frozen heart.
Directed by Marc Forster, “A Man Called Otto” opens in select theaters December 25 in Los Angeles and New York, and premieres wide January 13, 2023. The film is based on Swedish author Fredrik Backman’s 2012 novel “A Man Called Ove.”
Per the official synopsis, based on the comical and moving # 1 New York Times bestseller, “A Man Called Otto” tells the story of Otto Anderson (Hanks), a grumpy widower who is very set in his ways. When a lively young family moves in next door, he meets his match in quick-witted and very pregnant Marisol (Mariana Treviño), leading to an unlikely friendship that will turn his world upside-down. Experience a funny, heartwarming story about how some...
Tom Hanks stars as Otto, a widower who prefers a solitary life — and makes his disgruntlement known to those around him. That is, until new neighbors thaw his frozen heart.
Directed by Marc Forster, “A Man Called Otto” opens in select theaters December 25 in Los Angeles and New York, and premieres wide January 13, 2023. The film is based on Swedish author Fredrik Backman’s 2012 novel “A Man Called Ove.”
Per the official synopsis, based on the comical and moving # 1 New York Times bestseller, “A Man Called Otto” tells the story of Otto Anderson (Hanks), a grumpy widower who is very set in his ways. When a lively young family moves in next door, he meets his match in quick-witted and very pregnant Marisol (Mariana Treviño), leading to an unlikely friendship that will turn his world upside-down. Experience a funny, heartwarming story about how some...
- 10/20/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Scandinavia’s leading streamer Viaplay has ordered “End of Summer,” a psychological thriller based Anders de la Motte’s bestselling Swedish novel of the same name.
Jens Jonsson (“Young Wallander”) and Henrik Georgsson (“The Bridge”) are on board to direct the series which is penned by Björn Carlström (“Jägarna”) and Stefan Thunberg (“Wallander’) as head writers. Per Janérus at Harmonica Films is producing with Sf Studios and Film i Skåne.
A Viaplay Original, “End of Summer” will premiere on the platform in 2023. A prominent cast will be announced at a later stage. Worldwide sales are handled by Viaplay Content Distribution.
The show opens on a summer evening in 1984 when a 5-year-old boy vanishes in rural southern Sweden. The police investigation fails to find the truth, leaving behind rumors, suspicion and a grieving family. Twenty years later, the boy’s older sister Vera is leading a group therapy session in Stockholm,...
Jens Jonsson (“Young Wallander”) and Henrik Georgsson (“The Bridge”) are on board to direct the series which is penned by Björn Carlström (“Jägarna”) and Stefan Thunberg (“Wallander’) as head writers. Per Janérus at Harmonica Films is producing with Sf Studios and Film i Skåne.
A Viaplay Original, “End of Summer” will premiere on the platform in 2023. A prominent cast will be announced at a later stage. Worldwide sales are handled by Viaplay Content Distribution.
The show opens on a summer evening in 1984 when a 5-year-old boy vanishes in rural southern Sweden. The police investigation fails to find the truth, leaving behind rumors, suspicion and a grieving family. Twenty years later, the boy’s older sister Vera is leading a group therapy session in Stockholm,...
- 6/29/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Half a dozen Sweden pics and co-prods are set to storm the Croisette, flagships of the solid public support system in place, and fully or partly shot in a foreign language. Headlining the slate are the completion entries “Triangle of Sadness” by former winner Ruben Östlund (“The Square”), shot in the English language, and the Arabic-speaking thriller “Boy From Heaven” by Tarik Saleh (“The Nile Hilton Incident”), set in Cairo. Meanwhile, the Iranian/Danish Ali Abbasi (“Border”) is debuting in the main competition with the Farsi-language “Holy Spider,” majority-Danish produced with Sweden among co-production partners.
Elsewhere, the parallel section Acid is showcasing the Swedish doc “How to Save a Dead Friend” by Russia’s Marusya Syroechkovskaya, and three Swedish co-prods are bowing at Un Certain Regard: “Godland” by Iceland’s Hlynur Pálmason, “Sick of Myself” by Norway’s Kristoffer Borgli and “Butterfly Vision” by Ukrainian Maksym Nakonechnyi.
“Swedish filmmakers are...
Elsewhere, the parallel section Acid is showcasing the Swedish doc “How to Save a Dead Friend” by Russia’s Marusya Syroechkovskaya, and three Swedish co-prods are bowing at Un Certain Regard: “Godland” by Iceland’s Hlynur Pálmason, “Sick of Myself” by Norway’s Kristoffer Borgli and “Butterfly Vision” by Ukrainian Maksym Nakonechnyi.
“Swedish filmmakers are...
- 5/22/2022
- by Annika Pham
- Variety Film + TV
With multiple coronavirus safety guidelines now published, most countries are taking tentative steps to restart film and TV drama production. In the Nordics, however, production has been up and running for weeks — and the lessons learned there could prove invaluable for those thinking of restarting elsewhere.
One of the key learnings is that, with good planning, it’s not as difficult or expensive to produce in the Covid-19 era as it might first appear.
“It’s one step at a time,” says Kelly Luegenbiehl, VP of international originals at Netflix, which has productions currently shooting in Iceland, Sweden and Denmark. “These are big challenges we’re trying to solve. If you try to think about the whole problem, it can be a little intimidating.”
“Everest” director Baltasar Kormákur is filming “Katla,” his eight-part supernatural volcano drama in Iceland for Netflix. Sweden’s Sf Studios, meanwhile, is making gangster series “Easy Money...
One of the key learnings is that, with good planning, it’s not as difficult or expensive to produce in the Covid-19 era as it might first appear.
“It’s one step at a time,” says Kelly Luegenbiehl, VP of international originals at Netflix, which has productions currently shooting in Iceland, Sweden and Denmark. “These are big challenges we’re trying to solve. If you try to think about the whole problem, it can be a little intimidating.”
“Everest” director Baltasar Kormákur is filming “Katla,” his eight-part supernatural volcano drama in Iceland for Netflix. Sweden’s Sf Studios, meanwhile, is making gangster series “Easy Money...
- 6/12/2020
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
When the Nordic entertainment group, one of Scandinavia’s largest media groups, announced last month during the Goteborg Film Festival that it was pulling out of non-scripted content to focus on scripted drama, and film production and distribution, it underscored two market trends in the Nordics: Subscription-based services, whether local or global, are driving the region’s booming drama business, and going forward, the investment into content will be more evenly split between Scandinavia series and movies.
Since Scandinavia is one of the first overseas markets where Netflix and HBO Nordic launched as early as 2012, local streaming services such as Viaplay, CMore and Elisa Viihde reacted fast and stepped up their investment in drama in order to compete. It paid off: Today, unlike in other European regions where local Svod services have either shut down or struggled, the Nordics are home to several powerful local streaming services that are coexisting alongside Netflix and HBO Nordic.
Since Scandinavia is one of the first overseas markets where Netflix and HBO Nordic launched as early as 2012, local streaming services such as Viaplay, CMore and Elisa Viihde reacted fast and stepped up their investment in drama in order to compete. It paid off: Today, unlike in other European regions where local Svod services have either shut down or struggled, the Nordics are home to several powerful local streaming services that are coexisting alongside Netflix and HBO Nordic.
- 2/22/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Based on the ‘Bourne’ film series, ‘Treadstone’ is an action drama television series that will launch on USA Network on October 15, 2019. This series has been created by Tim King, who is also acting as an executive producer for the series. The premise of the series is a combination of the origins story and the present-day story of Operation Treadstone, a CIA black ops program. This program turns recruits into superhuman assassins using behavior modification. In the first season, viewers will see the sleeper agents being awakened and traveling across the globe to complete deadly missions. Here is what
Meet the Cast of USA’s “Treadstone”...
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- 9/25/2019
- by Liz Flynn
- TVovermind.com
Sf Studios — the Swedish major that’s turning 100 this year — is banking on the production of high-concept, talent driven English-language and local films, as well as TV series, to become a key European player and thrive in today’s ultra-competitive landscape increasingly dominated by deep-pocketed Ott services.
Once the home of Ingmar Bergman, Sf Studios has in recent years shifted its core model from being almost fully dedicated to distribution to becoming a prolific producer of premium films and TV shows aimed at the international market.
“Our goal is to be the leading studio in the Nordics and a leading studio in Europe, which means that across both TV and film we develop, finance, produce, distribute film in the Nordics and manage international sales,” says Sf Studios’ CEO Michael Porseryd, who’s been spearheading the strategic shift.
To meet that challenge, Sf Studios has significantly increased its production from two...
Once the home of Ingmar Bergman, Sf Studios has in recent years shifted its core model from being almost fully dedicated to distribution to becoming a prolific producer of premium films and TV shows aimed at the international market.
“Our goal is to be the leading studio in the Nordics and a leading studio in Europe, which means that across both TV and film we develop, finance, produce, distribute film in the Nordics and manage international sales,” says Sf Studios’ CEO Michael Porseryd, who’s been spearheading the strategic shift.
To meet that challenge, Sf Studios has significantly increased its production from two...
- 5/9/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Sf Studios has acquired Paradox, the well-established Scandinavian company behind Erik Poppe’s “U-July 22,” to launch Norwegian production operations.
Sf Studios, which will be celebrating its centenary next year, has up until now focused on the production of feature films and drama series in Sweden and Denmark. The company also boasts distribution operations in Norway and Finland as well as international sales department.
The acquisition of Paradox underscores Sf Studios’ ambition to expand its reach across the Nordic market and become a leading player in Norway. In recent years, Norway has become a key market for content thanks to its booming talent pool.
Under the deal, Sf Studios will now be handling the Nordic distribution and international sales of all current and upcoming projects at Paradox, whose credits include “The King’s Choice,” which was Norway’s highest-grossing film in 2016, as well as Berlin competition title “U-July 22,” a drama about...
Sf Studios, which will be celebrating its centenary next year, has up until now focused on the production of feature films and drama series in Sweden and Denmark. The company also boasts distribution operations in Norway and Finland as well as international sales department.
The acquisition of Paradox underscores Sf Studios’ ambition to expand its reach across the Nordic market and become a leading player in Norway. In recent years, Norway has become a key market for content thanks to its booming talent pool.
Under the deal, Sf Studios will now be handling the Nordic distribution and international sales of all current and upcoming projects at Paradox, whose credits include “The King’s Choice,” which was Norway’s highest-grossing film in 2016, as well as Berlin competition title “U-July 22,” a drama about...
- 12/12/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Sf will now become a full-scale studio in Norway.
Scandinavian powerhouse Sf Studios will become a full-scale studio in Norway with its acquisition of Paradox, one of the country’s leading production houses.
Sf Studios will now handle Nordic distribution and international sales of all current and upcoming projects at Paradox.
Paradox’s credits include Erik Poppe’s The King’s Choice, U-July 22 and A Thousand Times Goodnight; Hans Petter Moland’s In Order Of Disappearance; and the Twigson family franchise.
Michael Porseryd, CEO at Sf Studios, said, “I am very excited andproud that Paradox will be a part of Sf Studios.
Scandinavian powerhouse Sf Studios will become a full-scale studio in Norway with its acquisition of Paradox, one of the country’s leading production houses.
Sf Studios will now handle Nordic distribution and international sales of all current and upcoming projects at Paradox.
Paradox’s credits include Erik Poppe’s The King’s Choice, U-July 22 and A Thousand Times Goodnight; Hans Petter Moland’s In Order Of Disappearance; and the Twigson family franchise.
Michael Porseryd, CEO at Sf Studios, said, “I am very excited andproud that Paradox will be a part of Sf Studios.
- 12/12/2018
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Matt Deaner.
Next week’s Screen Forever conference offers attendees more opportunities to network and do business with international streaming networks and producers than ever before.
That’s according to Screen Producers Australia CEO Matt Deaner, who is excited about the line-up of keynote speakers and sessions including those modeled on the ABC’s Q&A and You Can’t Ask That.
This year the organisers made it a priority to invite overseas-based producers in the hopes of helping to generate co-productions or other forms of collaboration. Hence the participation of English showrunner Dominic Minghella; Sascha Rothchild, co-executive producer and writer of Netflix’s Glow; Eden Gaha, CEO of La-based Mother Media Group, who previously served as president, unscripted TV at Endemol Shine North America; and Tim King, head of production at Sweden’s Sf Studio.
The Netflix team headed by director of content acquisition Lauren Smith, YouTube Originals scripted...
Next week’s Screen Forever conference offers attendees more opportunities to network and do business with international streaming networks and producers than ever before.
That’s according to Screen Producers Australia CEO Matt Deaner, who is excited about the line-up of keynote speakers and sessions including those modeled on the ABC’s Q&A and You Can’t Ask That.
This year the organisers made it a priority to invite overseas-based producers in the hopes of helping to generate co-productions or other forms of collaboration. Hence the participation of English showrunner Dominic Minghella; Sascha Rothchild, co-executive producer and writer of Netflix’s Glow; Eden Gaha, CEO of La-based Mother Media Group, who previously served as president, unscripted TV at Endemol Shine North America; and Tim King, head of production at Sweden’s Sf Studio.
The Netflix team headed by director of content acquisition Lauren Smith, YouTube Originals scripted...
- 11/16/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
The deal will cover properties developed from now going forward.
REinvent Studios, the Copenhagen-based company launched by former TrustNordisk CEO Rikke Ennis, has signed a three-year strategic partnership to handle international sales for Sf Studios’ new Scandinavian TV series.
The deal will cover properties developed from now going forward.
Tim King, executive vice president production for Sf Studios, based in Stockholm, explained, “We have eight new shows in active development across the Nordics that we will start discussing at Mipcom. These shows represent a broad range of genres, which reflects the general need for Scandinavian producers to move away from pure Scandi Noir.
REinvent Studios, the Copenhagen-based company launched by former TrustNordisk CEO Rikke Ennis, has signed a three-year strategic partnership to handle international sales for Sf Studios’ new Scandinavian TV series.
The deal will cover properties developed from now going forward.
Tim King, executive vice president production for Sf Studios, based in Stockholm, explained, “We have eight new shows in active development across the Nordics that we will start discussing at Mipcom. These shows represent a broad range of genres, which reflects the general need for Scandinavian producers to move away from pure Scandi Noir.
- 9/18/2018
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Fredrik Wikström Nicastro also promoted.
Sf Studios has appointed Annika Sucksdorff as head of film production in Sweden.
She will lead the development and execution of the Swedish slate for feature films, which the company said will have a “focus on commercial quality content for a broad audience.”
Sucksdorff was previously been CEO of Finland-based Helsinki Filmi in Finland, where she produced films such as Tom of Finland and Heart of a Lion by Dome Karukoski and The Mine by Aleksi Salmenperä. She was also the Finnish producer on Our Kind of Traitor.
In her new role, she replaces Fredrik Wikström Nicastro, who will now focus fully to lead the international expansion of Sf Studios as Svp of International Production.
Sucksdorff will report to Tim King, Evp Production.
Michael Porseryd, CEO of Sf Studios, said, “I am truly excited to have a producer of Annika’s caliber to lead our Swedish team. In addition...
Sf Studios has appointed Annika Sucksdorff as head of film production in Sweden.
She will lead the development and execution of the Swedish slate for feature films, which the company said will have a “focus on commercial quality content for a broad audience.”
Sucksdorff was previously been CEO of Finland-based Helsinki Filmi in Finland, where she produced films such as Tom of Finland and Heart of a Lion by Dome Karukoski and The Mine by Aleksi Salmenperä. She was also the Finnish producer on Our Kind of Traitor.
In her new role, she replaces Fredrik Wikström Nicastro, who will now focus fully to lead the international expansion of Sf Studios as Svp of International Production.
Sucksdorff will report to Tim King, Evp Production.
Michael Porseryd, CEO of Sf Studios, said, “I am truly excited to have a producer of Annika’s caliber to lead our Swedish team. In addition...
- 6/14/2017
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Freeform president Tom Ascheim interrupted the TCA panel for Beyond to announce that the Tim King-executive produced sci-fi show is getting a second season. The series premiered on Jan. 2 to promising ratings, drawing 1.3 million total viewers and 553,000 adults 18-49 in Live+3. “It’s a courageous thing to pick up a series this early, but audiences notice these things early,” said Kring. “It can help build momentum for a show when they learn there’s a commitment to the…...
- 1/10/2017
- Deadline TV
Agreement comprises co-production and distribution of all of Flx’s projects in development.
Scandinavian film distribution and production outfit Ab Svensk Filmindustri and Swedish production company Flx have signed an exclusive output agreement.
The deal, which covers the Nordic region (Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Iceland) and comprises co-production and distribution, will relate to all projects that Flx has in development.
Run by Felix Herngren, Pontus Edgren and Niclas Carlsson, Flx’s credits include Oscar-nominated comedy The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out Of The Window And Disappeared, which grossed more than $51m worldwide, as well as TV series Boy Machine, Solsidan and Torpederna.
The company plans to make “major investments over the next few years”, read a release, with Edgren adding that they had found “a strong partner” in Svensk Filmindustri.
Svensk Filmindustri recently announced the appointments of Tim King as executive vice president production and Lars Bredo Rahbek as head of production.
Scandinavian film distribution and production outfit Ab Svensk Filmindustri and Swedish production company Flx have signed an exclusive output agreement.
The deal, which covers the Nordic region (Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Iceland) and comprises co-production and distribution, will relate to all projects that Flx has in development.
Run by Felix Herngren, Pontus Edgren and Niclas Carlsson, Flx’s credits include Oscar-nominated comedy The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out Of The Window And Disappeared, which grossed more than $51m worldwide, as well as TV series Boy Machine, Solsidan and Torpederna.
The company plans to make “major investments over the next few years”, read a release, with Edgren adding that they had found “a strong partner” in Svensk Filmindustri.
Svensk Filmindustri recently announced the appointments of Tim King as executive vice president production and Lars Bredo Rahbek as head of production.
- 2/16/2016
- ScreenDaily
Tim King joins as executive vice president production and Lars Bredo Rahbek has been appointed head of production for Denmark.
Swedish film production outfit Svensk Filmindustri has revealed two new appointments.
Danish producer Lars Bredo Rahbek [pictured left] - who has been a producer at Nimbus Film since 1997 working on titles including Flame And Citron – joins as the company’s new head of production for Denmark, effective from March 1.
Tim King [pictured right], formerly of McKinsey & Co and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, joins as executive vice president production, reporting to CEO Jonas Fors, effective immediately.
Fors said of the new hires: “Tim’s broad experience together with Lars’s strong history within Danish film and TV allows us to ensure we can manage both the challenges of our existing production businesses, together with ensuring the skills to manage the growth we want to achieve.”...
Swedish film production outfit Svensk Filmindustri has revealed two new appointments.
Danish producer Lars Bredo Rahbek [pictured left] - who has been a producer at Nimbus Film since 1997 working on titles including Flame And Citron – joins as the company’s new head of production for Denmark, effective from March 1.
Tim King [pictured right], formerly of McKinsey & Co and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, joins as executive vice president production, reporting to CEO Jonas Fors, effective immediately.
Fors said of the new hires: “Tim’s broad experience together with Lars’s strong history within Danish film and TV allows us to ensure we can manage both the challenges of our existing production businesses, together with ensuring the skills to manage the growth we want to achieve.”...
- 2/1/2016
- ScreenDaily
Lots of cult TV shows, it would appear, are getting a second chance, and Heroes, which originally ran from 2006-2010, is among them. A new trailer for the relaunch of the show – Heroes Reborn – has arrived.The basics are similar this time around, with a new phenomenon leading to the creation/ awakening of powers in a new crop of people who must figure out how to use their abilities for good while dealing with the dangerous forces who would use them for ill. With Tim King returning as head writer and executive producer of the show, the new short series is bringing back veteran cast members Jack Coleman as H.R.G., Jimmy Jean-Louis as The Haitian, Masi Oka as Hiro Nakamura and Greg Grunberg as Matt Parkman, joined by new faces Zachary Levi, Robbie Kay, Danika Yarosh, Judith Shekoni, Kiki Sukezane, Henry Zebrowski, Gatlin Green and Ryan Guzman. Back when it debuted,...
- 6/28/2015
- EmpireOnline
NBC Universal Distribution
Heroes may have been one of the biggest shows in recent years to utterly fail to live up to its potential. What began with a buzz of excitement in 2006, with engaging characters, brilliant twists and a truly innovative taken on the superhero genre became a tired shell of its former self four years later. In fact, considering the how the show never reached the heights of its first season, I put it at number one in my recent article looking at TV shows that would have been great as one-season wonders.
Season two of the show petered out before it really got going, thanks to the infamous writer’s strike of 2007 and even more astonishingly, fans labelled it dull. A year later we had a third season that was immersion-breakingly schizophrenic in nature; heroes became villains, then heroes, then villains again. Action and spectacle took the place of any substantial story development.
Heroes may have been one of the biggest shows in recent years to utterly fail to live up to its potential. What began with a buzz of excitement in 2006, with engaging characters, brilliant twists and a truly innovative taken on the superhero genre became a tired shell of its former self four years later. In fact, considering the how the show never reached the heights of its first season, I put it at number one in my recent article looking at TV shows that would have been great as one-season wonders.
Season two of the show petered out before it really got going, thanks to the infamous writer’s strike of 2007 and even more astonishingly, fans labelled it dull. A year later we had a third season that was immersion-breakingly schizophrenic in nature; heroes became villains, then heroes, then villains again. Action and spectacle took the place of any substantial story development.
- 2/25/2014
- by Baz Greenland
- Obsessed with Film
The superhero genre exploded onto Hollywood mainstream when the first Spider-Man movie was released in 2002. Since then numerous heroes have graced theaters and the television screen in all sorts of diverse and unique ways. Among those that regaled audiences was the TV series Heroes, which premiered in 2006 and lasted four seasons before being cancelled. The show was initially met with substantial praise and enjoyed high ratings while developing a devoted audience. Unfortunately though, it soon lost viewers due to unoriginal storylines and failing to recapture the uniqueness and excitement of the first season.
For any fans of the show who have been secretly hoping that it would make a return, we have good news for you as there is a possibility that the series will make a return. MSN has reportedly begun to explore an option to create new episodes and deliver them via Xbox Live. This idea is still...
For any fans of the show who have been secretly hoping that it would make a return, we have good news for you as there is a possibility that the series will make a return. MSN has reportedly begun to explore an option to create new episodes and deliver them via Xbox Live. This idea is still...
- 4/18/2013
- by Michael Sentman
- We Got This Covered
New York, Mar 30: A man from San Diego, is on a quest for 30 dates in 30 days with 30 different people while doing 30 different things.
Tim King planned the dating spree with a new app, Details Matter, which gives date ideas to San Diegans.
Committed to going outside his comfort zone, the professional photographer has included dates with a gay man and a 63-year-old woman who will fly from Seattle.
King is less than a third of the way through his 30 dates, which he started on Mar h 21, and all of them have been quite varied, from speed boating, hiking, pleasure sailing, playing paintball and doing ceramics, the New York.
Tim King planned the dating spree with a new app, Details Matter, which gives date ideas to San Diegans.
Committed to going outside his comfort zone, the professional photographer has included dates with a gay man and a 63-year-old woman who will fly from Seattle.
King is less than a third of the way through his 30 dates, which he started on Mar h 21, and all of them have been quite varied, from speed boating, hiking, pleasure sailing, playing paintball and doing ceramics, the New York.
- 3/30/2013
- by Meeta Kabra
- RealBollywood.com
From Mother Nature Network's Gerri Miller:
Stars of USA Network's series gathered at a "Characters Unite" event called "A More Perfect Union: Stories of Prejudice and Power," presented in conjunction with storytelling nonprofit The Moth. Hosted by Nathan Lane and featuring appearances by Oscar nominee Octavia Spencer, screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, Paralympian/actress/model Aimee Mullins, educator Tim King and comedian Greg Walloch telling personal stories about discrimination and bigotry, the evening was capped by an after-party with a performance by John Legend.
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Stars of USA Network's series gathered at a "Characters Unite" event called "A More Perfect Union: Stories of Prejudice and Power," presented in conjunction with storytelling nonprofit The Moth. Hosted by Nathan Lane and featuring appearances by Oscar nominee Octavia Spencer, screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, Paralympian/actress/model Aimee Mullins, educator Tim King and comedian Greg Walloch telling personal stories about discrimination and bigotry, the evening was capped by an after-party with a performance by John Legend.
Captions courtesy of Mother Nature Network.
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- 2/24/2012
- by James Gerken
- Huffington Post
From Mother Nature Network's Gerri Miller:
Stars of USA Network's series gathered at a "Characters Unite" event called "A More Perfect Union: Stories of Prejudice and Power," presented in conjunction with storytelling nonprofit The Moth. Hosted by Nathan Lane and featuring appearances by Oscar nominee Octavia Spencer, screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, Paralympian/actress/model Aimee Mullins, educator Tim King and comedian Greg Walloch telling personal stories about discrimination and bigotry, the evening was capped by an after-party with a performance by John Legend.
Captions courtesy of Mother Nature Network.
Check out Mother Nature Network's celeb section and watch Ecollywood videos.
Stars of USA Network's series gathered at a "Characters Unite" event called "A More Perfect Union: Stories of Prejudice and Power," presented in conjunction with storytelling nonprofit The Moth. Hosted by Nathan Lane and featuring appearances by Oscar nominee Octavia Spencer, screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, Paralympian/actress/model Aimee Mullins, educator Tim King and comedian Greg Walloch telling personal stories about discrimination and bigotry, the evening was capped by an after-party with a performance by John Legend.
Captions courtesy of Mother Nature Network.
Check out Mother Nature Network's celeb section and watch Ecollywood videos.
- 2/24/2012
- by James Gerken
- Aol TV.
American heavy metal band SOiL have lost their lead singer, A. J. Cavalier, and drummer Tom Schofield. Schofield, who co-founded the group in 1997, sparked rumors of a rift in early July when he told website Blabbermouth his bandmate Cavalier was on an "indefinite hiatus" from the band. He also revealed that he was "looking for new musical opportunities".
And now remaining members, guitarist Adam Zadel and bassist Tim King, have confirmed the pair has quit. A statement posted on the band's MySpace page reads, "I'm sure you are all wondering what is happening in the world of SOiL after all the rumors and statements that have been going around."
"Late last week we learned of A.J.'s intentions as he notified us of his 'indefinite hiatus.' Then we learned of Tom's intentions, as did all of you, via the Blabbermouth statement he issued a few days ago."
The...
And now remaining members, guitarist Adam Zadel and bassist Tim King, have confirmed the pair has quit. A statement posted on the band's MySpace page reads, "I'm sure you are all wondering what is happening in the world of SOiL after all the rumors and statements that have been going around."
"Late last week we learned of A.J.'s intentions as he notified us of his 'indefinite hiatus.' Then we learned of Tom's intentions, as did all of you, via the Blabbermouth statement he issued a few days ago."
The...
- 7/27/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
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