Exclusive: Nordic noir inspired by infamous real-life Icelandic murder case.
Sverrir Gudnason, the actor who plays Bjorn Borg in Janus Metz’s sports drama anticipated Borg/McEnroe, is attached to star in Nordic noir feature Imagine Murder.
The film will shoot in Iceland in 2018 and is inspired by the true story of an infamous Icelandic murder case from 1974, when a young couple was accused of murdering two disappeared men and were systematically broken down by the police until they confessed. The case recently inspired the documentary Out Of Thin Air.
Thorsteinn Bachmann (Trapped) will also star.
Eagle Egilsson, whose credits include The Blacklist and CSI Miami, will direct.
Producers are Icelandic veterans Ingvar Thordarson and Julius Kemp, whose credits include box office hit Life In A Fishbowl and Bothersome Man.
Deals already done include to Pandastorm for Germany and to Scanbox for Scandinavia.
Sverrir Gudnason, the actor who plays Bjorn Borg in Janus Metz’s sports drama anticipated Borg/McEnroe, is attached to star in Nordic noir feature Imagine Murder.
The film will shoot in Iceland in 2018 and is inspired by the true story of an infamous Icelandic murder case from 1974, when a young couple was accused of murdering two disappeared men and were systematically broken down by the police until they confessed. The case recently inspired the documentary Out Of Thin Air.
Thorsteinn Bachmann (Trapped) will also star.
Eagle Egilsson, whose credits include The Blacklist and CSI Miami, will direct.
Producers are Icelandic veterans Ingvar Thordarson and Julius Kemp, whose credits include box office hit Life In A Fishbowl and Bothersome Man.
Deals already done include to Pandastorm for Germany and to Scanbox for Scandinavia.
- 5/24/2017
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Separately, Tribeca selections Elián goes to Gravitas Ventures while From The Ashes lands at National Geographic. Factory 25 takes Tribeca 2016 entry Icaros: A Vision.
Kino Lorber has acquired all North American rights to Tom Of Finland, Dome Karukoski’s biopic about the life and work of Finnish artist and gay icon Touko Laaksonen.
Laaksonen was a pioneer in postwar erotic art whose work inspired the early days of the gay liberation movement and became a symbol for generations of Lgbtq people worldwide.
Pekka Strang, Lauri Tilkanen, Jessica Grabowsky, Taisto Oksanen, Seumas Sargent, Jakob Oftebro and Niklas Hogner star in the Helsinki Film production.
The film’s screenwriter Aleksi Bardy produced alongside Miia Haavisto and Annika Sucksdorff of Helsinki Film.
Gunnar Carlsson of Anagram Väst in Sweden, Miriam Nørgaard of Fridthjof Film in Denmark, and Ingvar Thordarson and Sophie Mahlo of Neutrinos Productions Germany were co-producers, in collaboration with Mike Downey and Sam Taylor of Film and Music Entertainment...
Kino Lorber has acquired all North American rights to Tom Of Finland, Dome Karukoski’s biopic about the life and work of Finnish artist and gay icon Touko Laaksonen.
Laaksonen was a pioneer in postwar erotic art whose work inspired the early days of the gay liberation movement and became a symbol for generations of Lgbtq people worldwide.
Pekka Strang, Lauri Tilkanen, Jessica Grabowsky, Taisto Oksanen, Seumas Sargent, Jakob Oftebro and Niklas Hogner star in the Helsinki Film production.
The film’s screenwriter Aleksi Bardy produced alongside Miia Haavisto and Annika Sucksdorff of Helsinki Film.
Gunnar Carlsson of Anagram Väst in Sweden, Miriam Nørgaard of Fridthjof Film in Denmark, and Ingvar Thordarson and Sophie Mahlo of Neutrinos Productions Germany were co-producers, in collaboration with Mike Downey and Sam Taylor of Film and Music Entertainment...
- 4/13/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Dome Karukoski’s biopic will have its world premiere at the Swedish festival.
The world premiere of Dome Karukoski’s Tom Of Finland will open the 2017 Goteborg Film Festival (January 27–February 6).
In honour of the festival’s 40th anniversary, the film will show not only at Goteborg’s Draken cinema but also at a total of 40 locations throughout the region.
The film is a biopic of Touko Laaksonen, the gay art icon who became known as Tom of Finland. The story follows his life as a soldier during the Second World War, through violence and persecution in Helsinki, to liberation in liberal California. Pekka Strang plays the lead role.
“We are very proud about being able to screen Tom Of Finland as the opening film. It’s a beautiful, intelligent and deeply moving portrayal of a fascinating life and a unique artistry. Tom Of Finland is an artistically powerful film possessing great power to attract international attention...
The world premiere of Dome Karukoski’s Tom Of Finland will open the 2017 Goteborg Film Festival (January 27–February 6).
In honour of the festival’s 40th anniversary, the film will show not only at Goteborg’s Draken cinema but also at a total of 40 locations throughout the region.
The film is a biopic of Touko Laaksonen, the gay art icon who became known as Tom of Finland. The story follows his life as a soldier during the Second World War, through violence and persecution in Helsinki, to liberation in liberal California. Pekka Strang plays the lead role.
“We are very proud about being able to screen Tom Of Finland as the opening film. It’s a beautiful, intelligent and deeply moving portrayal of a fascinating life and a unique artistry. Tom Of Finland is an artistically powerful film possessing great power to attract international attention...
- 1/10/2017
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Drama about the iconic gay artist to shoot in Sweden.
Protagonist Pictures has come on board to handle worldwide sales on Dome Karukoski’s Tom Of Finland, a drama about the life and times of the Finnish, gay artist.
Aleksi Bardy wrote the screenplay for the film, which tells the life story of Touko Laaksonen, a man who would become known around the world by his nom de guerre “Tom Of Finland”.
The cast of the film will be announced during the Berlinale at a press conference on Sunday. Production is due to start this Spring in Gothenberg, Sweden.
The story centres on Laaksonen, who returned home to Helsinki a hero after a harrowing and eventful military service in World War II, but found life during peacetime equally distressing. Persecuted for his homosexuality, he conducted secret affairs and was pressured to marry a woman.
He discovered freedom in his art, specialising in homoerotic...
Protagonist Pictures has come on board to handle worldwide sales on Dome Karukoski’s Tom Of Finland, a drama about the life and times of the Finnish, gay artist.
Aleksi Bardy wrote the screenplay for the film, which tells the life story of Touko Laaksonen, a man who would become known around the world by his nom de guerre “Tom Of Finland”.
The cast of the film will be announced during the Berlinale at a press conference on Sunday. Production is due to start this Spring in Gothenberg, Sweden.
The story centres on Laaksonen, who returned home to Helsinki a hero after a harrowing and eventful military service in World War II, but found life during peacetime equally distressing. Persecuted for his homosexuality, he conducted secret affairs and was pressured to marry a woman.
He discovered freedom in his art, specialising in homoerotic...
- 2/8/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
This year’s European Film Awards are officially out of the gates with a not so lean 50 film submissions to select from. The 27th edition collects titles that date back to last year’s Venice and Toronto Int. Film Festivals moving into Sundance-Rotterdam-Berlin and finally Cannes of ’14. Among the 31 European countries represented, we’ve got likes of the Palme d’Or winner Nuri Bilge Ceylan leading the huge pack of contenders including Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin and Pawel Pawlikowski’s Ida. Here’s the complete list of 50!:
Alienation
ОТЧУЖДЕНИЕ (Otchujdenie)
Bulgaria
Directed By: Milko Lazarov
Written By: Milko Lazarov, Kitodar Todorov & Georgi Tenev
Produced By: Veselka Kiryakova
Amour Fou
Austria/Luxembourg/Germany
Written & Directed By: Jessica Hausner
Produced By: Martin Gschlacht, Antonin Svoboda, Bruno Wagner, Bady Minck, Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu & Philippe Bober
Beautiful Youth
Hermosa Juventud
Spain/France
Directed By: Jaime Rosales
Written By: Jaime Rosales & Enric Rufas
Produced By: Jaime Rosales,...
Alienation
ОТЧУЖДЕНИЕ (Otchujdenie)
Bulgaria
Directed By: Milko Lazarov
Written By: Milko Lazarov, Kitodar Todorov & Georgi Tenev
Produced By: Veselka Kiryakova
Amour Fou
Austria/Luxembourg/Germany
Written & Directed By: Jessica Hausner
Produced By: Martin Gschlacht, Antonin Svoboda, Bruno Wagner, Bady Minck, Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu & Philippe Bober
Beautiful Youth
Hermosa Juventud
Spain/France
Directed By: Jaime Rosales
Written By: Jaime Rosales & Enric Rufas
Produced By: Jaime Rosales,...
- 9/16/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Who doesn't love a good snow-covered horror flick? Movies like The Thing and Adam Green's Frozen have shown that horror stories and winter make for a damn fine pairing, and the found footage flick Frost is the next one set to splatter blood in the snow.
We've been talking about the film for a long time here on Dread Central, and Entertainment One has just announced that it's headed to DVD over in the UK on February 10, 2014. And we just love the quote they decided to use on the cover.
Check out the art below along with the film's trailer!
Icelandic filmmaker Reynir Lyngdal directs Frost, which was shot in the Icelandic highlands. Ingvar Thordarson and Julius Kemp produced for Kisi Production, with Markus Selin and Jukka Helle (Solar Films) and Karla Stojáková (Axman Production) co-producing. It also had backing from the Icelandic Film Centre.
Synopsis:
Filmmaker Gunnar (Björn Thors...
We've been talking about the film for a long time here on Dread Central, and Entertainment One has just announced that it's headed to DVD over in the UK on February 10, 2014. And we just love the quote they decided to use on the cover.
Check out the art below along with the film's trailer!
Icelandic filmmaker Reynir Lyngdal directs Frost, which was shot in the Icelandic highlands. Ingvar Thordarson and Julius Kemp produced for Kisi Production, with Markus Selin and Jukka Helle (Solar Films) and Karla Stojáková (Axman Production) co-producing. It also had backing from the Icelandic Film Centre.
Synopsis:
Filmmaker Gunnar (Björn Thors...
- 12/11/2013
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
Screamfest La 2013 kicked off with a bloody bang last night in North Hollywood, CA, at the Laemmle NoHo 7, and we were there to shoot the black carpet, catch the premiere of Ben Ketai's feature Beneath, and hit the opening night party. Read on!
Gracing the carpet, in addition to director Ketai, were Beneath cast members Kelly Noonan, Joey Kern, Eric Etebari, Lauren Gores and Rene Rivera, along with producers Kelly Wagner and Nick Phillips. Joining them for opening night were the following Screamfest 2013 film selection attendees (take a breath): director Matt Eskandari and writer Matt Lawson of The Gauntlet, The Banishing’s director Erlingur Ottar Thoroddsen and writer Brian McAuley, The Summoners' filmmaker Christian Ackerman, director Paul Hyett (The Seasoning House), Frost producer Ingvar Thordarson, director Samuel Gonzalez Jr. and actress Danielle Adams of Woodland Heights, Luna director Antonio Perez, director of Cannon Fodder Eitan Gafny, director...
Gracing the carpet, in addition to director Ketai, were Beneath cast members Kelly Noonan, Joey Kern, Eric Etebari, Lauren Gores and Rene Rivera, along with producers Kelly Wagner and Nick Phillips. Joining them for opening night were the following Screamfest 2013 film selection attendees (take a breath): director Matt Eskandari and writer Matt Lawson of The Gauntlet, The Banishing’s director Erlingur Ottar Thoroddsen and writer Brian McAuley, The Summoners' filmmaker Christian Ackerman, director Paul Hyett (The Seasoning House), Frost producer Ingvar Thordarson, director Samuel Gonzalez Jr. and actress Danielle Adams of Woodland Heights, Luna director Antonio Perez, director of Cannon Fodder Eitan Gafny, director...
- 10/9/2013
- by Sean Decker
- DreadCentral.com
With director Reynir Lyngdal’s icy thriller Frost set for its Los Angeles premiere Thursday, October 10, at 7:45pm at Screamfest, read on for our exclusive chat with producer Ingvar Thordarson along with the trailer and a new still!
Produced by Thordarson and Julius Kemp from a script by Jon Atli Jonasson, Frost stars Anna Gunndis Gudmundsdottir and Björn Thors and revolves around a young couple, physiologist Agla and filmmaker Gunnar, who wake up at a glacier drilling camp only to find it mysteriously abandoned and their co-workers gone. While searching for the lost team, they realize they’re up against an unknown and deadly force.
Chatting with Thordarson (who previously produced the 2009 horror feature Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre, itself a previous Screamfest selection), he stated of what drew him to Frost, “The script writer came to me, and immediately after reading it I decided to do it. It fit the mythology of Iceland,...
Produced by Thordarson and Julius Kemp from a script by Jon Atli Jonasson, Frost stars Anna Gunndis Gudmundsdottir and Björn Thors and revolves around a young couple, physiologist Agla and filmmaker Gunnar, who wake up at a glacier drilling camp only to find it mysteriously abandoned and their co-workers gone. While searching for the lost team, they realize they’re up against an unknown and deadly force.
Chatting with Thordarson (who previously produced the 2009 horror feature Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre, itself a previous Screamfest selection), he stated of what drew him to Frost, “The script writer came to me, and immediately after reading it I decided to do it. It fit the mythology of Iceland,...
- 10/8/2013
- by Sean Decker
- DreadCentral.com
The 2012 American Film Market is winding down (tomorrow, November 7th, is the final day), and we have a look at some new artwork and stills from a film we've been talking about for a while now, Frost from Icelandic director Reynir Lyngdal.
Frost was shot in the Icelandic highlands. Ingvar Thordarson and Julius Kemp produced for Kisi Production, with Markus Selin and Jukka Helle (Solar Films) and Karla Stojáková (Axman Production) co-producing. It received backing from the Icelandic Film Centre.
Synopsis:
A young couple, physiologist Agla and filmmaker Gunnar, wake up at a glacier drilling camp only to find the camp mysteriously abandoned and their co-workers gone. When searching for the lost team, they realize they’re up against an unknown, deadly force.
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Frost was shot in the Icelandic highlands. Ingvar Thordarson and Julius Kemp produced for Kisi Production, with Markus Selin and Jukka Helle (Solar Films) and Karla Stojáková (Axman Production) co-producing. It received backing from the Icelandic Film Centre.
Synopsis:
A young couple, physiologist Agla and filmmaker Gunnar, wake up at a glacier drilling camp only to find the camp mysteriously abandoned and their co-workers gone. When searching for the lost team, they realize they’re up against an unknown, deadly force.
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Stay frosty in the comments section below!
- 11/6/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Aside from a couple of titles Iceland's not exactly known for its horror movies. Even though our folk tales are ripe with monsters, ghosts and ghouls local filmmakers have never looked at horror as something to pursue or be particularly proud of, I chalk it down to arrogance mostly. Producers Julius Kemp and Ingvar Thordarson are basically the only ones who can see the potential in genre fare and their Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre (aka Harpoon) is now the most distributed Icelandic film in history. Why? Because it's horror and horror sells very, very well. The production duo along with director Reynir Lyngdal is now back with another genre film, a found footage horror/sci-fi mashup that has lofty goals and fantastic surroundings to play...
- 9/23/2012
- Screen Anarchy
We've been talking about the foreign flick Frost for quite some time around these parts, and now a full trailer has come, complete with English subtitles. That's sort of akin to saying it's ribbed for her pleasure. Well, not really, but the word ribbed always makes us smile.
Icelandic filmmaker Reynir Lyngdal directs Frost, which was shot in the Icelandic highlands. Ingvar Thordarson and Julius Kemp are producing for Kisi Production, with Markus Selin and Jukka Helle (Solar Films) and Karla Stojáková (Axman Production) co-producing. It has backing from the Icelandic Film Centre.
Synopsis:
A young couple, physiologist Agla and filmmaker Gunnar, wake up at a glacier drilling camp only to find the camp mysteriously abandoned and their co-workers gone. When searching for the lost team, they realize they’re up against an unknown, deadly force.
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
Got news? Click here to submit it!
Stay frosty in the comments section below!
Icelandic filmmaker Reynir Lyngdal directs Frost, which was shot in the Icelandic highlands. Ingvar Thordarson and Julius Kemp are producing for Kisi Production, with Markus Selin and Jukka Helle (Solar Films) and Karla Stojáková (Axman Production) co-producing. It has backing from the Icelandic Film Centre.
Synopsis:
A young couple, physiologist Agla and filmmaker Gunnar, wake up at a glacier drilling camp only to find the camp mysteriously abandoned and their co-workers gone. When searching for the lost team, they realize they’re up against an unknown, deadly force.
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Stay frosty in the comments section below!
- 7/19/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Alrighty, kids! It's teaser trailer time! Get out your winter coats because this one definitely comes with a chill factor - both on your skin and down your spine. Check it out!
Icelandic filmmaker Reynir Lyngdal directs Frost, which is currently in production and is being shot on a glacier in the Icelandic highlands.
Synopsis:
A young couple, physiologist Agla and filmmaker Gunnar, wake up at a glacier drilling camp only to find the camp mysteriously abandoned and their co-workers gone. When searching for the lost team, they realize they’re up against an unknown, deadly force.
It was presented as a work in progress at the Nordic Film Market in Gothenburg last week.
Ingvar Thordarson and Julius Kemp are producing for Kisi Production, with Markus Selin and Jukka Helle (Solar Films) and Karla Stojáková (Axman Production) co-producing. It has backing from the Icelandic Film Centre.
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
Icelandic filmmaker Reynir Lyngdal directs Frost, which is currently in production and is being shot on a glacier in the Icelandic highlands.
Synopsis:
A young couple, physiologist Agla and filmmaker Gunnar, wake up at a glacier drilling camp only to find the camp mysteriously abandoned and their co-workers gone. When searching for the lost team, they realize they’re up against an unknown, deadly force.
It was presented as a work in progress at the Nordic Film Market in Gothenburg last week.
Ingvar Thordarson and Julius Kemp are producing for Kisi Production, with Markus Selin and Jukka Helle (Solar Films) and Karla Stojáková (Axman Production) co-producing. It has backing from the Icelandic Film Centre.
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
- 4/3/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Scandinavian sales company TrustNordisk has released the first ever trailer for the sci-fi-thriller Frost, first reported here on Bloody back in February. Icelandic filmmaker Reynir Lyngdal has directed the film which is currently in production and is shot on a glacier in the Icelandic highlands. "A young couple, physiologist Agla and filmmaker Gunnar wake up at a glacier drilling camp only to find the camp mysteriously abandoned and their co-workers gone. When searching for the lost team they realize theyre up against an unknown, deadly force." Ingvar Thordarson and Julius Kemp are producing for Kisi Production, with Markus Selin and Jukka Helle (Solar Films) and Karla Stojáková (Axman Production) co producing. It has backing from the Icelandic Film Centre.
- 4/3/2012
- bloody-disgusting.com
More foreign distro news on the way that's guaranteed to give someone the chills. Screen Daily reports that Scandinavian sales company TrustNordisk has picked up international sales rights (meaning they'll sell to distributors) to sci-fi thriller Frost.
Icelandic filmmaker Reynir Lyngdal directs the film which is currently in production and is being shot on a glacier in the Icelandic highlands.
"A young couple, physiologist Agla and filmmaker Gunnar, wake up at a glacier drilling camp only to find the camp mysteriously abandoned and their co-workers gone. When searching for the lost team, they realize they’re up against an unknown, deadly force."
It was presented as a work in progress at the Nordic Film Market in Gothenburg last week.
Ingvar Thordarson and Julius Kemp are producing for Kisi Production, with Markus Selin and Jukka Helle (Solar Films) and Karla Stojáková (Axman Production) co producing. It has backing from the Icelandic Film Centre.
Icelandic filmmaker Reynir Lyngdal directs the film which is currently in production and is being shot on a glacier in the Icelandic highlands.
"A young couple, physiologist Agla and filmmaker Gunnar, wake up at a glacier drilling camp only to find the camp mysteriously abandoned and their co-workers gone. When searching for the lost team, they realize they’re up against an unknown, deadly force."
It was presented as a work in progress at the Nordic Film Market in Gothenburg last week.
Ingvar Thordarson and Julius Kemp are producing for Kisi Production, with Markus Selin and Jukka Helle (Solar Films) and Karla Stojáková (Axman Production) co producing. It has backing from the Icelandic Film Centre.
- 2/10/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Scandinavian sales company TrustNordisk has picked up international sales rights (meaning they'll sell to distributors) to sci-fi-thriller Frost, reports Screen Daily. Icelandic filmmaker Reynir Lyngdal has directed the film which is currently in production and is shot on a glacier in the Icelandic highlands. "The film is about a young couple who arrive at a glacier drilling camp only to find it mysteriously abandoned." It was presented as a work in progress at the Nordic Film Market in Gothenburg last week. Ingvar Thordarson and Julius Kemp are producing for Kisi Production, with Markus Selin and Jukka Helle (Solar Films) and Karla Stojáková (Axman Production) co producing. It has backing from the Icelandic Film Centre.
- 2/10/2012
- bloody-disgusting.com
London -- British indie distributor E1 has harpooned U.K. rights to Julius Kemp's comedy horror "Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre" from the Icelandic Film Company and Film and Music Entertainment (F&Me).
The deal was brokered by F&Me's Sam Taylor and Mike Downey on behalf of subsidiary Portpic and Jon Bourdillon for E1.
Ingvar Thordarson, Gisli Gislason and Julius Kemp produced the comedy horror flick for the Icelandic Film Company.
Written by Sjon Sigurdson, the movie details the story of a group of whale watchers who end up stranded on a boat with murderous sailors. Downey says the humor is "as black as it gets."...
The deal was brokered by F&Me's Sam Taylor and Mike Downey on behalf of subsidiary Portpic and Jon Bourdillon for E1.
Ingvar Thordarson, Gisli Gislason and Julius Kemp produced the comedy horror flick for the Icelandic Film Company.
Written by Sjon Sigurdson, the movie details the story of a group of whale watchers who end up stranded on a boat with murderous sailors. Downey says the humor is "as black as it gets."...
- 9/8/2009
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
How much does it take to rip off someone else's story when producing a television series? Apparently in Iceland, not that much. Ingvar Thordarson and Julius Kemp, two producers who worked on the 2007 film "Astropia," have filed suit against NBC Universal claiming a recent episode of "Heroes" used a plot line directly from its movie. The news was reported on an Icelandic-language Web site, and was partially translated by The Right Perspective blog, although it's not clear if the suit was filed in the United States or in Iceland. What's also not revealed is what kind of damages Thordarson and Kemp are looking for, except that they are asking for injunctive relief -- something that may be hard to get since the episode of "Heroes" in question has already aired. Their claim is that Claire ...
- 3/11/2009
- GeekNation.com
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