TrustNordisk has scored a raft of deals on Christoffer Sandler’s Swedish romantic dramedy “So Damn Easy Going” which played at several festivals, including Goteborg and Seattle film festivals.
The heartwarming coming-of-age love story revolves about Joanna, an 18-year-old girl whose mind is like a flashing amusement park at peak season. She needs Adhd meds to keep her buzzy brain in order. With a depressed father whose sick pay is barely covering the rent, money runs out and Joanna sets off to hunt for money to pay for her medication. In the midst of the chaos, she falls in love with the charming and confident Audrey.
The film is headlined by up-and-coming talents Nikki Hanseblad and Melina Paukkonen, alongside Shanti Roney (“Nymphomaniac: Vol. II”).
TrustNordisk has locked key sales on the film for Germany, Austria and Switzerland (Salzgeber & Co Medien GmbH), Albania and Former Yugoslavia (Cinemania Groupicon), Australia and New...
The heartwarming coming-of-age love story revolves about Joanna, an 18-year-old girl whose mind is like a flashing amusement park at peak season. She needs Adhd meds to keep her buzzy brain in order. With a depressed father whose sick pay is barely covering the rent, money runs out and Joanna sets off to hunt for money to pay for her medication. In the midst of the chaos, she falls in love with the charming and confident Audrey.
The film is headlined by up-and-coming talents Nikki Hanseblad and Melina Paukkonen, alongside Shanti Roney (“Nymphomaniac: Vol. II”).
TrustNordisk has locked key sales on the film for Germany, Austria and Switzerland (Salzgeber & Co Medien GmbH), Albania and Former Yugoslavia (Cinemania Groupicon), Australia and New...
- 10/25/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Göteborg-based Cinenic Film, headed by Annika Hellström and Erika Malmgren, has a flawless track record in backing debut directors with global breakthrough potential.
Their roster takes in Ísold Uggadóttir (“And Breathe Normally”), Gorki Glaser-Müller (“Children of the Enemy”) and most recently Christoffer Sandler, whose fiction debut “So Damn Easy Going” opened the last Göteborg Film Festival and is now heading off to the Norwegian Film Festival in Haugesund (Aug. 20-26).
Cinenic will also be in Haugesund with its latest young filmmaking recruits, Angelika Abramovitch and Minka Jakerson and their respective feature debuts “The Braid” and “The Soft Skin,” to be pitched at the Nordic Co-production Market, part of Haugesund confab New Nordic Films (Aug. 23-26).
The Crimean-born Swede Abramovitch competed in Clermont Ferrand with her graduation film from Stockholm’s Academy of the Arts “Catcave Hysteria” and was picked for the Future Frames next generation showcase in Karlovy Vary in July.
Their roster takes in Ísold Uggadóttir (“And Breathe Normally”), Gorki Glaser-Müller (“Children of the Enemy”) and most recently Christoffer Sandler, whose fiction debut “So Damn Easy Going” opened the last Göteborg Film Festival and is now heading off to the Norwegian Film Festival in Haugesund (Aug. 20-26).
Cinenic will also be in Haugesund with its latest young filmmaking recruits, Angelika Abramovitch and Minka Jakerson and their respective feature debuts “The Braid” and “The Soft Skin,” to be pitched at the Nordic Co-production Market, part of Haugesund confab New Nordic Films (Aug. 23-26).
The Crimean-born Swede Abramovitch competed in Clermont Ferrand with her graduation film from Stockholm’s Academy of the Arts “Catcave Hysteria” and was picked for the Future Frames next generation showcase in Karlovy Vary in July.
- 8/12/2022
- by Annika Pham
- Variety Film + TV
The 32nd annual Inside Out Toronto 2S (two spirit) LGBTQ+ Film Festival, which champions innovative 2Slgbtq+ filmmakers from across the globe, has revealed its full film lineup that will take place both in-person and virtually from May 26 to June 5 in Toronto, showcasing 128 films from 28 countries, including 38 feature films, 3 episodic series, and 7 world premieres.
The announcement was made today by Inside Out’s Interim Co-Heads, Andrew Murphy and Elie Chivi.
The festival’s opening night film will be the Canadian premiere of Gabriel Martin’s critically acclaimed family drama Mars One, which opened the World Cinema program at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and topped several lists of best films seen at the festival.
Mars One explores the hopes and expectations, the anxieties and foibles, of a Brazilian family against the backdrop of the 2018 election of Brazil’s far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro. Closing the festival will be the world premiere of the...
The announcement was made today by Inside Out’s Interim Co-Heads, Andrew Murphy and Elie Chivi.
The festival’s opening night film will be the Canadian premiere of Gabriel Martin’s critically acclaimed family drama Mars One, which opened the World Cinema program at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and topped several lists of best films seen at the festival.
Mars One explores the hopes and expectations, the anxieties and foibles, of a Brazilian family against the backdrop of the 2018 election of Brazil’s far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro. Closing the festival will be the world premiere of the...
- 5/6/2022
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Scandinavia’s leading sales outfit TrustNordisk has beefed up its Nordic film slate with the culinary doc “Nordic By Nature,” about the world’s most remote food destination – the two-star Michelin restaurant Koks in the Faroe Islands.
The Danish film “Nordic By Nature” has already opened up festivals and audiences’ appetites, world premiering at San Sebastian and segueing to the Newport Beach Film Fest where the pic won an Audience Award for best culinary film.
In his second doc in a Michelin Star series after “Michelin Stars – Tales from the Kitchen,” director Rasmus Dinesen captures the poetic mind of the young Faroese chef Poul Andrias Ziska, and his connection to the rugged local natural habitat and ancient traditions.
“’We are excited to represent this fascinating film which gives us a unique and tasteful insight into the exquisite world of fine dining, and we look forward to bringing it to the global audience,...
The Danish film “Nordic By Nature” has already opened up festivals and audiences’ appetites, world premiering at San Sebastian and segueing to the Newport Beach Film Fest where the pic won an Audience Award for best culinary film.
In his second doc in a Michelin Star series after “Michelin Stars – Tales from the Kitchen,” director Rasmus Dinesen captures the poetic mind of the young Faroese chef Poul Andrias Ziska, and his connection to the rugged local natural habitat and ancient traditions.
“’We are excited to represent this fascinating film which gives us a unique and tasteful insight into the exquisite world of fine dining, and we look forward to bringing it to the global audience,...
- 1/27/2022
- by Annika Pham
- Variety Film + TV
Energized by the second strong year in a row for Scandinavian cinema, a hybrid 45th Göteborg Film Festival will open with Christoffer Sandler’s “So Damn Easy Going” in main Nordic Competition, alongside Juho Kuosmanen’s “Compartment No. 6” and Eskil Vogt’s “The Innocents.”
Despite new theater capacity controls announced by Swedish prime minister Magdalena Andersson on Monday, Göteborg, which had anticipated the tighter restrictions, is pressing ahead with its plans for an on-site festival with select online screenings of some 50 films for Sweden, festival artistic director Jonas Holmberg told Variety.
Luca Guadagnino will receive an Honorary Dragon Award, attending the festival and participating in an on-stage conversation after the screening of “Call Me By Your Name” on Feb. 3.
Playing Lady Jessica Atreides in “Dune,” Rebecca Ferguson (“Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation”) will pick up a Nordic Honorary Dragon Award.
Produced by Sweden’s Cinenic Film, the company behind Sundance...
Despite new theater capacity controls announced by Swedish prime minister Magdalena Andersson on Monday, Göteborg, which had anticipated the tighter restrictions, is pressing ahead with its plans for an on-site festival with select online screenings of some 50 films for Sweden, festival artistic director Jonas Holmberg told Variety.
Luca Guadagnino will receive an Honorary Dragon Award, attending the festival and participating in an on-stage conversation after the screening of “Call Me By Your Name” on Feb. 3.
Playing Lady Jessica Atreides in “Dune,” Rebecca Ferguson (“Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation”) will pick up a Nordic Honorary Dragon Award.
Produced by Sweden’s Cinenic Film, the company behind Sundance...
- 1/11/2022
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
TrustNordisk is unveiling the trailer for Christoffer Sandler’s feature directing debut “So Damn Easy Going,” a teenage romantic dramedy.
The film is headlined by a Swedish cast of newcomers Nikki Hanseblad and Melina Paukkonen and Shanti Roney (“Nymphomaniac: Vol. II). Sandler penned the script with Lina Åström, Jessika Jankert and Linda-Maria Birbeck.
The heartwarming coming-of-age love story revolves about Joanna, an 18-year-old girl whose mind is like a flashing amusement park at peak season. She is 18 years old and needs Adhd meds to keep her buzzy brain in order. With a depressed father whose sick pay is barely covering the rent, money runs out and Joanna sets off to hunt for money to pay for her medication. In the midst of the chaos, she falls in love with the charming and confident Audrey.
“So Damn Easy Going” is produced by Annika Hellström and Erika Malmgren, the banner behind the...
The film is headlined by a Swedish cast of newcomers Nikki Hanseblad and Melina Paukkonen and Shanti Roney (“Nymphomaniac: Vol. II). Sandler penned the script with Lina Åström, Jessika Jankert and Linda-Maria Birbeck.
The heartwarming coming-of-age love story revolves about Joanna, an 18-year-old girl whose mind is like a flashing amusement park at peak season. She is 18 years old and needs Adhd meds to keep her buzzy brain in order. With a depressed father whose sick pay is barely covering the rent, money runs out and Joanna sets off to hunt for money to pay for her medication. In the midst of the chaos, she falls in love with the charming and confident Audrey.
“So Damn Easy Going” is produced by Annika Hellström and Erika Malmgren, the banner behind the...
- 12/15/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The Swedish dramedy is director Christoffer Sandler’s feature debut.
TrustNordisk has boarded international sales for Swedish dramedy So Damn Easy Going, Christoffer Sandler’s feature directing debut. It is written by Sandler with Lina Åström, Jessika Jankert and Linda-Maria Birbeck.
The humorous coming-of-age love story is about Joanna, an 18-year-old girl with Adhd who meets the charming and confident Audrey.
The cast features newcomers Nikki Hanseblad and Melina Paukkonen in the leads alongside Shanti Roney.
Annika Hellström and Erika Malmgren produce for Cinenic Film. The film is co-produced by Hummelfilm, Film i Väst and Svt with support from Swedish Film Institute,...
TrustNordisk has boarded international sales for Swedish dramedy So Damn Easy Going, Christoffer Sandler’s feature directing debut. It is written by Sandler with Lina Åström, Jessika Jankert and Linda-Maria Birbeck.
The humorous coming-of-age love story is about Joanna, an 18-year-old girl with Adhd who meets the charming and confident Audrey.
The cast features newcomers Nikki Hanseblad and Melina Paukkonen in the leads alongside Shanti Roney.
Annika Hellström and Erika Malmgren produce for Cinenic Film. The film is co-produced by Hummelfilm, Film i Väst and Svt with support from Swedish Film Institute,...
- 10/12/2021
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
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