Göteborg E-Show DailyDaily Three

TOP STORIES: Indie Sales Acquires Scandi Chiller 'Shelley' (EXCLUSIVE); Baltasar Kormakur's Icel...

Göteborg Film Festival eSHOW DAILY NUMBER THREE 02.02.15

TOP STORIES Indie Sales Acquires Scandi Chiller 'Shelley' (EXCLUSIVE) By Elsa Keslassy GOTEBORG, Sweden-- Paris-based sales outfit Indie Sales has acquired Ali Abbasi's feature debut "Shelley," one of the projects pitched at Goteborg's Nordic Film Market. Hailing from the co-producers of Jonas Alexander Arnby's "When Animals D... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Baltasar Kormakur's Icelandic Crimer 'Trapped' Set to Travel Abroad (EXCLUSIVE) By Elsa Keslassy GOTEBORG, Sweden-- Baltasar Kormakur’s crime thriller series "Trapped" is poised to travel well beyond Iceland. Repped and exec produced by Dynamic Television, "Trapped," which has just started lensing in Northern Iceland, has alr... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Goteborg's Nordic Film Lab and Work-In-Progress Showcase Emerging Talent By Elsa Keslassy GOTEBORG, Sweden-- "Happy People," the sophomore project of Samanou A. Sahlstrom, whose debut "In Your Arms" won Goteborg's jury prize and Dragon nod for best film, was one of the highlights of Goteborg's Nordic Film Lab. Weaving mystery and... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Q&A: Icelandic Helmer Dagur Kari Chats About Berlin-Bound 'Virgin Mountain' By Elsa Keslassy GOTEBORG, Sweden-- Icelandic helmer Dagur Kari,  who last directed "The Good Heart" with Paul Dano, is returning to Icelandic filmmaking with "Virgin Mountain," a character study about a late bloomer which will world premiere in the Ber... Read Full Story at Variety.com → 'In Your Arms,' 'Look of Silence' Top Goteborg Festival By Alissa Simon Serious treatments of weighty issues took the main awards at this year’s Goteborg Film Festival, running Jan. 23 to Feb. 2, the first under the leadership of new artistic director Jonas Holmberg.  Euthanasia pic “In Your Arm... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Scandinavian Cinema Energized by Newcomers By Elsa Keslassy GOTEBORG, Sweden-- While the Nordics may not boast Europe’s biggest film industries, its five countries – Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Finland and Norway – have experienced no shortage of critically-aclaimed filmmakers, from L... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Iceland's Zik Zak, France's Arizona Prep 'The Tree' (EXCLUSIVE) By John Hopewell Iceland’s Zik Zak Fireworks and France’s Arizona Productions are teaming to produce “The Tree,” a partial change of direction for Iceland’s Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson whose first two features -  “Eit... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Berlin: Frances McDormand, Brit Marling, Christian Slater Join 'The Wife' By Leo Barraclough LONDON -- Frances McDormand, Logan Lerman, Brit Marling, Christian Slater and Jonathan Pryce have joined the cast of "The Wife," which stars Glenn Close. Embankment will commence international sales at the European Film Market in Berlin. Pic... Read Full Story at Variety.com → REVIEWS Film Review: 'Bridgend' By Guy Lodge An unimaginable reality is brought to the brink of clarity — only to plunge right back into a psychological abyss — in Danish helmer Jeppe Ronde's potent, pain-ridden "Bridgend." Read Full Story at Variety.com → Film Review: 'Life in a Fishbowl' By Alissa Simon The lives of three characters intertwine in "Life in a Fishbowl," a strongly acted, sensitively directed drama that reps a big step forward for Icelandic director Baldvin Zophoniasson. Read Full Story at Variety.com → Film Review: 'Court' By Jay Weissberg There are courtroom dramas, and then there’s “Court,” Chaitanya Tamhane’s impressive debut that flays alive India’s justice system while commenting on class, education, and access to power. Managing to be both e... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Film Review: 'Fires on the Plain' By Peter Debruge There are horrors-of-war movies, and then there are World War II horror movies, and judging by “Fires on the Plain,” it’s not entirely clear whether Japanese splatter director Shinya Tsukamoto understands the difference. Read Full Story at Variety.com → Sanna Lenken On Her Applauded Debut 'My Skinny Sister' By Jon Asp GOTEBORG – “My Skinny Sister” was met with overwhelming applause when it premiered last weekend at Sweden’s Goteborg Film Festival, in competition for the Best Nordic Dragon Award. Sanna Lenken’s debut drama, ab... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Q&A: Ronnie Sandahl, 'Underdog' Director, on Shifting Sweden/Norway Relationship By Kevin Noonan A novelist, journalist and filmmaker who turned 30 only last year, Swedish director Ronnie Sandahl makes the jump from short films with his feature directorial debut, "Underdog." The film follows 23-year-old Dino (Bianca Kronlof) in the... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Madrid Launches Co-prod Meeting By Emiliano De Pablos MADRID -- The first edition of Spain's film co-production meeting Ventana del Cine Madrileño, which runs Feb. 12-14, will focus on the joint search for business opportunities by Madrid-based producers with film companies in Bogot&aacu... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Tweet this Forward this

Subscribe to Additional Variety Newsletters This email was sent to ignoble.experiment@arconati.us by Variety. To ensure delivery to your inbox (and not your spam folder), please add eshow-daily@variety.com to your address book. If you prefer not to continue receiving email communications, please unsubscribe here instead of replying to this email. Having trouble reading this email? View the web version here. Copyright © 2015 Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media. 1​1​1​7​5 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 9​0​0​2​5 Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC., used under license.