We’ve dived into the digital library of documentaries showcasing at the Copenhagen Documentary Film Festival, CPH:DOX, to see as much as we can and pick some stand-out films from the Nordic region. So, in no particular order, here are our … Continue reading Our 10 Nordic highlights from Copenhagen’s Documentary Festival (CPH:DOX)
Getting to work on Catch & Release (currently available on Viaplay UK) saw actress Kristine Hartgen return to her home of Tromso. Here, she would play the role of Erika Meyer whose father is mysteriously murdered in the opening scene … Continue reading Star of Norwegian Netflix film ‘Narvik’, Kristine Hartgen enjoyed the adrenaline of shooting this war epic
Girls Girls Girls The Finnish long-listed entry for the Academy Awards, this feel-good romantic feature has fantastic performances from its three young leads. We first caught this film almost a year ago now when it was featured at BFI Flare … Continue reading Four fantastic Finnish films available now on BFI Player
A new film that was on our watchlist this year was from Danish director and screenwriter Marianne Blicher, who is based in Copenhagen. She has previously directed short films that have featured at festivals, and has now completed her first … Continue reading In conversation with Miss Viborg director Marianne Blicher as her film shows at Glasgow Film Festival
Check out these great upcoming releases in March that we think should be on your watchlist! Viaplay Love Me – Season 2 | 9th March First up on Viaplay is the return of the popular romcom series, Love Me, which … Continue reading New Nordic film and TV releases coming in March – on Viaplay, MUBI and Cinema
This year’s Glasgow Film Festival takes place from 1st – 12th March. It’s described as one of the friendliest film festivals in the world, with a long tradition of championing new talent and celebrating world cinema as well as the … Continue reading Five Nordic picks showing at Glasgow Film Festival 2023
So, here’s what’s been on our Nordic watchlist this month – two great new TV series and two films. Let us know in the comments section what you have been watching and enjoying in February. TV SERIES FURIA (Norwegian) | … Continue reading Our Nordic Watchlist – February 2023: Discover what we’ve been watching this month
Whilst Swedish Director Ruben Östlund picked up three Academy Award nominations for Triangle of Sadness, there were also Nordic nominations for two live action short films, Night Ride and Ivalu. We spoke to the some of the team behind these … Continue reading We hear from the teams behind Academy-nominated Nordic short films Ivalu and Night Ride
It’s been almost a year since we last saw Swedish actress Josefin Asplund, when she appeared via a video call for a special presentation after a London screening, discussing her new series Snow Angels. The series was later released in … Continue reading Josefin Asplund is back in new Swedish series Top Dog on Walter Presents (All4)
The Walter Presents platform brings us a new crime series this month – Helsinki Crimes follows two detectives as they deal with a variety of crimes, set in Finland. We spoke to the show’s two lead stars Olli Rahkonen and … Continue reading Meet the two detectives in new Finnish series Helsinki Crimes on Walter Presents