Fares Fares is a well-known star to many – his back catalogue of appearances is wide ranging and diverse. He was in the early Department Q series where he played Assad, starring alongside Nikolaj Lie Kaas’ character Carl Mørck. He … Continue reading Fares Fares discusses directorial debut ‘A Day and a Half’ – Swedish thriller out now on Netflix
If there is one film winning most obscure title this year it surely has to be Erika Wasserman’s debut feature; The Year I Started Masturbating. A fantastic, heartfelt comedy about modern women, marriage and motherhood, and features a particularly brilliant … Continue reading Director Erika Wasserman discusses her new film The Year I Started Masturbating
One of our top picks at Copenhagen Documentary film festival, CPH:DOX, was Tove Pils Labor – a story that followed their friend’s experience with sex work in San Francisco. We spoke to the director about their film that explores sexuality, … Continue reading Swedish director Tove Pils discusses their documentary ‘Labor’, about sex work, sexuality exploration, and self-discovery
Godland is still fresh in my mind. I can still feel the elements of Iceland, the spongy soggy marshland and the driving rain, even though it has been a few days since watching Hlynur Pálmason’s third feature. Witnessing it where … Continue reading Beautiful and terrifying: Godland director Hlynur Pálmason talks about the clash of opposites in this visually stunning film
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
We first became aware of Electric Malady in mid-2022 when it has its world premiere at the Copenhagen Documentary Film Festival CPH:DOX. We were impressed by this touching documentary film that follows William, a young man who suffers from Electromagnetic … Continue reading Electrosensitivity documentary ‘Electric Malady’ gets BAFTA nomination and March cinema release
We are almost a month into having Viaplay UK and one of the first series we decided to dive into was Where Were You? We spoke to the show’s director Nils Holst-Jensen about the teenage drama from Denmark. Nordic Watchlist: … Continue reading ‘Where Were You?’ director Nils Holst-Jensen discusses his new Viaplay series
It has been a long time coming but we are so excited that Viaplay, a streaming service owned by Viaplay Group based in Stockholm, has finally launched in the UK as of November 1st 2022! Up until last year, it … Continue reading Swedish streaming platform Viaplay launches in the UK offering a wealth of Nordic TV and film content
When I call to speak to Trine she is adjusting from the heat of Austin, Texas, back to an autumnal Denmark – quite a difference when it comes to the temperature. That wasn’t the only difference Trine experienced while premiering … Continue reading In conversation with Danish director Trine Piil about her movie thriller ‘Nothing’ (Intet).
Described as “the make it or break it story of an all-female Icelandic art rock band that probably will not make it and isn’t really a band”, BAND is a funny and heart-breaking ‘mockumentary’ about three women on the brink … Continue reading Writer, director and actress of Icelandic music mockumentary film ‘BAND’ tells us about her ‘big little story of triumphant sisterhood’