With the Danish movie Shorta (Arabic for police), finally getting a release in the UK on Sept 3, we interviewed the impressive young breakout star Tarek Zayat. We first saw the movie at Glasgow Film Festival earlier this year, (you … Continue reading NORDIC NEW WAVE: Meet rising star Tarek Zayat from Danish crime thriller ‘Shorta’
About the Nordic International Film Festival Back in July we spoke with one of the founders and Creative Director of the Nordic International Film Festival in the United States, Linnea Larsdotter. The annual event is the largest Nordic film festival … Continue reading SPOTLIGHT: Asgeir Sigurdsson’s ‘Come To Harm’ Screens at Nordic International Film Festival
A couple of years ago Íris Tanja Flygenring was taking part in a Shakespeare in Love production at the National Theatre in Reykjavik. She was sharing a dressing room with fellow Icelander Gudren Eyfjord. At the time, both had also … Continue reading NORDIC NEW WAVE: Iceland’s Rising Star Íris Tanja Flygenring
In our new feature, ‘Nordic New Wave’, we are showcasing our choice of rising stars from the Nordic region and in our first feature we speak to Nikita Uggla from Sweden. The Nordic invasion on Netflix has started strong with … Continue reading NORDIC NEW WAVE: Young Royals star Nikita Uggla