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
As this year draws to a close we reflect on some great second seasons that have come out in 2022. We can’t pick which one was best so have your say and vote below! Continue reading Vote for your favourite second season that aired this year
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
I’m waiting to speak to Eirik and as our zoom calls starts, he’s making sure the camera is taking in an object behind him. It is a sculpture of what looks like a big cat. Eirik: Hold on, let me … Continue reading In conversation with artist Eirik Sæther on his debut film role in Norwegian dark comedy Sick of Myself
Nordic Watchlist got to speak to Danish-based non-profit excursion company GreenKayak about how they are tackling the problem of plastic waste in Copenhagen, and beyond. Tell us about the GreenKayak concept We started to collect trash floating around the waters … Continue reading Danish initiative GreenKayak offers the chance to clean waste from the world’s waterways while enjoying the view
June was a busy month for films and TV series. We saw the return of both Danish juggernaut Borgen, followed by popular Swedish series Love and Anarchy. The end of the month saw two new series arrive to Walter Presents … Continue reading Nordic Picks of the Month: JUNE
In March we made our first trip outside of the UK since the summer of 2020 due to pandemic restrictions, and we chose to return to the Danish capital of Copenhagen for some art and culture. Our trip was timed … Continue reading Culture Lovers Copenhagen: Five highlights from our long weekend in spring
In part two of our Borgen guest feature blogger Richard Fernandez, from Cafe Thinking, gives us his top three favourite episodes from the series. Richard Fernandez It was Borgen that inspired me to explore Scandinavian culture and, eventually, to write about it. … Continue reading Best of Borgen: Richard Fernandez
Well May was the gift that kept on giving – after a quiet month in April, we had a huge number of releases to watch this month. We have picked out some of our highlights, and included a section at … Continue reading Nordic Picks of the Month: MAY
This May sees the release of Thomas Daneskov’s film Wild Men – one of our highlights of the year already! We got to speak to the director about how this violent comedy came to be and how the theme of … Continue reading Danish Director Thomas Daneskov talks about making the midlife-crisis dark comedy ‘Wild Men’ filmed in the Norwegian mountains