The eagerly anticipated new Netflix feature A Day and A Half hits our screens this weekend, 1st September! We spoke to the film’s two leads stars – as well as the film’s director Fares Fares, who also wrote the film … Continue reading Alma Pöysti and Alexej Manvelov discuss starring as troubled couple in Swedish Netflix thriller ‘A Day and a Half’
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
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)
Sofia Karemyr is a Swedish actress from Stockholm who has had some great roles in the last few years and I’m sure we’ll be seeing more of her in the next few! She is best known for her roles in … Continue reading Swedish actress Sofia Karemyr tells us about her recent roles in The Playlist and Partisan – and her favourite thing about Christmas
Nordic Watchlist had the wonderful opportunity to speak to four of the stars from Netflix’s new Swedish series The Playlist. A six-part fictionalised account that focuses on the people who played key roles in the creation of music player Spotify … Continue reading Who’s Who in Netflix’s new series The Playlist inspired by the story of Spotify
If you haven’t seen Snabba Cash season one yet, (and we are referring to the modernised Netflix series rather than the Joel Kinnaman trilogy), then you are not only missing out but you also must stop reading any further as … Continue reading Snabba Cash is back! Check out some new players in season two of the Swedish drama coming to Netflix this week
Isabella Carbonell is a director and screenwriter rising talent from Stockholm who has made many short films, such as Boys (2015) which screened in Cannes, SXSW, and won the Grand Jury Award at AFI FEST, and Brother (2019). Dogborn is her first … Continue reading Swedish director Isabella Carbonell discusses her debut feature thriller ‘Dogborn’ about survival and sex trafficking
As we dip our toes back into the Nordic music scene we are really excited to share something new and exclusive from some of the artists we discover. In this feature, we meet Sweden’s Hanna Ögonsten who shares a performance with … Continue reading Exclusive acoustic performance and interview with Swedish music artist Hanna Ögonsten
Back in 2020 we discovered the Gothenburg based rock outfit Cut City – its been a long time since we last heard new music from the band but we are stoked to hear their new single ‘Lost It’. Alex caught … Continue reading “LOST IT is a banger we wrote after binge-watching Parks & Recreations” – Cut City are back. Nordic Watchlist caught up with the band!