The Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning film A New Kind of Wilderness has bowed at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival in Greece, marking its European premiere.
Director Silje Evensmo Jacobsen attended the Thessaloniki premiere in person along with two of the film’s protagonists: Freja Vatne Payne and Ronja Breda Vatne. Freja and Ronja are the daughters of Maria Vatne, a gifted photographer who celebrated her family’s unorthodox lifestyle in a remote area of Norway through a blog called Wild + Free. The film begins with stunning footage and photographs taken by Vatne of her kids – in addition to the girls, boys Falk (Norwegian for “falcon”) and the youngest, Ulv (Norwegian for wolf).
But that opening sequence is punctuated by a bracing image – Vatne hooked up to tubes as she receives chemotherapy treatment. This idyllic life of farming, home-schooling, and communing with nature will be cruelly interrupted by tragedy.
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Director Silje Evensmo Jacobsen attended the Thessaloniki premiere in person along with two of the film’s protagonists: Freja Vatne Payne and Ronja Breda Vatne. Freja and Ronja are the daughters of Maria Vatne, a gifted photographer who celebrated her family’s unorthodox lifestyle in a remote area of Norway through a blog called Wild + Free. The film begins with stunning footage and photographs taken by Vatne of her kids – in addition to the girls, boys Falk (Norwegian for “falcon”) and the youngest, Ulv (Norwegian for wolf).
But that opening sequence is punctuated by a bracing image – Vatne hooked up to tubes as she receives chemotherapy treatment. This idyllic life of farming, home-schooling, and communing with nature will be cruelly interrupted by tragedy.
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- 3/10/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Unabashedly sporting the most inauspicious of titles, a three-hour running time and a logline that features terminally ill elders and self-destructive descendants, German feature Dying (Sterben) looks like a hard sell on paper. And yet writer-director Matthias Glasner’s crisscrossing family drama manages to be exceedingly funny, often in some of its darkest moments, as well as expectedly sad.
Anchored by a nuanced, detailed performance by Lars Eidinger as Tom, an orchestra conductor juggling all manner of personal and professional commitments, and pitch-perfect turns by Corinna Harfouch, Lilith Stangenberg and Ronald Zehrfeld as the rest of his combustible nuclear family, this richly rewards the time investment it requires. Sure, a few trims here and there wouldn’t have necessarily ruined it, and some might suggest this could work better as a multi-part limited series for upscale TV.
But it’s hard to imagine watching the musical performance set pieces anywhere...
Anchored by a nuanced, detailed performance by Lars Eidinger as Tom, an orchestra conductor juggling all manner of personal and professional commitments, and pitch-perfect turns by Corinna Harfouch, Lilith Stangenberg and Ronald Zehrfeld as the rest of his combustible nuclear family, this richly rewards the time investment it requires. Sure, a few trims here and there wouldn’t have necessarily ruined it, and some might suggest this could work better as a multi-part limited series for upscale TV.
But it’s hard to imagine watching the musical performance set pieces anywhere...
- 2/19/2024
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Norwegian documentary filmmaker Silje Evensmo Jacobsen wanted to follow a family living the dream. Instead, she witnessed them going through a nightmare.
“Maria Vatne had this blog called ‘Wild+Free’ and I was fascinated by it. I discovered it 10 years ago,” the director of “A New Kind of Wilderness” – which has its world premiere Friday at Sundance Film Festival – about the mother of four who, alongside her partner Nik, decided to live on a farm, surrounded by nature.
“I called her up, saying I wanted to make a series about it. It didn’t work out and then she wrote she was sick.”
Maria died shortly after.
“I was devastated, even though I didn’t really know her. She was someone I admired, because I also had, and still have, this dream: What if we just decided to reinvent our lives? That’s what Maria and Nik did.”
Despite the tragedy,...
“Maria Vatne had this blog called ‘Wild+Free’ and I was fascinated by it. I discovered it 10 years ago,” the director of “A New Kind of Wilderness” – which has its world premiere Friday at Sundance Film Festival – about the mother of four who, alongside her partner Nik, decided to live on a farm, surrounded by nature.
“I called her up, saying I wanted to make a series about it. It didn’t work out and then she wrote she was sick.”
Maria died shortly after.
“I was devastated, even though I didn’t really know her. She was someone I admired, because I also had, and still have, this dream: What if we just decided to reinvent our lives? That’s what Maria and Nik did.”
Despite the tragedy,...
- 1/19/2024
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Astrid Lindgren’s “Ronja the Robber’s Daughter” has been picked up by Netflix in the Nordics and other key territories.
The Swedish-language show — based on the bestselling book by Lindgren, one of the world’s most translated authors whose best known character is Pippi Longstocking — is written by “The Bridge” and “Marcella” creator Hans Rosenfeldt and directed by Lisa James Larsson (“Victoria”).
“Ronja the Robber’s Daughter” follows the adventures of a young girl born into a band of robbers in a medieval Scandinavian fortress. As Ronja grows up, she learns that the surrounding forest can be a magical and sometimes dangerous place filled with strange creatures. But when Ronja befriends the young boy Birk from a rival band, a vicious family feud ignites. Ronja and Birk flee into the forest and try to survive on their own.
The show’s cast, largely made up of children, comprises Kerstin Linden, Jack Bergenholtz Henriksson,...
The Swedish-language show — based on the bestselling book by Lindgren, one of the world’s most translated authors whose best known character is Pippi Longstocking — is written by “The Bridge” and “Marcella” creator Hans Rosenfeldt and directed by Lisa James Larsson (“Victoria”).
“Ronja the Robber’s Daughter” follows the adventures of a young girl born into a band of robbers in a medieval Scandinavian fortress. As Ronja grows up, she learns that the surrounding forest can be a magical and sometimes dangerous place filled with strange creatures. But when Ronja befriends the young boy Birk from a rival band, a vicious family feud ignites. Ronja and Birk flee into the forest and try to survive on their own.
The show’s cast, largely made up of children, comprises Kerstin Linden, Jack Bergenholtz Henriksson,...
- 12/14/2023
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: The Bridge creator Hans Rosenfeldt has said he is “not really watching crime shows at the moment,” as he talks up his big-budget Viaplay adaptation of fantasy novel Ronja the Robber’s Daughter, the streamer’s “most ambitious project to date.”
Rosenfeldt is deep in the edit on Ronja, which is being shopped at this week’s London TV Screenings, and he said adapting the Astrid Lindgren Swedish adventure classic has made a refreshing change from his decades of writing crime.
“I am not really watching crime shows at the moment,” said Rosenfeldt, who has penned four seasons of smash Scandi noir hit The Bridge, three of ITV/Netflix’s Marcella and several crime novels. “I have worked in crime for 30 years and whenever I work I’m working on crime so when I watch something or read something I like it to be something else.”
Ronja the Robber’s Daughter.
Rosenfeldt is deep in the edit on Ronja, which is being shopped at this week’s London TV Screenings, and he said adapting the Astrid Lindgren Swedish adventure classic has made a refreshing change from his decades of writing crime.
“I am not really watching crime shows at the moment,” said Rosenfeldt, who has penned four seasons of smash Scandi noir hit The Bridge, three of ITV/Netflix’s Marcella and several crime novels. “I have worked in crime for 30 years and whenever I work I’m working on crime so when I watch something or read something I like it to be something else.”
Ronja the Robber’s Daughter.
- 3/1/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
From Trigger Point to The Empress to Marie-Antoinette, the past year has been another stellar one in the world of international drama as a wealth of streamers splashed the cash on shows across the globe and public broadcasters joined together to greenlight the best talent in the business. Below, Deadline identifies just a few of the major launches set to light up the world of scripted in 2023. Read on.
The Swarm (Germany)
With numerous co-production partners already in place, this thriller from Game of Thrones EP Frank Doelger is one of the most hotly anticipated European dramas of 2023. Distributed by both Beta Films and Zdf Studios, the high-stakes adaptation of Frank Schätzing’s bestseller is an example of the modern TV drama world at play and has partners including Zdf, France TV, Rai and Hulu Japan, who all want a piece of The Swarm, which also counts Marc Huffam (Saving Private Ryan...
The Swarm (Germany)
With numerous co-production partners already in place, this thriller from Game of Thrones EP Frank Doelger is one of the most hotly anticipated European dramas of 2023. Distributed by both Beta Films and Zdf Studios, the high-stakes adaptation of Frank Schätzing’s bestseller is an example of the modern TV drama world at play and has partners including Zdf, France TV, Rai and Hulu Japan, who all want a piece of The Swarm, which also counts Marc Huffam (Saving Private Ryan...
- 12/24/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
A Storm for Christmas is a series directed by Per-Olav Sørensen with Valter Skarsgård, Sus Wilkins, Jon Øigarden and Dennis Storhoi.
Numerous stories being told – Christmas is not the same for everyone. This is one refreshing season number.
Premise
Stranded at Oslo airport, only 24 hours before Christmas, people find themselves in each their dilemmas. Some are there to welcome their loved ones, some to fly home to their families, some work at the airport, and some who want to fly away and avoid the festivities. Their Christmas plans go awry.
About the Series
In six episodes we are offered this multiple narrative that covers a broad array of scenarios up to Christmas time. A refreshing Christmas story with its innovative premise. It is not a highly sophisticated production, but counts on good performances, and the varied characterizations make it more interesting as a story. True to the Christmas productions it retains a lighthearted tone,...
Numerous stories being told – Christmas is not the same for everyone. This is one refreshing season number.
Premise
Stranded at Oslo airport, only 24 hours before Christmas, people find themselves in each their dilemmas. Some are there to welcome their loved ones, some to fly home to their families, some work at the airport, and some who want to fly away and avoid the festivities. Their Christmas plans go awry.
About the Series
In six episodes we are offered this multiple narrative that covers a broad array of scenarios up to Christmas time. A refreshing Christmas story with its innovative premise. It is not a highly sophisticated production, but counts on good performances, and the varied characterizations make it more interesting as a story. True to the Christmas productions it retains a lighthearted tone,...
- 12/16/2022
- by Elisabeth Plank
- Martin Cid - TV
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