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Rikke Gregersen, one of Norway’s hottest up-and-coming-female directors, has set her feature debut “Almost There” with Norway’s production banner Motlys (“Sex-Love-Dreams” trilogy) and Scandi distribution powerhouse Scanbox Entertainment.

A Student Academy Award winner, who was Sundance-selected for her shorts “Dog Eat Dog” (2019) and “The Affected” (2021), both starring Star actress Renate Reinsve, Gregersen then made her mark in serialised fiction with “Ida Takes Charge” (2021), and most recently as a co-helmer of “Requiem for Selina,” a Series Mania Student Jury Prize winner.

“Rikke was ready to make the leap into feature length. Everything confirms that she will be making lots of movies in the years to come, and we’re proud to have lined up this film, as well as another project with her,” said Motlys producer Ingvild Sæther Berger.

Ahead of start of principal photography Aug. 27, the producer revealed to Variety at Haugesund the main cast led by Sarah Francesca Brænne,...

Paris-based About Premium Content (Apc) has acquired international rights to the Norwegian drama “Requiem for Selina,” due to bow at Lille’s Series Mania International Panorama competition program March 24.

A hot property on the pre-sales market, the youth-oriented TV show from “Skam” commissioner Nrk has already secured major distribution deals with AMC Networks International Southern Europe for Spain and Portugal, Dr for Denmark, Yle for Finland and RÚV for Iceland, while the domestic premiere on the Norwegian pubcaster is set for March 15.

Oslo-based creative studio Anti’s head of production Ingunn Rensel and head of development Emmeline Berglund are serving as producer and creator/co-writer respectively. Joining them are helmers Sebastian Kåss (credited for Anti’s earlier hit YA show “Heartbeat”) and Rikke Gregersen (“Ida Takes Charge”).

Toplining the cast are Elli Müller Osborne, Veslemøy Mørkrid Pål Sverre Hagen, Jon Øigarden as well as newcomer Oliver Sletvold Andersen.

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