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Scandinavian sales powerhouse TrustNordisk has been racking up sales for horror films “Carousel” and “Canceled,” Variety has found out exclusively.

Directed by Simon Sandquist, “Carousel” has been sold to Splendid Film (Germany), Selectavision (Spain) and Atnine Film (Korea), as well as Cine Video (Latin America) and Vertigo Media (Hungary).

Cine Video and Vertigo Media also picked up Oskar Mellander’s “Canceled.”

“I definitely see a continued demand for genre films in the market around the globe,” said TrustNordisk’s Nicolai Korsgaard, currently at Canadian genre fest Fantasia.

“Coming here has been great for us in terms of scouting new projects and I see some potential collaborations in the future. Lately, we have been increasing the number of horror films in our lineup.”

Both films are produced by the Scandinavian Content Group, also behind Johannes Persson’s “Feed.”

“As a dedicated horror film enthusiast, my passion for this genre fuels my...

Oskar Mellander (The Evil Next Door) is back with new horror movie Canceled, and Screen Daily has shared a first-look image from the upcoming film today. Find it up above.

TrustNordisk has boarded sales on Canceled, which is headed to the Cannes market.

Vincent Grahl (Feed), Fanny Klefelt, William Wasberg, Felicia Kartal (Snabba Cash), Emma Valev and Klas Wiljergård star in the upcoming Swedish horror movie.

Screen Daily details, “The story is about horror a group of ghosthunters who have an online show covering paranormal activities where they have been exposed as frauds, but when they visit the notorious Raven Castle they find something truly horrifying.”

Paolo Vacirca and Henry Stenberg produce for Sweden’s Scandinavian Content Group.

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Mellander previously directed 2020’s The Evil Next Door.

TrustNordisk has boarded sales for Canceled, an upcoming Swedish horror directed by Oskar Mellander.

Vincent Grahl (Feed), Fanny Klefelt, William Wasberg, Felicia Kartal (Snabba Cash), Emma Valev and Klas Wiljergård star.

The story is about horror a group of ghosthunters who have an online show covering paranormal activities where they have been exposed as frauds, but when they visit the notorious Raven Castle they find something truly horrifying.

Nordisk has set the domestic release for Aug 25. TrustNordisk has first footage to show in Cannes.

Mellander previously directed 2020’s The Evil Next Door.

The companies recently worked together on the horror film Feed, a local box-office hit.

Nordisk Film is bolstering its Swedish slate by striking a three-year first-look deal with Scandinavian Content Group.

The pact covers all features in development and production at genre specialist Scandinavian Content Group, including the upcoming titles Carousel, Canceled and an untitled Swedish-Norwegian romcom.

The companies recently worked together on the horror film Feed, directed by Johannes Persson and a local box-office hit.

The first-look option is for distribution deals but could extend to co-financing in some cases.

The deal was negotiated between executive producer Börje Hansson...

Variety is reporting that Magnolia has acquired U.S. rights to the Swedish horror film The Other Side (Andra Sidan). The horror flick is the debut feature film from Oskar Mellander and Tord Danielsson, two filmmakers who have worked solely in television before this film. “The Other Side” follows a family of three — Shirin, her partner Fredrik and his 5-year old son — who move into a small-town duplex and begin to hear mysterious noises from a supposedly uninhabited part of the house. Shirin comes to realize that they are haunted by an evil that only she can stop. The Other Side (Andra Sidan) was released in Sweden in October 2020 and ranked as one of the top three movies at the local...

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Magnolia has acquired U.S. rights to the Swedish horror film “The Other Side,” the debut feature from Oskar Mellander and Tord Danielsson. The movie is represented by REinvent Intl. Sales.

“The Other Side” follows a family of three — Shirin, her partner Fredrik and his 5-year old son — who move into a small-town duplex and begin to hear mysterious noises from a supposedly uninhabited part of the house. Shirin comes to realize that they are haunted by an evil that only she can stop. The cast includes Dilan Gwyn (“Love Me”) and Linus Wahlgren (“Blue Eyes”).

REinvent has also scored sales on the film for Spain (A Contracorriente Films), Poland (Best Film) and Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia (Vertigo Media).

Mellander and Danielsson are well-established TV drama directors, with credits including “The Last Reality Show,” “Vikingshill” and “Nurses.”

“The Other Side” was released in Sweden in October 2020 and ranked as...

Grimmfest have today announced the launch of their Grimmfest Easter Edition, a new annual event taking place over the Easter Weekend, and complimenting the long-established festival in October.

Easter is traditionally a time for rebirth, renewal, resurrection. But as the Pandemic continues to rage, and the world remains on lockdown for the foreseeable future, it is also a time for rethinking. Thus, while the Grimmfest team had hoped to be hosting a ‘live’ Easter event, instead, the Grimmfest Easter Edition will be taking place online, and will build on the success of Grimmfest 2020 online experience.

The festival will open on Thursday April 1st with our preview night that will feature the UK premiere of Kourosh Ahari’s surreal and sulphurous Iranian American haunted hotel horror The Night, which has already earned deserved comparisons to Kubrick’s The Shining, alongside the UK premiere of Lluis Danes’ visually ravishing reimagining of the...

Kourosh Ahari’s ‘The Night’ and Lluís Danés’ ‘The Barcelona Vampiress’ to open genre festival.

UK genre film festival Grimmfest has revealed the line-up for its first Easter edition, which will open with Kourosh Ahari’s The Night and Lluís Danés’ The Barcelona Vampiress.

The spin-off event to Grimmfest was established after its traditional October festival was moved online, due to the pandemic, and was meant to mark a return to physical screenings for the organisation. But ongoing cinema closures and restrictions will also see the Grimmfest Easter Edition go virtual from April 1-5.

The festival will open with psychological horror The Night,...

Tord Danielsson and Oskar Mellander’s horror is inspired by true events.

Rikke Ennis’ REinvent Studios has closed deals with key territories on its Swedish thriller The Other Side, following AFM.

The film has sold to Italy (Bim), France (Fip), C.I.S (Exponenta), Germany, Switzerland and Austria (Splendid), Latin America (Mundo), Taiwan (Deepjoy), Vietnam (Mockingbird) and Philippines (Silverline Multimedia).

The Other Side marks the feature debut of co-directors Tord Danielsson and Oskar Mellander.

The story follows a family of three who move into a small-town duplex and begin to hear mysterious noises from a supposedly uninhabited part of the house. The...

Pre-sales to begin at Berlin’s European Film Market.

Rikke Ennis’ REinvent Studios has boarded sales rights to Swedish horror The Other Side and will start pre-sales at Berlin’s European Film Market (Feb 20-28).

A first look at the film will be offered on Friday (Jan 31) at the Works In Progress presentations at Goteborg’s Nordic Film Market.

NonStop Entertainment will release in Scandinavia and the Baltics, with the Swedish premiere set for Halloween 2020.

It marks the feature debut of co-directors Tord Danielsson and Oskar Mellander.

The story follows a family of three who move into a small-town duplex...

New films by Thomas Vinterberg, Charlotte Blom and Jonas Poher Rasmussen will be presented at the Goteborg Film Festival’s Nordic Film Market. In total, 16 films in post-production will be presented to industry participants in at the Nordic Film Market as part of the Work-in-Progress section. Half of the lineup is made up of first features.

Cia Edström, the head of the Nordic Film Market, said the industry showcase is seeing a big increase in participation this year. As many as 381 attendees from 25 countries so far have signed up for the event, including 37 sales agents, 67 festival programmers and 47 buyers. Edström noted the breadth and diversity of films and projects in this year’s program.

Vinterberg’s next film, “Another Round” is a modern drama starring Mads Mikkelsen. Represented in international markets by TrustNordisk, the film follows a group of high school teachers who embark on an experiment to be intoxicated...