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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,...

With Canneseries in full swing and Norwegian drama “A Better Man,” handled by Beta Film, getting a pink carpet treatment as a world premiere on Sunday, Marianne Furevold Boland, Nrk head of drama is ecstatic. And she has every right to be.

Since the festival’s first bow in 2018, Nrk has snapped up no less than eight prizes, including best series for the political drama “Power Play” in 2023 and best screenplay for the comedy “Dumbsday” in 2024. “Norway is for me the most inventive TV country in the world,” Canneseries artistic director Albin Lewi even noted when announcing his 2025 lineup.

Furevold-Boland who produced Nrk youth phenomenon “Skam” and has led Nrk’s drama strand since 2023, has been a key contributor to the delivery of exceptional Norwegian drama in the past eight years. Sharing her views on the possible reasons behind the sustained golden age of Norwegian drama she says: “We are a small country,...

Requiem for Selina (original title: Rekviem for Selina), a new Norwegian drama, tells the story of the world’s first beauty blogger – a teenage outsider whose online diary unexpectedly changed the media landscape. The six-episode series premieres on Nrk on March 15, 2025. Here’s the Lowdown: Inspired by true events, the series follows 17-year-old Selina, […]

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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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French festival Series Mania has revealed its lineup, featuring Joe Wright’s “Mussolini: Son of the Century,” “Querer,” a huge hit at San Sebastián, “Empathy” and “Hal & Harper.”

Amanda Seyfried will present “Long Bright River,” while Pamela Adlon is set to deliver a masterclass. Adlon will also preside over the International Competition jury.

Denmark’s “Generations” will celebrate its world premiere at the fest, as well as “Kabul,” “The Deal” and “The German.”

In the International Panorama Competition, Trine Dyrholm will introduce “The Danish Woman.” She’ll be joined by other world premieres “A Life’s Worth,” “Raul Seixas: Let Me Sing” and “Reunion”. “Requiem for Selina,” “At the End of the Night,” “Celeste,” “Family Matters” and “Putain” will also be shown, as well as “What it Feels Like for a Girl.”

Among other highlights, “Carême” (Apple TV+) starring Jérémie Rénier and Lyna Khoudri, will open the festival. “Hpi” will close it,...