Nordisk Film aims at strong local presence and strategic partnerships in the Nordic territory. With the complete line-up from these three production companies as part of their distribution portfolio, Nordisk Film has gained foothold in the Swedish market and is well on its way to a strong position as distributor of Swedish movies.
Tre Vänner is one of Sweden’s largest independent production companies. The new agreement with Nordisk Film covers distribution of all feature films and TV productions for the next two years throughout the Nordic countries as well as worldwide sales. The first project in the cooperation is the cult TV series “Svensson Svensson”. Furthermore, Tre Vänner recently acquired the rights to produce a movie based on the successful Swedish novel “Snabba Cash.”
The agreement with Illusion Film covers output during the next three years. A crime series in six episodes about “Irene Huss” (the first episode also being a feature film) is the first joint project. Nordisk Film will handle the Nordic distribution and some of the future worldwide sales for Illusion Film.
The agreement with up-and-coming production company Hepp Film also covers output during the next three years. First project is the feature film “A Rational Solution”, with a script by acclaimed writer/director Jens Jonsson and featuring an A-cast including Swedish top actors Rolf Lassgård, Pernilla August, Stina Ekblad.
Managing Director of Nordisk Film Distribution, Mikkel Berg, comments: “Close relations with the local film production environment are of great importance to Nordisk Film. I am very proud and happy that Tre Vänner, Illusion Film and Hepp Film have chosen Nordisk Film as their distribution partner. This convinces me that we are on the right track and that our strategy makes sense to the world around us, not the least our existing and new partners. We want to give local culture production the best conditions possible. With our unique distribution set-up, we strive to give all the good stories from our creative partners a perfect lift-off and a long and rewarding life in the market. I have great expectations for our future co-operation with our three new partners.”
Managing Director of Tre Vänner, Michael Hjorth comments: “We at Tre Vänner are very happy and proud to work with Nordisk Film and look forward to the coming years of close cooperation”.
For further information, please contact:
Managing Director, Nordisk Film Distribution, Mikkel Berg: +45 40 36 79 36
Nordic Acquisition Manager, Nordisk Film, Lone Korslund: +45 40 75 85 94
Managing Director, Tre Vänner, Michael Hjorth: +46 8 55 60 92 40
Managing Director, Illusion Film, Peter Hiltunen: +46 70 790 23 95
Managing Director, Hepp Film, Helena Danielsson: +46 73 342 81 84
Company details:
NORDISK FILM is a company in the Egmont Group. The oldest film company in the world, which turned 100 years in 2006, is active in developing, producing and distributing moving images throughout the Nordic region. Activities include movies, feature animations, music, commercials, music videos, videos, DVDs, TV and electronic games. Nordisk Film holds the Nordic distribution rights to Sony PlayStation and owns movie theatres in Denmark and Norway, and owns post-production companies, film laboratories and broadcasting facilities. In Sweden, Nordisk Film produces movies and TV and distributes movies, games and music. In 2006, Nordisk Film generated total revenues of EUR 352 million and employs 1,150. www.nordiskfilm.com
TRE VÄNNER produces TV programs, feature films and commercials. The company was founded in 1995 by the three script writers Michael Hjorth, Johan Kindblom and Tomas Tivemark, who wanted influence on how their scripts were transformed into movies and television. Tre Vänner have produced several TV series, such as “Poliser”, “Världarnas Bok” and “Firewall” and feature films such as “Steget efter”, ”7 Miljonärer”, “Ett öga rött” and “Kid Svensk”. www.trevanner.se
ILLUSION FILM was founded in 1990 by two producers, Johan Fälemark and Peter Hiltunen, who are the owners of the company. Illusion Film develops, finances and produces feature films for theatrical distribution, for new media and drama for television. In addition, Illusion Film has produced commercials, shorts and a number of television productions. Illusion Film is an expansive company focusing on creative development and the production of feature films and TV-drama for both the Swedish and the international market. www.illusionfilm.se
HEPP FILM was founded in 2003 by producer Helena Danielsson. The company produces TV and feature films locally in Sweden and also has a strong slate of international films. Films produced include “Day and Night”, “Search” and international political thriller “Cargo”, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival 2006. TV productions include “Those Who Whisper”(SVT 2006) starring Pernilla August. www.heppfilm.se
