TrustNordisk to represent the anticipated feature drama ‘Pyromaniac’
Scandinavia’s biggest sales company TrustNordisk has come on board to represent Erik Skjoldbjærgs’ anticipated chilly drama Pyromaniac in international markets.
Penned by critically-acclaimed screenwriter Bjørn Olaf Johannessen, who also wrote Wim Wenders’ Every Thing Will Be Fine, Pyromaniac is based on a true story depicted in Gaute Heivoll’s best-selling novel Before I Burn.
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New Author – Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin
Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin (b. 1978) of Huskvarna, Sweden, began his career as a behavioral scientist and linguist before turning his talents to writing. His major breakthrough came in the form of the children’s book The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep, a literary phenomenon hailed by parents all over the world as a lifesaver. Written to help young children fall asleep, the book uses a unique blend of soothing tones and pedagogic techniques. The self-published The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep made history when it became a No. 1 international bestseller.
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New Author – Fredrik Reinfeldt
Fredrik Reinfeldt (b. 1965) has been active in Swedish and international politics for 25 years, and is regarded as the most popular party leader of the past three decades in Sweden. As the prime minister of Sweden during the years 2006-2014, and the chairman of the New Moderate Party (centre-right) 2003-2015, Fredrik Reinfeldt transformed Swedish politics. He helped unite the country’s centre-right parties and create the Alliance – a unique collaboration between Sweden’s most prominent centre-right parties. In September 2006, Reinfeldt was elected prime minister. Together with the Alliance parties Reinfeldt went on to win two successive elections, serving for eight consecutive years – the longest any non-socialist government has sat in modern times in Sweden.
‘The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep’ tops the UK’s bestseller charts
Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin’s The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep rules supreme on The Bookseller’s Children’s bestseller list, and holds the position of No. 2 on its UK Top 50 bestseller chart.
‘The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep’ featured on CBS News
New Author – Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin
We now have the pleasure of working with Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin and his worldwide phenomenon, The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep. Self-published, the book is currently No. 1 in the US, the UK, France, Spain, and several other countries. It is the first time ever that an independent author has topped Amazon’s best seller charts.
‘Midnight Sun’ No. 1 in Norway
Jo Nesbø’s highly anticipated novel Midnight Sun has gone straight to No. 1 on the Norwegian besteller list. The sequel to the groundbreaking Blood on Snow, Midnight Sun tells the story of Ulf, a secretive stranger seeking refuge among the native Sami and Læstadiansin of a small village in the far north.
‘The Mine’ published in Finland
Acclaimed Finnish author Antti Tuomainen’s new stand-alone The Mine has now been published in Finland. Told in a beautiful language with shifting points of views and flashbacks, The Mine is a suspenseful crime novel filled with vivid characters and a breathtaking plot. But above all, it is the story of two men – a father and a son – and of the destiny of a family torn apart, only to ultimately reunite.
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New Screenwriter – Anders Weidemann
Anders Weidemann (b.1971) is the creator and showrunner of the Emmy Award nominated TV series 30 degrees in February. His unique writing talent paired with an extensive knowledge about the TV landscape has resulted in award winning productions, such as The truth about Marika (Emmy Award for best interactive TV series 2006) and 30 degrees in February (winner of Kristallen for best screenplay, nominated for Emmy Award 2014), among other. On top of holding writing credits for numerous television productions and short films, Weidemann has also worked as Head of drama development at Jarowskij Sweden and as Story editor for SVT.
Johannessen listed among 10 Nordic Talents to Track by Variety
Selected at Norway’s Haugesund Fest, Variety takes its pick of the Scandinavian elite, listing 10 Nordic talents you ought to know – among them screenwriter Bjørn Olaf Johannessen. Best known for the original screenplay of Wim Wender’s Every Thing Will Be Fine (2015), which played at Norway’s Haugesund Fest’s main program, he has also penned Erik Skjoeldberg’s coming drama Pyromaniac. The critically acclaimed comedy drama series Trial of Life (2014) co-written with Per Schreiner and Erlend Loe for NRK, was nominated for the 2014 Prix Europa and awarded the 2015 Golden Screen.