‘Eighteen Below Zero’ No. 3 in Germany
Stefan Ahnhem’s Eighteen Below Zero has shot up to No. 3 on Der Spiegel’s best seller list in Germany. Eighteen Below Zero is the third installment in the Fabian Risk series, and was published in Germany at the beginning of January.
Hans Rosenfeldt guest on SVT’s ‘Dolly’
Screenwriter and creator of the international hit series The Bridge and Marcella, Hans Rosenfeldt, appeared on Swedish public service broadcaster SVT’s show Dolly yesterday, January 25th. On the show Rosenfeldt spoke openheartedly with the hosts about his success as a TV crime screenwriter, among other matters. The episode is available for viewing on SVT Play.
Fredrik Backman ‘Author of the Year’
The readers of the Swedish magazine Vision have chosen Fredrik Backman as 2016’s ‘Author of the Year’. He receives the award for his latest novel Beartown. Previous winners include Leif GW Persson and Jonas Jonasson.
Lars Kepler, Kristina Ohlsson and Ingar Johnsrud among 2016’s most sold in Finland
The list of 2016’s most sold foreign titles in Finland is in. At the top of the list is Lars Kepler’s stand-alone sci-fi thriller Playground. Playground is closely followed by two of Kristina Ohlsson’s newest titles, Mio’s Blues and Buried Lies, also known as the Martin Benner diptych. Ingar Johnsrud makes his mark on the list with the first installment in his Fredrik Beier series, Those Who Follow.
‘Farang’ premiere on C-More
A “Farang” comes to Thailand for two reasons. To sunbathe – or to hide. Malin Lagerlöf's and Stefan Thunberg's new original series Farang starring Ola Rapace is set to premiere March 9 on C More.
Söderlund and Sørensen’s new series in production
Oscar Söderlund, the screenwriter behind the critically acclaimed TV series The Fat and The Angry (Ettor och nollor), is now in the works of writing a new thriller series together with Danish co-writer Mikkel Bak Sorensen for SVT. The project, with the working title Family Affair (Sinsimilla), will be set in Gothenburg.
The project will be presented during Göteborg International Film Festival’s TV Drama Vision days next week.
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New Screenwriter – Hans Rosenfeldt
Hans Rosenfeldt is one of the creators of the incredibly successful and award-winning Scandinavian TV-series The Bridge (Bron/Broen 2011-2018). The show has aired in more than 170 countries and also been successfully remade into a US version, The Bridge (2013-2014), as well as a British/French version, The Tunnel (2013).
During his more than twenty years in the industry, Rosenfeldt has written, created and worked on a large variety of television and drama productions, such as Wallander (2009), Sebastian Bergman (2010) and The Sandhamn Murders (2012). His most recent work include creating and writing the Netflix Original series, Marcella (2016-).
In addition to being one of Sweden’s leading screenwriters, Rosenfeldt has also found success as an author. Together with Michael Hjorth, he makes up one half of the celebrated Swedish crime writing duo Hjorth & Rosenfeldt. As the authors behind the internationally bestselling series about psychological profiler Sebastian Bergman, their books have sold more than 3,5 million copies in over 30 territories worldwide.
‘A Man Called Ove’ nominated for two Academy Awards
The film adaptation of Fredrik Backman’s A Man Called Ove has been nominated for two Academy Awards in the categories ‘Best Foreign Language Film’ and ‘Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling’. The winners will be announced at the 89th Academy Awards on February 26th.
‘The Rabbit Hunter’ Most Sold Crime Novel of 2016 in Norway
The Rabbit Hunter, Lars Kepler’s sixth installment in the Joona Linna series, was the Most Sold Crime Novel of 2016 in Norway.
The novel was published by Cappelen Damm in November 2016.
‘William Wenton and the Luridium Thief’ winner of the Children’s Book Award 2016
Bobbie Peers’ William Wenton and the Luridium Thief continues to be one of Norway’s children’s favorite books. Today the first installment in the series about the code breaking whiz William won the Children’s Book Award 2016. Seven hundred pupils in the 5th to 7th grade participated in the vote for their favorite book and author of the year.