Animated short film Brothers in Arms (Orig. title Våbenbrødre) written by Christoffer Örnfelt has been nominated for the ‘Best European Animated Film’ award at the 2015 Cartoon D’Or, the pan-European award for animation short films.
Here is a first look at the upcoming must-see TV-series Modus. Based on the novel Fear Not by Anne Holt and produced by Miso Film, the spine-chilling series is set to air on TV4 this fall. Modus, directed by Lisa Siwe (The Bridge), will follow criminal psychologist Inger Johanne Vik and her young daughter, the witness of a murder. The star-studded cast will include Melinda Kinnaman – to play the protagonist Vik – Johan Widerberg and Henrik Norlén, to name just a few.
Liza Marklund’s critically acclaimed Iron Blood, the eleventh and final novel featuring crime reporter Annika Bengtzon, has soared to No. 1 on the Swedish bestseller list.
Following the release of the series’ final episode, Acquitted’s director Geir Henning opened up about his hopes for a second season of the hit drama. The screenwriter duo behind the award nominated series, Anna Bache-Wiig and Siv Rajendram Eliassen, have likewise revealed that they are ready to continue the production: “We need to have a story to tell, and we think that we do now. It’s something that we’ve been thinking about for a long time.”
Jo Nesbø will be travelling to Caen, France to accept the fifth Boréales Honorary Award in person when the award is presented in November. This year marks the 24th anniversary of the Boréales Festival.
On Thursday the 25th of June, Norwegian Minister of Culture Thorhild Widvey presented the members of Norway’s new industrial policy advisory board for the field of culture and arts. Among the 15 chosen to sit on the council is Salomonsson Agency’s own Tor Jonasson. He and the 14 other members will have as their task to advice the Minister of Culture on how to commercialize artistic content and create value in the cultural field.
Oscar nominees Maggie Gyllenhaal and Josh Brolin as well as Olivia Munn will be joining the cast of Three Seconds, adding further star power to a cast already featuring such names as Luke Evans and David Oyelowo. The film, which will be based on Roslund & Hellström’s bestselling novel of the same title, will be directed by Otto Bathurst (Peaky Blinders).
Alex Bellos, British writer and mathematical mysteries expert, challenged the readers of the Guardian to pit their intellect against that of Jo Nesbø in a brain-twister worth the name. Citing Nesbø as the only one to have ever succeeded in solving the puzzle right there in front of him, Bellos encouraged his readers to test their own detecting skills by taking on the classic Three Switches riddle. To see if your genius matches that of the Norwegian crime author, click “READ MORE”.
Jo Nesbø’s Police, the tenth installment in the Harry Hole series, received the title of ‘Best Novel of the Year’ in Slovakia when the Slovaks made their voices heard in a readers’ poll.
Jo Nesbø has been selected 2014’s 'Best Foreign Author’ in Slovakia. Going up against names like John Green and George R.R. Martin, Nesbø placed No. 1 when the readers of Slovakia chose their favorite author of the year.
Ukraine, Publishing House RM
Two-book deal closed by Linda Andersson
Germany, HarperCollins
Two-book deal closed by Josephine Oxelheim
Serbia, Treći Trg
Closed by Emma Granberg
Norway, Trøndelag Fylkeskommune
Closed by Linda Andersson
Albania, Shkupi
Two-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Croatia, Znanje
Closed by Emma Granberg
The debut novel by Swedish author Lisa Ridzén has a powerful impact – it has been published in over 42 countries. Perhaps this is also because she tells this story (…) with great warmth but without sentimentality, with melancholy, but also with wit. /…/ A quiet book that makes us laugh and cry.
– Rheinische Post
A must-read. Such a beautiful book that I hope many, many people get the chance to read. Every line evokes emotion.
– Korlingsord
Moa Backe Åstot’s queer Sami romance speaks to the lovesick teenager in all of us.
– Klassekampen
The Tale of Frejo is an adventurous and warm book that opens the door to a fairytale world where both light and darkness have their place.
– Boktokig
This is a book to read slowly and gladly reread.
– Borås Tidning
Nowhere Land/Women in Revolt is the first part of a trilogy. It is about being so young that life is a horizon of possibilities and resistance, about what it takes to become an artist, and what stories one tells when nothing has yet happened.