“Mobile 101, a Nokia Story,” a series about the dramatic rise and fall of the Finnish phone company, has been acquired by Disney+ and Walter Presents in multiple territories. The series was produced by Finland’s Rabbit Films and is represented in international markets by the outfit.
The six-part series, which sheds light on how a small Finnish company specializing in rubber boots became the world’s biggest mobile manufacturer at the turn of the 21st century, has been picked by Disney+ Italy, Netherlands and Belgium. Walter Presents, meanwhile, bought it for the UK & Ireland. Ruv Iceland has also acquired season one of the series.
“Mobile 101” was originally commissioned by Finnish broadcaster MTV3 Finland and streamer CMore for Sweden, Denmark and Norway. It premiered in 2022 to both critical and commercial acclaim.
Directed and written by Maarit Lalli, the series zooms in on how Nokia switched from rubber boots to...
The six-part series, which sheds light on how a small Finnish company specializing in rubber boots became the world’s biggest mobile manufacturer at the turn of the 21st century, has been picked by Disney+ Italy, Netherlands and Belgium. Walter Presents, meanwhile, bought it for the UK & Ireland. Ruv Iceland has also acquired season one of the series.
“Mobile 101” was originally commissioned by Finnish broadcaster MTV3 Finland and streamer CMore for Sweden, Denmark and Norway. It premiered in 2022 to both critical and commercial acclaim.
Directed and written by Maarit Lalli, the series zooms in on how Nokia switched from rubber boots to...
- 3/20/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Almost anyone over 30 has owned a Nokia phone at some point in their lives, but not many people know that the iconic brand was created at a Finnish company formerly specializing in rubber boots.
Once the world’s biggest mobile manufacturer at the turn of the 21st century, the company was nearly wiped out of the smartphone market by Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android well before 2010, and ultimately sold its handset division to Microsoft in 2013.
When news broke of Microsoft’s takeover on TV, Finnish director Maarit Lalli’s first thought was, “There’s going to be only one [drama] on Nokia in Finland: It will either be me or someone else, and it’s most likely going to be made by a man,” she told Variety during a set visit in Helsinki.
The next morning, Lalli called Finnish TV channels and the Finish Film Foundation to check if...
Once the world’s biggest mobile manufacturer at the turn of the 21st century, the company was nearly wiped out of the smartphone market by Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android well before 2010, and ultimately sold its handset division to Microsoft in 2013.
When news broke of Microsoft’s takeover on TV, Finnish director Maarit Lalli’s first thought was, “There’s going to be only one [drama] on Nokia in Finland: It will either be me or someone else, and it’s most likely going to be made by a man,” she told Variety during a set visit in Helsinki.
The next morning, Lalli called Finnish TV channels and the Finish Film Foundation to check if...
- 11/29/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The Haunting Thriller Darkness starring Amelia Eve Arrives On VOD and Digital June 15, 2021
Check out this scary trailer:
On a country retreat, to write her new novel, Lisa feels another presence in the house. She feels its spirit taking her over, sending her on a road to madness. Can she discover the truth behind the Spirit in the house or will she be lost forever?
Darkness stars Amelia Eve (The Haunting of Bly Manor), Cyril Blake (The Waiting Game, Z-List), Katherine Hartshorne, Jo Hart, Adam Bond
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Check out this scary trailer:
On a country retreat, to write her new novel, Lisa feels another presence in the house. She feels its spirit taking her over, sending her on a road to madness. Can she discover the truth behind the Spirit in the house or will she be lost forever?
Darkness stars Amelia Eve (The Haunting of Bly Manor), Cyril Blake (The Waiting Game, Z-List), Katherine Hartshorne, Jo Hart, Adam Bond
The post Here’s the Terrifying Trailer for Darkness – On VOD and Digital June 15th appeared first on We Are Movie Geeks.
- 6/8/2021
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Stars: Luke D’Silva, Jade Hobday, Marc Zammit, Adam Bond, Bentley Kalu, Amed Hashimi, Laura Marie Howard, Adam Ford, Macaulay Callard | Written and Directed by Tom Paton
I had no real expectations going into Pandorica and I came out of it very pleasantly surprised by Tom Paton’s genre busting futuristic dystopian, sci-fi horror, suspense, action-filled tale of what happens when humanity is devolved into its most basic instincts. Well I did say this film was genre busting! One of the best things about Pandorica is that you really can’t put it in any bracket (no matter how hard you try for the purpose a review).
Set somewhere in the future we meet a small group of Natives from the Varosha tribe. Tribe leader Nus (Luke D’Silva) has brought his three bravest and best to take part in a Violent trial to determine who should be leader of the Tribe when Nus expires.
I had no real expectations going into Pandorica and I came out of it very pleasantly surprised by Tom Paton’s genre busting futuristic dystopian, sci-fi horror, suspense, action-filled tale of what happens when humanity is devolved into its most basic instincts. Well I did say this film was genre busting! One of the best things about Pandorica is that you really can’t put it in any bracket (no matter how hard you try for the purpose a review).
Set somewhere in the future we meet a small group of Natives from the Varosha tribe. Tribe leader Nus (Luke D’Silva) has brought his three bravest and best to take part in a Violent trial to determine who should be leader of the Tribe when Nus expires.
- 12/8/2016
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
Just when they thought they were safe... revenge pays them a visit. Fox Trap will be released in the Us and UK on DVD and Digital in February of 2017, and we have the exclusive reveal of the film's poster and several stills. Also in today's Highlights: Mondo's The Greasy Strangler items, a Q&A with Pandorica director Tom Paton, UK release details for Let's Be Evil, and info on The Truncated Nightmare Hour: Live! podcast.
Exclusive Fox Trap Poster and Stills: "After a terrible accident leaving a young girl disabled, eight years later the group responsible are invited to a remote manor house in the countryside for a class reunion. Little do they know, they are being targeted by a masked maniac hell bent on revenge.
The cast includes Klariza Clayton (Harry Brown, Blood Money, Skins), Scott Chambers (Chicken, Hush, The Hippopotamus), Alex Sawyer (House of Anubis), Kate Greer, Becky Fletcher,...
Exclusive Fox Trap Poster and Stills: "After a terrible accident leaving a young girl disabled, eight years later the group responsible are invited to a remote manor house in the countryside for a class reunion. Little do they know, they are being targeted by a masked maniac hell bent on revenge.
The cast includes Klariza Clayton (Harry Brown, Blood Money, Skins), Scott Chambers (Chicken, Hush, The Hippopotamus), Alex Sawyer (House of Anubis), Kate Greer, Becky Fletcher,...
- 10/5/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
"Some machines should never be turned on." Gautier Cazenave's Ghosts in the Machine was released on DVD on September 21st in Australia / New Zealand and will hit the shores of the Us and the UK in the coming months. Also in today's Highlights: a red band trailer for Pandorica and DVD and VOD release details for Slasher.com.
Ghosts in the Machine Global DVD Release Dates Announced: "During their summer vacation, six international students discover an old Vcr and a stack of VHS tapes in an abandoned house. When they find out it has magical powers, their attitude towards the machine will determine whether they live or die. Six young people, a curse...
House Of VHS deals with a very traditional set of elements. However, the treatment is unusually character-oriented. The protagonists set off to have fun, but they will all find their destiny in the house: friendship, love, death.
Ghosts in the Machine Global DVD Release Dates Announced: "During their summer vacation, six international students discover an old Vcr and a stack of VHS tapes in an abandoned house. When they find out it has magical powers, their attitude towards the machine will determine whether they live or die. Six young people, a curse...
House Of VHS deals with a very traditional set of elements. However, the treatment is unusually character-oriented. The protagonists set off to have fun, but they will all find their destiny in the house: friendship, love, death.
- 9/23/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Dystopian fiction imagines worlds where society has devolved from its ideal form into a frightening, undesirable place. Tom Paton’s film “Pandorica” takes this cue and is set in a world plunged in a new dark age where humanity has reverted back to its primal state. A trio of youths — Eiren (Jade Hobday), Ares (Marc Zammit), and Thade (Adam Bond) — have been selected to take part in the leadership trials of The Varosha Tribe, with the winner becoming the tribe’s leader. They must battle dark forces in order for one of them to win, but they soon realize that fighting each other might be the only path to victory. Described as “John Carpenter meets ‘Predator,'” the film also stars Ahmed Hashimi (“47 Ronin”) and Bentley Kalu (“Avengers: Age of Ultron”). Watch an exclusive clip from the film below, which features The Varosha Tribe’s leader explaining the nature of...
- 9/21/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
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