In today’s Global Bulletin, BBC Studioworks welcomes back studio audiences; Love Nature boards series “Otter Dynasty”; Endeavor Content acquires international rights for series “The Congregation”; Netflix, Ubisoft and Cineflix Studios hire senior team members; and BBC renews “Noughts + Crosses” for season 2.
After the U.K. government eased lockdown restrictions from Monday, BBC Studioworks is getting audiences back into studios from Tuesday, with safety measures in place.
Productions being recorded over the coming days with live audiences present include “The Goes Wrong Show,” produced by Big Talk/Mischief Screen in association with Lionsgate for the BBC; “The Jonathan Ross Show,” a Hotsauce TV/ITV Studios production for ITV; “Piers Morgan’s Life Stories, an ITV Studios production for ITV; and “The Martin Lewis Money Show,” a Multistory Media production for ITV.
Masked audiences will have to take mandatory temperature checks with thermal cameras before entry. Entry and departure to...
After the U.K. government eased lockdown restrictions from Monday, BBC Studioworks is getting audiences back into studios from Tuesday, with safety measures in place.
Productions being recorded over the coming days with live audiences present include “The Goes Wrong Show,” produced by Big Talk/Mischief Screen in association with Lionsgate for the BBC; “The Jonathan Ross Show,” a Hotsauce TV/ITV Studios production for ITV; “Piers Morgan’s Life Stories, an ITV Studios production for ITV; and “The Martin Lewis Money Show,” a Multistory Media production for ITV.
Masked audiences will have to take mandatory temperature checks with thermal cameras before entry. Entry and departure to...
- 5/18/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has hired Jenny Stjernströmer Björk as its Director of Nordics Original Series. She is replacing Tesha Crawford, who is being upped to Director, Global Franchises.
Björk arrives from Sf Studios where, for the last five years, she was Chief Content Officer, overseeing projects including The Cake General, The Sunny side, and The Unthinkable. Her background is in publishing and she identified the adaptation potential for A Man Called Ove, which became an Oscar nominee in 2015.
The streamer recently confirmed that it will open its Nordic hub in the second half of 2021, Björk will join from September 1 to lead that team. She will report into Larry Tanz, Vice President, Head of Original Series, Emea. The company will also have a small team in Copenhagen.
Netflix said that by the end of 2021 close to seventy original titles originating from the Nordics will be available on Netflix.
Björk arrives from Sf Studios where, for the last five years, she was Chief Content Officer, overseeing projects including The Cake General, The Sunny side, and The Unthinkable. Her background is in publishing and she identified the adaptation potential for A Man Called Ove, which became an Oscar nominee in 2015.
The streamer recently confirmed that it will open its Nordic hub in the second half of 2021, Björk will join from September 1 to lead that team. She will report into Larry Tanz, Vice President, Head of Original Series, Emea. The company will also have a small team in Copenhagen.
Netflix said that by the end of 2021 close to seventy original titles originating from the Nordics will be available on Netflix.
- 5/18/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has named former Sf Studios executive Jenny Stjernströmer Björk its new director of Nordics Original Series, further boosting the streamer’s presence in Scandinavia.
Björk worked as chief content officer at Sf Studios, building up an originals lineup that included critically-acclaimed drama series, such as Solsidan (The Sunny Side), and features, including sci-fi drama The Unthinkable and comedy The Cake General.
Starting on Sept. 1, Björk will lead Netflix’s original series team in the Nordics, reporting to Larry Tanz. She succeeds Tesha Crawford, who is moving to Netflix’s global franchises teams as director of global franchises.
While at Sf, Björk helped launch several partnerships ...
Björk worked as chief content officer at Sf Studios, building up an originals lineup that included critically-acclaimed drama series, such as Solsidan (The Sunny Side), and features, including sci-fi drama The Unthinkable and comedy The Cake General.
Starting on Sept. 1, Björk will lead Netflix’s original series team in the Nordics, reporting to Larry Tanz. She succeeds Tesha Crawford, who is moving to Netflix’s global franchises teams as director of global franchises.
While at Sf, Björk helped launch several partnerships ...
- 5/18/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix has named former Sf Studios executive Jenny Stjernströmer Björk its new director of Nordics original series, further boosting the streamer’s presence in Scandinavia.
Björk worked as chief content officer at Sf Studios, building up an originals lineup that included critically acclaimed drama series, such as Solsidan (The Sunny Side), and features, including sci-fi drama The Unthinkable and comedy The Cake General.
Starting on Sept. 1, Björk will lead Netflix’s original series team in the Nordics, reporting to Larry Tanz. She succeeds Tesha Crawford, who is moving to Netflix’s global franchises teams as director of global franchises.
While at Sf, Björk helped launch several ...
Björk worked as chief content officer at Sf Studios, building up an originals lineup that included critically acclaimed drama series, such as Solsidan (The Sunny Side), and features, including sci-fi drama The Unthinkable and comedy The Cake General.
Starting on Sept. 1, Björk will lead Netflix’s original series team in the Nordics, reporting to Larry Tanz. She succeeds Tesha Crawford, who is moving to Netflix’s global franchises teams as director of global franchises.
While at Sf, Björk helped launch several ...
- 5/18/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Other winners include Goliath and Reconstructing Utøya.
Ali Abbasi’s Border (Gräns) was the big winner at Sweden’s Guldbagge Awards, which were announced last night (Jan 29) in Stockholm.
The film, which also won the top prize in the Un Certain Regard strand at Cannes last year, scooped six awards in total, including best film and best actress for Eva Melander.
Peter Grönlund’s Goliath won four awards including best actor for Joakim Sällquist and best screenplay.
Reconstructing Utøya won best director for Carl Javér and best Documentary.
Full list of winners
Best Film
Border (Gräns)
Best Director
Carl Javér...
Ali Abbasi’s Border (Gräns) was the big winner at Sweden’s Guldbagge Awards, which were announced last night (Jan 29) in Stockholm.
The film, which also won the top prize in the Un Certain Regard strand at Cannes last year, scooped six awards in total, including best film and best actress for Eva Melander.
Peter Grönlund’s Goliath won four awards including best actor for Joakim Sällquist and best screenplay.
Reconstructing Utøya won best director for Carl Javér and best Documentary.
Full list of winners
Best Film
Border (Gräns)
Best Director
Carl Javér...
- 1/29/2019
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
Honorees to include Asghar Farhadi, Mary Harron and Gunnell Lindblom.
The Stockholm International Film Festival has revealed its 2018 programme, with the festival kicking off Nov 7 with the anticipated world premiere of Anna Odell’s X&Y, in competition.
Odell, the Swedish artist and filmmaker who last directed 2013’s award-winning The Reunion, returns starring as a fictionalized version of herself, collaborating with the celebrated actor Mikael Persbrandt to deconstruct themselves. The cast also features Trine Dyrholm, Sofie Gråbøl, Vera Vitali, Shanti Roney, Jens Albinus and Thure Lindhardt. New Europe handles sales.
Stockholm will close Nov 18 with The Favourite by Yorgos Lanthimos, from the Open Zone section.
The Stockholm International Film Festival has revealed its 2018 programme, with the festival kicking off Nov 7 with the anticipated world premiere of Anna Odell’s X&Y, in competition.
Odell, the Swedish artist and filmmaker who last directed 2013’s award-winning The Reunion, returns starring as a fictionalized version of herself, collaborating with the celebrated actor Mikael Persbrandt to deconstruct themselves. The cast also features Trine Dyrholm, Sofie Gråbøl, Vera Vitali, Shanti Roney, Jens Albinus and Thure Lindhardt. New Europe handles sales.
Stockholm will close Nov 18 with The Favourite by Yorgos Lanthimos, from the Open Zone section.
- 10/16/2018
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
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