2020 - 2022 Releases

A Human Position
Asta, a young woman, tries to find meaning and a sense of place in the coastal town in Western Norway where she works as a journalist. As she attempts to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of an Afghan asylum seeker, her personal life and her views on justice are affected.
 
DRAMA | 2022 | 78 min
ORIGINAL TITLE A Human Position DIRECTOR Anders Emblem SCREENWRITER Anders Emblem PRODUCTION Anders Emblem, Stian Skjelstad for Vesterhavet CAST Amalie Ibsen Jensen, Maria Agwumaro, Lars Halvor Andreassen DOMESTIC RELEASE May 6, 2022 SALES TBC FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
All Foreigners Keep Their Curtain Closed
This is an honest, funny and warm slice-of-life story about identity, loss, love and emerging sexuality. We follow 15-year old Mariana’s journey from being a typical irresponsible teenager who just goes with the flow, to become a strong young woman who stands up for herself and for those around her.

YOUTH | 2020 | 84 min
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Alle utlendinger har lukka gardiner DIRECTOR Ingvild Søderlind SCREENWRITER Hilde Susan Jægtnes based on the novel «Alle utlendinger har lukka gardiner» by Maria Navarro Skaranger CAST Karen Øye, Cengiz Al, Serhat Yildirim PRODUCTION Cecilie Aspenes for Miso Film Norge RELEASE Mar 6, 2020 SALES TBA FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Betrayed
A true story about the Braude family in World War II. A Norwegian family whose fate is sealed by the fact that they are Jews.

DRAMA | 2020 | 126 min
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Den største forbrytelsen DIRECTOR Eirik Svensson SCREENWRITER Harald Rosenløw Eeg, Lars Gudmestad PRODUCTION Martin Sundland, Catrin Gundersen, Therese Bøhn for Fantefilm CAST Jakob Oftebro, Kristine Kujath Thorp, Eilif Hartwig, Carl Martin Eggesbø, Nicolai Cleve Broch DOMESTIC RELEASE Dec 25, 2020 SALES TrustNordisk FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Clue: Maltesergåten
Cecilia (12) is spending the summer at the idyllic holiday paradise Skutebukta, working at Perlen Guest House with her father. Cecilia is still grieving her mother, who was found drowned a year ago. When urban kid Leo (13) comes to stay at the guest house with his mother, Cecilia and her best friend Une (12) are initially skeptical. The trio discovers the body of a dead man on the beach by the guest house. As it turns out, he is on the run after robbing a jeweller. The take, including the irreplaceable Maltese clock, is still missing.

ACTION/YOUTH | 2021
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Clue: Maltesergåten DIRECTOR Thale Persen SCREENWRITER Aleksander Kirkwood Brown PRODUCTION Cornelia Boysen for Maipo CAST Julia Mælumshagen Nymoen, Kenza Olympia Iteka, Felix Sollie DOMESTIC RELEASE Aug 27, 2021 SALES Global Screen FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Christmas at Cattle Hill
Young city cow Klara is excited to spend her first Christmas on her father’s farm but is disappointed that he is not the type to celebrate holidays.

ANIMATION/FAMILY | 2020 | 62 min
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Jul på KuToppen DIRECTOR Will Ashurst SCREENWRITER Ole Christian Solbakken CAST Henriette Faye-Schjøll, Fridtjov Såheim, Mads Eldøen, Charlotte Frogner, Jan Martin Johnsen, Marit Andreassen, Sigrid Bonde Tusvik PRODUCTION Heidi Palm Sandberg and Ove Heiborg for Qvisten Animation RELEASE Nov 6, 2020 SALES New Europe Film Sales FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
The Crossing
An adventurous story about 10-year-old Gerda and her brother Otto whose parents are in the Norwegian resistance movement during the WWII. Before Christmas in 1942, their parents are arrested, leaving the siblings on their own. Following the arrest, they discover two Jewish children, Sarah and Daniel.

FAMILY | 2020 | 95 min
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Flukten over grensen DIRECTOR Johanne Helgeland SCREENPLAY Maja Lunde, Espen Torkildsen CAST Anna Sofie Skarholt, Bo Lindquist-Ellingsen, Samson Steine, Bianca Ghilardi-Hellsten PRODUCTION Cornelia Boysen for Maipo DOMESTIC RELEASE Feb 14, 2020 SALES TrustNordisk FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Diana's Wedding
They never stop loving each other, even if they can't bear to see each other from time to time. Liv and Terje are observed by their daughter Diana from her early childhood until she leaves home. The worst parents in the world don't even try to be better.

DRAMA | 2020 | 87 min
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Dianas bryllup DIRECTOR Charlotte Blom SCREENWRITER Charlotte Blom, Mette Marit Bølstad PRODUCTION Synnøve Hørsdal for Maipo CAST Marie Blokhus, Pål Sverre Hagen, Jannike Kruse, Olav Waastad, Ine Marie Wilmann, Nader Khademi DOMESTIC RELEASE Sept 11, 2020 SALES Picture Tree International FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
The Dragon Girl
The dragon Girl is a warm Christmas adventure about a young orphan girl who befriends a magical dragon

FAMILY/ADVENTURE | 2020 | 90 min
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Dragejenta DIRECTOR Katarina Launing SCREENWRITER Lars Gudmestad, Harald Rosenløw Eeg CAST Anders Baasmo, Kyrre Haugen Sydness, Solveig Kloppen, Isha Khan, Iver Sandemose PRODUCTION Frederick Howard, Lars A. Hellebust for Storm Films RELEASE Nov 13, 2020 SALES Sola Media FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Ella Bella Bingo
Ella Bella Bingo and Henry are best friends, they do everything together. But when cool kid Johnny arrives in town everything changes. An original road movie about friendship, bicycles and magic.

FAMILY/ANIMATION | 2020 | 80 min
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Elleville Elfrid DIRECTORS Atle Blakseth, Frank Mosvold SCREENWRITER Frank Mosvold, Johnny Smith & Rob Sprackling VOICES Ninni Spone, Oskar Fjelstad-Bergheim, Johannes Joner, Hege Schøyen, Gard B. Eidsvold, Bjarte Hjelmeland, Bjørn Sundquist PRODUCTION Torgeir Sanders, Frank Mosvold for Kool Produktion AS RELEASE Jan 24, 2020 SALES Studio 100 Film FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Everybody Hates Johan
Everybody Hates Johan is an explosive comedy about the life of Johan, a small town loner with a flair for dynamite who finds himself in constant conflict with the rural community.

DRAMA | 2022 | 90 min
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Alle hater Johan DIRECTOR Hallvar Witzø SCREENWRITER Erlend Loe PRODUCTION Elisabeth Kvithyll for Nordisk Film Production CAST Pål Sverre Hagen, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, John Brungot, Ine Jansen, Ingunn Øyen, Paul-Ottar Haga, Trond-Ove Skrødal, Hermann Sabado DOMESTIC RELEASE Mar 25, 2022 SALES TrustNordisk FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Grit
Gry-Jeanette left Norway with the dream of becoming an actress. Now, 17 rambling years later, having failed to find either fame in Hollywood or notoriety in Berlin, she’s back, as Gritt.

DRAMA | 2021 | 119 min
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Gritt DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER Itonje Søimer Guttormsen PRODUCTION Maria Ekerhovd for Mer Film CAST Birgitte Larsen, Marte Wexelsen Goksøyr, Lars Øyno, Andrine Sæther DOMESTIC RELEASE March 26, 2021 SALES Mer Film FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Happy Christmas
When the Eide family is gathered to celebrate Christmas together for the first time in years, it doesn't take long for old secrets to surface. 

COMEDY | 2020 | 90 min
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Gledelig jul DIRECTOR Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken SCREENWRITER Erlend Loe CAST Anne Marit Jacobsen, Otto Jespersen, Nils Jørgen Kaalstad, Iben M. Akerlie, Ellen Dorrit Petersen PRODUCTION John Einar Hagen for Nordisk Film Production RELEASE Nov 6, 2020 SALES TrustNordisk FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Him
One boy end Two men- one day in Oslo. About the male role in the contemporary Norway.

2021 | DRAMA | 83 min
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Han DIRECTOR Guro Bruusgaard SCREENWRITER Guro Bruusgaard, Fijona Jonuzi PRODUCTION Magnus Mork, Mariken Halle, Katja Eyde Jacobsen for Alternativet CAST Johannes Joner, Emil Johnsen, Frank Werner Laug, Laila Goody, Leif Edlund DOMESTIC RELEASE June 2021 SALES TBC FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Hope
When Anja (43) is diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, the neglected love between Anja and her husband Tomas (59) begins to flourish once again.
 
DRAMA | 2019 | 125 min
ORIGINAL TITLE Håp DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER Maria Sødahl CAST Andrea Bræin Hovig, Stellan Skarsgård PRODUCTION Thomas Rosahm for Motlys DOMESTIC RELEASE Nov 22, 2019 SALES TrustNordisk FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
The Innocents
During the bright Nordic summer, a group of children reveal their dark and mysterious powers when the adults aren’t looking. In this original and gripping supernatural thriller, playtime takes a dangerous turn.opens up when a group of children play away from the gaze of grown-ups.

THRILLER | 2021 | 117 min
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De uskyldige DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER Eskil Vogt PRODUCTION Maria Ekerhovd for Mer Film CAST Rakel Lenora Fløttum, Alva Brynsmo Ramstad, Sam Ashraf, Mina Yasmin Bremseth Asheim, Ellen Dorrit Petersen DOMESTIC RELEASE Autumn 2021 SALES Protagonist FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Just Super
11-year-old gaming enthusiast Hedvig finds her life turned upside down when she is forced to replace her father as the town’s superhero much earlier than expected.
But Hedvig is no superhero, and the challenges are far greater than her coaching father anticipated. He soon realizes focus must shift to his athletic nephew Adrian instead.
Dejected and confused, Hedvig visits her grandmother. As she starts talking about the situation, the grandmother lights up, eagerly responding to her ramblings.
An unlikely team emerges, and soon Hedvig is about to fulfill their family legacy without her father’s knowledge.
 
FAMILY, 3D Animation | 2022 | 80 min
ORIGINAL TITLE Helt Super DIRECTOR Rasmus A. Sivertsen SCREENWRITER Kamilla Krogsveen PRODUCTION Åshild Ramborg, Stian Tveiten for Qvisten Animation DOMESTIC RELEASE Sep 30, 2022 SALES TrustNordisk FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Leave
A young woman tries to find her origins after being abandoned as an infant at a US cemetery, only wrapped in a blanket covered in satanic symbols. Still, as she gets closer to answers, a malevolent spirit is telling her to leave...
 
HORROR THRILLER | 2022 | 118 min
ORIGINAL TITLE Leave DIRECTOR Alex Herron SCREENWRITER Thomas Moldestad CAST Alicia von Rittberg, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Herman Tømmeraas PRODUCTION Dave Spilde, Tommy Wirkola, Einar Loftesnes, Ilana Pinker for Trollbound Entertainment RELEASE Oct 28, 2022 SALES ReInvent FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
The Middle Man
Strange deaths and a relaxed loser as the towns beacon of bad news. A bizarre and absurd look upon Trump’s USA today. Dark but humorous, with a touch of love and a dash of hope.

DRAMA | 2021 | 100 min
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Mellommannen DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER Bent Hamer PRODUCTION Bent Hamer for BulBul Film CAST Pål Sverre Hagen, Tuva Novotny, Paul Gross DOMESTIC RELEASE Sept 17, 2021 SALES The Match Factory FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Ninjababy
When Rakel (23), way too late, finds out she’s six months pregnant after a not-so-romantic one-night stand, her world changes. That’s when Ninjababy, an animated character who insists on making Rakel’s everyday life a living hell, turns up.

COMEDY | 2021 | 103 min
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Ninjababy DIRECTOR Yngvild Sve Flikke SCREENWRITER Johan Fasting, Yngvild Sve Flikke, Inga H. Sætre based on graphic novel Fallteknikk by Inga H. Sætre PRODUCTION Yngve Sæther for Motlys CAST Kristine Kujath Thorp, Arthur Berning, Nader Khademi, Tora Dietrichson DOMESTIC RELEASE April 16, 2021 SALES TrustNordisk FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Narvik
The WWII epic Narvik tells the true story of two intense months in the spring of 1940 when 50 000 soldiers from allied countries fought side by side against the Germans in and around Narvik.  

DRAMA | 2022
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Kampen om Narvik DIRECTOR Erik Skjoldbjærg SCREENWRITER Christopher Grøndahl PRODUCTION Aage Aaberge, Live Bonnevie, John Einar Hagen for Nordisk Film Production CAST Carl Martin Eggesbø, Kristine Cornelie Margrete Hartgen, Stig Henrik Hoff, Henrik Mestad, Kari Bremnes, Billy Campbell DOMESTIC RELEASE Dec 26, 2022 SALES TBC FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Night
Emma is a neurologist, works at the local hospital and has sole responsibility for her daughters Dina and Mathilde. Emma is diagnosed with advanced lymph node cancer and the doctor predicts that she has maximum two months left to live. Emma has never told anyone why she left her husband, with whom she is still formally married. She begs her best friend Frøydis to care of her daughters after her death. She is willing if Emma formalises the divorce. Falk is an engineer at the gas platform in Hammerfest and refuses to sign the sermon papers. If Emma does not get him convicted for violence in close relationships before she dies, he gets the care of the children.

DRAMA | 2022 | 89 min
ORIGINAL TITLE Natt DIRECTOR Mona J. Hoel SCREENWRITER Mona J. Hoel PRODUCTION Mona J. Hoel for Freedom from Fear CAST Guri Glans, Henrik Rafaelsen, Jørgen Langhelle, Marie Louise Tank  and Andreas Galtung DOMESTIC RELEASE 2023 SALES TBC FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
The Nightmare
Mona (25) moves into a big apartment in an old building with her boyfriend Robby (25), who has just landed his dream job, and soon falls pregnant with their first child.
She is plagued by bad dreams, and when the new-born baby next door dies, her crippling nightmares intensify – night after night, the same demon attacks her in her sleep. Mona begins to believe that the creature is very real and that it is seeking to enter our world through her unborn child.

THRILLER | 2022 | 99 min
ORIGINAL TITLE Marerittet DIRECTOR Kjersti Helen Rasmussen SCREENWRITER Kjersti Helen Rasmussen PRODUCTION John Einar Hagen, Einar Loftesnes for Nordisk Film Production, Handmade Films in Norwegian Woods CAST Eili Harboe, Herman Tømmeraas, Dennis Storhøi DOMESTIC RELEASE Feb 17, 2023 SALES Wild Bunch FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Ninjababy
When Rakel (23), way too late, finds out she’s six months pregnant after a not-so-romantic one-night stand, her world changes. That’s when Ninjababy, an animated character who insists on making Rakel’s everyday life a living hell, turns up.

COMEDY | 2021 | 103 min
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Ninjababy DIRECTOR Yngvild Sve Flikke SCREENWRITER Johan Fasting, Yngvild Sve Flikke, Inga H. Sætre based on graphic novel Fallteknikk by Inga H. Sætre PRODUCTION Yngve Sæther for Motlys CAST Kristine Kujath Thorp, Arthur Berning, Nader Khademi, Tora Dietrichson DOMESTIC RELEASE April 16, 2021 SALES TrustNordisk FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Nothing to Laugh About
Kasper Berntsen (40) is a successful stand-up comedian. He has everything a man could ask for: his regular gig at the city's top comedy club, his beautiful girlfriend and his fabulous life as a public figure. However, one day everything changes.

DRAMA | 2021 | 90 min
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Ingenting å le av DIRECTOR Petter Næss SCREENWRITER Odd-Magnus Williamson PRODUCTION Gudny Hummelvoll, Eleonore Anselme for Hummelfilm / Rikke Ennis for REinvent Studios CAST Odd-Magnus Williamson, Sara Khorami, Øystein Martinsen DOMESTIC RELEASE Sept 10, 2021 SALES TrustNordisk FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
The North Sea
On Christmas Eve 1969, the Norwegian government announces something that will change Norway forever: One of the world's largest offshore oil discoveries is a fact, and Ekofisk becomes the start of an unprecedented financial adventure. 50 years of experience has given us many answers, but we might have...

DISASTER MOVIE | 2021 | 90 min
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Nordsjøen DIRECTOR John Andreas Andersen SCREENWRITER Harald Rosenløw Eeg, Lars Gudmestad PRODUCTION Martin Sundland, Catrin Gundersen, Therese Bøhn for Fantefilm CAST Kristine Thorp, Henrik Bjelland, Rolf Kristian Larsen DOMESTIC RELEASE Oct 29, 2021 SALES TrustNordisk FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
The Outlaws
Set in the 1920s, two drifters are being chased by the police after a failed train robbery.

CRIME/ACTION | 2022 | 85 min
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De fredløse DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken PRODUCTION Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken for Filmbros Productions CAST Stein Winge, Cecilie Mosli, Benjamin Helstad, Eirik Evjen, Ingar Helge Gimle DOMESTIC RELEASE Aug 5, 2022 SALES TBC FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Possession
While the Spanish flu epidemic is sweeping across the continent, a priest and his son return home to their family in rural Norway from missionary service in Madagascar.

DRAMA, HORROR | 2022 | 90 min
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Forbannelsen DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken PRODUCTION Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken for Filmbros Europe CAST Jan Sælid, Tarjei Sandvik Moe, Anna Hjarne, Dennis Storhøi DOMESTIC RELEASE Sep 23, 2022 SALES REinvent International Sales FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Project Z
A group of film students bring along three actors, in order to make a zombie movie in a remote motel. Soon they find themselves in the middle of an alien invasion, and their fiction becomes reality.
 
HORROR/COMEDY | 2021 | 100 min
ORIGINAL TITLE Project Z DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken PRODUCTION Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken for Filmbros Europe CAST Eili Harboe, Regina Tucker, Jonis Josef, Vebjørn Enger DOMESTIC RELEASE March 5, 2021 SALES REinvent International Sales FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Sick of Myself
Signe is pushing 30, but lives her life without ambition. She hasn’t accomplished anything. When her boyfriend s success suddenly reaches a new high, she decides she needs to take control of her own identity and starts to stage a much more interesting version of herself. She succeeds in bringing the attention to her new persona, but with unpleasant consequences.
 
COMEDY/DRAMA | 2022 | 90 min
ORIGINAL TITLE Syk pike DIRECTOR Kristoffer Borgli SCREENWRITER Kristoffer Borgli CAST Kristine Kujath Torp, Eirik Sæther, Fanny Vaager, Fredrik Stenberg Ditlev-Simonsen,Sarah Francesca Brænne, Steinar Klouman Hallert, Andrea Bræin Hovig, Henrik Mestad, Anders Danielsen Lie PRODUCTION Dyveke Bjørkly Graver and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar for Oslo Picture DOMESTIC RELEASE Fall 2022 SALES Memento FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Sisters - The Summer we found our Superpowers
Two siblings in the woods discovering the magic of nature and the power of sisterhood.

DRAMA | 2020 | 78 min
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Tottori! Sommeren vi var alene DIRECTORS/SCREENWRITERS Silje Salomonsen, Arild Østin Ommundsen CAST Vega Østin, Billie Østin, Thomas Skjørestad, Nina Ellen Ødegård PRODUCTION Gary Cranner for Chezville DOMESTIC RELEASE Aug 7, 2020 SALES M-Appeal FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Sister, What Grows Where Land is Sick?
In a small town in Northern Norway, Eira tries to navigate in the shadows of her brilliant and rebellious older sister Vera. Lately, something is happening to Vera, and in a quest of finding out what, Eira starts reading her diary. She enters Vera’s universe of intense light, glitter, mythology, and hopes for a more beautiful world. Yet her diary reveals darkness and rage that Eira doesn't know how to deal with.
 
DRAMA, COMING OF AGE | 2022 | 80 min
ORIGINAL TITLE Den siste våren DIRECTOR Franciska Eliassen SCREENWRITER Franciska Eliassen CAST Rudy Dagnall, Keira LaHart Farhad Farrokhi, Fredrik Johansen PRODUCTION Franciska Eliassen RELEASE Q1 2023 SALES TBA FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Storm
Single mother Elin is off with her two kids on a fishing trip when the worst imaginable thing happens: while playing with his sister out of his mother’s sight, Ulrik (6) falls into the river and drowns in the heavy streams. Elin is left with her daughter Storm (10), struggling to get their life back on track when a classmate claims to have seen Storm deliberately push her brother into the river. The accusations quickly spread in the small community. Elin fiercely defends her daughter, but as her narrative wavers, she is forced to face the truth about what happened that day by the river.

DRAMA | 2022 | 83 min
ORIGINAL TITLE Storm DIRECTOR Erika Calmeyer SCREENWRITER Johan Fasting, Erika Calmeyer PRODUCTION Finn Gjerdrum for Paradox CAST Ane Dahl Torp, Ella Maren Alfsvåg Jørgensen, Ane Skumsvoll DOMESTIC RELEASE 2022 SALES REinvent FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Teddy's Christmas
Snowflakes, fragrant almonds, and twinkling lights create the perfect atmosphere at Mariann’s (8) Christmas market visit when suddenly she discovers an unbelievable secret: on the top shelf of the lottery booth, the sweetest teddy bear has just moved his head and started sniffing. Feeling an instant connection with the living toy, Mariann can’t think of any better wish for Christmas and tries to win him. However, Teddy has different plans, dreaming of a wealthy owner who can teach him everything the world has to offer. But when Teddy is taken away to a woodshed, his new best friend, the hedgehog Bolla, helps him realize what counts in life…

FAMILY | 2022 | 78 min
ORIGINAL TITLE Teddybjørnens jul DIRECTOR Andrea Eckerbom SCREENWRITERS Lars Gudmestad and Harald Rosenløw Eeg based on Alf Prøysen’s song “Teddybjørnens vise” PRODUCTION Thea Benedikte Karlsen for Fantefilm CAST Marte Klerck-Nilssen, Vegard Strand Eide, Mariann Hole, Jan Gunnar Røise, Marianne Krogness, Nader Khademi, Kai Remlov DOMESTIC RELEASE Nov 11, 2022 SALES Sola Media FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Three Robbers and a Lion
You shall never bother others, you shall be both fair and kind. And whatever else you do I surely shall not mind. 
This is the story about the three robbers Casper, Jasper and Jonathan, who lives outside of Cardamom Town. They are not happy with their lives and would like to live like normal people. After robbing the town several times they are finally caught and put in jail. When a fire breaks out in the tower of the town, the robbers come to help and become the heroes of the day. Based on one of the most important Norwegian children's books of all time.

ANIMATION | 2022 | 75 min
ORIGINAL TITLE Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by DIRECTOR Rasmus A. Sivertsen SCREENWRITERS Karsten Fullu & Ingrid Haukelidsæter PRODUCTION Heidi Palm Sandberg & Åshild Ramborg for Qvisten Animation  DOMESTIC RELEASE Dec 25, 2022 SALES Sola Media FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Thomas vs Thomas (A Sensational Theory Regarding an Insignificant Life in the Multiverse)
Quantum physicist Thomas believes he is about to crack the code of the universe, but he can’t seem to untangle the mysteries of his own life, even as the people he loves most – his young son, ex- wife, and mother – all try to bring him back to earth.

DRAMA/COMEDY | 2022 | 98 min
ORIGINAL TITLE Thomas mot Thomas (en sensasjonell teori om det ubetydelige livet i multiverset) DIRECTOR Jakob Rørvik SCREENWRITER Jakob Rørvik PRODUCTION Synnøve Hørsdal, Petter Onstad Løkke and Therese Naustdal for Maipo CAST Arthur Berning, Filip Mathias Eide, Hege Schøyen, Silje Storstein, Gard B. Eidsvold and Jan Gunnar Røise DOMESTIC RELEASE 2022 SALES TBA FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Three Wishes for Cinderella
There are few fairytale films with female and active leads, but in Mosli’s new interpretation of the Czech Christmas classics, there is no Rapunzel sitting in the tower and waiting for her price – the princess for the new millennium has an engagingly sassy dialogue, and she takes control of the situations herself. The award-winning actress has directed episodes for several local and foreign TV series, including Norway’s Mammon (which received an Emmy) and ABC Studios’ American Grey’s Anatomy. This will be her first feature.

FAMILY | 2021 | 90 min
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Tre nøtter til Askepott DIRECTOR Cecilie Mosli SCREENWRITER Kamilla Krogsveen, Karsten Fullu CAST Astrid Smeplass PRODUCTION Frederick Howard, Christian Fredrik Martin for Storm Films RELEASE Nov 12, 2021 SALES Sola Media FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
The Trip
The film will follow a dysfunctional husband (Hennie) and wife (Rapace) who head to a remote lakeside cabin under the guise of reconnecting, but each has secret designs to kill the other. Before they can carry out their respective plans, unexpected visitors arrive and the couple is faced with a greater danger than anything they could have plotted.

ACTION, THRILLER, BLACK COMEDY | 2021 | 119 min
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I onde dager DIRECTOR Tommy Wirkola SCREENWRITER Nick Ball, John Niven, Tommy Wirkola PRODUCTION Kjetil Omberg and Jørgen Storm Rosenberg for 74 Entertainment CAST Noomi Rapace, Aksel Hennie DOMESTIC RELEASE Jul 30, 2021 SALES XYZ Films FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Titina
Two noble men and a lap dog set out on a perilous quest to conquer the North Pole. A true-ish story, seen through the eyes of the world’s first four-legged celebrity: the terrier Titina.

FAMILY ANIMATION | 2022 | 80 min
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Titina DIRECTOR Kajsa Næss SCREENWRITER Per Schreiner PRODUCTION Tonje Skar Reiersen and Lise Fearnley for Mikrofilm DOMESTIC RELEASE Oct 21, 2022 SALES Les Films du Losange International FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Twigson and the Sea Monster
In this new film about Twigson (300 ½ years old) and Junior (7), we go on the world’s best summer vacation on Aunt Thea’s magical summer island, where we meet Eddy (8) and the self-proclaimed sea serpent expert Blegen (around 40).

FAMILY | 2020 | 71 min
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Knerten og sjøormen DIRECTOR Tove Undheim SCREENWRITER Aksel Kielland, Tove Undheim based on a story by Lars Kilevold CAST Filip Mathias Eide, Mia Ålvik, Sjur Vatne Brean, Silje Storstein, Silya Nymoen, Scott Maurstad PRODUCTION Finn Gjerdrum, Stein B. Kvae for Paradox Film RELEASE Jul 3, 2020 SALES TBA FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Two Buddies and a Badger - The Great Big Beast
One day, the life of our tunnel-dwelling friends Tootson & Ludiwood is turned upside down, when a mysterious train conductor shows up with a letter of eviction. Railway tunnels are for trains, not for people, and they must move out - immediately! Now, only the legendary pirate Captain Tootson can help...

FAMILY/ANIMATION | 2020 | 75 min
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Knutsen & Ludvigsen 2 – Det Store Dyret DIRECTORS Rune Spaans, Gunhild Enger SCREENWRITER Øystein Dolmen CAST John Brungot, Hermann Sabado PRODUCTION Ingunn Sundelin, Eric Vogel for Tordenfilm RELEASE Sept 25, 2020 SALES Sola Media FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
Viking Wolf
Thale (17) has just moved with her parents to a small town after her mother has a new job in the local police. After a student is killed brutally at a party Thale attends, she becomes a key witness. Was the killer an animal? A wolf? 

TEEN HORROR | 2022 | 97 min
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Vikingulven DIRECTOR Stig Svendsen SCREENWRITER Stig Svendsen, Espen Aukan PRODUCTION John M. Jacobsen and Ellen Alveberg for Filmkameratene CAST Elli Müller Osborne, Sjur Vatne Brean, Arthur Hakalahti, Liv Mjönes DOMESTIC RELEASE, Oct 18, 2022 SALES REinvent International Sales FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
War Sailor
When German submarines attack their merchant ship at the outbreak of WWII, two Norwegian sailors try to survive, hoping to see their families ever again.

DRAMA | 2022 | 152 min
ORIGINAL TITLE Krigsseileren DIRECTOR Gunnar Vikene SCREENWRITER Gunnar Vikene PRODUCTION Maria Ekerhovd, Gary Cranner for Mer Film CAST Kristoffer Joner, Pål Sverre Hagen, Ine Marie Wilmann, Alexandra Gjerpen DOMESTIC RELEASE Sept 23, 2022 SALES Beta Cinema FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
The Worst Person in the World
Julie is turning thirty and her life is an existential mess. Several of her talents have gone to waste and her older boyfriend, Aksel - a successful graphic novelist - is pushing for them to settle down. One night, she gatecrashes a party and meets the young and charming Eivind. Before long, she has...

DRAMA | 2021 | 90 min
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Verdens verste menneske DIRECTOR Joachim Trier SCREENWRITER Eskil Vogt, Joacim Trier PRODUCTION Thomas Robsahm for Oslc Pictures CAST Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie DOMESTIC RELEASE Aug 2021 SALES MK2 FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute

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