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Production has begun on Elling – Echo of a Friend, the fourth feature film based on Ingvar Ambjørnsen's novels. Per Christian Ellefsen and Sven Nordin return as Elling and Kjell Bjarne, directed by Daniel Fahre from a screenplay by Melike Leblebicioğlu Kaveh. The film is produced by Fenomen and 4 ½, distributed by SF Studios, with a planned premiere in cinemas in fall 2027.

Kathrine Thorborg Johansen and Anders Danielsen Lie gives fine performances in the second fiction feature from Swedish-Danish director Maria Bäck, in which a woman's long-term extramarital affair puts her life in perspective.

Out of 84 feature length and 20 short films in the program, 22 Norwegian features and 15 shorts made the cut, including “Beloved” (“Kjærast”) by acclaimed Oscar-shortlisted Erik Poppe (“The Kings Choice,” “A Thousand Times Goodnight,” “The Emigrants”). The drama, repped internationally by Reinvent Yellow, will have its world premiere in the picturesque Norwegian coast town Aug. 23, as its opening film.

Kathrine Thorborg Johansen and Anders Danielsen Lie feature in writer-director Maria Bäck's film about a woman caught up in the chaos of societal expectations and bodily fluids that debuts at Locarno. By Georg Szalai Plus Icon

A new Norwegian family adventure is taking place in the dramatic landscape between Dovre and Trollheimen. From Motion Blur, part of SF Studios, and the team behind Troll and Troll 2, Rocky The Troll brings a fresh take on Nordic troll mythology. Filming is currently underway in the capitol of trolls, Oppdal, Norway.

Swedish-Danish director Maria Bäck returns with her second fiction feature, a story about a woman embarking on an existential and clumsy struggle to redefine love

The feature film adaptation of The Closed Book is now in production. Director Charlotte Sieling has begun principal photography, based on the bestselling novel by Jette A. Kaarsbøl, with Alba August (Becoming Astrid, Bullshit) and Gustav Lindh (The Northman, A Prayer For the Dying) starring as Frederikke and Frederik. The Closed Book is produced by SF Studios, with Lars Bredo Rahbek and Mette Marie Munch-Petersen as producers, with planned premiere in cinemas in summer 2027.

Currently in post-production, timely drama, APART is the newest addition to the Reinvent Yellow Sales line-up. The film is directed by Stelana Kliris also behind the global Netflix chart topper “Find Me Falling” (2024).

EXCLUSIVE: Reinvent Yellow Sales has acquired international sales rights on Apart, the new feature from Find Me Falling director Stelana Kliris.

Currently in post-production, suspense thriller SAFE is the newest addition to the Reinvent Yellow Sales line-up. The film is directed by Thomas Sieben, also behind the Netflix hit “Prey” 2021 and is sure to keep audiences on the edge of their seats.

Suspense thriller “Safe,” which is in post-production, has been added to the Reinvent Yellow Sales lineup. The film is directed by Thomas Sieben, also behind the Netflix hit “Prey.”

Scandinavian major Nordisk Film Production and leading Nordic sales, financing and production outfit Reinvent Yellow have just inked a distribution deal on three high-end crime series.