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Other hot Nordic series pre-bought ahead of their national premiere include Power Play, Oxen, and Fatal Crossing. Copenhagen-based REinvent International has announced exclusively to us several deals closed after the recent global content market MIPCOM in Cannes.

Norwegian political drama Makta (Power Play) breaks with tradition to dramatise the rise of Norway’s first female prime minister through a blend of period and contemporary elements. DQ sits down with the creative team behind the series to find out more.

MIPCOM - Finnish shows make up half of the slate of the Nordic sales and packaging outfit at this week’s Cannes content market. After their partnership on Enemy of the People, REinvent and Finland’s TV production powerhouse Fire Monkey are introducing to global buyers two high end series at MIPCOM.

“Where the heck did everyone go?” That’s the question asked by Goran (Gustaf Hammarsten) early in Together 99, a funny, tender follow-up to Swedish filmmaker Lukas Moodysson’s Together, a 1975-set portrait of a Stockholm commune grappling with its members’ romantic foibles and political differences.

“The film is about waiting. “Waiting to turn 18, waiting for love, waiting for a better life.” - Hisham Zaman

REinvent International Sales has picked up the upcoming Toronto selected drama, A HAPPY DAY by acclaimed director, Hisham Zaman.

Teenage refugees plan a daring escape from a detention center in remote Norway in Hisham Zaman's dark comedy, which has its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on Monday, Sept. 11.

Swedish writer-director Lukas Moodysson is much beloved internationally for films such as “Show Me Love” (1998), “Together” (2000) and “Lilya 4-Ever” (2002). His filmography also includes the mostly English-language drama “Mammoth” (2009) with Michelle Williams and Gael Garcia Bernal, and “We Are the Best!,” (2013), a delightful adaptation of his wife’s graphic novel. His new film, “Together 99,” marks a sequel to his second feature.

REinvent International Sales has boarded the Toronto world premiere A Happy Day directed by Hisham Zaman. Zaman’s third feature, selected for TIFF Centerpiece, follows his earlier festival hits Before Snowfall and Letter To The King, which both won the Dragon award for Best Nordic Film in Goteborg.

The Swedish Oscar Committee has presented the shortlist for Sweden's submission to the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Selected for the shortlist are Milad Alami's Opponent, Mika Gustafson's Paradise is Burning, and Together 99 by Lukas Moodysson.

The Norwegian film is being produced by Motlys in co-production with Sweden’s B-Reel Films. SF Studios handles distribution. Seasoned TV director Ida Sagmo Tvedte, credited for the popular NRK kids series Stardust and Sofia Flux (Sofia Flux og det magiske høreapparatet) will be making her feature film debut, based on the novel Stargate-A Christmas Story by Ingvild H Rishøi.

The 67thBFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express is delighted to announce the line-up and competition categories for this year’s LFF Awards, celebrating the most innovative new films premiering this year and an incredible range of talent from across the world.