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THE 12TH MAN The 12th Man tells the story of the Norwegian war hero Jan Baalsrud’s legendary escape from the Nazis during World War II.

war drama 135 min original title Den 12. mann director Harald Zwart screenplay Alex Boeproduction Aage Aaberge for Nordisk Film Productionrelease Dec 25, 2017 sales TrustNordisk

AS I FALL As I Fall follows the unconventional relati-onship between a father and son as they cling to one another under the looming threat of addiction and separation.

drama 94 min original title Når jeg fallerdirector Magnus Meyer Arnesenscreenplay Magnus Meyer Arnesen, Kristian Landmarkproduction Gyda Velvin Myklebust, Magnus Kristiansen for DNF Productionsrelease Sep 21, 2018 sales tba

AMUNDSEN How could Roald Amundsen, an unknown man from impoverished Norway, become the greatest polar explorer the world has ever seen? The answer is not just found in one single expedition, but in a dramatic and epic film about the life of a remarkable and fascinating man.

drama 120 min original title Roald Amundsen director Espen Sandberg screenplay Ravn Laneskog production Espen Horn, Kristian Sinkerud for Motion Blur Film release Feb 15, 2019sales SF Studios

AN AFFAIR An erotic thriller about a newly appointed teacher who finds herself being followed, before discovering that one of her own students is obsessed with her.

erotic thriller 90 min original title En affæredirector Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken screenplay Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken production FilmBros Productions release Fall 2018 sales LevelK

ANCHORS UP – BOATS TO THE RESCUE After a brave rescue mission in stormy weather, a young rescue boat is headhunted by a larger harbor where he realizes that bigger is not always better.

animation 75 min original title Elias og Storegaps hemmelighetdirectors Simen Alsvik, William Ashurst screenplay Simen Alsvik, Karsten Fullu production Sigurd Slåttebekk for Animandorelease Oct 6, 2017 sales Sola Media

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BATTLE Battle is a Norwegian take on the modern dance film genre. Teenage dancer Amalie is forced to move from her privileged life in the west part of Oslo to a poor east side neighborhood. She falls in love with the street dancer Mikael while desperately trying to hold on to her former, privileged life. Torn between the two worlds Amalie needs to learn who she really is to become a true dancer.

drama youth 97 min original title Battledirector Katarina Launing screenplay Maja Lunde, Karsten Fulluproduction Pål Røed, Christian Fredrik Martin and Frederick Howard for Friland Produksjon and Storm Films release Sep 28, 2018sales tba

BEWARE OF CHILDRENLykke, the 13-year old daughter of a Labour Party politician, accidentally kills Jamie, the son of a high profile rightwing politician. The film traces the aftermath of the accident, and examines the implications of having, and being, a child in contemporary Norway.

drama 130 min original title Barn director Dag Johan Haugerud screenplay Dag Johan Haugerud production Yngve Sæter for Motlys release Oct 26, 2018 sales tba

CASPER AND EMMA PUT ON A PLAY At kindergarten, Casper and Emma hear about an orphanage in India that doesn’t have electricity. The children get a bright idea: They want to raise money for the orphanage by put-ting on a play about light elves that can light the darkness. Now the process of creating a script, songs, dance, costumes and sets starts. And best of all – all the toys join in!

family 83 minoriginal title Karsten og Petra lager teaterdirector Arne Lindtner Næss screenplay Arne Lindtner Næss, Jason Tammemägiproduction Silje Hopland Eik, Dyveke Graver for Cinenord Kidstoryrelease Oct 27, 2017sales Attraction Distribution

CASPER AND EMMA’S TREASUREHUNTCasper is spending his summer holiday with Emma’s family in southern Norway. On the beach, they find a box that Grandpa buried when he was a kid. It’s a time capsule with lots of old strange things and a mysterious riddle. This is the start of an exciting treasure hunt for Casper and Emma!

family 83 minoriginal title Karsten og Petra – På skattejaktdirectors Arne Lindtner Næss, Aurora Gossé screenplay Birgitte Bratsethproduction Silje Hopland Eik, Terez Hollo-Klausen for Cinenord Kidstoryrelease Aug 17, 2018sales SF International

CATTLEHILL Klara is a young city calf with a big dream of becoming a star. One day Klara receives a letter from her father whom she has not heard from for many years. Klara travels immediately to the countryside to meet him, and the journey changes entirely Klara’s prospect of becoming a star.

animation 62 minoriginal title KuToppendirector Lise Osvollscreenplay Anne Elvedalproduction Ingvild Evjemo, Ove Heiborg for Qvisten Animationrelease Oct 19, 2018sales tba

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THE COMET The Comet follows 20-year old Gustav and his search to find his father who mysteriously disappeared 12 years ago when a comet passed close to earth.

drama 72 minoriginal title Kometendirector Bård Røsselandscreenplay Torben Bechproduction Magnus Kristiansen, Gyda Velvin Myklebust for DNF Productionsrelease Dec 8, 2017 sales tba

CONGOCongo is based on the true story of two Norwegian citizens, Joshua French and Tjostolv Moland, who were sentenced to death in Eastern Congo after the death of their hired driver in 2009.

drama app. 120 minoriginal title Mordene i Kongodirector Marius Holstscreenplay Nikolaj Frobenius, Stephen Uhlanderproduction Christian Fredrik Martin, Asle Vatn for Friland Produksjonrelease Oct 12, 2018 sales TrustNordisk

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DEMON BOXSiblings Amalie and Emil visit their family’s vacation home one last time before it’s put up for sale. Their intent is to get rid of spe-cific traces of the past before the rest of the family arrives, but things spiral out of control when an intrusive stranger shows up.

thriller 87 minoriginal title Demon Boxdirector Patrik Syversenscreenplay Patrik Syversenproduction Fredrik Pryser for Pryserfilmrelease tba sales tba

GINA & THE DRAGON Gina & the Dragon is a warm Christmas adventure film about a young orphan girl who befriends a magical dragon.

family adventure 90 minoriginal title Dragens hjertedirector Thale Persenscreenplay Lars Gudmestad, Harald Rosenløw Eegproduction Frederick Howard, Lars A. Hellebust for Storm Filmsrelease Nov 19, 2018sales tba

GOING WEST An unemployed music teacher takes his estranged transsexual father on a road trip to the west coast of Norway, in order to honor his late mother’s excellent quilting skills.

drama comedy 80 minoriginal title Rett vestdirector Henrik Martin Dahlsbakkenscreenplay Henrik Martin Dahlsbakkenproduction FilmBros Productionrelease Jan 5, 2018sales LevelK

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HARAJUKUFifteen-year-old Vilde has never met her father. It’s the day before Christmas Eve at the Oslo Central Station, and Vilde hangs with the other cosplayers. She is going to meet her father for the first time.

drama youth 82 minoriginal title Harajukudirector Eirik Svenssonscreenplay Sebastian Torngren Wartinproduction Cornelia Boysen, Synnøve Hørsdal for Maipo Film release Nov 9, 2018 sales Charades

HAUNTEDCathrine inherits her father’s old estate and heads up alone. She just wants to expedite the sale and leave the past behind, but she can’t escape before she has faced the secrets inside.

horror mystery 71 minoriginal title Hjemsøktdirector Carl Chistian Raabescreenplay Maja Lundeproduction Nicolai Moland for Woodworks Film Companyrelease Nov 24, 2017 sales LevelK

LAKE OVER FIRE An absurd story about greed, corruption, immigration, gun control, and how those with a lust for power can get what they want via manipulation of ordinary folks. Lake over Fire is a fairytale western where people rides mopeds instead of horses. And it’s a quirky vision of the time we live in.

comedy 90 minoriginal title Vann over ilddirector Joern Utkilenscreenplay Joern Utkilenproduction Ruben Thorkildsen, Isak Eymundsson for Ape&Bjørnrelease Jun 8, 2018 sales tba

LOS BANDO Two best friends have always dreamed about attending the annual Norwegian Champion- ship of Rock. They have a band Los Bando Immortale, but they lack a bass player and the vocalist cannot sing. They embark on a crazy journey across Norway with the police and their parents chasing them while trying to get to the event of their lifetime.

family comedy 94 minoriginal title Los Bandodirector Christian Loscreenplay Arild Tryggestadproduction Trine Aadalen Lo, Nicholas Sando for Filmbinrelease Feb 16, 2018 sales Sola Media

LOUIS AND LUCA – MISSION TO THE MOONThe Louis and Luca-triology ends in a spectacular trip to the moon, taking the Flåklypa-universe to new heights!

animation family 75 minoriginal title Solan og Ludvig – Månelyst i Flåklypa director Rasmus A. Sivertsen screenplay Karsten Fullu production Cornelia Boysen, Synnøve Hørsdal for Maipo Film release Sep 21, 2018 sales tba

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MORTAL Fantasy adventure original story about a young man discovering he has God-like powers based on ancient Norwegian mythology.

fantasy app. 120 minoriginal title Tordendirector André Øvredalscreenplay André Øvredalproduction John Einar Hagen for Nordisk Film Productionrelease Nov 15, 2018sales IM Global

NOW IT’S DARK When a mystic meeting catapults a delicate suburbanite out of her comfort zone and into a night of dark and dreamlike encoun-ters, she must face up to a trauma in her past and fight her way.

drama 125 minoriginal title Now it’s Dark director Arild Østin Ommundsenscreenplay Arild Østin Ommundsenproduction Gary Cranner for Chezvillerelease Mar 2, 2018sales tba

OPERATION SHADOWMAN Detective Agency No. 2 run by child detectives Tiril and Oliver has a new case to solve. Mysterious holes in the ground appear on the plains during the night, causing Oliver’s bicycle to be destroyed. Who made the holes and why? The clues lead to the Shadowman. Operation Shadowman is like an exciting «Sherlock Holmes» story for the whole family.

family 85 minoriginal title Operasjon Mørkemanndirector Grethe Bøescreenplay Grethe Bøeproduction John M. Jacobsen, Petter Borgli for Filmkameratenerelease Mar 23, 2018 sales SF International

THE MONKEY AND THE MOUTH Karpe Diem’s music album «Heisann Montebello» revolutionised the way music is launched and consumed, each song entering top 10 on Spotify in record speed and each music video creating debate and controversy. With «Adjø Montebello» Karpe Diem will con-clude their solid visual and fictional project.

music/fiction film 99 minoriginal title Adjø Montebellodirector Thea Hvistendahlscreenplay Thea Hvistendahl, Chirag R. Patel, Magdi Ytreeideproduction Kristin Emblem, Therese Bøhn, Guri Neby for Drama Einarrelease Dec 7, 2017

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OPPORTUNITY KNOCKSOpportunity Knocks is a comedy about reno-vations – both material and emotional – and what might happen when ambitions outrun ability.

comedy 99 minoriginal title Norske byggeklosserdirector Arild Fröhlichscreenplay Atle Antonsen, Arild Fröhlich production Kjetil Omberg, Jørgen Storm Rosenberg for 74 Entertainment release Feb 21, 2018 sales tba

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THE OUTLAWS Set in the 1920s, two drifters are being chased by the police after a failed train robbery.

drama 85 minoriginal title De fredløse director Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken screenplay Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken production FilmBros Productions release tba sales tba

PHOENIXFrom a far too young age, Jill has acted as the adult in her family. The news that their estran-ged father will be visiting provide the children with much-needed hope. But, their mother cannot cope with her situation and makes a fatal decision. Determined to prevent anything from destroying the reunion with her father, Jill decides to conceal what has happened at home.

drama 90 minoriginal title Føniksdirector Camilla Strøm Henriksenscreenplay Camilla Strøm Henriksenproduction Gudny Hummelvoll for Hummelfilm release Fall 2018sales tba

THE QUAKE Based on a 1904 earthquake, which hit Oslo and surrounding areas. What if we have a signi-ficantly larger earthquake in wait, when Oslo is significantly more vulnerable?

drama 110 minoriginal title Skjelvetdirector John Andreas Andersenscreenplay John Kåre Raake, Harald Rosenløw Eegproduction Martin Sundland, Are Heidenstrøm for Fantefilm Fiksjonrelease Aug 31, 2018

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THE REGULARS The Regulars is a film about a career criminal whose life unravels when he accidentally causes the death of his younger brother. He ends up behind bars again and, in prison, he comes in contact with a new inmate – a young boy. Their friendship triggers a trans-formation in them both.

action drama 92 minoriginal title Gjengangere director Leon Bashirscreenplay Leon Bashirproduction Wanted Film Mola Productionsrelease Oct 27, 2017sales Many More Films

THE RULES FOR EVERYTHING A humorous and everyday surreal fable about a mother and a daughter who tries to find a way to live on after the great crisis has struck.

drama comedy 87 minoriginal title The Rules for Everythingdirector Kim Hiorthøy screenplay Ilse Gekhiere, Kim Hiorthøyproduction Yngve Sæther for Motlysrelease Jan 27, 2017 sales tba

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THEA (working title) Thea tells the story of a mother’s struggle to understand her daughter’s crisis in the imme-diate aftermath of her attempted suicide.

drama 100 minoriginal title Teadirector Tuva Novotnyscreenplay Tuva Novotnyproduction Elisabeth Kvithyll for Nordisk Film Production release Sep 14, 2018 sales tba

THELMA The story of a girl with frightening powers. A romantic supernatural thriller by Joachim Trier.

thriller 110 minoriginal title Thelma director Joachim Trier screenplay Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier production Thomas Robsahm for Motlys release Sep 15, 2017 sales Memento Films International

THE TOWERWarda is 11-years-old, but already a 4th generation refugee. Her dying great-grand-father gives Warda a task: To find your future you must look at your past. This is the start of Warda’s journey up The Tower, through the different floors and generations of her family.

animation 80 minoriginal title The Towerdirector Mats Grorudscreenplay Mats Grorudproduction Frode Søbstad for Tenk.tv release Autumn 2018sales Jour2fête

THE TREE FELLER Anders is a 39-year-old man who decides to give up on his ordinary life in the city. He moves to a quiet little farm and spends his days aimlessly chopping down trees. However, his attempt to escape is soon interrupted by the constant involvement of his pushy relatives who want to tell him what to do and how to do it.

drama 80 minoriginal title Hoggerendirector Jorunn Myklebust Syversenscreenplay Jorunn Myklebust Syversenproduction Maria Ekerhovd for Mer Filmrelease Apr 7, 2017

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SONJA – THE WHITE SWANSonja – The White Swan is a film about one of the world’s greatest athletes and the inventor of modern figure skating, Sonja Henie, who decides to go to Hollywood in 1936 to become a movie star. And she does, but everything has a prize.

drama tba minoriginal title Sonjadirector Anne Sewitskyscreenplay Mette M. Bølstad, Andreas Markussonproduction Cornelia Boysen, Synnøve Hørsdal for Maipo Filmrelease Dec 25, 2018sales TrustNordisk

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TWIGSON THE EXPLORERTwigson the Explorer takes Lillebror and Twigson on a snowy and emotional adventure.

family 76 minoriginal title Ekspedisjon Knerten director Andreas J. Riiserscreenplay Jan Trygve Røynelandproduction Finn Gjerdrum, Stein B. Kvae for Paradox Filmrelease Nov 17, 2017sales tba

U – JULY 22On July 22nd 2011, a car bomb exploded within the Executive Government quarter in Oslo. Two hours later, the same terrorist attacked a political youth summer camp on the island of Utøya. The main characters in the film are ficti-onal, but the film aspires to focus on recreating the drama close to how it happened, reflecting the time it took and the feelings that unfolded - in an as respectable manner as possible.

drama 90 minoriginal title Utøya 22. julidirector Erik Poppe screenplay Siv Rajendram Eliassen, Anna Bache-Wiig production Finn Gjerdrum, Stein B. Kvae for Paradox Filmrelease Mar 9, 2018 sales TrustNordisk

VALLEY OF SHADOWS Valley of Shadows takes place in a small village in western Norway. Six-year-old Aslak and his mother Astrid experience a tragic event, which Aslak cannot quite understand and Astrid struggles to handle.

drama 90 minoriginal title Skyggenes dal director Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen screenplay Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen, Clement Tuffreau production Alan Milligan for Film Farms release Oct 20, 2017 sales Celluloid Dreams

WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY A gripping and moving story about growing up in between two cultures, identity and belonging, and the turbulent journey of love and despair between one teenage girl and her family.

drama 106 minoriginal title Hva vil folk si director Iram Haqscreenplay Iram Haqproduction Maria Ekerhovd for Mer Film release Oct 6, 2017 sales Beta Cinema

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THE DOMESTIQUE The film follows former successful profes-sional cyclist Kim Carlsen (39), who at a press conference admits her former use of doping. In quick succession she loses her job, husband, children, home, credibility and self-respect in her annus horribilis.

satirical drama 90 minoriginal title Hjelperytterendirector Jannicke Systad Jacobsenscreenplay Jannicke Systad Jacobsenproduction Isak Eymundsson, Ruben Thorkildsen for Ape&Bjørn release Mar 1, 2019sales tba

THE ASH LAD: IN SEARCH OF THE GOLDEN CASTLE The film is a spectacular and heroic tale of the Ash Lad and Princess Kristin, who set out to search for a fabled castle made of the purest gold. When the King and Queen are poiso-ned, only the Water of Life in Soria Moria Castle can save the kingdom – and maybe even the world.

fantasy/adventure tba minoriginal title Askeladden – I Soria Moria slott director Mikkel Brænne Sandemose screenplay Aleksander Kirkwood Brown production Synnøve Hørsdal, Åshild Ramborg for Maipo Filmrelease Autumn 2019 sales tba

BETRAYED On November 26, 1942, hundreds of Norwegian Jews were picked up in the middle of the night by the police and taken to the Oslo harbour, where a German cargo ship, the Danube, is waiting. It left with 302 men, 188 women and 42 children, whose destination was Auschwitz. Among them were the Braude family.

drama tba minoriginal title Den største forbrytelsendirector Marius Holstscreenplay Harald Rosenløw Eegproduction Martin Sundland, Are Heidenstrøm for Fantefilm Fiksjonrelease Aug 23, 2019sales TrustNordisk

DIANA’S WEDDING Diana grows up in a small industrial town, with the world´s worst parents. Their marri-age is a lifelong rollercoaster ride of abuse, disgust, dirty dancing and secret moments of great love behind closed doors. Years after Diana moves out, she herself is about to get married, but memories are pouring back, and doubts start to arise. Does real love even exist?

drama tba minoriginal title Dianas bryllup director Charlotte Blom screenplay Mette M. Bølstad, Charlotte Blom production Synnøve Hørsdal for Maipo Film release Sep 20, 2019 sales tba

CAPTAIN SABERTOOTH AND THE MAGIC DIAMOND (working title) Two young pirates on the search for a lost brother, a vampire with heavy sunburns, a manipulative queen and a raging ape army - Captain Sabertooth will face plenty of challenges when he sets out to find a lost magic diamond.

family app. 81 minoriginal title Kaptein Sabeltann og jakten på den magiske diamantdirectors Rasmus A. Sivertsen, Marit Moum Aunescreenplay Karsten Fulluproduction Eirik Smidesang Slåen, Ove Hei-borg, Heidi Sandberg for Qvisten Animationrelease Sep 27, 2019sales Sola Media

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THE SPY Scandinavia’s brightest movie star, Sonja Wigert, risks both life and love in her most challenging role ever: as a double agent during World War II.

drama 100 minoriginal title Spionen director Jens Jonssonscreenplay Harald Rosenløw Eegproduction Turid Øversveen for 4 1/2 Fiksjonrelease May 2019 sales TrustNordisk

THE MIDDLE MANStrange 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 100 minoriginal title Mellommannen director Bent Hamerscreenplay Bent Hamerproduction Bent Hamer for BulBul Filmrelease May 15, 2019sales The Match Factory

OUT STEALING HORSESNovember 1999. 67-year old Trond lives in new-found desolation and looks forward to spending New Year’s Eve 2000 alone. As winter arrives, he discovers he has a neighbor, a man Trond knew the summer of 1948. The summer Trond turned 15.

drama 100 minoriginal title Ut og stjæle hesterdirector Hans Petter Moland screenplay Hans Petter Moland production Turid Øversveen for 4 1/2 Fiksjonrelease Feb, 2019 sales TrustNordisk

PSYCHOBITCH Marius is a middle school pupil, tormented by the very thought of not being a success. When the teacher teams him up with Frida, the outsider of his class, so begins a tumultuous relationship that will truly test Marius’ character and status.

drama 90 minoriginal title Psychobitch director Martin Lund screenplay Martin Lund production Ruben Thorkildsen, Isak Eymundsson for Ape&Bjørn release Jan 11, 2019 sales tba

THE SECOND SEXThe Second Sex is a film about a grandmother, a mother and a daughter – three humans and three generations from the post-war era up until today. The film explores how being a woman affect choices, ambitions and the rela-tionships with others. A film where the woman protagonist is the universal human.

drama/documentary 90 minoriginal title Det annet kjønn director Katja Eyde Jacobsenscreenplay Katja Eyde Jacobsen production Maria Ekerhovd for Mer Film release Mar 8, 2019 sales tba

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69 MINUTES OF 86 DAYS This is the story of a three-year old girl’s journey through Europe. We meet her at a busy Greek port, and follow her closely as she makes her way to her new home in Uppsala, Sweden.

documentary 70 minoriginal title 69 minutter av 86 dagerdirector Egil Håskjold Larsenproduction Sant & Usant release March 2017sales Taskovski Films Ltd

ALEPPO’S FALL Before the fall of Aleppo, the Syrian- Norwegian director Nizam Najar travels back to his home town. Armed with his camera, he follows a group of civilians who fight under the flag of the Free Syrian Army when they defend themselves against their own government.

documentary 82 minoriginal title Aleppos fall director Nizam Najarproduction Fenris Film ASrelease Fall 2017sales DR Sales

THE ARCTIC CAMELSThe siblings Torarin and Svalin in Arctic Norway wanted a horse to ride, but got two Mongolian camels instead. When dad seriously injures his hand, the kids have to contribute more, but the camels are stub-born. They decide to go to Mongolia to find a skilled trainer.

documentary 90 minoriginal title De arktiske kamelenedirector Karl Emil Richardsen production Relation04 Mediarelease Spring 2018 sales Autlook Filmsales GmbH

BETWEEN US We share more and more through social media, but are we really getting to know each other any better? Between Us is Norway’s first documentary made entirely by its populace.

documentary 68 minoriginal title Mellom oss director Charlotte Røhder Tvedt production Medieoperatørene release June 2017 sales Medieoperatørene

BLUE CODE OF SILENCE Forty years ago, policeman Bob Leuci and a group of prosecutors brought down New York’s most corrupt police unit. The case launched the careers of the prosecutors but made Leuci the most hated cop in America.

documentary 90 minoriginal title Blue Code of Silencedirector Magnus Skatvoldco-director Greg Mallozziproduction Spætt Film release Autumn 2018sales Sideways Films

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CAUSE OF DEATH: UNKNOWN After losing her sister to prescription antipsychotics, the director begins an investi-gation into the crimes and corruption of the pharmaceutical industry.

documentary 85 minoriginal title Dødsårsak: ukjent director Anniken Hoelproduction Manifesto Filmrelease March 2017sales Rise and Shine World Sales

CHILDHOODA warm, soft-spoken and close encounter with the importance of play and fantasy in childhood, and how playing is vital for the well-being of children. Childhood tells a crucial story about children’s needs, in a time when playing is increasingly marginalized.

documentary 90 minoriginal title Barndomdirector Margreth Olin production Speranza Film ASrelease March 2017 sales tba

DACCA AND THE REINDEER Reiulf Aleksandersen is an ethnic Norwegian. He has dreamt of owning reindeer ever since he was a little boy, but only persons of Sami descent may head a reindeer herd. But a once in a lifetime opportunity presents itself when a Sami woman retires and offers Reiulf and his Sami wife, Risten, her reindeer herd. But not everybody wants him to succeed...

documentary 80 minoriginal title Dacca og reinsdyrene director Fridtjof Kjæreng production f(x) produksjoner release Spring 2018 sales tba

EXITIn Exit the director Karen Winther goes sourcing for answers to the question: Why did she and a group of previous violent extremists from Germany, France, USA and Denmark leave violence and extremism behind?

documentary 85 minoriginal title Exit director Karen Wintherproduction Sant & Usant release 2018sales Deckert Distribution

GOLDEN DAWN GIRLSWhen the members of Neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn are imprisoned accused of lea-ding a criminal organization, their daughters, wives, and mothers step up to lead the ranks and maintain its position as Greece’s fourth largest political party in upcoming elections.

documentary 93 minoriginal title Hatets vugge director Håvard Bustnesproduction Christian Falch, Håvard Busnes for Up North Filmrelease April 6, 2018sales DR Sales

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KARENINA & INorwegian actress Gørild Mauseth is challen-ged by the almost impossible task of playing Anna Karenina in a language she never spoke and in the author’s home country. She embarks on a journey to learn Russian and discover the real reasons why Tolstoy wrote the novel.

documentary 86 minoriginal title Karenina & Idirector Tommaso Mottola production Orto Polarerelease Feb 24, 2017 sales Orto Polare

KAYAYO Bamunu (8) work as a carrier at the marked in Accra, thousands of miles from home. Every day she dreams about going back to her family again.

documentary 32 minoriginal title Kayayo director Mari Bakke Riise production Integral Film AS release October 2016 sales DR Sales

LETTERSJero lives in South Korea. Marte lives in Norway. During a year they exchange video letters to each other with moments from their everyday lives, which seems entirely different. Or is it?

documentary 77 minoriginal title Lettersdirectors Jero Yun, Marte Voldproduction Mer Film release Jan, 2018sales tba

THE MEN’S CHOIR“It’s harder to become a member of The Men’s Choir than Hells Angels”, say the members – a rowdy party of beer thirsty, middle aged ex-rockers. 15 years ago they promised to sing in each other’s funerals. But now the joke has become reality.

documentary tba minoriginal title Gutta directors Petter Sommer, Jo Vemund Svendsenproduction Fuglenerelease 2018sales Wide House

MOLDOVAN MIRACLEMoldovan Miracle is a documentary about a man who has a simple solution to a big health problem. His dream is to establish a vision center in Moldova. He has the money and the skills, but due to corruption he faces major problems.

documentary 82 minoriginal title Mirakelet i Moldovadirector Stian Indrevold production Flimmer Filmrelease September 2017 sales DR Sales

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MUNCH IN HELLAdored abroad – ignored at home. The untold story of Edvard Munch and a country too small for his genius.

documentary 70 minoriginal title Munch i helvete director Stig Andersen production Indie Film release Fall 2018 sales Films Transit

MY HEART BELONGS TO DADDY A film about a young director who decides to reconnect with her father, a notorious cri-minal addicted to amphetamine. After being separated since she was 10, she finds him on the edge of destruction and is determined to get him help. Thus both their lives are changed.

documentary 90 minoriginal title Røverdatter director Sofia Hauganproduction Indie Film AS release Mar 16, 2018sales Taskovski Films

THE NIGHTThe Night is a personal story about growing up with an alcoholic mother, until the night he and his little brother were rescued by their father. Through animation, live action and old super-8 footage, Steffan recreates the summer of 1980 as he remembered it as an 11 year-old.

documentary 65 minoriginal title Natta pappa henta oss director Steffan Strandbergproduction Indie Filmrelease Oct 13, 2017sales CAT&Docs

ONCE AURORAAurora is a pop sensation from a small town in Norway. She was discovered at the age of 16, dropped out of school, and spent the next years touring the world. At the age of 21 she is at a breaking point. Is this really what she wants, and if not, does she have any other option but to continue?

documentary 80 minoriginal title En gang Auroradirectors Benjamin Langeland, Stian Servoss production Flimmer Filmrelease Fall 2018 sales tba

PER FUGELLI – I DIEThe society was his patient, the whole country his desk, and the media was the consultation room. The iconic professor of social medicine Per Fugelli was an independent critic of his own profession. The terminally ill professor was followed closely the last year and a half by filmmaker Erik Poppe, and the result is a very personal, humorous and inspirational portrait.

documentary 110 minoriginal title Per Fugelli – siste resept director Erik Poppe production Paradox Rettigheter release Jan 26, 2018 sales tba

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TOGETHERTwo twin brothers are willing to sacrifice everything for each other and the music. A close and unvarnished portrait of Marcus and Martinus where we get to take part in the defining moments in the boys’ journey towards stardom.

documentary 80 minoriginal title Marcus og Martinus – Sammen om drømmen director Daniel Fahre Magnussenproduction Fenomen TFS for Indie Film AS release January 2017sales Fenomen TFS

PICTURE PERFECTThomas Morel (28) has at a young age, become one of Europe’s most successful photographers by using light in an exceptional way. However, at times his perfectionism drives him into deep darkness.

documentary 70 minoriginal title Det perfekte bildetdirector Ida Kleppeproduction Pandora Film release Apr 15, 2018sales tba

PRAY Pray is a poetic and visual portrait of mankind’s conversation with the holy. From the heat of the Sahara desert, to the moun-tains of Himalaya, to the Atlantic coast of Norway, Pray captures the shared spirituality of the world religions. What divides us, makes us alike.

documentary 38 minoriginal title Bønn director Lars Petter Gallefoss production Pandora Film release Sep 29, 2017 sales tba

QUEEN OF THE FROZEN SEA An epic journey that reveals the struggle of a polar bear mother and her cubs as the ice melts under their pawns.

documentary 52 minoriginal title Dronning uten land director Asgeir Helgestad production Arctic Light release 2018 sales tba

RECRUITING FOR JIHADFor three years a well-known Norwegian extremist gives unique access to his everyday life encouraging jihadists in Europe until he is arrested for supporting terrorism by recruiting for ISIS.

documentary 79 minoriginal title Den norske islamisten directors Adel Khan Farooq, Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsenproduction Volt Film, Curry Film release April 2017 sales East Village Entertainment

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TONGUE CUTTERSSmall children, big knives. A youth doc about young kids from the age of 5 working as cod tongue cutters in Northern Norway.

documentary 90 minoriginal title Tungeskjærerne director Solveig Melkeraaenproduction Medieoperatørenerelease Feb 24, 2017sales CAT&Docs

WAR OF ARTAutumn 2017: A group of Western artists is invited to North Korea and they plan a daring art experiment. Their leader is Morten Traavik; a provoking artist with a unique access to the totalitarian regime. The goal is to challenge and inspire the North Koreans by forcing contemporary art upon them.

documentary 90 minoriginal title War of Artdirector Tommy Gulliksen production Norsk Fjernsynrelease Spring/Summer 2018 sales tba

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APPLEA young woman invites her literature teacher to a discussion on a story about a man who wants to freeze the moment. She suggests that he is writing to disguise his own inner desires. They fall in love, and life takes an unexpected turn.

drama 18 minoriginal title Epledirector Yngvild Sve Flikkeproduction Motlys release Winter 2018sales tba

BOG HOLE Two young girls have to put their difficulties on hold when one of them get stuck in a boghole. The beginning of a wonderful friendship.

drama/youth 13 minoriginal title Myrhull director Torfinn Iversen production EdelZek AS release Winter 2018 sales tba

BROKE In Scandinavia’s most affluent suburb a teenager’s millionaire father is declared ban-krupt, causing the family unit to collapse.

drama 36 minoriginal title Broke director Bjørn Erik Pihlmann Sørensen production Pihlmann Films release Winter 2018 sales tba

A DAY IN JULY Two years have gone by since Sofia lost her boyfriend at the Utøya-massacre, which she herself survived. She is struggling to engage with life; not knowing how to reignite her passion for dance, interact with her friends or have a life not defined by this incident.One day, she meets Leo, a Brit in town for a dance audition.

drama 12 minoriginal title En dag i juli director Henrik Martin Dahlsbakkenproduction Filmbros Productions release 2018 sales tba

DRAWN TO TROUBLESiblings Theodor (8) and Villja (10) escape from the school’s bully and have no choice but to seek shelter in the house of the town’s strange artist. They discover that he has a magical paintbrush that brings dra-wings to life! Maybe they can use it to fight off the bully?

children 17 minoriginal title Theodors magiske revansj director Jim S. Hansenproduction Fabelfjord release April 2017sales tba

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EVERYTHING BURNSDuring her summer holidays, 12-year-old Anna volunteers to collect trash along the seashore of northern Norway. She falls for Aaron, the handsome, 17-year-old group leader. Something awakens in Anna that she’s never felt before.

drama/youth 17 minoriginal title Alt brenner director Marianne Ulrichsenproduction Mer Filmrelease Jan 2017sales Mer Film Sales

FANNYFanny is in her mid-twenties and has just moved back to her hometown to start at the local University. During student orientation week she struggles to bond with the other students.

drama 29 minoriginal title Fannydirector Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel production Frokost Filmrelease April 2017 sales tba

GIRL WITH A FISH NECKLACEA young girl adores her late father. Obsessed with every little detail of how he was she envisions his clothes, hands, face, behavior and actions. An accidental meeting triggers doubt in her love for her father.

drama 13 minoriginal title Nieiddaš ja guollečikna director Egil Pedersen production Rein Filmrelease October 2017 sales tba

THE GREEN VALLEYThe Green Valley is a political short film that explores the connection between a man setting himself on fire in the neighbourhood park and the installation of a seven-meter tall sculpture with the title No Name. It’s based on three real events that took place in 2014 in the multicultural neighbourhood Torshov in Oslo.

hybrid 25 minoriginal title Den grønne dalendirector Ellen Ugelstadproduction Substans Filmco-production Twentyone Pictures release April 2018sales tba

THE HUNGERA teenage boy with an intense desire for recognition seeks out a vicious criminal to prove his boundless grit.

drama 21 minoriginal title Gutten er sulten director Kenneth Karlstad production Maipo Film release June 2017 sales Maipo Film

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THE LOST DREAMS OF NAOKI HAYAKAWA Art director Naoki Hayakawa works 16 hours every day. The pressure causes a mental con-dition between sleep and wakefulness where he has strange and wonderful dreams.

drama 25 minoriginal title The Lost Dreams of Naoki Hayakawa director Ane Hjort Guttuco-director Daisuke Kosugiproduction Ane Hjort Guttu and Aldeles release January 2017sales Aldeles

MOBILE Whalid is a young Syrian who lives by himself at a refugee centre in Norhern Norway. One day he gets a desperate call from his mother and brother. They are fleeing through Europe, hoping to reunite with Waldi. Surrounded by a beautiful landscape and with only a cellphone, he tries to help them.

drama 10 minoriginal title Mobil director Truls Krane Mebyproduction Mer Filmrelease Jan 2018sales tba

MUM’S HAIRWhen Maja was 16, her mother got cancer. She and her three younger siblings did not know what would happen, but they knew their mother would lose her hair and look quite different.

animation 5 minoriginal title Mammas hårdirector Maja Arnekleiv production Trollfilmrelease March 2017 sales tba

HVALAGAPET Hvalagapet is a little story of 12 year old Rikke’s first meeting with big feelings and this thing called love – a meeting that starts and ends within the hour.

children 12 minoriginal title Hvalagapet director Liss-Anett Steinskog production Gunhild Oddsen release Aug 2017 sales tba

IN A FEW YEARS EVERYT-HING WILL BE DIFFERENT I miss nature, soil and the feeling that summer will last forever. That everything is possible, and the whole world lies before me, believing that it will be ok.

animation/essay 9 minoriginal title Om noen år er alt annerledes director Julie Engaasproduction True Fiction release June 2017 sales True Fiction

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MY SISTERMy Sister is based on memories from the director and the producer’s childhood. Two sisters travel with their mother to visit her friend Camilla who has just suffered a loss; her husband died of AIDS. This trip stirs up strong feelings; it’s their first memory of death and fear of dying.

drama 18 minoriginal title Min søster director Liv Joelle Barbosa Bladproduction Barbosa Blad Filmrelease June 2017 sales tba

THE NAVIGATORThe Navigator is an art house rally film about two brothers in the confinement of a car.

drama 16 minoriginal title Kartleserendirector Mikal Hovlandproduction Rollo Tomasirelease April 2017sales tba

NO MAN IS AN ISLAND After a day of swimming and drinking by the river, Erffan, Amir and Carlos are joined by a man who calls himself Jesus. He brings a message of tolerance, reconciliation and brotherhood.

drama 28 minoriginal title No Man is an Island director Ali Parandian production Anicca Pictures release Sep 2017 sales tba

NOORA Noora is raised in a strict religious sect on the west coast of Norway. When she falls in love with Siv, she upsets her family’s plans to marry her with the much older Johannes.

drama 20 minoriginal title Noora director Tommy Næss production Filmselskapet release June 2017 sales tba

POMEGRANATE Mina (8), a Kurdish girl raised in Norway, had indirectly become a victim of the war on terror. Her mum has told her that dad is out of town to buy new football shoes, but Mina knows more about the real situation than the adults think.

children 10 minoriginal title Granateple director Brwa Vahabpourproduction Spætt Film release June 2017 sales tba

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RECEPTION When a hotel staff member and a Roma woman find a wallet left behind in an aban-doned hotel room, their true values are put to the test.

drama 10 minoriginal title Resepsjon director Tove Undheimproduction Filmhuset Lillehammer release June 2017sales tba

RECONSTRUCTION A director has made a short film about his family. It is an attempt to get to know his father better, but the plan failed. He decides to try again.

drama 21 minoriginal title Rekonstruksjon directors Even Hafnor, Lisa Brooke Hansenproduction Even Hafnorrelease June 2017sales Even Hafnor

THE RESTRICTORHappiness is scarce, and must be monitored. Each citizen is given a monthly ration of liquid joy, intravenously. Excessive use is punished.

drama 16 minoriginal title Kontrollørendirector Jade Hærem Aksnes production Zarepta Film Productionrelease Autumn 2017 sales Zarepta Film Production

SEMPER FISemper Fi highlights the unpredictability of war. Who returns a hero, and who returns a monster? And what happens if this monster is a person you love?

drama 13 minoriginal title Semper Fi director Iain Forbesproduction Them Girls Filmrelease September 2017 sales tba

ST. ELLIOTWhen a six-year-old boy discovers that dogs are not allowed in heaven, he makes a plan to reunite a sick dog with its dead owner.

children 10 minoriginal title St. Elliotdirector Tord Theodor Olsenproduction Deadline Mediarelease April 2017sales tba

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STRIMStrim is a docufiction dance film that revolves around the search for a missing cat.

drama/dance 19 minoriginal title Strim director Aleksander Johan Andreassen production Aleksander Johan Andreassen release May 2017 sales tba

THE WORLD’S MIDDLEST FISH A young girl happens to catch the most medium sized fish in the world and receives instant fame. But what happens when the fish gains weight.

animation/children 10 minoriginal title Verdens mellomste fisk director Cathinka Tanberg production Mikrofilm release April 2017 sales SND Films

THREADS In a universe where people are seeking conne-ctions with others, a woman and a small child are brought together as mother and daughter. Inside the bubble of the mother’s protection, the child learns about love and trust, and ulti-mately how to form her own attachments.

animation 9 minoriginal title Tråder director Torill Koveproduction Mikrofilm co-production National Film Board Canada release June 2017 sales NFB, SND Films

TO MY CHILDREN A film about risking everything for a better future. Both brutal and beautifully poetic, this short film tells a story about escaping and starting a new life in Norway. Shwan Dler Qaradaki’s drawings opens up a dialogue around the historical and current issues in the Kurdish region.

documentary/experimental 21 minoriginal title To my children director Shwan Dler Qaradakproduction Kulturbyrået Mesén release Nov 2017sales Kulturbyrået Mesén

WATER BEARSA 6th grade’s discussion about power structu-res that also evolves between the 11-year-olds in the group. The film studies the bystander- effect in different dimensions and almost breaking the barriers between the illustrative, hyper-realistic and fictive.

drama 9 minoriginal title Bjørnedyr directors Yenni Leeproduction Yenni Leerelease Feb 2018sales tba

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ABER BERGEN (3)The separated partners Erik and Elea and the rest of their colleagues at the law office in Bergen are fighting with new problems and human conflicts.

original title Aber Bergenepisodes 10x43 mincreator Gjermund Stenberg Eriksenproduction ITV Studios Norwaybroadcaster TV3/Viaplay release Sep 2017sales Global Entertainment

BORDERLINERAn honest cop decides to break the law to save his brother’s children, and is dragged down a slippery slope of justifiable crimes with increasingly unjustifiable consequences.

original title Grenselandepisodes 8x45 mincreators Megan Gallagher, Alexander Opsalproduction Monster Scriptedbroadcaster TV2 Norway release Nov 2017sales DRG International

COME AS YOU ARE Come as you are is a warm, humorous musi-cal series about life at a camping site, where the songs of ”Ole Ivars” constitute the series back drop and theme song.

original title En får væra som en er episodes 10x22 min creator Kjetil Indregaardproduction Monster Scripted broadcaster TV2 release Autumn 2018 sales tba

DEBUT (working title) Gunnhild moves away from home at age 15 to attend high school in a small town in western Norway. She moves into a big house full of teenagers and no adults. There she starts a crash course in being an adult while still being a teenager.

original title Lovleg episodes 10x20 min creator Kjersti Wøien Hålandproduction Rubicon TV broadcaster NRK release August 2018 sales tba

HELIUM The hunt for normality is pure insanity. Mar-tin desperately wants to be normal and have a girlfriend, but is blessed with a crazy family. When he falls in love with Dalia, his voice sounds like he has inhaled helium.

original title Heliumepisodes 13x14 mincreators Trond Morten Venaasen, Morten Hovlandproduction Fabelaktivbroadcaster tba release 2019sales Beta Film

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HENRIK UBER ALLES Henrik Uber Alles is a show about comedian Henrik Thodesen and what happens when he decides to become an Uber driver, while making an effort to kickstart his career

original title Henrik Uber Allesepisodes 8x22 mincreator Karsten Fulluproduction Nordisk Film TVbroadcaster TV3/MTGrelease Fall 2018sales MTG/Banijay Rights

HOME GROUNDWhen Helena Mikkelsen is given the reins to a struggling small-town football club, she becomes the first ever woman to coach a top division men’s team.

original title Heimebaneepisodes 10x45 mincreator Johan Fastingproduction Motlys/NRKbroadcaster NRK release 2018sales DR Sales

I AM NOT WILLIAM (working title)A fiction driven reality where we follow the experienced actor Eivind Sander as he helps out the younger and inexperienced actor Thomas Hayes to move on after his enormo-us break in the TV series «SKAM». Although the intentions are all good, the help does not go along as smoothly and successfully as anticipated.

original title Jeg heter ikke William episodes tbacreator Elise Christine Eideproduction The Oslo Companybroadcaster TV3/MTG release 2018sales tba

KIELER STREET A perfect idyll prevails in one of Scandinavia’s most law-abiding towns, but when a dead body appears, some of the inhabitants show hidden identities.

original title Kielergataepisodes 10x45 mincreator Patrik Syversenproduction Anagram Norgebroadcaster TV2 Norway release Fall 2018sales ITV International

MAGNUS Magnus is a former police investigator who was known to solve even the most difficult cases, but with very unconventional and absurd methods – which eventually cost him his job with the police. The technically gifted and eccentric Magnus now works as a janitor at police headquarters and secretly solves cases in his spare time.

original title Magnusepisodes 6x30 min (Norwegian and English version)creators Øystein Karlsen, Kristopher Schauproduction Viafilm/NRKbroadcaster NRK release tbasales Viafilm

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NEXT SUMMER (5) Next Summer is a comedy centred on the Norwegian tradition of spending summer in the family cottage by the sea, and plays on the sometimes awkward situations that arise when families gather with high expectations and low square footage.

original title Neste sommerepisodes 10x23 mincreator Lars Gudmestadproduction Feelgood SFTbroadcaster TVN – Discovery Networks Norway release Feb 2018sales Feelgood SFT

NORSEMEN (2)Norsemen is a humorous drama series set in the Viking age. Life in the Viking era is no picnic; even the most trivial choices could have dramatic consequences.

original title Vikinganeepisodes 6x30 min (Norwegian and English version)creators Jonas Torgersen, Jon Iver Helgakerproduction Viafilmbroadcaster NRK, Netflix release 2017sales Nordic World

OCCUPIED (2)If you had to choose between safety and freedom – what would you choose? Occupied 2 starts with an armed conflict between the Norwegian Coast Guard and a Russian Security Company, guarding an oil installation in Northern Norway.

original title Okkupert 2episodes 8x45 mincreators Erik Skjoldbjærg, Karianne Lundproduction Yellowbird Norge/ Hummelfilmbroadcaster Viaplay release 2017sales Banijay Rights

MATCH Stian is a 20-something guy with twen-ty-something guy problems. The only thing different about him are the sports commen-tators giving a running commentary on every aspect of his life. He can’t see them but they can see him, and they are more than ready whenever Stian has to tackle a challenge.

original title Match episodes 20x14 min creator Martin Lundproduction Ape & Bjørn broadcaster NRK release Jan 2018 sales Red Arrow International

MILKWhen two very different mothers manage to mix up their babies at the delivery room it is the beginning of an awkward, but beautiful friendship. As single moms, they decide to move in together.

original title Melk episodes 20x12 min, 10x30 min creator Julia Schachtproduction Anagram Norway broadcaster Viafree, TV3 release 2017 sales tba

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THE OIL FUND What would you do if you had 964 717 451 842 US Dollars? The Norwegian Oil Fund deals with this question daily. But how can you be a tough capitalist, yet at the same time be a blue-eyed Scandinavian social democrat?

original title Oljefondet episodes 10x23 mincreator Tom Gulbrandsenproduction Zwart Arbeid/Motion Blurbroadcaster TVN –Discovery Networks Norway release 2018sales tba

ONE NIGHT One Night is a romantic comedy about two people who first meet on a blind date – told in real time. This means that the last second of the first episode is the first second of episode 2.

original title En nattepisodes 10x30 min (Norwegian and English version)creators Øystein Karlsen, Kristopher Schauproduction Viafilmbroadcaster NRK release Feb 2018sales Federation Entertainment

RECOIL After being in prison for years, convicted of smuggling a large party of cocaine to Norway, they are now free men and women. They are dreaming of a fresh start, but first, the debt to the Swedes must be paid. It’s time to find out what happened. It’s time to get revenge.

original title Rekylepisodes 8x43 mincreators Arne Berggren, Kristine Bergproduction Shuutobroadcaster MTG/TV3 release Spring 2018sales tba

ROENG Roeng is a comedy about a town that is hit by a reversed financial crisis. When the Mayor discovers that the city pension funds have been placed in high-risk hedge funds, he fears the worst. But instead of losing everything, it turns out the town has struck gold in the stock market and takes home a billion dollar profit.

original title Roeng episodes 10x24 min creator Anne Bjørnstadproduction Rubicon TV broadcaster TV2 release tba sales Endemol Shine International

STATE OF HAPPINESSIt’s the summer of 1969 in the small coastal town of Stavanger, Northern Europe. Interna-tional oil companies have been test drilling for years, but nothing has been found and they are in the process of leaving. The town is in crisis. The night before Christmas 1969, Phillips Petroleum finds the largest sub sea oil basin in history. And everything is about to change.

original title Lykkeland episodes 8x45 mincreator Mette M. Bølstad production Maipo Film broadcaster NRK release 2018 sales DR Sales

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TOTALLY PERFECT (8) Famed stand-up comedian Thomas Giertsen is successful and life should be easy. He has a beautiful girlfriend, drives a nice car, fun friends and plenty of money. If it hadn’t been for all the little things that put him in awk-ward situations, life would be totally perfect!

original title Helt perfektepisodes 10x22 mincreator Thomas Giertsen, Arild Fröhlichproduction Feelgood SFTbroadcaster TVN –Discovery Network Norway release 2018sales Feelgood SFT

TWIN A cold-water surfing mecca, home to Erik, a surfer bum who has not seen his identical twin Adam in 18 years. Adam is a successful businessman with a picture-perfect family.

original title Twinepisodes 8x45 mincreator Kristoffer Metcalfeproduction Nordisk Film Productionbroadcaster NRK release 2018sales tba

ZOMBIELARS (2+3)Zombielars is an exciting drama comedy series for kids 8-12. Lars is twelve years old and half zombie, or «living unliving» as the politically correct term goes.

original title Zombielarsepisodes 13X15 min per seasoncreators Thomas Seeberg Torjussen, Gisle Halvorsenproduction Tordenfilmbroadcaster NRK Super release 2017/2018sales Global Screen

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DAG ASBJØRNSENHead of SectionInternational Relations+47 402 22 151dag.asbjornsen@nfi.no

TORIL SIMONSENManager International RelationsShorts and Documentaries+47 900 38 086toril.simonsen@nfi.no

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JAKOB BERGCommunication Adviser+47 971 97 766jakob.berg@nfi.no

STINE OPPEGAARDManager International Relations Feature Films+47 908 59 638stine.oppegaard@nfi.no

MIA LINDRUPManager International RelationsTV and Games+47 922 26 978mia.lindrup@nfi.no

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