08/01/2007

In its latest round of production support, the Danish Film Institute has awarded DKK 20,4m (€2,7m) to three new films including DKK6.9m (€928,000) to Søren Kragh-Jacobsen’s tenth feature film.

The new film by the director of Mifune and Skagerrak will be a political thriller starring Anders W. Berthelsen, Ghita Nørby and Maria Bonnevie. The story co-written by Kragh-Jacobsen with Rasmus Heisterberg is based on Søren Lassen’s 2001 novel, ‘En Anden Tid’. A young woman is found drowned on a winter night. The dead woman's brother, Thomas, discovers that her death is connected to their father -now deceased- and his work in military intelligence. Lars Bredo Rahbek is producing for Nimbus Film in co-production with Hepp Film in Sweden. Other financiers include TV2 Denmark, SVT and Nordic Film & TV Fund. Principal photography will start next February. World sales are handled by Trust Film Sales.

Charlotte Sachs Bostrup who directed the 2001 hit Anja & Viktor [+see also:
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Henrik Ruben Genz’s third feature film Frygtelig Lykkelig following Someone Like Hodder (2001) and Chinaman (2005) was awarded DKK 7m. Scripted by Dunja Gry Jensen, it’s the story of a cop who is transferred for a stint from Copenhagen to Høyer, a small town in provincial Jutland where he accidentally gets involved in a double murder. Thomas Gammeltoft is producing for Fine & Mellow Productions with support from Nordic Film & TV Fund. Principal photography is set for June 2007. Nordisk Film will release it domestically early 2008. Nordisk Film International Sales handles world sales for both Karla’s Game and Genz’s new thriller.