European Film Market buyers line up for “Operation Arctic” actionerFebruary 9, 2015 - 15:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - TrustNordisk has snatched up major-territory sales on Grethe Boe-Waal’s adventure actioner “Operation Arctic” rolling off at its Sundance premiere, according to Variety. TrustNordisk has now closed Germany (Telepool), France (Swift Distribution), Bulgaria (Pro Films), Estonia (Estinfilm) and Ro-In Entertainment (Iran) at European Film Market. “Operation Arctic” had its U.S. premiere at the Sundance Film Festival where it screened as part of the Kids program. Produced by Filmkameratene, the Norwegian outfit behind B.O. hits such as “Max Manus” and “Troll Hunter,” the Arctic Ocean set movie centers around three children who are left accidentally left behind on a deserted Arctic island, where they face blizzards and hungry polar bears. John M. Jacobsen, Sveinung Golimo and Marcus Brodersen produced the film for Filmkameratene with support from the Norwegian Film Institute and Filmfond Nord. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |