Entertainment One acquires “Escape” Norwegian action-adventure filmMay 22, 2012 - 17:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Entertainment One has bought North American rights to the Norwegian action-adventure film Escape from sales group TrustNordisk, The Hollywood Reporter said. The period action movie is from Norwegian director Roar Uthaug, who helmed the successful Nordic horror franchise Cold Prey. Escape is set in Europe in 1363, in a land torn apart by the plague. Half the population is dead. The other are fighting to survive. Trust also closed for Australia for the film, signing a deal with Rialto Distribution. Escape pre-sold to multiple territories in Berlin earlier this year, going to Momentum in the U.K., Koch Media for Germany and Aurum Producciones for Spain, among other deals. Escape is currently in post-production. Nordisk Film will bow the film in Norway September 28. 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 | Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. Pashinyan travels to Iran to pay tribute to Raisi, others Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has left for the Islamic Republic of Iran on a working visit. |