Entertainment One acquires “Escape” Norwegian action-adventure film May 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 Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. 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”.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
