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TrustNordisk’s psychological Norwegian horror film Lake of Death has been nabbed by Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service, for six territories, including the U.S., U.K., Canada, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, Variety reports. The folk horror film whose first images we have today is an adaptation of André Bjerke’s classic 1942 Norwegian novel “Lake of the Dead”, is from Nini Bull Robsahm (Manhunt, Amnesia). Lake of Death follows a small group of friends who a battle to survive in the middle of the forests and fjords of Norway. The story is based on Norwegian legend thought to be innocent folklore. It stars Iben Akerlie, Jacob Andersen Schoyen, Jonathan Harboe, and Sophia Lie. Thomas Robsahm and Fredrik Pryser for Canopy Film produced in association with Pryserfilm, with support from the Norwegian Film Institute.
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Sink your teeth into a first look and the first trailer for the horror-comedy Vidar The Vampire, or VampyrVidar as known in its Norwegian home. Written and directed by Thomas Aske Berg and Fredrik Waldeland, the film stars Henrik Rafaelsen, Kim Sønderholm, and Thomas Aske Berg. From the Press Release: Vidar the Vampire is a Norwegian ultra low budget horror-comedy produced by UFOh! The film is set to premiere at The Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund on August 23rd, 2017 and will screen at both Fantasy Filmfest, Germany and FilmQuest, USA in September, 2017. The film is self-financed with a budget totalling approximately USD 60.000. The making of Vidar the Vampire has been an entirely organic process from beginning to end, both by choice and necessity. We started writing the script in 2012, shot and edited a pilot in 2013, went back to the drawing board and rewrote the script over and over from 2013 to 2015. The rest
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WWE Studios has an English remake in the works. The studio has acquired the English language remake rights to the Norwegian franchise ‘Cold Prey’, with the rights to purchase the new screenplay written by Casey La Scala. La Scala also wrote and directed ‘The Remaining’, as well as producing the upcoming film ‘Amityville: The Awakening’. ‘Cold Prey’ is considered one of the best and most successful Norwegian franchises in the genre. Centering on a group of friends who decide to ski out of bounds are forced to to take shelter in an abandoned ski lodge when a storm hits. Soon they find themselves imprisoned in the lodge with a killer. WWE Studios’ president Michael Luisi will oversea for the studio and will co-produce along with La Scala. Marius Haugan will serve as executive producer, Deadline reports. Check out the Norwegian trailer for the first film of the ‘Cold Prey’ franchise.
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TrustNordisk’s psychological Norwegian horror film Lake of Death has been nabbed by Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service, for six territories, including the U.S., U.K., Canada, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, Variety reports. The folk horror film whose first images we have today is an adaptation of André Bjerke’s classic 1942 Norwegian novel “Lake of the Dead”, is from Nini Bull Robsahm (Manhunt, Amnesia). Lake of Death follows a small group of friends who a battle to survive in the middle of the forests and fjords of Norway. The story is based on Norwegian legend thought to be innocent folklore. It stars Iben Akerlie, Jacob Andersen Schoyen, Jonathan Harboe, and Sophia Lie. Thomas Robsahm and Fredrik Pryser for Canopy Film produced in association with Pryserfilm, with support from the Norwegian Film Institute.
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Trailers
Sink your teeth into a first look and the first trailer for the horror-comedy Vidar The Vampire, or VampyrVidar as known in its Norwegian home. Written and directed by Thomas Aske Berg and Fredrik Waldeland, the film stars Henrik Rafaelsen, Kim Sønderholm, and Thomas Aske Berg. From the Press Release: Vidar the Vampire is a Norwegian ultra low budget horror-comedy produced by UFOh! The film is set to premiere at The Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund on August 23rd, 2017 and will screen at both Fantasy Filmfest, Germany and FilmQuest, USA in September, 2017. The film is self-financed with a budget totalling approximately USD 60.000. The making of Vidar the Vampire has been an entirely organic process from beginning to end, both by choice and necessity. We started writing the script in 2012, shot and edited a pilot in 2013, went back to the drawing board and rewrote the script over and over from 2013 to 2015. The rest
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From the Crypt
WWE Studios has an English remake in the works. The studio has acquired the English language remake rights to the Norwegian franchise ‘Cold Prey’, with the rights to purchase the new screenplay written by Casey La Scala. La Scala also wrote and directed ‘The Remaining’, as well as producing the upcoming film ‘Amityville: The Awakening’. ‘Cold Prey’ is considered one of the best and most successful Norwegian franchises in the genre. Centering on a group of friends who decide to ski out of bounds are forced to to take shelter in an abandoned ski lodge when a storm hits. Soon they find themselves imprisoned in the lodge with a killer. WWE Studios’ president Michael Luisi will oversea for the studio and will co-produce along with La Scala. Marius Haugan will serve as executive producer, Deadline reports. Check out the Norwegian trailer for the first film of the ‘Cold Prey’ franchise.
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