For its 31tst edition, New Nordic Films, the Norwegian International Film Festival’s industry confab, will be hitting new heights with a stronger than ever lineup of projects and completed titles, to be showcased over Aug. 19-22 in Haugesund, Norway.
Headlining the list of 21 films in development to be pitched at the Nordic Co-Production Market (NCPM), is Primetime Emmy and Sundance winning doc filmmaker Benjamin Ree (“The Remarkable Life of Ibelin,” “The Painter and the Thief”) and his regular Norwegian prodco Medieoperatørene. They will be presenting “The Greatest Illusion,” a portrait of acclaimed illusionist Alexx Alexxander and his siblings. Through archival footage and intimate family videos, the documentary explores profound themes like trauma, memories, crime,
→ Continue reading at Variety
