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11 February 2025

SF Studios’ production The Are Murders is a global success on Netflix

SF Studio's Swedish Netflix Production The Are Murders (Swedish title: Åremorden), which premiered on Netflix on February 6, has become a global sensation on Netflix. The series quickly became the most watched series during the week in 26 countries and has been called “Netflix’s Best New Crime Show” by Forbes. The series has garnered 8 800 000 views and is the most watched non-English series of the week.

4 February 2025

SF Studios to release Lotte & Totte: My First Friend in July in the Nordics

Gunilla Wolde’s classic children’s book characters, Lotte & Totte, are now making their debut on the big screen in the animated feature film Lotte & Totte: My First Friend. SF Studios distributes the film across the Nordics in July!

30 January 2025

SF Studios receives six Jussi Award nominations

Today the nominations for the Finnish Jussi Awards were announced. SF Studios distribution titles received a total of six nominations for The Missile (Finnish title: Ohjus, released February 2) and Butterflies (Finnish title: Perhoset, released September 27 with the former receiving a Best Film nomination. The award ceremony will take place on March 21. The Jussi Awards are presented by the Filmiaura Association. Filmiaura’s over 600 members consist of film makers, film distributors, film journalists, cinema operators and other professionals working with Finnish film. The award ceremony will ...

27 January 2025

SF Studios produces second season of OXEN in co-production with SquareOne Productions and Nafta Films for TV 2 Denmark and ZDF Germany - REinvent handles international sales

The second season of OXEN, one of the most successful Danish series in recent years, is heading towards post-production. The thriller series is produced by SF Studios in co-production with SquareOne Productions and Nafta Films for TV 2 Denmark and ZDF Germany. REinvent handles international sales. The series will be released on TV 2 Denmark this year and ZDF in 2026.

23 January 2025

SF Studios theatrical distribution titles received a total of 21 Oscar nominations

Today the nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were announced, and SF Studios’ Nordic distribution titles Conclave and Emilia Pérez received a total of 21 nominations. Emilia Pérez led the nomination tally with 13 nominations while Conclave received 8 nominations, both were nominated for Best Picture.

9 January 2025

Tanya Badendyck new CEO at SF Studios’ Norwegian production company Paradox

SF Studios today announces the appointment of Tanya Badendyck as the new CEO of Paradox, effective January 1, 2025. With a career, spanning decades in the film and TV industry as both producer and film commissioner, Tanya brings extensive expertise and experience to this role. Paradox, fully owned by SF Studios and one of Norway's leading production companies, embarks on a new chapter with this appointment, further strengthening its commitment to producing high-quality Norwegian film and drama.

8 January 2025

SF Studios receives 8 Danish Robert nominations

Today, the nominations for the Danish Robert Awards 2025 were announced, and our production and distribution titles received a total of eight nominations. These include six nominations for The Kingmaker (Danish title: Mørkeland), as well as one nomination each for Paranoia and The Zone of Interest. Additionally, actor Patrick A. Hansen has been nominated for the Fear Nothing Talent Award for his role in The Kingmaker.

19 December 2024

SF Studios’ The Åre Murders to Premiere Globally on Netflix February 6, 2025

SF Studios is proud to announce that its highly anticipated production, The Åre Murders (Åremorden), will premiere exclusively on Netflix on February 6, 2025. The series is based on the novels "Hidden in Snow" and "Hidden in the Shadows" by bestselling Swedish author Viveca Sten.

11 February 2025

SF Studios’ production The Are Murders is a global success on Netflix

4 February 2025

SF Studios to release Lotte & Totte: My First Friend in July in the Nordics

30 January 2025

SF Studios receives six Jussi Award nominations

27 January 2025

SF Studios produces second season of OXEN in co-production with SquareOne Productions and Nafta Films for TV 2 Denmark and ZDF Germany - REinvent handles international sales

23 January 2025

SF Studios theatrical distribution titles received a total of 21 Oscar nominations

9 January 2025

Tanya Badendyck new CEO at SF Studios’ Norwegian production company Paradox

8 January 2025

SF Studios receives 8 Danish Robert nominations

19 December 2024

SF Studios’ The Åre Murders to Premiere Globally on Netflix February 6, 2025

17 December 2024

SF Studios receives four nominations at the Guldbagge Awards 2025

Today, the nominations for Sweden’s Guldbaggen awards 2025 were announced. The Guldbagge Awards celebrates outstanding achievements in the Swedish film industry. SF Studios’ production and distribution titles received four nominations. The awards ceremony will take place on January 13 in Stockholm.

17 December 2024

Trailer for Second Victims is here

The trailer for Second Victims is here! Directed by Zinnini Elkington and starring Özlem Saglanmak, Trine Dyrholm, and Mathilde Arcel, this powerful drama explores the consequences of a single moment of misjudgment. Watch the trailer here.

3 December 2024

SF Studios has acquired the Nordic distribution rights to Ruben Östlund's new film The Entertainment System is Down

SF Studios has acquired the Nordic distribution rights for The Entertainment System is Down, the highly anticipated new feature film by two-time Palme d’Or-winning director Ruben Östlund (The Square, Triangle of Sadness). With a star-studded ensemble, the film promises to deliver Östlund’s signature blend of sharp social commentary and compelling storytelling. Östlund serves as the film’s director...

5 November 2024

No. 24 is Best Opening for a Norwegian Film This Year

SF Studios’ Norwegian distribution title No. 24, which tells the story of legendary resistance fighter Gunnar "Kjakan" Sønsteby, opened to nearly 90,000 admissions at the Norwegian cinemas following its theatrical release on October 30. This impressive number makes it the top-opening Norwegian film of the year.

30 October 2024

SF Studios boards film adaptation of Youtube-sensation IJustWantToBeCool's novel The Villain of Villains

SF Studios has boarded the feature film adaptation of The Villain of Villains, based on the best-selling book series by the Swedish YouTube group IJustWantToBeCool. The film is directed by Alain Darborg with a screenplay by Jessika Jankert. Strive Stories produces the film in collaboration with SF Studios and SVT. The film is expected to premiere in Swedish theaters in January 2026. SF Studios wil...

20 September 2024

Danish box office hit Kingmaker gets a sequel with the Film Adaptation of Fandens Forår

The Danish box office hit Kingmaker (Danish title: Mørkeland), which has just surpassed 220,000 tickets sold, will now have a sequel in the film series that started 20 years ago with Kongekabale. Meta Film has officially announced that plans for another film adaptation of Niels Krause-Kjær's bestselling novels, Fandens forår, are already well underway, with Mikkel Serup as director and Nikolaj Arc...

29 August 2024

First look of Life on the Seacrow Island

Today, the the first pictures of Life on the Seacrow Island (Swedish title: Vi på Saltkråkan), produced by SF Studios, were released. The series will be released in Sweden on SVT and SVT Play in 2025.

22 August 2024

Lisa Langseth’s new film The Dance Club has started shooting

The internationally acclaimed director Lisa Langseth's new Swedish feature film The Dance Club has now begun filming. The lead roles are played by Nils Wetterholm and Alva Bratt with Pernilla August, Evelyn Mok, Matias Varela and Julia Franzén in the ensemble. The movie is set to premiere in Swedish cinemas in early fall 2025. Meta Film produces the film with SF Studios distributing the film in th...

9 August 2024

SF Studios and REinvent boards major motion picture adaptation of Kalevala

Kalevala: The Story of Kullervo, based on Finland’s national epic “Kalevala”, is set to start its principal shooting in Nurmes, North Karelia, Finland in September. Antti J. Jokinen will direct the historical drama with Elias Salonen and Eero Aho starring as leads. Johanna Enäsuo and Marko Röhr, at ReelMedia, produce the film. SF Studios distributes the film in the Nordics with an expected theatri...

6 August 2024

SF Studios announces sequel to Pretty Young Thing

Pretty Young Love (Danish title: SMUKKERE), the sequel to the popular Danish youth film Pretty Young Thing (Danish title: SMUK), has started its principal shooting. The film is produced by SF Studios with Marcella Dichmann as producer and is expected to premiere in Danish theatres during summer 2025. SF Studios distributes the film in the Nordics. REinvent handles international sales.

23 July 2024

Quisling - The Final Days to have its international premiere at Toronto International Film Festival

Director Erik Poppe's Quisling - The Final Days will have its international premiere at Toronto International Film Festival in early September. The film, produced by SF Studios' Norwegian production company Paradox, will have its theatrical premiere on September 13 in Norway. Watch the trailer here.

18 July 2024

SF Studios and Warner Bros. Discovery sign new partnership agreement

SF Studios and Warner Bros Discovery have signed a new content partnership agreement that gives WBD’s streaming service Max´s subscribers in the Nordics the opportunity to be the first to stream SF Studios’ local and international distribution titles, after the films have been shown at the cinema and offered as purchase and rental films.

28 June 2024

Kaly Halkawt becomes the first recipient of The Ingmar Bergman Script Award

At the closing ceremony of the 20th edition of Bergman Week at Fårö in Sweden, it was announced that Kaly Halkawt is the first recipient of the newly established Ingmar Bergman Script Award, a collaboration between SF Studios and the Bergman Center, for her feature film script Donia's World (Swedish title: Donias värld). The award aims to encourage emerging filmmakers and screenwriters to write sc...

3 June 2024

SF Studios and SVT to produce new adaptation of Astrid Lindgren’s Life on Seacrow Island, Beta Film handles international sales

SF Studios and SVT (Sveriges Television) in collaboration with Beta Film Kids & Family are producing a new adaptation of Astrid Lindgren’s beloved series Life on Seacrow Island (Swedish title: Vi på Saltkråkan), directed by Fredrik Edfeldt. The six-episode series, written by Karin Arrhenius, takes place in modern times and will begin filming in Stockholm’s archipelago in June.

18 May 2024

The final film in Tarik Saleh's Cairo trilogy starts filming in May with Fares Fares and Lyna Khoudri

Eagles of the Republic, the third and final film in Tarik Saleh's Cairo trilogy after successful The Nile Hilton Incident (Grand Jury Prize award, Sundance 2017) and Cairo Conspiracy aka Boy from Heaven (Best Screenplay, Cannes 2022) starts principal photography in May. Written and directed by Tarik Saleh with award winning actor Fares Fares in the leading role. SF Studios distributes the film pan...

16 May 2024

SF Studios boards upcoming feature film about Ingmar Bergman

SF Studios is currently developing a new feature film about director Ingmar Bergman together with the production company Beret Film. Bergman will be played by the acclaimed Swedish actor Robert Gustafsson, and the screenplay is written by Henrik Jansson-Schweizer, Eric Broberg och Robert Gustafsson. SF Studios will distribute the film in the Nordics.

15 May 2024

SF Studios greenlights action thriller The Nation’s Gambit, REinvent starts pre-sales

SF Studios has greenlit the action thriller The Nation’s Gambit (Norwegian title: En nasjon i sjakk) which will now go into production. The film, directed by Jens Lien and based on Norwegian author Johan Høst’s successful crime novel of the same name, will be adapted into a feature film by the Norwegian production company Stig og Stein Studio with SF Studios and Film i Väst as co-producers. SF Stu...

7 May 2024

Production has started on The New Nurses season 6

Last week, on April 29, filming began for our TV2 production The New Nurses season 6 (Danish title: Sygeplejeskolen). Claudia Boderke and Lars Mering return as the main writers, while Senia Dremstrup produces for SF Studios. The series is set to premiere later this year on Danish TV2 Play and TV2 Charlie.

25 April 2024

SF Studios to distribute Danish drama Second Victims

SF Studios will distribute the Danish one-location drama Second Victims. The film, directed by Zinnini Elkington in her feature film debut, stars Özlem Saglanmak alongside Trine Dyrholm in the lead role, co-starring is Anders Matthesen, Mathilde Arcel, Iman Meskini and Olaf Johannessen.

18 April 2024

Paranoia nominated for Sustainable Production Award at the Global Production Awards

SF Studios' Danish production Paranoia has been nominated for Sustainable Production Award at the Global Production Awards.

18 March 2024

SF Studios’ productions announced for Netflix - Presentation of A Part of You

On Monday, Netflix presented four SF Studios productions at their "Next on Netflix" event, highlighting the streamer’s upcoming Nordic lineup. Little Siberia, Je M’Appelle Agneta and Maybe Baby 2 were announced, along with a presentation of A Part of You.

15 March 2024

SF Studios to distribute Little Ghost Laban

After years of anticipation, Little Ghost Laban (Swedish: Lilla spöket Laban), created by author Inger and illustrator Lasse Sandberg, returns to cinemas in a brand-new animated film premiering in Swedish cinemas in October this year. The film is produced by Art & Bob and distributed by SF Studios in the Nordics. REinvent handles international sales.

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