Thirteen Nordic titles go to Toronto
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Thirteen Scandinavian films have been selected for the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival (September 10-19, 2009).
Lars von Trier’s Antichrist [trailer, film focus], one of the few Nordic titles already acquired for North America (IFC Films for the US and E1 Entertainment for Canada) is leading the Danish line-up of five titles.
Antichrist is screening in the Masters programme; Martin Pieter Zandvliet’s feature debut Applause [trailer, film focus], winner of a Best Actress Award in Karlovy Vary, is screening in Discovery; Mogens Hagedorn’s family adventure Timetrip: The Curse of the Viking Witch in the Sprokets Family Zone; Ole Bornedal’s Deliver Us from Evil in Contemporary World Cinema; and Nicolas Winding Refn’s Valhalla Rising in Special Presentations.
Read the article and see the programme on Cineuropa.org