Film news
Andana Films boards Berlinale Panorama-selected The Other Side of the Sun
French international sales company Andana Films has boarded Tawfik Sabouni’s powerful The Other Side of the Sun which will receive its world premiere as part of the Panorama section of this year’s Berlinale. In this haunting and powerful documentary, the director returned to the Syrian capital of Damascus in the immediate aftermath of the Assad regime’s collapse. There he met four fellow former detainees of the notorious former Saidnaya prison. Through bold re-enactments inside the infamous prison itself, the documentary turns memory into testimony, revealing resilience and an unbroken will to survive.
LevelK acquires Berlinale Generation K+-selected Everyone’s Sorry Nowadays
International sales and aggregation house LevelK has boarded Frederike Migom’s Everyone’s Sorry Nowadays, a tender and imaginative story about discovery, dreams and claiming your own space. The film will celebrate its world premiere in the Generation K+ selection at this year’s Berlinale.
TrustNordisk takes on Petter Næss’s political satire No Comment ahead of International Premiere
TrustNordisk has picked up international sales rights for acclaimed director Petter Næss’s political satire No Comment (Ingen kommentar). The announcement was made by TrustNordisk’s Managing Director Susan Wendt alongside producers Cornelia Boysen, Synnøve Hørsdal and Anne Bergseng of Oslo-based Maipo Film, as the film prepares to compete at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival’s coveted International Competition lineup.
Judith Colell’s Frontier invited to Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Judith Colell’s Frontier (Frontera) is selected for this year’s PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, where it is to receive its international premiere as part of the festival’s special programme honouring Catalan films and filmmakers.
Mari Storsteini Minu esimene arm (My First Love) on valitud PÖFFi debüütfilmide võistlusprogrammi Tallinnas
Mari Strorsteini esimene täispikk film Minu esimene arm (My First Love / Min første kjærlighet) on valitud tänavuse Tallinna Pimedate Ööde Filmifestivali debüütfilmide võistlusprogrammi, mille raames leiab aset selle maailma esilinastus.
Andana Films vertreibt Berlinale Panorama- Film „The Other Side of the Sun“
Der französische Weltvertrieb Andana Films hat sich Tawfik Sabounis beeindruckenden Film „The Other Side of the Sun” gesichert, der im Rahmen der Panorama-Sektion der diesjährigen Berlinale Weltpremiere feiern wird. In diesem eindringlichen und zutiefst menschlichen Dokumentarfilm kehrt der Regisseur unmittelbar nach dem Zusammenbruch des Assad-Regimes in die syrische Hauptstadt Damaskus zurück. Dort trifft er vier ehemalige Mitgefangene des berüchtigten Gefängnisses von Saidnaya. Mittels eindrücklicher Reenactments innerhalb der einstigen Gefängnismauern verwandelt der Dokumentarfilm Erinnerungen in Zeugnisse und erzählt von Widerstandsfähigkeit und ungebrochenem Überlebenswillen.
LevelK erwirbt mit Everyone’s Sorry Nowadays einen Titel aus der Berlinale Generation Kplus-Auswahl
Der internationale Weltvertrieb und Aggregator LevelK hat Frederike Migoms Everyone’s Sorry Nowadays ins Programm aufgenommen. Der Film erzählt eine zarte und fantasievolle Geschichte über Entdeckungen, Träume und den eigenen Platz im Leben. Er feiert seine Weltpremiere im Wettbewerb „Generation Kplus“ der diesjährigen Berlinale.
Mogens Hagedorn’s Pretty Young Love selected to compete at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Mogens Hagedorn’s Pretty Young Love (Smukkere) is selected for this year’s PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. The film is to receive its international premiere as part of the festival’s International Youth Competition, with LevelK handling international sales.
LevelK and Publikum Kick Off Strategic Partnership With The Pension Heist Action Comedy
International sales and aggregation house LevelK has acquired world sales rights to Gunnbjörg Gunnarsdóttir’s hilariously funny The Pension Heist in which three women in their prime pull off the impossible: a heist against the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund.
The Soundman First Feature To Have Full Soundtrack Beamed 7,500 Light‑Years Into Space
In a first‑of‑its‑kind scientific and cinematic crossover, engineering students at KUL, the University of Leuven in Belgium, have transmitted the complete soundtrack of Frank Van Passel’s new feature film The Soundman into deep space - some 7,500 light‑years from Earth. Featuring an original score by Wim De Wilde, the film is set to make its international debut at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on January 5, 2026.
Mogens Hagedorni Ilus noor armastus (Pretty Young Love) on valitud Tallinna Pimedate Ööde Filmifestivali ridadesse
Mogens Hagedorni film Ilus noor armastus (Pretty Young Love / Smukkere) on valitud Tallinna Pimedate Ööde Filmifestivali rahvusvahelise noortefilmide võistlusprogrammi, mille raames leiab aset selle rahvusvaheline esilinastus. Filmi rahvusvahelist müüki haldab LevelK.
Mari Storstein’s My First Love selected for First Feature Competition in Tallinn
Mari Storstein’s feature-length debut My First Love (Min første kjærlighet) is selected for this year’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, where it is to receive its world premiere as part of the First Features Competition.