Norwegian writer and director Kristoffer Metcalfe is with his extensive experience from the film and TV industry perhaps most known for his success TV series, Twin (2019).

Metcalfe graduated from The Norwegian Film School in 2008, after which he went on to direct several acclaimed shorts. He made his directorial debut in 2011 with the Norwegian comedy feature, Cupid’s Balls, a film packed with humor, romantic summer nights, and intense conflicts. Metcalfe also has a background in creative production and development production.

Metcalfe is the creator, writer and director behind the celebrated Norwegian drama series Twin, starring Kristofer Hivju, known for his role in HBO’s Game of Thrones. Twin had its world premiere at Series Mania, is sold to over 46 countries, and was awarded third place at Prix Europa for ‘Best European TV Fiction’.

This weekend, SF Studios announced that it will be the Nordic distributor of the upcoming film adaption of Sofi Oksanen's bestselling novel When the Doves Disappeared. Cinematic Inc. will produce the feature, with Antti J. Jokinen attached to direct.

When the Doves Disappeared is a story of occupation, resistance, and collaboration in Estonia during and after World War II, when the boundaries and power structures of Europe changed dramatically. Oksanen’s novel traces these changes as seen through the eyes and lives of one Estonian family.

Click the "Read more" button below to read the full article in Variety magazine.

Niklas Natt och Dag maintains a steady hold of the No. 2 position on the Spanish official bestseller list, which he first nabbed three weeks ago with his debut novel The Wolf and the Watchman. The novel also features at No. 5 on the Catalan equivalent.

The true crime drama Interrogation, created by Anders Weidemann and John Mankiewicz, premiered on CBS All Access earlier this month and has since received great praise in American press.

“From the very first episode, Interrogation is intense and blurs the line between good and evil. /…/ Great storyline and creative presentation. /…/ A well-executed yet innovative true-crime series that leaves you guessing.”
–Awards Circuit

“A unique take on what CBS does best. /…/ A great example of how new technology can put new spins on old ideas.”
–Forbes

“This is not your ordinary binge-watch. /…/ The deeper you dig, the more Interrogation becomes an unusually compelling tragedy of a family shattered.”
–TV Insider

“The impressive cast breathes life into the story with their layered performances. /…/ The series hits all of the right notes. /…/ Engaging and thought-provoking.”
–TV Fanatic

“Interrogation is gripping, shocking, and will leave audiences wowed that it all came together.”
–Cinema Blend

Monika Fagerholm’s Who Killed Bambi? and Matias Faldbakken’s We Are Five are shortlisted for the 2020 Nordic Council Literature Prize. Instituted in 1962, the Literature Prize has since been awarded annually to a work of fiction written in one of the Nordic languages that is of “high literary and artistic quality”.

Among previous winners are Sofi Oksanen, Per Petterson and Tomas Tranströmer, to mention a few.

To read the jury’s rationale, click the “Read more” below.

It’s now official that Lars Kepler was the best-selling author of the decade in Sweden, across all categories, genres and formats.
In a press release that went out today, Albert Bonniers Förlag states the following:

“Albert Bonniers Förlag can gratifyingly boast the decade’s greatest authorship, in Lars Kepler. The crime duo has had more No. 1 placements, and top ten-positions across the bestseller lists outlining the book industry’s joint annual sales, than any other author – Swedish or international.
In the fiction category, which includes both Swedish and translated books, Lars Kepler saw the most No. 1 placements (4) and positions in total (13) on Svensk Bokhandel’s top ten-bestseller lists outlining the book industry’s joint annual sales. In a summation of all the categories – fiction, non-fiction, children’s and YA, paperback, audio books and e-books – Lars Kepler likewise holds the most No. 1 placements (7) and the most placements in total (38) on Svensk Bokhandel’s top ten-bestseller lists detailing the book industry’s joint annual sales.”