Tre Vänner acquires rights to Karin Fossum’s books
19 March, 2012Tre Vänner has acquired the rights to Karin Fossum’s ten books in the series about Konrad Seijer.
- The right to Karin Fossum’s books has received a lot of international interest and the films will also be launched internationally, says Tre Vänner’s CEO Jonas Fors. But even if the main target is the international audience, the films also aim at the Norwegian audience, and the films will be shot in Norway, says Jonas Fors.
Karin Fossum describes the deal as an offer she couldn’t refuse.
- This will be a very exciting and large scale international project, so I really felt that I had to say yes to this, says Karin Fossum to NRK.
The shooting will take place in Norway, but it is not yet decided whether the films will be in English or in Norwegian only. Tre Vänner estimate that they will start filming in 2013. Tre Vänner has also established office in Norway, with head offices in Bergen. The head of Tre Vänner in Norway is Sara Waldeck.
New head of Tre Vänner’s TV operations
14 February, 2012Johan Hedman, who previously worked as a producer for Tre Vänner, has now become the head of Tre Vänner´s TV operations.
Tre Vänner is the company behind the international project “Camilla Läckberg´s Fjällbackamorden” and Johan Hedman has worked at Tre Vänner as a producer since 2009. He is now head of Tre Vänner´s tv operations and will be responsible for the development of Tre Vänner´s tv -formats, from large scale tv -productions to web exclusive formats.
Johan Hedman:
- So much is happening within the field of television, and we have noticed an international interest in our drama productions, he says. We are investing a lot in the development of our tv operations, and we have many exciting projects underway. For me who always loved tv, this is a dream job, Johan Hedman says.
Tre Vänner is one of Scandinavia’s largest independent producers of motion pictures and TV. The company is the producer of the international success Snabba Cash and is now producing twelve films based on the characters and universe of the internationally bestselling author Camilla Läckberg.
For questions regarding press, please contact Gilda Romero, gilda.romero@trevanner.se, +46 737 64 43 83
Rickard Petrelius directs The Fjällbacka Murders
14 November, 2011Rickard Petrelius directs The Fjällbacka Murders
Tre Vänner to produce Strindberg´s stjärna
12 November, 2011
The cast from Easy Money is back!
11 November, 2011The cast from Easy Money is back!
The cast from Easy Money – Joel Kinnaman, Matias Varela, Dragomir Mrsic and Fares Fares – will be reunited in the sequel.
The production of Easy Money – part II has begun. We’ll see Joel Kinnaman, Matias Varela, Dragomir and Fares Fares in the lead roles again. The awarding-winning Babak Najafi, recognized for his Guldbagge-awarded (Golden Beetle award) directorial debut Sebbe, will direct the film. The film is based on the bestselling novels Easy Money and Aldrig fucka upp (Never Fuck Up) by Jens Lapidus, and is the second part of what is intended to become a trilogy. Easy Money – part II will be released in theatres all over the country in the autumn, 2012.
Joel Kinnaman had his international acting debut as JW in Easy Money, a role for which he was also awarded a Guldbagge. Now he returns in the sequel Easy Money – part II. We will also see Matias Varela as Jorge and Dargomir Mrsic as Mrado and Fares Fares as Mahmud.
Svensson Svensson opens at the Malmö Film Days Festival
11 November, 2011Svensson Svensson opens at the Malmö Film Days festival
Tre Vänner creates new comedy series for SVT
11 November, 2011Tre Vänner creates a new comedy series for SVT
Små Citroner Gula (Yesterday’s News)
11 November, 2011Star-studded cast in Små citroner gula (Yesterday’s News)
Our missing colleague
10 October, 2011Our friend and colleague, Daniel Lind Lagerlöf, who was due to direct a film in our series The Fjällbacka Murders, based on the novels by Camilla Läckberg, disappeared on Thursday afternoon during preparations for the filming. Efforts to find him continued until Saturday evening when the police discontinued the search.
“In this extremely tragic and difficult situation our thoughts are above all with Daniel’s family,” says Tre Vänners’ CEO Jonas Fors. “First and foremost, we are doing everything we can to assist the family, our colleagues and the police in their efforts. Work on the film is continuing and we are reviewing how to proceed. At the same time, scope must be allowed for the mourning process.”
“I am deeply shaken and saddened by what has happened and my thoughts go out to Daniel’s family,” says Camilla Läckberg. “Daniel is an incredibly talented director and this tragic event defies comprehension,” she says.
The family politely declines all media contact.
For press-related questions, please contact Gilda Romero on +46 (0)73-764 43 83 or at gilda.romero@trevanner.se.
For questions regarding Camilla Läckberg, please contact Christina Saliba on +46 (0)70-341 46 or at christina.saliba@webershandwick.se.
Tre Vänner in Screen Daily and Variety
16 September, 2011Read about Tre Vänner i the international film magazines Variety and Screen Daily.
Teresa Fabik will direct Yesterday´s news
18 May, 2011The talented director Teresa Fabik will direct the feature film Yesterday’s news, based on the bestselling book.
Tre Vänner announce the main cast for The Fjällbacka Murders!
13 May, 2011Claudia Galli and Richard Ulfsäter play leading roles in the international film adaptation of Camilla Läckberg’s best-selling novel series The Fjällbacka Murders.
Sequel to Easy Money directed by awardwinning talent!
8 April, 2011Sequel to “Easy Money” (Snabba Cash) to be directed by super talent Babak Najafi – with casting via Facebook.
Easy Money premieres i France
5 April, 2011Easy Money premiered in France the first weekend in April!
Grand Slam For Tre Vänner
14 February, 2011Of 14 distributed Guldbagge (Golden Beetle) awards Tre Vänner received 5 of them for the feature films Snabba Cash/Easy Money and PURE. We are proud of our Guldbagge (Golden Beetle) awards in the following categories:
Best Actress - Alicia Vikander for the character ”Katarina” in PURE Directed by Lisa Langseth. Producer Helen Ahlsson
Best Actor - Joel Kinnaman for the character ” JW” in Snabba Cash / Easy Money Directed by Daniel Espinosa.
Producer Fredrik Wikström
Best Screenplay - Lisa Langseth the script for Pure
Best Cinematogrophy – Aril Wretblad for Snabba Cash/Easy Money
Best Achievement - Jeanette Klilntberg for the casting of Snabba Cash/Easy Money
Tre Vänner at EFM, Berlin!
11 February, 2011The European Film Market (EFM) runs for nine days as part of one of the most important film festivals in the world, the Berlinale. As the first major film event of the year, it is a magnet for international industry professionals, and is seen as a barometer for the upcoming year in film. And of course, Tre Vänner will be there, participating and presenting all our exiting new projects!
Den fördömde
10 February, 2011We have just finished work on the TV series Den fördömde which is based on the international hit novel Dark Secrets, written by Tre Vänner’s executive producer Michael Hjorth. The series were broadcasted on SVT between Christmas and New Year.
Bamse
10 February, 2011We have begun writing the screenplay for a feature film about Bamse the bear, based on Rune Andréasson’s beloved characters. The film is expected to premiere in 2013.
Yesterday’s News
10 February, 2011Pre-production and casting for the feature film Yesterday’s News, based on Kajsa Ingemarsson’s hit novel, are in full swing. We will soon be able to announce the director and cast. Filming to provisionally start in May 2011.
Svensson Svensson
10 February, 2011Filming of this feature, based on the incredibly popular TV series Svensson Svensson starts in Trollhättan on December 20. The last part of the filming phase will take place in Trosa, just south of Stockholm, and press days will also be held then. Allan Svensson and Suzanne Reuter play the lead roles, and Leif Lindblom is directing the film. Svensson Svensson is being produced in cooperation with Nordisk Film, SVT and Film i Väst.
Pure
10 February, 2011We are incredibly proud of all the prizes and honours received by Lisa Langseth and her debut feature film Pure. The film has already won five prizes at international film festivals in Pusan, Viaregggio, Ghent and Mannheim and the film’s lead Alicia Vikander was named Rising Star at the Stockholm film festival and Shooting Star at the Berlin film festival. There has been a lot of international interest and the film will be shown at festivals around the world in 2011.
Pure won two Guldbagge (Golden Beetle) awards 2011 for best female actress and best script. Producer Helen Ahlsson.
Camilla Läckberg’s The Fjällbacka Murders
10 February, 2011We’re pleased with the significant international interest in our new major TV and feature film project with Camilla Läckberg, one of Europe’s best-selling female crime writers.
Easy Money II and III
10 February, 2011Easy Money has been internationally successful under 2010 with 620 000 movie tickets sold, with distribution to over 25 countries and an American remake under development.
