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Tigers crowned Best Nordic Film at Göteborg Another Round inspired the audience Director Ronnie Sandahl (left) and main actor Erik Enge receiving their Dragon Awards for Tigers thGöteborg Film Festival, the awards were announced on 8 February, with “[ Tigers] gives a rare glimpse into a world that many wish to enter, but only a few will be admitted to. We chose to award the film that made us feel and root for the main character in every situation, whether chasing their dream or giving it up in order to survive and become happy,” was the Nordic Competition jury’s statement. This year...

A24 Picks Up Ninja Thyberg’s ‘Pleasure’ About Los Angeles Porn Industry Sundance 2021: Distributor will release an uncensored version alongside an R-rated version later this yearBrian Welk | February 8, 2021 @ 12:00 PM Last Updated: February 8, 2021 @ 12:46 PM Courtesy of Sundance Institute A24 has acquired the U.S. rights to “Pleasure,” Ninja Thyberg’s film about the pornography and adult entertainment industry in Los Angeles that was a selection of Cannes 2020 and made its world premiere at Sundance. A24 will release an R-rated version of the narrative feature film...

From left: 'Tigers' director Ronnie Sandahl and actor Erik Enge Swedish soccer drama 'Tigers' wins Best Nordic Film and Best Actor honors for star Erik Enge at the 2021 Goteborg Film Festival. Danish Oscar contender 'Another Round' wins Audience Award. Tigers, a Swedish sports drama based on the true story of teenage soccer talent Martin Bengtsson, has won the top prize, the Dragon Award, for Best Nordic Film at the 2021 Göteborg Film Festival, Scandinavia's top cinema event.  Ronnie Sandahl —the screenwriter on Janus Metz's 2017 tennis biopic Borg vs McEnroe—won over the Göteborg ju...

From raw drama to foot trauma: the best of Sundance 2021 Wendy Ide There is an argument that suggests one of the main contributing factors to the atmosphere of giddy excitement at the Sundance film festival each year is the sheer unpleasantness of being there. It takes days – literally – to reach; the festival itself requires miles of interminable trudging through slush, giving discoveries an extra frisson of hard-won satisfaction. But the 2021 virtual Sundance disproves this theory: even without queues in sub-zero temperatures, it remains the buzziest of gatherings. It he...

Glen Wilson / Via Courtesy of Sundance Institute Produced by Ryan Coogler, the second feature from Shaka King is a formidable work of art. A late addition to the Sundance lineup, the film stars Daniel Kaluuya as Fred Hampton, the young chair of the Black Panther Party’s Illinois chapter, and Lakeith Stanfield as William O’Neal, the undercover FBI informant who joins the group and betrays them. Kaluuya carries a grounded gravitas and is nothing short of sensational in his tour de force portrayal of the charismatic activist. Meanwhile, Stanfield’s chameleonlike nature serves his frantic...