While Sweden’s Ruben Östlund grabbed some Oscar nominations and took home Cannes’ Palmed’Or last year, two other Scandinavian filmmakers basked in the international spotlight following their Cannes…
While Sweden’s Ruben Östlund grabbed some Oscar nominations and took home Cannes’ Palmed’Or last year, two other Scandinavian filmmakers basked in the international spotlight following their Cannes competition premieres: Ali Abbasi with “Holy Spider” and Tarik Saleh with “Cairo Conspiracy” .
Breaking away from the longentrenched trend of so-called Nordic Noir, literary adaptations and historical movies, these films are not easily financed and sometimes have limited commercial potential at home. But they’re often being rewarded by top critics, festival laurels and international sales —“Holy Spider” and “Cairo Conspiracy” were shortlisted at this year’s Oscars as the Danish and Swedish official entries, respectively, even if they’re set in Iran and Egypt.
“It’s an interesting time. We have these talented filmmakers who have foreign backgrounds and are now in a position to explore their roots and tell stories that they’ve had in themselves for a long time, with a different perspective,” says “Holy Spider” producer Jacob Jarek at Profile Pictures. Once the script for “Holy Spider” was penned, Profile Pictures got strong French and Germany partners on board, Why Not Prods. , One Two Films and Wild Bunch Intl. .
“The paradoxical thing with a film like ‘Holy Spider’ is that it’s way more attractive internationally than locally, so you get judged by the local industry a bit, like you’re not making a big movie, but internationally you’re doing something much more valuable,” says Jarek.
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