Netflix moves into local movies from Nordics
November 18, 2019
At the Stockholm Film Festival, Netflix announced two new excusive movies coming out of the Nordics: Red Dot from Sweden, produced by SF Studios and Cadaver from Norway, produced by Motion Blur. Action-thriller Red Dot and horror movie Cadaver will premiere exclusively on Netflix.
Netflix also announced the global acquisition of the Danish feature film Shadows In My Eyes, produced by Miso Film. The World War 2 drama will have a theatrical release in Denmark followed by the Netflix global launch outside of Denmark. SF Studios will distribute the film.
Lina Brouneus, Director of Licensing and Co-Productions Netflix Northern Europe: ”We are very happy to be taking this exciting step in offering our members in the Nordics more local content, as well as bring more great content from the Nordic region to our global members. These three films are all unique in their own way; strong genre films with engaging plotlines that are driven by talented creatives. Together they form a strong package of different genres which will showcase the versatility and high quality of Nordic movies.”