Oscar successful Norwegian studio Mikrofilm has revealed it’s going to co-produce with Xilam Movies (France) and Knudsen Photos (Germany) the animated romantic folks horror Pesta, which was pitched on the Frontières Platform throughout Marche du Movie in Cannes. The challenge, now in improvement with help from the Norwegian Movie Institute and three different Norwegian funds, is looking for European co-development financing.
Conceived by Mikrofilm filmmaker and challenge director Hanne Berkaakt, the story is impressed by “Norwegian folklore, Medieval gore, modern Nordic horror, and tales of younger, forbidden love – in the course of the covid-19 pandemic.”
Set in Norway throughout The Black Demise, Pesta is a haunting romantic horror movie a few pious, noble lady Astrid (18), who falls in love with the pagan outlaw Eilev (18), whose blood is believed to carry a remedy for the lethal illness. When Eilev is captured, Astrid faces a devastating dilemma: lose him or change into the monster she fears most – the plague itself: Pesta.
“We’re delighted to have Xilam and Knudsen Photos on board for Pesta,” stated Mikrofilm producers Lise Fearnley and Tonje Skar Reiersen. “Each corporations characterize creative integrity, innovation, and dedication to high quality. Their experience in worldwide financing and distribution is invaluable for Pesta and can allow us to create a grand cinematic expertise with broad worldwide enchantment.”
“We’re past excited to be a part of Pesta!” added Knudsen Photos CEO Kristine Knudsen. “A Nordic, animated style movie – what’s to not love? Telling a narrative about hope in occasions of disaster to a younger grownup viewers is significant and provoking. With a robust feminine director and an all-female pan-European producing crew, I can not wait to get began and to carry this gem to German-speaking audiences!”
In improvement, the movie is slated to begin manufacturing financing subsequent yr.
Supply: Mikrofilm
Dan Sarto is Writer and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Community.
