Exclusive: New European film sales have joined the upcoming feature film from Icelandic director Hlinur Palmason Love that stayshis latest work following a work that was shortlisted for an Academy Award Goodland.
The sales takeover sees the Warsaw-based company's team return to Icelandic production company Still Vivid and Danish company Snowglobe.
The new feature filmed in East Iceland is under the radar and is scheduled to be completed in 2025. According to the official description, the drama “tenderly depicts a year in the life of a family as the parents navigate their separation. Through hilarious and emotional moments, the film captures the essence of fading love and shared memories Amidst the changing seasons.
New Europe will begin sales of the film at the European Film Market at the Berlinale in February. Before that, the team behind the film will present the first clips to visitors to the Gothenburg Nordic Film Market at the end of this month.
Love that stays Produced by Anton Mani Svansson of Icelandic Still Vivid and Katrin Bors of Danish Snowglobe.
The cast includes Saga Garðarsdóttir (Woman in wap), Sverrir Gudnason (Borg v. McEnroe), Ida Makin Hlinsdottir (Goodland), Orgilus helinson (nest), Grímur Helenson (nest).
Palmason also has cinematographer credits and is once again working with regular collaborators, including editor Julius Krebs Damsbø, sound designer Björn Viktorsson, production designer Frosti Frieriksson, and others.
“We are very proud to present Love that staysa film that is as warm, moving, and beautiful as it is funny, entertaining, and surprising. “Once again, we have teamed up with our esteemed co-producers at Hobab, Film I Väst and Maneki Films, and the exceptional sales team at New Europe,” Bors and Svansson said in a statement.
New Europe has handled international sales for all Pálmason features to date, spanning a wide range GoodlandWhich was shown for the first time at the Cannes Film Festival “Un Certain Regard”, Winter brothers (Locarno Competition) and White, white day (Cannes Critics Week), in addition to his 2022 short film nest (Berlinale exclusive).
“It has been an absolute pleasure following Hlynur and his frequent collaborators who bring such beautiful family chronicles to the screen with humour, warmth and heart, amidst eye-popping Icelandic landscapes that stick with you on the screen. It feels like something you never thought you would need this season.” , added the new Head of Acquisitions for Europe, Marcin Luczai.
Co-producers are Mikkel Jersen and Eva Jacobsen of Snowglobe (Denmark), Nima Yousefi of HOBAB (Sweden), Didar Doumhri of Maneki Films (France), Anthony Moir and Christina Borjesson of Film I Väst (Sweden), and Olivier Beer and Remi Borah. Cinema Art France (France).
Supporters include the Icelandic Film Centre, the Icelandic Ministry of Culture and Business Affairs, the Danish Film Institute, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, the Swedish Film Institute, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Creative Europe MEDIA, Hornafjörður Municipality, RUV, Jour2Fête, ARTE, Max Distribution, and .
The current European slate also includes the upcoming László Nemes drama orphanDara Van Dusen A prayer for the deadstarring Johnny Flynn, John C. Reilly, and Agnieszka Smoczyńska's Hot spot, which was recently acquired by Focus Features and Universal.
