Global Screen has closed further deals on major territories for its animated adventure film “Niko – Beyond the Northern Lights.” Variety debuts the new teaser (below).
Viva Kids has acquired all rights for North America to the latest feature film in the franchise about a flying reindeer, following worldwide hits “Niko & the Way to the Stars” (2008) and “Niko – Little Brother, Big Trouble” (2012), which were sold to more than 120 countries.
Further deals were concluded with Flins y Piniculas for Spain, CDC for Latin America, Nos Lusomundo for Portugal, Grand Entertainment for the Middle East and Svoe Kino for Ukraine.
As previously announced, the film has already been picked up by Kino Swiat for Poland, Bluelabel for South Korea, Just4Kids for the Benelux, Gpi for the Baltic states, Karantanija for ex-Yugoslavia, Vertigo for Hungary, Zinos Panagiotidis for Greece, Bad Unicorn for Romania, Bohemia Motion Pictures for Slovakia and the Czech Republic, Pro Film for Bulgaria,...
Viva Kids has acquired all rights for North America to the latest feature film in the franchise about a flying reindeer, following worldwide hits “Niko & the Way to the Stars” (2008) and “Niko – Little Brother, Big Trouble” (2012), which were sold to more than 120 countries.
Further deals were concluded with Flins y Piniculas for Spain, CDC for Latin America, Nos Lusomundo for Portugal, Grand Entertainment for the Middle East and Svoe Kino for Ukraine.
As previously announced, the film has already been picked up by Kino Swiat for Poland, Bluelabel for South Korea, Just4Kids for the Benelux, Gpi for the Baltic states, Karantanija for ex-Yugoslavia, Vertigo for Hungary, Zinos Panagiotidis for Greece, Bad Unicorn for Romania, Bohemia Motion Pictures for Slovakia and the Czech Republic, Pro Film for Bulgaria,...
- 2/12/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Global Screen has racked up presales to multiple territories for the animated family adventure movie “Niko — Beyond the Northern Lights,” the third in the box office hit franchise about a flying reindeer.
The sales agency will be showing a first scene to buyers at Cannes Film Market.
The animated movie has been picked up Kino Swiat for Poland, Bluelabel for South Korea, Just4Kids for the Benelux, Gpi for the Baltic states, Karantanija for ex-Yugoslavia, Zinos Panagiotidis for Greece, Bad Unicorn for Romania, Bohemia Motion Pictures for Slovakia and the Czech Republic, Pro Film for Bulgaria and Bir Film for Turkey.
As previously announced, Telepool will release the film in Germany, and Bac Films in France.
In the new film, Niko is now a pre-teen. His biggest dream is to become a member of Santa’s Flying Forces, but he is challenged by the super talented reindeer girl Stella, who shatters that dream.
The sales agency will be showing a first scene to buyers at Cannes Film Market.
The animated movie has been picked up Kino Swiat for Poland, Bluelabel for South Korea, Just4Kids for the Benelux, Gpi for the Baltic states, Karantanija for ex-Yugoslavia, Zinos Panagiotidis for Greece, Bad Unicorn for Romania, Bohemia Motion Pictures for Slovakia and the Czech Republic, Pro Film for Bulgaria and Bir Film for Turkey.
As previously announced, Telepool will release the film in Germany, and Bac Films in France.
In the new film, Niko is now a pre-teen. His biggest dream is to become a member of Santa’s Flying Forces, but he is challenged by the super talented reindeer girl Stella, who shatters that dream.
- 5/16/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Global Screen has acquired international sales rights to the animated feature Niko – Beyond The Northern Lights, the third instalment of the popular children’s classic about a flying reindeer, and released a first image of the rebooted character.
The new feature comes more than a decade after the first two films in the franchise Niko & The Way To The Stars (2009) and Niko – Little Brother, Big Trouble (2012) proved hits with audiences worldwide.
The first film garnered more than 750,000 admissions in Germany alone and both titles sold to 120 territories.
The new feature is a major European animation co-production reuniting Hannu Tuomainen and Antti Haikala at Finnish company Animaker, with co-producers Emely Christians at Germany’’s Ulysses Films,, Moe Honan at Ireland’s Moetion Films (Two By Two: Overboard!) and Anders Mastrup at Danish company A. Film Production (Checkered Ninja 2).
The third instalment...
The new feature comes more than a decade after the first two films in the franchise Niko & The Way To The Stars (2009) and Niko – Little Brother, Big Trouble (2012) proved hits with audiences worldwide.
The first film garnered more than 750,000 admissions in Germany alone and both titles sold to 120 territories.
The new feature is a major European animation co-production reuniting Hannu Tuomainen and Antti Haikala at Finnish company Animaker, with co-producers Emely Christians at Germany’’s Ulysses Films,, Moe Honan at Ireland’s Moetion Films (Two By Two: Overboard!) and Anders Mastrup at Danish company A. Film Production (Checkered Ninja 2).
The third instalment...
- 1/24/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
The Finnish Film Affair’s 11th edition runs September 21-23.
The Finnish Film Affair’s 11th edition (September 21-23) will showcase around 30 Nordic films in development or production and four Finnish TV series projects in early development.
Some of the projects being presented are Selma Vilhunen’s Four Little Adults, a polyamory drama now in post; Katja Gauriloff’s second fiction feature Je’vida, the first feature film in the Skolt Sámi language; Teemu Nikki’s fantasy comedy for all ages Snot And Splash; the third instalment in the Niko animations, Niko - Beyond The Northern Lights, by Kari Juusonen...
The Finnish Film Affair’s 11th edition (September 21-23) will showcase around 30 Nordic films in development or production and four Finnish TV series projects in early development.
Some of the projects being presented are Selma Vilhunen’s Four Little Adults, a polyamory drama now in post; Katja Gauriloff’s second fiction feature Je’vida, the first feature film in the Skolt Sámi language; Teemu Nikki’s fantasy comedy for all ages Snot And Splash; the third instalment in the Niko animations, Niko - Beyond The Northern Lights, by Kari Juusonen...
- 9/2/2022
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Seasoned Finnish producer Ilkka Matila of Mrp Matila Röhr has signed with Estonia’s Taska Film and locked early support from the Finnish Film Institute and local commercial channel MTV3 for the 2.7m film “Between the Hammer and the Sickle.” Nordisk Film holds Scandinavian rights.
To be pitched on Aug. 24 at the Nordic Co-Production Market in Haugesund, Norway, the title will be one of Matila’s most defining projects, a feature which he believes will stay, along the lines of the multi-awarded “Mother of Mine” or “The Eternal Road.”
“Between the Hammer and the Sickle” will be one of the first features ever to portray Finland’s illustrious former president Urho Kekkonen. Head of state for nearly 26 years, Kekkonen served as the longest-serving Finnish president from 1956 until 1981 and masterminded his country’s policy of neutrality, keeping at bay the threatening Soviet Union with which Finland shares 800 miles of border.
“I...
To be pitched on Aug. 24 at the Nordic Co-Production Market in Haugesund, Norway, the title will be one of Matila’s most defining projects, a feature which he believes will stay, along the lines of the multi-awarded “Mother of Mine” or “The Eternal Road.”
“Between the Hammer and the Sickle” will be one of the first features ever to portray Finland’s illustrious former president Urho Kekkonen. Head of state for nearly 26 years, Kekkonen served as the longest-serving Finnish president from 1956 until 1981 and masterminded his country’s policy of neutrality, keeping at bay the threatening Soviet Union with which Finland shares 800 miles of border.
“I...
- 8/24/2022
- by Annika Pham
- Variety Film + TV
The film’s working title is ‘Fallen Leaves’.
Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki is planning to shoot his 20th feature film, Fallen Leaves (working title) starting in late August, in and around Helsinki.
The Match Factory will handle sales, continuing a long-time relationship with Kaurismaki most recently on 2017’s The Other Side of Hope. Alma Pöysti and Jussi Vatanen will star.
The tragicomedy will be the fourth film continuing the themes of his working class trilogy also including Shadows in Paradise, Ariel and The Match Factory Girl.
The film follows a shop assistant (Pöysti) and a sandblaster (Vatanen). Kaurismäki’s long...
Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki is planning to shoot his 20th feature film, Fallen Leaves (working title) starting in late August, in and around Helsinki.
The Match Factory will handle sales, continuing a long-time relationship with Kaurismaki most recently on 2017’s The Other Side of Hope. Alma Pöysti and Jussi Vatanen will star.
The tragicomedy will be the fourth film continuing the themes of his working class trilogy also including Shadows in Paradise, Ariel and The Match Factory Girl.
The film follows a shop assistant (Pöysti) and a sandblaster (Vatanen). Kaurismäki’s long...
- 6/22/2022
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Further funding awarded to new Bruno Dumont feature and ‘Niko’ franchise.
Joshua Oppenheimer’s upcoming musical The End starring Tilda Swinton is one of 23 features to receive a share of €5.5m ($6.1m) in the latest round of Eurimages co-production support funding.
The film, a co-production between Denmark, Germany and Ireland, receives €480,000 – the largest of the 23 awards in this selection.
Scroll down for the full list of titles
The End stars George MacKay and Stephen Graham alongside Swinton in the musical about the last human family. Neon has acquired North America rights.
The Empire, the latest film from French director Bruno Dumont,...
Joshua Oppenheimer’s upcoming musical The End starring Tilda Swinton is one of 23 features to receive a share of €5.5m ($6.1m) in the latest round of Eurimages co-production support funding.
The film, a co-production between Denmark, Germany and Ireland, receives €480,000 – the largest of the 23 awards in this selection.
Scroll down for the full list of titles
The End stars George MacKay and Stephen Graham alongside Swinton in the musical about the last human family. Neon has acquired North America rights.
The Empire, the latest film from French director Bruno Dumont,...
- 3/30/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
The hybrid event will run September 23-25 in Helsinki.
The Finnish Film Affair has unveiled the lineup for its hybrid event, which will run September 23-25 in Helsinki as well as online.
Some 300 industry professionals are expected to attend, with some in-person and 150 online.
New talents and female voices are prominent in this year’s programme, with debut features comprising one-third of the lineup. Across the selection, at least 58% of projects have at least one non-male director.
Nearly 50 films in development, production or post-production will be on offer. Some highlights in development include Lapland War from Unknown Soldier director Aku Louhimies,...
The Finnish Film Affair has unveiled the lineup for its hybrid event, which will run September 23-25 in Helsinki as well as online.
Some 300 industry professionals are expected to attend, with some in-person and 150 online.
New talents and female voices are prominent in this year’s programme, with debut features comprising one-third of the lineup. Across the selection, at least 58% of projects have at least one non-male director.
Nearly 50 films in development, production or post-production will be on offer. Some highlights in development include Lapland War from Unknown Soldier director Aku Louhimies,...
- 9/11/2020
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
The Rights RoundUp is a work-in-progress which will go on throughout Cannes, showing deals as they get made, listed by sales agent. It also shows all the festival films including those in Competition, out of Competition, Un Certain Regard, Directors' Fortnight and Critics Week by sales agent or producer when there is no sales agent. Continuation of The Rights Round Up Cannes 2011 from T-z Tayrona Mikael Salomon’s Havana Heat with Samuel L. Jackson and Jean-Claude Van Damme sold to Constantin for German speaking territories. Telecinco : http://www.telecinco.es Telepool : http://www.telepool.de Niko 2 - Family Affairs by Kari Juusonen and…...
- 5/23/2011
- Sydney's Buzz
The Rights RoundUp is a work-in-progress which will go on throughout Cannes, showing deals as they get made, listed by sales agent. It also shows all the festival films including those in Competition, out of Competition, Un Certain Regard, Directors' Fortnight and Critics Week by sales agent or producer when there is no sales agent. Continuation of The Rights Round Up Cannes 2011 from T-v Tayrona Mikael Salomon’s Havana Heat with Samuel L. Jackson and Jean-Claude Van Damme sold to Constantin for German speaking territories. Telecinco : http://www.telecinco.es Telepool : http://www.telepool.de Niko 2 - Family Affairs by Kari Juusonen and…...
- 5/23/2011
- Sydney's Buzz
The Rights RoundUp is a work-in-progress which will go on throughout Cannes, showing deals as they get made, listed by sales agent. It also shows all the festival films including those in Competition, out of Competition, Un Certain Regard, Directors' Fortnight and Critics Week by sales agent or producer when there is no sales agent. Continuation of The Rights Round Up Cannes 2011 from T-z Tayrona Mikael Salomon’s Havana Heat with Samuel L. Jackson and Jean-Claude Van Damme sold to Constantin for German speaking territories. Telecinco : http://www.telecinco.es Telepool : http://www.telepool.de Niko 2 - Family Affairs by Kari Juusonen and…...
- 5/23/2011
- Sydney's Buzz
London -- Movie promotion and trade body European Film Promotion (EFP) is backing the promotional campaigns of a dozen European films at the 13th Shanghai International Film Festival (June 12-20).
Six sales agents and three production companies will be receiving film sales support to push European movies to mainland China's cinemas.
The Shanghai event is one of three Asian industry shindigs the Efp offers support to alongside Filmart in Hong Kong and the Asian Film Market in Pusan, Korea.
Germany's Aktis Film International and the Match Factory, Italy's Intramovies and France's Wide Management are among the sales banners garnering support.
Separately, this year's Shanghai festival will play host to a Nordic Family Film showcase. The showcase is part of the special "Global Village" section of the Shanghai International Film Festival, dedicated to the ongoing Shanghai Expo.
The showcase will open Monday June 14 with a screening of the Finnish animation film...
Six sales agents and three production companies will be receiving film sales support to push European movies to mainland China's cinemas.
The Shanghai event is one of three Asian industry shindigs the Efp offers support to alongside Filmart in Hong Kong and the Asian Film Market in Pusan, Korea.
Germany's Aktis Film International and the Match Factory, Italy's Intramovies and France's Wide Management are among the sales banners garnering support.
Separately, this year's Shanghai festival will play host to a Nordic Family Film showcase. The showcase is part of the special "Global Village" section of the Shanghai International Film Festival, dedicated to the ongoing Shanghai Expo.
The showcase will open Monday June 14 with a screening of the Finnish animation film...
- 6/7/2010
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Two Irish feature length animations, Tomm Moore's 'The Secret of Kells' and 'Niko & the Way to the Stars' from directors Kari Juusonen and Michael Hegner, have both received nominations from The European Film Academy in their Animated Feature Film 2009 category. 'Niko & the Way to the Stars', co-produced by Galway based outfit Magma Films, is the adventure tale about the young reindeer Niko who is still learning how to fly. He sets out for a quest to find his father, a famous member of the legendary Santa Flying Forces. Earlier this year the film was nominated for several IFTAs including Best Animation. The film won the Best Film and Best Script "Jussi" awards at the Finnish Film Awards and picked up both the Best Film and Audience Award at the Cinekid festival in Amsterdam.
- 10/23/2009
- IFTN
Mia and the Migoo (top); Niko & the Way to the Stars (middle); The Secret of Kells (bottom) The European Film Academy has announced the three nominees for the new European Film Award category "Best Animated Feature Film." They are: Mia and the Migoo (Mia et le Migou) (France 2008) by Jacques-Rémy Girerd A young girl sets out looking for her father, a worker at the building site of a luxury hotel in the middle of a hidden forest. Deep in the woods, she comes face to face with the mysterious creature Migoo. Niko & the Way to the Stars (Niko – Lentäjän poika) (Finland / Germany / Denmark / Ireland 2008) by Kari Juusonen & [...]...
- 10/22/2009
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
- Since the Weinsteins became known as Twc and no longer as Miramax they've added on significant ingredient (or let's call it 'genre') to their distribution business. Apart from the Luc Besson disaster called Arthur and the Invisibles, the indie distributor with plenty of capital have found profitable ventures with animation such as Hoodwinked! - so today's announcement of Twc grabbing English-language and Latin American territory rights to Niko & the Way to the Stars.The Euro co-production Niko is a 3-D animated holiday film that will receive its release just before the holidays in a year from now. Helmed by Michael Hegner and Kari Juusonen, this tells the story of Niko, a little earth-bound reindeer who dreams of flying like his father, one of the elite troop that pulls Santa Claus' sleigh every Christmas. When Niko uncovers a plot by the Big Bad Wolf and his pack to replace Santa's "flying forces,
- 12/7/2007
- IONCINEMA.com
COLOGNE, Germany -- The Weinstein Co. and German distribution company Telepool have signed a distribution deal for all English-language and Latin American territories for the 3-D animated holiday film "Niko & the Way to the Stars."
The European co-production, directed by Michael Hegner and Kari Juusonen, tells the story of Niko, a little earth-bound reindeer who dreams of flying like his father, one of the elite troop that pulls Santa Claus' sleigh every Christmas. When Niko uncovers a plot by the Big Bad Wolf and his pack to replace Santa's "flying forces," Niko sets off to warn his dad.
"Niko" will have its European premiere in Scandinavia in October before rolling out around the world in time for the holiday season.
"We are very proud to have such an internationally successful film production and distribution group as the Weinstein Co. as a partner on 'Niko & the Way to the Stars, ' " said Irina Ignatiew, executive vp international at Telepool. "This extraordinary animated film is a modern-day fairy tale for the whole family."
For TWC, "Niko" fits nicely into the 3-D niche the company has established with theatrical releases like "Hoodwinked!" and direct-to-DVD titles including the "Unstable Fables" franchise.
The European co-production, directed by Michael Hegner and Kari Juusonen, tells the story of Niko, a little earth-bound reindeer who dreams of flying like his father, one of the elite troop that pulls Santa Claus' sleigh every Christmas. When Niko uncovers a plot by the Big Bad Wolf and his pack to replace Santa's "flying forces," Niko sets off to warn his dad.
"Niko" will have its European premiere in Scandinavia in October before rolling out around the world in time for the holiday season.
"We are very proud to have such an internationally successful film production and distribution group as the Weinstein Co. as a partner on 'Niko & the Way to the Stars, ' " said Irina Ignatiew, executive vp international at Telepool. "This extraordinary animated film is a modern-day fairy tale for the whole family."
For TWC, "Niko" fits nicely into the 3-D niche the company has established with theatrical releases like "Hoodwinked!" and direct-to-DVD titles including the "Unstable Fables" franchise.
- 12/7/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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