We are very glad to announce that Music Box Films has acquired the North American rights for the Swedish box office hit, A MAN CALLED OVE, directed by Hannes Holm.
The deal was negotiated at EFM between President of Music Box Films, William Schopf and Head of Sales at TrustNordisk, Susan Wendt.¨
“Following our success with previous Swedish box office hits The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The 100-Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared - both also adaptations of internationally best-selling novels - we´re looking forward to bringing A MAN CALLED OVE to U.S. audiences" says Music Box Films Managing Director, Edward Arentz.
“We are more than thrilled to have Music Box Films on board. They did an amazing job on The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, and we are confident that they will bring A Man Called Ove to an even higher level" says Susan Wendt.
Further deals closed in Berlin include sales to Japan (Medallion Media), France (Paradis Films), Spain (Savor), Greece (Videorama), Taiwan (Swallow Wings Films Co.), Lithuania (Scanorama).
Previously announced are Germany, Austria (Concorde), Benelux (September Film Rights), Switzerland (Praesens-Film AG), Hungary (Vertigo Media), Estonia (Estin Film), Korea (Sidus FNH Corporation).
In December 2015 A MAN CALLED OVE celebrated a record-breaking opening in Sweden and is currently at over 1.6 million admissions, making it the 5th bestselling local film in Sweden to date. In January the film took home 3 Gulbagge awards, including the Best Actor Award for Rolf Lassgård.
The film is based on the bestselling book by Fredrik Backman, which has been published in more than 30 countries worldwide and tells a heartfelt, poetic and humorous story about a grumpy old man who has given up on everyone including himself. But his life and negative approach to the world is put to the test when a new family moves in next door.
A MAN CALLED OVE is produced by Annica Bellander and Nicklas Wikström for Tre Vänner in co-operation with Film i Väst, SVT, Nordisk Film, Nordsvensk Filmunderhållning Fantefilm with support from The Swedish Film Institute, Norwegian Film institute and Nordisk Film & TV Fond.
TrustNordisk handles international sales.