After almost 20 years at Zentropa/TrustNordisk Rikke Ennis has decided to leave TrustNordisk to start her own company dealing with development, financing and packaging, mainly focusing on TV series but also on feature films. Susan Wendt, Director of International Sales & Marketing will be taking over and has been appointed Managing Director of TrustNordisk as of May 1st.
Susan has been a part of TrustNordisk since the very beginning and has been in charge of negotiating some of the biggest deals on our most prestigious titles through the years, including titles from Lars von trier, Thomas Vinterberg, Susanne Bier, Hannes Holm, Roar Uthaug and Hans Petter Moland, just to mention a few.
“Rikke and I have been working closely together for more than 10 years, and it´s for sure very sad and took some time to digest that Rikke had decided to leave TrustNordisk, but we will continue in her spirit. This has been prepared over a longer period of time and luckily we will continue working together in the future“ says new Managing Director at TrustNordisk, Susan Wendt.
“The TrustNordisk team has been like a family and I am proud of having been part of this great adventure, taking the company to where it is today. I have been dreaming about creating my own for a while and now that time has come. However we will be working together on several projects in the future and I am sure that the TrustNordisk team with Susan in the lead will continue to be among the top international sales agents” says Rikke Ennis.
TrustNordisk will maintain the focus on international sales of strong Nordic and European content and we look forward to presenting our line-up in Cannes, which includes Lars von Trier´s officially selected THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, along with our newest additions PARADISE WAR based on the incredible true story about Bruno Manser, THE PURITY OF VENGEANCE the 4th installment in the Department Q series, as well as Hans Petter Moland´s OUT STEALING HORSES and BERGMAN REVISITED a collection of short films based on Ingmar Bergman´s works celebrating the centenary of his birth, as well as many other upcoming titles.
For further comments please contact Susan on +45 6029 8466 or via email susan(at)trustnordisk.com.
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