TrustNordisk is proud to announce that we have picked up the international sales rights for the Norwegian film VAMPYR based on Steffen Kverneland’s book of the same name, directed by Arild Fröhlich (FATSO, WISTING, R.I.P. HENRY) and produced by Norwegian production company Maipo Film.
VAMPYR has just started principal photography today October 22nd and will be presented to international buyers for the first time at the upcoming American Film Market in Los Angeles November 11th-16th 2025.
With a stellar cast including Pål Sverre Hagen (KON-TIKI, IN ORDER OF DISAPPEARANCE), Ane Dahl Torp (THE WAVE, THE UGLY STEPSISTER), Kristine Kujath Thorp (THE PROMISED LAND, SICK OF MYSELF), Ingvild Holthe Bygdnes (THE TUNNEL, KRAKEN) and Carl Martin Eggesbø (SKAM), VAMPYR is a thrilling, suspenseful and genre-bending tale that questions everything you thought you knew about the life and legacy of one of the world’s most famous artists.
"This is the kind of movie we have been waiting for and looking for - and finally it’s here. Set in a universe of the world-famous painter Munch and based on Kverneland’s book, VAMPYR will offer a cinematic, surprising and captivating experience that pushes the boundaries of storytelling and with the best Norwegian cast. We see a big international potential for this highly entertaining idea and story and look forward to presenting the film to the international market," says Nicolai Korsgaard, Sales Director at TrustNordisk.
SYNOPSIS
A struggling author, who is obsessed with Edvard Munch, finds himself on the verge of madness when he’s dragged into a dangerous murder mystery that uncovers a horrifying truth about the world-famous painter, and potentially rewrites history as we know it.
VAMPYR is directed by Arild Fröhlich and produced by Cornelia Boysen and Petter Onstad Løkke for Maipo Film in co-production with Unlimited Stories, Film I Väst and Oslo Film Fund with support from The Norwegian Film Institute, The Swedish Film Institute and Nordisk Film & TV Fond in collaboration with SVT. Local distribution by Nordisk Film Distribution. TrustNordisk handles international sales.