International
distributors are signing up for Stig Björkman´s feature doc INGRID BERGMAN - IN
HER OWN WORDS. The film has now been sold to Italy (Cinema Srl), Australia
(Transmission Films), France (Pretty Pictures), Japan (Tohokushinsha Film
Corporation) and Taiwan (Momentum) with more territories currently in
negotiation.
"The interest from distributors worldwide does
not come as a surprise. Ingrid Bergman was one of the biggest stars of our
time. This film shows a more personal side of Ingrid that no one has seen
before and we are convinced that it will be embraced by the audiences”, says Rikke Ennis, CEO at
TrustNordisk.
Selected
for the Classics section at this years´ Cannes International Film Festival,
INGRID BERGMAN - IN HER OWN WORDS pays a tribute Ingrid Bergman and celebrates
the centenary year of her birth.
Seven time Academy Award®-nominee and
three time Academy Award®-winner Ingrid Bergman was one of the most talented
actresses of Hollywood´s Golden Age with great performances in classic films
such as CASABLANCA (1942), GASLIGHT (1944) and NOTORIOUS (1946). Through
never-before-seen private footage, notes, letters, diaries and interviews with
her children and former colleagues, the documentarypresents a personal portrait and captivating look behind the
scenes of the remarkable life of a young Swedish girl who became one of the
most celebrated actresses of American cinema.
INGRID BERGMAN - IN HER OWN WORDS is
directed by Stig Björkman and produced by Stina Gardell for Mantaray Film, in
co-production with ZDF, Jonas Gardell Production, Spellbound Capital and
Filminvestering in Örebro through Filmregion Stockholm- Mälardalen, SVT,
Chimney Pot, Henrik Johnsson, Annica and Bo Uddenäs, YLE and NTR with support
from the Swedish Film Institute, Creative Europe, Nordisk Film & TV Fond,
and Konstnärsnämnden, in collaboration with ARTE. Nordic
distribution through NonStop Entertainment.