'Becoming Astrid': Berlin Review
Alba August shines as Pippi Longstocking author Astrid Lindgren.
The early life of much-loved children’s writer Astrid Lindgren (best known for Pippi Longstocking) is explored in this heartfelt, solid drama. Using the fan letters of children as touchstones, the film tells a story which contains many of the same stirring qualities – resilience, triumph over adversity – which made Lindgren’s fiction so enduringly popular. The production values are polished, as befitting a...
Pernille Fischer Christensen on Berlinale title 'Becoming Astrid'
Danish director Pernille Fischer Christensen isn’t afraid to explore the human side of one of Sweden’s great icons, Pippi Longstocking author Astrid Lindgren, in her fifth feature, Becoming Astrid.
Alba August (daughter of Bille August and Pernilla August) plays the title role, as a young woman from age 16 to 20, when she had an affair with a married newspaper publisher, became pregnant, and had to give up her son. She later broke with societal norms to reunite with him....
TrustNordisk closes deals on 'Becoming Astrid' (exclusive)
TrustNordisk has closed a number of deals on Pernille Fischer Christensen’s Becoming Astrid, ahead of the drama’s world premiere as a Berlinale Special Gala on Wednesday.
Deals have been done for China (DD Dream), Benelux (September), Baltics (Estin), Russia/Ukraine/Kazakhstan (International Movie Distribution/Capella); and Czech Republic/Slovakia (Cinemart).
Becoming Astrid stars Alba August – also an EFP Shooting Star here – as a young Astrid Lindgren...
PRESS RELEASE: BECOMING ASTRID SELECTED FOR BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
TrustNordisk is excited to announce that Pernille Fischer Christensen’s BECOMING ASTRID has been selected for the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival. The film will be screened as a part of the Special Gala section on Wednesday 21st in Friedrichstadt-Palast cinema.
"I am so grateful and happy for the honourful invitation to come to Berlin with my film about young Astrid Lindgren! It is a film that means a lot to me personally and we are, as we...
TrustNordisk promotes 11 films at the Cannes Film Market
Denmark’s leading international sales agency picked up two new titles just prior to Cannes: the Astrid Lindgren biopic Becoming Astrid and Gustav Möller's The Guilty
Having added two new titles to its sales catalogue just prior to the Cannes International Film Festival, TrustNordisk – Denmark’s leading international sales agency – will be promoting 11 films at the Film Market (17-26 May), where it will be represented by CEO Rikke Ennis, and international sales and...
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