Entertainment
22 May 2018
Link copied to clipboard- Netflix and award-winning producer, Kim Magnusson, have entered into a multi-year first look deal for feature films.
- Kim will produce a number of local original films throughout the Nordic region, to be released globally on Netflix. Projects will be sourced throughout Scandinavia and produced, predominantly, in the local language.
- Kim will be working with established filmmakers in the region, as well as discovering and breaking out fresh new talent.
Quote from Ian Bricke from Netflix: “We’re excited to partner with Kim, who has incredibly strong relationships with talent in Scandinavia, and a proven track record of producing high-quality films. Scandinavia has a strong pedigree in storytelling, and we’re excited that Kim is on board to help discover and produce great local projects for our global audience.”
Quote from Kim Magnusson: “I’m so thrilled to get started on this venture and next chapter with Netflix, who has become a leading star in the way we see, tell and experience great films. The plan is to work closely with both proven and new talent, as well as other producers, in order to find great local Nordic projects for Netflix’s expanding global audience.”
About Kim Magnusson:
Danish producer Kim Magnusson founded M&M Productions in 1995 with his father, Tivi Magnusson. From 2003 - 2009 he was CEO of Nordisk Film’s Film Division. In the years 1995-2018 he produced or Executive Produced more than 125 films and TV-series including I Kill Giants, Men & Chicken, Adam’s Apples, Headhunter, Terkel In Trouble, Worlds Apart, R, Pusher II & III.
Kim has been Oscar® nominated in the category “Live Action Short Film” six times and won the Oscar® in both 1999 for Election Night and in 2014 for Helium, furthermore, his company has been nominated 3 times and won 2 additional Oscars®. He received an EMMY® for the acclaimed film Island On Bird Street.
He has been the chairman of the Danish Producers Association for 9 years, as well as chairman of the Danish Film Academy - a position he has held since 1999.