Sf Studios has hired Iréne Lindblad as its new CEO.
Lindblad will take office on October 16. She joins from Swedish production company Jarowskij, where she has been CEO for eleven years. Before that, Lindblad was Program Director at Mtg.
In addition to Lindblad’s appointment, two new members will be elected to the board of Sf Studios. These members are Casten Almqvist, formerly CEO of Bonnier Broadcasting, and Sara Börsvik, CFO of Epidemic Sound and former CEO of Bonnierförlagen. Jan Bernhardsson also leaves the role of acting CEO and returns to being Chairman of the Board. Erik Haegerstrand, CEO of Bonnier Group, which owns Sf Studios, and who has been the Chairman of the Board, remains a member of the Board.
“Iréne Lindblad has a background that makes her an excellent fit as CEO of Sf Studios. She is a recognized leader with experience in both film production and distribution,...
Lindblad will take office on October 16. She joins from Swedish production company Jarowskij, where she has been CEO for eleven years. Before that, Lindblad was Program Director at Mtg.
In addition to Lindblad’s appointment, two new members will be elected to the board of Sf Studios. These members are Casten Almqvist, formerly CEO of Bonnier Broadcasting, and Sara Börsvik, CFO of Epidemic Sound and former CEO of Bonnierförlagen. Jan Bernhardsson also leaves the role of acting CEO and returns to being Chairman of the Board. Erik Haegerstrand, CEO of Bonnier Group, which owns Sf Studios, and who has been the Chairman of the Board, remains a member of the Board.
“Iréne Lindblad has a background that makes her an excellent fit as CEO of Sf Studios. She is a recognized leader with experience in both film production and distribution,...
- 8/14/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Joins Nordic production and distribution giant from Swedish production company Jarowskij
Iréne Lindblad has been appointed CEO of Nordic production and distribution giant Sf Studios.
Lindblad has been the CEO of Swedish production company Jarowskij for eleven years and was previously programme director at Mtg. She joins Sf Studios on October 16.
She replaces Michael Porseryd who left in January after six years as CEO. Sf Studios’ chairman of the board, Jan Bernhardsson, has been acting CEO since then.
Sf Studios’ international films include A Man Called Otto starring Tom Hanks, which it produced with Playtone and fully financed. The film directed by Mark Foster,...
Iréne Lindblad has been appointed CEO of Nordic production and distribution giant Sf Studios.
Lindblad has been the CEO of Swedish production company Jarowskij for eleven years and was previously programme director at Mtg. She joins Sf Studios on October 16.
She replaces Michael Porseryd who left in January after six years as CEO. Sf Studios’ chairman of the board, Jan Bernhardsson, has been acting CEO since then.
Sf Studios’ international films include A Man Called Otto starring Tom Hanks, which it produced with Playtone and fully financed. The film directed by Mark Foster,...
- 8/14/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
Michael Porseryd is stepping down as the CEO of Sf Studios, the Nordic production and distribution powerhouse behind the recent Tom Hanks-starring drama A Man Called Otto.
The company said in a statement posted on its website on Thursday that the board of Sf Studios and Michael Porseryd had jointly agreed that Porseryd would leave his position as CEO after six years.
“To ensure a smooth transition”, it said, Sf Studio’s board chairman Jan Bernhardsson will take over as acting CEO. The board is now starting the process of recruiting a new regular CEO.
“I want to thank Michael Porseryd who, during his six years as CEO of Sf Studios, drove the development by changing from being a company focused on distribution to also strengthening its production operations,” said Jan Bernhardsson.
“The changeover has been successful and was recently crowned by the premiere of A man Called Otto,...
The company said in a statement posted on its website on Thursday that the board of Sf Studios and Michael Porseryd had jointly agreed that Porseryd would leave his position as CEO after six years.
“To ensure a smooth transition”, it said, Sf Studio’s board chairman Jan Bernhardsson will take over as acting CEO. The board is now starting the process of recruiting a new regular CEO.
“I want to thank Michael Porseryd who, during his six years as CEO of Sf Studios, drove the development by changing from being a company focused on distribution to also strengthening its production operations,” said Jan Bernhardsson.
“The changeover has been successful and was recently crowned by the premiere of A man Called Otto,...
- 1/19/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Board chairman Jan Bernhardsson to be acting CEO while replacement sought.
Michael Porseryd has stepped down from his role as CEO of Nordic production and distribution giant Sf Studios.
In a statement this morning, Sf Studios said its board of directors and Porseryd “have jointly agreed that Michael Porseryd will, after six years as CEO, leave his position.”
Sf Studios’ chairman of the board, Jan Bernhardsson, will assume the role of acting CEO, and the company is now starting the process of recruiting a new permanent CEO.
Sf Studios’ international films include recent release A Man Called Otto starring Tom Hanks,...
Michael Porseryd has stepped down from his role as CEO of Nordic production and distribution giant Sf Studios.
In a statement this morning, Sf Studios said its board of directors and Porseryd “have jointly agreed that Michael Porseryd will, after six years as CEO, leave his position.”
Sf Studios’ chairman of the board, Jan Bernhardsson, will assume the role of acting CEO, and the company is now starting the process of recruiting a new permanent CEO.
Sf Studios’ international films include recent release A Man Called Otto starring Tom Hanks,...
- 1/19/2023
- ScreenDaily
Michael Porseryd is set to exit Sf Studios, the Nordic powerhouse behind Tom Hanks starrer “A Man Called Otto,” as CEO.
News comes as a shock to everyone as Porseryd recently spoke to Variety about the company’s involvement in “A Man Called Otto,” following a successful press launch of the film with Hanks and Rita Wilson who were on hand in Stockholm.
Sf Studios’ chairman of the board, Jan Bernhardsson, will assume the role as acting CEO in the interim. Sf Studios’ board of directors are now starting the process of recruiting a new permanent CEO.
During Porseryd’s six-year tenure as CEO, the company developed a bigger presence in the local and international production landscape, notably with “Horizon Lines” and most recently with “A Man Called Otto,” as well as some big-budgeted upscale period movies such as Erik Poppe’s “The Emigrants” and Björn Runge’s “Burn All My Letters.
News comes as a shock to everyone as Porseryd recently spoke to Variety about the company’s involvement in “A Man Called Otto,” following a successful press launch of the film with Hanks and Rita Wilson who were on hand in Stockholm.
Sf Studios’ chairman of the board, Jan Bernhardsson, will assume the role as acting CEO in the interim. Sf Studios’ board of directors are now starting the process of recruiting a new permanent CEO.
During Porseryd’s six-year tenure as CEO, the company developed a bigger presence in the local and international production landscape, notably with “Horizon Lines” and most recently with “A Man Called Otto,” as well as some big-budgeted upscale period movies such as Erik Poppe’s “The Emigrants” and Björn Runge’s “Burn All My Letters.
- 1/19/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Sf Studios, the 104-year old Nordic giant, has crashed into the awards season with Tom Hanks’ “A Man Called Otto,” which it produced with Playtone and fully financed.
Buzzed about as a potentially strong Oscar candidate since its first official screening in L.A. last week, the Sony Pictures film is a remake of “A Man Called Ove,” the Swedish hit also produced by Sf Studios. The 2015 film, adapted from Fredrik Backman’s global bestseller, earned two Oscar nominations.
Sf Studios’ CEO and president Michael Porseryd told Variety that the 50-million film with Hanks underscores the banner’s commitment to theatrical movies and its drive to own intellectual property rights for content it finances.
“The biggest difficulty we’re facing right now is to get audiences back into theaters, but when a movie works in cinemas, the payback is much bigger than when dealing with a streamer,” said Porseryd, who...
Buzzed about as a potentially strong Oscar candidate since its first official screening in L.A. last week, the Sony Pictures film is a remake of “A Man Called Ove,” the Swedish hit also produced by Sf Studios. The 2015 film, adapted from Fredrik Backman’s global bestseller, earned two Oscar nominations.
Sf Studios’ CEO and president Michael Porseryd told Variety that the 50-million film with Hanks underscores the banner’s commitment to theatrical movies and its drive to own intellectual property rights for content it finances.
“The biggest difficulty we’re facing right now is to get audiences back into theaters, but when a movie works in cinemas, the payback is much bigger than when dealing with a streamer,” said Porseryd, who...
- 12/15/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Dramedy remake to open on December 30 this year.
Sony Pictures has switched to a three-step platform release for Tom Hanks dramedy A Man Called Otto, moving the December 25 platform launch to December 30 in Los Angeles and New York.
After that Otto will get a limited launch on January 6 2023 prior to a wide expansion on January 13 2023, the original expansion date.
Marc Forster’s English-language remake of Swedish A Man Called Ove centres on grumpy Otto Anderson, who has lost the will to live following the loss of his wife and is planning to end it all. His plans change with the...
Sony Pictures has switched to a three-step platform release for Tom Hanks dramedy A Man Called Otto, moving the December 25 platform launch to December 30 in Los Angeles and New York.
After that Otto will get a limited launch on January 6 2023 prior to a wide expansion on January 13 2023, the original expansion date.
Marc Forster’s English-language remake of Swedish A Man Called Ove centres on grumpy Otto Anderson, who has lost the will to live following the loss of his wife and is planning to end it all. His plans change with the...
- 12/6/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
What happens in suburbia, stays in suburbia.
Tom Hanks stars as Otto, a widower who prefers a solitary life — and makes his disgruntlement known to those around him. That is, until new neighbors thaw his frozen heart.
Directed by Marc Forster, “A Man Called Otto” opens in select theaters December 25 in Los Angeles and New York, and premieres wide January 13, 2023. The film is based on Swedish author Fredrik Backman’s 2012 novel “A Man Called Ove.”
Per the official synopsis, based on the comical and moving # 1 New York Times bestseller, “A Man Called Otto” tells the story of Otto Anderson (Hanks), a grumpy widower who is very set in his ways. When a lively young family moves in next door, he meets his match in quick-witted and very pregnant Marisol (Mariana Treviño), leading to an unlikely friendship that will turn his world upside-down. Experience a funny, heartwarming story about how some...
Tom Hanks stars as Otto, a widower who prefers a solitary life — and makes his disgruntlement known to those around him. That is, until new neighbors thaw his frozen heart.
Directed by Marc Forster, “A Man Called Otto” opens in select theaters December 25 in Los Angeles and New York, and premieres wide January 13, 2023. The film is based on Swedish author Fredrik Backman’s 2012 novel “A Man Called Ove.”
Per the official synopsis, based on the comical and moving # 1 New York Times bestseller, “A Man Called Otto” tells the story of Otto Anderson (Hanks), a grumpy widower who is very set in his ways. When a lively young family moves in next door, he meets his match in quick-witted and very pregnant Marisol (Mariana Treviño), leading to an unlikely friendship that will turn his world upside-down. Experience a funny, heartwarming story about how some...
- 10/20/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Finding Neverland, World War Z and The Kite Runner director Marc Forster has been set to direct Oscar winner Tom Hanks in the anticipated U.S. adaptation of Swedish comedy hit A Man Called Ove, we can reveal.
Two-time Oscar nominee David Magee is scripting the project and re-uniting with Forster after their collaboration on drama Finding Neverland, for which both were BAFTA nominated.
Production is due to begin this year on the feature, which has been in the works for a few years and is based on the Swedish hit novel by Fredrik Backman. The life-affirming comedy about love and unexpected friendships sold more than 7 million copies worldwide and remained on the New York Times bestseller list for 77 consecutive weeks at the time of its release.
The novel was subsequently adapted for the big screen by Sf Studios, which released the movie in 2015, garnering two Oscar nominations.
Two-time Oscar nominee David Magee is scripting the project and re-uniting with Forster after their collaboration on drama Finding Neverland, for which both were BAFTA nominated.
Production is due to begin this year on the feature, which has been in the works for a few years and is based on the Swedish hit novel by Fredrik Backman. The life-affirming comedy about love and unexpected friendships sold more than 7 million copies worldwide and remained on the New York Times bestseller list for 77 consecutive weeks at the time of its release.
The novel was subsequently adapted for the big screen by Sf Studios, which released the movie in 2015, garnering two Oscar nominations.
- 1/18/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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Having been around for more than a century, Scandinavian powerhouse Sf Studios has survived through a lot, with its existence spanning the Second World War, numerous economic collapses, and a continually evolving film industry. Whether the coronavirus will prove to be its most difficult period yet is impossible to ascertain, but the...
Having been around for more than a century, Scandinavian powerhouse Sf Studios has survived through a lot, with its existence spanning the Second World War, numerous economic collapses, and a continually evolving film industry. Whether the coronavirus will prove to be its most difficult period yet is impossible to ascertain, but the...
- 4/3/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Horror film “Midsommar” did it last year. A new adaptation of the Swedish classic “The Emigrants” will do it next year. Prestigious productions that could have taken advantage of beautiful Swedish locations and craft expertise continue to run away to foreign locations for lower costs and tax incentives.
Despite having a strong film industry creatively – recent Swedish films include Roy Andersson’s Toronto Film Festival player “About Endlessness” and Sweden’s Oscar entry in the International Feature Film category, Levan Akin’s “And Then We Danced” – Sweden is among a forlorn group of just four countries in the European Union and the European Economic Area that still don’t have a national government-funded film and TV filming incentive.
Whereas Finland, Norway and Iceland, with their 25% incentives, are more sought after location destinations for foreign producers, Sweden and Denmark – the most prolific countries of Nordic cinema – are still waiting for their...
Despite having a strong film industry creatively – recent Swedish films include Roy Andersson’s Toronto Film Festival player “About Endlessness” and Sweden’s Oscar entry in the International Feature Film category, Levan Akin’s “And Then We Danced” – Sweden is among a forlorn group of just four countries in the European Union and the European Economic Area that still don’t have a national government-funded film and TV filming incentive.
Whereas Finland, Norway and Iceland, with their 25% incentives, are more sought after location destinations for foreign producers, Sweden and Denmark – the most prolific countries of Nordic cinema – are still waiting for their...
- 9/17/2019
- by Jon Asp
- Variety Film + TV
Warner Bros. Pictures has expanded its distribution deal with Sf Studios to include Sweden and have their movies released by the Nordic major through all of Scandinavia.
Warner Bros. Pictures already has a distribution pact with Sf Studios in Denmark, Norway and Finland. Under the partnership, Sf Studios has been handling the sales, marketing and distribution of Warner Bros. Pictures’ movies in theaters across Denmark, Norway and Finland since 2011. The new deal will kick off of July 1.
“Sf Studios is a valued distribution partner in Denmark, Norway and Finland, we are excited to continue our partnership in Sweden and build on our successful work together across the Nordic region”, said Jacques Dubois, the senior Vice President of Warner Bros. Pictures’s Emea theatrical licensee distribution and strategy.
Michael Porseryd, CEO at Sf Studios, said the company was “happy and proud to expand (its) collaboration with one of the world’s leading film studios Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Pictures already has a distribution pact with Sf Studios in Denmark, Norway and Finland. Under the partnership, Sf Studios has been handling the sales, marketing and distribution of Warner Bros. Pictures’ movies in theaters across Denmark, Norway and Finland since 2011. The new deal will kick off of July 1.
“Sf Studios is a valued distribution partner in Denmark, Norway and Finland, we are excited to continue our partnership in Sweden and build on our successful work together across the Nordic region”, said Jacques Dubois, the senior Vice President of Warner Bros. Pictures’s Emea theatrical licensee distribution and strategy.
Michael Porseryd, CEO at Sf Studios, said the company was “happy and proud to expand (its) collaboration with one of the world’s leading film studios Warner Bros.
- 6/25/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Warner Bros. Pictures has signed a film distribution agreement with Sf Studios in Sweden.
The studio already has pacts with the same distributor in Denmark, Norway and Finland. The new deal will be effective from July 1, 2019 and will encompass sales, marketing and distribution.
Upcoming theatrical movies to fall under the agreement will include It: Chapter Two, Joker and Doctor Sleep.
“Sf Studios is a valued distribution partner in Denmark, Norway and Finland, we are excited to continue our partnership in Sweden and build on our successful work together across the Nordic region”, said Jacques Dubois, Senior Vice President, Emea Theatrical Licensee Distribution and Strategy, Warner Bros. Pictures.
“We are very happy and proud to expand our collaboration with one of the world’s leading film studios Warner Bros. Pictures, to Sweden. Together we have the ambition to continue to grow the Nordic cinema industry with films that attract a large and wide audience,...
The studio already has pacts with the same distributor in Denmark, Norway and Finland. The new deal will be effective from July 1, 2019 and will encompass sales, marketing and distribution.
Upcoming theatrical movies to fall under the agreement will include It: Chapter Two, Joker and Doctor Sleep.
“Sf Studios is a valued distribution partner in Denmark, Norway and Finland, we are excited to continue our partnership in Sweden and build on our successful work together across the Nordic region”, said Jacques Dubois, Senior Vice President, Emea Theatrical Licensee Distribution and Strategy, Warner Bros. Pictures.
“We are very happy and proud to expand our collaboration with one of the world’s leading film studios Warner Bros. Pictures, to Sweden. Together we have the ambition to continue to grow the Nordic cinema industry with films that attract a large and wide audience,...
- 6/25/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Sf Studios — the Swedish major that’s turning 100 this year — is banking on the production of high-concept, talent driven English-language and local films, as well as TV series, to become a key European player and thrive in today’s ultra-competitive landscape increasingly dominated by deep-pocketed Ott services.
Once the home of Ingmar Bergman, Sf Studios has in recent years shifted its core model from being almost fully dedicated to distribution to becoming a prolific producer of premium films and TV shows aimed at the international market.
“Our goal is to be the leading studio in the Nordics and a leading studio in Europe, which means that across both TV and film we develop, finance, produce, distribute film in the Nordics and manage international sales,” says Sf Studios’ CEO Michael Porseryd, who’s been spearheading the strategic shift.
To meet that challenge, Sf Studios has significantly increased its production from two...
Once the home of Ingmar Bergman, Sf Studios has in recent years shifted its core model from being almost fully dedicated to distribution to becoming a prolific producer of premium films and TV shows aimed at the international market.
“Our goal is to be the leading studio in the Nordics and a leading studio in Europe, which means that across both TV and film we develop, finance, produce, distribute film in the Nordics and manage international sales,” says Sf Studios’ CEO Michael Porseryd, who’s been spearheading the strategic shift.
To meet that challenge, Sf Studios has significantly increased its production from two...
- 5/9/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
As it seeks to bolster its production input, the centenary Nordic major Sf Studios has acquired a majority stake in thriving Swedish outfit Flx, the company behind the Netflix show “Quicksand” and some of Sweden’s most popular series, including “Solsidan” (pictured), and the popular movie “The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared.”
Under the deal with Sf Studios, Flx’s founder Felix Herngren and CEO Pontus Edgren will remain significant shareholders and keep spearheading daily operations at the company which will continue operating as an independent production company under its own brand. The pact has yet to be approved by the Swedish anti-trust board.
Michael Porseryd, CEO at Sf Studios, pointed that both companies have been collaborating for several years as part of a distribution deal covering the theatrical release of Flx’s movies. “This is the next step bringing us together,”
“The team at Flx,...
Under the deal with Sf Studios, Flx’s founder Felix Herngren and CEO Pontus Edgren will remain significant shareholders and keep spearheading daily operations at the company which will continue operating as an independent production company under its own brand. The pact has yet to be approved by the Swedish anti-trust board.
Michael Porseryd, CEO at Sf Studios, pointed that both companies have been collaborating for several years as part of a distribution deal covering the theatrical release of Flx’s movies. “This is the next step bringing us together,”
“The team at Flx,...
- 5/2/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Sf Studios has acquired Paradox, the well-established Scandinavian company behind Erik Poppe’s “U-July 22,” to launch Norwegian production operations.
Sf Studios, which will be celebrating its centenary next year, has up until now focused on the production of feature films and drama series in Sweden and Denmark. The company also boasts distribution operations in Norway and Finland as well as international sales department.
The acquisition of Paradox underscores Sf Studios’ ambition to expand its reach across the Nordic market and become a leading player in Norway. In recent years, Norway has become a key market for content thanks to its booming talent pool.
Under the deal, Sf Studios will now be handling the Nordic distribution and international sales of all current and upcoming projects at Paradox, whose credits include “The King’s Choice,” which was Norway’s highest-grossing film in 2016, as well as Berlin competition title “U-July 22,” a drama about...
Sf Studios, which will be celebrating its centenary next year, has up until now focused on the production of feature films and drama series in Sweden and Denmark. The company also boasts distribution operations in Norway and Finland as well as international sales department.
The acquisition of Paradox underscores Sf Studios’ ambition to expand its reach across the Nordic market and become a leading player in Norway. In recent years, Norway has become a key market for content thanks to its booming talent pool.
Under the deal, Sf Studios will now be handling the Nordic distribution and international sales of all current and upcoming projects at Paradox, whose credits include “The King’s Choice,” which was Norway’s highest-grossing film in 2016, as well as Berlin competition title “U-July 22,” a drama about...
- 12/12/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Sf will now become a full-scale studio in Norway.
Scandinavian powerhouse Sf Studios will become a full-scale studio in Norway with its acquisition of Paradox, one of the country’s leading production houses.
Sf Studios will now handle Nordic distribution and international sales of all current and upcoming projects at Paradox.
Paradox’s credits include Erik Poppe’s The King’s Choice, U-July 22 and A Thousand Times Goodnight; Hans Petter Moland’s In Order Of Disappearance; and the Twigson family franchise.
Michael Porseryd, CEO at Sf Studios, said, “I am very excited andproud that Paradox will be a part of Sf Studios.
Scandinavian powerhouse Sf Studios will become a full-scale studio in Norway with its acquisition of Paradox, one of the country’s leading production houses.
Sf Studios will now handle Nordic distribution and international sales of all current and upcoming projects at Paradox.
Paradox’s credits include Erik Poppe’s The King’s Choice, U-July 22 and A Thousand Times Goodnight; Hans Petter Moland’s In Order Of Disappearance; and the Twigson family franchise.
Michael Porseryd, CEO at Sf Studios, said, “I am very excited andproud that Paradox will be a part of Sf Studios.
- 12/12/2018
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
She will be responsible for acquisition, sales and marketing to the Nordic and international market.
Swedish production company Sf Studios has announced Elsa Berg Bjärtun as its new executive vice president distribution.
Bjärtun will be responsible for acquisition, sales and marketing of film and TV content in all windows to the Nordic and international market.
Previously Bjärtun has been Evp digital services, tasked with improving the company’s digital services Sf Anytime and Sf Kids Play. She has also held a managing role in the acquisitions business within the company.
Bjärtun said she is “honoured and humbled” by her appointment,...
Swedish production company Sf Studios has announced Elsa Berg Bjärtun as its new executive vice president distribution.
Bjärtun will be responsible for acquisition, sales and marketing of film and TV content in all windows to the Nordic and international market.
Previously Bjärtun has been Evp digital services, tasked with improving the company’s digital services Sf Anytime and Sf Kids Play. She has also held a managing role in the acquisitions business within the company.
Bjärtun said she is “honoured and humbled” by her appointment,...
- 3/9/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
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