Paris-based About Premium Content material has boarded worldwide gross sales on the Finnish sports activities drama thriller “Guts” from sizzling creator Jemina Jokisalo, behind the feminist porn story “Cash Shot” which scooped the Scholar Award for greatest brief type collection at Canneseries 2024, and is presently working for Göteborg TV Drama Imaginative and prescient’s Nordic Sequence Script Award.
Information of APC’s pick-up on “Guts” comes as Paris-based Federation Studios, which handles worldwide gross sales with Nordisk Movie on “Cash Shot,” has inked first distribution offers on “Cash Shot” for France (Canal+), Lithuania and Greece.
The eight-part collection “Guts,” commissioned by Finnish pubcaster Yle, is produced by Simply Republic, co-headed by producer Sasu Norhomaa and screenwriter Jokisalo.
Its story activates cross-country snowboarding high athlete Anna who will get another probability to turn into a world champion. An everlasting underdog, she is decided to win in any respect prices and to beat her nemesis, natural-born snowboarding sensation Maria.
Toplining the solid as the 2 high feminine athletes waging a battle of the minds are Roosa Söderholm (“Child Jane,” “They Have Escaped”), and Sannah Nedergård (“Codename-Annika”, “Sandhamm Murders”). Rounding out the solid are Reetta Ylä-Rautio (“Cash Shot”), Kreeta Salminen (“Deadwind”), Antti Virmavirta (“Transport”), Edit Williams and Viktor Nyström.
Akseli Tuomivaara (“The Paradise”, “Subsequent of Kin”) and Petra Lumioksa (“The Brief Fuse”) are sharing the directing duties.
Yle Drama govt producer Suvi Mansnerus who offered notes to the creatives from an early stage, stated ““Guts’ is an ideal match for Yle, because it combines parts of thriller, drama and thriller in a approach that resonates with a large and in addition youthful viewers. The present’s give attention to relatable human challenges, even throughout the aggressive world of elite sports activities, aligns nicely with Yle’s dedication to ship partaking and thought-provoking content material. Moreover, Jokisalo’s distinctive storytelling type gives one thing recent and distinctive, making it a standout collection.”
About Premium Content material’s joint-CEOs Emmanuelle Guilbart and Laurent Boissel added: “We’re delighted to associate on this thrilling collection with the proficient workforce at Simply Republic, and once more with Yle after our success with ‘Deadwind.’ We’ve been concerned in “Guts” from an early stage, working hand in hand with Jemina with our growth notes on the scripts to be able to discover the very best stability between sports activities thriller and private drama for this distinctive ‘Black Swan’ within the snow, which we’re sure will resonate with giant audiences across the globe.”
Jokisalo stated she obtained the thought for the present after watching a play impressed by the lifetime of legendary Finnish cross-country snowboarding Olympic medalist Aino-Kaisa Saarinen. “I used to be instantly captivated by her story, went on studying her biography which portrays the robust world of aggressive athletes, and felt that may be an ideal setting for a compelling drama.”
As a part of her analysis, the seasoned scriptwriter attended ski camps and interviewed a dozen high skiers and coaches. “I used to be intrigued by the ability video games and battle of the minds between rivals, their drive and willingness to sacrifice a lot to succeed. Usually ladies are considered as tender, easy-going however that robust atmosphere forces them to be egocentric and ruthless. That fascinated me,” stated Jokisalo.
At the moment filming between Finland and Slovenia, the collection is co-produced by Slovenia’s Staragara and Newen Studios’ Swedish banner Anagram Sweden, itself a majority shareholder in Simply Republic. Co-financiers embody the N12 Nordic public broadcasters’ alliance (Yle, DR, SVT, NRK, RÚV), Nordisk Movie & TV Fond, Enterprise Finland, Movie i Skåne, the Finnish Movie Basis and the Slovenian Movie Centre. Supply is slated for early 2026.
In the meantime Jokisalo is browsing on the success of the Elisa Viihde dramedy “Cash Shot” for which she earned a nomination for the Nordic Script Sequence Award, to be handed out Jan. 28 at Göteborg Movie Competition’s upcoming TV Drama Imaginative and prescient showcase.
“There’s quite a lot of competitors amongst Nordic collection. I’m very happy to be chosen for this prestigious award and that it has resonated with so many individuals. It reveals that there’s house available on the market for daring and daring collection.” Paris-based Federation Studios which handles worldwide gross sales with Nordisk Movie, has inked distribution offers to date on “Cash Shot “with France (Canal+), Lithuania and Greece.
Jemina Jokisalo
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