'Royal Affair' provided to help areas

LONDON -- TrustNordisk has inked several distribution deals for Nikolaj Arcel's "A Royal Affair," which world preems Thursday in competish within the Berlin Film Festival. The newest distrib pacts proceed and take total to nearly 30 nations. Developing board within the European Film Market were Japan's New Choose Co., Russia's Volga Film, Taiwan's Cineplex and Latin America's LAP TV. The pic had been acquired by distribs in many the primary British-language areas, including Magnolia (U.S.), Madman (Australia/Nz), Metrodome (U.K./Ireland), and contains also guaranteed theatrical releases across Europe, including in Germany (MFA), Austria (Filmladen), Benelux (Wild Bunch), The nation (Golem), Elite Film (Europe), Belgium (Best Film), Slovakia and Czech Repetition. (AeroFilms), Estonia (Estin Film), Romania (Independenta Film '97), former Yugoslavia (Cinemania) and Lithuania (Scanorama). Other deals include Chicken (Calinos Ing.) and China (Lens Media). Directed by Nikolaj Arcel and starring Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander and Mikkel Boe Folsgaard, the pic notifies the actual story from the affair between Johann Struensee, the physician in the Danish king, Christian VII, as well as the British-born filled with Denmark, Caroline Mathilda, at the begining of 1770s. It absolutely was shot on location inside the Czech Repetition. and Germany with limited funds of 6.4 million ($8.3 million). Pic is produced by Louise Vesth, Sisse Graum Jorgensen and Meta Louise Foldager for Zentropa Ing. It's compiled by Nordisk Film in Denmark. Contact Leo Barraclough at leo.barraclough@variety.com