LevelK Boards Göteborg Couch Surfing Drama ‘Live a Little’ From ‘Force Majeure’ Producer Marie Kjellson: ‘It’s About Setting Boundaries’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAnnika Pham In its latest bet on bold Scandi features, Copenhagen-based sales and aggregation house LevelK has picked up world rights to the Swedish feature “Live a Little” (“Leva lite”) which received a rapturous response at its world premiere in Göteborg last weekend, where it scooped the SEK 50,000 ($4,500) Angelo award from the Church of Sweden for best new Swedish cinema release.
The pic is also a runner up for the festival’s hefty SEK 400,000 ($36,000) Dragon Prize-Best Nordic Film to be handed out Feb 1.
The youth-oriented feature, about the grey zones of consent and the difficulty to set boundaries, marks the feature debut of Fanny Ovesen, nominated for a Crystal Bear in Berlin for her short film “She-Pack.” Seasoned producer Marie Kjellson, credited for Ruben Östlund’s “Force Majeure,” produces for Kjellson & Wik.
The story follows two young Swedish girls, Laura and her best friend Alex, as they head off to a fun couch surfing trip across Europe.
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