Established in 1980, Copenhagen-based Scanbox has a catalog of more than 1,000 titles, including acclaimed international and Danish films. It also has offices in Reykjavik, Oslo and Stockholm.
The company was founded by legendary Icelandic producer Joni Sighvatsson, who in the ’80s set up leading music video company Propaganda Films with Steve Golin, where they worked with directors including David Fincher, Michael Bay and Spike Jonze. Scanbox is now run by Joni’s son Thor.
To be part of something with sales and co-production capability was important. We weren’t planning to sell but Jerome found me and things moved quite quickly because we liked the idea and the people.Scanbox Productions. So we’ve been moving towards production.: It was a little over ten. We felt it was the right valuation for us. We spoke the same language.: It gives us more muscle on production and acquisitions. On the pre-sale side it really helps us.