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New films on the way: Renée Toft Simonsen joins Aarhus filmmaker | BT Film, TV and Streaming - www.bt.dk Soon, the former supermodel, psychologist and author Renée Toft Simonsen can write two more film adaptations on her CV. Together with the Aarhus film director Mehdi Avaz, she is currently in the process of writing a film script for her two children's books 'Børnene fra Sølvgade', which was published in 2019. She reveals this when B.T. meets her on the red carpet at Trøjborg in Aarhus at the premiere of Mehdi Avaz's new film 'Tuscany', which as it has just been shot off the ramp to Netflix 'millions of users in 190 countries. “We just did first draft on script and then we see what happens. It's a long process, 'says the Aarhusian, who pairs up with the pop idol Thomas Helmig. Renée Toft Simonsen brought her father to the premiere of Mehdi Avaz's new film 'Tuscany', when there was a gala premiere of it at Nordisk Film Biograf in Trøjborg on Wednesday. When she was able to celebrate her 57th birthday about a week ago, she told me he has prostate cancer, which has spread to the bones. Byrd / Rasmus Laurvig In the books you meet four children who have lost their mother and are now trying to fend for themselves and keep the system at a distance. In addition, Mehdi Avaz has previously stated that he can relate the children's situation to his own childhood in Iran, where he and his two brothers lived in hiding with their mother after their father had fled to Denmark. Therefore, it was also right up his alley that he should be involved in filming them, he tells B.T. "I was first asked if I wanted to direct it through another company, but then they put the project down, and then my company went in and bought the rights, and then we started there because I was so crazy about the story," he says. , as we also meet him on the red carpet. The Iranian-born filmmaker says that Renée Toft Simonsen was initially skeptical when he suggested that she should also write the script for the films, but that it has ended up that he has persuaded her. "It's super cool, and it's gone super well." "I sit and ping pong, and then she goes home and writes, and then I send feedback. So it's such a collaboration, "he says. It is clear from his enthusiasm that he is not just crazy about books. For him, it is at least as special to be allowed to work with the Aarhus celebrity. “I'm totally crazy about her energy. It is simply so wonderful. When you sit with her, the whole world is open, "he says. Whether the films end up in cinemas, on Netflix or somewhere else, neither Renée Toft Simonsen nor Mehdi Avaz know yet. "What I have found out with this film ('Tuscany', ed.) Is that you have to keep all your cards open," he says. To begin with, it was not in the cards that it would end up on Netflix. You can read more about that. The films about the children from Sølvgade have already been supported by the West Danish Film Fund, and in a little while they will start casting the four young people who will play the main roles in the film. The shooting is expected to begin by May 2023. Renée Toft Simonsen has previously filmed three children's books in the series about 'Karla's cabal', which she debuted with in 2001. Huge scandal: ABROAD B.T.'s verdict Get ready for the summer B.T.'s verdict B.T.'s verdict Danish film arouses attention: sport Dangerous overview Giant party in the Park B.T.s verdict ukraine ABROAD 'I think a lot about that day' Swedish girl attracts attention Blog Lasse Vøge Berlingske Media A / S Pilestræde 34 DK-1147 Copenhagen KTlf. +45 33 75 75 33 CVR.no .: 29 20 73 13