Films, Works in Progress, TV Drama and the future
Tomorrow almost 400 guests will arrive at the Göteborg International Film Festival to take part in the 15th Nordic Film Market. The market presents an all time high of 48 fresh films and upcoming projects from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland.
A growing part of the market is TV Drama Vision, our full day seminar dedicated to TV drama with presentations of upcoming projects and a comprehensive overview of the current state of TV drama in the Nordic countries. The international theme this year is Israel and stories that travel, keynote speakers of the TV seminar this year include Sara Johnson from Keshet U.K., creator of the original Israeli series Prisoners of War (Homeland), and Yael Hedaya, writer on the original BeTipul (In Treatment) and Magnus Vidar Sigurdsson from RVK Studios in Iceland.
We’re proud to present a strong programme for this year’s festival. Aside from 18 films, 20 works in progress and 10 projects at Nordic Film Lab Discovery, we’re presenting two works in progress and clips from ten upcoming productions at TV Drama Vision. See all the projects HERE.
This year the festival launches a new multiannual analysis project called Nostradamus, a three-year analysis project to keep track of the latest trends, key industry players and researchers in Europe. We will peer into the near future, focusing on business models and audience behaviour. Some of the panelists and speakers are: Rikke Ennis, TrustNordisk; Michael Gubbins, Sampomedia; Jonathan Marlow, Fandor; Jonathan Olsberg, founder & chairman Olsberg • SPI; Jérôme Paillard, Cannes Film Market; Åsa Sjöberg, TV4 and Bengt Toll, consultant.
See all our speakers HERE.
The first report will be presented at a seminar on Friday, January 31st and can then be downloaded at www.giff.se/nostradamus.
– The borders between TV and film are less pronounced every year and the distribution, rights, business models, technologies and audience expectations are changing rapidly. This is something we want to put a spotlight on to help an industry in a time of change, says Cia Edström, head of Nordic Film Market.
See all guests at Nordic Film Market HERE.
Films at the Nordic Film Market include the festival’s opening film Something Must Break, Blind, The Sunfish, The Quiet Roar, Metalhead, Of Horses and Men, Concrete Night, Letter to the King, Concerning Violence and many more.
See all films and works in progress HERE.