Annika Pham More than 300 industry delegates from top shingles including Warner Bros Discovery, Viaplay, Germany’s Constantin Film, The Match Factory and France’s TF1 Studio are expected on the shores of Haugesund, Norway, over Aug.
23-26, for Scandinavia’s major film showcase, New Nordic Films.Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or winner “Triangle of Sadness” will both open the film confab festivities and screen alongside 18 new Nordic finished films at the market.
But for the avid buyers and programmers of Nordic content, the biggest draw will be the 18 works in progress – half of them looking for sales and distribution – and 23 pics in development available for co-production and financing. “We’ve noticed a shift in recent years, with buyers and sellers favouring the Works in Progress and Nordic Coproduction Market over the market screenings.
These seem to be more valuable for the industry,” said Gyda Velvin Myklebust, head of New Nordic Films.Commenting on this year’s program, Mykklebust said COVID effects on the production sector are still visible, as a record number projects were submitted for the Nordic Coproduction Market. “Beyond the large number of titles still waiting for release, we can see that people are still spending a lot of time in development,” she noted.While setting the menu for her 28th edition, the New Nordic Films’ honcho decided to platform rising talents who had lacked networking opportunities during COVID, and more than half of the projects in development to be pitched are debut features, many backed by strong producers.First features to watch out for at the Nordic Co-Production Market take in the family drama comedy “Anything for Her” by Faroese Andrias Høgenni, a laureate of a Canal+ award at Cannes’.
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