HBO Europe, NBCU, Fremantle & ITV to Battle for 2021’s Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize
John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentTitles backed or produced by HBO Europe (“Welcome to Utmark”), NBCU (“Sisterhood”), Fremantle (“Cargo”) and ITV Studios (“Thin Blue Line”) have been nominated for the 5th Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize, the most prestigious Nordic award for drama series screenwriting.In a powerful smackdown, a fifth series, “Cry Wolf,” is produced by DR Drama, the Danish producer of Nordic Noir icons “The Killing” and “The Bridge” as well as “Borgen.”Adding another edge to competition, the five contenders are produced by companies based in the five main Nordic countries and backed by three of its biggest public broadcasters, Sweden’s SVT, Denmark’s DR and Finland’s YLE, as well as pan-Nordic pay TV giant