Joachim Trier’s significant film Sentimental Value, produced by Mer Film, is one of 12 productions supported by the Fund, receiving an outstanding grant of 4,500,000.
With diverse sessions and a strong Norwegian imprint, the festival sparked optimism. A challenged industry needs hope, according to both the delegate and organizer NFTVF spoke to.
The Nordic Council of Ministers has appointed new members to NFTVF’s Board of Directors, replacing two board members who recently have stopped working for parties of the Fund.
The Best Fiction Project and the Best Documentary Project awards went to Finnish debut directors Paula Korva and Jussi Sandhu, while the Best Nordic Project and went to Norwegian debut director Sunniva Eir Tangvik Kveum.
Six Nordic majority productions and two minority co-productions are shortlisted for the European Film Awards 2024. One Nordic co-production is also among the shortlisted documentaries.
The Danish director has wanted to make a TV series since 1998; he explains why Families Like Ours offered the gravitas he wanted to explore across seven episodes.
The Lovers, Project Dad, Warrior Heart and Balomania also awarded in Malmö along with producer Sara Stockmann. To newly appointed director Heidi Elise Christensen, things look just right.
The Danish director has wanted to make a TV series since 1998; he explains why Families Like Ours offered the gravitas he wanted to explore across seven episodes.
The Swedish writer-director wanted to avoid biopic cliches for The Swedish Torpedo and instead find a modern approach to a very feminist story from 1939.
In the Fund’s latest podcast interview, the Norwegian filmmaker says of his ambitious trilogy Sex Dreams Love: “Three films is not enough to talk about sex.”
The successful Danish producer talks about the international potential of Sons, what she learned as a Producer on the Move at Cannes 2024, and her new collaborations with Lars Knudsen and Ari Aster.
The Icelandic writer/director, whose film opened Un Certain Regard in Cannes, talks about the beauty in the tragic and how he created his poetic film When The Light Breaks.