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Liselott Forsman

CEO
+47 64 00 60 80 / +358 40 754 4513

Liselott Forsman is the CEO of the Fund since 2019. As Yle’s International Drama Executive and EBU’s Head of Fiction Group, her focus was on international collaboration and media strategies. When Head of Fiction at Swedish Yle, she commissioned and co-produced feature films, drama series and content for young audiences. Her MA combines film, drama and TV studies. Liselott has been a speaker at forums on five continents, lectured at European master educations, produced drama and documentaries, and written for TV, radio and stage. She’s co-founded and headed the international event Helsinki Script. As the manager of the Fund she answers for funding decisions and the overall strategy.

Lise Løwholm

Senior Advisor Legal & Strategy
+47 64 00 60 80 / +47 92 44 87 78

Lise Løwholm has worked in the film industry since 1992 after graduating with a Master of Laws from the University of Oslo. Before joining the Fund in 2007 she worked among others at the Norwegian Film Institute and at an independent production company. As Senior Advisor Legal & Strategy, Lise has various tasks related to the Fund's strategic initiatives and decision making, its Partners and Board and general administration. In addition, she takes part in the assessing of documentary applications together with the Senior Advisor Documentary, which includes application processing and following up on producers that have received funding. She is also the Advisor for Industry Initiatives.

Torleif Hauge

Senior Advisor Fiction
+47 64 00 60 80 / +47 90 10 80 80

Torleif Hauge has more than 40 years’ experience from the Norwegian film industry. He has worked with lighting, grip, camera, editing and production departments on many feature films, as well as being a producer himself. Prior to joining the Fund in 2012, Torleif also worked as Production Advisor at the Norwegian Film Institute. As the Fund’s Senior Advisor Fiction, he takes part in the assessing of film and TV fiction applications together with the CEO, which includes application processing and following up on producers that have received funding.

Karolina Lidin

Senior Advisor Documentary
+45 21 68 55 13

Karolina Lidin has 25+ years of experience on the international documentary scene and has worked at the Fund since 2008. Her previous positions include Film Consultant and Head of Shorts and Documentaries at the Danish Film Institute, CEO of Filmkontakt Nord, Nordisk Panorama and Nordisk Forum – and she continues to tutor and moderate at international pitching and training sessions. As the Fund’s Senior Advisor Documentay, Karolina contributes to the assessment of applications concerning production of documentaries and to the development of the Fund's documentary-related strategies and activities.

Phuong Hoang Nguyen

Accounting & Administrative Officer
+47 64 00 60 80 / +47 47 76 25 80

Phuong Hoang Nguyen keeps an overview of the Fund’s budgeting, financing and accounting, managing economic records, and reports. In addition, she is also responsible for administrative office tasks and acts as the main contact for the Fund’s external accounting firm, auditor and bank. She has a Master of Information Technology from the University of Science Ho Chi Minh, upon which she has specialized in economics, accounting, and customer service at Kristiania Høyskolen. Phuong has extensive experience in accounting and administration and with an IT background, she also has good knowledge in digitalization and system understanding.

Mathias Kallum Ferre

Web Editor / System Admin
+47 64 00 60 80 / +47 45 25 43 34

Mathias K. Ferre oversees maintenance and development of the Fund‘s web page, application portal and social media. He also works as a Project Manager, Advisor for Distribution & Dubbing, and Head of Secretariat of The Nordic Council Film Prize. Mathias has a wide experience of creative communication and marketing. He has produced social media workshops among other educational tasks. As an E-Commerce manager he optimized user experiences and customer journeys. Mathias has studied Culture and Communication at the University of Oslo and Management at Oslo Business School. He graduated from the Kristiania University College with a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Brand Management, specialization in advertising, visual communication and social media.

Lina Nystrand

Intern (Journalism & Assistance)
+47 64 00 60 80 / +47 411 98 617

Lina Nystrand holds a 1-year internship at the Fund. She works as a project and event assistant and contributes to the Fund’s news page. Lina recently completed her BA in Journalism and Communication at the University of Helsinki. As a part of the degree, she did an exchange semester in Paris, where she studied International Relations. Lina has a background in multimedia journalism and a broad working experience from Swedish Yle. She has reported news for web, radio, and television, as well as created and distributed news content for social media. As a producer, she’s overseen a crossover project (Smocka 2024) for students within film and media, that resulted in news videos and short docs. She’s also led and organized riding courses and camps for children and grown-ups.

Ulrik Bolt Jørgensen

Coordinating News Editor
+ 45 22 30 60 47

Ulrik Bolt Jørgensen coordinates the pool of journalists. As the founder of Arena Film, he directed the acclaimed feature-documentary The Nordkaper in the Indian Ocean (Nordkaperen i Det Indiske Ocean), and produced numerous award-winning films and successful TV programmes. As Business Development Manager at Copenhagen Capacity, he led the Film Commission and played a pivotal role in establishing the CPH Film Fund. Recently, he has been developing series for streaming platforms, working as a screenwriter, and engaging in teaching and consulting. He is a graduate producer from the National Film School of Denmark, and holds several degrees in screenwriting from the University of Southern Denmark. Bolt Jørgensen also serves as a board member of the European Producers Club.

Aleksander Huser

Journalist

Aleksander Huser is a Norwegian freelance film critic and journalist. He holds an M.A. in film studies from the University of Oslo, as well as a Writer-Director Diploma from the London Film Academy. In addition to Nordic Film & TV News, Huser is a regular contributor in the Norwegian film and TV magazines Rushprint and Cinema.

Davide Abbatescianni

Journalist

Davide Abbatescianni is an Italian film critic and journalist. After studying theatre, film and journalism in Italy, Estonia, and Ireland, he began working as a reporter for Cineuropa in 2017, covering major festivals and markets. His articles have appeared in publications such as Variety, The New Arab, New Scientist, Business Doc Europe, and The National. He is a member of FIPRESCI and the European Film Academy. He is also a curator for the Support to EU Film Festivals project. As of 2024, he serves as a programmer of the Torino Film Festival, one of Italy's largest cinematic gatherings. He is currently based in Rome.

Eva Novrup Redvall

Journalist

Eva Novrup Redvall is Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies at the University of Copenhagen, where she heads the Section for Film Studies and Creative Media Industries. Her research focuses on screenwriting, production and policy in the Nordic countries. 2019-2024 she headed the research project Reaching Young Audiences, on live action film and television for children and young audiences. Besides her academic work, she has been a film critic for the Danish newspaper Information since 1999, and has written several industry articles and reports. Until May 2025, she serves on the board of the Danish Film Institute.

Geoffrey Macnab

Journalist

Geoffrey Macnab has been writing about film for The Independent since the 1990s. He is also a senior correspondent at Screen International and contributes regularly to the Business Doc Europe. His books include “Stairways to Heaven: Rebuilding the British Film Industry”, “Ingmar Bergman: The Life and Films of the Last Great European Director”, “Delivering Dreams: A Century of British Film Distribution”, “The Making of Taxi Driver”, “Searching for Stars: Stardom and Screen Acting in British Cinema”, “Screen Epiphanies”, and “J. Arthur Rank and the British Film Industry”.

Heidi Herrmann

Journalist

Heidi Herrmann is a multilingual freelance journalist writing in Finnish, Swedish, and English. Her professional background includes roles as a news reporter at Hufvudstadsbladet (HBL), producer at Swedish Radio (SR), and both radio host and news reporter at Yle. She has a deep passion for storytelling, particularly personal and emotionally impactful narratives. Many years ago, Herrmann pursued studies in documentary filmmaking in South Africa, which inspired her first documentary – a touching exploration of the lives of home squatters. Today, Herrmann contributes to a wide range of publications, including Finnish-Swedish magazines, while continuing to seek stories that resonate on a human level.

Jan Lumholdt

Journalist

Jan Lumholdt is a regular film journalist/critic since 1995, and has contributed to a number of Swedish and international publications, including Svenska Dagbladet, Film Comment, Cahiers du cinéma, and Cineuropa, as well as SVT and SR at the national Swedish broadcasting corporation. He has served as chairman of the Swedish Association of Film Critics, member of the Swedish Oscar Committee, and has published several books, notably on director Lars von Trier and actress Harriet Andersson.

Mattias Dahlström

Journalist

Mattias Dahlström has worked almost 30 years as a freelance critic, reporter, columnist and editor. He started as a music critic at Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter, and has ever since concentrated his writing on music, film and television. Dahlström is currently working full time at content bureau Make Your Mark, in addition to writing for NFTVF.

Mariana Hristova

Journalist

Mariana Hristova is a Bulgarian film critic and programmer based in Barcelona, Spain. She is the co-founder and programmer of Bulgaria’s first film event focused exclusively on Nordic films – the Northern Lights Film Festival, which ran from 2008 to 2017 in Sofia. Currently, she writes for various film outlets, including Cineuropa, Klassiki Journal, Modern Times Review, The New Arab, and The European Journal of Animation. In addition to curating programmes for festivals and institutions, she serves on the Programme Advising team for Sheffield DocFest. She is also an indexer for the Periodicals Indexing Project (PIP) of FIAF, the International Federation of Film Archives.

Marta Balaga

Journalist

Marta Bałaga is a film journalist and moderator, who writes for Variety, Cineuropa and Finnish magazine Episodi. She has collaborated with various festivals, including Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy, and Finnish Film Affair, New Horizons International Film Festival, Polish Days, and American Film Festival. She is also a member of the International Federation of Film Critics FIPRESCI, and the European Film Academy. Balaga has served on many juries, including Venice International Film Critics’ Week at the Venice Film Festival.

Per Fanefjord Laursen

Journalist

Per F. Laursen has extensive experience in business journalism and other content production, covering media, ad market, consumer, communication, and tech issues. Between 2005 and 2015, Laursen helped develop MediaWatch.dk into the market leader for news and insight on media, introducing a new business model with subscribers, a paywall, and content development. MediaWatch eventually became the first site in Watch Medier. Previously, Laursen worked as an independent public relations and communication consultant and advisor for media companies. This includes 14 years of comprehensive broadcast experience, including nine years with various assignments and tasks for Viaplay Group (then Modern Times Group) and TV3.

Per Juul Carlsen

Journalist

Per Juul Carlsen is a Danish journalist and writer with a focus on film and popular culture. He is currently a film critic for the Danish paper Kristeligt Dagblad and the host of the podcast Filmstemmer at the Danish Film Institute. His first book, “Miraklet 1996-2006 – ti år der forandrede dansk film, was published in 2023. Before this, he was a television and radio host for more than 30 years at The Danish Broadcasting Corporation.