Last year to keep up with trends in the global marketplace, Nordisk Film & TV Fond further bridged the gap between feature film and TV drama support and eased the criteria for theatrical distribution support.

With Fiction representing 80% of its total annual NOK 84.3 million budget, Nordisk Film & TV Fond supported 23 feature films in 2015 (against 28 in 2014), 17 TV dramas (14 in 2014) and 19 documentaries (20 in 2015). Among the projects supported were the Cannes nominated film The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki, Series Mania selected dramas Midnight Sun (SVT) and Nobel (NRK) and the Tribeca doc entry Magnus.

Policy changes were implemented at the end of 2015 to match the increased ambition of Nordic films, TV dramas and documentaries, while criteria for theatrical distribution support was adjusted to allow for more flexibility in the project’s theatrical release strategies. 

A total of NOK5.4 million was invested in 31 single distribution funding, and an extra 4 slate distribution grants were allocated as part of the new Distribution Slate Funding Scheme which replaces ‘Nordic High Five.

The report ‘Nordic Films Crossing Borders published in June 2015 provided not only a comprehensive understanding of Nordic films’ ability to travel worldwide; it also demonstrated the Fund’s crucial role in developing the pan-Nordic distribution of Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish films. 

The Fund’s Nordic Genre Boost first round of support was a resounding success as 113 applications were submitted. Among the seven projects selected was Teenage Jesus (DK), winner of a Best Pitch Award at Haugesund’s Nordic Co-production & Financing Market. 

To read the full report, CLICK HERE.