The Nordic Council of Ministers has appointed a new Board of Directors for Nordisk Film & TV Fond, for a three-year mandate, until the end of 2025.

Nikolaj Vitting Hermann, Head of Content Strategy and External Commissioning at DR, has been named Chairperson of the Board.

Magdalena Jangard, Head of Production at the Swedish Film Institute is Deputy Chairperson.

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Other board members are:

  • Hans Andreas Fay, Head of Acquisition at VGTV, Norway
  • Sigurrós Hilmarsdóttir, Head of Production at the Icelandic Film Centre, Iceland
  • Elina Pohjola, Film Commissioner at Yle, Finland.

Deputy board members are:

  • Anna Croneman, Head of Drama at SVT, Sweden
  • Skarphéðinn Guðmundsson, Head of TV-Programming Director at RÚV, Iceland
  • Elisabeth Mjøs, Planning and Head of Content at NRK, Norway
  • Jacob Neiiendam, Head of International at the Danish Film Institute, Denmark
  • Lasse Saarinen, CEO at the Finnish Film Foundation, Finland

Nikolaj Vitting Hermann said: “I am honoured that the Nordic Council of Ministers has appointed me as Chairperson of the Board of Nordisk Film & TV Fond. These are very important times for Nordic storytelling in a truly globalised film and TV industry where everything is changing at high speed, and collaborating on a pan-Nordic level is more important than ever. Therefore, I' m looking forward to working with the board and all collaborators of the Fund, to do our best to help strengthen the Nordic content and the creative talent, and to broaden the audience access."