The third film in Tarik Saleh’s film trilogy is among the 11 projects that were granted production support. The Fund also financed distribution, dubbing and industry initiatives.

The Fund grants NOK 28,250,000 to the production of 7 feature films, 2 drama series and 3 documentaries in Q1, and in addition NOK 4,105,000 for distribution, dubbing and industry initiatives.

PRODUCTION SUPPORT

Feature film

Kalevala - The Story of Kullervo (Kullervo)
Support: NOK 2,600,000
Country: Finland
Production company: Finland Cinematic
Director: Antti J. Jokinen
Writers: Antti J. Jokinen, Jorma Tommila
Pitch: Based on Kalevala, telling the epic story of Kullervo.

A Mouse Hunt for Christmas (Når nettene blir lange)
Support: NOK 3,000,000
Country: Norway Production company: Fantefilm Fiksjon
Director: Henrik M. Dahlsbakken
Writer: Susanne Skogstad
Pitch: Inspired by Hollywood's greatest Christmas comedies comes an action-packed adventure. A family of humans searching for peace and quiet in the countryside accidentally invades a family of mice in an abandoned house and a catastrophic war breaks out between the two families. A tale of mice vs. men in an explosive, playful and funny battle for existence and celebrations. Who will win Christmas?

Triage
Support: NOK 2,000,000
Country: Norway
Production company: Fantefilm Fiksjon
Director: Eirik Svensson
Writers: Harald Rosenløw Eeg, Lars Gudmestad
Pitch: Triage is an intense story of hope, courage, personal sacrifice and despair - and all the gray areas in between.

Cinderella's stepsister (Stesøstra)
Support: NOK 3,000,000
Country: Norway
Production company: Mer Film
Director: Emilie Blichfeldt
Writer: Emilie Blichfeldt
Pitch: “A shocking retelling of one of the world's most famous fairy tales”

Kraken
Support: NOK 3,000,000
Country: Norway
Production support: Nordisk Film Production
Director: Pål Øie
Writer: Vilde Eide
Pitch: Kraken escapes pollution and increasing water temperatures, returning home to the Sognefjord. However, an experimental sonar technology used by a fish farm facility aggrevates her. Marine biologist Johanne investigates what later turns out to be Kraken's brutal reaction to the technology. Johanne must navigate the situations that arise when Kraken shows that nature always prevails.

Eagles of the Republic (Republikens örnar)
Support: NOK 4,000,000
Country: Sweden
Production company: Unlimited stories
Director: Tarik Saleh
Writer: Tarik Saleh
Pitch: Fares Fares returns to Cairo in the third film in Tarik Salehs trilogy.

The Curse - a love story (Förbannelsen - en kärlekshistoria)
Support: NOK 2,000,000
Country: Sweden
Director: Amanda Kernell Writer: Amanda Kernell
Pitch: The curse is both a love story and a story about healing from traumas. We follow young reindeer herder Ejva (19) during her first year after her father’s death. When her hands start to shake uncontrollably the physical work with the reindeer becomes impossible so she has to get rid of this curse, or this trauma, but how do you do that?

Drama series

SOSU
Support: NOK 2,000,000
Country: Denmark
Production company: Nordisk Film Production
Director: Louise Friedberg
Writer: Karina Dam
Pitch: Sille (21) reluctantly gets a job in home care. She is trained by Rie (52), who has an underhand deal with the team's leader Kim (42). When Rie must decide whether to defend Sille against Kim or turn a blind eye, it ends with fatal consequences.

Raoul
Support: NOK 4,000,000
Country: Sweden
Production company: SF Studios Production
Director: Orsi Nagypál
Writers: Carl-Johan Vallgren, Måns Herngren, Jesper Harrie
Pitch: Raoul tells the true story of the unlikely hero who saves thousands of Jewish Hungarians but is abandoned by both his country and his own family – one of Europe’s most powerful industrial families.

Documentary

Tales from Christiania (Fortællinger fra Christiania)
Support: NOK 700,000
Country: Denmark
Production company: Tambo Film
Director: Karl Friis Forchammer
Pitch: What happens when you let 800 people create their own alternative society in the middle of Copenhagen?

Only on Earth (Ildsommer)
Support: NOK 850,000
Country: Denmark
Production company: Hansen & Pedersen
Director: Robin Petré
Pitch: A journey deep into one of Europe’s most vulnerable forest fire zones, southern Galicia, during the hottestsummer ever measured. Wild horses have roamed here for hundreds of years under the watch of 'ganaderos', det local cowboys. The horses are indispensable when it comes to fire prevention, but now they are vanishing in the clash between human and nature.

The Great Art Swindle
Support: NOK 1,100,000
Country: Denmark
Production company: Elk Film
Director: Andreas Dalsgaard
Pitch: The Great Art Swindle is the story of two titans, the Swiss art dealer Yves Bouvier and the Russian Oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev, as they fight each other in the world of art trade.

DISTRIBUTION SUPPORT

The Brothers Gruff Go to Splash World (Bukkenebruse på Badeland)
Support: NOK 200,000
Disribution country: Denmark
Distribution company: Nordisk Film Distribution

Some of Us Walk in Raggedy Shoes (Somliga går med trasiga skor)
Support: NOK 100,000
Disribution country: Denmark
Distribution company: Camera Film

Hammarskjöld
Support: NOK 145,000
Disribution country: Denmark
Distribution company: Nordisk Film

The Promised Land (Bastarden)
Support: NOK 150,000
Distribution Country: Denmark
Distribution company: Nordisk Film

Paradise is Burning (Paradiset brinner)
Support: NOK 145,000
Disribution country: Finland
Distribution company: Cinemanse

The Promised Land (Bastarden), Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever (Nattevagten - Dæmoner går i arv), To Be Announced
Support: NOK 180,000
Disribution country: Iceland
Distribution company: Smarabio

Hammarskjöld
Support: NOK 150,000
Disribution country: Norway
Distribution company: Nordisk Film

Before it Ends (Når befrielsen kommer)
Support: NOK 70,000
Disribution country: Norway
Distribution company: Another World Entertainment

Bamse and the World's Smallest Adventure (Bamse og verdens minste eventyr)
 Support: NOK 150,000
Disribution country: Norway
Distribution company: Nordisk Film

The Gullspång Miracle (Miraklet i Gullspång), Kalak
Support: NOK 350,000
Disribution country: Norway
Distribution company: Mer Filmdistribusjon

The Brothers Gruff Go to Splash World (Bukkenebruse på Badeland)
Support: NOK 200,000
Disribution country: Sweden
Distribution company: Nordisk Film Distribution

Handling the Undead (Håndtering av udøde)
Support: NOK 150,000
Disribution country: Sweden
Distribution company: Nonstop Entertainment

Je'vida
Support: NOK 100,000
Disribution country: Sweden
Distribution company: Njutafilms

DUBBING

The Brothers Gruff Go to Splash World (Bukkenebruse på Badeland)
Support: NOK 90,000
Language: Danish
Distribution company: Nordisk Film Distribution

Bamse and the World's Smallest Adventure (Bamse og verdens minste eventyr)
Support: NOK 90,000
Language: Norway
Distribution company: Nordisk Film

The Brothers Gruff Go to Splash World (Bukkenebruse på Badeland)
Support: NOK 90,000
Language: Sweden
Distribution company: Nordisk Film Distribution

INDUSTRY INITIATIVES

CPH:INDUSTRY 2024
Support: NOK 420,000
Country: Denmark
Organizator: CPH:DOX
Pitch: The CPH:INDUSTRY platform, comprises an umbrella of B2B activities for film professionals, that reflect CPH:DOX’s strong focus on creative crossovers between film, journalism, art, science, new technology and social change. Continuously expanding its scope and impact, it is a vibrant professional platform supporting risk-taking, innovative non fiction media.

EWC Boosting Impact
Support: NOK 115,000
Country: Denmark
Organizator: European Writers Club Pitch: In our new session, Boosting Impact, we will facilitate and boost collaboration between the world of journalistic, scientific research and studies and our world of storytellers with the purpose to co-create and accelerate impactful and entertaining stories with importance and relevance for a large audience in Europe and beyond.

YNPC 2024
Support: NOK 60,000
Country: Denmark
Organizator: Filmgreb
Pitch: Young Nordic Producers Club is an initiative that has been running in Cannes for the past 12 years. Every year we admit 24 Nordic producers to the program. Under the HEADLINES co-production we hold lectures and run cases within sales, co-production, PR, re-coupement, distribution etc.

18th m:brane 2024
Support: NOK 300,000
Country: Denmark
Organizator: m:brane
Pitch: m:brane is an international platform with focus solely on audio-visual projects aimed for young audiences in development, looking for financing and partnerships. The Forum, is open for all formats and all genres. The forum contains an inspirational Conference, REALYOUNG© workshop for Documentaries, two days of pitchings and one to one meetings.

AI and Language - media translation
Support: NOK 100,000
Country: Denmark
Organizator: Dansk Journalistforbund/Forum for Billedmedieoversættere
Pitch: A full day conference discussing the implications of AI assisted media translation and communication. Nordic and European experts and practitioners share information and analyze possibilities and potential limitations.

New Nordic Films 2024
Support: NOK 550,000
Country: Norway
Organizator: Den norske filmfestivalen
Pitch: New Nordic Films promotes Nordic feature films nationally and internationally and is held during the Norwegian Int. Film Festival in Haugesund. NNF gathers 300+ professionals annually from 30+ countries. Vital in the Nordic film market and financing, it is a dynamic hub for networking, collaboration, and knowledge exchange.

Nordic Film Commissions
Support: NOK 200,000
Country: Norway
Organizator: Midtnorsk Filmsenter
Pitch: Nordic Film Commissions is a network of 19 regional and national offices who connect producers with local industry, with service providers and producers. We guides producers through incentives and co-production funds, and sets productions up for a smooth shoot. We get together at targeted markets and festivals to promote the Nordic and to share knowledge and facilitate for producers to meet.

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