Göteborg’s prime Nordic Film Market the place last 12 months’s Cannes sensations “The Girl with the Needle,” “Armand” and “When the Delicate Breaks” have been first showcased as works in progress, has launched solely to Choice its full 2025 program.
Over Jan. 29-31, larger than 60 completed motion pictures, titles in enchancment and post-production shall be showcased to 500-plus enterprise delegates from 38 worldwide areas.
As on a regular basis, various acclaimed-directors will share the spotlight with promising newcomers, as mirrored inside the centre-piece 15-title Works in Progress lineup.
5 years after his Cannes alternative with “Godland,” Iceland’s pageant darling Hlynur Pálmason makes a comeback with “The Love that Stays,” a vignette-driven family drama toplining Sverrir Guðnason (“Falling”, “Borg Vs McEnroe”) and Saga Garðarsdóttir (“Balls”).
A Cannes Directors’ Fortnight habitué, Afghan-born Shahrbanoo Sadat (“The Orphanage”) will convey “No Good Males,” her first romcom, set inside a Kabul newsroom in 2021 pre-Taliban ruled-Afghanistan.
Sweden’s Lisa Langseth (“Pure”) returns to perform measurement after her worthwhile Netflix multi-season assortment gig with “Love & Anarchy.” Her new perform “The Dance Membership” is a humorous check out psychotherapy with an ensemble stable along with rising stars Nils Wetterholm (Youthful Royals), Alva Bratt (Barracuda Queens) and star actress Pernilla August.
Norway’s Maria Sødahl, a Berlin Golden Bear contender in 2020 collectively along with her drama “Hope,” will pitch the Danish drama “Ø” (working title), throughout which a Danish family on trip in Greece finds itself in a big refugee catastrophe, an uncomfortable state of affairs that locations to test their well-meaning humanistic values.
Moreover tackling family values, along with belonging is “Home,” from actor-turned-director Marijana Jankovic, starring Zlatko Buric (“Triangle of Unhappiness”), Claes Bang (“The Sq.”), Jesper Christensen (“Spectre”), Trine Dyrholm (“The Girl with the Needle”) and Dejan Cukic (“Snabba Cash”).
Totally different anticipated titles embody the Danish-Faroese horror pic “No Leisure for the Wicked” starring “Sport of Thrones”’ Pilou Asbæk; the Danish-Korean “Hana Korea,” a true-life impressed drama a few North-Korean defector starring Kim Minha (“Pachinko”) and Kim Joo-ryoung (“Squid Sport”); the Sámi musical “Árru” by Elle Sofe Sara and incapacity empowering “My First Love” by Mari Storstein, produced by “The Worst Explicit particular person inside the World”’s Thomas Robsahm.
“I’m more than happy with the wide-ranging talents, tales and genres to be pitched on the Works in Progress,” acknowledged head of enterprise and Nordic Film Market honcho Josef Kullengård who underlines the massive array of duties with strong worldwide dimensions. “The lineup shows the sample of fascinating new and established voices benefitting from the multi-financing and cultural mix led to by co-productions,” he acknowledged.
Kullengård moreover highlighted the strong collaboration between Göteborg’s market and pageant programmers, who usually enhance the careers of rising talents, from the Nordic Film Lab Dialogue board, the Discovery Co-Skilled Platform and Works in Progress program, all the best way wherein to the pageant’s elementary rivals.
For instance, last 12 months’s Discovery entries “Solomamma” by Janicke Askevold (one in all Les Arcs’ biggest buzz titles) and “Weightless” by Emilie Thalud are on this 12 months’s works in progress, whereas 5 works in progress in 2024 have made the decrease of the pageant’s elementary Nordic film rivals: the debut choices “Kevlar Soul” by Maria Eriksson-Hecht, “Dwell a Little” by Fanny Ovesen, “Orenda” by esteemed Finnish cinematographer/director Pirjo Honkasalo (“The three Rooms of Melancholia”), Cannes Palme d’or entry “The Girl With the Needle” by Magnus von Horn and Un Certain Regard opener “When the Delicate Breaks” by Rúnar Rúnarsson.
At press time, six out of 15 works in progress had product sales brokers formally linked.
The Dance Membership
Credit score rating: Johan Paulin
Doc titles in enchancment
As ever devoted to supporting producers, significantly in at current’s tough cases to carry financing, Kulllengård and his workers shall be launching new initiatives to boost duties in enchancment.
For the first time, the 14 Nordic titles showcased inside the Discovery Co-Manufacturing Platform will compete for a €15,000 ($15.300) cash award, courtesy of Film Funds Scandinavia.
Award-winning helmers Lone Scherfig (“An Education,” “Italian for Rookies”), Mia Tervo (“The Missile”), Suvi West (“Homecoming”), doc filmmaker Nagieb Khaja (“My Afghanistan, Life inside the Forbidden Zone”) will pitch duties subsequent to seasoned Swedish cinematographer Maria van Hausswolff (“Godland,” “Dad and mother”), making her perform debut with “Siri Police.”
“We’ve had over 100 submissions for this half, enthused Kullengård, who burdened the notable number of collaborations between seasoned producers and first time directors, akin to Norway’s Synnøve Hørsdal (Maipo Film) with Eiving Landsvik (nominated for a 2023 fast film), Elisa Pirir (Stær Film) with Tess Quatri, Iceland’s Heather Millard (Compass Motion pictures) with Helga Rakel Rafsdóttir and Patrik Andersson and Jakob Abrahamsson (Mylla Motion pictures) with Finland’s Elin Grönblom.
The jury of the Film Funds Scandinavia Award consists of Paolo Bertolin (New Zealand Worldwide Film Competitors), Katrin Mersmann (MOIN Film Fund) and Swedish writer/director Goran Kapetanović.
One different novelty is Nordic Gateway, with 5 chosen worldwide duties looking for Nordic co-financiers and/or co-producers, along with “Honor of Persia,” the solo directorial debut of Iranian-French multi-awarded actress Zar Amir Ebrahimi (“Holy Spider”). The jury set useful out the half’s €35,000 ($35,800) Tint Submit-Manufacturing Award consists of film information Claus Ladegaard, the top of ACE Producers Jacobine van der Vloed and producer Maria Ekerhovd (Mer Film, Norway).
The Nordic Film Market’s totally different elementary half, the Market Screenings, shall be showcasing 15 new Nordic motion pictures, akin to Sundance and Rotterdam entries “Sauna” and “Orenda” respectively, Göteborg pageant opener “Protected Residence” and shutting pic “Stranger.” Kullengård highlighted Jon Asp’s “Being Bo Wideberg” in regards to the celebrated Swedish director of “Elvira Madigan” produced by B-Reel, to be screened as a specific presentation.
Six documentaries on the pageant’s elementary doc rivals and Nordic Delicate akin to “Mr No particular person In opposition to Putin” and “A few Hero” will spherical out the market screenings, whereas an additional 9 duties from Nordic film faculties’ alumni shall be provided on the Meet the New Nordic Voices strand.
Quizzed about gender parity all through this technique, Kullengård praised the correct stability inside the Discovery Co-Skilled Platform, Works in Progress and Nordic Gateway sections with 27 male, 26 female directors and one non-binary directing experience.
Previous the film program, one different extreme stage of Nordic Film Market’s 26th model could be the launch Jan. 29 of the Nostradamus Collective, described by Kullengård as an extension of the enterprise reference Norstradamus report, disclosed yearly on the Cannes Film Competitors.
The target of this new initiative is “to create a collaborative home for enterprise professionals to share insights and views” and to strengthen the audiovisual sector’s “collective talent to navigate change.” Spherical 30 European decision-makers shall be invited on the closed enterprise session. Key findings from the meeting shall be launched spherical Berlin.
As in 2024, enterprise pals could have the power to group on the landmark Clarion Lodge Draken venue, whereas market screenings shall be held at Göteborg’s Biolapatset multiplex.
Göteborg’s totally different most important market showcase, the drama assortment focused TV Drama Imaginative and prescient, shall be held Jan. 28-29.
Josef Kullengård
Credit score rating: Liisa Nurmela
Full Works in Progress Lineup:
“A Delicate That Not at all Goes Out” (Finland) by Lauri-Matti Parppei, produced by Ilona Tolmunen and Vincent Saunders (Made, Goodtime Footage). Product sales TBA.
“Árru” (Norway) by Elle Sofe Sara, produced by Elisa Fernanda Pirir and Courtroom Ropp (Stær Film). Product sales TBA.
“A Sweetness from Nowhere (Sweden) by Ester Martin Bergsmark, produced by Anna-Maria Kantarius (Garagefilm). Product sales TBA.
“Biodlaren” (Sweden) by Marcus Carlsson, produced by Lovisa Charlier Ginday (Mariedamfilm). Product sales TBA.
“Hana Korea” (Denmark/Korea) by Frederik Sølberg, produced by Sara Stockmann and Heejung Oh (Sonntag/Seesaw). Product sales REinvent.
“Home” (Denmark), by Marijana Janković, produced by Mads-August Grarup Hertz (Nordisk Film). Product sales TrustNordisk.
“My First Love “(Norway) by Mari Storstein, produced by Tøri Gjendal and Thomas Robsahm, (Nordisk Film Norge). Product sales TrustNordisk.
“No Good Males” (Denmark/France/Norway) by Shahrbanoo Sadat, produced by Katja Adomeit (Adomeit Film). Product sales TBA.
“No Leisure for the Wicked” (Denmark) by Kasper Kalle, produced by Lars Bredo Rahbek (SF Studios) Product sales Charades.
“The Squirrel” (Finland) by Markus Lehmusruusu, produced by Mark Lwoff and Misha Jaari, (Bufo). Product sales REinvent.
“Solomamma” (Norway) by Janicke Askevold, produced by Rebekka Rognøy, Magne Lyngner, Magnus Albertsen, and Gary Cranner (Bacon Footage Oslo). Product sales TBA
“The Dance Membership” (Sweden) by Lisa Langseth, produced by Maria Walter Dahlin and Veronika Öhnedal (Meta Film). Product sales REinvent.
“The Love That Stays (Iceland) by Hlynur Pálmason, produced by Anton Máni Svansson and Katrin Pors (Nonetheless Vivid, Snowglobe). Product sales TBA
“Weightless”(Denmark) by Emilie Thalund, produced by Anna Dammegaard Søllested and Clara Jantzen Kreinøe (Snowglobe). Product sales TBA.
“Ø” (working title, Denmark/Norway) by Maria Sødahl, produced by Thomas Robsahm and Sigurd Mikal Karoliussen (Nordisk Film Manufacturing). Product sales TBA
Discovery Co-Manufacturing Platform
“A Certain Kind” (Norway) by Christoffer Lossius, produced by Louise Beyer and Jonas Bruun (Storm Motion pictures).
“Bloodsuckers” (Sweden) by Elin Grönblom, produced by Patrik Andersson and Jakob Abrahamsson (Mylla Motion pictures).
“Colossus of Tenderness” (Denmark) by Søren Peter Langkjær Bojsen, produced by Mads-August Grarup Hertz (Nordisk Film).
“Elion” (working title, Denmark) by Nagieb Khaja, produced by Morten Kaufmann and Signe Leick Jensen (Toolbox Film).
“Flowers of Farewell” (Finland) by Pavel Andonov, produced by Inka Hietala. Product sales TBA.
“Girl Beast” (Denmark) by Selma Sunniva, produced by Maria Møller Kjeldgaard and Ann-Sofie Grøndal (Manna Film).
“Honeytrap” (Sweden) by Lone Scherfig, produced by Rebecka Hamberger (Paintings & Bob).
“Idrix” (Sweden) by Theresa Traore Dahlberg, produced by Mirjam Gelhorn (Mantaray).
“Low Expectations” (Norway) by Eivind Landsvik, produced by Lotte Sandbu and Synnøve Hørsdal (Maipo).
“Like There could also be No Tomorrow” (Sweden) by Tess Quatri, produced by Elisa Pirir (Stær Film).
“When Johan Johanaš Disappeared to the Mountains” (Finland) by Suvi West, produced by Julia Elomäki (Tekele).
“Siri, Police (Sweden) by Maria von Hausswolff, produced by Sigrid Helleday (New Land).
“Whale” (Iceland) by Helga Rakel Rafnsdóttir, produced by Heather Millard (Compass Motion pictures).
“You Crazy Issue” (Finland) by Miia Tervo, produced by Marko Talli (Yellow Film).
