The ‘mini Producers on the Move’ for Nordic professionals with a maximum of six year production experience was supported by the five Nordic film institutes, the MEDIA Desks from Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Held under the theme co-producing with Nordic countries, the four-day programme included project cases on Daniel Borgman’s The Weight of Elephants, Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson’s Either Way (adapted for the US under the title Prince Avalanche), Martin Lund’s The Almost Man and business cases on Denmark’s Beofilm and Profile Pictures, Finland’s Bufo Film, Norway’s Ape & Bjørn and Sweden’s Tre Vänner. Guest speakers comprised Roberto Olla, Executive Director of Eurimages, Philippe Bober, managing director of The Coproduction Office who discussed ‘what does a sales agent do in Cannes’, and Jakob Høgel from the DFI’s New Danish Screen who closed the event with his own insight on how to put together the best creative team.
Top international film and TV professionals were also on hand at the terrace of the 3 rue D’Alger in Cannes to mingle and offer their professional input to the upcoming Nordic producers, from Nick Manzi, Head of Production and Acquisitions, Lionsgate UK, Saskia Wagner, Acquisitions and Production, Prokino Filmverleih, Lone Korslund, Nordic Co-production Acquisition Manager, Nordisk Film, to Michael Fleischer, President SF Film Denmark.
Commenting on the event, upcoming Swedish producer Anton Strandberg from Eyeworks Film & TV Drama said: “I was amazed by the quality of the seminars and recent titles that were discussed. The Young Producers Club was a ‘luxurious’ platform to meet industry people and the Nordic producers who will count in the next 10 years to come.” Emma Åkesdotter-Ronge, junior producer at Sweden’s Anagram added: “there were interesting lectures from experienced people who told us the Dos and Don’ts and it was a great opportunity to learn more about the support systems in neighbouring Nordic territories.”
Co-organizer Tina Sørensen said: “I am so grateful to all industry people who are so busy during Cannes and still volunteered to come and meet the young upcoming Nordic producers.
The event went really well and it obviously has a great potential. In the future we hope to establish it on a permanent basis.”
Hereby is a link to the brochure about Co-producing within the Nordic countries that was published as part of the Young Producers Club initiative.