OSLO, TORONTO - September 12, 2008. The guidelines and application form for the HIGH FIVE TORONTO - INTERNATIONAL CINEMA DISTRIBUTION SUPPORT programme were announced today at the Toronto International Film Festival. Thirteen films are elegible to receive up to €20,000 each (subject to applications) to support their theatrical release in countries outside the Nordic region.

The International Cinema Distribution Support is a one-off scheme with a minimum total budget of  €200,000, provided as cash grant. Distributors outside the Nordic region who have acquired rights from any of the 13 Nordic films screening as part of the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival can apply before the December 1, 2009 deadline.

To download the GUIDELINES and APPLICATION FORM, click below.

The 13 titles selected in Toronto and eligible for support are:
-Antichrist by Lars von Trier, sold by TrustNordisk
-Apan (The Ape) by Jesper Gandslandt, sold by TrustNordisk
-Applause by Martin Pieter Zandvliet, sold by TrustNordisk
-Deliver Us from Evil by Ole Bornedal, sold by Bavaria Film International
-Max Manus by Joachim Rønning & Espen Sandberg, sold by TrustNordisk
-Sunshine Boy by Fridrik Thór Fridriksson (represented in Toronto by Silversalt PR)
-Timetrip: The Curse of the Viking Witch by Mogens Hagedorn, sold by TrustNordisk
-The Angel by Margreth Olin, sold by TrustNordisk
-The Good Heart by Dagur Kári, sold by Wild Bunch
-The House of Branching Love by Mika Kaurismäki, sold by WIDE Management
-Together by Matias Armand Jordal sold by AB Svensk Filmindustr
-Valhalla Rising by Nicolas Winding Refn, sold by Wild Bunch
-Videocracy by Erik Gandini, sold by TrustNordisk.

For further information about High Five Toronto International Cinema Distribution Support, please contact Hanne Palmquist, CEO Nordic Film & TV Fond.