Nordisk Film & TV Fond announces its film lab for Nordic producers and distributors of medium-sized films will take place for a second time in Helsinki. 

Launched last year, NORDIC DISTRIBUTION BOOST was set up to help Nordic producers and distributors of second and third feature film directors hone their skills in audience outreach and marketing across the Nordics.

This year, six Nordic feature films in development phase will be chosen for a three-day free-of-charge residential lab set to take place in April 2019 in Helsinki (date TBC). Participants will benefit from one-to-one mentoring from seasoned marketing, distributor and sales experts, case studies and networking opportunities, under the guidance of Nordisk Film & TV Fond.

To be eligible, projects must have the potential to reach audiences across the Nordics and internationally, and the team attached must be open for creative and marketing input at development stage.

CALL FOR PROJECTS WILL OPEN IN JANUARY 2019.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS FEBRUARY 18, 2019, 1pm CET.

Projects selected last April were Denmark’s Valhalla by Fenar Ahmad (Profile Pictures), Finland’s Memory of Water by Saara Saarela (Bufo), Iceland’s A White, White Day by Hlynur Pálmason (Join Motion Pictures), Norway’s Beware of Children by Dag Johan Haugerud (Motlys) and The Innocents by Eskil Vogt (Mer Film), Sweden’s My Life as a Comedian by Rojda Sekersöz (Anagram) and Psychosis in Stockholm by Maria Bäck (Garagefilm International).

Industry experts who shared their know-how were Miira Paasilinna, CEO of Yellow Affair, Jan Naszewski, CEO of New Europe Film Sales, and Freddy Neumann, managing director of Neumann PR & Strategic Communication.

For further information on conditions to apply, please check our Special Initiatives: CLICK HERE  or contact: Petri Kemppinen, CEO Nordisk Film & TV Fond, petri@nordiskfilmogtvfond.com.