Nordic Talents 2020 catalogue and programme available online

The programme is now available online, CLICK HERE.

To register by October 15, 12.00 (CEST) and to receive the Zoom-invite needed to attend CLICK HERE.  

For its 20^th anniversary, the networking and pitching event Nordic Talents will go down in history as the first event to be held not in the cosy premises of the National Film School of Denmark, but in the digital space, due to the pandemic.

However, the team of Nordisk Film & TV Fond led by CEO Liselott Forsman, Project Manager Ann-Sophie W. Birkenes, will be welcoming you all online for a fun and inspiring two days virtual experience.

Thanks to the support from online-event specialist Emma Louise Kottwitz Mørup, who worked on CPH:DOX, we will offer you excellent virtual solutions - although none as memorable as face to face encounters.

Here are the key details:

WHEN 
The online Nordic Talents space will run 21-22 October between 10.00-16.00 (CEST).

KEY EVENTS 

• Pitch competition 
  Wednesday 10.15-11.30 and 12.15-13.30
  Thursday 10.00-11.20
  On-line participants can watch 15 pitches by Nordic film graduates, competing for the NOK 250,000 Nordic Talents Best Pitch Prize and NOK 50,000 Special Mention Prize. 
  Check the full list of selected projects CLICK HERE.
  The pitching sessions, also including the usual Q&A between the pitchers and the NT-jury, will be moderated by Karolina Lidin, the Fund’s Senior Advisor Documentary.
• A Vimeo showcase with graduation films from student pitchers
  This will replace the live screenings at the National Film School of Denmark and will be available for registered participants from October 20 at 08.00 until October 22 at 16.00. 
• Producers’ Pitch
  Wednesday 13.45-14.45 
  Up to ten Nordic production companies have a dedicated space to pitch their company to rising Nordic talents and industry delegates. The full list of producers will be announced on Friday. Noemi Ferrer Schwenk from DR Sales will do short live interviews with the selected producers. 
• Keynote with acclaimed entertainment lawyer Christoph Fey
  Thursday 11.30-12.30
  Christoph Fey represents international writing, directing, producing talents for the German law firm UNVERZAGT VON HAVE.
  
  He has worked on landmark series such as Unorthodox, Criminal Minds, Eyewitness and films such as Grand Budapest Hotel. He also runs Fred Films, a financing packaging agency for high-end international TV series and is a founder of the Entertainment Masterclass.
  
  The keynote “The Show and the Business of the Show” will be followed by a Q&A. Watch out for our interview with Christoph Fey published on Friday. 

• Networking with One-to-One Meetings/Social Lounge
  Wednesday 15.00-16.15
  Thursday 14.15-14.15
  Celebrated as a unique stepping stone for Nordic graduates who want to get ahead in film & TV, Nordic Talents online will also offer a dedicated meeting space for participants.
  To request a meeting with Nordic film graduates, producers or other participants, please contact: Emma Mørup at nordictalents@nftvfond.com
• A Social Lounge on Zoom will also be available for informal chats and meetings with other participants.
• Awards ceremony
  Thursday 15.00-15.30
  The moment when this year’s prestigious jury comprises Swedish director Amanda Kernell, Icelandic writer/showrunner Sigurjón Kjartansson (RVK Studios), Danish documentary filmmaker Eva Mulvad, Finnish producer and CEO Jussi Rantamäki (Aamu Film Company) and NRK executive producer/commissioning editor Tone C.Rønning from Norway will announce the winners.

For further information about Nordic Talents CLICK HERE.