Vision Drama TV Jan 25–Feb 4 2019 Film Festival42nd Göteborg 2019 #gbgfilmfestival goteborgfilmfestival.se

1  Cover photo A Wedding, Funeral & A Christening

Wednesday, January 30 Advisory Board 11:15–17:15 Conference at Stora Teatern We want to thank our much-appreciated Advisory 18:30–23:00 Award ceremony and dinner Valand’s Board for their continuing support. Contents Nightclub Stefan Baron, Executive Producer, Head of Business Thursday, January 31 Affairs Yellow Bird 09:00–16:15 Conference at Stora Teatern Piv Bernth, CEO, Apple Tree Productions Anna Croneman, Head of Drama, SVT Venues Liselott Forsman, Executive Producer of International Stora Teatern, Kungsparken 1 Co-productons, YLE 4–5 Shaping Landscapes Valand’s Nightclub, Vasagatan 41 Marianne Gray, Chief Creative Officer, Yellow Bird US and Moving Mountains – Petri Kempinnen, CEO, Nordisk Film & TV Fond Wi-Fi at Stora Teatern Ivar Køhn, Head of Drama, NRK Welcome to TV Drama Vision 2019 User: goteborgfree Password: no password Marike Muselaers, Co-CEO of Lumière Group Hanne Palmquist, Commissioning Editor & VP, Original Information Programming, HBO Nordic 6-7 Schedule Wednesday, Jan 30 The seminar is held in English. Josefine Tengblad, Head of Drama, TV4/CMore For more info, pricing and list of all delegates, see Christian Wikander, Director Co-Production, Twelwe 8-9 Schedule Thursday, Jan 31 www.goteborgfilmfestival.se Town [email protected] Walter Iuzzolino, Chief Creative Officer GSN 10-11 Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize

Göteborg Film Festival Office Thank you 14-15 Works in Progress Olof Palmes Plats 1 41304 Göteborg Tomas Eskilsson, Head of Strategy, Film i Väst, Phone: +46(0)31 339 30 00 Thomas Gammeltoft, CEO, Copenhagen Film Fund, Tim King, Exec VP President Production, SF 16 Projects in Development Artistic Director Studios, Eda Koppel, Head of Marketing, Estonian Jonas Holmberg Film Institute, Ani Korpela, Head of content, Elisa 18 Case Studies Viihde, Elin Kvist Development Executive, TV4/ CEO CMore, Henric Larsson, CEO Nordics, Chimney, Malin Mirja Wester Nevander, Head of Development, SVT, Mikael Newihl, 20-38 Guests and Speakers Head of Development, Nice Drama, Lisa Rosengren, Head of Industry Film & TV Producers´ Association, Edith Sepp, Cia Edström CEO, Estonian Film Institute, Ragnhild Thorbech, SVP Acquisitions, HBO Nordic, Gaia Tridente, TV

Editorial Programming Consultant, Katrine Vogelsang, Head Supported by: Cia Edström of Fiction, TV2 Denmark, Christian Rank, Head of Jenny Runsten Drama, DR, Katrina Wood, CEO, MediaXchange, Josef Kullengård Maya Vuckovic, Head of Business Development, Signe Stahlénius MediaXchange, Peter Hiltunen, Culture Academy, Torleif Hauge, Project Advisor - Fiction, Nordisk Film Moderator & TV Fond, Manlin Sterner, International Publicist Partner events: Collaborators: Wendy Mitchell TV Drama Vision is supported by Creative Europe Media, Photo Editor Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Västra Götalandsregionen, Film i Väst and Norwegian Film Institute. Partner Events: Drama Carla Orrego Veliz Series Days, Series Mania, CineLink Drama and Helsinki Music partner: Script. In collaboration with MediaXchange, Chimney, SVT. Layout Music partner: Audio Network. A special thanks to Brain Gustaf Normark Academy

3   2 A European Outlook The Alliance. What is changing in the European Shaping Landscapes Drama Series Days at the European Film Market co-production market from a broadcasters’ point presents the latest news on their upcoming edi- of view? We hear from Liselott Forsman, the Ex- and Moving Mountains — tion, with Norway as the country in focus, Cine- ecutive Producer of International Drama at YLE Link Drama at Sarajevo Film Festival presents and the Head of Fiction Experts at EBU (The Eu- Welcome to TV Drama Vision 2019! Anatomy of a Crime (Serbia), and Series Mania ropean Broadcasting Union). presents We Got This! (). In our Spotlight Redrawing the maps of the changing TV drama landscape and on Italy we take a look at what’s coming out of Nostradamus @ TV Drama Vision: Italy guided by our keynote guests Nicola Serra Streaming Shapes the Landscape tracking the swift changes in the commissioners’ wish lists, is from Palomar and Marco Chimenz from Cattleya, Change in the world of episodic drama is acceler- the main focus of this year’s TV Drama Vision. What stories and and our Estonian neighbours present a case ating thanks to the global expansion of the mega business models will shape the coming changes and cut study of Pank as well as their series in develop- platforms, shifting fortunes at public broadcast- through the noise to push the limits further? ment The Party. ers, and local streaming services on the rise. At Nostradamus’ session during TV Drama Vision On the Horizon with the Region’s Finest the report’s analyst and author Johanna Gazing towards the horizon, we welcome key con- Koljonen will give us highlights from the Upcom- What are the TV world’s disparate commissioners to Produce Comedy Bronze”, we look back at his tent players from the Nordics on stage to present ing Nostradamus Report, released February 1 at currently looking for? Which shows cut through 30-year career and try to find the secret behind new and upcoming series, the stories they are this year’s Nordic Film Market. the noise and impact audiences? How can crea- producing a global comedy hit on TV. hoping to find and their plans for the future. tors build sustainable businesses while challeng- Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize ing themselves creatively? These are some of the Netflix’s ambitions for the Nordic region: New and upcoming Nordic Drama Series — meet the nominees and jury challenges and questions. Lina Bronéus Works in Progress of Twin (Nordisk Film Produc- Six new Nordic drama series compete for the Presenting two inspiring days with the talent Meet Netflix’s Lina Bronéus, Director of Co-Pro- tion for NRK), Invisible Heroes (YLE) and When NOK 200,000 Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize 2019. and key executives who are creating today’s TV ductions & Acquisitions, in a keynote talk about the Dust Settles (DR), case study of Norwegian At TV Drama Vision we will meet our prestigious drama landscape. More than 60 guests will take the growing importance of the international comedy Magnus (Viafilm for NRK), exciting pro- jury as well as the nominated screenwriters on the stage and close to 40 upcoming series will be markets for Netflix and the company’s plans for jects in development and more exclusive show- stage to present their series and talk about the presented making this the best networking op- the Nordics. cases of upcoming drama series from the Nordics art of writing a successful drama. portunity in the region. this year with a strong Norwegian presence. Spotlight on Italy: Nicola Serra from Palomar A warm welcome! Keynote interview: Sally Wainwright - big and Marco Chimenz from Cattleya The art of writing for Television - the leap ideas in small towns Italian drama is enjoying new levels of global from book to screenplay Cia Edström, Head of TV Drama Vision We are proud to present a keynote interview on interest as the wave of high end drama series Targeting the creative process of storytelling in Wendy Mitchell, Moderator stage with the multi award winning British televi- travels the world and finds new audiences. We are episodic drama, we meet the acclaimed Swedish Jenny Runsten, Programme Coordinator sion writer, producer and director Sally Wain- delighted to welcome two of Italy’s top produc- writers Malin Giolito Persson, Johannes Anyuru, wright (Happy Valley, Last Tango in Halifax), ers, Nicola Serra, Managing Director of Palomar Helena von Zweigberk for the first time entering focusing on her career and the art of writing for and Marco Chimenz, Co-CEO of Cattleya to talk the world of television after participating in SVT’s television. about their their upcoming slates and the trends 12-month writing programme. In collaboration in Italian drama. with SVT and MediaXChange. Keynote interview: Jon Plowman on how to create good comedy and why we need less New on the map: REinvent Studios From the Nordics to Europe to the World - a drama Meet Rikke Ennis, CEO, and Helene Aurø, Sales broadcaster’s point of view Jon Plowman is a BAFTA winning RTS Fellow, and Marketing Director, from Scandinavia’s new In early 2018 Nordic pubcasters formed the al- legendary comedy producer and BBC executive hot company REinvent Studios, and listen to talk liance N12 within five Nordic countries with the responsible for shows like them about their business concept, upcoming aim to co-produce at least 12 drama series per and The Office. In a keynote interview with the slate and view of the current market. year. Soon after German ZDF, French Télévi- starting point of his newly published book “How sion and Italian RAI joined forces and formed

5   4 Wednesday, January 30 11:15–17:15

15:05–15:10 16:10–16:30 Short break Projects in development: The Minister 09:00–11:00 13:00–13:15 (Saga Film, Iceland) Registration and coffee Looking Ahead: A Showcase of Kjartan Thor Thoradsson, Co-owner of Sagafilm 16:30–16:40 upcoming Nordic drama series Iceland and CEO of Sagafilm Nordic in On the Horizon: SVT Iceland: Happily Never After (RÚV) Anna Croneman, Head of Fiction, SVT. Presenting 11:15–11:20 Denmark: Straight Forward (Viaplay), Darkness - new and upcoming series and plans for the future. Those Who Kill (Viaplay) Welcome and introduction 15:10–15:20 Cia Edström, Head of TV Drama Vision, Wendy On the Horizon: Viaplay Mitchell, moderator Fredrik Ljungberg, Program Director Viaplay & 16:40–16:55 13:15–14:00 Viasat Nordic, Jon Petersson, Head of Scripted From the Nordics to Europe to the World Keynote interview: Sally Wainwright - Sweden and Finland, Viaplay. Presenting new and - the broadcasters’ point of view 11:20–11:45 big ideas in small towns upcoming series, amongst others Love Me, and Liselott Forsman, Executive Producer of Interna- Multi award winning British television writer, pro- plans for the future. Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize: Meet the tional Drama at YLE and the Head of Fiction Ex- ducer and director Sally Wainwright (Happy Valley, jury perts at EBU (The European Broadcasting Union) Last Tango in Halifax) on her career and the art Petri Kemppinen, CEO Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Cia of writing. Edström, Head of TV Drama Vision. Laura Birn, 15:20–15:50 actress, Christina Jeurling Birro, journalist, Alex- Presented in collaboration with SVT and MediaXchange. Nostradamus @ TV Drama Vision: 16:55–17:10 ander Karim, actor, and Justin Judd, producer and Streaming Shapes the Landscape content consultant Works in progress: Invisible Heroes The Nostradamus report’s analyst and writer 14:00–14:30 (Kaiho Republic for YLE, Finland) Johanna Koljonen give us highlights from the up- Liisa Penttilä-Asikainen, producer Kaiho Republic, The Art of Writing for Television - the coming report. leap from book to script Tarja Kylmä, screenwriter 11:45–12:30 Presented by Göteborg Film Festival with support from Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize: Meet the Targeting the creative process of storytelling in Lindholmen Science Park, Region Västra Götaland, Nordisk Film & nominated writers episodic drama, we meet the acclaimed Swedish TV Fond and Kulturakademin. writers Malin Giolito, Johannes Anyuru, Helena 17:10 Thank you! Mika Ronkainen, Merja Aakko (All the Sins, Fin- von Zweigberk. Moderator: Marit Kapla, journalist land), Margrét Örnólfsdóttir (The Flatey Enigma, 15:50–16:00 Iceland), Patrik Syversen, Jesper Sundnes, Stig Presented in collaboration with SVT and MediaXchange. On the Horizon: TV4/CMORE Frode Henriksen (Kieler Street, Norway), Håkan 17:30–18:30 Lindhé (The Inner Circle, Sweden), Claudia Boder- Ulf Synnerholm, Head of Production and Executive Drinks hosted by Brain Academy ke, Lars Mering (The New Nurses, Denmark), Mette. 14:30–14:55 Break Producer of Scripted Programming at CMore and Kungsportsavenyn 21, 1st floor M. Bølstad (State of Happiness, Norway) TV4. Presenting new and upcoming series, Blinded and A Wedding, Funeral & A Christening, and plans for the future. 14:55–15:05 18:30–23:00 12:30–13:00 Break On the Horizon: TV2 Denmark TV Drama Dinner Party and Nordisk Katrine Vogelsang, Head of Fiction TV2 Denmark 16:00–16:10 Film & TV Fond Prize Ceremony Presenting new and upcoming series, amongst Co-hosted by The Norwegian Film Institute others Tinka’s Tale II, and plans for the future. Projects in development: Series Mania presents We got this! (Sweden) Valand’s Night Club, Vasagatan 41 Music partner: Audio Network Frédéric Pittoors d’Haveskercke, Series Mania, Schiaffino Musarra, screenwriter, and Johanna Bergenstråhle, Head of Development, Jarowskij

7   6 Thursday, January 31 09:00–16.15

11:55–12:00 14:35–14:50 Short break Projects in development: A Hustler’s 09:00-09:20 10:35–11:00 Break with Swedish fika Diary (Indian Summer Films, Sweden) Looking Ahead: A Showcase of Abbe Hassan, director, Ivica Zubak, director 14:50–15:20 upcoming Nordic drama series Netflix’s ambitions for the Nordic Sweden: Hidden – First Born (Viaplay), Revenge 11:00–11:15 region: Lina Bronéus (SVT) Everything I Don’t Remember (SVT), West of Looking Ahead: A showcase of 12:00–13:15 Long break Meet Netflix’s Lina Bronéus, Director of Co-Produc- Liberty (ZDF, SVT, YLE, TV2 Norway), Before We Die upcoming Nordic drama series tions & Acquisitions, in a keynote talk about the 2 (SVT) , Sanctuary (TV4/Cmore) Norway: Exit (NRK) Wisting (Viaplay), Homeground growing importance of the international markets Finland: The Activists (YLE), The Happy Hour of 2 (NRK), Come As You Are (TV2 Norway) for Netflix and the company’s plans for the Nordics. the Wolf (YLE) 13.15–14.00 Spotlight on Italy: Nicola Serra from Palomar and Marco Chimenz from 11:15–11:30 15:20–15:35 09:20–10:00 Cattleya Comedy case study: Magnus (Norway) Works in Progress: Twin (Nordisk Film Keynote interview: Jon Plowman on Meet two of Italy’s top producers, Nicola Serra, Production for NRK, Norway) how to create good comedy and why we Anders Tangen, CEO Viafilm, Geir Henning Hop- Managing Director of Palomar and Marco Chimenz, need less drama land, director Co-CEO of Cattleya, talking about their upcoming Sigurd Mikal Karoliussen, producer, Kristoffer Met- slates, trends in Italian drama and we will get a calfe, director and screenwriter Presented in collaboration with MediaXchange and the Culture Academy sneak peak of Cattleya’s Gomorrah and Palomar’s The Name of the Rose. 11:30–11:40 Projects in Development: Cinelink 15:40–15:55 10:00–10:05 presents Anatomy of A Crime (Serbia) New on the map: REInvent Studios 14:00–14:10 The Script Factory introduces The Armin Hadzic, CineLink Industry Days coordinator, Rikke Ennis, CEO Reinvent Studios, Helene Aurø, Comedy Lab Sarajevo Film Festival, Vuk Rsumovic, director and On the Horizon: HBO Sales and Marketing Director Reinvent Studios Niclas Ekström, screenwriter and project manager, screenwriter, Ana Tomovic, screenwriter Hanne Palmquist, Commissioning Editor & VP, The Script Factory Original Programming HBO Nordic. Presenting new and upcoming series and plans for the future. 15:55–16:10 11:40–11:50 On the Horizon: NRK 10:05–10:20 News from EFM and Drama Series Days Ivar Köhn, Head of Drama NRK 14:10–14:20 On the Horizon: Elisa Viihde Matthijs Wouters Knol, Director of the Europe- An exclusive preview of July 22. Meet Laura Kuulasma, Acquisitions Executive, from an Film Market (EFM), Stine Helgeland, Head of On the Horizon: DR the leading telecommunication company in Finland Department Communications, Norwegian Film Christian Rank, Head of Drama, DR who moved into original programming and is now Institute, Mia Lindrup, Manager international pro- Presenting new and upcoming series, Follow the 16:10 Thank you! the leading VOD service in Finland and Estonia. motion - series Norwegian Film Institute Money III, Doggystyle, Deliver Us, A Family Matter, and plans for the future.

16:30–19:30 10:20–10:35 11:50–11:55 Chimney mingle New Estonian Drama: Pank and The News from Film i Väst 14:20–14:35 Drinks, foodstuffs and great people! Party Peter Possne, Head of Production, Film i Väst Works in Progress: When The Dust Vallgatan 22 (3 min walk from Stora Teatern) Eero Epner, screenwriter, Tarmo Juristo, screenwrit- Settles (DR, Denmark) er, Paul Aguraiuja, producer Itamambuca Stinna Lassen, producer, Ida Maria Rydén, screen- Supported by The Estonian Film Institute writer, Dorte Høgh, screenwriter

9   8 The Jury for this year’s Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize consists of Christina NORDISK FILM Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize Jeurling Birro, journalist and producer of the podcast Pop Culture & TV FOND PRIZE Confidential, Laura Birn, actress, Justin Judd, content consultant Hulu and 2019: The Nominees Alexander Karim, actor. Please see the speakers section for more info about the jury members.

All the Sins Kaikki Synnit The New Nurses Sygeplejeskolen The Flatey Enigma Flateyjargátan Kieler Street Kielergata

An addictively intriguing crime thriller about com- In 1952 matron Margrethe launches a controversial In the spring of 1971, Johanna, a professor of Nordic Former criminal Jonas has assumed a new identity plex relationships and small town prejudices. After experiment at Fredenslund Hospital: To train men Studies is accused of murder. To prove her inno- and lives in Scandinavia’s least criminal town, but a ten-year absence, Detective Lauri Räihä is sent as nurses. The young soldier Erik persuades Mar- cence Johanna has to solve the enigmatic riddle of the facade starts falling apart when he realizes that to investigate the murders of two men in the small grethe to accept him as a part of the programme, The Book of Flatey, a medieval manuscript about several other inhabitants have hidden identities. northern town where he grew up. Lauri seeks an- and as he joins the first mixed-gender class the up- the Kings of Norway. On her journey to solve the And they’re all willing to do anything it takes to swers to the case only to discover other truths per-class girl, Anna, catches his attention. The new riddle, Johanna will have to delve deep into dark- protect their new lives. about himself, his home town, and whether one students want to make a difference but they are ness and heartache.

has the power to forgive all sins. up against rigid rules, prejudices and antiquated NORWAY, 2018, 10 X 45’. NOMINATED WRITERS: STIG FRODE HEN- RIKSEN, JESPER SUNDNES, PATRIK SYVERSEN. DIRECTORS: PATRIK conventions. ICELAND, 2018, 4 X 52’. NOMINATED WRITER: MARGRÉT ÖRNÓLFS- SYVERSEN, CECILIE A. MOSLI. PRODUCERS: ANNE KOLBJØRNSEN, DÓTTIR. DIRECTOR: BJÖRN B. BJÖRNSSON. PRODUCERS: ANNA FINLAND, 2019, 6 X 45’. NOMINATED WRITERS: MERJA AAKKO, MIKA OLE MARIUS ARALDSEN, KORNELIA LUND. PRODUCED BY: ANAGRAM VIGDÍS GÍSLADÓTTIR, BJÖRN B. BJÖRNSSON, ÞÓRHALLUR GUNNARS- RONKAINEN. DIRECTOR: MIKA RONKAINEN. PRODUCER: ILKKA NORWAY FOR TV2 NORWAY. INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTOR: ITV DENMARK 2018. 6 X 40 MIN. NOMINATED WRITERS: CLAUDIA BODERKE, SON. PRODUCED BY: SAGAFILM / REYKJAVIK FILMS FOR RÚV. INTER- MATILA. PRODUCED BY: MRP MATILA RÖHR PRODUCTIONS OY FOR INTERNATIONAL. LARS MERING. DIRECTOR: RONI EZRA. PRODUCER: SENIA DREMSTRUP. NATIONAL DISTRIBUTOR: SKY VISION. ELISA VIIHDE. INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTOR: SKY VISION. PRODUCED BY: SF STUDIOS FOR TV2 CHARLIE / TV 2 DENMARK. NORDIC DISTRIBUTOR: TV 2 DENMARK. INTERNATIONAL DISTRIB- UTOR: REINVENT STUDIOS.

11   10 NORDISK FILM Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize & TV FOND PRIZE 2019: The Nominees

State Of Happiness Lykkeland The Inner Circle Den Inre Cirkeln BERlInAlE SERIES FeStival PremiereS & DRAMA SERIES DAYS It’s the summer of 1969 in the small coastal town The Swedish political elite have all gathered at market ScreeningS of Stavanger, Norway. International oil companies ‘Almedalen week’, the world famous political forum. have been test drilling for years, but nothing has The Prime Minister is expected to stand down. But PanelS & ShowcaSeS been found and they are in the process of leaving. who will be her successor? David Ehrling, Minister meetingS & recePtionS Stavanger lives off fish, and the North Sea is emp- for Enterprise, sees the opportunity to fulfill his life tying out. Something has to happen. The town is long dream. But does he have what it takes? Is he in crisis. The night before Christmas 1969, the gas willing to pay the price? And is it really worth it? flare at the Ocean Viking is lit. Phillips Petroleum

has found the largest sub sea oil basin in history. SWEDEN, 2019, 8 X 45’. NOMINATED WRITER: HÅKAN LINDHÉ. And everything is about to change. CO-WRITERS: ANNA PLATT & MAJA WINKLER. DIRECTORS: ANDERS HAZELIUS, HÅKAN LINDHÉ. PRODUCER: HÅKAN HAMMARÉN. PRO- DUCED BY: FUNDAMENT FILM FOR VIAPLAY. INTERNATIONAL DIS- See you in Berlin 11–13 FEB 2019 NORWAY, 2018, 8 X 45’. NOMINATED WRITER: METTE M. BØLSTAD. TRIBUTOR: DRG. BASED ON A CONCEPT BY SIV RAJENDRAM ELIASSEN, AFTER AN IDEA BY SYNNØVE HØRSDAL. DIRECTORS: PETTER NÆSS & PÅL JACKMAN. PRODUCERS: SYNNØVE HØRSDAL AND ALES REE. PRODUCED BY: MAIPO FILM FOR NRK. INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTOR: DR SALES.

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Invisible Heroes Twin When The Dust Settles Når Strøvet Har Lagt Sig

Invisible Heroes tells the heroic tale of young Finn- This series tells the story of Erik and Adam - iden- When the Dust Settles is a multi-plot drama that ish diplomats in Chile during ’s infamous mili- tical twins living completely different lives. Erik, a portrays the lives of eight Copenhagen citizens, tary coup. Finnish diplomats Tapani Brotherus and freedom seeking surfer, lives alone in a run-down during the days before and after a tragic terrorist Ilkka Jaamala along with Tapani’s wife Lysa Broth- campervan on a desolated beach. Adam is the attack shocks the city. As the stories of the eight erus helped over  left-wing Chileans escape complete opposite - a successful family man with characters interweave throughout the season, it the military junta’s persecution. The Finns acted money, a thriving family business and a loving wife, becomes apparent that their lives are connected without official authorization while Swedish am- Ingrid. One day, Erik accidentally kills his brother, in unexpected ways. bassador Harald Edelstam was the most visible and to cover up the crime, he is forced to take his

defendant of human rights with the backing of brothers identity. DENMARK,  X ’. SCREENWRITER: IDA MARIA RYDÉN & DORTE Sweden’s Prime Minister, Olof Palme. Finns were HØGH. PRODUCER: STINNA LASSEN. PRODUCED BY: DR DRAMA. BROADCASTER: DR. DIRECTOR: MILAD ALAMI. INTERNATIONAL the true invisible heroes. NORWAY,  X ’. CREATOR: KRISTOFFER METCALFE. SCREENWRIT SALES: DR SALES. PREMIERE: JANUARY . ERS: KRISTOFFER METCALFE, ANNE ELVEDAL AND VEGARD STEIRO AMUNDSEN. PRODUCER: SIGURD MIKAL KAROLIUSSEN. PRODUCED FINLAND, X ’. SCREENWRITERS: TARJA KYLMÄ AND MANUELA IN BY: NORDISK FILM PRODUCTION. BROADCASTER: NRK. DIRECTOR: FANTE. PRODUCERS: LIISA PENTTILÄASIKAINEN AND PETE EKLUND. KRISTOFFER METCALFE  EPISODE DIRECTOR: ERIKA CALMEYER. IN PRODUCED BY: KAIHO REPUBLIC. CO PRODUCTION: PAROX S.L.A. TERNATIONAL SALES: TBA. PREMIERE: SEPTEMBER . CHILE. BROADCASTER: YLE . DIRECTORS: MIKA KURVINEN AND ALICIA SCHERSON. INTERNATIONAL SALES: ECCO RIGHTS. PREMIERE: APRIL   FINLAND.

15   14 Projects in Development

Anatomy of a Crime A Hustler’s Diary – The Series The Minister Táðherrann We Got This! Anatomija Zlocina Måste Gitt

In , an unfathomable murder stuns a seclud- Metin, a small-time-gangster, who’s fails are leg- The series follows Benedikt Rikhardsson, whose Faced with his own ignorance as well as a shadowy ed village in Yugoslavia – a pregnant woman is endary in the projects is now fresh out unorthodox approach to politics finds favour with network determined to derail his efforts, an Amer- killed and her baby cut out and taken. A childless from jail and he needs get a job. But simple things the nation and leads to him becoming the Prime ican immigrant living in Stockholm becomes ob- Vahida () stands accused of the murder. Despite can be “to simple” so he messes it up anyway. Minister of Iceland. While concealing his bipolar sessed with a  million Swedish crown reward for the incriminating circumstances, the most promi- disorder, he takes office where his decisions become solving the seemingly unsolvable assassination of

nent Belgrade lawyer Manaki () decides to take SWEDEN  X ’. PRODUCERS: EVA ÅKERGREN, HEDVIG LUNDGREN. increasingly erratic as his condition deepens. Olof Palme, Sweden’s former prime minister. her case. His fight to save Vahida from the immi- PRODUCTION COMPANY: INDIAN SUMMER FILM. BROADCASTER: TBA. DIRECTOR: IVICA ZUBAK, ABBE HASSAN. PREMIERE: . IN nent death penalty will reveal the deep connection TERNATIONAL SALES: TBA. ICELAND, X’. PRODUCER: ANNA VIGDÍS GÍSLADÓTTIR. PRODUC Presented in collaboration with Series Mania. between them that goes way back into the past. TION COMPANY: SAGAFILM. DIRECTOR: NANNA KRISTÍN MAGNÚS DÓTTIR AND ARNÓR PÁLMI ARNARSON. BROADCASTER: RÚV, DR, Based on a true story. NRK, YLE, SVT. PREMIERE: TBA. SALES: CINEFLIX RIGHTS. SWEDEN, X ’. SCREENWRITER: SCHIAFFINO MUSARRA & Anatomy of a Crime is the first high level regional SANTIAGO GIL. PRODUCER: ANNASOFIA MÖRCK. EXECUTIVE PRO DUCER: JOHANNA BERGENSTRÅHLE. PRODUCED BY: JAROWSKIJ. co-production between Serbia and Croatia. BROADCASTER: SVT. DIRECTOR: PATRIK EKLUND. CAST: SCIAFFINO MUSARRA. PREMIERE: TBA. SALES: BANIJAY RIGHTS Presented in collaboration with CineLink Drama at the Sarajevo Film Festival.

SERBIA  X ’. SCREENWRITERS: ANA TOMOVIC, VUK RSUMOVIC, PRODUCERS: MIRKO BOJOVIC, UGLJESA JOKIC, NEBOJŠA TARABA, MIODRAG SILA. PRODUCED BY: BABOON PRODUCTION, WORK IN PROGRESS, DRUGI PLAN CROATIA. BROADCASTER: TBA. DIREC TOR: VUK RSUMOVIC. PREMIERE: SPRING . SALES: KESHET IN TERNATIONAL.

17   16 Case Studies

Magnus Pank

Norway Country in Focus Berlin 2019

Magnus is a sci-fi crime/comedy thriller set in Pank is based on real-life events in the turbu- Norway. Magnus, an idiotic genius detective, tries lent Estonian ’s, following the collapse of the to solve a murder rooted in Norse mythology. The Soviet Union. We follow the lives of bankers, while crime thriller story explores many genres, from slap- everything will be rebuilt from scratch; politics, stick comedy to heartfelt drama. Magnus teams up business, relationships. People have to re-evalu- with a suicidal partner and the scrawny neighbour ate the currency rate as well as their personal value boy. These three outcasts embark on an adventure system. Success, however, comes at a price. When that gets increasingly strange as the story unfolds. you are winning, you don’t see what you are losing. To call it purely a comedy would do it injustice, this

is more like a “strangedy”. The show attempts to ESTONIA, X ’. PRODUCER: PAUL AGURAIUJA. PRODUCED BY: I TA create real drama, shying away from parody, built MAMBUCA. BROADCASTER: ESTONIAN NATIONAL BROADCASTING, MHZ NETWORKS. DIRECTOR: JAN ERIK NÕGISTO, RAINER SARNET, around absurd and unexpected characters. As JUHAN ULFSAK, MARIANNE KÕRVER. SCREENWRITER: EERO EPNER Magnus gets closer to solving the case, the world & TARMO JÜRISTO. PREMIERE: OCTOBER  . INTERNATIONAL SALES: VIDEOPLUGGER LTD, EMANUELE GALLIONI. as we know it changes, as mythical creatures trickle out from the wintery forests of Norway. Drama Series Days

NORWAY, X ’. PRODUCER: ANDERS TANGEN. PRODUCTION BY: Zoo Palast Tuesday, February 12 VIAFILM. BROADCASTER: NRK. SCREENWRITERS: VIDAR MAGNUSSEN AND ROLFMAGNE ANDERSEN. DIRECTOR: GEIR HENNING HOPLAND. Norwegian Showcase: 17.30–18.15 PREMIERE: NORWEGIAN VERSION JANUARY  . INTERNATIONAL SALES: VIAFILM LLC. Bubble with the Norwegians: 18.15–19.30

19   18 Happily Never After Pabbahelgar Sanctuary Himmelsdalen Tinka’s Tale II Tinka og Kongespillet More series presented Iceland, x’ Sweden, x’ Denmark, x’ Producers: Birgitta Björnsdóttir, Nanna Producer: Marianne Gray, Roy Anderson Producer: Sille Sterll Kristín Magnúsdóttir, Thor Sigurjonsson Produced by: Yellow Bird Film & TV Produced by: Cosmo Film at TV Drama Vision Produced by: Zik Zak Filmworks, Cubs Production AB Broadcaster: TV  Denmark Productions Co-produced by: TMG, TV / C More Screenwriter: Flemming Klem, Ina Broadcaster: RÚV Production Service Company: Fabula Bruhn, Stefan Jaworski Screenwriters: Nanna Kristín Re Director: Christian Grønvall July juli Blinded Fartblinda Doggystyle Magnúsdóttir, Huldar Breidfjörd, Sólveig Broadcaster: TV/ C More International sales: Contact TV  Norway, x’ Sweden, x’ Denmark, x ’ Jónsdóttir Screenwriter: Charlie Fletcher, Rachel Productions & Rights Producer: Elisabeth Tangen Producer: Jan Marnell Producer: Rikke Lassen Directors: Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir, Flowerday Premiere: December   Produced by: NRK Drama Produced by: FLX Produced by: DR Marteinn Thórsson Director: Óskar Thór Axelsson, Enrico Broadcaster: NRK Broadcaster: C More and TV Broadcaster: DR International sales: TBA Maria Artale Tsunami Screenwriter: Sara Johnsen Screenwriters: Jesper Harrie, Maria Screenwriter: Anna Emma Haudal Premiere: October    International sales: Studiocanal Sweden, x’ Director: Pål Sletaune and Sara Karlsson, Jonas Bonnier Director: Anna Emma Haudal Premiere: Late spring   Producer: Anders Landström Johnsen Directors: Jens Jonsson, Johan Lundin Premiere: November   Hidden – First Born Produced by: Filmlance International International sales: DRG International sales: AllMedia International sales: DR Sales Hidden – Förstfödd Straight Forward AB Premiere: Early  Premiere: Fall   Sweden, x’ Denmark, x’ Broadcaster: SVT Emerald Eye Producer: Berna Levin Producer: Nanna Mailand-Mercado Screenwriter: Sara Kadefors A Family Matter En familiesag Bullets UK/US/RUS, x’ Produced by: Yellowbird Produced by: Mastiff (DK), Screentime Director: Henrik Georgsson Denmark, x,’ Finland, x’ Producer: Michael Nakan Broadcaster: Viaplay (NZ) International sales: Trust Nordisk Producer: Claudia Saginario Producer: Minna Virtanen Produced by: Talking Wall Pictures, Screenwriter: Björn Paqualin, Jonathan Broadcaster: Viaplay Premiere: TBA Production company: DR Produced by: Vertigo Clipper Media Capital Sjöberg Screenwriter: John Banas (NZ), Maren Broadcaster: DR Broadcaster: Elisa Viihde, nd window Screenwriter: Tom Williams (script), Director: Jonathan Sjöberg Louise Kähne (DK) West of Liberty Väster om Friheten Screenwriter: Maja Jul Larsen CMore/MTV Sam Eastland (Book) International sales: Banijay Rights Ltd. Director: Riccardo Pellizzeri Sweden, x’ Director: Pernille Fischer Christensen Screenwriters: Antti Pesonen, Matti Broadcaster: NTV (Russia) Premiere: February   International sales: TBA Producer: Gunnar Carlsson, Betina Premiere: January  Laine, Kirsi Vikman International sales: TBA Premiere: April    Wente International sales: DR Sales Director: Pete Riski, Antti Jokinen Premiere: TBA Home Ground Heimbane Produced by: Anagram Sverige AB and Premiere (in Finland): October    Norway, x’ The Activists Aktivistit Network Movie A Wedding, Funeral & A Christening International sales: Sky Vision Everything I Don´t Remember Producer: Vilje Kathrine Hagen Finland, x’ Broadcaster: ZDF, SVT, YLE, TV  Bröllop, begravning och dop Allt jag inte minns Produced by: Motlys Producer: Aleksi Bardy, Tia Ståhlberg, Norway Sweden, x’ Come As You Are Sweden, x’ Broadcaster: NRK Annika Sucksdorff Screenwriters: Sara Heldt, Donna Sharp Producer: Colin Nutley, Joana En får væra som en er Producer: Piodor Gustafsson, Martina Screenwriter: Johan Fasting Produced by: Helsinki-filmi Oy Director: Barbara Eder Sorobetea Norway, x’ Stöhr Director: Yngvild Sve Flikke, Stian Broadcaster: YLE International sales: ITV Global Produced by: Sweetwater Production Producer: Jannecke Nordskog Produced by: Spark Film & Tv, Kärnfilm Kristiansen Screenwriter: Aleksi Bardy Premiere: TBA AB Produced by: Monster Scripted Broadcaster: SVT International sales: DR Sales Director: Lauri Maijala Broadcaster: C More and TV Broadcaster: TV  Screenwriter: Piotr Marciniak Premiere: February    International sales: The Yellow Affair Vår tid är nu  The Restaurant Screenwriter/Director: Colin Nutley Screenwriter: Ina Bruhn Director: Beata Gårdeler Premiere: February    Sweden, x’ International sales: Trust Nordisk Director: Atle Knudsen, Hanne Tømta International Sales: ZDFE Love me Älska mig Producer: Susann Billberg Rydholm Premiere: CMore February , TV and Mathis Fürst Premiere: December   Sweden, x’ The Happy Produced by: Jarowskij February    International sales: TBA Producer: Sofie Palage Suden hetki Broadcaster: SVT and Viaplay Premiere: Spring   Exit Produced by: Warner Bros. International Finland, x’ Screenwriter: Johan Rosenlind, Ulf Arctic Circle Ivalo Norway, x’ Television Production Sverige AB Producer: Seija-Liisa Eskola, Jarno Kvensler and Malin Nevander Finland, x’ Darkness - Those Who Kill Producer: Petter Testmann-Koch Broadcaster: Viaplay Virtanen Director: Harald Hamrell, Andrea Producers: Olli Haikka, Jarkko Hentula Den som dræber – Fanget af mørket Produced by: Fremantle Norway Screenwriter/Director: Josephine Produced by: Warner Bros. International Östlund and Anna Zackrisson Produced by: Yellow Film & TV / Denmark, x’ Broadcaster: NRK Bornebusch Television Production Finland Premiere: October   Bavaria Fiction Producers: Nanna Mailand-Mercado, Screenwriter/Director: Øystein Karlsen International sales: TBA Broadcaster: YLE International sales: Banijay Rights Broadcaster: Elisa Viihde / YLE Jonas Allen, Peter Bose, Zire Schucany International sales: Fremantle Premiere: Fall   Screenwriter: Laura Immonen Screenwriters: Joona Tena and Jón Atli Produced by: Miso Film Premiere: TBA Director: Juha Lankinen Wisting Jónasson Broadcaster: Viaplay and TV Revenge Revansch International sales: TBA Norway, x’ Director: Hannu Salonen Denmark Follow the Money III Bedrag III Sweden, x ’ Premiere: April   Producer: Anni Faurbye Fernandez and International sales: Lagardère Screenwriter: Ina Bruhn Denmark, x,’ Producer: Andreas Emanuelsson, Patrik Silje Hopland Eik Premiere: December    Director: Carsten Myllerup Producer: Caroline Schlüter Bingestam Eklund The Party Produced by: Cinenord International sales: Miso Film (Keyart) and Jacob Jarek Produced by: Art & Bob Film & Drama Estonia, x’ Broadcaster: Viaplay Before We Die Innan vi dör Premiere: Mars   Produced by: DR AB Producer: Paul Aguraiuja Screenwriter: Kathrine Valen Zeiner & Sweden, x’ Broadcaster: DR Broadcaster: SVT Produced by: Itamambuca Trygve Allister Diesen Producer: Maria Nordenberg & Fredrik Deliver Us Fred til lands Screenwriter: Jeppe Gjervig Gram Screenwriter/Director: Patrik Eklund Screenwriters: Eero Epner, Tarmo Jüristo Director: Trygve Allister Diesen Heinig Denmark, x,’ Director: Søren Balle International sales: TBA Directors: Marianne Kõrver, Jan Erik Premiere: Spring   Produced by: BRF Producer: Jesper Morthorst Premiere: January   Premiere: SVT Autumn  , (Göteborg Nõgisto, Juhan Ulfsak International sales: Banijay Rights Broadcaster: SVT Produced by: Motor Productions for DR International sales: DR Sales Film Festival  ) Premiere: Autumn  Screenwriters: Nicklas Rockström, Broadcaster: DR International sales: TBA Gunnar Nilsson, Wilhelm Behrman Screenwriter: Christian Torpe and Marie Director: Jens Sjögren, Kristian Petri, Østerbye Kristina Humle, Simon Kaijser Director: Louise Friedberg More series to be presented on International sales: ZDF Enterprises Premiere: Fall   stage and published at our website Premiere: October   International sales: Dynamics goteborgfilmfestival.se/tv

21   20 Keynote Guests and Speakers Nicola Serra Managing Director and Partner of Palomar at TV Drama Vision Nicola Serra is Managing Director and Partner of Palomar, one of the oldest and most successful Italian television and cinema production companies. He worked as a producer on many productions both in TV and feature films. one of of his recent works for TV is the Emmy nominated Montalbano. He’s currently involved in the production of two new international productions: The Name of the Rose, from the novel of Umberto Eco and Gaddafi, about the life of the Libyan dictator. His latest feature film productions La Paranza dei Bambini by Claudio Giovannesi is in competition at Berlin Film Festival 2019.

Sally Wainwright Marco Chimenz Writer, Producer and Director Co-CEO Cattleya Sally Wainwright is a multi- award-winning English television writer, producer Marco Chimenz is the co-CEO of Cattleya. His principal focus is on developing and director. She is best known for creating Scott & Bailey, Last Tango In Hal- international activities for both film and television. Before Cattleya, he was ifax and Happy Valley. In 2016 Sally wrote and directed a BBC1 drama called responsible for the international sale of TV drama for Mediaset in Milan, and To Walk Invisible: The Bronte Sisters. Most recently, she has written, executive Executive VP for Medusa Film in Los Angeles. Since May 2015, he is the president produced and directed a new 8-part drama for the BBC called Gentleman Jack of the European Producers Club. Cattleya one of Italy’s leading independent which is due to air this year. producer of film and scripted drama has increasingly shifted its focus to TV drama, Gomorrah – The Series and Suburra has been two landmark successes. Cattleya is currently working on new series commissioned by Netflix, Sky Italy, RAI and Mediaset. With ZeroZeroZero currently in production for Canal+, Sky Europe and Amazon, Django in development for Sky Italy and Canal+ and The Jon Plowman Kingdom based on the best-selling novel by Emmanuel Carrère, Cattleya is Comedy Producer and Executive, BBC becoming an active player also in the English-language high-end TV drama Jon Plowman OBE (Order of the British Empire) is a BAFTA winning RTS Fellow, arena. In 2017, ITV Studios acquired a majority stake in the company. legendary comedy producer and BBC executive. In his extensive resumé we find comedy classics such as Absolutely Fabulous, , The Office, , Extras and The Vicar of Dibley as well as his newly pub- lished book “How to Produce Comedy Bronze”.

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Lina Brounéus Wendy Mitchell Director Co-Productions & Acquisitions, Netflix Moderator, TV Drama Vision Lina Brouneus joined Netflix in 2018 as a Director of Co-Production & Acqui- Wendy Mitchell consults for the San Sebastian, Zurich, CPH:DOX and Gote- sition. Prior to joining Netflix Lina was heading up Viaplay’s Content invest- borg film festivals and for the European Film Academy. She is a Contributing ments. Lina is based in Amsterdam where’s she’s overseeing Northern & Central Editor and the Nordic Correspondent for Screen International, the leading in- Eastern Europe. At TV Drama vision 2019, Lina will speak about the growing ternational film business publication. She has moderated masterclasses and importance of the International markets for Netflix and elaborate on their panels at Cannes, Berlin, Toronto, Sundance London, Rotterdam, IDFA, Locarno, plans for the Nordic region. Edinburgh, Rome, Karlovy Vary, Les Arcs, the EU’s European Film Forum, the Abu Dhabi Media Summit, Nordicana, CineEurope, and the Zurich Summit.

23  22 Guests and Speakers at TV Drama Vision Anna Croneman Head of Drama at SVT, Sweden Anna Croneman has over 30 productions to her production credit. The Inter- national Emmy award nominated mini series Kronprinsessan (The Crown) led Alexander Karim her way into TV drama. Anna has also held various industry positions such as Actor and member for the jury of Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize vice chairman of the ’s Board of Directors and President Alexander Karim is a Swedish actor and director, known for Dying of the Light of the Swedish Film & TV Producers Association’s film section. (2014), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Tyrant (2014), Real Humans (2013) etc.

Armin Hadzic CineLink Industry Days coordinator, Sarajevo Film Festival Armin Hadzic is long serving CineLink Industry Days coordinator for Sarajevo Abbe Hassan Film Festival. Finishing his master degree in production at the Academy of Director and producer, Indian Summer Film Performing Arts of the University of Sarajevo. Armin has produced and co- The breakthrough for Abbe Hassan came with the acclaimed feature film A produced short films, TV programs and documentaries. Besides Sarajevo Film Hustlers Diary which he produced. In 2018, he wrote and directed Gold winner festival he is engaged as producer at Marletti and as a teaching assistant at for best short film at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival, kids. the Academy of Performing Arts Sarajevo. He is currently co-writing the screenplay of the feature film Exodus, which he is also set to direct. Exodus is scheduled to shoot in 2019. He has even pro- duced and directed over 60 commercials in the last 7 years. Abbe is one of the founders of Indian Summer Film. Christian Rank Head of Drama, DR Christian graduated as producer from The Danish Film School in 2005, and Ana Tomovic has since worked with television series. From 2010 – 2014 he held a producer Screenwriter Anatomy of A Crime position with DR, where he produced season 1 of The Legacy and season 1-2 Ana Tomovic is a theatre director and writer. Her performance A Boat for Dolls of Lykke. In 2014 he joined commercial broadcaster TV 2’s fiction department was the best performance of the year in Serbia. Most recently, she directed as Executive producer. At TV 2 he has worked on series such as Rita, Norskov Scenes from a Marriage by . She co-wrote the script for the and the miniseries Warrior. Since 2018 he is Head of Drama at DR. award winning feature No One’s Child. Out of her love for Swedish culture, she recently started learning Swedish language.

Christina Jeurling Birro Journalist and member of the jury for Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize Anders Tangen Christina Jeurling Birro is a journalist (with an American background) based in CEO Viafilm Stockholm Sweden. For the past 20 years she has worked with and produced For over 20 years Anders Tangen has passionately produced award-winning some of the most prominent television shows in Scandinavia: Stina Dabrowski, drama series, feature films, documentaries and short stories. Anders’ signature Sen kväll med Luuk and . In her own brilliant podcast Pop Culture Con- TV series, Lilyhammer and Norsemen are hailed by audiences worldwide, and fidential she interviews the most innovative and influential people working in his multi-awarded dramedy series, Dag, received acclaim from both critics and television, film, entertainment and pop culture. Among her interviewees are viewers across Europe. Additionally, many of Anders’ productions have been writers, creators and innovators from shows such as Mad Men, The Wire, The invited to A-list festivals. Daily Show, Killing Eve, Orange is the New Black and many more.

25   24 Cia Edström Frédéric Pittoors d’Haveskercke Head of Industry and Editor of TV Drama Vision Advisor production section Séries Mania Edström has been Head of Industry and Nordic Film Market, and member Graduated at the Paris Law School, FPH started his career at the Media Pro- of the selection committee at Göteborg Film Festival since 2005. In this role gramme of the in Brussels and at the then called Gau- she is the editorial director for the content at Nordic Film Market, TV Drama mont Television. He thereafter led the Institutional Financings at StudioCanal Vision and the Nostradamus reports. She has a background working at the before launching his independent consultancy company in 2005. Since then, he Swedish Film Institute. consults for various European producers and distributors, including All3Media, Makever and many more to build their international strategy and development either on a project by project basis or in a long sighted corporate vision. He joined SeriesMania Festival in 2012 to create, organise and develop the pro- fessional days within the Festival, The Coproduction Forum.

Claudia Boderke Screenwriter, nominated for the Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize for The New Fredrik Ljungberg Nurses Program Director Viaplay & Viasat Nordic Claudia Boderke started her career in Germany as a host and writer for a chil- Fredrik Ljungberg has been Program Director Viaplay & Viasat Nordic since dren’s TV-show. She then was headwriter for a couple of prime-time come- 2014. Prior he was Head of Program planning, Acquisition and Research for dy-shows. In 2009 she co-wrote her first Danish movie, which kickstarted her MTG Free TV in Sweden (TV3, TV6, TV8 and TV10) and before that he was Danish writing career and her collaboration with Lars Mering. Together they Head of Acquisition, Research and Program Planning on SBS Sweden (Kanal5, have written the popular comedy Klassefesten. Kanal 9). Fredrik is responsible and overseeing the push for Original Content both local and international for NENT/Viaplay, where Viaplay has launched over 25 originals up until end 2018 and will during 2019 launch another 19 new series. Among the titles coming in 2019 are: Hidden, Those Who Kill s2, The Inner Circle, Wisting, Honour, Love Me. Dorte Høgh Screenwriter, When the Dust Settles Ida Maria Rydén, born in 1970, graduated as scriptwriter from The National Geir Henning Hopland Film School of Denmark in 1999, and began her career writing for both televi- Director and scriptwriter sion, film and the theatre. Her theatre credits include amongst other Make Up Geir has recently directed The Lawyer, a concept by Hans Rosenfeldt and for The Royal Theatre, which won the Reumert prize in 2002. Ida has written Jens Lapidus. He has also directed episodes of the show Acquitted. Prior to several feature films and TV-series including The Hotel, Far from Las Vegas that Hopland directed episodes of the biggest drama export and current hit and Nikolaj & Julie before show running three seasons of the popular crime show from Norway, Lilyhammer. Geir was nominated for two Golden Screen, tv-series Dicte for Danish TV2. Ida is currently show running the TV-series Best Direction and Best Script, for the critically successful Buzz Aldrin, What When the Dust Settles for DR. Happened to You in All the Confusion?

Eero Epner Hanne Palmquist Screenwriter and dramaturg Commissioning editor & VP, HBO Nordic Eero Epner (b. 1978), dramaturg in Theatre NO99 2004-2018. Together with Palmquist has 25 years of experience in the TV and film industry, having worked Tarmo Jüristo, he was an author and co-producer of Pank, the TV drama series as Film Commissioner at the Danish Film Institute, Commissioning Editor for produced for the Estonia’s 100 year anniversary. Drama Series & Feature Films at SVT, CEO of Nordisk Film & TV Fond and Head of International Sales at TV2 Denmark. She has also worked as a pro- ducer at Fine & Mellow, Acquisition Manager at Nordisk Film, Head of PR and International Sales at Zentropa and Trust Film Sales and at Filmkontakt Nord. Hanne holds a master’s degree in Culture and Esthetics and a bachelor in World Literature.

27   26 Helena von Zweigberk Ivar Køhn Writer Head of Drama, NRK Helena von Zweigbergk is an author and a radio host. She started her fictional Ivar was appointed as Head of Drama at the Norwegian Broadcasting Cor- writing with a crime serial about a female chaparon. It was released in 2001 poration (NRK) in November 2013, after six years leading the Development and became a success and was sold to several countries. Her novel ”Ur vul- and Production Department at the Norwegian Film Institute. Former work- kanens mun” (Out of the Volcanos Mouth), about a family crisis, was critically ing experience includes TV-drama & Film Commissioner at the Norwegian acclaimed and a broader audience was introduced to her writing. Her latest Film Fund, Co-owner and Development, Producer at Maipo Film and Head of novel ”Än klappar hjärtan” (The Heart Echoes) was released in 2013. Amazon Development at Swedish Television Drama. He is currently Chairman of the bought the world rights and it has been released in the US, the UK and Aus- Board at Nordisk Film & TV Fond. He has also been a writer/creator for three tralia so far. She has also been writing for the stage. Her latest novel is Total- TV-drama productions. skada (Total Loss).

Ivica Zubak Helene Aurø Ivica Zubak is the director and co-writer of the critically acclaimed A Sales & Marketing Director Reinvent Studios Hustler’s Diary (2017). Helene Aurø has been responsible for the sales of documentaries, formats and A Hustler’s Diary was nominated for ‘Best Script’ at the 2018 fiction series from all the Nordic countries and especially from DR for the last and won the Audience Award at the 2017 Warsaw International Film Festival. 20 years. One of the biggest tv sales agents in Scandinavia. From 2003 until Zubak made his feature film debut with Dreams in 2009. He has since direct- 2018, she has been Sales & Marketing Director at DR Sales responsible for a ed and written numerous short films, most notably Remnants of a Life (2013), sales team and making a turn around for Nordic content. She has marketed and has ten years of experience in the advertising industry. Zubak’s ability to Denmark and Nordic content on a global level. Among the sold series are the confidently portray and imbue characters with a fresh originality has earned highly acclaimed Borgen, Unit One, Nikolai & Julie, The Legacy, Norskov, Split- him the regard of the Swedish and international film industry. ting Up Together, The Killing, Liberty, Home Ground and Follow the Money.

Jesper Sundnes Håkan Lindhé Screenwriter, nominated for the Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize 2019 for Screenwriter, nominated for the Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize 2019 for The Kieler Street Inner Circle Jesper Sundnes is a writer, director of radio commercials and some time actor. Håkan started as a theatre and opera director, but quickly moved on to film He has written the animated hit show Fanthomas, been a staff writer for Nor- and TV, where he, as a scriptwriter and director, has been the brains behind a wegian comedy duo Bye&Rønning. He frequently collaborates with Patrik great number of prize-winning productions. He has recently directed 30 grader Syversen, having written several screenplays with him, amongst them the i februari (SVT) and Modus II (Cmore/TV4). Håkan has been both head writer in-development Party Animal. He co-wrote the feature Kurt Josef Wagle II and main director for The Inner Circle Viaplay). with Tommy Wirkola and Stig Frode Henriksen, and is now working as a staff writer on Anagram’s drama series A Love Story.

Ida Maria Rydén Johanna Bergenstråhle Screenwriter, When the Dust Settles Head of Development Scripted, Jarowskij Ida Maria Rydén, born in 1970, graduated as scriptwriter from The National Johanna has worked in different fields in the industry such as; acting Head Film School of Denmark in 1999, and began her career writing for both televi- of Drama and senior executive at TV4/CMore, producer at SF studios, among sion, film and the theatre. Her theatre credits include “Make Up” for The Royal other things. Theatre and “Das” for Aveny T, which won the Reumert prize in 2002. Ida has written several TV-series including The Hotel, Far from Las Vegas and Niko- laj & Julie before show running three seasons of the popular crime tv-series Dicte for Danish TV2. Ida is currently show running the TV-series When the Dust Settles for DR.

29   28 Johanna Koljonen Katrine Vogelsang Analyst Nostradamus report, CEO Participation Design Agency Head of Fiction, TV2 Denmark Johanna Koljonen is a media analyst, experience designer and writer. She Head of Fiction for TV 2 in Denmark since 2011, where she has been leading a consults on participatory transitions in the culture sector and with public arts comprehensive growth in the production of new Danish-produced television funding, and serves on the board of the Swedish Film Institute. She is the fiction such as Rita, Dicte, The Seaside Hotel and most recently Greyzone and author of the Nostradamus report, a multiyear international initiative by the Warrior. She has also produced a number of family advent calendars, most re- Göteborg Film Festival to document and analyse industry changes and make cently Tinka’s Tales. TV 2’s channels are the largest supplier of Danish fictional projections for the future. She hosts the release and seminar on the 6th Nos- shows for adult viewers and users in Denmark, and many of these shows – led by tradamus report on the February 1 by, at the Nordic Film Market. the The Seaside Hotel – are among the most viewed and highest rated shows. Previously, Katrine Vogelsang worked as an in-house producer at DR Drama producing among others Summer, Happy Life and The Pact.

Johannes Anyuru Writer Kjartan Thor Thordarson Johannes Anyuru is a poet and novelist. He made his debut in 2003 with the Co-owner of Sagafilm Iceland and CEO of Sagafilm Nordic in Stockholm critically acclaimed collection of poems “Det är bara gudarna som är nya” With over 30 films, shorts and scripted series on his list of credits in the past (Only The Gods Are New). His latest highly anticipated novel “De kommer 15 years, Kjartan is one of Iceland’s most prolific producers. Recent projects att drunkna i sina mödrars tårar” (The Rabbit Yard), 2017, enjoyed immense include The Flatey Enigma 4x60 min, Stella Blómkvist 6x45 min a Viaplay Orig- success in Sweden and went straight to the top of the critics’ lists. His books inal Series, CASE 9x45 min a Netflix Original Series, The Falcons, Dead Snow explore themes of migration, identity and politically and religiously charged 2: Red vs. Dead (Premiered Sundance 2014), Whale Valley (Cannes 2013), The violence, often in poetic and unexpected ways. Press III (2013) and Astridur II (2014) both nominated as best scripted series in Europe at Prix Europa.

Jon Petersson Head of scripted Sweden and Finland Viaplay Jon Petersson has just moved to NENT Group’s streaming service Viaplay from Kristoffer Metcalfe Director Twins Discovery Networks Sweden. The senior TV executive has worked for the last 13 Kristoffer Metcalfe graduated from The Norwegian Film School in 2008 and had years at Discovery Networks Sweden as Drama commissioner, where he exec- his directorial debut in 2011 with the Norwegian comedy feature film Cupid’s utive produced major shows such as 100 Code, Mother Goose (Gåsmamman) Balls. Kristoffer has directed acclaimed shorts, written several feature films, and The Truth Will Out (Det som göms i snö). and worked as a creative producer and development producer on several fea- ture films and tv-series in the Norwegian film and TV industry.

Justin Judd Content Consultant and member of the jury for nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize Lars Mering Justin is a highly experienced media professional with a long track record of Screenwriter, nominated for the Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize 2019 for The attracting and engaging mass audiences. An Emmy award winning producer, New Nurses Justin has worked since 2011 as a Content Consultant for US streamer Hulu, Lars Mering has a long career in screenwriting for TV and film spanning over 25 advising them on UK and English language co-productions and acquisitions years with titles as Andersens Julehemmelighed, Olsen Banden Junior, Lotto and European acquisitions. Titles acquired for Hulu by Justin include The Bridge and Min Søsters Børn. Since 2009 he has collaborated with Claudia Boderke. and Midnight Sun. Other recent clients include Content Media/Kew Media Together they have written the trilogy Klassefesten and Sygeplejeskolen, of Corporation, Great Point Media and Nevision. which they are now writing season 2.

31   30 Laura Birn Malin Persson Giolito Actress and member of the nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize Writer and lawyer Laura is a Finnish actress. She is known for her role as Aliide in Purge directed Malin Persson Giolito is a lawyer and writer based in Brussels, Belgium. Her by Antti J. Jokinen. To her latest work include Void directed by Aleksi Salmen- latest novel, “Störst av allt” (Quicksand), was published to a chorus of critical perä and Bayoneta directed by Kyzza Terrazes. To her international credits praise, and it was named both Best Swedish Crime Novel and Best Nordic Crime include A Walk Among the Tombstones directed by Scott Frank, The Ones Novel of the year. It is now being adapted to a TV-series for Netflix. Below directed by David Farr, The Bird Catcher directed by Ross Clarke and Netflix series The Innocents.

Laura Kuulasmaa Margrét Örnólfsdóttir Acquisitions Executive, Elisa Viihde Screenwriter, nominated for the Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize 2019 for The As the Acquisitions Executive for Elisa Viihde SVOD Laura has extensive ex- Flatey Enigma perience from content acquisition and commissioning, including acquiring up Margrét is a screenwriter, author and a composer. She is received numer- to 30 local feature films yearly. Operating also as the Executive Producer for ous awards and nominations for her work. Her first screenplay was the mu- Elisa Viihde original series, Laura has launched 18 seasons, including Arctic sical feature Regina. Margrét has written several TV series including Fangar Circle, Bullets, Downshifters and Idiomatic. (currently she is writing season 2) and the 2nd season of Trapped. Margrét is the chair of The Icelandic Screenwriters Guild since 2012.

Liisa Penttilä-Asikainen Marit Kapla Producer Invisible Heroes Journalist and moderator Liisa Penttilä-Asikainen has worked as a producer since 2001 and found- Marit Kapla, journalist, born 1970 in Sweden. Served as Artistic Director of ed Kaiho Republic in 2013. Penttilä-Asikainen has produced awarded short Göteborg Film Festival 2007–2014, Founder and Program Director of the fes- films, TV series, and feature films. She has co-produced e.g. Lars Von Trier’s tival’s digital streaming platform Draken Film 2014–2015. Since 2016 freelance Dogville, Peter Greenaway’s Eisenstein in Guanajuato and Zaida Bergroth’s writer, moderator and one of two editors-in-chief of cultural journal Ord&Bild. Maria’s Paradise. Current tv-projects include drama series Invisible Heroes (6 x 50´) and Reindeer Mafia (8 x 42´).

Liselott Forsman Matthijs Wouter Knol Executive Producer of International Projects YLE Drama Director of the European Film Market (EFM) Liselott Forsman is the Executive Producer of International Projects within YLE Since 2001, Dutch-born Matthijs Wouter Knol worked as creative producer Drama, the Program Director of Helsinki Script and the President of the EBU and from 2008 onwards headed Berlinale Talents. At the helm of the EFM Fiction Expert Group. She has a background as the Head of Fiction of Swedish since 2014, Matthijs added several platforms to one of the world’s major film Yle and as a NFTF board member (2010-2013). She has written scripts, plays markets, including the Drama Series Days, for high-quality drama series, to and librettos. Her MA at The University of Helsinki combines Theatre Science EFM’s existing portfolio. with Film and Television studies

33   32 Merja Aakko Niclas Ekström Screenwriter, nominated for the Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize 2019 for All Project Manager at Manusfabriken the Sins Niclas Ekström has worked as a freelance screenwriter and script editor since Scriptwriter Merja Aakko worked 15 years as a journalist specialized in human the late ‘90s. He has written numerous episodes for comedy shows such as interest stories and social issues before she entered film industry. All the Sins Starke Man, Halvvägs till himlen and Lingonligan among others. He also de- is her debut TV drama series. velops original ideas and concepts for film and TV and is currently in charge of Manusfabriken Comedy Script Lab.

Mette M. Bølstad Patrik Syversen Screenwriter, nominated for the Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize 2019 for Screenwriter, nominated for the Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize 2019 for State of Happiness Kieler Street Screenwriter Mette M. Bølstad has written some of the most successful TV Patrik has written five feature films; Manhunt, Exteriors, You said what?, After- dramas in Norwegian history, such as The Half Brothers (8x45 minutes, NRK party and Demon Box, all of which have been released theatrically. He is now 2013), and Prix Europa Drama Award winner Nobel (10x45 minutes, NRK 2016). writing the relationship drama A Love Story for Anagram and is developing Bølstad also received the Nordic Prize for TV Drama Script for Nobel at the Party Animal alongside Jesper Sundnes. Gøteborg Film Festival in 2017, as well as the award for best screenplay for State of Happiness at Canneseries in April 2018. She graduated from Central School of Speech and Drama, New Writing in London, and has also written several plays and feature films, among them the upcoming feature Sonja – The White Swan (2018). Paul Aguraiuja Producer, CEO & Creative Lead IMPACT Mia Lindrup Paul Aguraiuja, former senior producer and CEO of Theatre NO99, now CEO Manager of International Promotion - Series at Norwegian Film Institute & Creative Lead at advertising agency IMPACT 80/20. Pank was the first TV Mia Lindrup has held different positions within NFI, to where she came from drama series for Paul to produce after a few feature films. NRK after being a teacher of film. Mia has worked internationally within the film- and tv-industry for many years, among others as president of The Euro- pean Children’s Film Association (ECFA).

Peter Possne Head of Production, Film i Väst Mika Ronkainen Peter Possne has a long experience in Swedish and international film industry Screenwriter, nominated for the Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize 2019 for All and has produced, co-produced and distributed more than 100 films and TV the Sins dramas over the last 30 years. From 2018 he is Head of Production at Film i Mika Ronkainen is a writer-director who works with fiction, documentaries and Väst, Scandinavia’s leading regional film fund. theatre. All the Sins is Ronkainen’s debut TV drama series. Ronkainen was se- lected among Variety’s Ten European Directors to Watch in 2013. He won the Dragon Award for Best Nordic Documentary at Göteborg Film Festival in 2013 for Finnish Blood Swedish Heart.

35   34 Petri Kempinen Stig Frode Henriksen CEO, Nordisk Film & TV Fond Screenwriter, nominated for the Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize 2019 for Kemppinen has a background in journalism, publishing and curator of young Kieler Street comics artists, before starting his television and film career in the mid 90s. He Stige Frode is a Norwegian actor and writer. He was recently in Netflix’ hit worked for eight years at The Finnish Film Foundation, as Film commissioner, series Norsemen/Vikingane, and both co-wrote and starred in Dead Snow and Head of International Affairs and Development and finally Head of Production. Dead Snow 2, both of which premiered internationally at the Sundance Film Before FFF he spend nine years at YLE Finnish Broadcasting Company, among festival. He is a frequent collaborator with Tommy Wirkola, having co-written others as Commissioning Editor and Head of Youth Department. Member of six feature films with him. the advisory board of TV Drama Vision.

Rikke Ennis Stine Helgeland CEO Reinvent Studios Head of Department Communications, Strategic Insight and International Rikke Ennis started Trust Film Sales TV Distribution Department when she Relations at Norweigan Film Institute joined the company in 1999. In 2008 a merge between Nordisk Film and Zen- Stine Helgeland is Head of Department Communications, Strategic Insight and tropa led to TrustNordisk. In 2008, Rikke Ennis was appointed the CEO of the International Relations at Norweigan Film Institute, and also the chairwoman company, the biggest sales agent in the Nordic region representing one of the of Nordisk film & TV fond. She has held many different positions within the largest film catalogues in Europe – a feature film catalogue of more than 600 Norwegian film industry before she went on to work at Sandrew Metronome films. In 2018, Rikke started her own company REinvent Studios, a mini-studio International AB as EVP of Acquisitions and Distribution for many years. specialised in packaging, and sales.

Schiaffino Musarra Stinna Lassen Writer, Actor, We Got This! Producer, When the Dust Settles I decided years ago that this business is too difficult not to focus on stories Stinna Lassen, born in 1984, graduated from The National Film School of Den- that matter. I have also discovered that my personal and political leanings mark in 2011 and co-founded Good Company Films in 2014. Stinna has pro- are particularly well suited to tell such sociaoly significant stories by using duced all of Milad Alami’s award winning short films as well as his successful the ever so sharp and effective tool known as satire. By combining the genres debut feature The Charmer. Other credits include season 1 of European TV-se- of comedy and drama and giving it a healthy dose of sarcasm, the goal is ries The Team as well as the family fantasy film Wildwitch. Stinna is currently always to raise awareness and hopefully bring about a positive change in our in production with the TV-series When the Dust Settles for DR. ever increasingly ridiculous world.

Sigurd Mikal Karoliussen Tarja Kylmä Producer, Nordisk Film Production Screenwriter, Invisible Heroes Sigurd Mikal Karoliussens background is from the Norwegian Film School, Tarja Kylmä graduated from ELO Film School Finland in 2006 and has since production management as well as adviser for feature films and tv-series worked as screenwriter (e.g. Hanna Maylett’s Sisters Apart, 2008), lecturer and at Nordisk Film & TV Fund. He has produced Age of Heros (2010), Journey to story consultant. Her recent work is the Finnish-Chilean co-production Invisi- the Christmas Star (2012) and Magnus (2016) among others. Sigurd Mikal is ble heroes, a drama series in six parts taking place during and after Pinochet’s part of the producer team at Nordisk Film Production and in production with military coup in 1973. Twin (2019).

37   36 Tarmo Jüristo Screenwriter and dramaturg Tarmo Jüristo has worked as a playwright and dramaturg since 2011. He has been involved in different productions with Von Krahl Theatre and Theatre NO99 in Estonia. Together with Eero Epner, he was an author and co-producer of Pank, the TV drama series produced for the Estonia’s 100 year anniversary.

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