CO-PRODUCING WITH THE 2020

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THE NORDIC COUNTRIES AND THEIR CO-PRODUCTION PROGRAMMES 2020

Denmark 4 Danish Film Insttute Regional Film Funds

Finland 8 Finnish Film Foundaton Cash Rebate in Finland Film Commisions

Iceland 10 Icelandic Film Centre Iceland´s 25% Reimbursment Scheme

Norway 12 Norwegian Film Insttute Regional Film Funds Film Commissions

Sweden 17 Swedish Film Insttute Regional Film Funds Film Commissions

NORDISK FILM & TV FOND 20

CREATIVE EUROPE DESKS 24 , Finland, Iceland &

CONTACTS 27

CREDITS Page 1 HOPE, Maria Sødahl - NORWAY, Motlys AS ©Agnete Brun Page 3 ABOUT ENDLESSNESS, Roy Andersson - SWEDEN, Roy Andersson Filmprodukton ©Gergely Pálos Page 20 ALMA, Kristn Jóhannesdótr - ICELAND, Duo Productons Page 24 DOGS DON’T WEAR PANTS, J-P Valkeapää, - FINLAND, Helsinki-flmi Page 28 WILDLAND, Jeanete Nordahl - DENMARK, Snowglobe ©Christan Geisnæs

Editor & Layout: Amila Cirkinagic

2 THE NORDIC COUNTRIES AND THEIR CO-PRODUCTION PROGRAMMES 2020 DENMARK

DANISH FILM INSTITUTE

The Danish Film Insttute (DFI) has • There must be a distributon deal for established an internatonal department theatrical distributon in Denmark or with the remit of advising Danish producers broadcast on natonal Danish TV on internatonal funding possibilites, while being the point of contact for internatonal • The fnancing in the major co-producing producers seeking informaton on the country has to be secured Danish producton landscape and fnancing possibilites. Applicatons will be evaluated based on the following criteria Minority Co-Producton Funding – • Creatve strength Feature Films • Creatve and fnancial collaboraton The purpose of funding co-productons is between the Danish company and its co- to strengthen partnerships and creatve producer, including previous projects and exchange between Danish and internatonal future plans producers. The DFI highly values the • The level of creatve and technical opportunites aforded from co-productons – collaboraton, the partcipaton of Danish internatonal fnancing, cultural and business talent and crew and the overall Danish spend exchange and distributon – and therefore • The nature of the distributon deal signed encourages such partnerships. by the producer Recently Successful Co-Productons DFI is able to allocate no more than 60% of BIRDS OF PASSAGE by Christna Gallego and the Danish spend. Ciro Guerra (Colombia) OUT STEALING HORSES by Hans Peter Applicatons are submited to Noemi Ferrer, Moland (Norway) Head of DFI Internatonal, and assessed by a A WHITE, WHITE DAY? by Hlynur Pálmason DFI panel. (Iceland)

Subsidy Applicaton Requirements You will get a response on your applicaton DFI can fund around 5-9 minor co- within a month from submission deadline. productons per year. The annual budget is df.dk approximately DKK 12 million. Deadlines for applicaton in 2020 • The applicaton must be submited by a 3 March – noon Danish producton company 26 May – noon 22 September – noon • There must be Danish creatve or technical partcipaton in the producton

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Minority Co-Producton Features supported in 2019

FEATURE FILMS DIRECTOR PRODUCTION COMPANY DANISH COUNTRY OF CO-PRODUCER ORIGIN A WHITE, WHITE DAY? Hlynur Pálmason Join Moton Pictures Snowglobe Iceland ABESTJERNEN Linda Hambäck Lee Film Stockholm Nørlum Sweden ANATOLIAN LEOPARD Emre Kayis Tatoflm Adomeit Film Turkey BEAST Miguel Angel Uriegas Fotosíntesis Media Zentropa Mexico Flores Entertainment COSTA BRAVA LEBANON Mounia Akl Abbout Picture Snowglobe Lebanon THE INNOCENTS Eskil Vogt Mer Film Snowglobe Norway THE WALL Philippe van Leeuw Alttude Beoflm Pictures Belgium TRIANGLE OF SADNESS Ruben Östlund Platorm Coproducton Ofce Sweden THE WORST PERSON IN Joachim Trier Films Snowglobe Norway THE WORLD ZORRO Ronny Trocker Zischlermann Snowglobe Germany Filmprodukton

Minority Co-Producton Documentaries supported in 2019

DOCUMENTARIES DIRECTOR PRODUCTION DANISH COUNTRY OF COMPANY CO-PRODUCER ORIGIN A COMEDIAN IN A Rami Farah OSOR Final Cut for Real SYRIAN TRAGEDY NIGHT OF THE LIVING Ilja Rautsi Bufo Beoflm Finland DICKS PRINCE OF DREAMS Jessica Netelbladt Lejoni Produkton Bullit Film Sweden

SASHA Sébasten Lifshitz Agat Films et Cie Final Cut for Real France THE TOMTEN AND Are Austnes & Yaprak Qvisten Animasion Hydralab Norway THE FOX Morali

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Minority Co-Producton Funding – Selecton Process Documentaries Applicatons must be addressed directly The DFI can fund 4–6 minor documentary or to one of the three flm commissioners. short fcton co-productons per year with Together with the DFI producers and the a total annual budget of EUR 335 750 (2.5 DFI Head of Documentaries, they will million DKK). evaluate the applicaton. The project evaluaton is based on the following aspects: Applicaton Requirements artstc qualites, the creatve and fnancial • The applicaton must be submited by a collaboraton between the Danish and Danish producton company internatonal producer, including previous • There must be Danish creatve or technical collaboratons and future plans, the partcipaton in the producton Danish share of the creatve and technical • A confrmed distributon deal for theatrical collaboraton, and the distributon potental. distributon in Denmark or natonal Danish broadcast or other natonal distributon e.g. You will get a response to your applicaton digital aimed at a Danish audience within a month from submission deadline. • The internatonal majority producer must In case your project is not chosen for co- be able to present agreements that confrm producton support you can reapply with the natonal funding same project only if DFI assesses that the The Danish co-producton funding is given as project has undergone substantal changes. top-up fnancing only Deadlines for applicaton in 2020 04 March – noon 15 August – noon 04 November – noon

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REGIONAL FILM FUNDS FilmFyn (est. 2003) covers the area of Fyn (Funen) in the very heart of Denmark. The regional flm funds make an important Owned by nine municipalites, our goal is contributon to the success of Danish flms to create local growth, increased visibility and television. and cultural pride revolving around flm and television series. FilmFyn holds a strong The West Danish Film Fund (est. 2002) track record of investng in more than 100 secretariat is situated in the city of Aarhus, successful productons so far, the majority the second largest city in Denmark. The Fund being in natonal high quality features and represents 10 municipalites in Western tv-series, many of which have enjoyed great Denmark and invests around EUR 4 million a internatonal atenton. year in flm and media productons. The Fund The annual budget is EUR 4.7 milion of supports and invests in co-productons that which more than 3.7 milion is available have Danish artstc or technical partcipaton through rolling selectve funding schemes with a connecton to the region. Support is for features, documentaries, shorts and tv- given to artstcally interestng productons series. Assessment criteria is based on artstc which strengthen the flm industry in the qualites and the producton’s ability to region. strengthen and collaborate with the regional Financial support is provided in the form talent and industry. FilmFyn is currently not of subsidies and/or investment. You need a able to directly support minor co-productons Danish co-producer in order to apply. with Denmark, and can only support natonal flmpuljen.dk major productons with a Danish producton company as applicant. flmfyn.dk

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FINNISH FILM FOUNDATION

The Finnish Film Foundaton supports and Eligibility for co-producton support is promotes the Finnish flm industry. Founded determined with the following criteria: in 1969, The Foundaton operates under • Involvement of a Finnish co-producer with the Ministry of Educaton and Culture. It Finnish distributon rights is the main fnancer of flm producton in • Creatve and/or technical input from Finland. The Foundaton receives its funding Finland from lotery and pool funds. In 2019, The • Distributon of some kind in Finland Foundaton handed out EUR 25 million in • Relevance of the project for Finnish support for the producton, distributon and audiences exhibiton of flms. • Possibilites for an ongoing co-operaton between the partes Producton support is given to an average of 80 flms per year. Support is available The Support Applicaton is made by for feature flms, animatons, short flms, the Finnish co-producer. The amount documentaries and TV series. of producton support for minority co- productons has traditonally ranged from Internatonal Co-Productons EUR 50.000 to EUR 500.000, depending on Internatonal co-productons are also eligible the Finnish creatve or technical input. There for producton support from The Finnish Film are no spend requirements for the support, Foundaton when a Finnish co-producer is nor is the support recoupable. For more involved. The Foundaton funds around 8 to informaton and applicaton tmetables, see 10 minority co-productons every year with ses.f/en. a fexible support budget of around EUR 1 million.

Minority Co-Productons supported in 2019

FEATURE FILMS DIRECTOR PRODUCTION FINNISH COUNTRY OF COMPANY CO-PRODUCER ORIGIN POWER OF LOVE Jonas Rothlaender StckUp Bufo Germany Filmprodukton DEAD WOMAN Kadri Kōusaar Meteoriit Greenlit Productons Estonia SAGRES Lovisa Sirén [sic] flm Tuf Films Sweden O2 Margus Paju Nafa Films Solar FIlms Estonia

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DOCUMENTARIES DIRECTOR PRODUCTION FINNISH COUNTRY OF COMPANY CO-PRODUCER ORIGIN THE COLOUR OF THE WIND Claire Sanford Tortuga Films Donkey Hotel Canada ACASĂ – MY HOME Radu Ciorniciuc Manifest Film Kinocompany Romania SENSELESS Guy Davidi Danish Documentary Making Movies Denmark GOOD LIFE Marta Dauliūtė & MDEMC Hillstream Pictures Sweden Viktorija Šiaulytė LOST CHILDHOOD David Wachsmann Gum Films Tuf Films Israel THE OTHER SIDE OF THE Antonia Kilian Doppelplusultra Film Greenlit Productons Germany RIVER und TV Produkton THIS TRAIN I RIDE Arno Bitschy Les Films du Balibari napaflms France

FILM COMMISSIONS Regional Film Commissions and other enttled to immaterial property rights. If the locaton and producton services for foreign applicant/recipient is a foreign company, productons interested in flming in Finland it is required that the recipient holds a can be found at flminginfnland.f. writen service contract with a producton coordinator who has a Finnish business ID. CASH REBATE IN FINLAND Eligible costs include the purchases of goods Business Finland ofers a producton and services, and the rental of equipment incentve for feature flms, television series, and facilites as well as the salaries paid to documentary flms and animatons produced employees who are liable to pay income tax at least partly in Finland. The incentve is a in Finland. Other eligible costs may include 25 % cash rebate for costs incurred from the travel expenses to, from and in Finland, the producton of an audiovisual work, including producer’s fee and overheads. pre- and post-producton, in Finland. The annual budget for the incentve is around The rebate is available for Finnish or foreign EUR 10 million. For more informaton visit: producton companies and other audiovisual flminginfnland.f companies involved in the producton

Feature Film Documentary TV drama, Animaton Minimum spend in 150.000 50.000 250.000 Finland (EUR) Minimum total budget of the 2.500.000 325.000 5.500/min producton (EUR)

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ICELANDIC FILM CENTRE

The Icelandic Film Centre is a public Evaluaton Criteria insttuton that provides funding for Icelandic When evaluatng applicatons, the following flms, promotes them abroad and nurtures points are especially considered: flm culture in Iceland by supportng festvals, • the degree of creatve partcipaton from seminars, workshops and other networking Iceland opportunites for flm professionals. • the degree of involvement by the Icelandic producer and the overall Icelandic spend The Icelandic Film Fund is administered by • a leter of commitment to distribute the the Icelandic Film Centre. The fund’s role is flm in Iceland to further Icelandic flmmaking by providing • creatve strength fnancial support to features, documentaries, For more informaton, please visit shorts and fctonal TV series. Projects icelandicflmcentre.is. supported by the Icelandic Film Fund must have some connecton to Iceland unless special circumstances apply. ICELAND’S 25% REIMBURSEMENT SCHEME Producton Support The Icelandic Film Centre will distribute Iceland currently ofers a 25% reimbursement approximately EUR 7.5 million in available on eligible costs incurred in the producton of grants in 2020, which will be divided flm and TV projects in Iceland. Note that this between narratve features and short flms, scheme does not apply to the producton of documentaries, and TV fcton. commercials or music videos. The Icelandic Film Fund usually grants Projects must fulfll certain cultural and producton support to 3–4 narratve features producton criteria in order to receive a each year, as well as approximately 8–10 leter of intent for reimbursement. Once the documentaries, 3-4 short flms, and 2–4 TV producton is completed, a fnal assessment series. of the project is made to confrm that it is stll eligible for reimbursement. Minority Co-Producton Funding Applicatons must be submited to the Support is also available for internatonal Icelandic Film Centre before producton co-productons with an Icelandic minority begins in Iceland, and they can be submited producer. Applicatons can be submited at any tme of the year. at any tme during the year and take For more informaton, please visit approximately 8–10 weeks to process. flminiceland.com and icelandicflmcentre.is.

Please note that only companies registered in Iceland can receive funding.

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Recent Minor Co-productons

TITLE DIRECTOR PRODUCTION ICELANDIC COUNTRY OF ORIGIN COMPANY CO-PRODUCER LASIKATTO - THE Mari Soppela LPMA Productons Ay Ursus Parvus Finland INVISIBLE MADE

OH, TO BE A Søren Kragh Jacobsen Snowglobe Pegasus Pictures Denmark BUTTERFLY

THIN ICE Cecilie Mosli Yellow Bird Sagaflm Sweden Thale Persen Gudjón Jónsson

THE SEER AND THE Sara Dosa Signpost Pictures Compass Films, USA UNSEEN Austan Mána

THE HUNTER´S SON Ricky Rijneke Roterdam Films Vintage Pictures The Netherlands

BETWEEN HEAVEN Najwa Najjar Ustura Films Oktober Productons Palestne AND EARTH

VALHALLA Fenar Ahmad Profle Pictures Aps Netop Films Denmark

Recent Productons that Have Benefted from Iceland´s Reimbursement Scheme

TITLE DIRECTOR ICELANDIC PRODUCTION COUNTRY OF ORIGIN PARTNER SUCCESSION SEASON 2 Mark Mylod Pegasus Pictures USA

HIS DARK MATERIALS Jamie Childs Truenorth UK

BLINDSPOT SEASON 4 David McWhirter Frostilm USA

STAR TREK DISCOVERY Olatunde Osunsanmi RVK Studios USA SEASON 3 THE LAST PLANET Terrence Malick Pegasus Pictures USA

AMUNDSEN Espen Sandberg RVK Studios Norway

LEGEND OF KUN LUN Ji Ji Lu Hao Pegasus China

VALHALLA Fenar Ahmad Netop Films Denmark

LOST IN SPACE Tim Southam and more Pegasus USA

ICELAND IS BEST Max Newsom Helfar UK

GAME OF THRONES SEASON Various Pegasus USA 7 11 NORWAY

NORWEGIAN FILM INSTITUTE

Ficton Feature Films (See the evaluaton form on the website Funding is available for foreign fcton feature www.nf.no) flm productons destned for cinema release, in which a Norwegian producer partcipates Priority will be given to productons with: as a minority co-producer. • natonal public support • strong artstc potental and/or The annual budget for 2020 is NOK 10 • recognized potental in the Norwegian million (approx. EUR 1 million). Producton market funding may be granted for up to 50% of the Norwegian part of the budget, in a range How to Apply from EUR 50.000 to 300.000. Applicatons for funding must be submited Co-productons with a Norwegian minority by the Norwegian minority producer. The producer are eligible to apply for marketng project must be acknowledged as a cultural support in Norway. They will also be eligible product in the country of the delegate to apply for ex post support for up to a total producer. If an applicaton is made under the of 50% of the Norwegian budget, calculated European Conventon, it should be forwarded on the basis of sales in Norway. For arthouse to the Norwegian Film Insttute through flms with a limited cinema audience, up to a the Competent Authority in the delegate total of 75% of the Norwegian budget may be producer’s home country. A deal memo from granted. a Norwegian flm distributor confrming the intenton of a release in Norway is required. All funding is non-recoupable. The volume of support will be determined When evaluatng the applicatons, the on the basis of Norwegian spending and the Norwegian Film Insttute will consider share of other Norwegian investment. • that the project is recognized as a cultural nf.no/english/funding/co-producton product in the home country • the co-producton agreement between the Deadlines 2020: majority and minority producer January 30th at noon and • the producer’s track record September 7th at noon • long-term plans for co-operaton between the producers Documentaries • Norwegian spending including use of It is possible to obtain funding for Norwegian talents on both sides of the documentary productons with or without camera cinema release with a Norwegian minority • deliveries from the Norwegian industry; co-producer. The evaluaton procedure and i. e. locaton, equipment and facilites, all requirements are similar to fcton feature categories of post-producton

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flms, but with some additonal requirements. Deadlines 2020 The applicatons will be evaluated by one of Applicatons for 2020 have no specifc the documentary flm commissioners of the deadline and will be evaluated on a rolling Norwegian Film Insttute. basis.

Minority Co-Productons in 2019

FEATURE FILMS / DIRECTOR PRODUCTION NORWEGIAN COUNTRY OF SHORT FILMS COMPANY CO-PRODUCER ORIGIN THE EMIGRANTS Erik Poppe SF Studios AB Sverige Paradox Retgheter Sweden AS MARGRETHE - QUEEN Charlot Sieling SF Studios Danmark Filmkameratene AS Denmark OF NORTH THE OPPONENT Milad Alami Tangy AB Sverige Ape&Bjørn AS Sweden APE STAR Linda Hambäck LEE Film AB Sverige Mikroflm AS Sweden FLY WITH ME Marja Pyykkö Tuf Film Den Siste Skilling AS Finland THE PENULTIMATE Jonas Kærup Hjort Tambo Film Danmark Chezville AS Denmark GOEKSEGH Oscar Njajta Östergren Bautaflm AB Digipilot AS Sweden (NORTHERN LIGHTS)

DOCUMENTARIES DIRECTOR PRODUCTION COMPANY NORWEGIAN CO- COUNTRY OF PRODUCER ORIGIN GOLD MINERS Inka Achté Napa Films OY UpNorth Film AS Finland HOCKEY DREAMS Oskari Pastlla Vaski Film Medieoperatørene Finland Janne Niskala AS POL POT DANCING Enrique Sanchez Fruitmarket UpNorth Film AS Germany Lansch FAT FRONT Louise Kjeldsen Hansen & Pedersen Film og Medieoperatørene Denmark Louise Detlefsen Fjernsyn AS JOURNEY TO UTOPIA Erlend E. Moe Magic Hour Films Indie Film AS Denmark THE WORLDS OF Jannik Splidsboel Sonntag Pictures Spæt flm AS Denmark ERIKO

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Drama Series and Short Films Deadlines 2020 It is possible to apply for funding of Drama series: February 6th at noon, producton of drama series with a Norwegian September 22nd at noon minority producer. No separate budget Short flms: January 23rd at noon, March 31rd has been established for this purpose. at noon, August 28rd at noon Applicatons will be evaluated by the NFI drama series consultant, with the The Incentve Scheme same applicaton deadlines and the same The scheme grants up to 25% return on costs budget as specifed for applicatons with a spent in Norway to productons produced Norwegian main producer. In the evaluaton partly or entrely in Norway, and are intended procedure, the project’s artstc quality for internatonal distributon. and producton quality will be considered, as well as the cooperaton between the The Incentve Scheme was frst introduced co-producers, Norwegian creatve and in 2016. The 2020 budget is fully exhausted. technical contributons to the project, and Applicatons must be submited during the the share of the flm’s budget to be spent in annual applicaton window Norway. The applicant needs a deal with a The applicaton window for 2021 will be distributon platorm in Norway to apply. announced on www.nf.no/eng. It is possible to apply for up to 50% of the The objectve of The Incentve Scheme is Norwegian budget. to increase the number of internatonal flms and series produced in Norway to How to Apply promote Norwegian culture, history and Applicatons for funding must be submited nature and improve the experience and skills by the Norwegian minority producer. The of the Norwegian flm industry, stmulate project must be acknowledged as a cultural growth, promote a sustainable Norwegian product in the country of the delegate flm industry and support internatonal producer. If an applicaton is made under the cooperaton. European conventon, it should be forwarded to the NFI through the Competent Authority To qualify for the scheme, the minimum in the delegate producer’s home country. A producton budget is: deal memo from a Norwegian flm distributor confrming the intenton of a release in • NOK 5 million for documentary series Norway is required. The volume of support will be determined on the basis of Norwegian • NOK 25 million for feature flms spending and the share of other Norwegian • NOK 10 million for documentaries investment. • NOK 10 million per episode for drama series

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The minimum requirement for eligible costs cannot be combined with producton or spent in Norway is NOK 2 million. A minimum co-producton grants from The Norwegian of 30% of the fnancing must come from Film Insttute, but can be combined with internatonal sources, outside of Norway, and development funding and marketng grants an internatonal distributon agreement must from The Norwegian Film Insttute and be documented. The producton must also funding from regional funds. qualify under the scheme’s qualifcaton test. www.nf.no/eng/grantsfunding/the-incentve- The funding from The Incentve Scheme scheme

Recent Productons that Have Benefted From Norway's Reimbursement Scheme

TITLE DIRECTOR PRODUCTION COMPANY JAMES BOND: NO TIME TO DIE Cary Joji Fukunaga Truenorth Norway v/Per Henry Borch WILDERNESS Dagur Kári Paradox retgheter AS FENRIS Simen Alsvik Nordisk Film Producton AS

SØRFOND - THE NORWEGIAN SOUTH The majority producer must represent a FILM FUND private producton company that has prime responsibility for the fnancial and practcal The main objectve of SØRFOND is to implementaton of the project and owns strengthen flm producton in countries the flm rights. A Norwegian minority co- where flm producton is limited for politcal producer is required. The minority producer or economic reasons. must represent a private and independent producton company in Norway . Grants from SØRFOND contribute to flm productons with a director resident in, SØRFOND grants producton support as top and main producer located in, a country fnancing, i.e. a substantal part of the budget represented on the Norwegian Government's list of countries eligible to receive aid (ODA) The applicaton deadline is March 15th . Read from Norway. more at www.nf.no/eng/grantsfunding/ south-fund

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INTERNATIONAL SÁMI FILM INSTITUT municipality of Målselv, one and a half hours (ISFI) from Tromsø. It is a regional resource and The Internatonal Sámi Film Insttute (ISFI) infrastructure company that also provides is dedicated to providing Sámi people with funding for flm and TV productons shot in the skills and economic opportunites for the region or at FilmCamp. developing, producing and distributng Sámi Filmcamp.no flms in the Sámi language. In additon, the ISFI is a centre for promotng cooperaton Filmfond Nord was established in 2012 and and encouraging productons with other is based in Bodø. It provides top-up fnancing indigenous flmmakers and organizatons for feature flms and TV dramas that help internatonally. develop the flm industry of the region. The ISFI was founded in 2007 in flmfondnord.no Gouvdageaidnu/Kautokeino, Norway. The ISFI is intended to serve professional flm workers FILM COMMISSIONS across the Sámi area, both in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. The natonal commission – Film Commission isf.no Norway aims at encouraging and aiding internatonal flm productons in Norway REGIONAL FILM FUNDS and acts as a link between the natonal and internatonal flm and television industry. Mediefondet Zefyr, based in Bergen, is the The Film Commision Norway is currently result of a merger between the flm funds under revision, and may be subject to in Bergen and Stavanger. The fund can alteratons by 2019. invest in and support all kinds of audiovisual norwegianflm.com productons. mfz.no The natonal commission is collaboratng with the regional flm commissions: Filminvest is a regional fund that supports and invests in the development and Western Norway Film Commission producton of feature flms, drama series and games. The projects must be assosiated with (Bergen) our region in mid- and the south east part wnfc.no of Norway. Foreign producers must have a Midgard Film Commission co-producton agreement with a Norwegian (Trondheim) producer to be eligible for support. midtnorskflm.no midnordicflm.no Oslo Film Commission FilmCamp is located in Øverbygd in the osloflm.no

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SWEDISH FILM INSTITUTE

The Minor Co-Producton Scheme • the director’s vision The aim of funding co-productons is to • the producer’s vision strengthen working relatonships between • specifcaton of the Swedish artstc and Swedish producton companies and foreign technical involvement producers. It should also inspire and facilitate • budget in SEK with a specifc column to competence development, improve specify the Swedish spend opportunites to secure internatonal • fnancing plan in SEK, with a detailed fnancing and help flms to cross borders. specifcaton of the Swedish contributon, including possible LOI/LOC Who Can Apply? • distributon plan for Sweden, including • applicatons must be submited by minimum LOI or the like established Swedish producton companies, • schedule actve within the Swedish producton • links to the director’s previous flms environment • a cast list • the Swedish producer is responsible for the Swedish artstc, fnancial and technical Evaluaton Process elements of the co-producton The applicaton is processed by a council comprised of a Film Commissioner for Primary Evaluaton Criteria feature-length flms, a producton controller • artstc qualites and the Head of Producton Funding or Film • long-term partnership between Swedish Funding. The Swedish Film Insttute’s CEO and foreign producer, artstc and fnancial makes the fnal decision on funding following • the proporton of Swedish partcipaton the recommendaton of the council. in the producton: artstc, technical and sf.se fnancial • distributon (theatrical or/and full coverage natonal television distributon/VOD) The contributon of the Swedish Film Insttute can be a maximum of 80% of the Swedish fnancing. The Swedish fnancing must be in proporton to the Swedish spend.

The Applicaton Should Include • a full screenplay • details of the co-operaton between the Swedish producer and the major producer (both previous and future projects)

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Advance Support to Minority Co-Productons (Decisions taken in 2019)

FEATURE-LENGTH DIRECTOR PRODUCTION SWEDISH COUNTRY OF FICTIONS COMPANY CO-PRODUCER ORIGIN KINDNESS Hanna Bergholm Silva Mysterium Oy HOB AB Finland FARHA Darin J. Sallam TaleBox Laika Film & Jordan Television AB HOPE Maria Sødahl Motlys AS Zentropa Sweden AB Norway HUNGER Christofer Boe Zentropa Zentropa Sweden AB Denmark Entertainments3 DIANA'S WEDDING Charlote Blom MAIPO FILM AS Avant Film AB Norway ANOTHER ROUND Zentropa Zentropa Sweden AB Denmark Entertainments 2 Aps BEST BIRTHDAY EVER Michael Ekblad Alexandra Schatz Slugger Film AB Germany Filmprodukton KUNG FURY David Sandberg Argent Pictures B-Reel Films AB USA LAMB Valdimar Jóhannsson Go to Sheep Black Spark Iceland Productons AB THE INNOCENTS Eskil Vogt Mer Film as Zentropa Sweden AB Norway THE MAN WHO SOLD Kaouther Ben Hania Cineteleflms Laika Film & Tunisia HIS SKIN Television AB TOVE Zaida Bergroth Helsinki Filmi OY Anagram Sverige AB Finland THE WORST PERSON IN Joachim Trier Oslo Pictures B-Reel Films AB Norway THE WORLD

FEATURE-LENGTH DIRECTOR PRODUCTION SWEDISH COUNTRY OF DOCUMENTARIES COMPANY CO-PRODUCER ORIGIN FAT FRONT Louise Unmack Kjeldsen Hansen og Pedersen Auto Images AB Denmark Louise Detlefsen Film & Fjernsyn FAMILY APART Mira Jargil Moving Documentary Story A Denmark JOURNEY TO UTOPIA Erlend E. Mo Magic Hour Films Aps Vilda Bomben Film Denmark AB TRUST ME Emil Trier Motlys A/S Zentropa Sweden AB Norway THE SILENCE IN SÁPMI Liselote Wajstedt Paranord Film A/S Vaja Filmproductons Norway AB

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REGIONAL FILM FUNDS tv. The producton should take place in the regions (partly or mainly). They also provide a Film i Skåne, based in Ystad, southern flm commission as well as training and talent Sweden is a regional flm resource and development of the regional flm industry. producton centre with the task of promotng flmcapitalstockholm.se all aspects of flm. Film i Skåne has to meet regional as well as natonal requirements on Film i Väst, based in Trollhätan, the scope and quality of its work, as well as southwestern Sweden, seeks projects its geographical distributon throughout the that can compete at the most prestgious county. Projects aimed at children and young flm festvals and/or be seen by a large people are a priority for regional as well as internatonal audience. The fund accepts natonal funding. Film i Skåne acts applicatons for feature flm co-productons as a co-producer in feature flm projects. Its throughout the year. Film i Väst ofers both ambiton is to make movies that can reach shootng and post-producton fnancing and a large audience at cinemas and have the have a 100% spending requirement in the chance of winning awards at flm festvals. region. Movies with a strong connecton to Skåne flmivast.se are prioritzed – the flm’s producers, creatve talents and companies or the setng of the REGIONAL FILM COMMISSIONS flm. Three branches cover the country and they flmiskane.se are organized through the flm funds. The commissions provide localized support and Filmpool Nord, based in Luleå, northern assistance for internatonal and Swedish Sweden, is a regional producton centre for flm producers interested in shootng in the flm and television. In additon, Filmpool diferent regions of Sweden. Nord is also a resource centre for flm, which means that they work actvely with Southern Sweden Film Commission programmes for children and young people Film i Skåne in the region. Internatonal co-productons: flmiskane.se Projects with an afliated Swedish coproducer and producton company may Stockholm Film Commission apply. Film Capital Stockholm flmpoolnord.se flmcapitalstockholm.se/flm-commission

Film Capital Stockholm, based in Stockholm, Film i Väst is the regional flm fund for Mälardalen, flmivast.se Gotland and Åland. The fund co-produce and invest in form of top-up fnancing in flm and

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Established in 1990 and based in Oslo, The flm/TV-series/documentary must Nordisk Film & TV Fond’s primary purpose is be to promote flm and TV productons of high • Suited for cinema exhibiton, TV distributon quality in the fve Nordic countries (Denmark, or for other type of distributon Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) by • Considered to have a signifcant audience providing support for the top-up fnancing potental in its target group primarily in the of feature flms, TV-fcton/drama series and Nordic countries and, secondarily, in the creatve documentaries. Nordisk Film & TV global market Fond is also a secretariat to the prestgious Nordic Council Film Prize and The following must be confrmed arranges and hosts the Nordic Talents event • Natonal base funding held in each autumn. • Signifcant fnancing from at least one of the Nordisk Film & TV Fond is funded by 22 Fund´s Partners partners: the Nordic Council of Ministers, • Distributon in a minimum of two Nordic fve natonal flm insttutes/funds and 16 countries public service and private TV statons within the region. The annual funding budget is The applicaton must be approximately NOK 127 million • Submited before the producton starts (EUR 12.800.000). • Submited via our online applicaton system • In English or a Scandinavian language Producton Funding (including all atachments) Nordisk Film & TV Fond’s producton funding may be applied for by a producton company Nordisk Film & TV Fond does not contribute that meets the conditons in our Guidelines to the funding of a project that has been pre- point 2.1, and that is the majority/delegate sold for distributon in one or more Nordic producer of the project. There are no countries to a TV company that is not one applicaton deadlines, but the processing of the other fnancing partners of the Fund. tme is normally 4–6 weeks. Projects aimed at Exceptons can be made for projects where children and youth are prioritsed. the TV company and fnancing partner(s) of the Fund share distributon rights. The rights must then be shared in all the Nordic countries where the TV company has pre- bought distributon rights.

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A Selecton of Our Funded Projects in 2019

FEATURE FILMS DIRECTOR PRODUCTION COMPANY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN MARGRETE - Charlote Seiling SF Studios Denmark QUEEN OF NORTH TITINA Kajsa Næss Mikroflm Norway TRIANGLE OF SADNESS Ruben Östlund Platorm Producton Sweden TOVE Zaida Bergroth Helsinki-Filmi Finland KILL THE POET Fridrik Thor Fridriksson Spellbound Productons Iceland

DOCUMENTARIES DIRECTOR PRODUCTION COMPANY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN A-HA - THE MOVIE Thomas Robsahm Motlys Norway DEMOCRATS II Camilla Nielsson Final Cut for Real Denmark GENESIS David Herdies Momento Film Sweden Georg Götmark RED RING Joonas Berghäll Oktober Finland SCANDINAVIAN STAR Mikala Krogh Danish Documentary Denmark Producton

TV SERIES WRITER PRODUCTION COMPANY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LOVE STORY Ole Marius Araldsen Anagram Norway THE MINISTER Birkir Blær Ingólfsson Sagaflm Iceland Jónas M. Ingólfsson Björg Magnúsdótr CARGO Mat Kinnunen Fremantle Finland Finland CRY WOLF Maja Jul Larsen DR Denmark THIN BLUE LINE Cilla Jackert Anagram Sweden

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Distributon (single flm/slate) and A complete overview of projects funded by Dubbing Funding Nordisk Film & TV Fond and more informaton Our distributon funding is specifcally about all our funding schemes, guidelines and designed to improve the circulaton of Nordic how to apply, visit our web page flms across the Nordic region, and to respond nordiskflmogtvfond.com to the fast-changing nature of distributon in the digital world. In 2020 our budget for To keep up to date with the Fund’s actvity distributon funding is NOK 9 million. and news from the Nordic flm and TV Nordic distributors of non-natonal industry, go to our web page and subscribe Nordic flms can apply for VOD or cinema to our bi-weekly newsleter or like us on distributon support for a single flm, or slate Facebook. funding for up to three flms. In combinaton with slate-support it is possible to apply for Nordisk Film & TV Fond additonal funding to employ a marketng CEO Liselot Forsman person to work with the release of the Arbins gate 4 specifc flms. 0253 Oslo, Norway Nordic producton companies, or the Nordic T: +47 64006080 distributor in the country where the flm will [email protected] be released, can apply for dubbing support nordiskflmogtvfond.com for cinema, VOD or TV release. To obtain facebook.com/nordiskflmogtvfond support, the individual flms must have been well received at home or have a signifcant audience potental within their target group, in one or more Nordic countries.

Nordisk Film & TV Fond also assists professionals in developing and improving their knowledge and skills by supportng a range of flm events of Nordic importance such as festvals, seminars or forums through its Film Cultural Initatves funding.

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DENMARK, FINLAND, ICELAND, NORWAY, SWEDEN

Creatve Europe (2014–2020) is supportng Our most importants tasks are: the European audiovisual, cultural and • Assistng applicants in the applicaton creatve sectors with a budget of EUR 1.46 process billion. The Creatve Europe programme has • Organising events that will help the flm/ two sub-programmes: Culture, Media and TV/game industry get informaton, network, a cross-sectorial strand covering both sub- partners and fnancing programmes. • Matchmaking and advising about fnancing and funding opportunites in other countries The natonal Creatve Europe Desks consult, supported by the MEDIA sub-programme inform and advise the audiovisual sectors and • Ensuring professionalisaton and industries about the MEDIA sub-programme internatonalisaton of the audiovisual and the specifc funding opportunites industries represented in the specifc calls. The MEDIA sub-programme of Creatve The Role of the Creatve Europe Desks Europe supports the EU flm and audiovisual • To ensure broad knowledge of the Creatve industries fnancially – in development, Europe Programme producton, distributon and promoton. The • To facilitate natonal partcipaton in the programme helps to launch projects with Creatve Europe Programme with the widest a European dimension and nurtures new number of audiovisual professionals and technologies; it enables European flm and companies in the creatve and cultural sector audiovisual work to fnd markets beyond • To provide citzens with informaton about natonal and European borders; it funds the Creatve Europe Programme training and development schemes.

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CREATIVE EUROPE DESK DENMARK CREATIVE EUROPE DESK NORWAY Ene Katrine Rasmussen, Head of Ofce Kåre Jensen [email protected] Norwegian Film Insttute P.O.Box 482 Sentrum Katrine Danielle Bjaarnø, Project Ofcer 0105 Oslo, Norway [email protected] +47 0290195 [email protected] Danish Film Insttute kreatvteuropa.no Gothersgade 55 1123 Copenhagen K, Denmark CREATIVE EUROPE DESK SWEDEN +45 2047 0290 Ulrika Nisell creatveeuropedk.eu Swedish Film Insttute BOX 27126, Filmhuset, Borgvägen 1-5 S – 10252 Stockholm, Sweden CREATIVE EUROPE DESK FINLAND +46 86651205 Kerstn Degerman [email protected] The Finnish Film Foundaton kreatvaeuropa.eu Kanavakatu 12 FI – 00160 Helsinki, Finland +358 9 6220 3013 [email protected] luovaeurooppa.eu

CREATIVE EUROPE DESK ICELAND Sigriður Margrét Vigfúsdótr RANNIS – The Icelandic Centre for Research Dunhaga 5 107 Reykjavik, Iceland +354 8996366 [email protected] rannis.is/sjodir/menning-listr/creatve- europe/

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DENMARK FILM IN ICELAND – DANISH FILM INSTITUTE THE ICELANDIC FILM COMMISSION Noemi Ferrer, Head of Internatonal Einar Hansen Tómasson, Film Commissioner [email protected] [email protected]

COPENHAGEN FILM FUND NORWAY Thomas Gammeltof, CEO NORWEGIAN FILM INSTITUTE [email protected] Lars Løge, Head of Department – Caroline Gjerulf, Film Commissioner Development and Producton [email protected] [email protected] Anne Frilseth, Producton Adviser – THE WEST DANISH FILM FUND Feature Films Steen Risom, CEO [email protected] [email protected] Ravn Wikhaug, Producton Adviser – Mete Elmgaard Documentary Films [email protected] [email protected]

FILM FYN SØRFOND – THE SOUTH FILM FUND Klaus Hansen, CEO Tina Beate Goa Fagerheim, Producton Adviser [email protected] Incentve Scheme, Drama Series Julie Linn Milling, Film Commissioner and Sørfond [email protected] [email protected]

FINLAND THE INTERNATIONAL SÁMI FILM CENTRE THE FINNISH FILM FOUNDATION P.O Box 203, 9521 Guovdageaidnu/Kautokeino Mat Paunio, Head of Producton [email protected] [email protected] Kari Paljakka, Film Commissioner - REGIONAL FILM COMMISSION Features & Co-Productons Truls Kontny, Manager Film Commission [email protected] Norway [email protected] FINLAND FILM COMMISSION [email protected] SWEDEN SWEDISH FILM INSTITUTE ICELAND Lina Norberg Johansson, Producton Controller ICELANDIC FILM CENTRE [email protected] Sigurrós Hilmarsdótr, Head of Producton Magdalena Jangard, Head of Producton [email protected] [email protected]

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