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PROJECT PRESENTATIONS SØRFOND PITCHING FORUM H NOVEMBER 13TH 2019 WELCOME To be able to produce films that are locally based, filmmakers in developing countries need production capital as well as an international network. The Norwegian Film Institute (NFI) and the Films from the South Festival recognize these challenges by supporting the Pro Open Doors projects with funding from SØRFOND. Films supported by SØRFOND keep on receiving extensive international attention. All of the titles that have premiered this year have been invited to prestigious international film festivals: Divine Love was screened in the Panorama section at the Berlinale, along with Khartoum Offside which was screened in Forum. You Will Die at Twenty was screened in Venice where NFI is a strong supporter for building international relations. it also received the prize for Best Debut Feature. Finally, Made We believe networking and co-production across nations are in Bangladesh and 1982 were both screened at TIFF in Toronto. vital for further development of the film industry and we want to contribute to ensure that stories from developing countries We are pleased to see that the SØRFOND supported films once continuously are being told and presented to the audience. again are bringing together Norwegian co-producers and I wish you all a good pitching forum. filmmakers from developing countries at the prestigious international film festival scene, beneficial to both parties. Kjersti Mo CEO, The Norwegian Film Institute SØRFOND + CO-PRODUCTIONS = SUCCESS! PROJECT MANAGER CONTACT The SØRFOND supported films are not going unnoticed on the Per Eirik Gilsvik [email protected] international festival scene. All SØRFOND supported films already released in 2019 have had their premiere at major DESIGN Per Eirik Gilsvik international festivals, and in a few weeks Sunless Shadows will PER HØJ by Eiliv Gunleiksrud Project Manager for SØRFOND at Films from the South kick off the 32nd edition of IDFA in Amsterdam, the world’s Tel: +47 47 63 14 71 largest documentary film festival. VOLUNTEERS Email: [email protected] Ylva Holdal Berg, Tonje Alnes, Lucy Hermoza & Iriz Muniz The SØRFOND Pitching Forum represents the potential future Tina Beate Goa Fagerheim harvest of the fund. A black and white fantasy tale from Nigeria FILMS FROM THE SOUTH BOARD MEMBERS Production Advisor, Norwegian Film Institute about the mermaid goddess Mami Wata, a bitter sweet love story Tom Eilertsen, Synnøve Hørsdal, Ivar Køhn, Cathrine Røsseland, Tel: +47 41 67 10 12 from a war-torn Syria and a story of survival and rage set to a Kari Hesthamar and Rolf A. Vestvik. Email: [email protected] dystopian waste dump on the outskirts of Managua, Nicaragua – are only some of the projects that will be presented to Norwegian In addition to the public pitching session there will be two THANK YOU producers during this year’s forum. The projects are carefully interesting presentations and a case study: the prolific Danish Tina Beate Goa Fagerheim, Lars Løge, Kaja Hench Dyrlie, selected from partnering film markets around the world: L’Atelier producer Katrin Pors from Snowglobe will deliver a talk on ‘Why Dag Asbjørnsen and Jesper Osmund. (Cannes), Durban FilmMart (Durban IFF), Open Doors We Co-Produce’, the British film critic, producer and festival (Locarno), Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum (San programmer, Kaleem Aftab, will do a presentation on festival and Sebastian) and Asian Project Market (Busan IFF). With the press strategy, and lastly, together with the director and producers changes in SØRFOND’s guidelines as of January 2019, behind the Sørfond supported You Will Die at Twenty, we will take applications to our annual grant-deadline in March will have to a look at the challenges met by the team during the production pass a pre-selection process before being presented to the jury. and financing process of the film. However, all of the invited projects to SØRFOND Forum I hope you all enjoy this year’s SØRFOND Pitching Forum! presenting eligible application will automatically pass through, and be presented to the jury. So for Norwegian producers wanting Per Eirik Gilsvik to take part in the success story that is SØRFOND, the pitching Project Manager of SØRFOND for the Films from the South forum is a good place to be! Festival 2 SØRFOND – NORWEGIAN SOUTH FILM FUND SØRFOND – NORWEGIAN SOUTH FILM FUND 3 ELIGIBLE COUNTIES SØRFOND IN BRIEF – Production support – Top financing – min. 50 % of budget confirmed when applying EUROPE – Projects from developing countries Albania, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, ASIA on Sørfond’s List of 85 Countries Kosovo, Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, – Norwegian co-producer required Republic of Macedonia), Moldova, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Democratic People’s – Fiction or documentaries Montenegro, Serbia and Ukraine. Republic of Korea, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iraq, – Minimum 50 min. running time Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Laos, Lebanon, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New – One deadline each year in March Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Vietnam and Yemen. LATIN-AMERICA Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Peru. AFRICA Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra OCEANIA Leone, Somalia, Sudan, South Africa, South Sudan, Papua New Guinea Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. SØRFOND – FUNDING BY THE NORWEGIAN OVERALL OBJECTIVE PROJECTS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THE NORWEGIAN SOUTH FILM FUND GOVERNMENT The grant shall contribute to strengthen film as a cultural Projects from countries on SØRFOND’s List of 85 Countries are The Norwegian Film Institute and the Films from the South From the start in 2011, SØRFOND has been supported by the expression, to prome diversity and artistic integrity on the qualified to apply production support from SØRFOND. In Foundation have recognised that it is difficult for filmmakers in Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since the first round of international film scene, and to strengthen freedom of addition, the main producer must be established in a country developing countries to realise film projects that are locally grants in 2012 up to 2019 NOK 24.6 million has been granted expression. The grant shall also contribute to an increased on this list, the director must have citizenship from, or be based, despite the great demand for such productions. for support from SØRFOND. For the next three-year cycle, from cooperation between Norwegian and international film resident in, an eligible country. Moreover, the film must be shot Filmmakers in developing countries have the need for both 2020 to 2022, SØRFOND will distribute NOK 9 million in industries. The purpose of SØRFOND grants is to stimulate in an eligible country. In exceptional cases, derogations may be production capital and international professional networks. It grants. With the help from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign the production of films in developing countries where such made regarding the establishment of the main producer in a is in that spirit that SØRFOND was created. Affairs, SØRFOND has supported 57 films from developing production is limited by political or economic causes. country of SØRFOND’s List of 85 Countries, if, due to political countries since its first round of grants. reasons, the film cannot be produced in such a country. 4 SØRFOND – NORWEGIAN SOUTH FILM FUND SØRFOND – NORWEGIAN SOUTH FILM FUND 5 SØRFOND FORUM 2019 PROGRAMME FOR OSLO MEETING POINT & SØRFOND PITCHING FORUM In addition to the public pitching session there will be two lastly, together with the director and producers behind the TH interesting presentations and a case study: Katrin Pors from SØRFOND supported You Will Die at Twenty, we will take a look TUESDAY NOVEMBER 13 2018 Snowglobe will deliver a talk on ‘Why We Co-Produce’, the at the challenges the team met during the production and British film critic, producer and festival programmer, Kaleem financing process of the film. Aftab, will do a presentation on festival and press strategy, and 9.30 Registration & coffee Katrin Pors Kaleem Aftab Katrin is a producer known for bridg- Kaleem is a British film critic, pro- 9.45 Welcome to Sørfond Forum 2019 ing Latin America with Northern ducer and festival programmer of 20 Per Eirik Gilsvik, project Manager of Sørfond Europe. She has more than 10 years years standing. He is internationally of experience working as a producer, renowned for conducting engaging 10.00 Presentation: Why We Co-Produce executive and co-producer on numer- interviews, observing cinema trends Katrin Pors from the Danish production company Snowglobe ous projects with some of the most and writing critical reviews. Kaleem esteemed directors on the contem- is a prominent figure of the film 10.40 Case-study: You Will Die at Twenty Director Amjad Abu Alala, producer Ingrid Lill Høgtun & co-producer Mohammed Al’Omda porary art house scene, like Amat Escalante, Annemarie Jacir, world with an international fan base. He authored the official Joachim Trier, Carlos Reygadas and Ralitza Petrova. Spike Lee biography ‘That’s My Story and I’m Sticking To It.’ 11.20 Presentation: Festival & Press Strategy Film critic, producer and festival programmer Kaleem Aftab Her most recent work include the opening film of the 50th edi- He is a head programmer at the East End Film Festival and tion of Directors’ Fortnight: Birds of Passage by Ciro Guerra and previously worked selecting films for the Venice Ciruitooff Cristina Gallego, the Directors’ Fortnight co-production Petra Short Film Festival, as well as providing consultancy advice for by Jaime Rosales as well as Sundance helmer Monos by Alejan- numerous festivals. As a journalist, he writes for many of the 12.15 Lunch dro Landes and White, White Day by Hlynur Palmarson.