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Introduction 4–5
NSSP 6–9
Denmark 10–17 Bergen NORWAY England 18–25
Germany 26–33 Uddevalla The Netherlands 34–37 SWEDEN
Norway 38–45 Dundee DENMARK Aarhus Scotland 46–53 NORTH SEA Odense Roskilde Sweden 54–57 Faaborg
Glossary 58–59
Imprint 60 Bremen Hannover Amsterdam UNITED KINGDOM GERMANY Folkestone NETHERLANDNETHERLANDS 2 | 3 Introduction Dear reader, But equally important, NSSP allows us to If you see something in here you like and work together, to exchange know how, want to know more about – or if you have North Sea Screen Partners (NSSP) bands to- and to expand our networks, in ways we location or funding inquiries – please don’t gether 12 film funds and film commissions otherwise would not. Consequently, new hesitate to contact us. That’s the general in 6 countries across the North Sea. Thanks opportunities potentially arise for entrepre- idea about this brochure after all … to the support from the EU Interreg IVB neurial producers in the North Sea Region fund, we are able to support innovative, On behalf of North Sea Screen Partners: for setting up new financial structures and transnational film, tv and interactive media production strategies involving several initiatives in the areas of business develop- NSSP members. ment, inward investment, skills develop- ment and new technologies. This you can That is, of course the greater challenge we read more about in the brochure together all share – turning new knowledge, new with information on our partners. skills and new friendships into new pro- Lars Hermann, duction opportunities. Opportunities that Managing Director FilmFyn, Denmark strengthen the audiovisual industry across the North Sea to the benefit of us all and, hopefully, which result in successful produc- tions that make money for producers and investors alike.
4 | 5 North Sea Screen Partners
About NSSP North Sea Screen Partners is a network for The network consists of 12 international The aim is to create a network of Screen all kinds of media in the countries round the partners from six EU countries in the Partnerships and Film Funds to pool North Sea. NSSP is a project funded by the North Sea Region (NSR). resources to map existing NSR production INTERREG IVB North Sea Region Program- clusters and collectively promote the NSR to Bergen Media By me of the European Union which intends external companies. Dundee City Council to strengthen links across the film industry Dundee College Due to similar contents in the NSR, the in the North Sea Region. Partners from FifeScreen & TayScreen NSSP seeks to increase the region´s com- various institutions in the North Sea region Filmby Aarhus petitiveness in a global context, enhance work together to PRODUCE, SHOOT, FilmFyn A/S the NSR´s screen visibility and increase the POST and LEARN. nordmedia Fonds GmbH number of incoming projects (production Region Vastra Gotaland and post-production). Roskilde University The North Sea Region offers unique film Screen South locations and state-of-the-art production Tietgen Business School facilities. NSSP aims to promote the wide University of Dundee range of locations and production skills and to increase the attractiveness of the region.
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6 | 7 Shoot SHOOT deals with locations, services, and Partners: What we do: funding incentives. · Bergen Media By, Norway · Promoting and marketing the North · FifeScreen & TayScreen, Scotland Sea region, its culture, locations, and · Dundee City Council, Scotland production skills globally to capitalise · Filmby Aarhus, Denmark on the combined strength of the · FilmFyn A/S, Denmark production sector and diversities of the · nordmedia Fonds GmbH, Germany region. · region Vastra Gotaland, Sweden · Making information available on crew, · Screen South, England locations and facilities across the region. · Compiling information on crew support If you’re looking for help with your project, funds across the region. for everything from locations to crew, you · Attracting more projects across all media can now get information round all the including production, post-production North Sea countries with one call or email. and animation. You may know exactly where you want to · Creating a clear identity for the North go or you may just want an idea of what’s Sea production sector. available to compare with other places on · Through partners, providing production the list. support to projects. North Sea Screen Partners are here to help.
8 | 9 North Sea Screen Partners »Kamera kører!« Contact details Contact details Filmby Aarhus FilmFyn Filmbyen 23, 1 Østergade 17,1 8000 Aarhus 5600 Faaborg T +45 8940 4873 T +45 6261 1762 Fax +45 8940 4852 www.filmfyn.dk www.filmbyaarhus.dk [email protected] [email protected]
10 | 11 Denmark
Denmark has a unique geographical landscape, composed of four main islands of Jutland, Zealand, Funen (also know as Fyn) and Lolland, and hundreds of smaller islands. Bordered by the North Sea to the West, the Baltic to the East and Germany to the South, the country has an abundance of fantastic costal and in-land locations, from fairytale scenery and the castles that inspired William Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet‘, to vibrant contemporary cities. Our partners hail from the three largest islands. The anci- ent Viking city of Roskilde is the economic centre of Zealand and is home to Roskil- de University. Both FilmFyn and Tietgen Business School are based on the island of Denmark has a long and lively relations- Funen. FilmFyn, the regional film fund, is hip with the screen industries, from the located in the Southern city of Faaborg, one Golden Age of Danish Cinema in the early of Denmark’s oldest provincial town. Filmby 20th Century, to the infamous Dogme 95 Aarhus is located in the city of Aarhus on Manifesto, established in the mid-1990’s by the island of Jutland, and has a focus on directors Thomas Vinterberg and Lars von film and media production. Trier, Denmark’s enfant terrible.
12 | 13 Filmby Aarhus is the center of film and production. Filmby Aarhus is a thriving media production in west Denmark with a Regional Film Center and business center film fund that supports development and with approximately 65 media businesses, production of film. Our goal is to speed up two professional film studios and is home to the formation of the media workplaces of different media projects and organizations. the digital future and enhance the region’s cultural strengths through film and media Further information
· Funding budget p.a.: € 1 mio · Two application dates p.a. · Member of and host to CineRegio Mette Horn Samuel Heller-Seiffert Lars Bom · Partner in First Motion · Hosts a Cross Media Secretariat · Normally present in Cannes, Berlin and at Nordisk Panorama
Film Festivals:
· Aarhus Filmfestival (www.aarhusfilmfestival.dk) · Odense International Film Festival (www.filmfestival.dk) · Copenhagen Film Festival. CPH:PIX (www.cphpix.dk)
LEGAL AND BUSINESS AFFAIRES FILM I VÄST KATARINA KRAVE
MEDVIRKENDE SAMUEL HELLER SEIFFERT - METTE HORN - LARS BOM - ANNA AGAFIA SVIDENIOUK EGHOLM - HENRIK LYKKEGAARD - ANDERS HOVE MICHELLE BJØRN-ANDERSEN - FAY SAL MOBAHRITZ - LUCA D’APUZZO POULSEN - MALIKA FEROT - CAMILLE CAT HRINE ROMMEDAHL NIELS-MARTIN ERIKSEN / FORFATTERE LOTTE SVENDSEN - METTE HORN - TOMMY BREDSTED / KOMPONIST JENS B R Y G MANN FOTOGRAF LARS SKREE / KLIPPER CAMILLA EBLING / TONEMESTER HANS CHRISTIAN KOCK - RASMUS DAMSGAARD / PRODUCTION DESIGNER KNIRKE MADELUNG SCENOGRAF TRINE PADMO / BELYSNINGSMESTER JENS BO FRAEK / CHEF KOSTUMIER REBEKKA LEVE / CHEF SMINKØR SOFIE DE MYLLIUS POST TONEMESTER SUPERSONIC / LEGAL AND BUSINESS AFFAIRES FILM I VÄST KATARINA KRAVE / LINE PRODUCER MICHAEL BILLE FRANDSEN EXECUTIVE-PRODUCER TOMAS ESKILDSSON / PRODUCERE PER HOLST - STEFAN FROST - HENRIK UNDERBJERG / INSTRUKTØR LOTTE SVENDSEN www.maxpinlig2.dk 14 | 15 FilmFyn is a regional film fund located on Further information Funen, Denmark. Our investment in film · Funding budget p.a.: €1 Mio. and television productions depends on the · No application dates – please contact us local spend and other business potential · We are a member of CineRegio for the area. FilmFyn is a small organization · We are generally in Berlin and Cannes with an informal atmosphere. We make an effort to provide quick replies to all applica- tions and appreciate a close dialogue with producers. The region covered by FilmFyn currently hosts a film studio, sound post production including mixing and foley as well as a symphonic orchestra, some film crew and beautiful locations. Please feel free to contact us with your project.
16 | 17 North Sea Screen Partner »Action!« Contact details Screen South The Wedge 75-81 Tontine Street Folkestone Kent CT21 6BT T. +44 1303 259777 Fax: +44 1303 259786 [email protected] [email protected] www.screensouth.org
18 | 19 England England is the largest of the four nations that make up the United Kingdom. The va- ried landscape consists of moorland, lakes, forests, beaches and mountains. Cosmo- politan cities, such as the capital, London, offer both ancient history and modern culture. Forming most of the lower half of the British mainland, England’s coasts meet the Irish and North Seas and the Atlantic Ocean.
Many ancient standing stone monuments were erected during the prehistoric period. With the introduction of Ancient Roman architecture there was a development of basilicas, baths, amphitheaters, triumphal arches, villas, Roman temples, Roman roads, Roman forts, stockades and aque- ducts. It was the Romans who founded the first cities and towns such as London, Bath, York, Chester and St Albans. From classic name but a few, England has continued to England and is based in Folkstone, Kent. films such as those by David Lean and Noel produce internationally successful features. Screen South aims to develop, support and Coward, to the hugely popular Harry Potter Our English Partner Screen South, is the promote the film and media industries and franchise and the films of Ridley Scott, to regional screen agency for the South of culture in the region.
20 | 21 Screen South is the Regional Screen Agency Further information: for the South East of England. Screen · Our Funding priorities are currently South‘s mission is to promote and support under review. Please contact us the Film and Digital Media sector in the for details. South East counties including Kent. We pro- mote our regions wonderful and varied lo- Recent Independent films shot in Kent cations, studios, facilities, crew and services. We nurture talent, and support training as · The Calling (D: Jan Dunn) well as encourage film literacy and opportu- · Jetsam (D: Simon Welsford) nities for community engagement with film. · Island (D: Elizabeth Mitchell, Brek Taylor) We promote the region’s rich cultural film · ruby Blue (D: Jan Dunn) heritage in partnership with our regional archives, exploit the locations and regional facilities as well as support a wide range of festivals and screening opportunities in the South East. We also work in partnership with Film Link, the new Film Commission for the Eastern region of the UK.
22 | 23 Film Festivals Swale Film Festival Canterbury Anifest Brighton Cine-City Film Festival Animation Film Festival The Swale Film Festival celebrated its third Established in 2003, Brighton’s Cine-City year in 2010, running from 23rd to 27th Now in its 5th year, Canterbury Anifest International Film Festival is the South September. The festival runs events in offers a unique platform for new anima- Coast‘s major celebration of cinema. The Sittingbourne, Faversham and Sheerness, tors to develop their craft and showcase festival delivers a vibrant programme of and showcases work by Kent filmmakers. their work. The festival invites industry screenings, including artists‘ moving image Every year the organizers, in partnership professionals to share their knowledge and work, exhibitions and special events in and with Screen South, award the winners trips promote best practice, as well as encoura- around the city. Patrons include local resi- to the world famous Pinewood Studios, ging the wider community to participate dents Nick Cave and John Hillcoat (director which have become a wonderful incentive and engage in the medium of animation. of ‘The Road‘ and ‘The Proposition‘) Henry for young film-makers. Festival workshops and seminars establish a Normal and Paddy Considine. strong Creative Network that helps support and sustain young professionals working throughout the region.
24 | 25 North Sea Screen Partner »Film ab!« Contact details nordmedia Fonds GmbH Bremen office Expo Plaza 1 Hinter der Mauer 5 (Weserhaus) 30539 Hannover 28195 Bremen Germany Germany T. +49 511 12 34 56 0 T. +49 421 178 31 51 Fax +49 511 12 34 56 29 Fax +49 421 168 91 79
[email protected] www.nordmedia.de
26 | 27 Germany Germany offers spectacular natural geogra- phy. Elevation ranges from the mountains of the Alps in the south to the shores of the North Sea in the northwest and the Baltic Sea in the northeast. Covering an area of approximately 47,641 km² and boasting some eight million inhabitants, Niedersachsen is the second largest German federal state in terms of surface area and the fourth largest in terms of population. With its more than 500,000 inhabitants, the state capital of Hanover is at the same time the state‘s largest city. Niedersachsen‘s lowest point lies close to the North Sea in the East Frisian community of Krumm- hörn located at 2.5 m below sea level. The Bremerhaven located some 60 km further nordmedia is the German partner of the state‘s highest mountain is the 971 m high to the north. The 2-city state was founded network. The Media Company for Nieder- Wurmberg in the Harz mountain range. The in 1947 and, with its surface area of 400 sachsen/Bremen and their affiliate nord- Free Hanseatic City of Bremen is made up km² and 663,000 inhabitants, is the smal- media Fonds GmbH were established to of two cities: the metropolis of Bremen on lest of the 16 federal states. 1,200 years of strengthen the media industry in Nieder- the River Weser, and the North Sea city of tradition and cosmopolitan flair characterise sachsen and Bremen. the Hanseatic city on the River Weser.
28 | 29 nordmedia film and media support in Niedersachsen and Bremen
nordmedia Fonds GmbH, the central media funding organization in Niedersachsen and Bremen, supports better representation and networking for the film industry and helps you in getting your project started. On www.nordmedia.de there are updated online service tools available, like Location Guide, Media Guide and Actors Guide, where you will find suitable locations, equipment and staff in Bremen and Nieder- sachsen for your production. nordmedia‘s membership in NSSP initiated a large num- ber of international networking events and facilitated the building of international part- nerships between co-producers, broadcas- ters and film-makers. In 2010, nordmedia organized several events, e.g. the successful co-production conference „North Sea on Screen“ in Bremen.
30 | 31 nordmedia is the only German organization successfully realize their projects. As Further information among the NSSP-cooperation partners. central funding organization is the aim · Funding budget p.a.: €10 Mio. Based in Northwestern Germany it acts as to strengthen and further develop the · Three application dates p.a. a motor for development and as a service multimedia cultural scene. · Funded films (selection): provider in Niedersachsen and Bremen. The Film Festivals: · Soul Kitchen (D: Fatih Akin) regional media sector has a lot to offer: · Animals United (3D) (D: Reinhard Klooss, nordmedia helps creative scriptwriters and · www.filmfest-oldenburg.de Holger Tappe) producers in film and television sector to · www.filmfest-emden.de · Berlin 36 (D: Kaspar Heidelbach) · www.filmfest-braunschweig.de
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34 | 35 The Netherlands
The Netherlands is a country steeped in culture. Well known for its windmills and national fower, the tulip, it is also a country famous for being the birthplace of some of history’s most important and infuential ar- tists, such as Rembrandt, Johannes Vermeer and Vincent Van Gogh. Mostly fat it is accessible on foot, by car, by train, by boat, and – the preferred method of transport for many Dutch people – by bicycle. The urban landscape offers unique and vibrant cities, such as the cosmopolitan capital of Ams- terdam, full of cultural inspiration and with an intricate network of canals. The natural landscape of the Netherlands ranges from the hundreds of kilometres of coast borde- In the 20th Century the Netherlands beca- award for best documentary film and the ring the North Sea and Wadden Sea, to the me renowned for producing moving and Amsterdam International Documentary Film fat countryside of the mainland, divided by thought-provoking documentaries, such Festival, the world’s largest documentary canals and rivers, to magical forests. as those by Joris Ivens and Bert Haanstra. film festival. The country is also home to This tradition is still honoured through the the Netherlands Film Fund and the Nether- Netherlands Film Festival’s Crystal Film lands Film and Television Academy.
36 | 37 North Sea Screen PartnerS »Kjør kamera!« Contact details Bergen Media By and Western Norway Film Commission Georgernes Verft 12 5011 Bergen Norway T. +55 56 05 10 Fax +55 56 03 55 [email protected] www.bergenmediaby.no [email protected] www.wnfc.no
38 | 39 Norway
Towering mountains, breath-taking fjords, alpine tundra and hundreds of miles of coast are just a few examples of the natural geography Norway has to offer. From the most northern point, due to its proximity to the Artic, one can experience both the beauty of the Northern Lights in the winter months and also the surreal perpetual daylight of the midnight sun in the summer. Traces of the Vikings can still be found in the historical heritage, and on the West Coast the region’s rich hanseatic past is evident.
Our Norwegian partner, Bergen Media By, home to the Bergen International Film Festi- hails from Bergen, the second largest city val, which offers audiences a chance to see in Norway after the capital, Oslo, and is great films from all over the world. Through located on the south-western coast. Bergen Bergen Media By we are also linked to the Media By aims to promote the media indus- Western Norway Film Commission, which try in the region with a focus on stimulating aims to attract film and television produc- innovation, quality and sustainable busines- tions to Western Norway, and to promote ses in the cultural industries. The city is also the international growth of the regional film industry. 40 | 41 Strategic partners BMB: Filmfondet fuzz Western Norway Film Centre MediArena Georgernes Verft 12, N-5011 Bergen Georgernes Verft 12, N-5011 Bergen T. +47 91814356 Bergen Media By T. +47 55 56 63 93 T. +47 55 56 09 05 email: [email protected] Bergen Media By (Bergen Media City) is Fax: +47 55 62 63 39 Fax: +47 55 56 03 55 Contact: Anders Waage Nilsen a networking organization for the media Mob: +47 971 07 531 E-mail: [email protected] industry in Bergen. Priority areas for the E-mail: [email protected] Contact: Irmelin Nordahl Developing future solutions for production foundation‘s networking include collabo- Contact: Lars Marøy and communication of digital content. Western Norway Film Centre plays a critical ration across expertise and focus on new MediArena is an Arena-project, partly Fuzz – The Film Fund on the West role in assisting new Western Norwegian digital technology. We create meeting financed by Innovation Norway. Bergen is Coast of Scandinavia film talent to bring their ideas to the screen, places for the media and creative industry, aiming to become a national leader with For feature films, TV drama and computer providing various schemes of skills deve- and work to promote the expertise that high international rankings within develop- games produced in part or wholly in Wes- lopment, funding for development and exists in the city. ment of innovative solutions and frame- tern Norway, Fuzz AS (Ltd.) can provide production (documentaries and shorts), and Together with our partners we work works for the media sector. both equity and public funding of up to development for feature length projects. towards making the region one of the €250.000, through a scheme of selective MediArena works as a cluster organization, key areas for film production and related The centre administers state film production co-production investments. Established in with all leading industry, educators, R&D commercial and creative resources. Bergen funds amounting to approx € 800.000 in 2006 and funded by Bergen City Council, and public sector as members. MediArena Media By acts as a policy organization, 2009, as well as regional soft money for Fuzz has so far co-produced 14 features will contribute in fascilitating and deve- and contribute on various levels to sustain feature film and tv drama development. and TV films. Please refer to our guidelines loping arenas for relations, communica- the development of film production, film and regulations. Western Norway Film Centre is also the pa- tions and collective competence, creating related projects, businesses and education rent organization and administrative body innovation, value-adding and growth for its on the western coast of Norway. for Western Norway Film Commission. members.
42 | 43 Western Norway Film Commission industrial areas and scenic hanseatic cities. in their search for locations and production Growing Local Industry Georgernes Verft 12 The sea meets the alpine mountains on the partners. WNFC hosts free and customized Production companies in Western Norway 5011 Bergen fringe of urban city life, and green blossoms location scouting trips for international are working across all formats, producing Norway can be replaced with endless glaciers within filmmakers, introducing the local industry documentaries for international territories, T. +47 5556 0510 less than an hour‘s car-ride. and regional funds. award-winning shorts and feature films, as Fax +47 5556 0355 well as tomorrow‘s tv graphics, 3D animati- The easy-access, low-altitude glaciers and Email: [email protected] www.Visitnorway.com on and stereoscopic content. Film professi- year-round snow areas in Western Norway Film Commissioner: Sigmund Elias Holm www. Norway.no onals in Western Norway are accustomed are popular among filmmakers looking for Email: [email protected] www. Bedin.no to working on international projects, and areas that can double for the Arctic, Hima- Mob: +47 9714 9153 you can relax secure in the knowledge that laya, Siberia, Greenland or that fictitious ice Skype: sigmundelias production arrangements you have made planet. Western Norway offers a great di- will work out as planned. English is the se- Western Norway Film Commission (WNFC) versity of accessible snow and ice locations: cond language and spoken fuently by most offers free services to audiovisual projects over 100 glaciers, including the biggest Norwegians. eyeing to shoot in Western Norway. Ever glacier on mainland Europe, as well as the since Lucasfilm chose Western Norway as highest and most alpine peaks of Norway Aside from the local production activity, the location for the ice planet Hoth back and Northern Europe. Western Norway has internationally been in 1979, the region has been the preferred recognized in productions such as New Line Natural daylight extends to 22 hours in location in Norway for international feature Cinema‘s ‘Golden Compass’, Warner Bros‘ the summer months, allowing for fexible films, tv drama and commercials. ‘Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince’, Fan- shooting schedules and reducing the cost dango Film‘s ‘La Passione’ as well as Studio WNFC represents the spectacular fjord regi- involved in using artificial lighting. Hamburg‘s ‘Liebe am Fjord’. on, and stretches nearly 800km from north Western Norway Film Commission aims to to south. The area brings together diverse make life easier for visiting directors, pro- locations – from steep fjords and moun- ducers, art directors and location managers tainside farms, to emerald green valleys, 44 | 45 North Sea Screen Partner »Action!« Contact details FifeScreen & TayScreen DCA, 152 Nethergate, Dundee, Scotland, UK DD1 4DY T. +44 (0)1382 432483/01382 432485 Fax +44 (0)1382 432471 [email protected] www.tayscreen.com
46 | 47 Scotland (UK) From the majestic ruins of castles and forts, to lochs, forests and miles of coastal beaches, to cities full of history and culture, Scotland has a variety of sights to offer. Both rural and urban landscapes are easily accessible by road, air and rail. The capital, Edinburgh, is home to the Edinburgh Inter- national Film Festival, which attracts both industry professionals and movie-goers. Creative Scotland is the national develop- ment agency for the creative industries in Scotland.
Smaller, independent festivals are also on the rise, such as the Mountain Film Festival, and the Dundee-based Discovery Film Festival, which focuses solely on films for younger audiences. As a city Dundee is home to our Scottish Partners: Dundee College, the University of Dundee, Dundee McGregor, Kelly MacDonald, Tilda Swinton, City Council and TayScreen, the regional Dougray Scott, James McAvoy, and Dundo- screen commission. Famous Scots inclu- nian Brian Cox. de Bond legend Sir Sean Connery, Ewan
48 | 49 About FifeScreen & TayScreen Films shot in the area: FifeScreen & TayScreen is the screen com- · Never Let Me Go mission for Fife and Tayside in Scotland. · Imogene We are a partnership between the Councils · Stone of Destiny of Angus, Dundee City, Fife and Perth & · The Descent Kinross, and offer free assistance to produc- · Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius tions seeking locations, facilities and crew. · 39 Steps We are here to promote Fife and Tayside · The Canterville Ghost for media development and film and TV · Monty Python and the Holy Grail production, post-production and animation. Film Festivals: The FifeScreen & TayScreen team is very experienced working with media projects. · Edinburgh International Film Festival Let us help you find the right film and · MediaGuardian Edinburgh International TV locations, crew and facilities for your Television Festival - MGEITF project. · Discovery Film Festival · Dundee Mountain Film Festival
50 | 51 Dundee City Council and FifeScreen & Dundee was the first city in the world to de- and games. We source locations, facilities TayScreen in Scotland are the lead Partners velop an International Centre for Computer and crew and supply location photography. in North Sea Screen Partners. The City Deve- Games at the University of Abertay. Tayside We also help with accommodation, recces, lopment Department of Dundee City Coun- has over 352 companies engaged in creative research and official permits. In addition to cil continues to devise and implement highly industries across interactive digital content, North Sea Screen Partners we are also part successful strategies to increase investment media production and post and games. of the European Film Commission Net- opportunities in Dundee and enhance the work and the Scottish Locations Network FifeScreen & TayScreen is the screen com- city’s role as a key player in the Scottish with Creative Scotland. The FifeScreen & mission for Fife and Tayside. A partnership economy. Computer games are a major TayScreen team is very experienced wor- between the Councils of Angus, Dundee success story for the city which is regarded king with media projects; let us help you City, Fife and Perth & Kinross, the region as Europe’s leading computer games and find the right film and TV locations, crew goes from the world famous Forth Bridges app development location as a base for key and facilities for your project. to the Scottish Highlands and from central companies such as Ruffian (Crackdown2), Scotland to the east coast. Locations are Cohort and Denki. A major contribution co- hugely diverse with mountain ranges, mes from the city’s and region’s universities wild coasts, and buildings from classic to and colleges in developing skills for digital contemporary. There are castles, mansions, media sectors and producing world-class rivers, rapids, cliffs, beaches and the area is research and teaching in media production, the world home of golf. We provide a free computing and software development. service to attract production of all types including advertising, film, TV, animation
52 | 53 North Sea Screen Partner »Kameran rullar!« Contact details Region Vastra Gotaland Kultursekretariatet Hus Box 764 451 26 Uddevalla Sweden T. +46 722 22 61 00 [email protected] www.vgregion.se
Photos Sweden © Göran Assner
54 | 55 Sweden Sweden is the largest of the Nordic coun- tries in Northern Europe, with a population of about 9.3 million. It borders Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark via the bridge of Öresund. The Baltic Sea lies to the east of the country, as well as the Gulf of Bothnia, which separates Sweden from most of Finland, and the North Sea, which lies to the south-west. National parks, mas- ses of coniferous forests and beautiful lakes detail the landscape.
Swedish cinema is known as producing many critically acclaimed films, and during the 20th century was the most prominent of Scandinavia. Directors such as Ingmar Bergman, Victor Sjöström, Jan Troell, and more recently, Lukas Moodysson, have contributed internationally renowned productions. 2008 saw the release of Tomas Alfredson‘s ‘Let the Right One In’, a roman- tic vampire film which received world-wide critical acclaim.
1656 | 1757 Glossary | Useful links Some useful links (without intending to be exhaustive) 4RegionalFilm: www.4rfv.co.uk Norway International Film Bang: www.filmbang.com Norsk Filminstitutt: www.nfi.no Screen International: www.screendaily.com Denmark Kemps: www.kftv.com Western Norway Film Centre: www.vestnorskfilm.no IMDB: www.imbd.com The West Danish Film Fund: www.filmpuljen.dk The Location Works: www.thelocationworks.com Film Commission Norway: www.norwegianfilm.com The Location Guide: www.thelocationguide.com The Animation Workshop: www.animwork.dk Peaceful Fish: www.peacefulfish.com The Knowledge: www.theknowledgeonline.co.uk The Danish Film Institute: www.dfi.dk UK Film Council: www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk Scotland (UK) Variety: www.variety.com Scottish Locations Network: DR: www.dr.dk UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Financial Times: www.ft.com/companies/media www.tayscreen.com/page.cfm?page_ID=26&menu_ID=7 TV2: www.tv2.dk www.culture.gov.uk Media Antenna: www.media-antenna.com/ Visit Scotland: www.visitscotland.com Nordisk Film: www.nordiskfilm.dk Shoot: www.web8.shootonline.com/go/index.php Germany Creative Scotland (formally Scottish Screen): Cine Regio: www.cine-regio.org Nordisk Film og TV Fond: www.nordiskfilmogtvfond.co Blickpunkt Film: www.blickpunktfilm.de www.creativescotland.com Cross Media Network: www.crossmedianetwork.dk Cannes Film Festival: www.festival-cannes.com Filmecho: www.filmecho.de Scottish Government Departments for Culture, Media Desk Danmark: www.mediadeskdenmark.eu Berlinale: www.berlinale.de FFA: www.ffa.de Tourism and Enterprise: Oresund Film Commission: www.oresundfilm.com EUFCN: www.eufcn.com MEDIA Deutschland: www.mediadeskdeutschland.eu www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/ArtsCultureSport Tietgen Business College: www.tietgen.dk MEDIA European Commission: www.ec.europa.eu NDR: www.ndr.de www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/Tourism Roskilde University: www.ruc.dk First Motion: www.firstmotion.eu ZDF: www.zdf.de www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/Enterprise Filmkontakt Nord: www.filmkontakt.com Nordisk Panorama: www.nordiskpanorama.com ARD: www.ard.de Dundee College: www.dundeecollege.ac.uk Crew united: www.crew-united.com England (UK) German Film Commissions: www.location-germany.de University of Dundee: www.dundee.ac.uk Cineuropa: www.cineuropa.org/index.aspx?lang=en The Dru: www.thedrum.co.uk Focus Germany: www.focusgermany.de Scandinavian Locations: www.scandinavianlocations.org PCR: www.pcrnewsletter.com SWEDEN Association of Film Commissioners International: www.afci.org Shots: www.shots.com Film i Väst: www.filmivast.se MirahFilm: www.mirahfilm.se Göteborg International Film Festival: www.giff.se
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