1 2021 TV Drama Vision 44th Göteborg Film Festival goteborgfilmfestival.se Jan 29–Feb 8 2021 #gbgfilmfestival Wednesday, February 3 Advisory Board 10.00–17.45 Online live broadcast from Pustervik We want to thank our much-appreciated Advisory Board for their continuing support. Thursday, February 4 09.30–16.30 Online live broadcast from Pustervik Anna Croneman, Head of Drama, SVT Christian Rank, Head of Drama, DR Information Christian Wikander, Commissioning Editor & VP/ Original The seminar will take place online and is held in Programming, HBO Nordic English. Hanne Palmquist, CEO, Filmlance For more info, pricing and list of all delegates, see Ivar Køhn, Head of Drama, NRK goteborgfilmfestival.se/en/tv-drama-vision Josefine Tengblad, Head of Drama, TV4 and CMore [email protected] Katrine Vogelsang, Head of Fiction, TV2 Danmark Liselott Forsman, CEO Nordisk Film & TV Fond Göteborg Film Festival Office Marike Muselaers, Co-CEO of Lumière Group Olof Palmes Plats 1 41304 Göteborg Petri Kempinnen, Film and TV Consultant Phone: +46(0)31 339 30 00 Piv Bernth, Founder, Apple Tree Stefan Baron, CEO, YellowBird Artistic Director Thomas Gammeltoft, Executive Producer, True Content Jonas Holmberg Entertainment [email protected] Walter Iuzzolini, CEO, Eagle Eye Drama CEO Thank you Mirja Wester Tomas Eskilsson, Head of Strategy, Film i Väst, Torleif Hauge, [email protected] Project Advisor - Fiction, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Peter Hiltunen, Kulturakademin, Tim King, Exec VP President Head of Industry Production, SF Studios, Henric Larsson, CEO Nordics, Chimney, Cia Edström Alexandra Lebret, Managing Director, The European Producers [email protected] Club, Jon Petterson, Head of Scripted Nordic Entertainment Group, Karin Larsdotter, Nordic PR Manager, SVP Acquisitions, TV Drama Vision Producer HBO Nordic, Katrina Wood, CEO, MediaXchange, Geraldine Jenny Runsten Gonard, Conecta Fiction, Palmi Gudmundsson, VP of content, [email protected] Simmin, Piodor Gustafsson, Director of Scripted Content for the Nordics and Baltics, TV4 and Cmore, Kjartan Thordarsson, Industry Producer & Communications CEO Saga Film, Wendy Mitchell, journalist Josef Kullengård Partner Events: Berlinale Series Market, Series Mania, Photo Editor CineLink Drama, Sarajevo Film Festival Linda Petersson Collaborators: Film I Väst, Conecta Fiction, Mia Layout Market, Chimney, Kulturakademin, MediaXchange, Felicia Fortres Erich Pommer Institute TV Drama Vision is supported by Creative Europe Media, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Västra Götalandsregionen Music partner: Audio Network. 2 Cover photo from Nach Contents 4–5 Welcome to TV Drama Vision 2021! 6–7 Schedule Wednesday, Feb 3 8–9 Schedule Thursday, Feb 4 10–11 Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize 12–17 Series presented at TV Drama Vision 18 Guests and Speakers 19 Moderators Supported by: Partner events: Collaborators: Music partner: 3 Welcome to TV Drama Vision 2021! Visions of the future in the European drama industry After a year unlike any other, a global resilience is adapt to the changing content world while staying true reshaping the industry. How has the pandemic af- to their own creative vision. In conversation with jour- fected production and to what extent has it acceler- nalist Wendy Mitchell. ated global transitions in the industry? Following the streaming wars, what significance will the European TV Drama: Looking beyond a year of change drama industry have in the coming years? What can In a dynamic keynote session Guy Bisson, Executive Di- we expect in terms of production, audience behaviour rector at Ampere Analysis, will look at the latest trends and public financing? What stories will audiences em- in global TV drama. Key-note presentation followed brace and how have our common European storytelling by a conversation with Johanna Koljonen, media an- changed, if at all? alyst and author of Göteborg Film Festival’s Nostrad- The international conference TV Drama Vision will amus Report. present a live broadcasted stage programme and in- teractive meeting opportunities. As always presenting European Vision – Transforming the latest industry news, business trends and analysis Storytelling Together of the future as well as showcasing an extensive se- Walter Iuzzolino, CEO Eagle Eye Drama and the face lection of new and upcoming series from the Nordics and curator behind Walter Presents drama brand, and along with European highlights. Johanna Koljonen in conversation about visions, pos- sibilities and threats to European TV production in the Honorary Guest: Susanne Bier context of the 2021 Nostradamus Report. We are proud to present the multiple award winning Danish director and screenwriter Susanne Bier as Hon- Virtual production – “If you need a beach orary Guest at TV Drama Vision 2021. Susanne Bier is you bring the beach to the studio!” one of the world’s most in-demand directors, contin- The pandemic has transformed the drama production ually breaking down barriers to tell thought-provok- landscape, potentially for years to come. Is shooting ing and entertaining stories across feature films and against a screen the answer? The role of the produc- TV series. In this keynote interview, Bier will talk about er is in transition and a year of restrictions has called the lessons learned in her fascinating three-decade for creative solutions with innovative ways of produc- career; how she has successfully navigated between ing and financing ahead. Virtual production is rapidly her Danish language films such as After the Wedding transforming production pipelines across the industry. and In a Better World and English language TV hits How will these new tools be adopted for TV? What such as The Night Manager, The Undoing and the Bird are the challenges and how will it affect the crea- Box. Bier will also share her advice for how creators can tive outcome? Johanna Koljonen, in conversation 4 with Kjartan Thor Thoradson, CEO Sagafilm, Patrick Future visions for festivals and markets in Europe Nebout and Henrik Jansson-Schweizer from Drama- The pandemic did a complete re-write of the festival corp in development with Whiskey on the Rocks. circuit script. We all stayed at home and the festivals and markets had to transform into online and hybrid Meet the Nordic Broadcaster and Streamers editions in a heartbeat. In an energetic session we wel- Gazing towards the horizon, we meet a selection of the come a few of our festival friends from around Europe key broadcasters and streamers from the Nordics, on to share their experiences and plans for their upcoming stage to present new and upcoming series and the sto- edition. Meet Frédéric Pittoors d’Haveskercke, Advisor ries they are hoping to find. This year we meet Katrine production section Series Mania, Dennis Ruh, Director Vogelsang, Head of Fiction at TV2 Denmark, Jose- European Film Market, Jovan Marjanovic, Head of In- fine Tengblad, Head of Drama and Piodor Gustafs- dustry Cinelink Sarajevo Film Festival, Marie Barraco, son, Director of Scripted Content for the Nordics and Managing director, Série Series, Gaia Tridente, Head Baltics at TV4 and C More, Christian Rank, Head of of Drama Divison MIA Market and Geraldine Gonard, Drama at DR, Ivar Køhn, Head of Drama at NRK, Fil- Director Conecta Fiction in conversation with Marike lippa Wallestam, EVP & Chief Content Officer Nent Muselaers. Group and Camilla Rydbacken, VP Nordic Scripted at Nordic Entertainment Group, Anna Croneman, Head of Nordic Secrets – Lene Rachel Andersen Drama at SVT and Jarmo Lampela, Head of Drama at Can Public Service TV lift our spirits, make us wiser, YLE Drama. Moderated by Marike Muselaers, Co-CEO give us hope and unite us as a species around a better Lumiére Group. common future? What can the industry learn about the future from its Nordic past? Danish writer, futur- HBO Europe original content heading for ist and philosopher Lene Rachel Andersen takes us HBO Max launch in Europe on a historical journey where aesthetic education and What creative strategy lies ahead when HBO Max will shared common stories have created the framework of roll out in Europe late in 2021? And what are the visions our societies’ sustainability. Presented in collaboration of the Nordic and European HBO original content for with TrueContent Enterainment. the future, near and far? Meet Antony Root, Executive Vice President, Original Programming and Production New and Upcoming Drama Series HBO Europe and Christian Wikander, Commissioning We are delighted to present a wide range of upcom- Editor and VP Original Programming, HBO Nordic in ing and brand new dramaseries from the Nordics and conversation with Marike Muselaers. Europe. In addition, we showcase the region by pre- senting series in development. The Global Success of Spanish Drama In recent years, Spanish TV fiction has taken an im- Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize pressive leap in quality, allowing it to expand to the Five new Nordic drama series compete for the NOK rest of the world. With successes such as Money Heist 200,000 Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize 2020. At TV (La Casa de Papel), The Head, Hierro, Patria, Perfect Drama Vision we will meet the nominated screenwrit- Life (Vida Perfecta), are bringing stories to life that are ers on stage to present their series and talk about the recognizable anywhere in the world. Here to give us an art of writing a successful drama. The award for best crash course on Spanish drama is Géraldine Gonard, screenplay will be handed out on Februray 3. Director Conecta Fiction and joining her on stage are Domingo Corral, Director of Originals at Movistar+ and Warmly welcome! Javier Mendez, Chief Creative Officer at The Mediapro Cia Edström, Head of TV Drama Vision Studio. Presented in collaboration with Conecta Fiction. Jenny Runsten, TV Drama Vision Producer 5 Wednesday, February 3 All times are (CET) 10:00-10:30 14:00-14:10 European Vision: Transforming Coming Next from the Nordics Storytelling Together A showcase of new and upcoming series: Walter Iuzzolino, CEO Eagle Eye Drama, and Fractures (ICE), My Husband’s Wife (FIN), Johanna Koljonen, Media Analyst, in conversa- How to buy a baby (SWE).