Gothenburg Nordic Film Market is organizing a digital edition and an announcement of the selection

The coming 23^approx 2nd edition of the Nordic Film Market invites a total of 30 new feature film projects – 18 in post-production, eight in Discovery and four in Nordic Talents – and presents them to market participants in a hybrid format. The leading business and meeting point for the Scandinavian and international film industry will take place from February 3rd to 6th during the 45th^th Gothenburg Film Festival (28 January to 6 February). Nordic Film Market will be back on location in Gothenburg with selected content available online.

Starting with the works-in-progress selection, Sweden brings five projects: Bjorn Runge (The woman [+leggi anche:
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Denmark is also rocking with five projects. These include kiss, the latest period drama directed by Bill August, set in Denmark in 1913. unruly is the second feature of Malou Reyman (A perfectly normal family [+leggi anche:
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Five projects also come from Norway. Below are night through Mona J Hoel (Are you already going? [+leggi anche:
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There are two projects from Finland: hit big, the latest work by JP Valkeapää (Dogs don’t wear pants [+leggi anche:
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In the Discovery section, eight film projects currently in development are presented, mostly by film beginners. Among other things, we find works by John Skog (ridge [+leggi anche:
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Finally, the Nordisk Film & TV Fond, in cooperation with the Gothenburg Film Festival, will present specially selected Nordic Talents projects, with four films selected. In 2022, the fund will place a special focus on the twenty-something generation.

Here is the full selection of projects participating in Nordic Film Market 2022:

In progress

Amina – Ahmed Abdullahi (Sweden)
Manufacturer: Veronica Ohnedal (Art & Bob)

The Andersson brothers – Johanna Bernhardson (Sweden)
Producers: Erika Malmgren, Annika Hellstrom (movie)

Burn all my letters – Bjorn Runge (Sweden)
Producers: Annika Sucksdorff, Jonathan Ridings (SF Studios)

The Cake Dynasty – Christian Lolike (Denmark)
Producers: Kim Magnusson, Major Andersson (Stories Inc.)

dog born – Isabella Carbonell (Sweden)
Manufacturer: Eric Andersson (memory film)

Exodus – Abbe Hassan (Sweden)
Manufacturer: Matthew Nohrborg (B-roll)

The great silence – Katrine Rocks (Denmark)
Manufacturer: Pernille Tornoe (monolith film)

hit big – JP Valkeapää (Finland)
Manufacturer: Daniel Kuitunen (comeetta)

The kiss – Bill August (Denmark)
Manufacturer: Thomas Heinsen (Nordisk film)

night – Mona J Hoel (Norway)
Producer: Mona J Hoel (Freedom From Fear)

Norwegian dream – Leiv Igor Devold (Norway)
Manufacturer: Havard Wettland Gossé (late movie)

The silent migration – Malene Choi (Denmark)
Manufacturer: Maria Moller Kjeldgaard (manna film)

Road trip with mom – Hilmar Oddsson (Iceland)
Manufacturer: Hlín Jóhannesdóttir (Ursus parvus)

siblings – Saara Cantel (Finland)
Producers: Kai Nordberg, Karl Aho (make movies)

Storm – Erika Kalmeyer (Norway)
Manufacturer: Finn Gjerdrum (Paradox)

Titina – Kajsa Naess (Norway)
Producers: Tonje Skar Reiersen, Lisa Fearnley (microfilm)

unruly – Malou Reyman (Denmark)
Manufacturer: Mathilde Appelin (Nordisk film production)

war sailor – Gunnar Vikene (Norway)
Producers: Maria Ekerhovd, Gary Cranner (mer movie)

discovery

All for you – Andrias Hogenni (Denmark/Faroe Islands)
Producers: Johannes Rothaus Norregaard, Rikke Tambo Andersen (Tambo Movie)

The Animal Lover – Lauri Matti Parppei (Finland)
Manufacturer: Julia Elomaki (Tekele Productions)

Europe – Brwa Vahabpour (Norway)
Manufacturer: Renee Mlodyszewski (true content entertainment)

Happy – Nitesh Anjaan (Denmark)
Manufacturer: Daniel Muehlendorf (Hyæne Movie)

My French Revolution – Hanna Högstedt (Sweden)
Producers: Ami Ro Sköld, Lovisa Charlier (Onoma Productions)

screen time – Jonathan Etzler (Sweden)
Manufacturer: Johan Lundstrom (StellaNova film)

life of stone – Gunhild Enger (Norway)
Producers: Hakon Øveras, Ingvild Evjemo (4½)

Varn – John Skog (Sweden)
Manufacturer: Eric Hemmendorff (platform production)

Nordic Talents

A Soviet love story – Angelika Abramovich (Sweden)
Manufacturer: Linus Andersson (lamp beam)

The great unknown – Charlotte Brodthagen (Denmark)
Producers: Sophie D’Souza, Anne Falkesgaard (Centropa)

the Lbranch uuntouched Willness – Kirsikka Paakkinen (Finland)

lovette (Sweden)
Producers: Hawa Sanne, Jim Garbis (Gambio Movie)