BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
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Berlin the first to see Ninjababy
Yngvild Sve Flikke’s quirky and partly animated dramedy Ninjababy has been selected for the Generation 14plus Competition at the Berlin International Film Festival 2021, where it will have its international premiere and will continue to the competiton at SXSW. Read more...
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NORWAY | COMEDY | 2021 | 103 min
ORIGINAL TITLE Ninjababy DIRECTOR Yngvild Sve Flikke SCREENWRITER Johan Fasting, Yngvild Sve Flikke, Inga H. Sætre based on graphic novel Fallteknikk by Inga H. Sætre PRODUCTION Yngve Sæther for Motlys CAST Kristine Kujath Thorp, Arthur Berning, Nader Khademi, Tora Dietrichson DOMESTIC RELEASE April 16, 2021 SALES TrustNordisk FESTIVALS Norwegian Film Institute
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SCREENINGS
Mon, Mar 1 14:00 Virtual Cinema 2
Tue, Mar 2 17:10 Virtual Cinema 19
Wed, Mar 3 14:30 Generation
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EGYPT, FRANCE, NORWAY, PALESTINE, GERMANY | DOCUMENTARY | 2021 | 90 min
DIRECTOR Samaher Alqadi PRODUCTION Karim El Hakim for Prophecy Films NORWEGIAN CO-PRODUCER Nefise Özkal Lorentzen and Jørgen Lorentzen for Integral Film AS SALES Prophecy Films
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SCREENING
Wed, Mar 3 17:30 Encounters
Through an intimate conversation of words left unsaid to her dead mother, Samaher Alqadi explores the chains of her childhood and shows the power of women in a revolutionary struggle against the odds.
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Berlinale Series Market Selects
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Outlier
SCREENING
Tue, Mar 2 12:00 Series Market Selects
NORWAY | THRILLER | 2021 | 90 min
ORIGINAL TITLE Outlier CREATORS Arne Berggren, Kristine Berg DIRECTORS Ken Are Bongo, Arne Berggren, Kristine Berg PRODUCTION Company: Shuuto Norway for A Media SALES REinvent International Sales
Outlier is a classic crime story from the North about the hunt for what turns out to be a serial killer.
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Suck It Up
SCREENINGS
Tue, Mar 2 10:00 Series Market Selects
NORWAY | DRAMA | 2021 | 93 min
ORIGINAL TITLE Pørni CREATOR Henriette Steenstrup DIRECTORS Gunnar Vikene, Charlotte Blom PRODUCTION Monster Scripted for Viaplay SALES Keshet International
Suck It Up is about the dilemmas that you end up in when you, to the best of your abilities, try to do the right thing for your loved ones, and yourself. In that order.
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Norwegian fiction, documentaries and drama series at EFM
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Betrayed by Eirik Svensson
Christmas at Cattle Hill by Will Ashurst
Diana's Wedding by Charlotte Blom
Gritt by Itonje Søimer Guttormsen
Hope by Maria Sødahl
My Favorite War by Ilze Burkovska-Jacobsen
Ninjababy by Yngvild Sve Flikke
Project Z by Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken
Catch & Release by Maggi Bergheim, Arne Berggren, Kristine Berg
Outlier by Ken Are Bongo, Arne Berggren, Kristine Berg
Rodknock by Daniel Fahre
Suck it Up by Gunnar Vikene, Charlotte Blom
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BERLINALE INDUSTRY EVENTS
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Norwegian Series Introduction
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Norwegian Meltdown: Moneymen, Cavemen, Murder and Madness
Norwegian Series success in recent years has been formidable! Moving beyond Nordic Noir Norwegian content represents innovation and versatility in both genre, formats, and a fluid adaptability to the changing interface of drama distribution and unpredictable audience behaviour.
The Norwegian Film Institute presents an exclusive preview of seven fresh Norwegian Series soon to be released on a variety of platforms.
The series to be presented
Nach Rubicon TV/ Discovery Norway
Beforeigners S.2 Rubicon TV/ HBO
Abducted Monster Scripted/ TV 2 / HOT / NETFLIX
Luka and the Magical Theater Monster Scripted/ NRK
Delete Me Einar Drama/ Viaplay
Exit S.2 Fremantle Norway / NRK
Welcome to Utmark Paradox/ HBO
MODERATOR Jakob Berg (NFI), with short introductions to their series by:
Kyrre Holm Tønne Johannessen (Creator Abducted)
Marie Kristiansen (Creator Delete Me)
Øystein Karlsen (Creator Exit S.2)
Wed, Mar 3 from 14:00-14:30
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Speed
CREATOR/DIRECTOR Martin Lund SCREENWRITER Thorkild Schrumpf PRODUCTION COMPANY Storm films/Ape&Bjørn
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This is Music
CREATOR&WRITER Bjørn Olaf Johannessen DIRECTORS Wim Wenders, David Byrne, Julie Andem & Joachim Trier PRODUCTION COMPANY Oslo Pictures, Norway
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Country Session & Funds Meetings
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Country Session
Meet production adviser Mina Holdhus from the Norwegian Film Institute (NFI) and Mari Nørstegård Tomren, production and information adviser at Filminvest at the Norwegian Country session. They will talk about possibilities for financing in Norway, about the NFI and about the Norwegian regional funds Filmfond Nord, Filminvest, Zefyr Media Fund and the Norwegian Film Institute.
Tue, Mar 2 from 16:00-17:00
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Public Fund Meetings
Meet production advisers Mina Holdhus and Isak Eymundsson from the Norwegian Film Institute who will be available to answer questions.
Wed, Mar 3 from 16:30-18:30
Fri, Mar 5 from 08:00-10:00
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Mina Holdhus
Norwegian Film Institute
Production Adviser, feature films
Cell: + 47 976 89 877
mina.holdhus@nfi.no
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Isak Eymundsson
Norwegian Film Institute
Production Adviser, feature films
Cell: +47 984 92 059
isak.eymundsson@nfi.no
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Mari N. Tomren
Filminvest
Production and Information Adviser
Cell: +47 982 57 174
mari@filminvest.no
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Project Selection & Books at Berlinale
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Handling the Undead
ORIGINAL TITLE Håndtering av Udøde DIRECTOR Thea Hvistendahl based on John Ajvide Lindqvist's novel PRODUCTION COMPANY Einar Film, Norway
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Reptile Memoirs
ORIGINAL TITLE Krypdyrmemoarer by Silje Ulstein REPRESENTED BY Oslo Literary Agency, Norway
Thu, Mar 4 from 11:30-13:00
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Cecilie Aspenes
Fantefilm
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Caroline Hitland
Nordisk Film Produksjon
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Lillian Løvseth
Trollfilm/Smallville Films
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Ellen Ugelstad
Twentyone Pictures
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Scandinavian Films in Berlin & EFM
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Free Industry Webinars During EFM
Scandinavian Films is hosting three exciting webinars on co-production, new trends in family films, and international sales during Berlinale, all moderated by Wendy Mitchell.
No badge needed, you can find out more and register for free to attend in the link below.
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March 2 at 11:00: Joining Forces: Collaborating for Strong Co-Productions
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March 3 at 11:00: The Kids Are All Right: The Boom in Family Films
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March 4 at 11:00: Deal or No Deal: Demystifying International Sales
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NORWEGIAN FILM INSTITUTE IN BERLIN
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Meet us online!
We will all be in Berlin in spirit from our home offices and look forward to seeing you online at the European Film Market.
Online meeting during EFM
Feel free to reach out and ask for an online meeting during the EFM. Everyday between 13:00-17:00 CET you can meet us in the Scandinavian Zoom Room. You can find our contact information below.
Happy Hour
And please join us at the Scandinavian Films Happy Hour on Tuesday March 2nd between 17.00-19-00 in our Wonder venue - join here
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Toril Simonsen
Manager International Relations, Documentary Films
Cell: +47 900 38 086
toril.simonsen@nfi.no
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Arna M. Bersaas
Manager International Relations, Drama Series
Cell: +47 928 13 088
amb@nfi.no
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Mina Holdhus
Norwegian Film Institute
Production Adviser, feature films
Cell: + 47 976 89 877
mina.holdhus@nfi.no
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Isak Eymundsson
Norwegian Film Institute
Production Adviser, feature films
Cell: +47 984 92 059
isak.eymundsson@nfi.no
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Click on the images or links for our digital catalogues
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The Nordic co-production programmes 2021
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Find more information about how to co-produce with the Nordic countries, Norway included. Download the latest co-production catalogue publised by the Nordic Film & TV Fund.
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