Ardour and Perseverance, the 2 watchwords at this yr’s TV Drama Imaginative and prescient in Göteborg will resonate throughout this yr’s program the place a document 700 delegates will take the heartbeat of what’s scorching and upcoming from the Nordics and Europe.

Unfolding parallel to the Göteborg Movie Competition, the Nordics’ largest TV drama showcase and networking occasion will run Jan 30-31.

“That is what we want!” stated TV Drama Imaginative and prescient honcho Cia Edström concerning the ardour infused within the 60-plus collection to be showcased – and about perseverance within the business, to be debated by the 100 visitor audio system – together with U.S. streaming giants Netflix, Disney+– first time on-stage – Amazon and all key Nordic commissioners.

“Occasions are tough-not solely within the Nordics however internationally. Our business goes by profound adjustments,” she stated, citing the microeconomic headwinds impacting drama traders’ coin, synthetic intelligence, the halt in production-triggered amongst others by Hollywood strikes, and Viaplay’s Nordic drama commissioning demise which has contributed to lay-offs within the sector. “However we now have to search out options, have a look at the brilliant aspect.”

“Peak TV has created [a lot of] incredible expertise. We are able to see this within the reveals on show right here and the flurry of tasks in improvement. The drama bubble might need burst, however what’s left is a pool of expertise that the business must help and nourish. However I’m optimistic,” she stated whereas working by the 2024 TV Drama Imaginative and prescient program, “very a lot created by the business,” she recalled.

Highlight on Sweden

Among the largest standout collection chosen this yr might be coming from host nation Sweden. “Surprisingly sufficient, we’ve by no means performed a give attention to Sweden, but it surely felt pure to take action, contemplating the variety of occasion dramas in manufacturing and able to display screen,” Edström stated.

The 5 star-stubbed Swedish collection to be showcased as works in progress are all primarily based on books or well-known IPs. Two of these are penned by or adapt a guide by “The Bridge” creator Hans Rosenfeldt, respectively the long-awaited “Ronja the Robber’s Daughter” and “Cry Wolf.” In the meantime, Disney+ will unveil its first Nordic unique, “To Prepare dinner a Bear,” and the dramedy “Whiskey on the Rocks,” from “Midsummer” helmer Björn Stein and author Henrik Jansson-Schweizer, co-ordered by SVT.

Swedish pubcaster SVT may even sneak-peek “Faithless,” Tomas Alfredson’s TV model of Ingmar Bergman and Lena Endre’s 2000 pic, co-produced by Franco-German community Arte.

Among the many 5 spotlighted Nordic collection in improvement, three are interval items: “Tivoli” from TV2 Denmark is a interval drama about racial prejudice set in 1910 on the Copenhagen Tivoli amusement park. “The Swedish Muse” turns to 1760s wild leisure life in Stockholm; Norway’s “Requiem for Selina” from NRK is a historic drama concerning the makings of the influencer business.

In the meantime Iceland “which had a slower manufacturing interval final yr,” says Edström,” is again in pressure with two collection: the Finnish co-produced crime drama “Hildur,” penned by “The Paradise”s’ Matti Laine, and the male unholy trinity friendship “Haze,” from “Trapped” showrunner Sigurjón Kjartansson.

One other 5 European collection in improvement might be pitched by their creators: Turkey’s “The Amazons of Istanbul,” Estonia’s “Behind the Iron Curtain,” Germany’s “Shame” and Poland’s “Kilwater”, whereas Beta Movie will reveal clips of its luxurious Dutch royal drama “Máxima”.

The Sunshine Tales session will profile three European reveals that “benefitted” from their earlier TV Drama Imaginative and prescient pitches, says Edström: “That is Not Sweden” from Spain’s Nanouk Movie and Funicular Movies and Anagram Sweden; “These Who Stayed” from Ukraine’s FILM.UA and “Fusion” from Iceland’s ACT4.

Many extra Nordic tasks to be careful might be unveiled by U.S. giants Netflix, Amazon (“they’re on the prime and, sure, they’re commissioning,” says Edström), Finnish industrial group MTV, pubcaster Yle, main streamer Elisa Viihde, and TV 2 Denmark. 

Sticking collectively

As a mirror to new enterprise setups to defy the main streamers and achieve visibility with occasion collection, two pan-Nordic and European broadcasters’ alliances launched this fall will define their methods and tasks: the Scandi Alliance-reuniting TV2 Denmark, TV2 Norway, TV4 Sweden, and the New8 three way partnership between eight prime European public companies.

“The staging [at TV Drama Vision] of assorted European and Nordic collaborations is one thing that got here organically, as co-productions are extra fascinating than a few years in the past,” argued Edström, “and persons are principally inventing new alliances as we converse,” she identified. 

Whereas the Give attention to Flanders will drill down into new Nordic co-production alternatives with the area, the panel ‘Contained in the Internet of Future European Financing’ will make clear drama funding plans from French teams Mediawan, Wildside and Finnish enterprise capital fund IPR.VC.

Powered inventive business insights ought to come from Netflix’s “Kleo” showrunning trio the HaRiBos, set to dissect their collaborative modus operandi, but in addition from panellists Lisa Ambjörn (“Younger Royals”’ creator), Sened Dhab (France Télévisions) and Henriette Marienlund (DR Drama), invited to debate “learn how to crack the code of Gen Z.” 

Trying into the longer term, a number of panels will give attention to AI developments, whereas media analysts Johanna Koljonen – writer of the Nostradamus report – and Ampere Evaluation’ Man Bisson will ship their a lot anticipated insightful views on market challenges in 2024 and past.

As introduced earlier in Selection, “Comfortable Valley” star Sarah Lancashire may even take centre stage, in dialog with senior Swedish drama govt Lars Blomgren of Media Res, and 5 Nordic collection will compete from the Nordisk Movie & TV Fond Prize for finest screenplay of a Nordic drama collection. Its awards might be handed out Jan. 30.

A brief drill down on the 5 Swedish works in progress:

“To Prepare dinner A Bear” (working title), directed by Trygve Allister Diesen, written by Jesper Harrie, produced by Mia Welin (Anagram Sweden) for Disney+.

“Ronja the Robber’s Daughter” written by Hans Rosenfeldt, directed by Lisa James Larsson, produced by Bonnie Skoog Feeney & Mattias Arehn (Filmlance Worldwide) for Netflix. Gross sales: Viaplay Content material Distribution.

“Cry Wolf” written by Oskar Söderlund, directed by Jesper Ganslandt, produced by Josefine Tengblad & Eiffel Mattsson (Nordic Drama Queens) for TV4 & ZDF. Worldwide gross sales:  Fifth Season.

“Whiskey on the Rocks” written by Henrik Jansson-Schweizer, directed by Björn Stein, produced by Jan Marnell (Skyverse) for SVT and Disney+.

“Faithless” written by Sara Johnsen, directed by Saskia Diesing, produced by Christian Rank, Peter Bose & Jonas Allen (Miso Movie) for SVT & Arte. Gross sales: Fremantle.

5 Nordic collection in improvement:

“Tivoli” (6X40 minutes, Denmark), written by Anna Neye, produced by Trin Hjortkjær Thomsen & Camilla Hammerich for Nordisk Movie Manufacturing and broadcaster TV2 Denmark.
Dreaming of a greater life than being exhibited as exotica in Tivoli, a well-liked amusement park in Copenhagen, the siblings Rigmor and Peter attain for the celebrities within the vibrant silent movie enterprise. Advised from an African Danish perspective, drama collection “Tivoli” is about changing into absolutely human in a context of racial prejudice and social (im)mobility in Denmark round 1910. A bit of historical past but untold.

“The Swedish Muse” (6 x half-hour, Sweden), written by Jessika Jankert and Lovisa Löwhagen, produced by Frida Hallberg for Cinenic Movie/Fox within the Snow Movies.
In an try to flee poverty, Maja invents the alter ego “Ulla Winblad” and turns into the middle of the wild leisure lifetime of 1760s Stockholm. The musician Carl Michael Bellman begins to write down songs about her and the road between actuality and fantasy is blurred. Ulla goes from being celebrated to being ridiculed: Maja will spend the remainder of her life preventing to eliminate the title.

“Haze” (eight 50 minute episodes, Iceland), written by Sigurjon Kjartansson, David Mar Stefansson, Gagga Jonsdottir; produced by Erlingur Jack for S800 and broadcaster RÚV.
“Haze” tells the story of three childhood buddies from a small Icelandic city. Certainly one of them is now the CEO of an enormous pharmaceutical firm, one other is a health care provider and a 3rd a drug seller. For 25 years, this unholy trinity has saved to themselves, however now it’s time for a comeback.

“Requiem for Selina” (six half, 40 minute episodes, Norway), created by Emmeline Berglund, produced by Ingunn Rensel for Anti and broadcaster NRK.
A historic drama concerning the makings of the influencer business, impressed by true occasions. Memoirs of the very first magnificence blogger, telling the story of the bullied lady she was within the early 2000s, and the way she avenged herself on the world by changing into the nation’s most harmful function mannequin and the mom of all unrealistic magnificence standard-fuck ups.

“Hildur” (Iceland/Finland), lead-written by Finland’s Matti Laine, with Iceland’s Margret Örnolfsdottir; produced by Take Two Studios (Finland), Sagafilm (Iceland), Story Home (Germany).
Story about those that inhabit the North and do what they need to to outlive, every in their very own manner. Struggling could also be shut at hand, however “Hildur” reveals that closeness to others can be our best supply of power.