Göteborg’s prime Nordic Movie Market the place final 12 months’s Cannes sensations “The Woman with the Needle,” “Armand” and “When the Mild Breaks” have been first showcased as works in progress, has introduced solely to Selection its full 2025 program.

Over Jan. 29-31, greater than 60 accomplished movies, titles in improvement and post-production shall be showcased to 500-plus business delegates from 38 international locations.

As all the time, a number of acclaimed-directors will share the highlight with promising newcomers, as mirrored within the centre-piece 15-title Works in Progress lineup.

5 years after his Cannes choice with “Godland,” Iceland’s pageant darling Hlynur Pálmason makes a comeback with “The Love that Stays,” a vignette-driven household drama toplining Sverrir Guðnason (“Falling”, “Borg Vs McEnroe”) and Saga Garðarsdóttir (“Balls”).

A Cannes Administrators’ Fortnight habitué, Afghan-born Shahrbanoo Sadat (“The Orphanage”) will convey “No Good Males,” her first romcom, set inside a Kabul newsroom in 2021 pre-Taliban ruled-Afghanistan.

Sweden’s Lisa Langseth (“Pure”) returns to function size after her profitable Netflix multi-season collection gig with “Love & Anarchy.” Her new function “The Dance Membership” is a humorous take a look at psychotherapy with an ensemble solid together with rising stars Nils Wetterholm (Younger Royals), Alva Bratt (Barracuda Queens) and star actress Pernilla August.

Norway’s Maria Sødahl, a Berlin Golden Bear contender in 2020 together with her drama “Hope,” will pitch the Danish drama “Ø” (working title), during which a Danish household on vacation in Greece finds itself in a significant refugee disaster, an uncomfortable state of affairs that places to check their well-meaning humanistic values.

Additionally tackling household values, in addition to belonging is “House,” from actor-turned-director Marijana Jankovic, starring Zlatko Buric (“Triangle of Unhappiness”), Claes Bang (“The Sq.”), Jesper Christensen (“Spectre”), Trine Dyrholm (“The Woman with the Needle”) and Dejan Cukic (“Snabba Money”).

Different anticipated titles embody the Danish-Faroese horror pic “No Relaxation for the Depraved” starring “Sport of Thrones”’ Pilou Asbæk; the Danish-Korean “Hana Korea,” a true-life impressed drama a couple of North-Korean defector starring Kim Minha (“Pachinko”) and Kim Joo-ryoung (“Squid Sport”); the Sámi musical “Árru” by Elle Sofe Sara and incapacity empowering “My First Love” by Mari Storstein, produced by “The Worst Particular person within the World”’s Thomas Robsahm.

“I’m very pleased with the wide-ranging abilities, tales and genres to be pitched on the Works in Progress,” stated head of business and Nordic Movie Market honcho Josef Kullengård who underlines the big array of tasks with robust worldwide dimensions. “The lineup displays the pattern of fascinating new and established voices benefitting from the multi-financing and cultural combine led to by co-productions,” he stated.

Kullengård additionally highlighted the robust collaboration between Göteborg’s market and pageant programmers, who typically increase the careers of rising abilities, from the Nordic Movie Lab Discussion board, the Discovery Co-Professional Platform and Works in Progress program, all the way in which to the pageant’s fundamental competitors. 

For example, final 12 months’s Discovery entries “Solomamma” by Janicke Askevold (one in every of Les Arcs’ greatest buzz titles) and “Weightless” by Emilie Thalud are on this 12 months’s works in progress, whereas 5 works in progress in 2024 have made the minimize of the pageant’s fundamental Nordic movie competitors: the debut options “Kevlar Soul” by Maria Eriksson-Hecht, “Dwell a Little” by Fanny Ovesen, “Orenda” by esteemed Finnish cinematographer/director Pirjo Honkasalo (“The three Rooms of Melancholia”), Cannes Palme d’or entry “The Woman With the Needle” by Magnus von Horn and Un Sure Regard opener “When the Mild Breaks” by Rúnar Rúnarsson.

At press time, six out of 15 works in progress had gross sales brokers formally connected.

Document titles in improvement

As ever dedicated to supporting producers, particularly in at present’s difficult instances to lift financing, Kulllengård and his staff shall be launching new initiatives to spice up tasks in improvement.
For the primary time, the 14 Nordic titles showcased within the Discovery Co-Manufacturing Platform will compete for a €15,000 ($15.300) money award, courtesy of Movie Funds Scandinavia.

Award-winning helmers Lone Scherfig (“An Schooling,” “Italian for Rookies”), Mia Tervo (“The Missile”), Suvi West (“Homecoming”), doc filmmaker Nagieb Khaja (“My Afghanistan, Life within the Forbidden Zone”) will pitch tasks subsequent to seasoned Swedish cinematographer Maria van Hausswolff (“Godland,” “Dad and mom”), making her function debut with “Siri Police.”

“We’ve had over 100 submissions for this part, enthused Kullengård, who burdened the notable variety of collaborations between seasoned producers and first time administrators, akin to Norway’s Synnøve Hørsdal (Maipo Movie) with Eiving Landsvik (nominated for a 2023 quick movie), Elisa Pirir (Stær Movie) with Tess Quatri, Iceland’s Heather Millard (Compass Movies) with Helga Rakel Rafsdóttir and Patrik Andersson and Jakob Abrahamsson (Mylla Movies) with Finland’s Elin Grönblom.

The jury of the Movie Funds Scandinavia Award consists of Paolo Bertolin (New Zealand Worldwide Movie Competition), Katrin Mersmann (MOIN Movie Fund) and Swedish author/director Goran Kapetanović.

One other novelty is Nordic Gateway, with 5 chosen worldwide tasks searching for Nordic co-financiers and/or co-producers, together with “Honor of Persia,” the solo directorial debut of Iranian-French multi-awarded actress Zar Amir Ebrahimi (“Holy Spider”). The jury set handy out the part’s €35,000 ($35,800) Tint Submit-Manufacturing Award consists of movie guide Claus Ladegaard, the pinnacle of ACE Producers Jacobine van der Vloed and producer Maria Ekerhovd (Mer Movie, Norway).

The Nordic Movie Market’s different fundamental part, the Market Screenings, shall be showcasing 15 new Nordic movies, akin to Sundance and Rotterdam entries “Sauna” and “Orenda” respectively, Göteborg pageant opener “Protected Home” and shutting pic “Stranger.” Kullengård highlighted Jon Asp’s “Being Bo Wideberg” concerning the celebrated Swedish director of “Elvira Madigan” produced by B-Reel, to be screened as a particular presentation.

Six documentaries on the pageant’s fundamental doc competitors and Nordic Mild akin to “Mr No person In opposition to Putin” and “A couple of Hero” will spherical out the market screenings, whereas a further 9 tasks from Nordic movie colleges’ alumni shall be offered on the Meet the New Nordic Voices strand.

Quizzed about gender parity throughout this system, Kullengård praised the proper stability within the Discovery Co-Professional Platform, Works in Progress and Nordic Gateway sections with 27 male, 26 feminine administrators and one non-binary directing expertise.

Past the movie program, one other excessive level of Nordic Movie Market’s 26^th version would be the launch Jan. 29 of the Nostradamus Collective, described by Kullengård as an extension of the business reference Norstradamus report, disclosed yearly on the Cannes Movie Competition.

The objective of this new initiative is “to create a collaborative house for business professionals to share insights and views” and to strengthen the audiovisual sector’s “collective skill to navigate change.” Round 30 European decision-makers shall be invited on the closed business session. Key findings from the assembly shall be introduced round Berlin.

As in 2024, business friends will have the ability to community on the landmark Clarion Lodge Draken venue, whereas market screenings shall be held at Göteborg’s Biolapatset multiplex.

Göteborg’s different main market showcase, the drama collection targeted TV Drama Imaginative and prescient, shall be held Jan. 28-29.

Full Works in Progress Lineup:

“A Mild That By no means Goes Out” (Finland) by Lauri-Matti Parppei, produced by Ilona Tolmunen and Vincent Saunders (Made, Goodtime Footage). Gross sales TBA.

“Árru” (Norway) by Elle Sofe Sara, produced by Elisa Fernanda Pirir and Courtroom Ropp (Stær Movie). Gross sales TBA.

“A Sweetness from Nowhere (Sweden) by Ester Martin Bergsmark, produced by Anna-Maria Kantarius (Garagefilm). Gross sales TBA.

“Biodlaren” (Sweden) by Marcus Carlsson, produced by Lovisa Charlier Ginday (Mariedamfilm). Gross sales TBA.

 “Hana Korea” (Denmark/Korea) by Frederik Sølberg, produced by Sara Stockmann and Heejung Oh (Sonntag/Seesaw). Gross sales REinvent.

“House” (Denmark), by Marijana Janković, produced by Mads-August Grarup Hertz (Nordisk Movie). Gross sales TrustNordisk.

“My First Love “(Norway) by Mari Storstein, produced by Tøri Gjendal and Thomas Robsahm, (Nordisk Movie Norge). Gross sales TrustNordisk.

“No Good Males” (Denmark/France/Norway) by Shahrbanoo Sadat, produced by Katja Adomeit (Adomeit Movie). Gross sales TBA.

“No Relaxation for the Depraved” (Denmark) by Kasper Kalle, produced by Lars Bredo Rahbek (SF Studios) Gross sales Charades.

“The Squirrel” (Finland) by Markus Lehmusruusu, produced by Mark Lwoff and Misha Jaari, (Bufo). Gross sales REinvent.

“Solomamma” (Norway) by Janicke Askevold, produced by Rebekka Rognøy, Magne Lyngner, Magnus Albertsen, and Gary Cranner (Bacon Footage Oslo). Gross sales TBA

“The Dance Membership” (Sweden) by Lisa Langseth, produced by Maria Walter Dahlin and Veronika Öhnedal (Meta Movie). Gross sales REinvent.

“The Love That Stays (Iceland) by Hlynur Pálmason, produced by Anton Máni Svansson and Katrin Pors (Nonetheless Vivid, Snowglobe). Gross sales TBA

“Weightless”(Denmark) by Emilie Thalund, produced by Anna Dammegaard Søllested and Clara Jantzen Kreinøe (Snowglobe). Gross sales TBA.

“Ø” (working title, Denmark/Norway) by Maria Sødahl, produced by Thomas Robsahm and Sigurd Mikal Karoliussen (Nordisk Movie Manufacturing). Gross sales TBA

Discovery Co-Manufacturing Platform

“A Sure Sort” (Norway) by Christoffer Lossius, produced by Louise Beyer and Jonas Bruun (Storm Movies).

“Bloodsuckers” (Sweden) by Elin Grönblom, produced by Patrik Andersson and Jakob Abrahamsson (Mylla Movies).

“Colossus of Tenderness” (Denmark) by Søren Peter Langkjær Bojsen, produced by Mads-August Grarup Hertz (Nordisk Movie).

“Elion” (working title, Denmark) by Nagieb Khaja, produced by Morten Kaufmann and Signe Leick Jensen (Toolbox Movie).

“Flowers of Farewell” (Finland) by Pavel Andonov, produced by Inka Hietala. Gross sales TBA.

“Woman Beast” (Denmark) by Selma Sunniva, produced by Maria Møller Kjeldgaard and Ann-Sofie Grøndal (Manna Movie).

“Honeytrap” (Sweden) by Lone Scherfig, produced by Rebecka Hamberger (Artwork & Bob).

“Idrix” (Sweden) by Theresa Traore Dahlberg, produced by Mirjam Gelhorn (Mantaray).

“Low Expectations” (Norway) by Eivind Landsvik, produced by Lotte Sandbu and Synnøve Hørsdal (Maipo).

“Like There may be No Tomorrow” (Sweden) by Tess Quatri, produced by Elisa Pirir (Stær Movie).

“When Johan Johanaš Disappeared to the Mountains” (Finland) by Suvi West, produced by Julia Elomäki (Tekele).

“Siri, Police (Sweden) by Maria von Hausswolff, produced by Sigrid Helleday (New Land).

“Whale” (Iceland) by Helga Rakel Rafnsdóttir, produced by Heather Millard (Compass Movies).

“You Loopy Factor” (Finland) by Miia Tervo, produced by Marko Talli (Yellow Movie).