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Discovery Co-Financing Platform – Bringing light to new Nordic film projects in development
Discovery is Nordic Film Market’s platform for promoting feature films in development, facilitating opportunities to discover new Nordic talents and to connect with co-production and financing partners from all over Europe. Nordic Film Market accredited have priority.
Presenting partner: Film i Väst.
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Discovery is Göteborg Film Festival’s platform for promoting feature films in development by Nordic talents. The co-financing platform provides an opportunity for the international industry to discover projects in an early stage, and to meet with new Nordic directors, writers and producers. Presenting partner: Film i Väst.
The 11 selected projects for the Discovery platform 2023:
2001, directed by Fanni Metelius, produced by Joel Rostmark, production company Pine. Sales: TBA
2001 is a coming-of-age film about turning pretty over the summer, starting 9th grade, having sex for the first time and losing your best friend.
Contact: Joel Pine, joel@pine.se
Abdu, directed by Ibrahim Mursal produced by Geir Bergersen, Skagerak Film, Sales: TBA
Abdu is a 21-year-old refugee recently released from prison. He dreams of a good life while fighting addiction and a traumatic past. Meanwhile, the state that raised him has decided to deport him. Using innovative gaming technology, Abdu replays his past to understand who he is. Is he a criminal drug addict unworthy of life in the country he grew up in? Or a kid failed by the system?
Contact: Geir Bergersen, g.bergersen@gmail.com
Almería, directed by Liv Joelle Barbosa Blad, produced by Louise Beyer, Storm Films. Sales: TBA
Spanish-Norwegian Ines (33) tries to reconnect with her roots through her hen party and wedding in Andalucía. But when her fiancé breaks up a week ahead, Ines tells no-one. The four friends road trip through the Spaghetti-Western desert and tourist-infested beaches. Though Ines’s own repression and her friends’ rejection of her multiculturalism overwhelms her. How long can Ines keep reality at bay?
Contact: Louise Beyer, louise@stormfilms.no
Act of God, directed by Alicia Hansen, produced by Stina Eriksson, Prolaps Produktion. Sales: TBA
Simone, 35, lives her best life when she unintentionally gets pregnant. Pressured by her boyfriend – who knows everything about declining fertility – Simone decides to keep the baby. When a much younger guy mistakes Simone for his date she gets the opportunity to create a new self, free from her future. Eventually, we will see how far she is willing to go in order to avoid becoming a mother.
Contact: Stina Eriksson, stina@prolapsproduktion.se
Mothership, director TBA, written by Ilona Ahti, produced by Helen Vinogradov and Inka Hietala, Helsinki-filmi. Sales: TBA
Four best friends, Elsa, Sara, Janni and Maryam, leave on cruise together. What is supposed to be a surprise baby shower turns into a chaotic journey of lies and confessions. Mothership is a drama-comedy about re-discovering life-long friendship and escaping the weight of motherhood.
Contact: Inka Hietala, inka@aurorastudios.com
No, wait, directed by Gabriel Bier Gislason, produced by Thomas Heinesen, Nordisk Film Production. Sales: TBA
A spooky tragicomedy about letting go. On a trip to Iceland, Miriam and Jakob get lost and wind up in a remote village, full of odd locals – some more than others. That night, Jakob falls into a river. Dies. And comes back to life. The village, they learn, is a supernatural pocket, in which the dead can keep living, as long as they never leave. But staying alive, it turns out, comes at a great cost.
Contact: Thomas Heinesen, thomas.heinesen@nordiskfilm.com
Paradise, directed by Emma Pål Brunzell, produced by Agnes Parkrud, B-Reel Films. Sales: TBA
A love story about two reality show participants who fall in love for the first time while filming the show. Their lack of life experience and the TV show’s unspoken expectations create self-fulfilling prophecies that lead to heartbreaking betrayal.
Contact: Agnes Parkrud, agnes.parkrud@brf.co
The Patron, directed by Julia Thelin, produced by Eliza Jones and Markus Waltå, Grand Slam Film. Sales: TBA
The Patron is a story about the power of belief. Anna, a woman of no means or money, invents a new identity as an art patron, inviting two young male artists to a house in the Swedish archipelago. In the isolated setting, their inherent roles and power dynamics shift as our female protagonist experiences freedom in the games she creates, as she has never felt before. Lies can set you free, but not all can uphold them.
Contact: Eliza Jones, eliza@grandslamfilm.se, Markus Waltå, markus@grandslamfilm.se
The Seal Woman, directed by Tea Lindeburg, produced by Lise Orheim Stender and Jesper Morthorst, Motor. Sales: TBA
Legend has it that those who drown themselves turn into seals. Once a year they return to shore in their human shape. In the hopes of reuniting with his late wife, Aske seeks out this mythical place of transformation. Desperate not to lose her again, he hides her sealskin so she can’t return to sea. She doesn’t remember their past together but as her memory returns a dark and menacing story unfolds.
Contact: Jesper Morthorst, jesper@motorproductions.dk
Utopia, directed by Isabella Carbonell, produced by TBA. Sales: TBA
Utopia explores the effects of sexual violence in a world where guilt knows its place. Here survivors can choose to enter a treatment program built within a virtual reality framework. A program that invites the user to return and confront, but on their own terms. Utopia is a tale about allowing shame to move aside in the name of pleasure. But most of all; The power of reclaiming control.
Contact: Susanna Rönn, susanna@ttg.se and Viviane Telio, VTelio@vervetla.com
Wannabe, directed by Patricia Bbaale Bandak, produced by Victor Cunha, Monolit Film. Sales: TBA
During the summer of 1995, in a small poor town in Denmark, a group of girls get together to form a band when a national kids TV-show announces a Spice Girls “Wannabe”-lookalike music video competition. At the helm is 13-year-old Patricia – a Ugandan refugee from the only brown family within miles – who can suddenly dream of a future where she might be seen as something else than just “different”.
Contact: Victor Cunha, victor@monolitfilm.dk
Discovery, launched in 2013, is a platform for promoting new Nordic film projects in development and collaboration between Nordic Film Lab and Nordic Film Market. Discovery provides an opportunity for the international and Scandinavian film industry to discover and get in touch with new Nordic talents and film projects in an early stage.
2001, Sweden, directed by Fanni Metelius, produced by Joel Rostmark and Kalle Boman (Pine Productions).
Abdu, Norway, directed by Ibrahim Mursal, produced by Geir Bergersen (Skagerak Film).
Act of God (Dårar & Barn), Sweden, directed by Alicia Hansen, produced by Stina Eriksson (Prolaps Produktion).
Almería, Norway, directed by Liv Joelle Barbosa Blad, produced by Louise Beyer (Skala – a part of Storm Films).
Mothership, Finland, directed by Ilona Ahti, produced by Inka Hietala, Helen Vinogradov (Helsinki-filmi).
No, wait, Denmark, directed by Gabriel Bier Gislason, produced by Thomas Heinesen (Nordisk Film Production).
Paradise (Paradis), Sweden, directed by Emma Pål Brunzell, produced by Agnes Parkrud (B-Reel Films).
The Patron, Sweden, directed by Julia Thelin, produced by Eliza Jones, Markus Waltå (Grand Slam Film).
The Seal Woman (Sælkvinden), Denmark, directed by Tea Lindeburg, produced by Jesper Morthorst and Lise Orheim Stender (Motor Productions).
Utopia, Sweden, directed by Isabella Carbonell, produced by TBA (Production Company: TBA).
Wannabe, Denmark, directed by Patricia Bbaale Bandak, produced by Victor Cunha (Monolit Films).
Anything For Her (Alt for hende), Denmark, directed by Andrias Høgenni, produced by Johannes Rothaus Nørregaard and Rikke Tambo Andersen (Tambo Film).
The Beast Friend, Finland, directed by Lauri-Matti Parppei, produced by Julia Elomäki (Tekele Productions).
Europa, Norway, directed by Brwa Vahabpour, produced by Renée Mlodyszewski (True Conent Entertainment).
My French Revolution, Sweden, directed by Hanna Högstedt, produced by Ami-Ro Sköld and Lovisa Charlier (Onoma Productions).
Lucky, Denmark, directed by Nitesh Anjaan, produced by Daniel Mühlendorph (Hyæne Film).
Screen Time, Sweden, directed by Jonatan Etzler, produced by Johan Lundström (StellaNova Film).
Stone Life, Norway, directed by Gunhild Enger, produced by Ingvild Evjemo and Håkon Øverås (4 ½).
Redoubt, Sweden, directed by John Skoog, produced by Erik Hemmendorff (Plattform Produktion).
Árru, Norway, directed by Elle Sofe Sara, produced by Elisa Fernanda Pirir (Mer Film).
Baby Pyramid, Denmark, directed by Cecilie McNair, produced by Matilda Appelin and René Ezra (Nordisk Film Production A/S).
Family Time (Mummola), Finland, directed by Tia Kouvo, produced by Jussi Rantamäki (Aamu Film Production).
Hypnosis (Hypnos), Norway, directed by Ernst De Geer, produced by Mimmi Spång (Garagefilm International AB).
One Day This Will All Be Yours (En dag kommer allt den här blir ditt), Sweden, directed by Andreas Öhman, produced by Eliza Jones, Markus Waltå, Gila Ulfung, Andreas Öhman (Grand Slam, Breidablick Film and Naïve).
Stranger, Denmark, directed by Mads Hedegaard, produced by Andreas Hjortdal (MOTOR ApS).
The Swedish-Finn (Sverigesfinsk), Norway, directed by Johanna Pyykkö, produced by Frida Mårtensson, Jerry Carlsson and Anette Sidor (Verket Produktion).
Twilight of the Gods, Sweden, directed by Morgane Dziurla-Petit, produced by Fredirk Lange (Vilda Bomben Film AB).
14th Santa, Iceland, directed by TBA, produced by Hörður Rúnarsson, Baldvin Z and Arnar Gunnarsson (Glassriver & Caoz). Sales: Sonar Entertainment
A Light That Never Goes Out, Finland, directed by Lauri-Matti Parppei, produced by Ilona Tolmunen (Made).
Blomster, Sweden, directed by Neil Wigardt, produced by Malin Hüber and Tobias Janson (Story AB).
Boost! (Flyg!), Sweden, directed by Cecilia Torquato de Oliveira, produced by Cecilia Torquato de Oliveira and Johannes Nyholm (Kvarterett Filmproducktion in co-production with Johannes Nyholm Produktion AB).
Bränder, Sweden, directed by Jerry Carlsson, produced by Frida Mårtensson and Anette Sidor (Verket Produktion).
Chrysanthemum, Denmark, directed by Christian Bengtson, produced by Daniel Mühlendorph (Hyæne Film).
Explosion in the Heart, Norway, directed by Yenni Lee, produced by Thomas Robsahm and Renée Mlodyszevski (Oslo Pictures).
Magisterlekarna, Sweden, directed by Ylva Forner, produced by Sofia Ferguson (Silvio Entertainment).
Keep a Place for Me (Reglerna), Sweden, directed by Mikael Bundsen, produced by Isabella Rodriguez (French Quarter Film).
Sick of Myself, Norway, directed by Kristoffer Borgli, produced by Dyveke Bjørkly Graver and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar (Oslo Pictures).
After Work, Sweden, directed by Jonas Eskilsson and Frans Huhta, produced by Hedvig Lundgren, Jonas Eskilsson and Frans Huhta (Fasad Film and Yxfilm).
Entreprenör, Sweden, directed by Simon Vahlne, produced by Axel Danielsson (Plattform Produktion).
Handling the Undead, Norway, directed by Thea Hvistendahl, produced by John Ajvide Lindqvist (Einar Drama).
Human Resources, Sweden, directed by Elisabeth Marjanović Cronvall, produced by Cecilia Björk (MDEMC).
Resistance, Norway, directed by E. Caj Cojoc, produced by Elisa Pirir (Mer Film).
Scenes From Dying Town, Finland, directed by Kaisa El Ramly, produced by Klaus Heydemann (Inland Film Company).
The Nation, Swede, directed by Anton Källrot, produced by Anton Källrot, Jonathan Silén and Ylva Olaison (Ögat Film).
The Quiet Migration, Denmark, directed by Malene Choi Jensen, produced by Marianne Lentz and Malene Choi Jensen (Manna Film).
The Store, Sweden, directed by Hanna Sköld, produced by Lovisa Charlier and Hanna Sköld (Tangram Film).
Where the Crows Turn, Denmark, directed by Lisa Jespersen, produced by Lisa Jespersen and Sara Isabella Jønsson (Hyæne Film).
Breeder, Denmark, directed by Jens Dahl, produced by Amalie Lyngbo Quist (BEO Film).
Burning Man, Norway, directed by Itonje Søimer Guttormsen, produced by Itonje Søimer Guttormsen (Andropia).
Dogborn, Sweden, directed by Isabella Carbonell, produced by Isabella Carbonell (StellaNova Film).
Forget Lucia, Finland, directed by Hannaleena Hauru, produced by Hannaleena Hauru (Aamu Film Company).
Josefin and Florin, Sweden, directed by Ellen Fiske, Joanna Karlberg, produced by Anna Weitz (Mantaray Film).
Let’s Do Something Living In The Afterlife, Sweden, directed by Giovanni Bucchieri, produced by Isabella Rodriguez and Mathilde Dedye (French Quarter Film).
One-Off Incident (x10), Finland, directed by Reetta Aalto, Alli Haapasalo, Anna Paavilainen, Inari Niemi, Kirsikka Saari, Miia Tervo, Elli Toivoniemi and Jenni Toivoniemi, produced by Elli Toivoniemi and Sanna Kultanen (Tuffi Films).
The Opponent, Sweden, directed by Milad Alami, produced by Annika Rogell (Tangy).
Valdesaz, Norway, directed by Liv Joelle Barbosa Blad, produced by Håkon Øverås and Nina Maria Barbosa Blad (4 ½ Fiksjon and Barbosa Film).
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