Discovery Co-Production Platform
Discovery 2026
Discovery is Nordic Film Market’s platform for promoting feature films in development, facilitating opportunities to discover new Nordic talents and for the projects to connect with co-production and financing partners.
In 2026, 16 Nordic films in development will be presented at Discovery.
As part of the Discovery platform, selected projects are eligible for the prestigious €15,000 Film Finances Scandinavia Award. This cash development award recognises one outstanding project from the lineup, offering crucial support for its continued development. The award is generously presented by Film Finances Scandinavia.
The Discovery presentations and meetings are held during Nordic Film Market at Göteborg Film Festival. The 27th Nordic Film Market will take place January 28–30, 2026.
Presenting Partner Discovery: Film i väst
Supported by: Danish Film Institute, Finnish Film Foundation, Icelandic Film Centre, Norwegian Film Institute, Swedish Film Institute.
Line-up 2026
A Root of Evil
Sweden
Beautiful Misfits
Sweden
Bitte Leben
Sweden
Cartas
Sweden
Labour Day
Finland
Light and Shadows
Norway
Medicated
Denmark
Ghosts
Denmark
Neela
Denmark
Out of Athens
Norway
Racer
Sweden
Swine
Sweden
The Silver Of Egill
Iceland
This Body Is My Final Address
Finland
Tiger
Norway
Worldbuilding
Sweden
About
Discovery is Nordic Film Market’s platform for promoting feature films in development, facilitating opportunities to discover new Nordic talents and for the projects to connect with co-production and financing partners.
Each year, more than 500 sales agents, distributors, buyers, producers, funds, public agencies, and other high-profile industry delegates attend Nordic Film Market- making it the region’s premier opportunity to discover new projects and talents, and to connect with key decision-makers. The 2026 edition of Discovery will feature a lineup of 14–16 projects.
As part of the Discovery platform, selected projects are eligible for the prestigious €15,000 Film Finances Scandinavia Award. This cash development award recognises one outstanding project from the lineup, offering crucial support for its continued development. The award is generously presented by Film Finances Scandinavia.
Recent Discovery lineups have included acclaimed projects such as Holy Spider (Ali Abbasi), The Opponent (Milad Alami), Pleasure (Ninja Thyberg), The Quiet Migration (Malene Choi Jensen), and Sick of Myself (Kristoffer Borgli).
Previous line-ups
Discovery line-up 2025
To see line-ups before 2025, please head to our archive.