Discovery Co-Production Platform

About

Discovery is Nordic Film Market’s platform for presenting feature films in development. The programme spotlights new Nordic projects and creates opportunities 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).

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.

Call for Projects 2026

The call for Nordic projects for Discovery Co-Production Platform is now open. The deadline to submit a project is October 10, 2025.

Eligible applicants

Production companies based in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden (the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland included).

Project requirements

Full length feature projects
Project currently in development
Project suitable for international co-production and circulation
No sales agent attached
Minimum one confirmed source of financing, e.g. development grant
Project have not been pitched at any other Nordic industry event or market

The projects selected for participation in Discovery will receive:

Nordic Film Market accreditation, granting access to the market and Göteborg Film Festival
2 hotel nights' accommodation per project
7-minute on-stage pitch at Nordic Film Market
Tailored one-on-one meetings with key market delegates
Networking and social events
Presentation of project online and in the market catalogue

Content of submission:

Completed submission form
Project description in English (maximum 3 pages, a4)

Call for projects deadline October 10, 2025.

Submission form

Contact for inquiries: industry@goteborgfilmfestival.se  

Discovery line-up 2025

In 2025, Nordic Film Market presented 15 Nordic films in development. The stage presentations and award ceremony were held on Thursday, January 30, with one-on-one meetings taking place on January 30 and 31. The Discovery section was moderated by Jonas Pedersen Hardebrant.

Special Presentation