Call for Nordic films in development to Discovery 2025
Göteborg Film Festival’s Nordic Film Market continues its mission to present the key talents and most exciting projects from the Nordic region. The market’s Discovery Co-production Platform is now accepting submissions for its 2025 edition.
The Discovery platform is dedicated to presenting new Nordic feature films in development, offering an invaluable opportunity to connect with co-production and financing partners from across Europe.
Each year, over 500 industry professionals—including sales agents, distributors, producers, funding bodies, and public agencies—attend the Nordic Film Market. This makes it the premier market in the region to showcase projects and connect with international professionals, as well as an opportunity to meet with leading Nordic talents and producers.
Notable projects from recent editions of Discovery include The Holy Spider (Ali Abbasi), The Opponent (Milad Alami), Pleasure (Ninja Thyberg), The Quiet Migration (Malene Choi Jensen), and Sick of Myself (Kristoffer Borgli), among many others.
The Discovery presentations and meetings will be held during the 26th Nordic Film Market at Göteborg Film Festival, January 29–31, 2025.
Call for Projects
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 has 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
- Short project description in English (maximum 3 pages, A4) including synopsis, creative vision, producer’s statement including audience strategy and a preliminary timeline.
Deadline: September 30, 2023
Discovery Presenting Partner: Film i Väst.
More information about Nordic Film Market (link)