WEDNESDAY 29 JANUARY 10:00-16:40

08:30 – 09:45 Registration and coffee

10:00 – 10:05 Welcome and introduction

10:05 – 10:30 Opening Speaker: Vincent Hendricks, introduced by Thomas Gammeltoft
Vincent Hendricks, Professor of Formal Philosophy at The University of Copenhagen, Thomas Gammeltoft, Executive producer Sweet Chili Entertainment. In collaboration with Copenhagen Film Fund.

10:30 – 11:00 Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize: meet the jury
Moa Gammel, actor, Jakob Oftebro, actor, Cecilie Asker, journalist, Dariusz Jablonski, producer/director
Moderator: Liselott Forsman, CEO Nordisk Film & TV Fond

11:00 – 11:40 Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize: presenting the nominees
Sara Johnsen (22 juli, Norway), Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir (Happily Never After, Iceland), Matti Laine (The Paradise, Finland), Wilhelm Behrman, Niklas Rockström (Caliphat, Sweden), Dorte Høgh, Ida Maria Rydén (When the Dust Settles, Denmark)
Moderator: Liselott Forsman, CEO Nordisk Film & TV Fond

11:40 – 12:00 Facts and Insights: Guy Bisson on Global Drama trends
Guy Bisson, Executive director Ampere Analysis

12:00 – 12:30 Analyzing the trends: Guy Bisson in conversation with Johanna Koljonen
Guy Bisson, Executive director Ampere Analysis, Johanna Koljonen, Media Analyst

12:30 – 13:30 BREAK

13:30 – 13:45 Work in progress: Belzebubs
Introduction: Jarmo Lampela, Head of Drama, YLE
Pyjama Films for YLE, Finland. JP Ahonen, screenwriter/illustrator, Terhi Väänänen, CEO/producer Pyjama Films. Moderator: Johanna Karppinen

13:45 – 13:55 Series in development: Cinelink presents Snow (Austria)
Armin Hadzic, CineLink Industry Days coordinator Sarajevo Film Festival, Michaela Taschek, screenwriter, Ursula Wolschlager, producer, Witcraft
Moderator: Johanna Karppinen

14:00 – 14:30 Focus on ZDF: Meet Simone & Frank
Simone Emmelius, SVP International Fiction – Coproduction & Acquisition ZDF, Frank Seyberth, Series and International Co-Productions ZDF
Moderator: Johanna Koljonen

14:30 – 15:00 BREAK

15:00 – 15:45 The European Model
A panel discussion on how we create successful high-end drama in a world of major global competition and increasing production volumes. Simone Emmelius, SVP International Fiction – Coproduction & Acquisition ZDF, Lars Blomgren, Head of Scripted EMEA Endemole Shine Group, Dariuzs Jablonski, producer/director, Anna Croneman, Head of Drama SVT, Christian Rank, Head of Drama DR
Moderator: Johanna Koljonen

15:45 – 15:55 On the Horizon: NRK
Atlantic Crossing, For Life, Immigrant-ish, Rod Knock.
Ivar Køhn, Head of Drama NRK. Moderator: Andrea Reuter

15:55 – 16:10 Series in development: Tainted season 2
Miso Film, Norway. Kristin Ulseth, producer, Mahmona Khan, screenwriter. Moderator: Andrea Reuter

16:10 – 16:40 Case study: Beartown
Filmlance for HBO Nordic, Sweden. Bonnie Skoog Feeney, producer, Mattias Arehn, producer, Peter Grönlund, director, Hanne Palmquist, Commissioning Editor & VP Original Programming, HBO Nordic
Moderator: Andrea Reuter

17:00 – 18:30 Drinks hosted by Chimney
Vallgatan 22 (3 min walk from Stora Teatern)

19:00 – 00:00 Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize Award Ceremony and dinner party, celebrating 30 years!
Valand, Vasagatan 41

THURSDAY 30 JANUARY 09.00-16.50

08:30 Doors open

09:00 – 09:15 Coming Next from the Nordics: Session 1 – Festival Selection
Series from Göteborg Film Festival’s official programme: Tsunami (Filmlance), The End of Summer (Naive), The Assembly (Ganzanderes Animation & Sisyfos Film Production)
Presenter: Johanna Karppinen

09:15 – 09:30 On the Horizon: Viaplay raising the stakes
Camilla Rydbacken, VP Nordic Scripted Content at Nordic Entertainment Group and Fredrik Ljungberg, VP International Scripted Content at Nordic Entertainment Group Moderator: Andrea Reuter

09:30 – 10:00 Unwrapping Ukrainian Noir: Hide and Seek & Alive
A case study of Hide and Seek and glimpse of Alive (project in development). Kateryna Vyshnevska and Olesya Lukyanenko, producers FILM.UA Group. Moderator: Wendy Mitchell

10:00 – 10:10 Series in development: Babyland (Bulgaria)
Martichka Bozhilova, producer and co-creator. Moderator: Wendy Mitchell

10:10 – 10:20 On the horizon: SVT
Caliphate, Dejta, We got this, White Wall, Hunt for a killer, A Hustler’s Diary, Dreaming of England and The Restaurant – Christmas special. Anna Croneman, Head of Drama SVT. Moderator: Wendy Mitchell

10:20 – 10:30 Series in development: The Deep (Estonia)
Lauri Lippmaa, screenwriter, Madis Tüür, producer Allfilm. Moderator: Johanna Karppinen

10:30 – 11:00 BREAK

11:00 – 11:20 Coming Next from the Nordics: Session 2
The Peacemaker (FI), The Minister (ICE), White Wall (FIN/SWE), Sommerdahl (DK), The Machinery (NO/SWE), Man in room 301 (FI). Presenter: Johanna Karppinen

11:20 – 11:35 Work in progress: My Funeral
Glassriver for Simmin, Iceland. Also presenting a series in development: Black Sands. Hörður Rúnarsson, CEO/producer Glassriver, Stephen Driscoll, EVP EMEA and European Co-Productions, All3media. Moderator: Andrea Reuter

11:35 – 11:55 On the Horizon: TV4/C MORE about the new roadmap
Josefine Tengblad, Head of Drama TV4/C more, Kristina Börjeson, Head of Production/Administration TV4/C more. Moderator: Andrea Reuter

11:55 – 12:05 Series in development: The Social Worker
Fire Monkey and Moskito, Finland. Mikko Pöllä, producer Fire Monkey, Roope Lehtinen, producer Fire Monkey. Moderator: Andrea Reuter

12:05 – 12:10 News from Berlinale Series Market
Katharina Böndel, Berlinale Series Market & Conference coordinator

12:10 – 13:40 BREAK

13:40 – 14:20 France’s Finest – Caroline Benjo and Carole Scotta
Introduction: Frédéric Pittoors d’Haveskercke, Advisor production section Séries Mania. Caroline Benjo and Carole Scotta, producers, Haut et Court. Moderator: Wendy Mitchell

14:20 – 14:35 In the making: Clone and Svik
Presenting Clone (in progress) and Svik (in development). Merfilm, Norway. Maria Ekerhovd, producer Clone, Ola Giæver, director Clone, Elisa Fernanda Pirir Ruiz, producer Svik, Ina Lerner Gervner, director Svik. Moderator: Wendy Mitchell

14:35 – 14:45 On the Horizon: TV2 Danmark
Grow and Rita V. Katrine Vogelsang, Head of Scripted, TV2 Danmark
Moderator: Johanna Karppinen

14:45 – 15:00 Coming Next from the Nordics: Session 3
First Responders (SWE), Cry Wolf (DK), Perfect Commando (FI), Bäckström (SWE). Presenter: Johanna Karppinen

15:00 – 15:30 BREAK

15:30 – 16:00 Simply cash or creative resources – the state of production incentives 
With a preview of The Ambassador (SE/DK/NO).
Key-note: Petri Kemppinen. Panel: Tomas Eskilsson, Head of Strategy Film i Väst, Kristian Taska, producer Taska Films, och Daniel Lägersten, producer B.Academy

16:00 – 16:15 Work in progress: Dreaming of England
Art & Bob for SVT, Sweden. Lisa Ambjörn, screenwriter, Kicki Kjellin, director
Moderator: Andrea Reuter

16:15 – 16:50 Nostradamus@TV Drama Vision: summary and first glimpse of Nostradamus 2020
Johanna Koljonen, Media Analyst and author of the Nostradamus report

16:50 THANK YOU!