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FESTIVALS AND MARKETS OF NORDIC FILMS
FESTIVALS
Cannes International
Film Festival
For more than 20 years, Scandinavian Films, the umbrella organization
of the Nordic film institutes, has provided a meeting place for
people of the trade, press and international collaboration partners
at 55, la Croisette, during the Cannes film festival in May.
Berlin
International Film Festival
Around 350 films are shown every year as part of the Berlinale's
public programme, the vast majority of which are world or European
premieres. Films of every genre, length and format can be submitted
for consideration. The Berlinale is divided into different sections,
each with its own unique profile: big international movies in the
Competition, independent and art-house productions in Panorama,
movies for a young audience in the Generation Kplus and Generation
14plus programme.
The European Film Market (EFM)
is the trade fair integrated within the framework of the Berlin
International Film Festival. With an exhibition area of 5,000 square
metres, 250 participating companies from 50 countries, 650 films,
with almost 1100 screenings and 5000 accredited industry professionals,
the New European Film Market in 2006 had its largest turn-out ever.
Toronto
International Film Festival
Starting out in 1976 as a collection of films from other festivals
- a festival of festivals - the Toronto International Film Festival
has become one of the most successful cinematic events in the world,
universally regarded as an ideal platform to premiere films. Boasting
a public eager for the best in contemporary film, as well as international
attention from media, distributors, producers, and buyers along
with a galaxy of stars, the Toronto International Film Festival
is considered the premiere film festival in North America.
Lübeck
– Nordic Film Days
The Nordic Film Festival has provided information since 1956 on
current film productions in the Scandinavian and Baltic countries
(feature films, short subjects, documentary films). Responsible
for organising the festival is the city of Lübeck.
Festival
Du Cinéma Nordique - Rouen
Each week, about fifteen movies surge onto French screens and more
than three hundred film events take place each year. Since its creation
the Nordic Film Festival made known numerous directors as well as
films which in a recent past have incited a growing interest from
the professionals and festival program planners. This reinforces
our desire to keep livening up the Nordic showcase that attracts
always more spectators in Rouen.
MARKETS
Göteborg Film Festival
Today, Göteborg Film Festival is the biggest public film festival
in Scandinavia. Each year, some 400 films are screened for 110 000
visitors. Additionally, some 60 film related seminars attract roughly
5 000 visitors.
The aim of the festival is today two-fold. Firstly,
and most importantly, it's a yearly opportunity to offer interested
viewers a broad program of films that not always reach the cinemas.
Secondly, it's a meeting place for the Nordic film industry.
Nordic Film Market
Nordic
Film Market - an exclusive festival within the Göteborg
Film Festival, with the aim of strengthening the position of Nordic
films. Nordic Film Market takes place during four hectic days between
the Rotterdam and Berlin markets and offers exclusive screenings
of new Nordic films. We screen features, shorts, docus and work
in progress.
The
Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund
In four eventful days during The Norwegian International Film Festival,
we will present the highlights of the 2005 Nordic production to
international distributors, TV-buyers and festival programmers.
The market also offers a unique opportunity to meet with the assembled
Nordic film industry.
Buster
- Copenhagen Children and Youth Film Festival
The festival consists of an international and nordic selection of
new children and youth films, and the formats are both feature films,
short films, documentaries, and animation films. Besides the screenings
there are workshops where children can learn filmmaking as well
as seminars for film professionals. Buster organises the official
nordic children and youth film meeting for film profesionals, a
task given to BUSTER by Scandinavian Films in the year 2003.
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