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17/08/2006
Nordic Co-Production Forum to enlist ten UK producers for European film funding
Film London is taking ten UK producers to participate in the first ever Nordic Co-production Forum, held in Haugesund as part of the Norwegian International Film Festival, 21-22 August 2006.
Selected from nearly 50 applications, the producers will meet potential Nordic co-producers and investigate potential sources of funding. Projects could be co-produced with a Nordic country (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) as early as 2007. The ten producers and their projects are:
Adrian Wootton, CEO of Film London said: “This is a great opportunity to develop partnerships with the Nordic countries and to establish London as the leading gateway for filming in Europe.”
The Co-production Forum is part of the annual film market New Nordic Films, an exclusive industry event for all Nordic producers and distributors which has been running since 1995.
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Selected from nearly 50 applications, the producers will meet potential Nordic co-producers and investigate potential sources of funding. Projects could be co-produced with a Nordic country (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) as early as 2007. The ten producers and their projects are:
- Anne Beresford, MJW Productions: Gal Planet
- Stuart Pollock, Saltire Entertainment: Lords of Chaos
- Rebecca Knapp, The Content Providers: Momentum
- Peter Broughan, The Flying Scotsman: Renegade
- Tom Swanston, WYSIWYG: Christmas Story/ Joulutarina
- Jenny Walker, Frames of Reference Films: Blood Debt
- Alison World, Friend Films: Doll's Houses, a film trilogy
- Clive Myer, Eclectic Films: The Mire Archive
- Nabil Shaban, Sirius Pictures: Ivarr The Boneless
Adrian Wootton, CEO of Film London said: “This is a great opportunity to develop partnerships with the Nordic countries and to establish London as the leading gateway for filming in Europe.”
The Co-production Forum is part of the annual film market New Nordic Films, an exclusive industry event for all Nordic producers and distributors which has been running since 1995.
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