13/08/2021 - A total of 19 new projects in development will be pitched at the market of the leading Norwegian festival

The 2021 edition of the New Nordic Films will run both on site in Haugesund and online from 24-27 August, and the leading industry event has announced its Work in Progress selection (read the news). At the 16th edition of the Nordic Co-Production Market, a selection of 21 projects will be presented to accredited professionals on Wednesday 25 August.

Among the selected projects are Four Little Adults, the new film by Finland’s Selma Vilhunen (Stupid Young Heart [+see also:
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interview: Miia Tervo
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interview: Jeppe Rønde
film profile], the second fiction feature film by Danish director Jeppe Rønde (Bridgend [+see also:
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trailer
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Known for his documentary projects, Swedish filmmaker Mads Hedegaard is bringing a story set in the Stone Age and revolving around a 16-year-old girl in his debut feature Stranger, and In Twilight of the Gods, French-born, Sweden-based Morgane Dziurla-Petit focuses on an 18-year-old girl who is attracted to an immigrant kid in a hostile village of Western Sweden.

Je’vida [+see also:
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Four projects presented in the Nordic Co-Production Market are coming from different regions: Hysteria, the latest project by Russian writer-director Ivan I Tverdovsky (Jumpman [+see also:
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interview: Ivan I Tverdovsky
film profile]), I’m Here, I’m Fine by Turkish writer-director Emine Emel Balcı (Until I Lose My Breath [+see also:
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Here is the complete selection of the 16th Nordic Co-Production Market:

Acts of Love [+see also:
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interview: Jeppe Rønde
film profile] – Jeppe Rønde (Denmark)
Producers: Julie Walenciak, Maria Møller Christoffersen (Paloma Productions)

Amina – Ahmed Abdullahi (Sweden)
Producer: Veronika Öhnedal (Art & Bob Film & Drama)

Four Little Adults – Selma Vilhunen (Finland/Sweden/France)
Producers: Venla Hellstedt, Elli Toivoniemi (Tuffi Films)
Co-producers: Nima Yousefi (Hobab), Birgit Kemner (Manny Films)

Hysteria – Ivan I Tverdovsky (Russia)
Producer: Katerina Mikhaylova (Vega Film)

I’m Here, I’m Fine – Emine Emel Balcı (Turkey/Croatia)
Producer: Dilek Aydın (Heimatlos Films)
Co-producer: Tena Gojic (Dinaridi Film)

Island of Love – Svetlana Strelnikova (Germany/Greece)
Producer: Frank Müller (Doppelplusultra Filmproduktion)

Je’vida [+see also:
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trailer
film profile] – Katja Gauriloff (Finland)
Producer: Joonas Berghäll (Oktober)

Love Acts – Anton Petersen (Faroe Islands)
Producer: Jón Hammer (Kykmyndir)

Love Proof – Richard Hobert (Sweden)
Producer: Håkan Hammarén (Fundament Film)
Co-producer: Richard Hobert (Cimbria Film)

Missile – Miia Tervo (Finland)
Producers: Kaisla Viitala, Daniel Kuitunen (Komeetta)
Co-proucer: Evelin Penttilä (Stellar Film)

The Mountain – Ásthildur Kjartansdóttir (Iceland/Sweden)
Producer: Anna G Magnúsdóttir (Film Partner Iceland, LittleBig Productions)
Co-producer: Ásthildur Kjartansdóttir (Rebella Filmworks)

The Nix – Niclas Gillis (Sweden)
Producer: Helene Granqvist (Nordic Factory Film)

Report of Public Interest – Attila Gigor (Hungary)
Producer: Ferenc Pusztai (KMH Film)

Stormskerry Maja [+see also:
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Producer: Jukka Helle, Markus Selin (Solar Films)

Stranger – Mads Hedegaard (Sweden/Poland)
Producer: Andreas Hjortdal (Motor)
Co-producer: Lukasz Dzieciol (Opus Film)

Tora’s Christmas – TBA (Iceland/Norway)
Screenwriter: Solveig Sigmond Ræstad
Producer: Steinarr Logi Nesheim (Polarama)
Co-producer: Guðný Guðjónsdóttir

Twilight of the Gods – Morgane Dziurla-Petit (Sweden)
Producer: Fredrik Lange (Vilda Bomben)

Wizards of Death – Egil Pedersen (Norway)
Producer: Mathis Ståle Mathisen (Rein Film)
Co-producer: Pål Røed (Paasan)

You Can Dance – Katarina Launing (Sweden)
Producer: Peter Krupenin (HOBAB)
Co-producer: SVT