HAUGESUND 2025 New Nordic Films
New Nordic Films svela la selezione del Nordic Co-Production Market
- Il mercato del festival norvegese presenterà le proposte di 21 nuovi progetti attualmente in fase di sviluppo, sei dei quali provenienti dai Paesi baltici

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The 31st edition of New Nordic Films will take place from 19-22 August as part of the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund. The well-established industry market has already announced its Work in Progress line-up (see the news). Meanwhile, on 20 August, during the 20th Nordic Co-Production Market, a curated selection of 21 projects will be presented to accredited industry professionals, in search of funding, co-production partnerships, sales representation and other opportunities.
Among the highlighted projects is Abyss by Finnish director Aino Suni (Heartbeast [+leggi anche:
trailer
scheda film]), a gripping drama about Aamu, who, after meeting Melissa – newly sober and planning a future for them together – finds herself drawn into a passionate affair with Sacha. Sweden’s Måns Månsson (The Real Estate [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Axel Petersén e Måns Månsson
scheda film]) presents The Cannibal, a psychological thriller set on Ingmar Bergman’s estate on the island of Fårö. David, a screenwriter in crisis seeking inspiration for a film about Bergman, encounters a demonic presence and realises that the only way to escape is to face Bergman’s ghost.
From Iceland, Baldvin Z (Let Me Fall [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Baldvin Z
intervista: Kristin Thora Haraldsdóttir
scheda film]) offers up Dark Ocean, a visceral survival drama following 19-year-old Hákon aboard a fishing vessel. After a crewmate’s suicide and the captain’s refusal to return to shore, the crew is plunged into psychological torment. Norway’s Torfinn Iversen (Oskar's America [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Torfinn Iversen
scheda film]) returns with Kicksled Choir, a moving drama about 12-year-old Gabriel, who lives on a remote farm and dreams of singing in the local choir.
Icelandic filmmaker Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (Blackport [+leggi anche:
intervista: Olivier Wotling
scheda series]) presents Klara, a supernatural thriller where a police detective in Reykjavík, grieving the death of his wife, is approached by a medium promising communication from the afterlife, offering an escape from a criminal racket. Ninna Pálmadóttir’s (Solitude [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ninna Pálmadóttir
scheda film]) On a Scale of One to Ten tells the story of 17-year-old Tamar, admitted to a psychiatric unit as she wrestles with guilt over the death of a school friend. Finnish-based Bulgarian director Tonislav Hristov (The Good Driver [+leggi anche:
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scheda film]) brings Quiet Lake, a tense thriller set in Kilpisjärvi, Finnish Lapland, where middle-aged boat driver Virpi must clear her name and confront her past by searching for a missing Japanese tourist she is accused of robbing.
Several notable documentaries are also part of the selection. God Is Tango by Swedish-born Finnish director Annika Grof (There Will Be Spring [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Benjamin Ree
scheda film], The Remarkable Life of Ibelin [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Benjamin Ree
scheda film]) presents The Greatest Illusion, a documentary that uses magic as a metaphor to unravel the story of Alexx, a popular magician haunted by childhood trauma.
As previously announced (see the news), New Nordic Films will also spotlight co-productions with the Baltic countries to enhance collaboration, presenting six projects, two from each country. Estonian director Vallo Toomla (Pretenders [+leggi anche:
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scheda film]) presents Beatrice, a deeply human drama about identity, grief and enduring love, where Kristi’s consciousness is implanted into a new body after a tragic accident. Martti Helde (In the Crosswind [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Martti Helde
intervista: Martti Helde
scheda film]) presents Silverwhite, a mythic, multi-layered tale inspired by the Kaali meteorite impact 7,500 years ago.
Lithuanian filmmaker Jorūnė Greičiūtė directs Flood, a tense relationship drama set on a secluded island. Inesa Kurklietytė (A Butterfly’s Heart) returns with I’m Going to Change the World, following 11-year-old Luka, who escapes loneliness in the city for a subterranean world filled with imagination.
Norwegian-Latvian director Ilze Burkovska-Jacobsen (My Favorite War [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ilze Burkovska Jacobsen
scheda film]) debuts her fiction feature Legato, a coming-of-age story about Sophie, who journeys to Latvia to meet her estranged father and confront family secrets. Finally, Aik Karapetian (The Brazen [+leggi anche:
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scheda film]) comes clutching Sorcerer’s Eye, a supernatural thriller in which two twins confront ancient magic that has been unleashed from a painting.
Here is the complete selection of the 20th Nordic Co-Production Market:
Wannabe – Patricia Bbaale Bandak (Denmark)
Producers: Victor Rocha Da Cunha, Pernille Tornøe (Monolit Film)
Into the Ice – Nicolai Cleve Broch (Norway)
Producer: Kristin Emblem (Einar Film)
Legato – Ilze Burkovska-Jacobsen (Latvia)
Producer: Matīss Kaža (Trickster Pictures)
How to Steal a Bike – Johan Fasting (Norway)
Producers: Vilje Kathrine Hagen, Yngve Sæther (Motlys)
Flood – Jorūnė Greičiūtė (Lithuania/Sweden)
Producers: Rūta Petronytė, Justinas Pocius (Smart Casual)
Co-producer: Peter Krupenin
God Is Tango – Annika Grof (Finland/Estonia)
Producer: Joon Tervakari (Tarasow Films)
Co-producer: Marianna Kaat (Baltic Film Production)
Klara – Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (Iceland/UK)
Producers: Rakel Garðarsdóttir, Ágústa M Ólafsdóttir, Sjón (Vesturport)
Co-producer: Stella Harnström (Boom Films)
Silverwhite – Martti Helde (Estonia/Latvia/Finland)
Producer: Elina Litvinova (Three Brothers)
Co-producers: Antra Gaile (Air Productions), Klaus Heydemann (Inland Film Company)
Quiet Lake – Tonislav Hristov (Finland/Bulgaria/Sweden)
Producers: Kaarle Aho, Kai Nordberg (Making Movies Oy)
Co-producers: Andrea Stanoeva (Soul Food), Erika Malmgren, Annika Hellström (Cinenic)
Blood – The Devil in Helsinki – Viivi Huuska (Finland)
Producers: Mika Pajunen, Aleksi Hyvärinen (61°North)
Kicksled Choir – Torfinn Iversen (Norway)
Producer: Julia Andersen (Fjordic Film)
Sorcerer’s Eye – Aik Karapetian (Latvia)
Producers: Inese Boka-Grūbe, Gints Grūbe (Mistrus Media)
I’m Going to Change the World – Inesa Kurklietytė (Lithuania)
Producer: Živilė Gallego (Fralita Films)
Lisa & Lilly – Julia Lindström (Sweden)
Producer: Josefine Tengblad (Nordic Drama Queens)
The Cannibal – Måns Månsson (Sweden/Norway)
Producer: Martin Persson (Anagram Sweden)
Co-producer: Ole Marius Araldsen (Anagram Norway)
On a Scale of One to Ten – Ninna Pálmadóttir (UK)
Producer: Alice Lusher (Lushkin Films)
The Greatest Illusion – Benjamin Ree (Norway)
Producer: Ingvil Giske (Medieoperatørene AS)
Save Our Souls – Jonas Steinacker (Germany/France)
Producer: Simon Pilarski (Lichtschloss Filmproduktion)
Co-producer: Ghislain Vidal-Giraud (Orphée Films)
Abyss – Aino Suni (Finland)
Producers: Emilia Haukka, Jussi Rantamäki (Aamu Film Company)
Beatrice – Vallo Toomla (Estonia/Lithuania/Italy/Finland)
Producer: Evelin Penttilä (Stellar Film)
Co-producers: Giovanni Pompili (Kino Produzioni), Dagne Vildziunaite (Just a Moment), Aleksi Bardy (Oxymoron Imagination)
Dark Ocean – Baldvin Z (Iceland)
Producer: Gudgeir “Gucci” Arngrimsson (Glassriver)
Co-producer: Christine Haebler (Terminal City Pictures)
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