Exclusive: The Audiovisual Producers Finland (Apfi) today announced the slate of new series its members are bringing to Berlin (scroll down for the full list) alongside a new industry event titled Focus on Finland to be held during the festival.
Focus on Finland will be an official part of the Berlinale Series Market schedule and will feature an industry panel titled ‘Why So Series?’ which will focus on Nordic scripted comedy and drama series.
The panel will take place at CinemaxX Theatre on Potsdamer Platz on February 20 and will feature writer Brendan Foley (The Man Who Died), producer Jackie Larkin (Strike), commissioner Arttu Nurmi (Modern Men), and distribution executive Jean-Michel Ciszewski (Bnei Aruba). The panel will be moderated by Marike Muselaers, Chief Content & Partnerships Officer, Lumiere Group.
“This year we’re focusing on expanding the industry and audience perceptions of what makes Nordic Noir,” said Laura Kuulasmaa, Executive Director of Apfi.
Focus on Finland will be an official part of the Berlinale Series Market schedule and will feature an industry panel titled ‘Why So Series?’ which will focus on Nordic scripted comedy and drama series.
The panel will take place at CinemaxX Theatre on Potsdamer Platz on February 20 and will feature writer Brendan Foley (The Man Who Died), producer Jackie Larkin (Strike), commissioner Arttu Nurmi (Modern Men), and distribution executive Jean-Michel Ciszewski (Bnei Aruba). The panel will be moderated by Marike Muselaers, Chief Content & Partnerships Officer, Lumiere Group.
“This year we’re focusing on expanding the industry and audience perceptions of what makes Nordic Noir,” said Laura Kuulasmaa, Executive Director of Apfi.
- 2/8/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
‘Le Bureau,’ ‘Fox-Badger Family,’ ‘Cinema through the Eye of Magnum’ Win France’s 16th Export Awards
Eric Rochant’s spy drama “Le Bureau,” the animated series “The Fox-Badger Family” and the documentary “Cinema through the Eye of Magnum” won France’s 16th Export Awards.
Hosted by the promotion organization TV France International, the Export Awards honors the French programs that have yielded the most sales abroad in the categories of animation, documentary and fiction. The awards were announced at the Rendez-Vous Biarritz, which kicked off virtually on Sept. 16.
“The Fox-Badger Family,” handled by Mediatoon Distribution, is a watercolor series aimed at preschool children, and based on Ève Tharlet and Brigitte Luciani’s book. The series revolves around Scoutbadger and Woodsy, young badger twins, who live with their father and their baby sister in in the woods. The series airs in France on the broadcaster France Télévisions and has sold around the world.
“Cinema through the Eye of Magnum” is represented by The Party Film Sales and was initially commissioned by Arte.
Hosted by the promotion organization TV France International, the Export Awards honors the French programs that have yielded the most sales abroad in the categories of animation, documentary and fiction. The awards were announced at the Rendez-Vous Biarritz, which kicked off virtually on Sept. 16.
“The Fox-Badger Family,” handled by Mediatoon Distribution, is a watercolor series aimed at preschool children, and based on Ève Tharlet and Brigitte Luciani’s book. The series revolves around Scoutbadger and Woodsy, young badger twins, who live with their father and their baby sister in in the woods. The series airs in France on the broadcaster France Télévisions and has sold around the world.
“Cinema through the Eye of Magnum” is represented by The Party Film Sales and was initially commissioned by Arte.
- 9/9/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
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