2nd Nordisk Short Film Circle

NUKU Big Hall, Hallituskatu 7, Oulu, Finland
Sunday 23 September 10:00-14:00

Where Do All the Short Films Go?

For the second time, Filmkontakt Nord is proud to present the Nordisk Short Film Circle engaging the Nordic short film community in discussions about the past, present and future of the Nordic short film in a global context. This time we will take a closer look at various distribution channels for short films with regard to both traditional and new media. Where do all the short films go once they are made? What are the possibilities abroad and “at home”? What do filmmakers get in return for their effort? Where is the audience and how important is it? These are a few of the questions which will be taken up for debate.

10:00     
Welcome

10:15         
Are Short Films a Business?: international sales agents share their knowledge
Speakers: Sydney Neter, SND Films (Netherlands), Charlotta Bjuvman, Telepicture Marketing (UK), Ivo de Sanctis, Village srl. (Italy)
Naturally you can’t compare the commercial markets for short and feature films, but if you say there is no market to produce for, you don’t have the films to get out there! Nordic shorts may very well have a greater audience abroad than at home. In this context it’s useful to have a clear picture of the global commercial market for short films. Where is the market? What are the trends? Who are the buyers and what kind of shorts do they like? Get wiser when this panel of experienced sales agents share their knowledge.

11:15    
Shorts on TV? Of Course…: SVT in the spotlight
Speaker: Ulla Nilsson, Commissioning Editor (Sweden)
On most TV channels, short films have a hard time competing with all sorts of commercials and trailers taking up more and more air time. That the Swedish “Novellfilmer” have succeeded in claiming their slot on TV is a fact, but besides these also shorter shorts are regularly shown on Swedish television. Ulla Nilsson, commissioning editor for short film at SVT, outlines the life of the short film in the channel’s overall programming and explains why it still has a life here in spite of its otherwise sparse presence at the Nordic TV channels in general.

12:00    
Coffee Break

12:30    
Nordic YouTube Pioneers Making a Mark: meet Lasse and André
Speakers: Lasse Gjertsen, Filmmaker (Norway), André Hedetoft, Filmmaker (Sweden)
Whenever you hear about short films getting millions of viewers on YouTube or films being produced and distributed in new and innovative ways, you never associate it with something that would be happening in your own “backyard”. We have got news for you…it is! Learn more and get inspired when hearing about how Lasse Gjertsen, aka lassegg, ended up in the online edition of the Wall Street Journal, and when André Hedetoft explains about his plans of realizing a 14 part series for – and by means of -  the internet.

13:30    
Evaluation & Discussion

14:00    
Closing