Nordisk Forum 2006

The 13th edition
Aarhus, 25-26 September 2006

The 13th edition of Nordisk Forum took place in conjunction with Nordisk Panorama – 5 Cities Film Festival, and again Nordisk Forum proved itself as the main event for the Nordic documentary film community and the joint platform towards the international community.

Participants and projects
A total of 193 participants from 11 countries attended Nordisk Forum in Aarhus.

The number of applicants maintained a high level, totalling 68 project applications from the eight participating countries counting the five Nordic and three Baltic countries.

In addition to the 21 selected, 3 projects were pitched in the new category of pitching introduced last year, the so-called New Talent Pitches, welcoming new up-coming documentary filmmakers with their brand new projects to the Nordisk Forum scene.
The three New Talent Pitches were again this year very well received and confirms Nordisk Forum’s importance as a springboard for newcomers to the documentary community.

New feature - Nordisk Forum Online
This year, Nordisk Forum introduced a new internet component, Nordisk Forum Online, offering attending financiers the opportunity to preview the Nordisk Forum projects online and see short trailer excerpts. This service was very well received and will be further developed for 2007.

Meetings
Filmkontakt Nord pre-books all individual meetings between financiers and producers in order to avoid unnecessary pressure and provide the best working conditions for the delegates. A total of 249 meetings were booked, which is a 20% increase from 2005.

Results
It is still too soon to predict the financial outcome of Nordisk Forum 2006, however, based on previous years’ results, it is expected that some 70-80% of the 24 presented projects will have secured financing as a result of Nordisk Forum. According to the previous years’ data, Nordisk Forum can demonstrate a turnover between financiers and producers of up to €850.000.