Filminstitutet arrangerar mångfaldsseminarium på Berlins filmfestival

Medsols från vänster: Ylva Habel, Anna Serner, Effie T. Brown, Emilia Roig och Matthijs Wouter Knol.

På måndag 1 mars startar första delen av den digitala Berlins filmfestival. Det är den delen av festivalen som vänder sig till filmmarknaden och press. Förutom att Nelly Rapp – monsteragent tävlar om Kristallbjörnen presenteras Gustav Lindh – årets Shooting Star – för bransch och press. Filminstitutet bidrar dessutom med fyra seminarier varav tre sker i samarbete med Scandinavian Films. Seminariet Who Counts? knyter an till den engelska versionen av senaste jämställdhetsrapporten.

Monday 1 March 14.00-15.00 (CET)
Who Counts? – a conversation about intersectionality in practice, with guests who are shaping the landscape of the film industry.

The conversation will highlight tools and best practices that the audience can incorporate into their businesses daily and strategically, focusing on strategies and methods for working towards equity and against discrimination in film and television.

Panelists:
Effie T. Brown, CEO, Gamechanger Films; producer, Dear White People, Real Women Have Curves 
Dr. Emilia Roig, Executive Director, Center for Intersectional Justice 
Matthijs Wouter Knol, Director of the European Film Academy; former Director of the European Film Market

The event marks the international launch of the Swedish Film Institute’s report Which Women?, which looks at the impact of ethnicity, race, age and gender, on working conditions for women of color in the Swedish film industry. The findings will be discussed by Anna Serner, CEO, The Swedish Filminstitute, and researcher Ylva Habel, Assistant Professor at Södertörn Högskola in Stockholm, Sweden.

The report “Which women?” is available for download here.

The event is free and open to the public. Accreditation or pre-registration not required. 
More info here: EFM Online

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Filminstitutets seminarier i samarbete med Scandinavian Films:

Tuesday 2 March 11.00-12:00 (CET)
Joining Forces: Collaborating for Strong Co-Productions
How are producers and funders thinking about the smartest and most successful co-productions for 2021 and coming years? Experts talk about the benefit of tapping into financial incentives as well as finding the right creative collaborators. Producers offer practical advice from recent and upcoming high-profile co-productions including Flee, Triangle of Sadness and Daniel.

Speakers:
Liselott Forsman, CEO, Nordisk Film & TV Fond (Finland) 
Mike Goodridge, founder and producer, Good Chaos (UK)
Monica Hellström, producer, Final Cut for Real (Denmark)
Gudny Hummelvoll, producer, Hummefilm, and president, European Producers Club (Norway)
Riina Sildos, founder and producer, Amrion Productions (Estonia)

Wednesday 3 March 11.00-12:00 (CET)
The Kids Are All Right: The Boom in Family Films
Children’s and family films, both live action and animation, have been audience favourites for years at the box-office. Now youth films are also much in demand on digital platforms. The experts address what kinds of kids’ films are the hottest sellers, what are the trends in storytelling for children, and what are the secrets for how these films cut through the noise to reach their target audience (and their parents).
 
Speakers:
Linda Hambäck, director and founder, LEE Film (Sweden)
Venla Hellstedt, partner and producer, Tuffi Films (Finland)
Solveig Langeland, founder and Managing Director, Sola Media (Germany)
Maryanne Redpath, Head of Berlinale Generation (Germany)
Kirstine Vinderskov, Channel Editor, Nordisk Film (Denmark) 

Thursday 4 March 11.00-12:00 (CET)
Deal or No Deal: Demystifying International Sales
What do producers need to know about working with international sales companies -- how do you find the right fit for your film and how do you best work with your sales agent throughout the process? What kinds of projects are selling well in 2021, and how can sellers create buzz with debut features by unknown talents? How is the changing festival landscape of 2021 and beyond impacted sales? 

Speakers:
Wendy Bernfeld, founder and CEO, Rights Stuff (Netherlands)
Rikke Ennis, founder and CEO, REinvent (Denmark)
Signe Leick Jensen, producer and co-founder, Toolbox Film (Denmark) 
Heather Millard, Head of International Productions & Financing, Compass Films (Iceland)
Jan Naszewski, founder and CEO, New Europe Film Sales (Poland) 

The seminars are free and open to the public. Accreditation or pre-registration not required.
More info: Scandinavian Films in Berlin

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Fler begivenheter på Berlins filmfestival:

Shooting Star
Årets Shooting Star, skådespelaren Gustav Lindh, kommer den 23-25 februari att delta i ett program som arrangeras av European Film Promotion och som innebär att han får träffa producenter, regissörer, casting agents och ge intervjuer till internationell press.

Nelly Rapp – monsteragent
Tvåfaldigt Guldbaggebelönade Nelly Rapp – monsteragent av Amanda Adolfsson tävlar om Kristallbjörnen (publik visning och prisutdelning sker i sommar). Filmen, producerad av SF Studios, har valts in i kategorin Generation KPlus, sektionen för barn- och ungdomsfilm.

Snöänglar
Det svensk-danska kriminaldramat Snöänglar, producerat av Yellow Bird och Happy Ending för SVT och DR, kommer att visas på festivalen. Serien är skriven av Mette Heeno och regisserad av Anna Zackrisson. Rollerna spelas av bland andra Eva Melander, Josefin Asplund, Ardalan Esmaili (Shooting Star i Berlin 2019), Cecilia Nilsson och Shanti Roney.

Berlins filmfestival äger i år rum i två etapper: ett digitalt Industry Event 1-5 mars följt av Berlinale Summer Special 9-20 juni, med publika visningar i Berlin.

För mer information om Who Counts-seminariet, kontakta
Petra Kauraisa, petra@kauraisa.com
Hanna Söderstedt, Svenska Filminstitutet: hanna.soderstedt@filminstitutet.se 08-665 13 64

För mer information om filmerna och Scandinavian Films-seminarierna, kontakta
Petter Mattsson, Svenska Filminstitutets Utlandsenhet: petter.mattsson@filminstitutet.se, 08-665 11 34