AFTERNOON

2:15 pm - 5:45 pm

9:30 - 12:45 am

9:30 - 12:45 am PRESENTATIONby Jean-Marc Auclair, Author and Scriptwriter

2nd DAY

Thursday March 28th

PRODUCING, BROADCASTING AND DISTRIBUTING: IS COOPERATION BETWEEN NORTHERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AN EXAMPLE FOR THE REST OF EUROPE?

MORNING9:00 am Welcome coffee

9:30 - 12:45 am INTRODUCTION

by David Jenkinson, Editor in Chief and General Manager, C21Media

THE BRIDGE : A NORDIC SUCCESSFUL COOPERATION: - SCREENINGS OF EXCERPTS OF THE ORIGINAL SERIES AND ITS ”REMAKES”Lars Blomgren, Producer, Filmlance International AB

2:15 pm - 5:00 pmAFTERNOON

BIOGRAPHIES

PRODUCTION FINANCING AND CO-PRODUCTIONS IN NORDIC COUNTRIES: HOW DOES IT WORK?What are your strategies to make production companies and/or broadcasters interested in co-produ-cing with you? What are your methods to co-produce with companies and broadcasters in other coun-tries? How did you succeed, with wich productions, and why?Lars Blomgren, Producer, Filmlance International AB; Ingolf Gabold, Executive Producer, Eyeworks; Maria Nordenberg, Producer, SVT

DISTRIBUTING TV SERIES AND MOVIES TO THE WORLDthe keys to success - Selling adaptation rights: another way to succeed and export Nordic cultureWas any of your productions "re-made" by a foreign company / broadcaster? What have you obtained through co-productions/remakes?Lars Blomgren, Producer, Filmlance International AB; Ingolf Gabold, Executive Producer, Eyeworks, and Alexandre Piel, Senior Vice President Sales and Acquisitions - Paris Office, Zodiak

Coffee break around 11:00 am

1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Lunch

GENERAL REVIEW AND WRAP-UP WITH ALL SPEAKERS

WHAT ARE THE PERSPECTIVES OF NORDIC FICTION IN THE FUTURE? WHAT ARE THE DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES AND STRATEGIES? IN WHICH DIRECTIONS CAN DRAMA PRODUCTION DEVELOP?

CONCLUSION

JEAN-MARC AUCLAIR / Writer, Scriptwriter

became Executive Producer with Monique Annaud (Chrysalide Films) and produced Les Jupons de la Révolution and 12 romantic comedies shot in Paris with US stars. He moved to scriptwriting in 1996 and since then Jean-Marc has written 65 hours of TV drama

US studios for a cinema adaptation. In 2008 he developed a comedy series with Thierry Lassalle and then Marie-Luce David, Mes

developing new concepts for TV series.

ANNE BJORNSTAD / Writer- Producer, Rubicon TVAnne is one of the two writers/creators of the series Lilyhammer, a dramedy starring Steven Van Zandt as a boss in the New York

series has been sold to more than 130 territories. Anne’s background is from comedy writing, and over the last decade she has been a writer and/ or producer for many of the most successful comedy programs on Norwegian television (Torsdagsklubben, Rikets røst, etc…). She has also been involved in a number of critically acclaimed shows for the stage. In 2004 Anne received the

developed together, and season 2 is currently being shot in Norway.

LARS BLOMGREN / General Manager and Producer, Filmlance International ABLars Blomgren is one of the most re-known producers in Sweden. He is managing the company Filmlance International AB. He

Bridge, the famous crime story, as well as other famous series: Arne Dahl Crimes Stories based on Arne Dahl’s novels, The Sandhamm Murders etc… The Bridge season 2 is starting soon. Adaptation rights of this famous series have been sold to France/UK and to the US and Mexico.

DAVID JENKINSON / Editor-in-chief & Managing Director, C21 MediaDavid Jenkinson is an award-winning journalist, content technologist and multiplatform publisher. Having held senior editorial positions at Haymarket, International Thomson, EMAP and Cahners’ Moving Pictures International, he created and co-founded

traditional publishing portfolio, while positioning itself at the heart of the digital revolution, launching brands including TechCityInsider.net, FutureMedia, M21, Channel 21 international and the mothership C21Media.net. This website now attracts more than 60,000 unique visitors each month and has consolidated a position as Home to The International Entertainment Commu-nity. Prior to launching C21Media Jenkinson was editor-in-chief of Moving Pictures International. He led EMAP’s TV World to win the prestigious PPA International Business Magazine of the Year award in 1993, and worked as part of the senior editorial manage-ment team at International Thomson. In 1997, alongside C21Media, he co-founded creative agency Dri Riser, developing brand strategy for a variety of media and entertainment clients.

INGOLF GABOLD / Executive Producer, EyeworksAs a young man, Ingolf Gabold studied music at The Royal Danish Music Conservatory. He graduated in 1967, but he already had his debut in 1962 on Nordic Music Days in Stockholm. During the 60th and 70th Ingolf composed for both chorus and orchestra. His main works are 2 television operas (7 Scenes to Orpheus 1971 and Towards Aquarius 1973) and one radio opera (Cherubin 1978). From his graduation in 67 and up to 1980, Gabold made his living as music producer in Danish Broadcasting Corporation mainly connected to the DR Symphony Orchestra. However Gabold felt that by his 40th, through his experiences with his operas, he had taken interest in dramaturgy and narration in the audiovisual media. And he started as a teacher in DBC staff training. In 1989 Gabold decided to leave DBC and started as Head of Programming in a private Danish production company. In 1991 Gabold returned to Danish Broadcasting Corporation as Television Program Director, but left the job after only 15 months. From 1992 Gabold was a freelancer and worked on many projects. And he was an Executive Producer of cultural programmes on different Danish TV-channels. In this period he had his debut as a writer with his novel Marias Noter (1997). In 1999 Gabold was asked back to Danish Broadcasting Corporation as Head of Drama. With his producers and writers he obtained several prizes for their TV-series: Prix Italia for The Serbian Dane (2001). He got awarded with many prestigious prizes: Emmy for Unit One (2002); Emmy for Nikolaj and Julie (2003); Emmy for The Eagle and Young Andersen (2005); Emmy for The Protectors (2009); Prix Italia for Borgen (2011). BAFTA for The Killing (2011); BAFTA for Borgen (2012). In spring 2012 Gabold stopped as Head of Drama and started a new life as Executive Producer at Eyeworks Scandinavia in Copenhagen.

JEPPE GRAM / Scriptwriter and ShowrunnerJeppe Gjervig Gram was born 1976 in Odense, Denmark. After university studies, he worked for 6 years as a drama series consul-tant for Danish network TV 2, dealing with acquisition of international series as well as commissioning of original Danish series, before enrolling in the screenwriting program at the National Danish Film School, where he graduated from in 2007. While still in school he was headhunted by public broadcaster DR and employed as a regular episode writer on the one-hour drama series Sommer (2008-2009), one of the highest rating shows on Danish television the last twenty years, writing 3 episodes in total. Fresh

and serving as an episode writer on 10 out of the 20 episodes in the originally commissioned seasons 1 and 2. Borgen was a hit both locally and abroad, winning several prestigious television awards, among others the Prix Italia, the FIPA d’OR and the English BAFTA, and when another 10 episodes of the series was commissioned by DR, Adam Price and Jeppe Gjervig Gram continued their fruitful collaboration – working closely together on the 3rd season, where Gram has helped develop the stories for all episodes and written 4 of the season’s 10 installments.

SARA HELDT / ScriptwriterSara Heldt is one of Sweden’s most re-known screenwriters. She has been active since 1987 and written TV-dramas, thrillers and

Awards (Guldbaggen). Sara has been teaching scriptwriting in Sweden and in Norway. Together with Pia Gradvall Sara has adapted the novel The Crown princess for TV (which was nominated for an International Emmy), and the sequel His Wife. Both of the series were nominated Best Drama at the Swedish Television Awards Kristallen. The duo have also written a family TV-series (A Christmas

Sandhamm Murders 2010. Another two drama series Drottningoffret and Kungamordet were aired in 2010 as well (co-writer Gradvall), which were also nominated for Kristallen. Lately Sara Heldt has a new co-writer, (also actor) Johan Widerberg. Their series

and Denmark.

MARIA NORDENBERG / Producer, SVTMaria Nordenberg is Producer at the Swedish TV (SVT). She has been producing many series and movies, among which Death of a Pilgrim broadcast at the beginning of this year.

ALEXANDRE PIEL / Senior Vice President Sales and Acquisitions - Paris Office, ZodiakAlexandre Piel joined Marathon Group via Télé Images International in 2006, before it became Zodiak Rights. He came to the distribution department as head of international co-productions. Alexandre’s track record in the TV industry dates back from 1997. At the time, he was part of France Télévisions Distribution’s home entertainment division, and soon joined their international sales team, in charge of the English-speaking and Spanish-speaking territories. In May 2001, he took over the development and acquisi-

and has had the responsibility for project development and acquisitions as well. His duties extended to kids programming and

in 2011. With the reorganization of Zodiak Rights’ business in January 2013, Alexandre is now helming the Drama and Comedy

ADAM PRICE / Author, Scriptwriter and Showrunner

and TV series, via revue songs, to food reviews and tv cooking shows. From 2001 to 2005 he was the Chief Editor of TV2’s drama department, and he has been a member of both The Danish Short Film Board and The Committee for Talent Development at The Danish Film Institute. Adam Price is the creator, scriptwriter and showrunner of the mythical series Borgen, which has conquered Danish and then international audiences. Adam Price is also the scriptwriter of various series such as Anna Pihl and Nicholas and Julie. … But Adam is not only a famous scriptwriter, he is also a well-known Chef, member of the Danish Gastronomy Academy, he has his own restaurant in Copenhagen and he is running a cooking program on TV Spise med Price (Eating with the Price). Adam has been awarded with many prestigious prizes : Revue Writer of the Year 1990 - Pen of the Year 2004 - World Cookbook of the Year 2008 (for Dining with Price – the Cookbook) - Best Musical Drama 1999 Taming of the Shrew (Musical over Shakespeares comedy) - Best TV-Series, Danish TV-Prize, Anna Pihl. And of course FIPA D'OR, BAFTA etc… for Borgen.