NPM Work-in-Progress 2025

Sunday 21 Sept, 13.00-17:30 CEST, Scandic Triangeln, Malmö
Invited Market Guests Only

Giving nearly finished films the final push

Work-in-Progress presents 6 nearly finished documentary projects, almost ready to make it onto the world stage. The projects are presented to international and Nordic decision makers in a tailor made event, created to make sure that each project benefited the most from the presentation.

The presentations and consecutive one-to-one meetings take place at Nordisk Panorama Market on Sunday 21 September 2025.

The Work-in-Progress presentations follow up on former Nordisk Panorama Forum pitches and pitches at fora around the world. All projects presented are looking for a last push to be finalised, a sales agent/distributor or festival premiere.

For more information, contact Market Manager Maria Stoianova.


 

Selected Projects 2025

Architecture as Invention

In Architecture as Invention director Michael Madsen enters into a creative conversation and creation process with architect, Daniel Libeskind. This happens through six architectural challenges that Libeskind has to tackle over six days, aiming to create a final masterpiece resonating Libeskind’s previous work and his life story.

Director: Michael Madsen / Producer: Per Damgaard Hansen / Company: Paloma Productions / Co-production: Auto Images, Ma.ja.de filmproduktions / Country: Denmark, Sweden, Germany

Fruitcakes – The Dawn of Drag

Retired archivist, once a drag queen, Jolanda joins the filmmaker and young drag artists to re-enact cherished memories of his murdered best friend.

Director: Vesa Kuosmanen / Producer: Sandra Enkvist / Company: Polygraf / Country: Finland

HEX

In the heart of Norway’s black metal scene, a new force suddenly emerges. Three young women have entered to the stage, as witches.

Director: Maja Holand / Producer: Mari Nilsen Neira / Company: Herstory / Country: Norway

I Am an Olive Tree

As war in northern Syria uproots a Kurdish community and their thousand-year-old olive trees, a woman becomes a symbol of hope through resistance.

Director: Yasaman Sharifmanesh / Producer: Erika Malmgren, Kristofer Henell / Company: Cinenic Film / Co-production: Differ Media / Country: Sweden, Norway

In a Box

As extinctions rise and zoos overflow, Valerio and Sebastian rescue tiny species at home—can their efforts help return the animals to the wild?

Director: Okku Nuutilainen, Liinu Grönlund / Producer: Juha Löppönen / Company: Mouka Film / Country: Finland

ISLANDER

When their church burns down in a storm, its loss highlights the struggle of a tiny arctic community facing climate and societal change.

Director: Nikolai Galitzine / Producer: Dögg Mósesdóttir / Company: Northern Wave / Country: Iceland

 

More information here.