The Nordic Short Film Pitch
Saturday 19 Sept, Malmö, 10.00 – 15.00, Scandic Triangeln – Invited Market Guests Only
The aim of The Nordic Short Film Pitch is to make short filmmakers from the Nordic countries meet, exchange experiences and find partners for potential future collaborations and co-productions. Simultaneously they meet international industry decision makers to expand their network.
The initiative is created in close co-operation with the short film commissioners at the Nordic film institutes and public service broadcasters and takes place during Nordisk Panorama Film Festival.
Every year, Nordisk Panorama Market welcomes a specially invited delegation of producers from guest territories to facilitate connections outside the Nordic countries. Two projects are therefore selected to pitch from outside the Nordic region.
Selected Projects 2026
Donuts (Kleinur)
Over the course of a winter day, we follow Katla through small ways she tries to create a sense of normalcy and connection despite her mother’s depression. Donuts offers a glimpse into the lonely and complicated reality of growing up with a mentally ill parent.
Director Birna Ketilsdóttir Schram Producer Jóna Gréta Hilmarsdóttir Production Company Norður – Nrdr ehf. Country Iceland Genre Drama
Gazes (Katse)
A sex tape involving the lonely history lecturer Antti begins spreading across social media among university students. Only Antti knows the video is fake.
Director Arman Zafari Producer Seija-Liisa Eskola Production Company Fremantle Finland Country Finland Genre Dark Comedy
The Ferryman
Like a modern-day Charon, “Doc” transports the remains of people who fled the war in Ukraine back to the relatives they left behind. Through quiet moments and long journeys, the film explores compassion, grief, and human solidarity.
Director John Kaare Hoversholm Producer Anita Jonsterhaug Vedå Production Company Smau media AS Country Norway Genre Documentary
Kyiv Under My Wheels
In wartime Kyiv, I navigate the city behind the wheel of a taxi, carrying strangers through streets marked by chaos, resilience, and relentless noise. Each ride becomes a passage through the city’s pulse.
Director Marina Baibarza Producer Marina Baibarza Production Company Process Films Country Ukraine Genre Documentary
(Delegation Project)
Oh Honeys
The normal day of bees and the beekeeper in the almond valley is disrupted by emergence of worry pollen. What will the worry pollen do to the world made out of combustible materials? Are all caretakers just going to burn and who reaps all the benefits?
Director Heta Jokinen Producer Mika Koskinen Production Company Indie Films Oy Country Finland Genre Animation
Oldest Man in the Universe
The oldest living human on earth wishes to die but instead gets picked up by aliens who tell him that he is also the oldest living creature in the universe.
Director Amanda Aagard, Alexander Toma Producer Amanda Aagard, Alexander Toma Production Company Amsaga Handelsbolag Country Sweden Genre Animation
Oneness (Eina)
During one last Ólavsøka [EN: ‘Ólavsøka’/ Faroese title for National Day on the Faroe Islands] together before Rannvá moves to Denmark, best friends Rannvá and Silja share a night where Rannvá confronts Silja about why she didn’t come to the hospital after her suicide attempt.
Director Anna Joensen-Næs Country Faroe Islands Genre Drama
Opus Americana
Summer, 1942. In WWII-occupied Iceland, two U.S. soldiers shoot a widow’s sheep for sport. In fury, she raises a pagan curse outside the military camp. An American officer arrives to settle the matter, but her son mistranslates and a simple negotiation spirals into tragicomic violence.
Director Ólafur Árheim Ólafarson Producer Ásdís Sandra Ágústsdóttir Production Company Árheim ehf Country Iceland Genre
Orienteering ’92
Dreamlike glimpses from a warm summer day during the 1992 Swedish Junior Orienteering Championships. Slow observations intertwine with comic and offbeat moments, creating the sense of something larger than just this single day.
Director Sergey Vasiliev Producer Marta Reguera Production Company Fox in the Snow Films Country Sweden Genre Comedy
The Girl from Asmera (Jenta fra Asmera)
The film explores themes of belonging, home, and diaspora through her experience as a Norwegian-Eritrean. Centered around a new poem, it weaves together poetry, documentary footage, and handcrafted miniature worlds. The film portrays longing, identity, and the tension between family heritage and present life.
Director Signe Rosenlund-Hauglid Producer KriStine Ann Skaret Production Company Stray Dogs Productions Norway AS Country Norway Genre Animation/Experimental
The Toast
The story takes place during a wedding rehearsal dinner when two families gather and affirm a joint future of two of their members. Alma, the bride’s sister, is expected to raise a glass to her sister’s happy future and give a toast, knowing that her sister’s future husband once violated her.
Director Žanete Skarule Producer Antra Cilinska-Dombrovska Production Company Juris Podnieks Studio Country Latvia Genre Drama
(Delegation Project)
The Wait (Den Der Venter)
After washing his mafia boss Drago’s car, Mikkel drives Bella to a hidden poker club by the harbor. Their relationship is cracking under debt, shame and bad choices, but tonight he believes he can fix everything. Bella waits in the car, connected through his AirPod and her phone, as his plan becomes a violent holdup among men who know him far too well. Told entirely from inside the car.
Director André Palacios Tingberg Producer Anders N. U. Berg Production Company Fredo Pictures Country Denmark Genre Drama