The Supporting Programme at the 53rd Nordic Film Days Lübeck

Nordic Film Days Lübeck is expanding on its function as a meeting point for the international media industry by providing an extensive support programme for industry representatives and journalists. Besides a film market for Scandinavian productions yet to be distributed in Germany, the “Lübeck Meetings” industry programme includes a conference of German and Scandinavian producers as well as a workshop with scriptwriters from Scandinavia and Germany. The accompanying media-pedagogical seminar provides an opportunity for viewing and discussing selected children’s and youth films from Scandinavia and the Baltic Region with media-pedagocical experts. On the occasion of Nordic Film Days Lübeck, Media Desk Deutschland hosts its annual co-production meeting for selected producers, distributors and representatives of film funding institutions. First Motion, a cross-media project for the Baltic Sea Region, initiated by Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, presents an information event in the KoKi cinema by example of funded projects from Scandinavia and the Baltic Region. Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein also hosts a film breakfast with Bernd-Günther Nahm, Arne Sommer and Jing Haase of Filmkontakt Nord, each introducing their respective institutions. The “Que Pasa” bar next to Filmpalast Stadthalle provides a relaxed atmosphere for the Blue Hour Festival Talks with drinks and cocktails at happy hour prices. The festival invites all film fans and the Lübeck audience to the official pre-awards party at Filmschuppen in the harbour. And lastly, the ceremonious Film Prize Night features the presentation of all of the 53rd Nordic Film Days Lübeck awards – to the exhilarating sounds of the Danish electronic a cappella artists Postyr.

The support programme for industry representatives and journalists:

Wednesday, 11-2-2011
6 p.m.: Blue Hour – Festival Talk of the Nordic Film Days (Qué Pasa)

Thursday, 11-3-2011
9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.: Lübeck Meetings (KoKi Cinema)
3 p.m. – 6 p.m.: DOK Film Meeting (Cinestar Filmpalast Stadthalle)
6 p.m.: Blue Hour – Festival Talk of the Nordic Film Days (Qué Pasa)

Friday, 11-4-2011
4th-6th November: Seminar for Media Educators: 9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.: Lübeck Meeting (KoKi Cinema)
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.: Norwegian – German Co-Production Meeting (personal invitation)
3 p.m. – 6 p.m.: DOK Film Meeting (CineStar Filmpalast Stadthalle)
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.: Lübeck Meeting: From a Book to a Film(Qué Pasa)
7 p.m. – 7 p.m.: MEDIA Desk Co-Production Meeting (personal invitation)
6 p.m.: Blue Hour – Festival Talk of the Nordic Film Days (Qué Pasa)
7 p.m.: First Motion Presentation (KoKi Cinema)
10 p.m.: Pre-Award Party (Schuppen 6)

Saturday, 11-5-2011
11 a.m.: Film Breakfast, Kulturelle Filmförderung Schleswig-Holstein e.V. and Filmwerkstatt Kiel of Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig Holstein (FFHSH) (personal invitation)
2 p.m.: Scriptwriting Talk (CineStar Filmpalast Stadthalle Cinema 4)
3 p.m. – 6 p.m.: DOK Film Meeting (CineStar Filmpalast Stadthalle)
4:30 p.m.: North German board for films for the hearing-impaired (Qué Pasa, 10:45 a.m. and 13:45 p.m. films for the hearing-impaired, Cinema 7)
6 p.m.: Blue Hour – Festival Talk of the Nordic Film Days (Qué Pasa)
7:30 p.m.: Film Award Party – Award ceremony of the 53rd Nordic Film Days (Lübeck Theatre)

Sunday, 11-6-2011
13 p.m.: Blue Hour – Festival Talk of the Nordic Film Days (Qué Pasa)