Friday’s seminar programme at Spegeln cinema ends with short and exciting presentations. This year we do a deep-dive into scripts, new concepts and explore the future of Nordic children’s and youth film.  

Northern Script

With: Torbjörn Jansson, scriptwriter and mentor. Matilde Graf, participant Northern Scripts

Northern Script is a creative event where budding scriptwriters aged 18 to 29 get help with developing their scripts. One mentor from each of the Nordic countries coaches the scriptwriters before choosing and inviting select participants to an exclusive workshop in Oulu, Finland. Meet Torbjörn Jansson, mentor for the Swedish and Norwegian participants in 2023, and Matilde Graf, the 2023 Swedish participant in Oulu.  

Film i Sörmland’s scriptwriters’ residency

With: Aland Mohammed, EliSophie Andrée & Daniel Lundquist.

With a focus on children’s films, Film i Sörmland gives one scriptwriter the change to develop his or hers script together with playwright EliSophie Andrée. This year’s resident scriptwriter is Aland Mohammed. He has studied scriptwriting for film and TV at Dalarna University. His film Blattesvensk is a fast, crazy and wonderful youth comedy that fills a void within Swedish film. A future Swedish ”Superbad”. 

The NoJse report

With: Mariella Harpelunde Jensen

Mariella Harpelunde Jensen, programme director at BUSTER Film Festival and chairperson of NoJse, presents and hosts a talk around Nordic Think Tank – a recurring event at BUSTER where professionals from the Nordic film industry exchange thoughts. The report from Nordic Think Tank is presented at the Berlinale, this year also at BUFF. 

Spellbound

With: Torbjörn Jansson

A film story is created jointly and in real time during a playful meeting between a young audience and established filmmakers. Torbjörn Jansson presents Trollbundet: a development concept with a magical children’s perspective, which premiered at Barnefilmfestivalen in Kristiansand, Norway, 2023.

In the hot seat: Children’s and youth film commissioner Janne Vierth

With: Janne Vierth, Malena Jansson

What is the state of Swedish children’s and youth film? Where is it heading? Shouldn’t there be more and better films made for a young audience? We put the Swedish Film Institute’s film commissioner for children and young people against the wall and demand straight answers.