Industry players treading the floors of Le Meridien Delfina, the American Film Market’s new venue, will be besieged by aggressive funding offers and fliers tubthumping diverse landscapes and state-of-the-art facilities from all around the world — marketing tools promoting incentives and driving the heated battle for productions across the globe.
The incentive wars have been raging for decades, with several U.S. states and leading producing nations — such as Canada, the U.K., France, Spain, Australia, New Zealand and Germany — battling over a $177 billion worldwide production pot being spent on film, scripted TV and docs in 2019 alone, according to consultants OlsbergSPI.
Given the inherent link between total production spend and automatic funding systems as a crude percentage, that indicates that some $20 billion-$30 billion of tax credits, production rebates and other automatic mechanisms are underpinning worldwide production.
But just as the industry at large is reeling from strike actions, the impact...
The incentive wars have been raging for decades, with several U.S. states and leading producing nations — such as Canada, the U.K., France, Spain, Australia, New Zealand and Germany — battling over a $177 billion worldwide production pot being spent on film, scripted TV and docs in 2019 alone, according to consultants OlsbergSPI.
Given the inherent link between total production spend and automatic funding systems as a crude percentage, that indicates that some $20 billion-$30 billion of tax credits, production rebates and other automatic mechanisms are underpinning worldwide production.
But just as the industry at large is reeling from strike actions, the impact...
- 10/30/2023
- by Angus Finney
- Variety Film + TV
Public film agencies, national incentives and the windows system all need urgent reform, said respondents
Europe is producing too many films and EU incentive systems need a radical overhaul if a new “long-term sustainable roadmap” for film and audiovisual policies is to be put in place, according to the second annual report authored by Swedish industry heavyweight Tomas Eskilsson, head of Film i Väst Analysis.
‘All That is Solid Melts into Air, Public Film Funding at a Crossroads II’ will be launched in Venice on September 1. I is based on more than 300 interviews with key figures from across all areas...
Europe is producing too many films and EU incentive systems need a radical overhaul if a new “long-term sustainable roadmap” for film and audiovisual policies is to be put in place, according to the second annual report authored by Swedish industry heavyweight Tomas Eskilsson, head of Film i Väst Analysis.
‘All That is Solid Melts into Air, Public Film Funding at a Crossroads II’ will be launched in Venice on September 1. I is based on more than 300 interviews with key figures from across all areas...
- 8/25/2023
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
As Europe’s multitude of film agencies prepare to plant their flags atop Cannes’ pavilions, a host of public servants are mindful that they face an existential crisis in the bruising battle for cinema’s hearts, minds and future political support.
Under attack from Ministers of Culture (Germany), losing top box office status in their home markets (France) and most recently an acknowledgment of institutional racism at the British Film Institute (U.K.), the guardians of the European filmmaking ecosystem valued at more than $3 billion is facing a reckoning like never before.
The timing is acute. A powerful array of streaming platform and studio-driven streaming commissioners have been muscling into Europe for a long time. The scale of commissioning engulfing larger European territories was illustrated by Netflix’s recent revelation that it will have spent $6 billion in just four years in the U.K. by the end of 2023. And in...
Under attack from Ministers of Culture (Germany), losing top box office status in their home markets (France) and most recently an acknowledgment of institutional racism at the British Film Institute (U.K.), the guardians of the European filmmaking ecosystem valued at more than $3 billion is facing a reckoning like never before.
The timing is acute. A powerful array of streaming platform and studio-driven streaming commissioners have been muscling into Europe for a long time. The scale of commissioning engulfing larger European territories was illustrated by Netflix’s recent revelation that it will have spent $6 billion in just four years in the U.K. by the end of 2023. And in...
- 5/18/2023
- by Angus Finney
- Variety Film + TV
The awards aim to celebrate outstanding and sustainable work in the world of film and TV production, locations and studios.
Leading figures in the TV and film world have joined the judging panel for Screen International’s inaugural Global Production Awards taking place at the Cannes Film Festival in May this year.
Judges so far announced include Elvis producer Schuyler Weiss, president of production and development at Bazmark; Amazon Studios’ head of worldwide production and post-production, Tim Clawson; producer and former Sundance executive Bird Runningwater; and the Association of Film Commissioners International’s (Afci) executive director, Jaclyn Philpott.
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Leading figures in the TV and film world have joined the judging panel for Screen International’s inaugural Global Production Awards taking place at the Cannes Film Festival in May this year.
Judges so far announced include Elvis producer Schuyler Weiss, president of production and development at Bazmark; Amazon Studios’ head of worldwide production and post-production, Tim Clawson; producer and former Sundance executive Bird Runningwater; and the Association of Film Commissioners International’s (Afci) executive director, Jaclyn Philpott.
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- 3/8/2023
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
“If you stimulate a sector that is already running on very high speed and has capacity problems, the only thing you will achieve is inflation.”
Tomas Eskilsson, head of Sweden’s Film i Väst Analysis, asked if film cash rebates and filming incentive schemes across Europe are doing enough to benefit local economies at an EFM talk called Public Film Funding at a Crossroads II on February 10.
He referred to the “massive amount of money pouring into the sector”, with film producers now able to access tax credits or rebates of up to 70 of eligible spend.
“What is the argument behind incentives?...
Tomas Eskilsson, head of Sweden’s Film i Väst Analysis, asked if film cash rebates and filming incentive schemes across Europe are doing enough to benefit local economies at an EFM talk called Public Film Funding at a Crossroads II on February 10.
He referred to the “massive amount of money pouring into the sector”, with film producers now able to access tax credits or rebates of up to 70 of eligible spend.
“What is the argument behind incentives?...
- 2/20/2023
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
More than 70 speakers from 17 countries, including “Skam” showrunner Julie Andem, “It Takes Two” game creator/filmmaker Josef Fares, and top commissioners from Viaplay, Netflix, Amazon Studios, Dr, Svt, Nrk and Yle will take center stage at Göteborg Film Festival’s TV Drama Vision.
The festival’s flagship drama confab will run Feb. 1-2 both on-site in Sweden’s second largest city, and online, with all streamed sessions open to accredited professionals.
A record 542 delegates – including 39 online visitors – have signed up for the sold-out event, set under the overarching theme “Navigating Disruption and Cultivating Talent.”
”It’s been a challenge to set the core of this year’s program, considering the drastic changes in the drama industry, fuelled by the macroeconomic uncertainties, streaming wars and changing strategies,” acknowledges TV Drama Vision honcho Cia Edström. “But our top industry guests will offer inspiring best-practices on how to navigate these changing times, cultivate talent and innovate in storytelling.
The festival’s flagship drama confab will run Feb. 1-2 both on-site in Sweden’s second largest city, and online, with all streamed sessions open to accredited professionals.
A record 542 delegates – including 39 online visitors – have signed up for the sold-out event, set under the overarching theme “Navigating Disruption and Cultivating Talent.”
”It’s been a challenge to set the core of this year’s program, considering the drastic changes in the drama industry, fuelled by the macroeconomic uncertainties, streaming wars and changing strategies,” acknowledges TV Drama Vision honcho Cia Edström. “But our top industry guests will offer inspiring best-practices on how to navigate these changing times, cultivate talent and innovate in storytelling.
- 1/23/2023
- by Annika Pham
- Variety Film + TV
The recommendations are part of a groundbreaking new report from Sweden’s Film i Väst.
Public film funders in Europe need to adapt to an industry now driven by global streaming companies, staying relevant by encouraging smarter collaborations between the public and private sectors; thinking differently about theatrical windows; investing in diversity and inclusion; and cutting bureaucracy and making quicker decisions.
The recommendations are part of a groundbreaking new report from Sweden’s regional organisation Film i Väst, about the future of public funding for films and other audiovisual works called ‘Public Film Funding at a Crossroads’. The...
Public film funders in Europe need to adapt to an industry now driven by global streaming companies, staying relevant by encouraging smarter collaborations between the public and private sectors; thinking differently about theatrical windows; investing in diversity and inclusion; and cutting bureaucracy and making quicker decisions.
The recommendations are part of a groundbreaking new report from Sweden’s regional organisation Film i Väst, about the future of public funding for films and other audiovisual works called ‘Public Film Funding at a Crossroads’. The...
- 3/10/2022
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
The Göteborg Film Festival’s annual TV industry event, TV Drama Vision, has unveiled its program, which focuses on sustainability and healthy working conditions at a time of hyper-competition in the drama space.
TV Drama Vision is set to unspool both in-person and online over Feb. 2-3.
As opening keynote, Johanna Koljonen, author of the anticipated Nostradamus Report, will kickstart the event’s conference strand, which is also due to new paths for creative producers, public funding at a crossroads, green filmmaking, diversity, changing business models and storytelling.
“The program, designed as always in close collaboration with the industry, will reveal how the streaming disruption, accelerated by the pandemic, is affecting us all. It’s important for all partners to find common grounds and reflect on long-term plans to create a sustainable industry,” says Göteborg head of industry Cia Edström, who will be hosting the event with moderators Johanna Nunnu Karppinen,...
TV Drama Vision is set to unspool both in-person and online over Feb. 2-3.
As opening keynote, Johanna Koljonen, author of the anticipated Nostradamus Report, will kickstart the event’s conference strand, which is also due to new paths for creative producers, public funding at a crossroads, green filmmaking, diversity, changing business models and storytelling.
“The program, designed as always in close collaboration with the industry, will reveal how the streaming disruption, accelerated by the pandemic, is affecting us all. It’s important for all partners to find common grounds and reflect on long-term plans to create a sustainable industry,” says Göteborg head of industry Cia Edström, who will be hosting the event with moderators Johanna Nunnu Karppinen,...
- 1/25/2022
- by Annika Pham
- Variety Film + TV
Film i Väst’s Tomas Eskilsson presented findings from a pan-European study titled ‘Public Finance at the Crossroads’.
“Everything solid is quickly becoming fluid” was the conclusion of attendees at the second edition of the Explorer Konferenz held on the penultimate day of Filmfest Hamburg (September 30-October 9). The event analyses challenges and opportunities for producers and funding bodies created by the current disruption in the film industry.
International industry figures such as Alexandra Lebret of the European Producers Club and Netherlands Film Fund CEO Bero Beyer were among the speakers.
Tomas Eskilsson, head of strategy and public policy at the...
“Everything solid is quickly becoming fluid” was the conclusion of attendees at the second edition of the Explorer Konferenz held on the penultimate day of Filmfest Hamburg (September 30-October 9). The event analyses challenges and opportunities for producers and funding bodies created by the current disruption in the film industry.
International industry figures such as Alexandra Lebret of the European Producers Club and Netherlands Film Fund CEO Bero Beyer were among the speakers.
Tomas Eskilsson, head of strategy and public policy at the...
- 10/11/2021
- by Martin Blaney
- ScreenDaily
“It’s not enough to make just a kitchen table drama about a man and a woman.”
Over $100 billion of investment is flowing into production and licensing of content annually, according to a new report, The Global Production Deluge, previewed in Berlin today (Feb 23) by Olsberg Spi.
Much of that is being driven by the streamers – not just Netflix (which spent $17bn on content in 2019) but also Amazon, Disney, HBO, Apple, Comcast and others.
Worldwide spending on non-sports content was estimated by Ampere Analysis to be $123 billion in 2018, a 29% increase from $95 billion in 2013. A further rise of 26% over the next five years is forecast.
Over $100 billion of investment is flowing into production and licensing of content annually, according to a new report, The Global Production Deluge, previewed in Berlin today (Feb 23) by Olsberg Spi.
Much of that is being driven by the streamers – not just Netflix (which spent $17bn on content in 2019) but also Amazon, Disney, HBO, Apple, Comcast and others.
Worldwide spending on non-sports content was estimated by Ampere Analysis to be $123 billion in 2018, a 29% increase from $95 billion in 2013. A further rise of 26% over the next five years is forecast.
- 2/23/2020
- by 1100142¦Wendy Mitchell¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Author Johanna Koljonen presents fourth Nostradamus report at the Goteborg Film Festival’s Nordic Film Market.
How the industry is coping - or not coping - with too many feature films flooding the market is one of the key topics of the fourth Nostradamus report, presented by author Johanna Koljonen today at the Goteborg Film Festival’s Nordic Film Market.
This surge of production isn’t working in the existing value chain of distribution.
“There is no equivalent surge of innovation in distribution and audience relations,” the report stated. “A theatrical window is not feasible even for all quality films - not even on the festival circuit. A complete digital transformation of the small screen landscape seems inevitable.”
Koljonen said one reason that more films were being made were new funders entering the sector, regional funders and tax credits increasing activity, and “the democratization of film production.” As many new filmmakers start their careers, that doesn’t...
How the industry is coping - or not coping - with too many feature films flooding the market is one of the key topics of the fourth Nostradamus report, presented by author Johanna Koljonen today at the Goteborg Film Festival’s Nordic Film Market.
This surge of production isn’t working in the existing value chain of distribution.
“There is no equivalent surge of innovation in distribution and audience relations,” the report stated. “A theatrical window is not feasible even for all quality films - not even on the festival circuit. A complete digital transformation of the small screen landscape seems inevitable.”
Koljonen said one reason that more films were being made were new funders entering the sector, regional funders and tax credits increasing activity, and “the democratization of film production.” As many new filmmakers start their careers, that doesn’t...
- 2/3/2017
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Göteborg Film Festival’s former leader will succeed Tomas Eskilsson from January 1, 2017.
Mikael Fellenius will take over from Tomas Eskilsson as the CEO of Film Väst.
Göteborg Film Festival’s former leader joined Sweden’s leading regional film fund as head of planning in 2015, with special responsibility for the company’s external relations.
Eskilsson will assume a new role as head of strategy when Fellenius succeeds him as CEO on January 1, 2017.
“Mikael Fellenius has extensive leadership experience as CEO of some of our region’s most important cultural institutions. He also combines valuable experience as a manager in marketing and finance, which strengthens our organization for the challenges our film region is facing,” commented Film Väst chairman Magnus Berntsson.
Fellenius added: “I look forward to working with the dedicated and skilled staff of Film Väst to win the most attractive film and drama projects that will further strengthen our region’s international prominence.”
Prior to his...
Mikael Fellenius will take over from Tomas Eskilsson as the CEO of Film Väst.
Göteborg Film Festival’s former leader joined Sweden’s leading regional film fund as head of planning in 2015, with special responsibility for the company’s external relations.
Eskilsson will assume a new role as head of strategy when Fellenius succeeds him as CEO on January 1, 2017.
“Mikael Fellenius has extensive leadership experience as CEO of some of our region’s most important cultural institutions. He also combines valuable experience as a manager in marketing and finance, which strengthens our organization for the challenges our film region is facing,” commented Film Väst chairman Magnus Berntsson.
Fellenius added: “I look forward to working with the dedicated and skilled staff of Film Väst to win the most attractive film and drama projects that will further strengthen our region’s international prominence.”
Prior to his...
- 10/28/2016
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
It has been a busy week in Scandinavia as new CEOs are appointed at Sf Studios and the Goteborg Film Festival, and Film Vast’s popular CEO Tomas Eskildsson announced he will step down.
At Sf Studios, Michael Porseryd, the former CEO of Endemol Nordics and veteran of Metronome and Flow Networks, has been appointed as the company’s new CEO. He will take the post in the first quarter of 2017 .
He takes the top job after the June ousting of former CEO Jonas Fors following allegations of sexism and mismanagement of funds. Frida Westerberg, who had served as acting CEO, will go back to her previous role of deputy CEO and COO.
Porseryd said: “I’m extremely pleased and very excited to be entrusted with this opportunity. Sf Studios has a fantastic legacy of producing and distributing content. I strongly believe in their well-defined strategy where content continues to be core as well as their focus on...
At Sf Studios, Michael Porseryd, the former CEO of Endemol Nordics and veteran of Metronome and Flow Networks, has been appointed as the company’s new CEO. He will take the post in the first quarter of 2017 .
He takes the top job after the June ousting of former CEO Jonas Fors following allegations of sexism and mismanagement of funds. Frida Westerberg, who had served as acting CEO, will go back to her previous role of deputy CEO and COO.
Porseryd said: “I’m extremely pleased and very excited to be entrusted with this opportunity. Sf Studios has a fantastic legacy of producing and distributing content. I strongly believe in their well-defined strategy where content continues to be core as well as their focus on...
- 10/5/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Trier kicks off Oslo shoot with Eili Harboe in lead role.
Louder Than Bombs director Joachim Trier started shoot on his new feature Thelma (working title) in Oslo yesterday (Sept 20) with Le Pacte’s Jean Labadie and Thomas Pibarot newly aboard the project as co-producers.
Eili Harboe, whose credits include The Wave and Kiss Me You Fucking Moron, will star in the title role. The cast also includes Kaya Wilkins (aka musician Okay Kaya) and two actors from co-writer Eskil Vogt’s Blind, Ellen Dorrit Petersen and Henrik Rafaelsen.
Thelma is a supernatural thriller about a young woman who falls in love and discovers that she has terrifying and inexplicable powers.
The film – set in Oslo and west Norway – is shooting for 44 days in Oslo, Norway and in Gothenburg, Trollhattan and Kiruna, Sweden. Budget is $5.7m (Nok 47.5m).
Thelma will be Trier’s most genre-influenced work yet; VFX work will be done by Copenhagen-based outfits Ghost and...
Louder Than Bombs director Joachim Trier started shoot on his new feature Thelma (working title) in Oslo yesterday (Sept 20) with Le Pacte’s Jean Labadie and Thomas Pibarot newly aboard the project as co-producers.
Eili Harboe, whose credits include The Wave and Kiss Me You Fucking Moron, will star in the title role. The cast also includes Kaya Wilkins (aka musician Okay Kaya) and two actors from co-writer Eskil Vogt’s Blind, Ellen Dorrit Petersen and Henrik Rafaelsen.
Thelma is a supernatural thriller about a young woman who falls in love and discovers that she has terrifying and inexplicable powers.
The film – set in Oslo and west Norway – is shooting for 44 days in Oslo, Norway and in Gothenburg, Trollhattan and Kiruna, Sweden. Budget is $5.7m (Nok 47.5m).
Thelma will be Trier’s most genre-influenced work yet; VFX work will be done by Copenhagen-based outfits Ghost and...
- 9/21/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
New joint collaboration aimed to boost visibility of Swedish films and co-produce new features.
Film i Väst, Nordisk Film and Swedish Television (Svt) are to team up to co-produce new feature film projects.
In a statement, the three bodies said they identified “a lack of projects of this type in the Swedish film market”.
Together, the trio will jointly promote the development and production of films that will consolidate and develop the Swedish film brand for the domestic and international audience.
Each approved project will be eligible for $3m (25m Swedish Kronor) from the three co-producers.
“Our effort can be seen as a vitamin shot into the Swedish film sector that needs to improve production values in order to reach a broader audience,” said Tomas Eskilsson, CEO of Film i Väst.
“The aim is to raise the market share of domestic film on the Swedish repertoire.”
Lone Korslund, head of Nordic co-productions and acquisitions at Nordisk Film said...
Film i Väst, Nordisk Film and Swedish Television (Svt) are to team up to co-produce new feature film projects.
In a statement, the three bodies said they identified “a lack of projects of this type in the Swedish film market”.
Together, the trio will jointly promote the development and production of films that will consolidate and develop the Swedish film brand for the domestic and international audience.
Each approved project will be eligible for $3m (25m Swedish Kronor) from the three co-producers.
“Our effort can be seen as a vitamin shot into the Swedish film sector that needs to improve production values in order to reach a broader audience,” said Tomas Eskilsson, CEO of Film i Väst.
“The aim is to raise the market share of domestic film on the Swedish repertoire.”
Lone Korslund, head of Nordic co-productions and acquisitions at Nordisk Film said...
- 2/27/2015
- ScreenDaily
Ruben Ostlund presents Cannes hit Force Majeure [pictured] as a gala screening; Jens Lien previews TV series Viva Hate.
Gothenburg’s Way Out West wrapped its fourth film edition on Saturday with a record-breaking 27,000 in attendance and 42 films, including a gala premiere of local Ruben Östlund’s Force Majeure and Nordic premieres of Richard Linklater’s Boyhood and Alex Gibney’s Finding Fela.
Running alongside the Way Out West music festival, now in its ninth year, additional film programming catered to the music fanbase by screening world premieres of Swedish actress Alexandra Dahlström’s All We Have is Now, documenting Stockholm-based rock band Vulkano; and Liza Minou Morberg’s Alone Together that follows three women on a journey to Way Out West.
Other music-oriented films included Eric Green’s guitar documentary Beautiful Noise, Nick Cave doc 20,000 Days on Earth, Tom Berninger’s depiction of his brother on tour with The National in Mistaken for Strangers, and [link=tt...
Gothenburg’s Way Out West wrapped its fourth film edition on Saturday with a record-breaking 27,000 in attendance and 42 films, including a gala premiere of local Ruben Östlund’s Force Majeure and Nordic premieres of Richard Linklater’s Boyhood and Alex Gibney’s Finding Fela.
Running alongside the Way Out West music festival, now in its ninth year, additional film programming catered to the music fanbase by screening world premieres of Swedish actress Alexandra Dahlström’s All We Have is Now, documenting Stockholm-based rock band Vulkano; and Liza Minou Morberg’s Alone Together that follows three women on a journey to Way Out West.
Other music-oriented films included Eric Green’s guitar documentary Beautiful Noise, Nick Cave doc 20,000 Days on Earth, Tom Berninger’s depiction of his brother on tour with The National in Mistaken for Strangers, and [link=tt...
- 8/11/2014
- ScreenDaily
Ruben Ostlund presents Cannes hit Force Majeure [pictured] as a gala screening; Jens Lien previews TV series Viva Hate.
Gothenburg’s Way Out West wrapped its fourth film edition on Saturday with a record-breaking 27,000 in attendance,42 films, including a gala premiere of local Ruben Östlund’s Force Majeure and Nordic premieres of Richard Linklater’s Boyhood and Alex Gibney’s Finding Fela.
Running alongside the Way Out West music festival, now in its ninth year, additional film programming catered to the music fanbase by screening world premieres of Swedish actress Alexandra Dahlström’s All We Have is Now, documenting Stockholm-based rock band Vulkano; and Liza Minou Morberg’s Alone Together that follows three women on a journey to Way Out West.
Other music-oriented films included Eric Green’s guitar documentary Beautiful Noise, Nick Cave doc 20,000 Days on Earth, Tom Berninger’s depiction of his brother on tour with The National in Mistaken for Strangers, and [link=tt...
Gothenburg’s Way Out West wrapped its fourth film edition on Saturday with a record-breaking 27,000 in attendance,42 films, including a gala premiere of local Ruben Östlund’s Force Majeure and Nordic premieres of Richard Linklater’s Boyhood and Alex Gibney’s Finding Fela.
Running alongside the Way Out West music festival, now in its ninth year, additional film programming catered to the music fanbase by screening world premieres of Swedish actress Alexandra Dahlström’s All We Have is Now, documenting Stockholm-based rock band Vulkano; and Liza Minou Morberg’s Alone Together that follows three women on a journey to Way Out West.
Other music-oriented films included Eric Green’s guitar documentary Beautiful Noise, Nick Cave doc 20,000 Days on Earth, Tom Berninger’s depiction of his brother on tour with The National in Mistaken for Strangers, and [link=tt...
- 8/11/2014
- ScreenDaily
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