Denmark

Nordic Council of Ministers: Agreement with Nordic Film & TV Fund signed

IRIS 2009-5:1/34

Christian M. Bron

Institute of European Media Law (EMR), Saarbrücken/Brussels

The culture ministers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden (Nordic Council of Ministers) signed a five-year agreement with the Nordic Film & TV Fund on 11 May 2009 in Reykjavik.

The aim of the agreement is to strengthen the Nordic region’s competitive position in the global film and television industry. In addition to production itself, the global marketing of Nordic films and talents is to be promoted.

The agreement with the Nordic Film & TV Fund will run until the end of 2014 and an annual budget of approx. DKK 70 million will be made available. The agreement involves a total of 17 partners, including national film institutes, public-service channels and commercial TV stations.