At the 23rd Reykjavík International Film Festival, new projects from emerging Nordic filmmakers were showcased through the Arctic Script Lab initiative.
Arctic Script Lab debuts at RIFF
At the 23rd Reykjavík International Film Festival (RIFF), the Arctic Script Lab made its debut as a pilot program for emerging Nordic filmmakers. This initiative is part of the festival’s Industry Days and is organized in collaboration with the Nuuk International Film Festival.Mentorship from Icelandic filmmaker
The Arctic Script Lab pairs up-and-coming filmmakers with Icelandic filmmaker Dagur Kári, who provides mentorship as they develop their feature-film projects. This collaboration aims to support new talent in the Nordic film industry.Norwegian filmmaker presents new project
Norwegian-based filmmaker Laurens Pérol introduced Electrified, a project he is developing with co-creator Joshua Jádi. The film is part of the Arctic Script Lab’s first cohort of new projects.Danish-German filmmaker discusses fiction project
Danish-German filmmaker Hilke Rönnfeldt discussed Goods, a fiction project she is working on. The film is one of several new projects presented during the Arctic Script Lab’s debut at RIFF.Finnish director shares documentary idea
Finnish documentary director Elina Talvensaari presented Sokli, a documentary with the working title. She is developing the project as part of the Arctic Script Lab’s pilot edition.Greenlandic-Polish project introduced
Filmmakers Mo Tan and Akku Kristensen introduced Aviliaq, a Greenlandic-Polish fiction project. This collaboration highlights the international scope of the Arctic Script Lab’s initiatives.