Nordisk Kulturfond has awarded a 150,000 DKK grant to Nordic Genre Lab, a new development and networking initiative led by Riimu Creative Oy and producer Laura Laaksonen and producer Claire Willats (Two Magpies Entertainment) from the UK. The support will help launch a year-long program running from December 2025 to November 2026, with activities in Finland and Norway.
Nordic Genre Lab will select three to four Nordic-led genre film projects through an open call and advance them toward production-ready market packages. The program features two in-person workshops, targeted mentoring, panel discussions at Night Visions (Finland) and Ramaskrik (Norway), a pitching competition with development awards, and curated matchmaking with sales agents, distributors, co-producers, streamers, and private investors. Confirmed partners include Ramaskrik Film Festival, Night Visions Film Festival, and Two Magpies Entertainment in the UK.
The grant supports Nordic Genre Lab’s goals of building cross-border collaboration, accelerating market readiness for Nordic projects, and fostering durable professional networks across the region’s genre film ecosystem. The project hub will be available at nordicgenrelab.org in the near future.
