Future North at the Nordic Film Days enters its third round

23.07.2025 | Apply now!

The Future North Talents from last year / © Christine Rudolph/Nordische FIlmtage Lübeck 2024

Are you a Director and currently working on a new film project? Are you from Schleswig-Holstein and already have your first short film in the can? Would you like to work on your new film project together with others and gain specific insights into the international film industry? Then apply now for the Future North programme of the Nordic Film Days Lübeck, where MOIN Film Fund is once again a partner institution this year.

What's it all about?

Since 2023, the "Future North" networking platform has been taking place at the Nordic Film Days Lübeck as part of the "Lübeck Meetings" industry programme. The programme for the Fundings of Young Talents brings seven directors from the Baltic countries, Greenland, Sápmi, the Faroe Islands and Schleswig-Holstein to Lübeck. They will have the opportunity to take part in the various festival events - from the opening evening to input sessions, masterclasses and screenings through to networking events;

In addition, the seven film talents will present an excerpt from their current film project and receive public feedback and constructive advice from industry experts and the audience;

Young talents are given a platform where they can present their skills at the festival, receive detailed knowledge about "Dos and Don't Dos" and work together with experienced representatives of the film industry;

Details of the programme:

5 to 9 November 2025 Nordic Film Days Lübeck
Opening night on 5 November
Public presentations of the current project on 6 and 7 November with feedback from industry experts
. November with feedback from industry experts
Access to industry and festival events such as networking dinners, festival receptions and happy hours, masterclasses and input sessions and, of course, film screenings
Award ceremony on 8 November
Digital catalogue to present the talents and their projects as well as other press-related activities

Application

Would you like to be part of it? Then apply by 1 September with an email to
filmwerkstatt@moin-filmfoerderung.de and send it to us:

- a short letter of motivation
- a short description + first film clips of your new project
- your reference film
- your CV

We look forward to receiving your application!

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