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This October, ten Script Writers gathered at the ‘NEST Space’ on the Baltic Sea to work on their ideas for TV series and films.

Following a successful kick-off at FilmFest Hamburg, it’s time to get down to business: MOIN Film Fund, the Five Nordics and the German Federal Film Board (FFA) are looking for ten established writers from Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland to take part in the second edition of Nordic NEST.

From 2027, there will be four cross-state guidance documents for funded projects in the ‘Feature Film Production’ sector. The new documents will apply to projects for which the first application for production funding in the feature film sector is submitted on or after 1 January 2027.

Love, death, longing and loss: Fatih Akin’s new film “Ghost Song” will open the San Sebastián International Film Festival on 18 September – and “Geister” is also Akin’s first film to date to be featured in the main competition of this prestigious festival. Filmmaker Salka Tiziana will celebrate the world premiere of her short film “Gluey Feathers” in the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera section, Andrei Zvyagintsevs "Minotaur" will be shown in the section "Perlak".

In collaboration with EAVE, MOIN Film Fund, Hessen Film & Medien and nordmedia Film- u. Mediengesellschaft are enabling a total of nine production companies to take part in the ‘EAVE on Demand: Company Strategies’ workshop. The programme is aimed at executives who wish to further develop their corporate strategy, explore new business models and position their company for a sustainable future. Three companies will be selected from each funding region, with two representatives from each company eligible to attend the workshop. The deadline for applications is 7 September 2026.

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.

The Script Writers of a total of 20 projects at the development stage were selected in March and June for the ‘NEST Space’ fundings. In addition, one project was awarded the NEST Classic fundings.