New Nordlichters wanted!

30.11.2023 | Call for applications for the 2024 young talent programme

For the seventh time, there is a new call for entries for NORDLICHTER - the debut series organised by Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein and nordmedia - Film- und Mediengesellschaft Niedersachsen/Bremen. We are looking for new North German film material.

The young talent programme "Nordlichter" is entering a new round: Together with NDR and nordmedia, we are looking for feature films that tell North German stories.The call for entries is aimed at up-and-coming filmmakers who want to realise their debut film. Original material proposals and a convincing artistic signature are required.

The application deadline is 15 February 2024.

Further information on the tender can be foundhere.

Photo: Start of filming for FESTMACHEN in Bremen (from left): Salka Weber (Malika), Hilke Rönnfeldt (Directors), and Nina Petri (Magga)

Claudia Konerding

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