About Filmpool Nord
Filmpool Nord is Sweden’s second largest regional centre for film and television production. In addition, Filmpool Nord is a resource centre for film, which means that we work actively with programmes for children and young people in the region. Filmpool Nord is run as a corporation and is owned by the municipalities of Norrbotten and Norrbotten County Council. Filmpool Nord began work in 1992 and was one of the first regional resource centres in Sweden, later also becoming a regional production centre.
The annual turnover is approximately SEK 33 million. The company has seven full-time employees as well as project staff.
Filmpool Nord’s vision
Norrbotten is a well-known film region within Europe, used by the international film industry as a filming location and production centre for feature films and TV dramas. The people of Norrbotten are interested in all forms of film, both culturally and as entertainment. They see the film industry as an important business sector that draws attention to the region.
Business concept
The company’s primary purpose is to promote film and TV production in Norrbotten through investing financially, technically and with human resources in short films, documentaries, feature films and TV dramas. The investments provide direct revenue to the local economy and create resources for new film productions. The company develops the regional film industry and interest in film through education and marketing.
Strategies
The company works to make Norrbotten an attractive filming location to both Swedish and international film companies by participating as a co-producer, investing risk capital and putting in place the necessary expertise available in the region. The company markets Norrbotten as a filming location with unique access to nature, culture, people and stories. The company develops the regional film industry through vocational education and training within the different filmmaking professions, and through investments in film technology and studios. The company works with films for children and young people in schools, and with young filmmakers, in order to support interest in films and long term development within the industry. The company follows the development taking place in film, TV and multimedia, paying special attention to new techniques and new screening methods. In addition, the company works to develop the local film industry in the Barents Region by taking an active role in the Nordic collaboration and in European film networks. Filmpool Nord will distribute and market film and TV regionally, nationally and internationally. The aim is to develop the county into one of the leading media regions in Europe.
photo: Lena Lahti
