Jag och producenten Tell Aulin flyger till Oulu i norra Finland på söndag för att delta i Nordisk panorama – Five cities film festival 2012. Jag blir lite extra glad att det just är i Finland detta år då jag talar flytande finska, och tänker att det kan komma till nytta vid alla möten. Kanske bara för att bryta isen i bastun? Vi kommer delta som Observer+ och olika bokade möten med finansiärer inför nya spännande filmer som nu börjar se dagens ljus. Ser fram emot detta väldigt mycket!
Nordisk Panorama – 5 Cities Film Festival is a full-fledged industry event, the festival being coupled with Nordisk Panorama Market catering to international buyers, programmers and distributors and Nordisk Forum for Co-financing of Documentaries, together attracting up to 600 professionals from more than 20 countries.

The festival ambulates between the Nordisk Panorama Host Cities of the 5 Nordic countries, Oulu (2012), Malmö (2013), Reykjavík (2014), Bergen (2015) and Aarhus (2016), adding the colours of local and regional filmmaking to the vast landscape of Nordic short films and documentaries. It is arranged by Filmkontakt Nord and a local partner in each of the five Nordic countries. 

A number of internationally well-known Nordic directors have made their debut at Nordisk Panorama. The festival offers an unique opportunity to take the pulse of the Nordic scene – to get connected with Nordic colleagues and to be among the first to see new films by proven talents and discover new potential.