Pitching in Nordvision

Fall and spring are synonymous with Nordic pitches and Nordvision meetings all across the Nordics. Our online meetings will be part of our activities during this fall season as well. 

Upcoming pitch meetings:

Kids & Teens Pitch – November 3
Non-fiction Pitch including Culture – November 4 (and 5, if needed)

Register your project(s) for these pitch meetings by logging in, no later than October 27!

Check for the pitch meeting that suits your project the best in our meeting calendar.

You can pitch for one of the following types of support:

  • Development funding: Up to 20 000 EUR
  • Co-production (remember to mention during your presentation what it will cost for other companies to claim the rights to publish the readied content)
  • Real co-production – if your idea would work best as an editorial collaboration, where each participating company provides for the production

    What to do when we’re approaching the pitch day:
  1. Check the pitch schedule delivered via email about one week ahead of the pitch, to see that all info is correct and that all projects you wish to bring forward are featured. Let us know if this is not the case.
  2. If you wish to check that your presentation works correctly, get in touch and we will set up a brief Meet session prior to the meeting.
  3. If you’re planning on including video in your presentation, make sure to have a shareable link as a backup (YouTube or Vimeo) in case there’s an issue with the screen sharing during the meeting.
  4. Do a rundown of your presentation to make sure you’ll be able to stay within the 5-minute time limit. At the end of your presentation, make sure you tell us how much money you’re looking for from any Nordic partners joining your project. Without this info, the commissioners won’t be able to make a qualified decision on your project!
  5. Get in touch with any questions you might have: tommy.nordlund@nrk.no

Also remember:

  • Your project must be registered and up to date.

All projects participating in the pitch need to be registered in Nordvision’s online project database (new user? Sign up here). We’re already past the deadline for registration, but you’re welcome to update your project details at any time. Remember to upload your presentation, as well as all available information, before the pitch meeting. If you’re representing an external production company, please ask your public service media contact to assist you.

Please provide as clear a picture as possible of what audience group your project will primarily target.

  • Each project will have only 5 minutes, plus 5 minutes for questions.

We will see many time-worthy presentations on this day, and the given time limit will be final, so please make sure you can do your presentation in 5 minutes or less. The commissioners will have a few minutes for questions after each presentation so they can get the info they need to decide on the projects.

  • Arrive in time.

Please have a look at the schedule and make sure you join the Google Meet meeting well ahead of your designated time slot (10 minutes will be enough) and note that the time slots given are CET/Scandinavian. If there’s another presentation in action when you arrive, just sit back for a while (mic muted) and wait for your turn.

  • Have your presentation ready.

You as a presenter will share the presentation from your own computer. Have your presentation window open and ready to be shared on your computer. If there are several of you pitching your project, select one who does the screen sharing.

  • Camera on and mic muted when you’re not speaking

We all want to see who is pitching the project! So, activate your camera when it’s your turn. At all other times, have your camera in off mode and your mic muted so we avoid the risk of unwanted microphone feedback.

  • Following your presentation

When you’ve finished presenting and replying to questions, you’ve accomplished your part and are free to leave. Following the pitch day, our commissioners will retreat to consider the projects. A decision is expected around one week after the pitch meeting.

If you have questions or concerns, feel welcome to get in touch at any time! 


More questions answered below.
To make it easier for you, we have gathered most of the things you need to know ahead of your pitch session. Have a look below and find the answers to all and any questions you might have.

Ready to present your project? Here is what you need to consider

Your idea
Everything begins with a great idea. Before sharing it with your Nordic colleagues, your idea should have the go-ahead of your commissioning editor or program executive. Your idea may be pitched either as a development project or a co-production.
What kind of project?
Within the Nordvision collaboration, we distinguish between development projects and co-productions. Development projects are made up of ideas that may not have been greenlighted by your company as of now (but it’s great if they have!), but you still feel there is potential to develop your idea into something great if granted more funding, additional time, etc.
Co-productions are projects that have already been signed up for production within your company, but to which you wish to sign up one or several of your Nordic partners as co-producers.  
How should I do my presentation?
Nordvision is organized by genre, which means there are program groups for kids and teens content, non-fiction, investigative journalism, drama, etc. Our meeting calendar will help you in finding the right place for you to pitch your idea. If you are in doubt, you are very welcome to get in touch! 
Remember to get the go-ahead
To be eligible for entering into our pitch process, you need to establish your idea within your own company, and preferably get a go-ahead from your commissioning editor, or someone equivalent who is responsible for the commissioning of content within your genre. This could be a program executive, an executive editor or a commissioning editor. Have a look here to find out who your commissioning editor is. 
Register your project
Before joining one of our meetings or pitch sessions, you need to register your project in Nordvision’s online project database. To be able to do this, you need to set up your own profile. This is an easy task, simply click here to get going. 
The project database helps the Nordic commissioning editors to understand your idea and make a decision on whether to support it or not. Therefore, it is very important that you include all essential info on your project. Videos and images are a welcome addition as well. Remember to keep your project up to date in the database at all times. 
The database also serves as an important overview of all active Nordic projects. 
What info should you register
– Name of project 
– A brief description of your project  
– An image or short video clip (we can help you set up your video on Vimeo – just let us know if you need help) 
– Information on rights, type of project (co-production or development project), what will the cost be for a partner to join the project, when are you planning on delivering the final product to those joining as co-production partners? 
Preparing for a pitch
In the meeting, you will meet representatives from all of the Nordic public service media companies involved in that specific collaboration. You are free to choose what language to use, it could be either English or one of the Scandinavian languages.  English is preferable to help with the general understanding of your project.
It is important that your pitch explains why your project is relevant and interesting to an audience outside of your own home country, and why it should be selected for co-production. 
Remember to also include info on:  
– What kind of project it is, and what are you looking for? Development or co-production?  
- How much money are you applying for?  For development projects, you can apply for a maximum of 20 000 euros.
- If you are applying for funding for a development project: Explain how you would use the funding. Example: Doing additional development work, conduct further research, produce a pilot, etc.  
- Do mention what rights are included, when you can go into production, and when you expect to deliver the final product. 
Do you need additional insights as to how the other Nordic partners see things, or a comment on the potential of your idea? Get in touch with your commissioning editor or the Nordvision secretariat. 
Remember: If you attract at least one partner from another Nordic public service media company, your may also apply for funding by the Nordvision Fund. 
In the days ahead of the meeting
When your project has been accepted for entering the pitch, you will receive info by email on when to present, as well as a link to the meeting itself. 
Try out your presentation ahead of the pitch 
This fall the pitches will be done in Google Meet, and our experience tells us that it is important to test all presentations ahead of the Big Meeting Day. Following this, we arrange a test session ahead of the meeting. If you have registered for attendance at the pitch meeting, you will receive a link to the test session via email. If you have not received a link, please contact us on tommy.nordlund@nrk.no.
In the meeting
You will meet the commissiong editors, or representatives with a corresponding mandate from the Nordic partners (DR, NRK, RUV, SVT, Svenska Yle and Yle). Please note that our pitch sessions are rather hectic, and that each project will be assigned a very strict time slot. Enter the virtual meeting room 10 minutes ahead of your time slot.  We use Google Meet for the pitch sessions.
Your presentation must not exceed 5 minutes in length. Following your presentation, there will be 4 minutes of time for questions and comments. Our best advice is for you to practice your presentation beforehand to make sure you can include all essential info in 5 minutes. Also make it very clear what you are looking for from the other Nordic countries. 
After the meeting
The commissioning editors meet shortly after the final presentation has ended to decide on which projects to support. If your project gains a Nordic co-producer, you will also be eligible to apply for funding by the Nordvision Fund. 
If you have applied for development support in one of the following groups: factual, culture, children or young adult, you will get the result very shortly after the meeting as to whether your project gained support or not. 
If you apply for funding in other program groups, you first need to find someone who supports your idea, and then apply for funding by filling out a form on the Nordvision Fund’s web pages. 
If your project is supported
For projects with co-production partner(s): 
– Keep the project up to date in our project database.  
- Deliver the details on who is the main contact for the project to your co-production partners and do include this info in the project database as well.  
– See to that a contract is set up with your co-production partners. You can find templates for co-production agreements on our website. – Will you apply for funding for your project from the Nordvision Fund? See deadlines and how to apply on Nordvision.org. 
For projects with development support: 
– Keep the project up to date in the project database on Nordvision.org. – Do make mention of who the contact person for the project is.  
– You will be contacted by the Nordvision secretariat for further advancement and for contract details for your project.  
- The funds will be transferred when the development criteria have been accepted by the Nordic commissioning editors and when the contract has been delivered by Nordvision. 
And lastly… 
– Remember to share all important info with your partners; music copyrights (Coda/IFPI/Tono), press images and marketing material.