Elk Film MEDIA slate application 2022

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Elk Film is an independent production company founded by Director Andreas Dalsgaard and Editor Nicolás Staffolani. Elk’s team of producers and creatives aim to push creative boundaries, specializing in high profile stories, backed by elaborate research and finely crafted narratives. We are dedicated to developing and producing documentary films, series and fictional adaptations for global audiences. The ambition of the company is to grow internationally with an innovative, competitive business model, focusing on strengthening the development phase of our projects. We believe that thorough development is the prerequisite for the ability to produce more ambitious productions with a considerable size, cast and reach, able to compete in the fast growing, global media markets. This business strategy has led to Elk Film Development Fund - a collaboration between Dogwoof (by Anna Godas), the Danish Growth Fund and Elk Film - bridging private equity, sales knowhow and European Film Funds to secure dynamic financing models. We apply with a slate of 5 projects: 1 Reality based fiction series AMERICAS – The love story between the first European explorers of ancient Mayan culture, spanning two world wars. Director TBA, scouting for a female, Spanish speaking profile 2 Feature documentaries THE NOBLE PRIZE – The race for the Nobel Prize in Literature, the drama of winners and losers. By acclaimed Finnish director Olavi Linna BREAKER – The story of breakdance and its journey toward the Olympics. By emerging talents-team, conceptualising producer Birgitte Keseler, and directors Anita Hopland & Jens Lengerke 2 Documentary series RHYTHM & ROOTS - Unique musical traditions reinvented by young musicians from different corners of the world. By prizewinning talents-team of Duska Zagorac & Jesper Dalgaard OPERATION TREE - A true crime story, about cold war secret services and the assassination of Swedish Prime minister, Palme. By acclaimed Danish director Christian Bonke