EXCLUSIVE: There’s one other distribution and financing home establishing store in Europe.
Maria Kivinen is launching Norse Key Studios after spending 12 years at Finnish public broadcaster YLE as Gross sales Supervisor.
Norse Key’s positioning as TV and movie distribution and worldwide financing firm, and can work throughout unscripted codecs, docs, children and youth packages, drama and comedy collection, characteristic movies, and music and performing arts content material.
Her slate consists of Influencer Apprentice, which was a high performing present at YLE and comes from Podzilla Studios, and content material from YLE’s streaming service, Areena. On the character and wildlife entrance, Norse Key will promote Finnish exhibits, together with docs from native producer DokArt Ky.
Kivinen has additionally snapped up rights to The Sound of Tine Factor Helseth, a music documentary from Norwegian pubcaster NRK.
Norse Key may also function in worldwide co-productions, working as an govt producer on collection and movies that require financing by way of pre-sales and packaging.
“After 12 implausible years at YLE, I’m extremely excited to begin this new chapter with Norse Key Studios,” mentioned Kivinen.
“Our mission is to deliver distinctive Nordic and worldwide tales to a world viewers, from gripping drama collection and have movies, daring new codecs to highly effective documentaries and galvanizing music and humanities tasks. There’s a lot inventive power in our area, and I sit up for collaborating with producers, broadcasters, and companions worldwide to unlock new alternatives.”
The launch of Norse Key comes simply weeks after one other Finnish TV skilled, actress and producer Salla Kozma, unveiled Pig & Horse Productions. Kozma’s enterprise is concentrated on growing and producing unscripted exhibits and docs.
