THIS 2023
THIS is the leading Nordic media festival, taking place in the city of Aarhus, Denmark every year in November. Here we bring together visionaries and progressive profiles, across the media industry.
THIS introduces the newest media trends within the fields of streaming, series, games, film, television, immersive technologies, and innovative business.
THIS presents what it takes to survive in the media industry, stay relevant for future generations, and what kind of stories we need to tell.
In 2023, the three overarching themes of the festival were AI, CLIMATE ACTION and TECH FOR GOOD.
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SPEAKERS AND SESSIONS 2023
PROGRAM 2023
THIS GAME, October 31
- 09:00 AM – 09:15 AM: Welcome to THIS 2023 – Future of Media & Content
- 09:15 AM – 10:15 AM: Keynote: Bigger Means Different – The New Video Games Market Landscape and Opportunities for Success
- 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM: Gaming for Climate Action: How Game Studios Can Help the World
- 10:45 AM – 11:30 AM: Keynote: From Tetris to Blue Planet
- 11:30 AM – 01:00 PM: Lunch Break
- 01:00 PM – 01:45 PM: Hits & Misses – Where the Convergence of Games, Series & Film Have Succeeded… and Failed
- 01:45 PM – 02:30 PM: From “License” to “Adaptation” – The Evolution of Hollywood and Gaming to Bring Blockbuster Storytelling Across Media
- 02:30 PM – 03:15 PM: Why Recommendation Media is the New Standard: TikTok & the GamerTok Community
- 03:15 PM – 03:45 PM: Break
- 03:45 PM – 04:30 PM: Gaming Gone Global
- 04:30 PM – 05:00 PM: How We Made a Living, Killing Babies
- 05:00 PM – 07:00 PM: Meet’n’Greet IdeasLab, Filmbyen 19
THIS CONFERENCE, November 1
- 09:00 AM – 09:15 AM: Welcome to THIS 2023 – Future of Media & Content
- 09:15 AM – 10:30 AM: Keynote: Media War & Peace
- 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM: Keynote: The Future Normal of Media
- 11:30 AM – 01:00 PM: Lunch Break
- 01:00 PM – 02:00 PM: From The Daily to Rabbit Hole to The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling – Tools for World Class Audio Storytelling
- 02:00 PM – 03:00 PM: How to Create a Franchise
- 03:00 PM – 03:30 PM: Break
- 03:30 PM – 04:15 PM: Keynote: Tech for Good – How AI Can Help Solve Climate Change, Hunger and Health
- 04:15 PM – 05:00 PM: When AI Makes Better Content Than You
- 05:00 PM – 07:30 PM: M2 Open Bar M2 Film, Filmbyen 23, 4th floor
- 08:00 PM – 10:00 PM: AARHUS SERIES 2023 Opening – Oxen Musikhuset, Thomas Jensens Allé 2
THIS SERIES, November 2 – Studio 1
- 09:00 AM – 09:15 AM: Welcome to THIS 2023 – Future of Media & Content
- 09:15 AM – 10:15 AM: Keynote: How to Survive the Streaming Apocalypse
- 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM: Streaming – The End of the Golden Age
- 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM: Nostradamus 2023 – Everything Changing All At Once
- 11:30 AM – 01:00 PM: Lunch Break
- 01:00 PM – 01:40 PM: Highlights from Some of the Nordic Drama Bosses
- 01:40 PM – 02:05 PM: Taelgia – Families Caught in a Spiral of Gang Violence
- 02:05 PM – 02:30 PM: Ruset – Sweden’s First TikTok Series
- 02:30 PM – 03:00 PM: Break
- 03:00 PM – 03:25 PM: Kids in Crime – Brutally Honest Coming of Age Drama
- 03:25 PM – 03:50 PM: Hormones! – How Many Puberties Can There Be in One Lifetime?
- 03:50 PM – 04:15 PM: Baby Fever – How to do Season 2
- 04:15 PM – 05:00 PM: The Elephant in the Writing Room
- 07:30 PM – 01:00 AM: SERIES AWARDS & Afterparty
THIS SERIES, November 2 – Studio 2
- 01:00 PM – 01:45 PM: The Role of Music – Music Licensing in TV and Film
- 01:45 PM – 02:30 PM Babylon Berlin – How to Get the Right Tone for the Right Show
- 02:30 PM – 03:00 PM: Break
- 03:00 PM – 03:45 PM: Climate Representation in Media
- 03:45 PM – 05:15 PM: Pitching event: Rising Series Talents from Serieskolen