THIS 2021

THIS is an annual media festival in Aarhus, Denmark. A platform for storytellers to share fantastic stories within the fields of streaming, series, games, film, television, immersive technologies and innovative business. We bring together visionaries across industries and diverse audiences to celebrate the power of storytelling.

In 2021, the overarching theme of the festival was THE WOKE-UP CALL.

 

 

 

SEE THE PHOTOS

GALLERY 2021

SPEAKERS & SESSIONS THIS 2021

Mads Damsbo

Founder & Producer, MAKROPOL

Katrine K. Pedersen

Specialist & Consultant in Digital Culture and Changes Strategies

Creating the World’s Largest Digital Kids Media Company In Less Than 3 Years

René Rechtman, CEO, Moonbug Entertainment

Change The World Through Sport

Helle Holm, Manager, Brand Management & Company Karma, hummel

The New Pioneers and US Demand For Creative Danish Content

With the Danish Trade Council in New York

Vassiliki Khonsari

Creative Producer & Director, iNK Stories

Future Stories & Engagement – WOKE is a Future Condition, Not a Choice

With host Katrine K. Pedersen, Loopland, Specialist & Consultant, Digital Culture...

The Chestnut Man – A Renewal of the Nordic Noir Genre

Søren Sveistrup, Creator, Head Writer & Executive Producer, Dorte Warnøe Høgh,...

Meet the Metahumans

Ari Arnbjönsson, Unreal Engine evangelist, EPIC Games

Streaming Wars 2021 – What Does It Mean For the Industry?

Keld Reinicke, TV & Media Executive and Series Expert

The Rise of Play-to-Earn Games

Mark Laursen, Founder & CEO, Bright Star Studios and Joris Huijbregts,...

Mindpool – Where Human Intelligence and Technology Join Forces

Mik Thobo Carlsen, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Mindpool

The Unlikely Murderer – Re-interpreting a Swedish National Trauma

Exclusive preview with Wilhelm Berhman, Scriptwriter and Niklas Rockström, Scriptwriter

Genera+ion – Co-Creating a Portrait of a Generation

Zelda Barnz, Co-creator and Co-showrunner, Daniel Barnz, Writer, Director & Executive...

Bye Bye Algorithms – Putting Diversity and Empathy First in Kids’ Media

Paulina Olsson, Co-Founder & CEO, Peppy Pals and Peppy Agency

EXIT – Creating the Biggest Streaming Success of NRK

Petter Testmann-Koch, CEO, Fremantle Norway & Marianne Furevold-Boland, Executive Producer, NRK...

The Rise of MILEs

Christopher Hamilton, Director of Developer Relations, Genvid Technologies

Creating Innovative VR Experiences as an Extension to Movies

Mads Damsbo, Founder & Creative Producer, MAKROPOL

A Scientific Christmas Calendar – Kicking Off Year of Science ‘22 Through a National Series

Marie Breyen, CEO & Executive Producer, even Productions and Anja C....

Scenes From a Marriage – Remake of a Nordic Classic for an International Audience

Hagai Levi, Award Winning Writer, Director & Producer of Scenes From...

Games in Japan – And How to Target the Market

Tomoko Miya, Marketing Manager, Flamebait Games & Kasra Tahmasebi, Programmer, Northplay

10 Tips to Help Your Game Studio Survive 10 Years in the Game Industry

Anders Leicht Rohde, Founder and Chief Creative Officer, Funday Factory

Art That Sells – The Power of Visuals

Derk de Geus, Executive Chairman & Co-founder, Paladin Studios and Jannick Lund,...

Meet the Nordic Film Institutes 2021

The Future of Nordic Film and Series

Pørni – Breaking All the Records on Viaplay

Henriette Steenstrup, Creator and Leading Role, Pørni & Vivild Falk Berg,...

Zelda Barnz

Co-creator and Co-showrunner, Genera+ion

Richard Lorber

President, CEO & pricipal owner, Kino Lorber Inc.

WHY PLASTIC? – Opening Event

Premiere on the three-part investigative documentary series

Henriette Marienlund

Head of DR Fiction & Development

Meet the Nordic Drama Bosses 2021

Social Relevance and Cultural Impact - Stories You Remember

SHADOW – A Virtual Reality Experience

SHOWCASE: Pre-Premiere of Virtual Reality Experience

Cinematic Virtual Production

The Volume CPH, FilmGEARxR & MAAN Rental

Henrik Højer

Session host, SERIES

MEDIEDAG

Danmarks nye mediefestival for mediestuderende

Vilde Schanke Sundet

Session host, SERIES

Marie Breyen

CEO & Executive Producer, even Productions og Videnskabsår22

Anja C. Andersen

Professor, Niels Bohr Institute

Paulina Olsson

Co-Founder & CEO, Peppy Pals and Peppy Agency

Marie Høst

Host, THIS GAME & THIS CONFERENCE

Mette Bom

Digital Creative Advisor, Consulate General of Denmark in New York

Petter Mattsson

Head of the International Department, Swedish Film Institute

Martine Gram Barbry

Head of Trade, Consulate General of Denmark in New York

Kjersti Mo

CEO, the Norwegian Film Institute

Laufey Guðjónsdóttir

Director, Icelandic Film Centre

Lasse Saarinen

CEO, the Finnish Film Foundation

Mark Laursen

Founder & CEO, Bright Star Studios

Joris Huijbregts

Founder & CTO, Bright Star Studios

Matias Søndergaard

Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Rokoko

Tomoko Miya

Marketing Manager, Flamebait Games

Kasra Tahmasebi

Programmer, Northplay

Derk de Geus

Executive Chairman and Co-founder, Paladin Studios

Jannick Lund

Design Director & Co-founder, Vizlab Studios

Christopher Hamilton

Director of Developer Relations, Genvid Technologies

Ari Arnbjörnsson

Unreal Engine Evangelist, EPIC Games

Anders Leicht Rohde

Founder and Chief Creative Officer, Funday Factory

René Rechtman

CEO, Moonbug Entertainment

Helle Holm

Manager, Brand Managment & Company Karma, hummel

Sebastian Jessen

Host, THIS SERIES AWARDS 2021

Andreas Jessen

Host, THIS SERIES AWARDS 2021

Mik Thobo-Carlsen

Co-Founder & Managing Director, Mindpool

Hagai Levi

Writer, Director & Producer

Wilhelm Behrman

Scriptwriter, The Unlikely Murderer

Niklas Rockström

Scriptwriter, The Unlikely Murderer

Søren Sveistrup

Creator, Head Writer & Executive Producer, The Chestnut Man

Dorte Warnøe Høgh

Creator & Head Writer, The Chestnut Man

Mikkel Serup

Creator, Conceptual Director & Executive Producer, The Chestnut Man

Daniel Barnz

Writer, Director & Executive Producer, Genera+ion

Ben Barnz

Executive Producer, Genera+ion

Henriette Steenstrup

Creator and Leading Role, Pørni

Vivild Falk Berg

Actress, Pørni

Petter Testmann-Koch

CEO, Fremantle Norway

Game Hub Denmark

The only complete ecosystem covering game education, innovation and incubation in Denmark

Kim Sørensen

CEO & Creative Editor, Vi Elsker Serier

Alec Thom

Executive Producer, NRK Drama, Norway

Anna Croneman

Head of Drama, SVT, Sweden

Christian Wikander

Commissioning Editor and VP, Original Programming, HBO Nordic

Linda Etgar

Director, Originals & Editorial, Nuuday & Head of Local Productions, Xee

Jarmo Lampela

Head of Drama, YLE, Finland

Katrine Vogelsang

Head of Fiction, TV 2, Denmark

Vilde Schanke Sundet

PhD & Researcher in Media and Communication, Oslo University

Andreas Halskov

Session host, SERIES

DIY Audio for Games, Film, TV and XR

Sign-up required

Pitch Training Workshop

Hosted by Game Hub Denmark

THIS MASTERCLASS – Med Tom Perrotta

Unikt precontent med Tom Perrotta & Andreas Halskov

Do you want to stay updated on the latest news and announcements?