Finalisterna i Pitch Your Heart Out på Nordisk Panorama

På lördag 21 september är det äntligen dags för community meet up och Pitch Your Heart Out under Nordisk Panorama! Vi ses i källaren på restaurang Brogatan i Malmö, där BoostHBG bjuder på snacks och häng med Skånes film-community. Under kvällen kommer fem finalister pitcha sina projekt och publiken rösta fram vinnaren, som kammar hem 5.000 kronor. Anmäl dig här för att vara med. (Eventet och pitcharna kommer att hållas på engelska.)

Lär känna finalisterna här:

Akram Mahmod

My name is Akram, and I’m a filmmaker from Malmö, shaped by a strong working-class upbringing where we turned hardships into humor and found joy in life’s simplest moments. As a first-generation Swede with parents from different countries, I grew up encouraged to question the world around me, and this curiosity has now become a core strength in my work.

My background and passion for film have shown me that no pain, sorrow, or trauma is too great to confront, discuss, and ultimately transform into art. This philosophy guides me both in life and in filmmaking — using personal experiences and challenges as creative inspiration.

Christy Dokbua

Christy is a 27 year old Danish and Thai director, producer and writer based in Malmö and Copenhagen. Christy is co-producing and second AD on the short film Dreamscape. Christy has a masters in management of creative business processes from Copenhagen Business school and has worked extensively in film programming and events curation for CPH:DOX. She has produced and acted in music videos for Danish bands AICK and Reveal Party. Christy is currently working on her own short hybrid documentary Fondue for Two, about the complex and bittersweet emotional landscape of a father-child relationship marked by love, resentment, and the process towards understanding and acceptance.

Hannah Aurell

Hannah Aurell Hansson has a background in acting and completed a two-year musical program at Wendelsberg from 2012 to 2014. She also trained in film acting through the New York Film Academy’s intensive course.

Hannah is the co-founder of Coyote Films, a production company based in Malmö. Through the company, she has been involved in filmmaking for over five years. Hannah produced the short film WAY OUT, which had its world premiere at Palm Springs ShortFest in California in 2024.

Meanwhile, Hannah has been developing her upcoming short film, Heart of Mine as a screenwriter and director. The film is currently in development and expected to be completed in 2025.

Oscar Axelsson

Director and Cinematographer who’s previously directed three short films, of which Vi Log Mot Varandra competed at Pixel’s film festival 2024. Oscar’s latest film Tjära was created with support from Filmcentrum Syd and Malmö city and is currently in post-production. Tjära will be released at the end of 2024. Oscar has also shot several short films, some of which competed at, among others, Pixel’s film festival and Tempo’s documentary festival. He graduated from Fridhems Folkhögskola in 2023.

Ture von Reis

Ture von Reis is a 24-year-old filmmaker from Stockholm. He holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from Stockholm University. Currently, he is studying film at Fridhems Folkhögskola. As a filmmaker, Ture is interested in social dynamics within microcosmos and how the human unconscious affects our actions.