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On March 5, 2026, filmmakers, producers, and industry representatives will gather in Stockholm to take part in presentations of seven promising documentary projects currently in development.

The winning project will be awarded SEK 90,000 by Film Stockholm, SVT Dokumentär, and the Swedish Film Institute. New for this year, Docs Ireland and DOK Leipzig will each present awards to one project.

This year’s selected projects are:

— Joy to the World | Jessica Nettelbladt
— Himmel över Belgrad | Anna Nolskog
— Till modershjärtat | Anusha Tyson
— Den siste freudianen | Jesper Ahlcrona
— Skogen och systrarna | Olivia Rodriguez Tejle & Amanda Saveland
— Pegasus | Tuva Björk & Sally Jacobson
— Renaissance Rising | Viktor Nordenskiöld

Thank you to all the filmmakers who submitted their projects, and warm congratulations to those given the opportunity to present their powerful projects to the documentary industry.

Tempo Pitch is organized in collaboration with the Swedish Film Institute, SVT Dokumentär, and Film Stockholm.

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