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05/11/2025

Sold out ✨

Tomorrow, SERIES AWARDS takes place in the heart of Aarhus, celebrating the series that have captured our attention and sparked conversations in 2025.

Today, we can announce that the show is officially sold out.

We can’t wait to celebrate all the incredible series. 💙

16/10/2025

Our trailer for THIS 2025 is here - created by our talented friends at M2 Film.

THIS 2025 is all about staying fit in changing markets - and with three weeks to go, we can't wait to see you at the festival in november.

Secure your ticket via link the link here: https://thisaarhus.com/tickets-2025/
📍 Vue, Bruuns Galleri, Aarhus

08/10/2025

Only four weeks to go until THIS 2025!🎉

Join us in Aarhus for a two-day celebration of media, storytelling, and creativity across Conference, Series, and Music.

Tickets overview:

PARTOUT Ticket – Access to all tracks & events
▪️ Standard: 1500 DKK (ex. VAT)
▪️ Under 30: 450 DKK (ex. VAT)

ONE-DAY Ticket – Choose your day: THIS CONFERENCE (Nov 5) or THIS SERIES + THIS MUSIC (Nov 6)
▪️ Standard: 1000 DKK (ex. VAT)
▪️ Under 30: 250 DKK (ex. VAT)

🎓 Limited free student tickets available!
Apply by emailing [email protected]

Grab your ticket now and be part of the conversations shaping the future of media.
https://thisaarhus.com/tickets-2025/

01/10/2025

We’ve added an extra session to THIS SERIES! 🚨

Global streaming giants are battling for audiences, but here’s the twist: local stories matter more than ever. That’s why we’re thrilled to welcome Pil Gundelach Brandstrup and Kristian Porsgaard Rosasco from Warner Bros. Discovery. In the session “The future of HBO Max in the Nordics – Local voices, global impact”, they’ll reveal how HBO Max is shaping its strategy in Denmark and across the Nordics from commissioning decisions to the way local stories influence global content trends.

Don’t miss the chance to hear firsthand how one of the world’s most powerful entertainment brands is betting big on Nordic originals.

26/09/2025

More media professionals are joining the lineup at THIS! 🎬

We’re excited to announce new additions to our panels at THIS – Future of Media & Content.

Mia Marie Borup, producer at Nordisk Film Production, joins “Future of Production – From Greenlight to Global Release”. Currently, she is leading Amazon Prime Video’s very first Danish original series 'Snakekiller', created by Anders Ølholm and starring Pilou Asbæk.

Lotte Lindegaard, CCO at TV 2 Denmark, joins the panel “Future Series 2026 – Stories for Primetime”, which now includes six representatives from leading broadcasters across Denmark, Sweden and Norway.

Christian Rom & Jonathan Rafael-Weis, both screenwriters from Super8, will take part in the session “Future of Screenwriting – Creating the World We Want to Watch”.

Check out the new additions here:

The media landscape is not only evolving. It is accelerating.Trends and technologies intertwine at unprecedented speed, demanding that we adapt continuously. To stay relevant, we need to stay fit. Shifts in politics, culture, and values ripple into the stories we tell, the formats we use, and the fr...

23/09/2025

The program for AARHUS FILM DAYS 2025 is here and it’s bigger than ever 🎬✨

From October 2–5, Aarhus’ own film festival will fill the cinema halls at Øst for Paradis with more than 20 titles - half of them being exclusive premieres.

The festival opens with Anders Thomas Jensen’s highly anticipated feature film 'Den sidste viking' (The Last Viking), screened simultaneously across all seven halls in the cinema.

The rest of the program features a variety of films spanning from Cannes winners to Nordic gems and brand-new Danish films.

The film festival is created in collaboration between the media festival THIS, Filmby Aarhus and Øst for Paradis.

See the program here: https://aarhusfilmdays.com/en/program-2025/

22/09/2025

🎶 The program for THIS MUSIC 2025 is here🎶

This year’s music track brings together industry leaders for panels, talks, and deep-dive discussions on the future of music. Made in collaboration with PROMUS - Produktionscenteret for Rytmisk Musik i Aarhus (The Music Community of Aarhus) it explores insightful panels, keynotes, and expert discussions all focused on staying fit in a changing market.

THIS CONFERENCE and THIS SERIES lineups were revealed last week and with THIS MUSIC, the full THIS 2025 program is now ready.

Explore the program here: https://thisaarhus.com/program-2025/

17/09/2025

Full program announcement for THIS CONFERENCE & THIS SERIES.🥳

The program for THIS CONFERENCE and THIS SERIES is now complete. Explore keynotes, panels, and sessions where industry leaders dive into the future of streaming, series, audio, film, television, immersive technologies, and innovative business.

See the full program here: https://thisaarhus.com/speakers-and-sessions-2025/

Stay tuned for more music!

11/09/2025

At THIS 2025, we look ahead to where the industry is going and how to get there. The industry thrives on transformation, and this week we present three sessions that dive straight into it.

Whether you’re a composer turning scripts into music, a producer shaping shows that spark conversation, or a director bringing real-life experiences into fiction, we’ve got you covered.

In his keynote “Future of Conversation – Something Shared in a Time of Individuality”, Nikolaj Vitting Hermann, Head of Content and Collaborations at The Danish Broadcasting Corporation, argues that the real challenge is to keep access to each other’s lives open and to create occasions where we share the same conversation.

The panel “Future of Stories – The Narratives Missing from Our Screens” brings together screenwriters Charlotte Bonnevie Mwakitalu and Shirin Aziz, journalist and documentary director Nagieb Khaja, and journalist and director Milan Ganesan to discuss representation, new voices, and the power of stories to reshape cultural understanding.

And in “Future of Translating Script into Music – The Emotional Engine of Storytelling”, film composer Halfdan E and music supervisors Thomas Golubić and Paulina Marquez pull back the curtain on how sound shapes narrative. From subtle choices of tempo to the unforgettable impact of the perfect cue, discover why music is storytelling in its own right.

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03/09/2025

From the stories airing in primetime, to the production pipeline, and the new voices redefining screenwriting, THIS takes a deep dive into the trends and tendencies shaping the future of Nordic series📺

In the session “Future of Production – From Greenlight to Global Release”, leading Danish production companies share how they take stories from greenlight to global release and talk about what it takes to keep productions competitive in today’s fast-changing media world.

What stories will shape tomorrow’s screens? Four newly graduated screenwriters from The National Film School of Denmark offer their fresh perspectives, visions and ambitions in the session “Future of Screenwriting - Creating the Worlds We Want to Watch”

And finally; How do we shape series for primetime in Scandinavia? To answer that question, we have gathered leading executives from Denmark, Norway and Sweden, who will give a glimpse into the evolving world of scripted drama from Nordic broadcasters.

See the sessions here and find link for the program in comments ⬇️

28/08/2025

We’re thrilled to announce our next three sessions at THIS 2025. These sessions offer valuable insights into the future of news, public service & media partnerships, all with the same agenda: to prepare you best for the changing media market.💡

CEO of JP/Politiken Media Group and future CEO for World Association of News Publishers, Stig Ørskov, is ready to tackle the current challenges for news media in the session “Future of News – Breaking the Scroll”.

Naja Nielsen, Media Director a SVT, is here to discuss the role of public service broadcasters when consumers are being flooded with content and private platforms are dominating the market in the session “Future of Public Service – Public Trust in a Private Era”.

Matt Trickett, Head of Media at Ampere Analysis, will deliver valuable insights from all over Europe when he dives into trends within media partnerships in the session “Future of Media Partnerships – Lessons from Europe”.

Stay tuned and join us in celebrating the future of media and content.

20/08/2025

✨First speaker announcement for THIS 2025 is here!✨

We’re thrilled to announce our first three sessions at THIS. Three sessions that, in our humble opinion, you don’t want to miss.

Meet Stefanie Sword-Williams FRSA (she/her), award-winning founder, TEDx speaker and author of F*ck Being Humble. In the session, “Future of marketing – F*ck being Humble”, Stefanie will go into why self-promotion isn’t arrogance, but a career necessity in today’s competitive landscape - whether you’re marketing a brand or yourself.

London-based music supervisors, Jenn Egan and Hayley Smith, join forces in the session “Future of Soundtracks – How to Hook Gen Z”. Jenn is known for her work on Conclave (2024), Fountain of Youth (2025), and Am I Being Unreasonable? (2022), while Hayley has brought her expertise to shows like ITV’s Love Island, where music choices set the tone for millions of viewers.

Larry Pipitone and Joseph Ellis, two of the three founders behind New York based multidisciplinary creative agency, GrandArmy join us for the session “Future of Marketing Series – Crafting Brands, Driving Viewers”. From shaping campaigns for A24, NPR, ESPN and collaborating with Google & Nike, GrandArmy knows how to cut through the noise and build cultural phenomena.

Stay tuned and join us in celebrating the future of media and content.