Nostradamus Report 2025: Reality/Resistance | Webinar with Johanna Koljonen | 10th October 2025

Описание: This is a recording of a webinar about the 2025 edition of the Nostradamus Report, presented by media analyst and author Johanna Koljonen. To download and read the report for free, go to: www.goteborgfilmfestival.se/nostradamus

The online event took place in Friday 10th October 2025. The event was organized by Creative Europe Desk Finland (Media) in co-operation with Creative Europe Desks from Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Germany, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia and Sweden.

00:00 Opening words - Liisa Sauri
03:19 Opening words - Johanna Koljonen
04:42 Reality/Resistance (Introduction)
15:09 1. From Reality-Resistant to Resilient Resistance
20:37 2. One World, Different Woes
26:16 3. Art and the Autocratic Breakthrough
35:45 4. Sunset Hollywood, Hello World
42:37 5. Advocating for Film and the Local Industry
51:54 6. Rethinking Development
1:00:05 7. What We Know About Getting the Work and the Word Out
1:05:42 Epilogue: Wonderful Things that Work


About the 12th Nostradamus Report

The film and audiovisual ecosystem is facing a rapid transformation. Challenges with business models, audience engagement, and sustainability remain unresolved, while real-world crises affect every aspect of the business. In the face of these difficulties, the industry is not paralyzed and resigned, but calls for resistance, resilience, and shared innovation.

Annually commissioned by the Göteborg Film Festival since 2013, the Nostradamus Report analyses and forecasts the near future of the faster-than-ever evolving audiovisual industries through research, and interviews with industry experts.

The 2025 Nostradamus report reflects an industry shifting from resisting reality towards building resilient resistance, calling for a renewed commitment to the audience and a principled defence of creative freedom at the core of its message. It discusses increasing opportunities for non-US content in the commercial mainstream and suggests new ways of thinking about both development processes and how films and TV series are communicated to their audiences.