HBO’s Hanne Palmquist Joins Endemol Shine Nordics

Endemol Shine Group is bolstering its Nordic team with new senior appointments, including Hanne Palmquist heading up scripted for the Nordics.

Palmquist has been appointed to the newly created role of head of scripted at Endemol Shine Nordics, joining from HBO Nordic, where she has served as commissioning editor and VP with responsibility for original content for the region. She takes on the additional role of managing director of Filmlance.

Palmquist will report to Lars Blomgren, head of scripted for EMEA at Endemol Shine Group, and will start this new role on September 1.

Anders Landstrom has decided to step down from the post but continues as executive producer for Filmlance. He will now focus on a number of high-caliber projects for the local and international markets.

Helena Åkerman joins the team as deputy managing director at Filmlance and head of legal and business affairs for scripted in the Nordics, supporting Palmquist in delivering a new slate of productions for the global market. Åkerman served as the Swedish public broadcaster SVT’s head of business affairs for ten years.

“Hanne Palmquist has an unparalleled knowledge of the creative landscape across the Nordics and paired with Helena Åkerman’s understanding of the Swedish market, we have an excellent leadership team in place,” said Blomgren. “I would like to personally thank Anders for his fantastic work leading Filmlance and growing the business. We are thrilled that he will continue to focus on the creative, developing some exciting new series for the international market and producing our forthcoming hits. With this stellar team, Filmlance and the Nordics can meet all the fantastic opportunities for years to come.”

Palmquist said: “During many years and in various constellations, not least during my four great years at HBO Nordic, I have collaborated with Filmlance and Rubicon and have always admired their impressive, diverse, high-quality slate and ways of working together. The Nordics have a long-standing reputation as a market leader and with the appetite for non-English language series growing, I’m excited to bring my expertise and lead the talented and passionate team. I’m looking forward to standing behind original, powerful and engaging content.”