The Bridge: Economic Factors

Question 1

What companies was The Bridge co-produced by?

Answer 1

• The Bridge was co-produced by Filmlance International, an independent Swedish production company and by the Danish company Nimbus Film.

Question 2

What funding did the production of ‘The Bridge’ also recieve?

Answer 2

• It also received financial support from
  European public service broadcasters.

Question 3

For the third season specifically, what funding did The Bridge recieve?

Answer 3

The third season of The Bridge also received
funding from:
- The Copenhagen Film Fund. This co-funding resulted in more Danish crew members being employed on the third season than on the previous two because of the financial
support of the CFF.
- €1 million grant was received from Creative Europe MEDIA for Series 3 and helped to support and maintain the programme’s high production values. Creative Europe provide financial backing for high quality, high budget European TV drama series.