For Nordic films to travel beyond national borders, do they need bigger budgets and stars?

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Different generations of Nordic filmmakers have wrestled with the same dilemma: Should they be making local films in local languages for local audiences, or be thinking about cinema in international terms? What, if anything, has changed now?   Source: https://nordiskfilmogtvfond.com/news/stories/for-nordic-films-to-travel-beyond-national-borders-do-they-need-bigger-budgets-and-stars

African Women Creatives Set Historic Cannes Presence With 10-Nation Delegation

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Women in Film Los Angeles (WIF LA) and Women in Film and Television Africa (WIFT Africa) have announced a groundbreaking initiative that will bring the largest-ever delegation of African women creatives to the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.   Source:  https://guardian.ng/life/film/african-women-creatives-set-historic-cannes-presence-with-10-nation-delegation/