On March 23-24, Norgesfilm was present with a stand at the Library Meeting 2022 to promote the streaming service Filmoteket. The Library Meeting was held at Clarion Hotel The Hub in central Oslo and at Deichman Bjørvika. 

The film library at the library meeting

The library conference is held every other year and is the largest library conference held in Norway. Over 125 libraries, which together cover ⅔ of the country's population, have already used the libraries' streaming service Filmoteket, so this conference was therefore a great opportunity to meet both current and potential customers, partners and industry professionals.

– The pandemic has closed off the possibility of attending conferences, demonstrating the service via stands at the libraries, conducting traditional customer meetings and otherwise meeting all those we collaborate with. Finally being able to meet many of these physically was therefore a brilliant supplement to the dialogue via telephone, web meetings and email. And then it is extra fun when you experience a lot of energy and enthusiasm, and that the libraries are really satisfied with how their digital film service has been received among patrons and colleagues , says general manager Anders Koppang-Grønn.

With a red carpet, popcorn machine, film screening, sweets and a competition with great prizes, you would be remiss not to see us. The Film Library received a lot of praise, as did the Film Room, which more and more libraries are using for film screenings at the library ('kinotek'). Many suggestions and requests for improvement were also received and will be followed up on in the future. 

– We are incredibly grateful for the close collaboration we have with so many libraries, and we see that the exchange of experiences and registered wishes continuously contribute to strengthening both the catalog and the technical service, says Koppang-Grønn.

Popular competition

During the Library Meeting, we also had a competition at our stand, where people scanned a QR code with their mobile phone and then answered three questions about the Film Library. The competition was very popular, and we had over 50 participants!

One lucky winner walked away with the grand prize; a brand new Apple TV.