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Navigating Affective Locations : Locations, Emotional Economies and Layers of Legitimisation in the Production of the Danish Feature Film Kalak in Greenland

Grønlund, Anders LU orcid (2026) In Palgrave Studies in European Communication Research and Education p.87-111
Abstract
This chapter explores the production of Kalak (2023), emphasising the significance of locations, historical contexts and emotional economies in filmmaking in a Danish-Greenlandic context. This production navigates narrative and practical challenges through three layers of legitimisation. First, centring the narrative on a Danish character allows both Danish and Greenlandic filmmakers to engage with the project. Second, involving Greenlandic filmmakers ensures access, connection, and knowledge. Third, shooting in actual Greenlandic locations adds legitimacy both narratively and practically. However, the chapter underlines how on-location work in two Greenlandic locations—Nuuk and Kulusuk—triggers specific emotions within local communities,... (More)
This chapter explores the production of Kalak (2023), emphasising the significance of locations, historical contexts and emotional economies in filmmaking in a Danish-Greenlandic context. This production navigates narrative and practical challenges through three layers of legitimisation. First, centring the narrative on a Danish character allows both Danish and Greenlandic filmmakers to engage with the project. Second, involving Greenlandic filmmakers ensures access, connection, and knowledge. Third, shooting in actual Greenlandic locations adds legitimacy both narratively and practically. However, the chapter underlines how on-location work in two Greenlandic locations—Nuuk and Kulusuk—triggers specific emotions within local communities, reflecting the affective economy in Greenlandic-Danish encounters. Here, scepticism arises from past negative representations, but proactive dialogue alleviates concerns, leading to more local acceptance. This experience underscores the implications of hypermediatisation, where historical media representations influence present-day interactions as well as creative development and the increasing demandneed for legitimisation. By integrating location studies with affect theory, the chapter highlights the importance of addressing emotional and historical factors in both academic analyses and production contextssiderations. (Less)
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The Politics of Place : Space and Locality in the European Screen Industries - Space and Locality in the European Screen Industries
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Palgrave Studies in European Communication Research and Education
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Spicer, Andrew ; Barton, Ruth and Genders, Amy
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24 pages
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2948-2380
2948-2372
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978-3-032-06780-7
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10.1007/978-3-032-06780-7_4
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English
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30656514-5e99-4e85-941b-7b1f6b81371e
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  author       = {{Grønlund, Anders}},
  booktitle    = {{The Politics of Place : Space and Locality in the European Screen Industries}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{87--111}},
  publisher    = {{Palgrave Macmillan}},
  series       = {{Palgrave Studies in European Communication Research and Education}},
  title        = {{Navigating Affective Locations : Locations, Emotional Economies and Layers of Legitimisation in the Production of the Danish Feature Film Kalak in Greenland}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-06780-7_4}},
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