Guidelines for Intimate Scenes
In October 2020 Finland became the first Nordic country to establish intimacy guidelines for work in the film & TV industries. It was published by the Finnish Film Foundation.
In March 2022 it was Sweden’s turn to established intimacy guidelines for work in the film & TV industry as the second Nordic country. It was published as a joint initiative by The Swedish Film & TV Producers Association, The Swedish Union for Performing Arts and Film and the production and distribution company SF Studios.
The guidelines aim to standardise the process of working with intimate scenes and to raise the level of awareness, increase competence and to support the industry in filming intimate scenes in a professional, risk-free and respectful way.
Both the Finnish and the Swedish guidelines recommend the use of a qualified intimacy coordinator in intimate scenes.
Please click below to open the printable guidelines in your preferred language.
Finnish guidelines
Swedish guidelines
Working with an Intimacy Coordinator
Working with an Intimacy Coordinator was published by Suomen elokuvasäätiö – Finnish Film Foundation, Audiovisual Producers Finland – APFI and Actors Equity (Suomen Näyttelijäliitto) in August 2021. The document is intended to be read in conjunction with Guidelines for doing intimate scenes in camera work.
