Nordic Council Film Prize

Annual film prize

The Nordic Council Film Prize is an annual film prize administered by the Nordic Council. The Nordisk Film & TV Fond is the funding body that administers the prize.

## History

[edit]

The first award was handed out in 2002 to celebrate the Nordic Council's 50th anniversary.[1] Since 2005 the prize has been annual. In 2023, Greenland submitted a film for the first time with The Edge Of The Shadow, directed by Malik Kleist.[2]

## Description

[edit]

The Nordisk Film & TV Fond is secretariat to the Nordic Council. It is funded by 22 partners: the Nordic Council of Ministers; five national film institutes; and 16 public and private media companies. It also funds the Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize at the annual Gothenburg Film Festival.[3]

One winner is chosen from submissions from the five Nordic countries.

In 2008, the prize money of the Nordic Council Film Prize was €47,000. According to the Nordic Council, the prize is given for "the creation of an artistically original film that is rooted in Nordic cultural circles".[4][needs update]

## Prize winners and nominees

[edit]

Prize Winner

Year  | English Title  | Original Title  | Director(s)  | Submitting country

|
|
|
|

2002  | The Man Without a Past | Mies vailla menneisyyttä | Aki Kaurismäki | Finland
All About My Father | Alt om min far | Even Benestad | Norway
Cleaning up! [fi] | Rostislav Aalto | Finland
Open Hearts | Elsker dig for evigt | Susanne Bier | Denmark
The Sea | Hafið | Baltasar Kormákur | Iceland
Days Like This | Leva livet | Mikael Håfström | Sweden
Lilya 4-ever | Lukas Moodysson | Sweden
The Seagull's Laughter | Mávahlátur | Ágúst Guðmundsson | Iceland
Music for Weddings and Funerals [no] | Musikk for bryllup og begravelser | Unni Straume | Norway
Okay | Jesper W. Nielsen | Denmark
2005  | Manslaughter | Drabet | Per Fly | Denmark
Pusher II: With Blood on My Hands | Nicolas Winding Refn | Denmark
Frozen Land | Paha Maa | Aku Louhimies | Finland
The 3 Rooms of Melancholia | Melancholian 3 huonetta | Pirjo Honkasalo | Finland
Screaming Masterpiece | Gargandi Snilld | Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon [fr] | Iceland
Dis (2004 film) [is; ja] | Silja Hauksdóttir | Iceland
Kissed by Winter | Vinterkyss | Sara Johnsen | Norway
Hawaii, Oslo | Erik Poppe | Norway
The Guitar Mongoloid | Gitarrmongot | Ruben Östlund | Sweden
A Hole in My Heart | Hål i mitt hjärta | Lukas Moodysson | Sweden
2006  | Zozo | Josef Fares | Sweden
After the Wedding | Efter bryllupet | Susanne Bier | Denmark
Offscreen | Christoffer Boe | Denmark
Revolution [fi] | Kenen joukoissa seisot | Jouko Aaltonen [arz; fi] | Finland
Mother of Mine | Äideistä parhain | Klaus Härö | Finland
Thicker Than Water | Blóðbönd | Árni Ásgeirsson | Iceland
A Little Trip to Heaven | Baltasar Kormákur | Iceland
Free Jimmy | Slipp Jimmy fri | Christopher Nielsen | Norway
The Bothersome Man | Den brysomme mannen | Jens Lien | Norway
Mouth to Mouth | Mun mot mun | Björn Runge | Sweden
2007  | The Art of Crying | Kunsten at Græde i Kor | Peter Schønau Fog | Denmark
AFR | Morten Hartz Kaplers [da] | Denmark
A Man's Work | Miehen työ | Aleksi Salmenperä | Finland
Children | Börn | Ragnar Bragason | Iceland
Jar City | Mýrin | Baltasar Kormákur | Iceland
Reprise | Joachim Trier | Norway
Sons | Sønner | Erik Richter Strand [no] | Norway
Falkenberg Farewell | Farväl Falkenberg | Jesper Ganslandt [fo; fr; fy; it; no; sv] | Sweden
Darling | Johan Kling | Sweden
2008  | You, the Living | Du levande | Roy Andersson | Sweden
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 [ca; da; fr] | De unge år – Erik Nietzsche Del 1 | Jacob Thuesen [da; de] | Denmark
The Home of Dark Butterflies | Tummien perhosten koti | Dome Karukoski | Finland
White Night Wedding | Brúðguminn | Baltasar Kormákur | Iceland
The Man Who Loved Yngve | Mannen som elsket Yngve | Stian Kristiansen | Norway
2009  | Antichrist | Lars von Trier | Denmark
Sauna | Antti-Jussi Annila [arz; fi; fr; ru] | Finland
The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela | Olaf de Fleur Johannesson  | Iceland
North | Nord | Rune Denstad Langlo [fr; no] | Norway
Light Year | Ljusår | Mikael Kristersson [sv] | Sweden
2010  | Submarino | Thomas Vinterberg | Denmark
Steam of Life | Miesten vuoro | Joonas Berghäll [fi] and Mika Hotakainen | Finland
The Good Heart | Dagur Kári | Iceland
Upperdog | Sara Johnsen | Norway
Metropia | Tarik Saleh | Sweden
2011  | Beyond | Svinalängorna | Pernilla August | Sweden
Truth About Men | Sandheden om mænd | Nikolaj Arcel | Denmark
The Good Son [fi; ru] | Hyvä poika | Zaida Bergroth | Finland
Undercurrent | Brim | Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson | Iceland
Oslo, August 31st | Oslo, 31. August | Joachim Trier | Norway
2012  | Play | Ruben Östlund | Sweden
A Royal Affair | En kongelig affære | Nikolaj Arcel | Denmark
The Punk Syndrome | Kovasikajuttu | Jukka Kärkkäinen [fi] and J-P Passi | Finland
Either Way | Á annan veg | Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson | Iceland
The Orheim Company | Kompani Orheim | Arlid Andersen | Norway
2013  | The Hunt | Jagten | Thomas Vinterberg | Denmark
Open Up to Me | Kerron sinulle kaiken | Simo Halinen | Finland
The Deep | Djúpið | Baltasar Kormákur | Iceland
I Belong | Som du ser meg | Dag Johan Haugerud | Norway
Eat Sleep Die | Äta sova dö | Gabriela Pichler | Sweden
2014  | Of Horses and Men | Hross í oss | Benedikt Erlingsson | Iceland
Nymphomaniac | Nymphomaniac | Lars von Trier | Denmark
Concrete Night | Betoniyö | Pirjo Honkasalo | Finland
Blind | Blind | Eskil Vogt | Norway
Force Majeure | Turist | Ruben Östlund | Sweden
2015  | Virgin Mountain | Fúsi | Dagur Kári | Iceland
Silent Heart | Stille hjerte | Bille August | Denmark
They Have Escaped [fi; fr] | He ovat paenneet | Jukka-Pekka Valkeapää [de; fi] | Finland
Out of Nature | Mot naturen | Ole Giæver | Norway
Gentlemen | Gentlemen | Mikael Marcimain | Sweden
2016  | Louder Than Bombs | Louder Than Bombs | Joachim Trier | Norway
Land of Mine | Under sandet | Martin Zandvliet | Denmark
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki | Hymyilevä mies | Juho Kuosmanen | Finland
Sparrows | Þrestir | Rúnar Rúnarsson | Iceland
The Here After | Efterskalv | Magnus von Horn | Sweden
2017  | Little Wing | Tyttö nimeltä Varpu | Selma Vilhunen | Finland
Parents | Forældre | Christian Tafdrup | Denmark
Heartstone | Hjartasteinn | Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson | Iceland
Hunting Flies | Fluefangeren | Izer Aliu | Norway
Sami Blood | Sameblod | Amanda Kernell | Sweden
2018  | Woman at War | Kona fer í stríð | Benedikt Erlingsson | Iceland
Winter Brothers | Vinterbrødre | Hlynur Pálmason | Denmark
Euthanizer | Armomurhaaja | Teemu Nikki [arz; fi; it] | Finland
Thelma | Joachim Trier | Norway
Ravens | Korparna | Jens Assur | Sweden
2019  | Queen of Hearts | Dronningen | May el-Toukhy | Denmark
Aurora | Miia Tervo | Finland
A White, White Day | Hvítur, hvítur dagur | Hlynur Pálmason | Iceland
Blind Spot | Blindsone | Tuva Novotny | Norway
Reconstructing Utøya | Rekonstruktion Utøya | Carl Javér [sv] | Sweden
2020  | Beware of Children | Barn | Dag Johan Haugerud | Norway
Uncle | Onkel | René Frelle Petersen [da] | Denmark
Dogs Don't Wear Pants | Koirat eivät käytä housuja | J-P Valkeapää [de; fi] | Finland
Echo | Bergmál | Rúnar Rúnarsson | Iceland
Charter | Amanda Kernell | Sweden
2021  | Flee[5] | Jonas Poher Rasmussen | Denmark
Any Day Now | Ensilumi | Hamy Ramezan | Finland
Alma | Kristín Jóhannesdóttir | Iceland
Gunda | Viktor Kossakovsky | Norway
Tigers | Tigrar | Ronnie Sandahl | Sweden
2022[6] | Lamb | Dýrið | Valdimar Jóhannsson | Iceland
The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic | Sokea mies joka ei halunnut nähdä Titanicia | Teemu Nikki | Finland
Clara Sola | Nathalie Álvarez Mesén | Sweden
Godland | Vanskabte Land/Volaða land | Hlynur Pálmason | Denmark
The Worst Person in the World | Verdens verste menneske | Joachim Trier | Norway
2023  | Empire | Vifetn | Frederikke Aspöck | Denmark
Bubble | Kupla | Aleksi Salmenperä | Finland
Driving Mum | Á ferð með mömmu | Hilmar Oddsson | Iceland
The Edge of the Shadows | Alanngut Killinganni | Malik Kleist | Greenland
Opponent | Motståndaren | Milad Alami | Sweden
War Sailor | Krigsseileren | Gunnar Vikene | Norway
2024  | Sex | Dag Johan Haugerud | Norway
Crossing | Levan Akin | Sweden
Fallen Leaves | Kuolleet lehdet | Aki Kaurismäki | Finland
The Son and the Moon | Roja Pakari, Emilie Adelina Monies  | Denmark
Touch | Snerting | Baltasar Kormákur | Iceland
Twice Colonized | Lin Alluna | Greenland

## See also

[edit]

* Film portal
* Denmark portal
* Finland portal
* Faroe Islands portal
* Iceland portal
* Norway portal
* Sweden portal

* Nordic Council's Literature Prize
* Nordic Council Music Prize

## References

[edit]

1. ^ Neiiendam, Jacob (30 October 2002). "Man Without A Past wins new Nordic prize, joins Oscar race". Screen International. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
2. ^ Mitchell, Wendy (22 August 2023). "Nordic Council Film Prize nominates first Greenlandic film for $45,000 award". Screen International. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
3. ^ "About us". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
4. ^ The Nordic Council Film Prize Archived 2010-04-08 at the Wayback Machine, Nordic Council of Ministers (2008)
5. ^ "Nordisk Film & TV Fond". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
6. ^ Wendy Mitchell, "Nordic Council Film Prize reveals five nominees for $40,000 award". Screen Daily, 23 August 2022.

## External links

[edit]

* The Nordic Council Film Prize Official website
* The Nordic Council Film Prize entry at Norden

* v
* t
* e

Nordic Council prizes

* Children and Young People's Literature
* Literature
* Film
* Environment
* Music

* v
* t
* e

The Nordic Council Film Prize

* The Man Without a Past (2002)
* Manslaughter (2005)
* Zozo (2006)
* The Art of Crying (2007)
* You, the Living (2008)
* Antichrist (2009)
* Submarino (2010)
* Beyond (2011)
* Play (2012)
* The Hunt (2013)
* Of Horses and Men (2014)
* Virgin Mountain (2015)
* Louder Than Bombs (2016)
* Little Wing (2017)
* Woman at War (2018)
* Queen of Hearts (2019)
* Beware of Children (2020)
* Flee (2021)
* Lamb (2022)
* Empire (2023)

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template