Opening Night: PLEASE & In Cod We Trust

The lights dim, the audience settles in, and another year of Nordic storytelling begins. 

Opening Night launches the 37th edition of Nordisk Panorama Film Festival and marks the beginning of a six-day celebration of storytelling at its finest. To open this year’s festival, we are proud to present the short film PLEASE and the documentary In Cod We Trust.

After the screening the celebration continues at Brogatan, with live music and good company.

In Cod We Trust

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In Cod We Trust

Guro Saniola Bjerk

The film is a portrait of a town and a story of belonging. Båtsfjord is one of the northernmost fishing villages in the world, where cod is more important than God. It is a town where people are >

Guro Saniola Bjerk

The film is a portrait of a town and a story of belonging. Båtsfjord is one of the northernmost fishing villages in the world, where cod is more important than God. It is a town where people are >

Documentary

Norway
Finland

2026

84'

PLEASE

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PLEASE

Anna Mantzaris

A dark comedy about the desire to love and be loved, even in our most fragile and shameful moments. Told through a series of loosely connected, tender and absurd scenes, the film follows people >

Anna Mantzaris

A dark comedy about the desire to love and be loved, even in our most fragile and shameful moments. Told through a series of loosely connected, tender and absurd scenes, the film follows people >

Animation

Sweden
France

2026

10'