Festival in Review
This year’s edition of Nordisk Panorama Film Festival proved once again to be a major attraction, drawing both local audiences and members of the Nordic documentary and short film community to Malmö. The six-day festival featured sold-out film screenings, packed seminars and industry events, and even a punk concert – alongside numerous other social gatherings open to the public.
We were delighted to welcome over 800 accredited guests and witnessed a steadily growing local audience – not only in the cinemas, but also at our festival centre at Panora and at concerts and performances across the city. This year’s programmers once again surpassed expectations with a remarkable selection of 76 documentaries and short films. Featuring must-see award winners and emerging Nordic voices, the programme showcased the rich talent thriving within Nordic documentary and short filmmaking. A total of 57 films were screened in competition.
Winners at the Festival 2024
The Awards Gala took place on 24 September 2024. Six winners and three Honourable Mentions were announced across the following six categories: Nordic Documentary Producer Award, Best Nordic Documentary, Best Nordic Short Film, New Nordic Voice, Young Nordic Award, and the City of Malmö’s Audience Award.
Best Nordic Documentary
Life is Beautiful by Mohamed Jabaly (Norway, Palestine & Qatar) 2023.
Cash award of 11.000€
Sponsored by the Nordic public broadcasters DR, NRK, RUV, SVT and YLE
Honourable Mention
The Monk by Mira Jargil & Christian Sønderby Jepsen (Denmark & Netherlands) 2023.
Best Nordic Short Film
The Lovers by Carolina Sandvik (Sweden) 2023.
Cash award of 5.000€
Sponsored by the associations of Danish Film Directors and Swedish Film Directors.
Honourable Mention
Into the Blue by Ömer Sami (Denmark) 2023.
New Nordic Voice Award
Project Dad by Camilla Jämting (Norway) 2023.
Cash award of 5.000€
Sponsored by AVEK and Film i Skåne.
Honourable Mention
Punishment by Øystein Mamen (Norway) 2024.
Young Nordic – Children’s Choice Award
Warrior Heart by Marianne Olsen Ulrichsen (Norway) 2024.
Cash award of 1.500€
Sponsored by Nordisk Panorama Film Festival.
The City of Malmö’s Audience Award
Balomania by Sissel Morell Dargis (Denmark & Spain) 2024.
Cash award of 2.500€
Sponsored by the City of Malmö.
Nordic Documentary Producer Award
Sara Stockmann, Denmark
Cash award of 10.000€
Sponsored by Danish Producers’ Association, Virke Norwegian Producers Association, Audiovisual Producers Finland (APFI), the Finnish Documentary Guild, Filmproducenternas Rättighetsförening (FRF), and the Icelandic Filmmakers Association.
Festival Catalogue
In this year’s festival catalogue, we explored themes of creativity, home, and underground culture. It features all films in competition, industry events, special programmes, and public events.
Opening Films & Competition Titles
Opening films this year were the animated short Maybe Elephants directed by Academy Award winner Torill Kove and the documentary Echo of You directed by Zara Zerny. Out of 529 submitted films, this year 57 were selected to compete for the awards in Nordisk Panorama Film Festival’s five competition categories.
Programming Team
Documentary
Cecilia Lidin
Manolo Diaz Rämö
Short Film
Sam Groves
Lucile Bourliaud
Young Nordic
Susanne Månsson Kandell
Daniel Lundquist
Press Information
Press releases and information about the 2024 festival are available in both English and Swedish.
