Festival films 2026 - Nordisk Panorama

The 37th edition of Nordisk Panorama Film Festival brings the best Nordic short films and documentaries to Malmö, Sweden. The six day festival offers film screenings at art house cinemas as well as experiences and events all around town from 17–22 September 2026.

Browse all 97 films screened during the festival.

Documentaries

Short Films Packages

Browse films by competition category or special programme.

Best Nordic Documentary 2026

Presenting the nominations for Best Nordic Documentary >

Best Nordic Short Film 2026

Presenting the nominations for Best Nordic Short Film 2026 >

New Nordic Voice 2026

Presenting the nominations for New Nordic Voice >

Young Nordic 2026

Presenting the nominations for Young Nordic >

Special Screenings 2026

A selection of documentaries and short film packages presented out of >

FILM MATCH

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All Nominees A–Z

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year
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country
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genre
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director
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Claw

Kräftan

Nora Izabella

Hanna (12) was born with dysmelia and has only two fingers on one hand. In public, she hides her hand, fearful of the attention it draws. Through a new friendship, Hanna finds, for the first time in >

Nora Izabella

Fiction, Children/Youth

Sweden

2026

12'

The Karaoke King

Min morbror Karaokekungen

Karin Tötterman

School is over for the year, and 10-year-old Ella's friends are making plans for the summer holidays. But Ella’s mums are both working, so Ella has to stay with her awkward uncle for a week. And, >

Karin Tötterman

School is over for the year, and 10-year-old Ella's friends are making plans for the summer holidays. But Ella’s mums are both working, so Ella has to stay with her awkward uncle for a week. And, >

Fiction, Children/Youth

Sweden

2026

13'

Mother Creature

Mammuskepilsið

Maria Tórgarð

A daughter attempts to pull the monster of her childhood out from under the bed in an original, deeply personal and creative film about her mother's mental illness. >

Maria Tórgarð

A daughter attempts to pull the monster of her childhood out from under the bed in an original, deeply personal and creative film about her mother's mental illness. >

Documentary

Sweden
Faroe Islands

2026

30'

Almost Forever

Nästan Forever

Lia Hietala, Hannah Reinikainen

Over five formative years, we follow Jasmine, Philip, and their motley crew of friends as they navigate friendship, love, and identity. As the carefree summers of childhood fade into teenage turmoil, >

Lia Hietala, Hannah Reinikainen

Documentary

Sweden
Finland

2026

89'

The Smuggler

Smugglaren

Sylvelin Måkestad

Newly retired Lisbeth travels from Sweden to Finland to retrieve her late father's pistol. Joining a "therapy bus" for the children of war veterans, she embarks on an unexpectedly emotional journey. >

Sylvelin Måkestad

Documentary

Sweden
Finland

2026

79'

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'

La belle année

Angelica Ruffier

Morières-lès-Avignon, France. While emptying her childhood home after her estranged father’s death, Angelica recalls the fierce and solitary love she had as a teenager for her history teacher, >

Angelica Ruffier

Morières-lès-Avignon, France. While emptying her childhood home after her estranged father’s death, Angelica recalls the fierce and solitary love she had as a teenager for her history teacher, >

Documentary

Sweden
Norway

2026

94'