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Library Screening: Traces of the Unseen
This poetic, experimental programme of three short films explores memory, migration and ancestry. Through the sensory triggers of sound and smell, these films map homes that exist primarily in exile. From the auditory bridge of Daughter to the diasporic longing of The Scent of >
09:00 - 15:00
This poetic, experimental programme of three short films explores memory, migration and ancestry. Through the sensory triggers of sound and smell, these films map homes that exist primarily in exile. From the auditory bridge of Daughter to the diasporic longing of The Scent of >
free
09:00 - 15:00
Library Screening: Traces of the Unseen
This poetic, experimental programme of three short films explores memory, migration and ancestry. Through the sensory triggers of sound and smell, these films map homes that exist primarily in exile. From the auditory bridge of Daughter to the diasporic longing of The Scent of >
10:00 - 18:00
This poetic, experimental programme of three short films explores memory, migration and ancestry. Through the sensory triggers of sound and smell, these films map homes that exist primarily in exile. From the auditory bridge of Daughter to the diasporic longing of The Scent of >
free
10:00 - 18:00
Death of a Fantastic Machine
Death of a Fantastic Machine
Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck
A visual essay examining how cameras and their economic exploitation shape our perception of reality, fueling political division in today’s media-saturated world. >11:00 - 15:00
Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck
A visual essay examining how cameras and their economic exploitation shape our perception of reality, fueling political division in today’s media-saturated world. >
free
11:00 - 15:00
Library Screening: Traces of the Unseen
This poetic, experimental programme of three short films explores memory, migration and ancestry. Through the sensory triggers of sound and smell, these films map homes that exist primarily in exile. From the auditory bridge of Daughter to the diasporic longing of The Scent of >
12:00 - 16:00
This poetic, experimental programme of three short films explores memory, migration and ancestry. Through the sensory triggers of sound and smell, these films map homes that exist primarily in exile. From the auditory bridge of Daughter to the diasporic longing of The Scent of >
free
12:00 - 16:00
Festival Premier! PLEASE & In Cod We Trust
Festival premier launches the 37th edition of Nordisk Panorama Film Festival and marks the beginning of a six-day celebration of storytelling at its finest. Welcome to the screening of this year’s festival opening films, the short film PLEASE and the documentary In Cod >
19:00 - 20:40
Festival premier launches the 37th edition of Nordisk Panorama Film Festival and marks the beginning of a six-day celebration of storytelling at its finest. Welcome to the screening of this year’s festival opening films, the short film PLEASE and the documentary In Cod >
19:00 - 20:40
Opening Night: After Party 2026
Join us for a drink or two at the Festivalbar Brogatan after the Opening Ceremony! >
21:30 - 01:00
free
21:30 - 01:00
Library Screening: Traces of the Unseen
This poetic, experimental programme of three short films explores memory, migration and ancestry. Through the sensory triggers of sound and smell, these films map homes that exist primarily in exile. From the auditory bridge of Daughter to the diasporic longing of The Scent of >
09:00 - 15:00
This poetic, experimental programme of three short films explores memory, migration and ancestry. Through the sensory triggers of sound and smell, these films map homes that exist primarily in exile. From the auditory bridge of Daughter to the diasporic longing of The Scent of >
free
09:00 - 15:00
Library Screening: Traces of the Unseen
This poetic, experimental programme of three short films explores memory, migration and ancestry. Through the sensory triggers of sound and smell, these films map homes that exist primarily in exile. From the auditory bridge of Daughter to the diasporic longing of The Scent of >
10:00 - 14:00
This poetic, experimental programme of three short films explores memory, migration and ancestry. Through the sensory triggers of sound and smell, these films map homes that exist primarily in exile. From the auditory bridge of Daughter to the diasporic longing of The Scent of >
free
10:00 - 14:00
Death of a Fantastic Machine
Death of a Fantastic Machine
Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck
A visual essay examining how cameras and their economic exploitation shape our perception of reality, fueling political division in today’s media-saturated world. >11:00 - 15:00
Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck
A visual essay examining how cameras and their economic exploitation shape our perception of reality, fueling political division in today’s media-saturated world. >
free
11:00 - 15:00
Digitaliseum: HOMAGE
Filmmaker and visual artist Sabina Jacobsson presents four short films paying homage to Ingmar Bergman, David Hockney, Arnold Haukeland and David Lynch. Moving between memory, place and perception, the films explore artistic legacy and human experience through poetic >
12:00 - 16:00
Filmmaker and visual artist Sabina Jacobsson presents four short films paying homage to Ingmar Bergman, David Hockney, Arnold Haukeland and David Lynch. Moving between memory, place and perception, the films explore artistic legacy and human experience through poetic >
free
12:00 - 16:00
A Place in the Ring
En plads i manegen
Anne Svejgård Lund
Katja Schumann is a circus icon struggling to translate her old world into a new time. When the young Liv enters her life, Katja is forced to confront herself in the other. Can she pass on her way of life without losing herself? A journey through tradition, doubt and trust. >13:00 - 14:55
Anne Svejgård Lund
Katja Schumann is a circus icon struggling to translate her old world into a new time. When the young Liv enters her life, Katja is forced to confront herself in the other. Can she pass on her way of life without losing herself? A journey through tradition, doubt and trust. >13:00 - 14:55
The Secret Reading Club of Kabul
The Secret Reading Club of Kabul
Shakiba Adil, Elina Hirvonen
In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, where women are denied the right to study, work, and speak freely, a group of young women secretly form a reading club. Inspired by Anne Frank, they start writing their own diaries and documenting their lives, as a timeless defence of humanity, >16:00 - 17:40
Shakiba Adil, Elina Hirvonen
In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, where women are denied the right to study, work, and speak freely, a group of young women secretly form a reading club. Inspired by Anne Frank, they start writing their own diaries and documenting their lives, as a timeless defence of humanity, >16:00 - 17:40
Filmarträff with Fan Sissoko and Anna Mantzaris
Grab a drink and enjoy an intimate conversation with directors Fan Sissoko (Sundruð) and Anna Mantzaris (PLEASE). Together, they will share insights into their creative journeys, the art of animation and the possibilities and challenges of international >
17:00 - 18:30
Grab a drink and enjoy an intimate conversation with directors Fan Sissoko (Sundruð) and Anna Mantzaris (PLEASE). Together, they will share insights into their creative journeys, the art of animation and the possibilities and challenges of international >
free with sign up
17:00 - 18:30
La belle année
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, Miss S. And as her list of duties never seems to diminish, an intense desire grows >17:30 - 19:25
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, Miss S. And as her list of duties never seems to diminish, an intense desire grows >17:30 - 19:25
Nordic Short Film Package: Common Ground
This programme explores how we seek community, identity and shared humanity in places that are delightfully messy, awkward or rapidly changing. From the wet, mosquito-bitten realities of a remote solstice celebration to the tense but unifying humour of a cross-cultural ritual, >
17:30 - 19:10
This programme explores how we seek community, identity and shared humanity in places that are delightfully messy, awkward or rapidly changing. From the wet, mosquito-bitten realities of a remote solstice celebration to the tense but unifying humour of a cross-cultural ritual, >
17:30 - 19:10
Let's Talk...Faces of Resistance
The Secret Reading Club of Kabul takes us inside the homes of young Afghan women who through secretly studying, meeting and recording they become part of a daily resistance from the State that oppresses them.
What does resistance look like when you are not allowed >
17:45 - 18:45
The Secret Reading Club of Kabul takes us inside the homes of young Afghan women who through secretly studying, meeting and recording they become part of a daily resistance from the State that oppresses them.
What does resistance look like when you are not allowed >
17:45 - 18:45
Vedistan
Vedistan
Maciej Kalymon
A hypnotic road movie taking us through Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. As the first Swedish band ever to tour Central Asia, instrumental rock band VED bring their immersive, genre-defying sound to festivals, theatres and museums. Collaborating with local >19:00 - 20:30
Maciej Kalymon
A hypnotic road movie taking us through Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. As the first Swedish band ever to tour Central Asia, instrumental rock band VED bring their immersive, genre-defying sound to festivals, theatres and museums. Collaborating with local >19:00 - 20:30
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. Along the way she meets an arms collector, sings karaoke, and learns to shoot, >19:30 - 21:10
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. Along the way she meets an arms collector, sings karaoke, and learns to shoot, >19:30 - 21:10
Nordic Short Film Package: Ctrl + Alt + Delete
Sometimes life glitches so hard your only option is a forced hard reset, and this programme brings together five stories that capture moments when internal systems short-circuit.
Whether it’s a locksmith facing a sudden moral error-message (Best Practice), a marriage >
19:30 - 21:15
Sometimes life glitches so hard your only option is a forced hard reset, and this programme brings together five stories that capture moments when internal systems short-circuit.
Whether it’s a locksmith facing a sudden moral error-message (Best Practice), a marriage >
19:30 - 21:15
Little Sinner
Little Sinner
Thomas Papapetros
In Damascus in 2007, journalism student Daro enters a sham engagement to protect her family, only to be trapped in a brutal, forced marriage. With help from her Danish boyfriend, she escapes to Denmark. However, the Syrian civil war triggers her repressed trauma, driving her to >20:00 - 21:55
Thomas Papapetros
In Damascus in 2007, journalism student Daro enters a sham engagement to protect her family, only to be trapped in a brutal, forced marriage. With help from her Danish boyfriend, she escapes to Denmark. However, the Syrian civil war triggers her repressed trauma, driving her to >20:00 - 21:55
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, the bonds that once united them are put to the test. An intimate coming-of-age >20:15 - 22:05
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, the bonds that once united them are put to the test. An intimate coming-of-age >20:15 - 22:05
Concert: VED
For years, VED's tour to Central Asia has lived on as an urban legend in Malmö. Now the film Vedistan finally hits the screen at Hypnos Theatre and the band completes the night with a concert at Brogatan.
Malmö music collective VED fuse the pulse of post-punk with free >
22:00 - 23:00
For years, VED's tour to Central Asia has lived on as an urban legend in Malmö. Now the film Vedistan finally hits the screen at Hypnos Theatre and the band completes the night with a concert at Brogatan.
Malmö music collective VED fuse the pulse of post-punk with free >
22:00 - 23:00
Library Screening: Traces of the Unseen
This poetic, experimental programme of three short films explores memory, migration and ancestry. Through the sensory triggers of sound and smell, these films map homes that exist primarily in exile. From the auditory bridge of Daughter to the diasporic longing of The Scent of >
12:00 - 16:00
This poetic, experimental programme of three short films explores memory, migration and ancestry. Through the sensory triggers of sound and smell, these films map homes that exist primarily in exile. From the auditory bridge of Daughter to the diasporic longing of The Scent of >
free
12:00 - 16:00
Breakfast Screening: Nordic Short Film Package: Ctrl + Alt + Delete
Sometimes life glitches so hard your only option is a forced hard reset, and this programme brings together five stories that capture moments when internal systems short-circuit.
Whether it’s a locksmith facing a sudden moral error-message (Best Practice), a >
10:00 - 11:45
Sometimes life glitches so hard your only option is a forced hard reset, and this programme brings together five stories that capture moments when internal systems short-circuit.
Whether it’s a locksmith facing a sudden moral error-message (Best Practice), a >
10:00 - 11:45
Breakfast Screening: Nordic Short Film Package: The Weight We Carry Together
This selection of shorts unpacks what words like “home” and "safety” actually mean when we choose not to face a loud, chaotic world alone. A sanctuary can be a physical structure, a maternal instinct or a fleeting state of mind – but as these films demonstrate, the >
10:30 - 12:10
This selection of shorts unpacks what words like “home” and "safety” actually mean when we choose not to face a loud, chaotic world alone. A sanctuary can be a physical structure, a maternal instinct or a fleeting state of mind – but as these films demonstrate, the >
10:30 - 12:10
Death of a Fantastic Machine
Death of a Fantastic Machine
Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck
A visual essay examining how cameras and their economic exploitation shape our perception of reality, fueling political division in today’s media-saturated world. >11:00 - 15:00
Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck
A visual essay examining how cameras and their economic exploitation shape our perception of reality, fueling political division in today’s media-saturated world. >
free
11:00 - 15:00
Digitaliseum: HOMAGE
Filmmaker and visual artist Sabina Jacobsson presents four short films paying homage to Ingmar Bergman, David Hockney, Arnold Haukeland and David Lynch. Moving between memory, place and perception, the films explore artistic legacy and human experience through poetic >
12:00 - 16:00
Filmmaker and visual artist Sabina Jacobsson presents four short films paying homage to Ingmar Bergman, David Hockney, Arnold Haukeland and David Lynch. Moving between memory, place and perception, the films explore artistic legacy and human experience through poetic >
free
12:00 - 16:00
Library Screening: Traces of the Unseen
This poetic, experimental programme of three short films explores memory, migration and ancestry. Through the sensory triggers of sound and smell, these films map homes that exist primarily in exile. From the auditory bridge of Daughter to the diasporic longing of The Scent of >
12:00 - 16:00
This poetic, experimental programme of three short films explores memory, migration and ancestry. Through the sensory triggers of sound and smell, these films map homes that exist primarily in exile. From the auditory bridge of Daughter to the diasporic longing of The Scent of >
free
12:00 - 16:00
Island Nation
Eyríki
Nikolai Galitzine
A love letter to a remote Arctic community going through upheaval, depopulation and climate change. >13:00 - 14:50
Nikolai Galitzine
A love letter to a remote Arctic community going through upheaval, depopulation and climate change. >13:00 - 14:50
Birita
Birita
Búi Egason Dam
A family of theatre-makers attempts to stage a play, casting the mother – an actress living with severe Alzheimer's – in the lead role. >13:30 - 15:20
Búi Egason Dam
A family of theatre-makers attempts to stage a play, casting the mother – an actress living with severe Alzheimer's – in the lead role. >13:30 - 15:20
The Secret Reading Club of Kabul
The Secret Reading Club of Kabul
Shakiba Adil, Elina Hirvonen
In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, where women are denied the right to study, work, and speak freely, a group of young women secretly form a reading club. Inspired by Anne Frank, they start writing their own diaries and documenting their lives, as a timeless defence of humanity, >14:00 - 15:55
Shakiba Adil, Elina Hirvonen
In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, where women are denied the right to study, work, and speak freely, a group of young women secretly form a reading club. Inspired by Anne Frank, they start writing their own diaries and documenting their lives, as a timeless defence of humanity, >14:00 - 15:55
The Tingbjerg Experiment
Tingbjerg-eksperimentet
Louise Detlefsen
For years, Tingbjerg has been labelled a ‘tough ghetto’. Now it’s the site of a social experiment: families from the well-educated, white middle class are hand-picked to buy newly built houses in Tingbjerg at a reduced price – and with a clause binding them to the area >14:00 - 15:25
Louise Detlefsen
For years, Tingbjerg has been labelled a ‘tough ghetto’. Now it’s the site of a social experiment: families from the well-educated, white middle class are hand-picked to buy newly built houses in Tingbjerg at a reduced price – and with a clause binding them to the area >14:00 - 15:25
8000: An Art Odyssey
Anssi Kasitonnin maailma
Sami Sänpäkkilä
Anssi does everything his own way, and preferably with his own hands. We follow the Finnish Ars Fennica awarded artist Anssi 8000 while he prepares for the biggest exhibition of his life at Kunsthalle Helsinki, films a French language short film with dreams of winning an Oscar >15:30 - 17:05
Sami Sänpäkkilä
Anssi does everything his own way, and preferably with his own hands. We follow the Finnish Ars Fennica awarded artist Anssi 8000 while he prepares for the biggest exhibition of his life at Kunsthalle Helsinki, films a French language short film with dreams of winning an Oscar >15:30 - 17:05
Let's Talk...Who Shapes the City?
Presented and organised by Föreningen Norden and Nordisk Panorama.
Cities and neighbourhoods are a mirror of society. They can expose social and economic inequalities, but also be a place of community and belonging. How are Nordic cities shaping community building and >
15:30 - 16:30
Presented and organised by Föreningen Norden and Nordisk Panorama.
Cities and neighbourhoods are a mirror of society. They can expose social and economic inequalities, but also be a place of community and belonging. How are Nordic cities shaping community building and >
free
15:30 - 16:30
In Cod We Trust
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 brought together by fish and nature. With an observational camera and closely heard >15:30 - 17:15
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 brought together by fish and nature. With an observational camera and closely heard >15:30 - 17:15
New Nordic Voice Short Film Package: Out of Reach
Mapping the invisible, often painful networks of human attachment, this programme gathers an emotionally raw and formally diverse selection of short films. From the suffocating grip of romantic obsession to the agonising separation of a prison visiting room, these films look >
16:00 - 17:40
Mapping the invisible, often painful networks of human attachment, this programme gathers an emotionally raw and formally diverse selection of short films. From the suffocating grip of romantic obsession to the agonising separation of a prison visiting room, these films look >
16:00 - 17:40
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. Along the way she meets an arms collector, sings karaoke, and learns to shoot, >16:15 - 17:55
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. Along the way she meets an arms collector, sings karaoke, and learns to shoot, >16:15 - 17:55
If Luck Will Come
If Luck Will Come
Camille Bildsøe
Childhood ends at fourteen for Afghan children under Taliban rule. In a countdown from the age of twelve to fourteen, Zahra and Zalgai insist on playing as silence and duty close in, turning the circus they love into their last act of defiance before childhood disappears. >18:00 - 19:50
Camille Bildsøe
Childhood ends at fourteen for Afghan children under Taliban rule. In a countdown from the age of twelve to fourteen, Zahra and Zalgai insist on playing as silence and duty close in, turning the circus they love into their last act of defiance before childhood disappears. >18:00 - 19:50
Homesick
Hjemsøgt
Taekyung Tanja Inwol Sørensen
The film follows the director’s story as an adoptee. Set between Denmark’s windswept west coast and the mountains of South Korea, it traces the story of a Danish family hiding domestic violence behind its facade. It imagines the other lives that were erased or, could have >18:15 - 20:00
Taekyung Tanja Inwol Sørensen
The film follows the director’s story as an adoptee. Set between Denmark’s windswept west coast and the mountains of South Korea, it traces the story of a Danish family hiding domestic violence behind its facade. It imagines the other lives that were erased or, could have >18:15 - 20:00
Nordic Short Film Package: Beneath the Surface
Exploring the friction between our civilised facades and our most primal, isolated and absurd impulses. This boundary-pushing selection of shorts takes us into dark rooms, exclusive subcultures and the claustrophobic confines of the human mind, charting the exact moment where >
18:15 - 20:15
Exploring the friction between our civilised facades and our most primal, isolated and absurd impulses. This boundary-pushing selection of shorts takes us into dark rooms, exclusive subcultures and the claustrophobic confines of the human mind, charting the exact moment where >
18:15 - 20:15
Pub Crawl Cinema
Follow the trail of our pop-up cinema as we take over bars across the city!
At every bar, we’ll screen a brilliant short film reflecting the unpredictable, communal energy of a night out—with just enough time for you to order a drink before we head to the >
19:00 - 22:05
Follow the trail of our pop-up cinema as we take over bars across the city!
At every bar, we’ll screen a brilliant short film reflecting the unpredictable, communal energy of a night out—with just enough time for you to order a drink before we head to the >
free/sign up
19:00 - 22:05
P*rn Fest Preview: An Explicit Film Screening
Sexiness takes centre stage in this specially curated selection of erotic and explicit films from across the Nordic region.
From (farm boys) to (sleeping beauties), this collaboration with Fennek Film is turning the heat up, adding a hint of the sensual, the >
20:00 - 21:30
Sexiness takes centre stage in this specially curated selection of erotic and explicit films from across the Nordic region.
From (farm boys) to (sleeping beauties), this collaboration with Fennek Film is turning the heat up, adding a hint of the sensual, the >
20:00 - 21:30
Frost Without Snow and Ice
Frost uten snø og is
Asgeir Helgestad
For ten years, a filmmaker follows polar bear Frost – a mother struggling to raise her cubs in a rapidly changing Arctic. A story of survival and love, conflict and loss from Svalbard, the fastest-warming place on Earth. >20:30 - 22:40
Asgeir Helgestad
For ten years, a filmmaker follows polar bear Frost – a mother struggling to raise her cubs in a rapidly changing Arctic. A story of survival and love, conflict and loss from Svalbard, the fastest-warming place on Earth. >20:30 - 22:40
HOT SHOTS PARTY!
Some like it hot. We prefer it blazing.
Pulsating dance floors, karaoke, erotica, and rebirth. Fiery arias and a Scoville scale off the charts. This is the night we rise from the ashes like a phoenix.
Hosts for the evening are Las Nor Dicks. Packed with glamour and total >
21:00 - 01:00
Some like it hot. We prefer it blazing.
Pulsating dance floors, karaoke, erotica, and rebirth. Fiery arias and a Scoville scale off the charts. This is the night we rise from the ashes like a phoenix.
Hosts for the evening are Las Nor Dicks. Packed with glamour and total >
free
21:00 - 01:00
Breakfast Screening: Nordic Short Film Package: Beneath the Surface
Exploring the friction between our civilised facades and our most primal, isolated and absurd impulses. This boundary-pushing selection of shorts takes us into dark rooms, exclusive subcultures and the claustrophobic confines of the human mind, charting the exact >
10:00 - 11:45
Exploring the friction between our civilised facades and our most primal, isolated and absurd impulses. This boundary-pushing selection of shorts takes us into dark rooms, exclusive subcultures and the claustrophobic confines of the human mind, charting the exact >
10:00 - 11:45
Breakfast Screening: Nordic Short Film Package: Common Ground
This programme explores how we seek community, identity and shared humanity in places that are delightfully messy, awkward or rapidly changing. From the wet, mosquito-bitten realities of a remote solstice celebration to the tense but unifying humour of a cross-cultural >
10:30 - 12:10
This programme explores how we seek community, identity and shared humanity in places that are delightfully messy, awkward or rapidly changing. From the wet, mosquito-bitten realities of a remote solstice celebration to the tense but unifying humour of a cross-cultural >
10:30 - 12:10
Death of a Fantastic Machine
Death of a Fantastic Machine
Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck
A visual essay examining how cameras and their economic exploitation shape our perception of reality, fueling political division in today’s media-saturated world. >11:00 - 15:00
Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck
A visual essay examining how cameras and their economic exploitation shape our perception of reality, fueling political division in today’s media-saturated world. >
free
11:00 - 15:00
Digitaliseum: HOMAGE
Filmmaker and visual artist Sabina Jacobsson presents four short films paying homage to Ingmar Bergman, David Hockney, Arnold Haukeland and David Lynch. Moving between memory, place and perception, the films explore artistic legacy and human experience through poetic >
12:00 - 16:00
Filmmaker and visual artist Sabina Jacobsson presents four short films paying homage to Ingmar Bergman, David Hockney, Arnold Haukeland and David Lynch. Moving between memory, place and perception, the films explore artistic legacy and human experience through poetic >
free
12:00 - 16:00
The Beauty of Errors
Kappale kauneinta Suomea
Jukka Kärkkäinen
The film explores the evolving bond between a father and son. As years pass, their closeness grows. But when Henri chooses a life with his girlfriend, Tero must learn to face his world alone. >13:00 - 14:55
Jukka Kärkkäinen
The film explores the evolving bond between a father and son. As years pass, their closeness grows. But when Henri chooses a life with his girlfriend, Tero must learn to face his world alone. >13:00 - 14:55
In Defense of Self
In Defense of Self
Linn Helene Løken
Through intimate sound recordings, Morten Michelsen shares his life with mental illness – documenting his desperate search for help before being fatally shot by police, captured by his recorder. The reenactment of the investigation of his death reveals the police’s >13:15 - 15:05
Linn Helene Løken
Through intimate sound recordings, Morten Michelsen shares his life with mental illness – documenting his desperate search for help before being fatally shot by police, captured by his recorder. The reenactment of the investigation of his death reveals the police’s >13:15 - 15:05
Writing Life
Giv os en chance
Amanda Seeberg, Andrea Vijgen Strøbæk
Kenni, Sabrina, Cille, Niklas and Sebastian’s life stories have been written by others – by doctors, social workers and correctional facilities. Words that reduce them to diagnoses, numbers and judgments. Now they are given the chance to tell their own story. Over the course >15:20 - 16:30
Amanda Seeberg, Andrea Vijgen Strøbæk
Kenni, Sabrina, Cille, Niklas and Sebastian’s life stories have been written by others – by doctors, social workers and correctional facilities. Words that reduce them to diagnoses, numbers and judgments. Now they are given the chance to tell their own story. Over the course >15:20 - 16:30
This Is Not an Apple
Dette er ikke et eple
Nefise Özkal Lorentzen
After a knife attack by former friends, two Palestinian brothers face a crucial decision: to seek revenge or to offer forgiveness. The Palestinian siblings Reda, Yahya and Maria, live in a Norwegian suburb marked by gang related violence. Their sense of safety is shattered when >15:45 - 17:35
Nefise Özkal Lorentzen
After a knife attack by former friends, two Palestinian brothers face a crucial decision: to seek revenge or to offer forgiveness. The Palestinian siblings Reda, Yahya and Maria, live in a Norwegian suburb marked by gang related violence. Their sense of safety is shattered when >15:45 - 17:35
Bar Screening
Fancy a good film and a cold drink on a hungover Sunday, or after work on a Tuesday?
In the back room of Brogatan, we’ll screen two longer short films that take you inside the worlds of reality TV and OnlyFans. Funny, raw, and female.
Venue: >
16:15 - 16:55
Fancy a good film and a cold drink on a hungover Sunday, or after work on a Tuesday?
In the back room of Brogatan, we’ll screen two longer short films that take you inside the worlds of reality TV and OnlyFans. Funny, raw, and female.
Venue: >
16:15 - 16:55
Nordic Short Film Package: The Weight We Carry Together
This selection of shorts unpacks what words like “home” and "safety” actually mean when we choose not to face a loud, chaotic world alone. A sanctuary can be a physical structure, a maternal instinct or a fleeting state of mind – but as these films >
16:30 - 18:10
This selection of shorts unpacks what words like “home” and "safety” actually mean when we choose not to face a loud, chaotic world alone. A sanctuary can be a physical structure, a maternal instinct or a fleeting state of mind – but as these films >
16:30 - 18:10
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, the bonds that once united them are put to the test. An intimate coming-of-age >17:00 - 18:50
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, the bonds that once united them are put to the test. An intimate coming-of-age >17:00 - 18:50
Frost Without Snow and Ice
Frost uten snø og is
Asgeir Helgestad
For ten years, a filmmaker follows polar bear Frost – a mother struggling to raise her cubs in a rapidly changing Arctic. A story of survival and love, conflict and loss from Svalbard, the fastest-warming place on Earth. >18:00 - 20:10
Asgeir Helgestad
For ten years, a filmmaker follows polar bear Frost – a mother struggling to raise her cubs in a rapidly changing Arctic. A story of survival and love, conflict and loss from Svalbard, the fastest-warming place on Earth. >18:00 - 20:10
New Nordic Voice Short Film Package: For Better, For Worse
Modern life demands constant optimisation, but how do we truly heal? This visceral programme explores the line between performative wellness and genuine release. In Selfcare and Sauna Sickness, the sweat and curation of contemporary rituals become intense psychological >
18:30 - 20:05
Modern life demands constant optimisation, but how do we truly heal? This visceral programme explores the line between performative wellness and genuine release. In Selfcare and Sauna Sickness, the sweat and curation of contemporary rituals become intense psychological >
18:30 - 20:05
A Place in the Ring
En plads i manegen
Anne Svejgård Lund
Katja Schumann is a circus icon struggling to translate her old world into a new time. When the young Liv enters her life, Katja is forced to confront herself in the other. Can she pass on her way of life without losing herself? A journey through tradition, doubt and trust. >19:30 - 21:40
Anne Svejgård Lund
Katja Schumann is a circus icon struggling to translate her old world into a new time. When the young Liv enters her life, Katja is forced to confront herself in the other. Can she pass on her way of life without losing herself? A journey through tradition, doubt and trust. >19:30 - 21:40
Outdoor Screening: Tanken
Once a 1950s petrol station, Tanken is now fuelled by something entirely different.. Nestled between apartment blocks near the sea, it is a space for art, culture, activities and ideas. Tanken is your social shelter.
For this outdoor screening, we celebrate >
19:30 - 21:00
Once a 1950s petrol station, Tanken is now fuelled by something entirely different.. Nestled between apartment blocks near the sea, it is a space for art, culture, activities and ideas. Tanken is your social shelter.
For this outdoor screening, we celebrate >
free
19:30 - 21:00
8000: An Art Odyssey
Anssi Kasitonnin maailma
Sami Sänpäkkilä
Anssi does everything his own way, and preferably with his own hands. We follow the Finnish Ars Fennica awarded artist Anssi 8000 while he prepares for the biggest exhibition of his life at Kunsthalle Helsinki, films a French language short film with dreams of winning an Oscar >20:15 - 21:50
Sami Sänpäkkilä
Anssi does everything his own way, and preferably with his own hands. We follow the Finnish Ars Fennica awarded artist Anssi 8000 while he prepares for the biggest exhibition of his life at Kunsthalle Helsinki, films a French language short film with dreams of winning an Oscar >20:15 - 21:50
Immersive Drag Experience: CULT of the Cyberpunks
We are living through a digital revolution. But where are we going, and who will truly benefit?
CULT of the Cyberpunks is an immersive drag experience that explores the dystopias and utopias that lie before us, and the many possible digital futures >
13:30 - 15:30
We are living through a digital revolution. But where are we going, and who will truly benefit?
CULT of the Cyberpunks is an immersive drag experience that explores the dystopias and utopias that lie before us, and the many possible digital futures >
free
13:30 - 15:30
Library Screening: Traces of the Unseen
This poetic, experimental programme of three short films explores memory, migration and ancestry. Through the sensory triggers of sound and smell, these films map homes that exist primarily in exile. From the auditory bridge of Daughter to the diasporic longing of The Scent of >
09:00 - 15:00
This poetic, experimental programme of three short films explores memory, migration and ancestry. Through the sensory triggers of sound and smell, these films map homes that exist primarily in exile. From the auditory bridge of Daughter to the diasporic longing of The Scent of >
free
09:00 - 15:00
Library Screening: Traces of the Unseen
This poetic, experimental programme of three short films explores memory, migration and ancestry. Through the sensory triggers of sound and smell, these films map homes that exist primarily in exile. From the auditory bridge of Daughter to the diasporic longing of The Scent of >
10:00 - 16:00
This poetic, experimental programme of three short films explores memory, migration and ancestry. Through the sensory triggers of sound and smell, these films map homes that exist primarily in exile. From the auditory bridge of Daughter to the diasporic longing of The Scent of >
free
10:00 - 16:00
Death of a Fantastic Machine
Death of a Fantastic Machine
Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck
A visual essay examining how cameras and their economic exploitation shape our perception of reality, fueling political division in today’s media-saturated world. >11:00 - 15:00
Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck
A visual essay examining how cameras and their economic exploitation shape our perception of reality, fueling political division in today’s media-saturated world. >
free
11:00 - 15:00
Digitaliseum: HOMAGE
Filmmaker and visual artist Sabina Jacobsson presents four short films paying homage to Ingmar Bergman, David Hockney, Arnold Haukeland and David Lynch. Moving between memory, place and perception, the films explore artistic legacy and human experience through poetic >
12:00 - 16:00
Filmmaker and visual artist Sabina Jacobsson presents four short films paying homage to Ingmar Bergman, David Hockney, Arnold Haukeland and David Lynch. Moving between memory, place and perception, the films explore artistic legacy and human experience through poetic >
free
12:00 - 16:00
Library Screening: Traces of the Unseen
This poetic, experimental programme of three short films explores memory, migration and ancestry. Through the sensory triggers of sound and smell, these films map homes that exist primarily in exile. From the auditory bridge of Daughter to the diasporic longing of The Scent of >
12:00 - 16:00
This poetic, experimental programme of three short films explores memory, migration and ancestry. Through the sensory triggers of sound and smell, these films map homes that exist primarily in exile. From the auditory bridge of Daughter to the diasporic longing of The Scent of >
free
12:00 - 16:00
Rúnar Rúnarsson: Retrospective
From his Academy Award-nominated The Last Farm to his most recent success, O, Rúnar Rúnarsson has built a remarkable body of short films that has travelled the world and earned international recognition. >
16:00 - 17:30
From his Academy Award-nominated The Last Farm to his most recent success, O, Rúnar Rúnarsson has built a remarkable body of short films that has travelled the world and earned international recognition. >
16:00 - 17:30
Little Sinner
Little Sinner
Thomas Papapetros
In Damascus in 2007, journalism student Daro enters a sham engagement to protect her family, only to be trapped in a brutal, forced marriage. With help from her Danish boyfriend, she escapes to Denmark. However, the Syrian civil war triggers her repressed trauma, driving her to >16:30 - 18:25
Thomas Papapetros
In Damascus in 2007, journalism student Daro enters a sham engagement to protect her family, only to be trapped in a brutal, forced marriage. With help from her Danish boyfriend, she escapes to Denmark. However, the Syrian civil war triggers her repressed trauma, driving her to >16:30 - 18:25
Homesick
Hjemsøgt
Taekyung Tanja Inwol Sørensen
The film follows the director’s story as an adoptee. Set between Denmark’s windswept west coast and the mountains of South Korea, it traces the story of a Danish family hiding domestic violence behind its facade. It imagines the other lives that were erased or, could have >17:30 - 19:15
Taekyung Tanja Inwol Sørensen
The film follows the director’s story as an adoptee. Set between Denmark’s windswept west coast and the mountains of South Korea, it traces the story of a Danish family hiding domestic violence behind its facade. It imagines the other lives that were erased or, could have >17:30 - 19:15
This Is Not an Apple
Dette er ikke et eple
Nefise Özkal Lorentzen
After a knife attack by former friends, two Palestinian brothers face a crucial decision: to seek revenge or to offer forgiveness. The Palestinian siblings Reda, Yahya and Maria, live in a Norwegian suburb marked by gang related violence. Their sense of safety is shattered when >19:00 - 20:50
Nefise Özkal Lorentzen
After a knife attack by former friends, two Palestinian brothers face a crucial decision: to seek revenge or to offer forgiveness. The Palestinian siblings Reda, Yahya and Maria, live in a Norwegian suburb marked by gang related violence. Their sense of safety is shattered when >19:00 - 20:50
The Beauty of Errors
Kappale kauneinta Suomea
Jukka Kärkkäinen
The film explores the evolving bond between a father and son. As years pass, their closeness grows. But when Henri chooses a life with his girlfriend, Tero must learn to face his world alone. >19:45 - 21:40
Jukka Kärkkäinen
The film explores the evolving bond between a father and son. As years pass, their closeness grows. But when Henri chooses a life with his girlfriend, Tero must learn to face his world alone. >19:45 - 21:40
Live Audiovisual Performance: Oona Libens & Natalia Kozieł-Kalliomäki
An evening of two expanded cinema performances exploring the tactile nature of projection. This unique double-bill features Oona Libens’ Box Emitting Light, an intimate piece exploring light textures through a custom three-lens projector. Following Oona, Natalia >
20:15 - 21:30
An evening of two expanded cinema performances exploring the tactile nature of projection. This unique double-bill features Oona Libens’ Box Emitting Light, an intimate piece exploring light textures through a custom three-lens projector. Following Oona, Natalia >
20:15 - 21:30
Island Nation
Eyríki
Nikolai Galitzine
A love letter to a remote Arctic community going through upheaval, depopulation and climate change. >16:00 - 17:35
Nikolai Galitzine
A love letter to a remote Arctic community going through upheaval, depopulation and climate change. >16:00 - 17:35
Library Screening: Traces of the Unseen
This poetic, experimental programme of three short films explores memory, migration and ancestry. Through the sensory triggers of sound and smell, these films map homes that exist primarily in exile. From the auditory bridge of Daughter to the diasporic longing of The Scent of >
09:00 - 15:00
This poetic, experimental programme of three short films explores memory, migration and ancestry. Through the sensory triggers of sound and smell, these films map homes that exist primarily in exile. From the auditory bridge of Daughter to the diasporic longing of The Scent of >
free
09:00 - 15:00
Death of a Fantastic Machine
Death of a Fantastic Machine
Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck
A visual essay examining how cameras and their economic exploitation shape our perception of reality, fueling political division in today’s media-saturated world. >11:00 - 15:00
Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck
A visual essay examining how cameras and their economic exploitation shape our perception of reality, fueling political division in today’s media-saturated world. >
free
11:00 - 15:00
Library Screening: Traces of the Unseen
This poetic, experimental programme of three short films explores memory, migration and ancestry. Through the sensory triggers of sound and smell, these films map homes that exist primarily in exile. From the auditory bridge of Daughter to the diasporic longing of The Scent of >
14:00 - 18:00
This poetic, experimental programme of three short films explores memory, migration and ancestry. Through the sensory triggers of sound and smell, these films map homes that exist primarily in exile. From the auditory bridge of Daughter to the diasporic longing of The Scent of >
free
14:00 - 18:00
Bar Screening
Fancy a good film and a cold drink on a hungover Sunday, or after work on a Tuesday?
In the back room of Brogatan, we’ll screen two longer short films that take you inside the worlds of reality TV and OnlyFans. Funny, raw, and female.
Venue: >
17:30 - 18:20
Fancy a good film and a cold drink on a hungover Sunday, or after work on a Tuesday?
In the back room of Brogatan, we’ll screen two longer short films that take you inside the worlds of reality TV and OnlyFans. Funny, raw, and female.
Venue: >
17:30 - 18:20
Nordic Dance Off & Awards After Party 2026
One last celebration before we say goodbye! Join us for a drink, a toast and the famous Nordic Dance Off, where the Nordic countries compete for the travelling trophy.
Everyone is welcome, dance skills are optional and passports are unnecessary. Just choose your favourite >
22:00 - 01:00
One last celebration before we say goodbye! Join us for a drink, a toast and the famous Nordic Dance Off, where the Nordic countries compete for the travelling trophy.
Everyone is welcome, dance skills are optional and passports are unnecessary. Just choose your favourite >
free
22:00 - 01:00
Mr. Nobody against Putin
Mr. Nobody mod Putin
Pavel Talankin, David Borenstein
Pavel Talankin, a beloved Russian primary school teacher is reluctantly drawn into Putin’s propaganda machine after Russia invades Ukraine. Forced to promote state messages and horrified by the transformation of his school, he struggles with guilt and powerlessness. As the >13:00 - 14:30
Pavel Talankin, David Borenstein
Pavel Talankin, a beloved Russian primary school teacher is reluctantly drawn into Putin’s propaganda machine after Russia invades Ukraine. Forced to promote state messages and horrified by the transformation of his school, he struggles with guilt and powerlessness. As the >13:00 - 14:30
Library Screening: Traces of the Unseen
This poetic, experimental programme of three short films explores memory, migration and ancestry. Through the sensory triggers of sound and smell, these films map homes that exist primarily in exile. From the auditory bridge of Daughter to the diasporic longing of The Scent of >
14:00 - 18:00
This poetic, experimental programme of three short films explores memory, migration and ancestry. Through the sensory triggers of sound and smell, these films map homes that exist primarily in exile. From the auditory bridge of Daughter to the diasporic longing of The Scent of >
free
14:00 - 18:00
Awards Gala 2026
This is the night we celebrate the creativity and talent of this year’s filmmakers. Join us at Malmö City Hall for the Nordisk Panorama Awards Gala, where every featured filmmaker is honoured and this year’s award winners are revealed. >
19:00 - 21:40
This is the night we celebrate the creativity and talent of this year’s filmmakers. Join us at Malmö City Hall for the Nordisk Panorama Awards Gala, where every featured filmmaker is honoured and this year’s award winners are revealed. >
invitation only
19:00 - 21:40
Digitaliseum: HOMAGE
Filmmaker and visual artist Sabina Jacobsson presents four short films paying homage to Ingmar Bergman, David Hockney, Arnold Haukeland and David Lynch. Moving between memory, place and perception, the films explore artistic legacy and human experience through poetic >
12:00 - 16:00
Filmmaker and visual artist Sabina Jacobsson presents four short films paying homage to Ingmar Bergman, David Hockney, Arnold Haukeland and David Lynch. Moving between memory, place and perception, the films explore artistic legacy and human experience through poetic >
free
12:00 - 16:00
Surprise Screening - Winning Films: Best Nordic Short Film & Best Nordic Documentary
Leave your watchlist behind. This screening is dedicated to the unknown: the festival’s award-winning films, revealed only after the juries have made their final decisions. All you need is a ticket and a little curiosity. >
17:45 - 19:30
Leave your watchlist behind. This screening is dedicated to the unknown: the festival’s award-winning films, revealed only after the juries have made their final decisions. All you need is a ticket and a little curiosity. >
17:45 - 19:30
Surprise Screening - Winning Film: New Nordic Voice
Leave your watchlist behind. This screening is dedicated to the unknown: the festival’s award-winning films, revealed only after the juries have made their final decisions. All you need is a ticket and a little curiosity.
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20:15 - 22:00
Leave your watchlist behind. This screening is dedicated to the unknown: the festival’s award-winning films, revealed only after the juries have made their final decisions. All you need is a ticket and a little curiosity.
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