DAE Talent Encouragement Award
This year, we are happy to offer a unique opportunity for our Wildcard participants.
Nordisk Panorama is partnering with the Documentary Association of Europe (DAE) to present the DAE Talent Encouragement Award—an initiative designed to uplift bold, emerging voices in the documentary field.
One of our five Wildcard directors will be selected to receive this distinction, which includes a personalised mentoring session with Zeynep Güzel, — one of the most renowned consultants in the international documentary community.
In addition, the awardee will receive a one-year membership to DAE, granting access to a wide range of benefits including online sessions, discounted festival passes, and a variety of valuable professional development opportunities tailored for documentary filmmakers.
The 2025 selected Wildcards are:
LÝRIKK
selected by the Icelandic Film Centre
Directed by Ásta Júlía Guðjónsdóttir & Haukur M. Hrafnsson
Produced by Hallur Örn Árnason (Noumena Films)
Logline: Journey into the hidden world of rímur singers and poets, where we explore how this ancient tradition beats through the heart of our country today.
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
selected by the Norwegian Film Institute
Directed and produced by Mary Nunpau Hasavari (Matches Films)
Logline: Two Iranian women from different corners of the world meet through the internet and become close friends, together they create a utopian Iran.
The Days I Will Forget
selected by the Swedish Film Institute
Directed by Morgane Dziurla-Petit
Produced by Paul Blomgren (GötaFilm AB)
Logline: A filmmaker creates a time loop to force her alcoholic father to change. As he relives the same day, she realizes she might be the one in a loop.
The Runaway Brain
selected by Finnish Film Foundation
Directed by Sanna Liinamaa
Produced by Jorma Kaulanen (Kajo Productions)
Logline: Nikke Liinamaa’s brain escapes and leads the viewer through a hand-drawn inner world blending animation and creative documentary.
We Are Not Leaving
selected by the Danish Film Institute
Directed by Christina Ammundsen
Produced by Sara Stockmann & Line Aas Sørensen (Sonntag Pictures ApS)
Logline: How do you continue living and build a new everyday life in the midst of war?
