Nordic Award Winners 2021
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Denmark
A TREATISE OF THE HUMAN ANIMAL N°38: HEARTACHE by Jacob Møller
Mid-Length Award at Flatpack Festival in UK
A Writer Named Tove (Tove i stykker) by Sami Saif & Peter Lopes Andersson
Best Short Film (Documentary) at Robertprisen in Denmark
Dark Blossom (Klub Kranium) by Frigge Fri
POLITIKEN DANISH:DOX AWARD at at CPH:DOX in Denmark
Flee (Flugt) by Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Grand Jury Prize – World Cinema Documentary Competition at Sundance Film Festival in USA
Dragon Award Best Nordic Documentary at Göteborg Film Festival in Sweden
Second Runner Up People’s Choice Award: Documentaries at Toronto International Film Festival in Canada
City of Malmö’s Audience Award at Nordisk Panorama 2021
Nordic Council Film Prize by the Nordic Council
Best Documentary at The Gotham Awards in USA
European University Film Award & European Animated Feature Film & European Documentary at the European Film Awards
Best Documentary – Prix Arte at European Film Awards (2022)
Best Foreign Film at the Guldbagge Awards in Sweden
He’s My Brother by Cille Hannibal & Christine Hanber
Special Mention NORDIC:DOX AWARD at CPH:DOX in Denmark
In The Blink Of An Eye (Uden At Blinke) by Katrine Brocks
Best Short Film (Fiction) at Robertprisen in Denmark
Our Memory Belongs to Us by Rami Farah & co-director Signe Byrge Sørensen
Special Mention DOX:AWARD at CPH:DOX in Denmark
President by Camilla Nielsson
World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Vérité Filmmaking at Sundance Film Festival in USA
SHERGAR by Cora McKenna
Best Nordic Animation at Minimalen in Norway
Skál by Cecilie Debell & Maria Tórgarð
New Nordic Voice at Nordisk Panorama 2021
The Fence (Hegn) by Hilke Rönnfeldt
Best Nordic Short at Minimalen in Norway (2022)
The Hangman at Home by Michelle and Uri Kranot
Best short film at Krakow Film Festival in Poland
Best Nordic Animation and Art film at Minimalen in Norway (2022)
The Letter Room by Elvira Lind
Nominated for Best Live-Action Short Film at Academy Awards in USA
The Mole: Undercover in North Korea (Muldvarpen – Undercover i Nordkorea) by Mads Brügger
Best Documentary at Robertprisen in Denmark
Turned (Natsværmer) by Anders Walter
Youth Award and Audience Award at Odense Film Festival in Denmark
Finland
All Tender Things by Tatu Pohjavirta
Prize of the Youth Jury at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
EATNAMEAMET – Our Silent Struggle by Suvi West
The Church Media Foundation Prize at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Audience Award at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Ellipsis by Marjo Levlin
Risto Jarva Award at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Halpoja Tahrojam by Marlena Martikainen
Student Award at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Hiljaisuus by Saara Hakkarainen
Special Prize in the National Competion Under 30 minutes at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
How to Kill a Cloud (Pilvet) by Tuija Halttunen
Testimonies Award at Ji.Hlava IDFF in Czech Republic
A People’s Radio – Ballads From a Wooded Country (Kansanradio – Runonlaulajien Maa) by Virpi Suutari
Tampere Nominee for European Audience Award at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Lost Boys by Joonas Neuvonen & Sadri Cetinkaya
Main Prize in the National Competion over 30 minutes at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Päätös N:O 30001 by Samuel Häkkinen & Henna Välkky
Special Mention – Prize of the Youth Jury at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
School of Hope by Mohamed El Aboudi
Special Prize in the National Competion over 30 minutes at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
The Fantastic by Maija Blåfield
Best Nordic Short Film at Minimalen in Norway
Where to Land by Sawandi Groskind
Main Prize in the National Competion Under 30 minutes at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Iceland
A Song Called Hate by Anna Hildur Hildibrandsdottir
Oslo Grand Prix at Oslo Pix in Norway
Yes-People (Já-Fólkið )by Gísli Darri Halldórsson
Nominated for Best Animated Short Film at Academy Awards in USA
Norway
Do Not Split by Anders Hammer
Nominated for Best Short Documentary Subject at Academy Awards in USA
HAVE A NICE DAY FOREVER by Tatiana Delaunay
Special Mention – Best Nordic Documentary at Minimalen in Norway (2022)
HVORFOR ER DU SVART? by Julie Skaufel
Gnist-Award at The Norwegian Short Film Festival in Norway
Mamma by Aslak Danbolt
Terje Vigen Award at The Norwegian Short Film Festival in Norway
Om litt by Sylvia LeFanu
Film Critic’s Award at The Norwegian Short Film Festival in Norway
Play Schengen by Gunhild Enger
Honorable Mention Gullstolen for Best Norwegian Short Film at The Norwegian Short Film Festival in Norway
Best Norwegian Short at Minimalen in Norway (2022)
SOFIA, EN SOMMER by Eivind Landsvik
Film Critic’s Award at The Norwegian Short Film Festival in Norway
Stories from the Shower (Fortellinger fra dusjen) by Teresia Fant
Young Nordic – Children’s Choice Award at Nordisk Panorama 2021
Best Nordic Documentary at Minimalen in Norway (2022)
The Affected (De berørte) by Rikke Gregersen
Best Nordic Fiction at Minimalen in Norway
Young & Afraid (Nattebarn) by Sverre Kvamme & Petter Aaberg
Special Mention – New Nordic Voice at Nordisk Panorama 2021
What is A Woman? (Hva er en kvinne?) by Marin Håskjold
Best Norwegian Short Film at Minimalen in Norway
The Wonders Beneath the Sea by Ellen Ugelstad
Gullstolen for Best Norwegian Short Film at The Norwegian Short Film Festival in Norway
Sweden
A Legacy of Horses by Jessica Karlsson and Annika Karlsson
Best Short Film at Guldbaggen in Sweden
A Long Protracted Scene of an Accident (En Lång Utdragen Olyckshändelse) by Lars Henrik Andersson & Lisa Rydberg
Best Swedish Short Film at Uppsala Film Festival in Sweden
Aboli’s Journey (Abolis resa) by Yasaman Sharifmanesh
Best Nordic Documentary at Nordisk Panorama 2021
Alvaret by Maria Eriksson-Hecht
Audience Award at Uppsala Film Festival in Sweden
Children of the Enemy by Gorki Glaser-Müller
FIPRESCI Award – Best Documentary at the Krakow Film Festival in Poland
CIRCLE OF TRUST by Viktor Nyåker
Special Mention – Best Norwegian Short at Minimalen in Norway (2022)
Earth: Muted by Mikael Kristersson & Åsa Ekman & Oscar Hedin
Best Film at SEFF – Smaragdni Eco Film Festival in Croatia
Best Feature Film at Life After Oil Film Festival in Italy
Second Prize at Green Montenegro (Eco Section) International Film Fest in Montenegro
Grand Prix at Matsalu Nature Film Festival in Estonia
Best Documentary at Matera Film Festival in italy
Best Feature Film (Far Off Worlds Section) Cinema Ambiente Avezzno IFF in Italy
EPA by Jakob Arevärn & Fredrik Oskarsson
The Tromsø Palm at The Tromsø International film Festival in Norway
I am Greta by Nathan Grossman
Best Documentary at Guldbaggen in Sweden
Fly So Far (Nuestra libertad) by Celina Escher
Special Mention – New Nordic Voice at Nordisk Panorama 2021
Julia & I by Nina Hobert
NORDIC:DOX AWARD at CPH:DOX in Denmark
Madam You Made My Day by Monne Lindström
Special Mention Uppsala Early Bird at Uppsala Film Festival in Sweden
Man with Doves by Lina Maria Mannheimer
Best Short Film at the Guldbagge Awards in Sweden (2022)
Memories (Minnen) by Kristin Johannessen
HAMBURG SHORT FILM CANDIDATE FOR THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS
Nights and Days in July (Nätter och dagar i juli) by Jana Bringlöv Ekspong
Special Mention (Best Nordic Short Film category) at Nordisk Panorama 2021
PUSH by Fredrik Gertten
Signis Special Prize at Prix Italia in Italy
RADJI by Georg Gøtmark & John Erling Utsi
The Tromsø Palm at Tromsø International Film Festival in Norway
Shower Boys by Christian Zetterberg
The Golden Squirrel at Cinemira in Hungary
Sabaya by Hogir Hirori
Directing Award: World Cinema Documentary at Sundance Film Festival in USA
Jury Prize in the Documentary Competition at the Hong Kong Film Festival
Best Documentary at Stockholm Film Festival in Sweden
Best Documentary at the the Guldbagge Awards in Sweden (2022)
Stay Sane by Amanda Gylling
The World’s Shortest Short Film Award at Stockholm Film Festival in Sweden
Swimmer (Badaren) by Jonatan Etzler
The Fernand Raynaud Award for Best Comedy at International Short Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand in France
The Night Train by Jerry Carlsson
Best Nordic Short Film at Nordisk Panorama 2021
Best Short Film at Festival Internacional de Cine LGBTI+ in Spain
The Expected by Carolina Sandvik
Startsladden (Best Short Film Award) at Göteborg Film Festival in Sweden
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