Nordic Award Winners 2023
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Denmark
A House Made of Splinters by Simon Lereng Wilmont
Winner for Best Short Documentary at Robert Prisen in Denmark
Nominated for Best Documentary at The Academy Awards in USA
Apolonia, Apolonia by Lea Glob
Best Nordic Documentary at Göteborg Film Festival in Sweden
POLITIKEN:DOX AWARD at CPH:DOX in Denmark
Det ottende sakramente by Jahfar Muataz
Nominated for Best Short: Fiction at Robert Prisen in Denmark
En film der måske handler om fremtiden by Josefine Exner
Winner for Best Short Documentary at Robert Prisen in Denmark
Ghosts of Moria by Michael Graversen Florian Elabdi
Nominated for Best Short Documentary at Robert Prisen in Denmark
Hungud by Sara Hjort Ditlevsen
Nominated for Best Short: Fiction at Robert Prisen in Denmark
Ivalu by Anders Walter & Rebecca Pruzan
Nominated for Best Short Film – Live Action at The Academy Awards in USA
Katastrofer by Tone Ottilie
Nominated for Best Short: Fiction at Robert Prisen in Denmark
Mrs. Hansen & the Bad Companions by Jella Bethmann
NORDIC:DOX AWARD at CPH:DOX in Denmark
Nest by Hlynur Pálmason
Winner for Best Short: Fiction at Robert Prisen in Denmark
Best Short at Edda Awards in Iceland
Organiseret vildskab by Phie Ambo
Nominated for Best Short Documentary at Robert Prisen in Denmark
The Dinner (Middagen) by Marco Lawson
Nominated for Best Short: Fiction at Robert Prisen in Denmark
The Hostage Takers by Puk Damsgaard & Søren Klovborg
Special Mention F:ACT AWARD at CPH:DOX in Denmark
The Meatlump by Morten Arnfred
Best Film in the Multiplié Dance Film: Nordic Competition at Minimalen Short Film Festival in Norway
The Mountains by Christian Einshøj
Special Mention POLITIKEN:DOX AWARD at CPH:DOX in Denmark
Best International Feature Documentary Award at Hot Docs in Canada
Vores børnehjem by Ulla Søe
Nominated for Best Short Documentary at Robert Prisen in Denmark
Undersea (Under havet) by Jannik Splidsboel
Nominated for Best Short Documentary at Robert Prisen in Denmark
Finland
A Matter Of Principle (Periaatekysymys) by Anton Lipasti, Eetu Helenius
Special Prize – National Competition at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Blue Note by Pavel Andonov
Prize Of The Youth Jury at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Tampere Nominee For The European Short Film Audience Award at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Student Award at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Blush – An Extraordinary Voyage by Iiti Yli-Harja
Risto Jarva Prize at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Crime Alley by Pekka Johan Paalanen
Sustainability Award Verso at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Echoes Of the Universe – Kaija Saariaho’s Music (Universumin Kaiut) by Riitta Rask
Special Prize (Over 30 minutes) – National Competition at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Hassisen Kone 40 Years Later (Hassisen Kone 40 Vuotta Myöhemmin) by Mika Kaurismäki
Audience Award – National Competition at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Karaoke Paradise (Karaoke Paratíísi) by Einari Paakkanen
Special award in the Baltic Focus category at the ARTDOCFEST (IDFF) in Latvia
Lynx Man by Juha Suonpää
Special Mention – NORDIC:DOX AWARD at CPH:DOX in Denmark
Monica in the South Seas by Sami van Ingen and Mika Taanila
Best Finnish Documentary Film at Docpoint in Finland
Scenic View by Maija Blåfield
Main Prize (Under 30 minutes) – National Competition at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Special Mention – International Competition at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
The Blanket (Lakana) by Teppo Airaksinen
Best Film at Vilnius Short Film Festival in Lithuania
Walks With Me by Kati Kallio
Honourable Mention in the Multiplié Dance Film: Nordic Competition at Minimalen Short Film Festival in Norway
Under Construction (Wanha Markku) by Markus Toivo
Main Prize (Over 30 minutes) – National Competition at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
The Church Media Foundation Prize at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Iceland
Welcome Árni (Velkominn Árni) by Viktoría Hermannsdóttir & Allan Sigurdsson
Best Documentary at Edda Film & TV Awards in Iceland
Norway
Can Somebody Tell Me That Everything Will Be Fine (Kan noen fortelle meg at alt blir bra) by Siri Bråtveit
Best Nordic Art Film at Minimalen Short Film Festival in Norway
From.Beyond by Fredrik Sundsteigen Hana
Honourable Mention for Nordic Documentary at Minimalen Short Film Festival in Norway
Night Ride by Gaute Lid Larssen & Eirik Tveiten
Nominated for Best Short Film – Live Action at The Academy Awards in USA
Penthouse by Vegard Dahle & Line Klungseth Johansen
Best Norwegian Film at Minimalen Short Film Festival in Norway
Shepherd (Hyrden) by Daniel Ardt Nilssen
Best Film – Regional Student Film Competition at Minimalen Short Film Festival in Norway
Sweden
And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine! by Axel Danielson & Maximilien Van Aertryck
World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Creative Vision at Sundance Film Festival in USA
Special Mention for Best Film by the Youth Jury for Generation 14Plus at Berlinale in Germany
All of Our Heartbeats Are Connected Through Exploding Stars by Jennifer Rainsford
Best Sound Design at Guldbaggen in Sweden
Dance My Doll (Dansa min docka) by Jasmijn Kooijman
Nominated for Best Short Film at Guldbaggen in Sweden
Daughters (Döttrar) by Jenifer Malmqvist
Best Editing at Guldbaggen in Sweden
Det Autentiska Jaget by Olof Bendz, Fred Bendz, Peter Malmgren, Simon Folger
Special Mention – International Competition at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Donkeyland (Åsnelandet) by Bahar Pars
Canal+ Award at Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival in France
Eftersörjare by Hanna Högstedt
Draken Film Award at Göteborg Film Festival in Sweden
Gösta Petter-land by Christer Wahlberg
Tempo Short Award at Tempo Documentary Festival in Sweden
How to Save a Dead Friend by Marusya Syroechkovskaya
Tempo Documentary Award at Tempo Documentary Festival in Sweden
Historjá – Stitches for Sapmí (Historjá – Stygn för Sapmí) by Thomas Jackson
Best Documentary and Best Original Music at Guldbaggen in Sweden
Jörgen Hyltes Svåger by Edvin Hallberg & Anton Hellström
Audience Award – Startsladden at Göteborg Film Festival in Sweden
Leila by Fariba Haidari
Honourable Mention Tempo Short Award at Tempo Documentary Festival in Sweden
Little to Big by Ellinor Hallin and Ellen Fiske
Best Short Film at Guldbaggen in Sweden
Madden by Malin Ingrid Johansson
Startsladden Award at Göteborg Film Festival in Sweden
Motherland by Alexander Mihalkovich & Hanna Badziaka
DOX:AWARD at CPH:DOX in Denmark
Nelly & Nadine by Magnus Gertten
Nominated for Best Documentary at Guldbaggen in Sweden
Om sorg by Emelie Löfgren
New Doc Award at Tempo Documentary Festival in Sweden
The Diamond by Vedran Rupic
Best Nordic Film at Minimalen Short Film Festival in Norway
The Scars of Ali Boulala by Max Eriksson
Nominated for Best Documentary at Guldbaggen in Sweden
The Story of Bodri (Historien om Bodri) by Stina Wirsén
Nominated for Best Short Film at Guldbaggen in Sweden
You Can’t Show My Face by Knutte Wester
Best Nordic Documentary at Minimalen Short Film Festival in Norway
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