Nordic Award Winners 2024
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Denmark
A Storm Foretold by Christoffer Guldbrandsen
Nominated for Best Documentary at Bodil Awards in Denmark
A Study of Empathy (En Undersøgelse af Empati) by Hilke Rönnfeldt
Winner of Best Danish Short Award at Odense Film Festival in Denmark
Special Mention for FilmFyn Storyteller Award at Odense Film Festival in Denmark
Nominated for Best Short at Robert Awards in Denmark
An Example (Et Eksempel: Dem På Gulvet) by Selma Sunniva
Winner for Best Short Fiction Film at Robert Awards in Denmark
Another Without Me (En anden uden mig) by Emilie Fabricius Hacke
Nominated for Best Short at Robert Awards in Denmark
Apolonia, Apolonia by Lea Glob
Winner for Best Documentary at Robert Awards in Denmark
Winner for Best Documentary at Bodil Awards in Denmark
Balomania by Sissel Morell Dargis
City of Malmö’s Audience Award at Nordisk Panorama
Audience Award at the São Paulo Film Festival in Brazil
Companion by Nivetha Balasubramaniam
Nominated for Best Short at Robert Awards in Denmark
Death of a Saint by Patricia Bbaale Bandak
Special Jury Prize at Toronto Hot Docs in Canada
Dagen jeg døde by Alexander Rahnami Mannstaedt
Winner for Best Short Documentary at Robert Awards in Denmark
Eternal Father by Ömer Sami
Nominated for Best Short Documentary at Robert Awards in Denmark
Fighting Demons With Dragons (Med drager mod dæmoner )by Camilla Magid
The Silver Alexander at Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival in Greece
Youth Jury Award at Nordic Film Days Lübeck in Germany
Get A Grip (Kolde Hænder) by Jonas Robstad Nielsen & Magnus Axelsen
Winner of Audience Award at Odense Film Festival in Denmark
Homeward (På Vej Hjem) by Trine Nadia
Winner of Youth Audience Award at Odense Film Festival in Denmark
Into the Blue by Ömer Sami
Honourable Mention – Best Nordic Short Film at Nordisk Panorama
Intangible by Carl Emil Carlsen (VR)
INTER:ACTIVE Award at CPH:DOX in Denmark
Ivalu by Anders Walter & Rebecca Pruzan
Nominated for Best Short Fiction Film at Robert Awards in Denmark
Just the Usual (Bare Det Sædvanlige) by Nanna Tange
Special Mention for Best Danish Short Award at Odense Film Festival in Denmark
Special Mention for FilmFyn Storyteller Award at Odense Film Festival in Denmark
Knight of Fortune (Ridder Lykke) by Lasse Lyskjær Noer
Nominated for Best Short Film – Live Action at The Academy Awards in USA
Lið við lið by Andrias Høgenni
Nominated for Best Short Fiction Film at Robert Awards in Denmark
Munken by Christian Sønderby Jepsen & Mira Jargil
Nominated for Best Documentary at Robert Awards in Denmark
Nominated for Best Documentary at Bodil Awards in Denmark
Honourable Mention – Best Nordic Documentary at Nordisk Panorama
Music for Black Pigeons by Andreas Koefoed Jørgen Leth
Nominated for Best Documentary at Robert Awards in Denmark
Nominated for Best Documentary at Bodil Awards in Denmark
Once Upon a Time on Twitch by Rikke Nørgaard
Nominated for Best Short Documentary at Robert Awards in Denmark
Puddle (Vandpyt) by Mads Theodor Bonde & Maria-May Backhaus Brown
Winner of Best Danish Animation Short Award at Odense Film Festival in Denmark
Sværddrage by Amalie Maria Nielsen
Nominated for Best Short Fiction Film at Robert Awards in Denmark
Salmon by Mattis Huus Heurlin
Nominated for Best Short Fiction Film at Robert Awards in Denmark
Seeking Hwa Sun by Sandra Yi Sencindiver
Nominated for Best Short at Robert Awards in Denmark
Sit.Play.Stay. by Cecilie Flyger Hansen
Special Mention for Best Documentary Short at Odense Film Festival in Denmark
Winner of Best Danish Documentary Short at Odense Film Festival in Denmark
Soviet Bus Stops by Kristoffer Hegnsvad
Nominated for Best Short Documentary at Robert Awards in Denmark
The Mountains by Christian Einshøj
Nominated for Best Documentary at Robert Awards in Denmark
The Red Bike by Torben Bech
Winner of FilmFyn Storyteller Award at Odense Film Festival in Denmark
The Son and the Moon by Roja Pakariif
NORDIC:DOX Award at CPH:DOX in Denmark
Twice Colonized by Lin Alluna
Nominated for Best Documentary at Robert Awards in Denmark
Nominated for Best Documentary at Bodil Awards in Denmark
Vildkvinde by Pauline Merrildgaard
Nominated for Best Short Documentary at Robert Awards in Denmark
Wild Child by Lina Lambæk
Special Mention for Best Danish Short Award at Odense Film Festival in Denmark
Nominated for Best Short at Robert Awards in Denmark
Finland
Blush – An Extraordinary Voyage by Iiti Yli-Harja
Nominated for Best Short Film at Jussi Awards in Finland
Do No Harm by Satu Majava and Joel Tainio
The Church Media Foundation Prize at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Eila Babushka – The Past is a Foreign Country by Matti Elo
Special Prize (Over 30 minutes) – National Competition at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Every Tom, Dick and Urpo by Karoliina Gröndahl
Special Mention National Competition at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Hard to Break by Anna-Maija Heinonen & Krista Moisio
Main Prize (Over 30 minutes) – National Competition at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Homecoming (Máhccan) by Suvi West & Anssi Kömi
Winner for Best Documentary at Jussi Awards in Finland
How to Please by Elina Talvensaari
Winner for Best Short Film at Jussi Awards in Finland
Special Prize (Under 30 minutes) – National Competition at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Risto Jarva Prize at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Prize of the Youth Jury at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Lasse kaatuu, voi ei! by Risto-Pekka Blom
Main Prize (Under 30 minutes) – National Competition at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
My Father’s Badger by Sameli Muurimäki
Student Award at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Not Withholding Anything From You by Veikko Aaltonen
Audience Award in the National Competition at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Nun or Never! by Heta Jäälinoja
Nominee for the European Short Film Audience Award at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Sustainability Award Verso for the production at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Snowball Effect (Lumipalloefekti) by Pauliina Punkki
Nominated for Best Documentary at Jussi Awards in Finland
Thank You in Your Language by Fabian Munsterhjelm
Nominated for Best Short Film at Jussi Awards in Finland
Under Construction (Wanha Markku) by Markus Toivo
Nominated for Best Documentary at Jussi Awards in Finland
Iceland
Fár by Gunnur Martinsdóttir Schlüter
Shortfish Award at Stockfish Film & Industry Festival in Iceland
Felt Cute (Sætur) by Anna Karín Lárusdóttir
Nominated for Children’s and Youth Production at Edda Film Awards in Iceland
Nominated for Best Short Film at Edda Film Awards in Iceland
Dunhagi 11 by Magnús Leifsson
Nominated for Best Short Film at Edda Film Awards in Iceland
Empath Fridges by Rakel Jónsdóttir
Short Documentary Award at Stockfish Film & Industry Festival in Iceland
Game Over by Salvör Bergmann
Special Mention for Best Icelandic Short at Reykjavík International Film Festival in Iceland
Konni by Þorbjörg Jónsdóttir & Lee Lynch
Nominated for Best Documentary Short Film at Edda Film Awards in Iceland
O by Rúnar Rúnarsson
Nordic & Baltic Short Film Prize at Nordic Film Days Lübeck in Germany
Recipe: Life After Dead (Uppskrift: lífið eftir dauðann) by Bergþóra Ólöf Björnsdóttir
Nominated for Best Documentary Short Film at Edda Film Awards in Iceland
SKULD – For the Love of Cod by Rut Sigurdardottir
Nominated for Best Documentary Film at Edda Film Awards in Iceland
Sorrow Eats the Heart (Sorg etur hjarta) by Haukur Hallsson
Nominated for Best Short Film at Edda Film Awards in Iceland
Super Soldier by Arna Tryggvadóttir
Nominated for Best Documentary Short Film at Edda Film Awards in Iceland
The Bride by Hjördís Jóhannsdóttir
Best Icelandic Short at Reykjavík International Film Festival in Iceland
The Home Game (Heimaleikurinn) by Smari Gunnarsson & Logi Sigursveinsson
Nominated for Best Documentary Film at Edda Film Awards in Iceland
Audience Award at Skjaldborg Documentary Festival in Iceland
Jury Award at Budapest International Documentary Festival in Hungary
Audience Award at Glasgow Film Festival in Scotland
The Day Iceland Stood Still by Pamela Hogan
Documentary Film Prize at Nordic Film Days Lübeck in Germany
Norway
A New Kind of Wilderness by Silje Evensmo Jacobsen
World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary at Sundance Film Festival in USA
A Different Tomorrow Award at Reykjavík International Film Festival in Iceland
Civil Disobedience CT#2 (Sivil ulydighet CT#2) by Thomas Østbye
Terje Vigen Award at Grimstad Kortfilmfestivalen in Norway
Cucumber by Harald Furuholmen
Golden Chair Award (Special Mention) for Best Norwegian Short Film at Grimstad Kortfilmfestivalen in Norway
Homage Au Pair by Kari Holtan
Golden Chair Award for Best Norwegian Short Film at Grimstad Kortfilmfestivalen in Norway
Ibelin by Benjamin Ree
Audience Award: World Cinema Documentary at Sundance Film Festival in USA
Audience Award at Tromsø International Film Festival in Norway
Dragon Award Best Nordic Documentary at Göteborg Film Festival in Sweden
Life is Beautiful (Al Haya Helwa) by Mohamed Jabal
Best Nordic Documentary at Nordisk Panorama
No Other Land by Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor
IDFA NPO Doc Audience Award 2024 at IDFA in the Netherlands
Best documentary prize at the European Film Awards 2024
Project Dad (Projekt Pappa) by Camilla Stefanie Jämting
The Norwegian Film Critics’ Award at Grimstad Kortfilmfestivalen in Norway
The Spark Award at Grimstad Kortfilmfestivalen in Norway
Best New Nordic Voice at Nordisk Panorama
Uppsala Early Bird Award at Uppsala Short Film Festival in Sweden
Punishment (Straff) by Øystein Mamen
Faith in Film Award at Tromsø International Film Festival in Norway
Honourable Mention – New Nordic Voice at Nordisk Panorama
The Tyrant (Tyrannen) by Eirik Svensson
The Hourglass Award at Grimstad Kortfilmfestivalen in Norway
Warrior Heart (Smerteterskel) by Marianne Ulrichsen
Young Nordic Award at Nordisk Panorama
Sweden
2008 Loves You by Nellie Lexfors
Draken Film Award at Göteborg Film Festival in Sweden
Bokstavligt talat by Hedda Keszler
Special Mention – National Competition at Uppsala Short Film Festival in Sweden
Budo by Amanda Aagard & Alexander Toma
Special Jury Mention for Animated Short at Tribeca Film Festival in USA
Death of a Hero (En hjältes död) by Karin Franz Körlof
Winner of Startsladden Award at Göteborg Film Festival in Sweden
Hacking Hate by Simon Klose
Winner of Best Documentary at Tribeca Film Festival in USA
Hotpants by Vera Berggren Wiklund
Winner of Stone City Award 2024 – Best Norrland Short at Filmfest Sundsvall in Sweden
Hypermoon by Mia Engberg
Nominated for Best Documentary at Guldbaggen in Sweden
G – 21 Scenes From Gottsunda (G-21 scener från Gottsunda) by Loran Batti
Special Mention – NORDIC:DOX Award at CPH:DOX in Denmark
Special Mention – NEXT:WAVE Award at CPH:DOX in Denmark
Winner Young People’s Jury Award at RIFF – Reykjavík International Film Festival in Iceland
Game Rules (Spelregler) by Christian Zetterberg
Lucas award for Best International Short at LUCAS in Germany
Schlingel Short Film Award for Best Children’s Film in Germany
I Am the Fire (Jag är elden) by Patrik Eklund
Audience Choice Award for Best Swedish Short at Göteborg Film Festival in Sweden
Audience Award – National Competition at Uppsala Short Film Festival in Sweden
I Think of Silence When I Think of You by Jonelle Twum
Deframed Award at Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg in Germany
Liv by Hillevi Gustafson
Special Mention – Best Swedish Short at Filmfest Sundsvall in Sweden
Leila by Fariba Haidari
Winner for Best Short Film at Guldbaggen in Sweden
Special Mention in the International Competition at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Winner of Best Short Documentary Award at Odense Film Festival in Denmark
Madden by Malin Ingrid Johansson
Nominated for Best Short Film at Guldbaggen in Sweden
SABERTOOTH by Kelly Wedin
Best Swedish Short Film at Uppsala Short Film Festival in Sweden
Samassa veneessä by Mia Malviniemi and Mervi Junkkonen
Winner of Stone City Award 2024 – Best Swedish Short at Filmfest Sundsvall in Sweden
The Mouse Martyr (Musen martyr) by Ylva Ottervald Flygare
Honorable Mention New Doc at Tempo Documentary Festival in Sweden
Om alla bara drar by Karin Wegsjö & Nazira Abzalova
Tempo Documentary Award at Tempo Documentary Festival in Sweden
On Hospitality – Layla al Attar and Hotel al Rasheed by Magnus Bärtås and Behzad Khosravi-Noori
1st Prize by Jury of NRW Ministry of Culture and Science at International Short Film Festival Oberhausen in Germany
The Conquest of Space by Albin Biblom
Tempo Short Award at Tempo Documentary Festival in Sweden
The Gullspång Miracle by Maria Fredriksson
Winner for Best Documentary at Guldbaggen in Sweden
Nominated for Best Film at Guldbaggen in Sweden
The Lovers by Carolina Sandvik
Nominated for Best Short Film at Guldbaggen in Sweden
Best Nordic Short Film at Nordisk Panorama
The Story of Bodri (Historien om Bodri) by Stina Wirsén
CANAL+ Kids Award at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in France
This Film Might Be Wight (Filmen Känns För Vit) by Sebastian Johansson Micci
Special Mention for the Best International Short Award at Odense Film Festival in Denmark
Qualified to the European Film Academy selection
Witness (Vittne) by Ahmad Al Shehabi
New Doc Award at Tempo Documentary Festival in Sweden
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