Nordic Award Winners 2025
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Denmark
A Study of Empathy (En Undersøgelse af Empati) by Hilke Rönnfeldt
Nominated for Best Short Film at the Robert Awards in Denmark
As the Tide Comes In (Før stormen) by Juan Palacios & Sofie Husum Johannesen
Nominated for Best Documentary at the Robert Awards in Denmark
Afterwar by Birgitte Stærmose
Nominated for Best Documentary at the Robert Awards in Denmark
Another Without Me (En anden uden mig) by Emilie Fabricius Hacke
Nominated for Best Short Film at the Robert Awards in Denmark
Balomania by Sissel Morell Dargis
Nominated for Best Documentary at the Robert Awards in Denmark
Companion by Nivetha Balasubramaniam
Nominated for Best Short Film at the Robert Awards in Denmark
Echo of You (Ekko af kærlighed) by Zara Zerny
Nominated for Best Documentary at the Robert Awards in Denmark
Mr. Nobody Against Putin by David Borenstein
World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award at Sundance in the USA
Om sorg by Sami Saif
Nominated for Best Short Documentary at Robert Awards in Denmark
Seeking Hwa Sun by Sandra Yi Sencindiver
Nominated for Best Short Film at Robert Awards in Denmark
The Son and the Moon (Min arv bor i dig) by Roja Pakari
Winner of Best Documentary at the Robert Awards in Denmark
Trans Hero by Evo Smilla S. Sidney & Sol Amanda Wendel
Nominated for Best Short Documentary at Robert Awards in Denmark
Tør du drømme om døden? by Smilla Dreinø Khonsari
Nominated for Best Short Documentary at Robert Awards in Denmark
Growing Pains (Vokseværk) by Mikkel Kruse
Nominated for Best Short Documentary at Robert Awards in Denmark
Vores fars sol by Jasper J. Spanning & Rosalinde Mynster
Nominated for Best Short Documentary at Robert Awards in Denmark
Wild Child by Lina Lambæk
Winner of Best Short at Robert Awards in Denmark
Finland
CIRCUS TUOMENTO by Veli Granö
Main Prize in National Competition (Over 30 minutes) at Tampere Film festival in Finland
The Church Media Foundation Prize at Tampere Film festival in Finland
FISH RIVER ANTHOLOGY by Veera Lamminpää
Risto Jarva Prize at Tampere Film festival in Finland
Tampere Nominee for the European Short Film Audience Award at Tampere Film festival in Finland
Sustainability Award Verso at Tampere Film festival in Finland
Tampere Film Festival Student Award at Tampere Film festival in Finland
Special Mentions in National Competition (Under 30 minutes) at Tampere Film festival in Finland
IN MEMORIAM / ISLANDERS by Matleena Jänis
Prize of the Youth Jury at Tampere Film festival in Finland
Special Mentions in National Competition (Under 30 minutes) at Tampere Film festival in Finland
MOTHER OF SNOW CRANES by Iiris Härmä
Special Prize in National Competition (Over 30 minutes) at Tampere Film festival in Finland
PEPPERMINT DIESEL 20% by Mariangela Pluchino
Special Prize in National Competition (Under 30 minutes) at Tampere Film festival in Finland
THE MISFIT by Miikka Poutiainen
Audience Award in National Competition at Tampere Film festival in Finland
UNDERDOG by Marjo Levlin
Main Prize in National Competition (Under 30 minutes) at Tampere Film festival in Finland
Iceland
O by Rúnar Rúnarsson
Audience Award in the International Competition at Tampere Film festival in Finland
Norway
(Coming soon)
Sweden
Cows by Jakob Márky och Kasper Häggström
Startsladden Audience Award at Göteborg Film Festival in Sweden
Deck 5B (Däck 5B) by Malin Ingrid Johansson
Nominated for Best Short Film at Guldbaggen in Sweden
Fear Fokol by Tuva Björk
New Doc Award at Tempo Documentary Festival in Sweden
G – 21 Scenes From Gottsunda (G-21 scener från Gottsunda) by Loran Batti
GULDPIGA award at Guldbaggen in Sweden
Nominated for Best Documentary at Guldbaggen in Sweden
Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989 (Israel Palestina på svensk tv 1958-1989) by Göran Hugo Olsson
Nominated for Best Documentary at Guldbaggen in Sweden
On Hospitality – Layla al Attar and Hotel al Rasheed by Magnus Bärtås & Behzad Khosravi Noori
Nominated for Best Short Film at Guldbaggen in Sweden
Parkerad by Wasima Ayad
Nominated for Best Short Film at Guldbaggen in Sweden
Mormor by Lucien Easton
Honorary Mention for New Doc Award at Tempo Documentary Festival in Sweden
Silver City by Dea Saračević
Tempo Short Award at Tempo Documentary Festival in Sweden
Surviving The Death Committee by Nima Sarvestani
Tempo Documentary Award at Tempo Documentary Festival in Sweden
True Artist by Viktor Johansson
Startsladden Award at Göteborg Film Festival in Sweden
The Building and Burning of a Refugee Camp by Dennis Harvey
Best Short Film at Guldbaggen in Sweden
The Last Journey (Den sista resan) by Filip Hammar & Fredrik Wikingsson
Best Documentary at Guldbaggen in Sweden
Nominated for Best Film at Guldbaggen in Sweden
The New Policy Regarding Homeless Asylum Seekers by Dennis Harvey
Honorary Mention for Tempo Short Award at Tempo Documentary Festival in Sweden
The Road to Nowhere (Vägen till ingenstans) by Johan Palmgren
Nominated for Best Documentary at Guldbaggen in Sweden
Trans Memoria by Victoria Verseau
Dragon Award Best Nordic Documentary at Göteborg Film Festival in Sweden
Honorary Mention for Tempo Documentary Award at Tempo Documentary Festival in Sweden
Yalla Parkour by Areeb Zuaiter
2nd Place – Panorama Audience Award – Documentary at Berlinale in Germany