The winners at the Nordisk Panorama Film Festival 2022 were announced Tuesday 27 September at the award ceremony at Malmö City Hall. In total 64 nominated Nordic documentaries and short films were nominated, and films were awarded across five competition sections. The documentary winners are:
Best Nordic Documentary: Nelly & Nadine by Magnus Gertten, 85 min, Sweden, Belgium, Norway 2022. (Prize: €11,000)
Citation: “This film has succeeded in making alive unknown faces from history, highlighting a deeply human and tender love story. Masterfully using the archive, poetic visual language and approaching its main characters with love and empathy and deep respect. Opening gradually layers of love, memory, identity and friendship, so the voices from the past speak to us in the context of today’s challenges.”
Synopsis: On Christmas Eve, 1944, two women in Ravensbrück concentration camp fall in love. For many years Nelly and Nadine’s lifelong relationship was a secret even to some in their families. When Nelly’s grandchild, Sylvie Bianchi, opens Nelly and Nadine’s previously unseen personal papers and reads Nelly’s diary from the Nazi camp, a remarkable love story emerges.
New Nordic Voice: Moosa Lane by Anita M. Hopland, 87 min, Denmark, Norway, 2022. (Prize: €5,000)
Citation: “The winning film is a visually poetic film that juxtaposes the longing of being free from the bonds of your homeland and the yearning of getting to belong somewhere. The camera is present and insisting and it has many strong and heartwarming moments from everyday life of a family. The filmmaker shows incredible discipline and dedication in her process.”
Synopsis: The life of a child of more than one culture and geography. Over 15 years, director Anita Hopland follows her Pakistani family of 25 people living under the same roof in Karachi. Long stays with the family put her life in Denmark in perspective.
City of Malmö Audience Award: A House Made of Splinters by Simon Lereng Wilmont, 87 min, Denmark, Finland, Ukraine, Sweden, 2022. (Prize: €2,500)
Synopsis: The war in eastern Ukraine is taking a heavy toll on poor families living near the frontline. A group of dedicated social workers looks after children in an orphanage, creating a safe space for them while the authorities and courts decide their future.
