Band by Álfrún Örnólfsdóttir
Nordisk Panorama 2022 has unveiled the titles for its 5 competition sections: Best Nordic Documentary, Best Nordic Short Film, New Nordic Voice, Young Nordic and the City of Malmö Audience Award. 64 films have been selected out of 433 submissions. The 33rd edition of the festival runs 22–27 September Malmö, Sweden.
“This year’s documentary programme tackles some of the most urgent topics of our time – climate crisis, corruption, war, violation of human rights and women’s rights. There are also films whose universal subject will forever be relevant: first friendship, coming-of-age, love and death,” say doc programmers Gitte Hansen & Hawa Sanneh.
The programmers further point out how the 2022 selection features promising newcomers as well as internationally acclaimed filmmakers, among which are Danish Simon Lereng Wilmont with A House Full of Splinters, Finnish Susanna Helke with Ruthless Times – Songs of Care and Swedish Magnus Gertten with Nelly & Nadine.
Among the newcomers are Icelandic Álfrún Örnólfsdóttir with her entertaining Band, Norwegian Emilie Beck with No Place Like Home, Swedish Maria Loohufvud and Love Martinsen with their international hit Calendar Girls and Danish Louise Leth with her heart-warming See Me As I Am.
Short film programmers Lucile Bourliaud & Sam Groves comment how the films they have selectred “reaffirm the power of imagination to open new doors and start new conversations and are hinting at contemporary issues such as the climate crisis, sexual prejudices and youth activism.”
The 2022 short film selection sees the return of director Jerry Carlsson (winner of the Best Nordic Short Film Award in 2017 and 2021) and Hlynur Pálmason, director of the multi-awarded Winter Brothers and A White White Day presents his latest short Nest.
Next to these established names, exciting new talents are emerging: the coming-of-age film Fardosa is a collaboration between first-time actors, writers and filmmakers Rukia Mahamed and Iqlaas Osman with director Anton Tammi.”
Best Nordic Documentary
The Best Nordic Documentary Award is presented to one of the 15 films selected for the competition. The award goes to the director(s) of the winning film. The cash prize of €11,000 is sponsored by the Nordic public broadcasters DR, NRK, RUV, SVT and YLE.
- A House Made of Splinters by Simon Lereng Wilmont, 87 min, Denmark, Finland, Ukraine, Sweden, 2022.
- Band by Álfrún Örnólfsdóttir, 88 min, Iceland, 2022.
- Budding Humans (Store små mennesker) by Gunhild Westhagen Magnor, 70 min, Norway, Sweden, 2022.
- Daughters (Döttrar) by Jenifer Malmqvist, 90 min, Sweden, Denmark, 2022.
- Golden Land (Kultainen maa) by Inka Achté, 83 min, Finland, Norway, Sweden, 2022.
- How to Save a Dead Friend by Marusya Syroechkovskaya, 104 min, Sweden, Norway, France, 2022.
- Invisible Demons by Rahul Jain, 70 min, Finland, Germany, 2021.
- King of the Butterflies by Olaf de Fleur, 70 min, Iceland, 2022.
- Nelly & Nadine by Magnus Gertten, 85 min, Sweden, Belgium, Norway 2022.
- Ruthless Times – Songs of Care (Armotonta menoa – Hoivatyön lauluja) by Susanna Helke, 92 min, Finland, 2022.
- Sabaya by Hogir Hirori, 91 min, Sweden, 2021.
- The Eclipse (Formørkelsen) by Nataša Urban, 109 min, Norway, 2022.
- The Killing of a Journalist by Matt Sarnecki, 100 min, Denmark, Czech Republic, USA, 2022.
- The Silence in Sápm (Tystnaden i Sápmi) by Liselotte Wajstedt, 70 min, Norway, Sweden, 2022.
- Tsumu – Where Do You Go With Your Dreams? By Kasper Kiertzner, 85 min, Denmark, Sweden, 2022.
Best Nordic Short Film
The Best Nordic Short Film Award is presented to one of the 19 films in the competition. The Award goes to the director(s) of the winning film. The prize-winning film will qualify for consideration in the Short Film Category of the Annual Academy Awards. The cash prize of €5,000 is sponsored by the Danish Film Directors and the Swedish Film Directors.
- Overtones (Øvertoner) by Rasmus Nyholm Schmidt, 29 min, Denmark, 2022.
- Nest by Hlynur Pálmason, 22 min, Denmark, Iceland, 2022.
- The Viewing Room (Rum för avsked) by Frida Eggum Michaelsen, 22 min, Sweden, UK, 2022.
- The Diamond by Vedran Rupic, 14 min, Sweden, 2021.
- In the Soil by Casper Rudolf Emil Kjeldsen, 14 min, Denmark, 2021
- Fanitullen – The Devil’s Tune by Lars Hegdal & Ole Kristian Øye, 11 min, Norway, 2022.
- Le Saboteur by Anssi Kasitonni, 12 min, Finland, 2022.
- Surprise (Óvissuferð) by Kolfinna Nikulásdóttir, 12 min, Iceland, 2022.
- Tortoise in Time by Nicklas Dahlström, 14 min, Sweden, 2022.
- Night of the Living Dread by Ida Melum, 11 min, UK, 2021.
- Successful Thawing of Mr. Moro (Lyckad upptining av Herr Moro) by Jerry Carlsson, 15 min, Sweden, 2021.
- True Bug by Tuisku Lehto, 17 min, Finland, 2022.
- Penthouse by Line Klungseth Johansen & Vegard Dahle, 19 min, Norway, 2022.
- From.Beyond by Fredrik Sundsteigen Hana, 13 min, Norway, 2021.
- Burden of Proof by Ivar Aase, 9 min, Norway, 2021.
- Lizard Brain by Elisabeth Marjanovic Cronvall, 28 min, Sweden, Finland, 2022.
- I’ll Be Your Kettle by Tobias Rud, 10 min, Denmark, 2021.
- I’m Here (Jeg er her) by Zahra Waldeck, 20 min, Norway, 2022.
- Inferno by Joakim Behrman & Simon Pontén, 12 min, Sweden, 2021.
New Nordic Voice
The New Nordic Voice competition introduces promising Nordic filmmakers. Their work has not previously been screened in the Nordisk Panorama Film Festival competition programme, and the selected films are among the first releases by the respective filmmakers. The cash prize of €5,000 is sponsored by AVEK and Film i Skåne.
Documentaries
- Calendar Girls by Maria Loohufvud & Love Martinsen, 83 min, Sweden, USA, 2022.
- Memory of Life (Elämän muisti) by Juhani Haukka, 46 min, Finland, 2022.
- Moosa Lane by Anita M. Hopland, 87 min, Denmark, Norway, 2022.
- No Place Like Home by Emilie Beck, 70 min, Norway, 2022.
- See Me As I Am (Se mig som jeg er) by Louise Leth, 71 min, Denmark, 2022.
- The Scars of Ali Boulala by Max Eriksson, 107 min, Sweden, Norway, 2021.
Short Films
- A Swedish Defence (Försvar) by Simon Elvås , 20 min, Sweden, 2021.
- One Minute by Marcus Svanberg & Matilde Sköld, 9 min, Sweden, 2022.
- Fardosa by Iqlaas Osman & Anton Tammi & Rukia Mahamed, 11 min, Finland, UK, 2021.
- Service (Palvelus) by Mikko Mäkelä, 15 min, Finland, 2022.
- Hex by Katrín Helga Andrésdóttir, 15 min, Iceland, 2022.
- Deloping by Jon Olav Stokke , 7 min, Norway, UK, 2021.
- Habib & The Thief by Naures Sager, 15 min, Sweden, 2021.
- Blue Note by Pavel Andonov, 22 min, Finland, UK, 2022.
- Amateur (Amatør) by Amalie Maria Nielsen, 12 min, Denmark, 2021.
- Abyss by Jeppe Lange, 13 min, Denmark, 2022.
Young Nordic
The 15 films in the Young Nordic programme compete for the love of our most critical audience. The festival asks youngest viewers to say which film they like the best, and then award the winner with the Young Nordic Award. The cash prize of €1,500 is sponsored by Nordisk Panorama Film Festival.
- Marble by Sofie Rødtnes Markussen, 24 min, Denmark, 2022.
- I’m Not Afraid! By Marita Mayer, 7 min, Germany, Norway, 2021.
- Alfred Dances Ballet, Ep. 4, (Alfred danser ballet, Ep. 4) by Christian Sønderby Jepsen, 10 min, Denmark, 2022.
- Nest by Hlynur Pálmason, 22 min, Denmark, Iceland, 2022.
- Operation Siblings by Aurora Nossen, 8 min, Norway, 2022.
- Inside the Aquarium (Inifrån akvariet) by Lina Berger, 19 min, Sweden, 2022.
- The Spyglass (Kikaren) by Malin Erixon, 9 min, Sweden, 2022.
- A Dream of Hawaii (Drømmen om Hawaii) by Thomas Smoor Isaksen, 10 min, Norway, 2022.
- Pebbles (Gråstein) by Emilie Sofie Johannesen, 5 min, Norway, 2022.
- The Landing (Maihinnousu) by Kaisa Penttilä, 10 min, Finland, 2021.
- On the Surface by Fan Sissoko, 5 min, Iceland, USA, 2021.
- My Favourite Criminal by Torgeir Kalvehagen, 10 min, Norway, 2022.
- Bromance by SaraKlara Hellström, 12 min, Sweden, 2022.
- Bulldozer (Tonser) by Mads Koudal, 14 min, Denmark, 2022.
- The Longest Wait (Den längsta väntan) by Lisa Meyer, 15 min, Sweden, 2022.
City of Malmö’s Audience Award
All selected films are also competing for the City of Malmö’s Audience Award. The audience can vote for any of the Nordic short films and documentaries competing in the main competition programmes. Prize: €2,500 (Sponsored by the City of Malmö)
