Anne, a brilliant and dedicated lawyer specialising in children and young adults, lives what appears to be the picture-perfect life with her doctor-husband, Peter, and their twin daughters. When her estranged teenage stepson, Gustav, moves in with them, Anne’s escalating desire leads her down a dangerous rabbit warren which, once exposed, unleashes a sequence of events that threatens to destroy her world.
Queen of Hearts explores the making of a tragic family secret step-by-step, as the consequences of hubris, lust, and lies conspire to create an unimaginable dilemma.
winner and nominees
Winner
2019
Director: May el-Toukhy
Producer:
Caroline Blanco and René Ezra
Winner 2019
Queen of Hearts
About Nordic Council Film Prize
Purpose
The Nordic Council prizes aim to increase interest in culture and in collaboration on environmental issues, to recognise outstanding artistic and environmental initiatives and to raise the profile and increase the visibility of Nordic co-operation.
The prize-winning film
The winner of the prize will each year be announced during the Session of the Nordic Council. The prize is awarded to an artistically significant, Nordic-produced full-length feature film with cinema distribution. The film must have had its cinema premiere between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2019. The DKK 350,000 prize will be shared equally among the screenwriter, director, and producer, underscoring how film as an art form is brought about by the close collaboration of these three main contributors.
Criteria for nomination
The nominated films must have deep roots in Nordic culture, be of high artistic quality, distinguish themselves by their artistic originality, and combine and elevate the many elements of film into a compelling and holistic work of art.
National and Nordic jury
Each national jury consists of three members appointed by the Nordic Council of Ministers (Ministers for Culture). The members are selected from prominent figures whose work relates analytically and critically to film.
Each national jury has a three-year tenure, and the members of the national juries for 2019 are:
Denmark: Per Juul Carlsen*, Jakob Wendt Jensen, Eva Novrup Redvall
Finland: Jaana Puskala*, Harri Römpötti, Mikaela Westerlund
Iceland: Hilmar Oddsson*, Börkur Gunnarsson, Helga Þórey Jónsdóttir
Norway: Inger Merete Hobbelstad*, Kalle Løchen, Britt Sørensen
Sweden: Kristina Börjeson*, Emma Gray-Munthe, Gunnar Bergdahl (did not participate 2019 because of conflict of interest)
The Nordic jury is made up of the chairs (*) of each of the national juries.
Event Dates
Finnish Film Prize event
19 - 28 September 2019
Love & Anarchy, Helsinki Int. Film Festival
Contact:
Anna Möttöiä
anna@hiff.fi
https://hiff.fi/en/
Icelandic Film Prize event
15 - 20 October 2019
Bio Paradis, Reykjavík
Contact:
Hrönn Sveinsdóttir
hronn@bioparadis.is
https://bioparadis.is
Norwegian Film Prize event
25 - 27 October 2019
Nordisk Filmhelg, Oslo
Contact:
Jannicke Stendal Hansen
Jannicke.Stendal@nfi.no
https://www.cinemateket.no/nordisk-filmhelg2019
Swedish Film Prize event
27 - 28 October 2019
Best of Norden, Stockholm
Contact:
Åsa Jacobsson
asa.jacobsson@kulturbyran.nu
https://bestofnorden.se
Danish Film Prize event
27 October 2019
Grand Teatret, Copenhagen
Contact:
Kim Foss
kim@camerafilm.dk
https://grandteatret.dk
Award Ceremony
29 October 2019
Nordic Council Prizes
Stockholm
Contact:
Elisabet Skylare
elisky@norden.org
https://www.norden.org/no/nordisk-rads-filmpris
Contact
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
CEO
Petri Kemppinen
petri@nordiskfilmogtvfond.com
+ 358 40 562 8140
Nordic Council of Ministers
Senior Adviser/Communication
Elisabet Skylare
elisky@norden.org
+45 21 71 71 27
Danish/International Press & Media
Neumann PR & Communication
Freddy Neumann
neumann@mail.dk
+45 2046 7846
Finnish Press & Media
Company Jorma Akkanen
Jorma Akkanen
jorma.akkanen@matilarohr.com
Icelandic Press & Media
Bio Paradis
Hrönn Sveinsdottir
hronn@bioparadis.is
Norwegian Press & Media
Kulturmeglerne
Kjersti Vikør
kjersti.vikor@kulturmeglerne.no
Swedish Press & Media
Kulturbyrån
Åsa Jacobsson
asa.jacobsson@kulturbyran.nu