The Norwegian feature film Sentimental Value (Affeksjonsverdi) is the winner of the 2026 Nordic Council Film Prize. The winners are director and writer Joachim Trier, writer Eskil Vogt, and producers Maria Ekerhovd and Andrea Berentsen Ottmar.
winner and nominees
Winner
2026
Writer: Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
Director: Joachim Trier
Producer:
Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar
Winner 2026
The Nominees NCFP 2026
Birita
A Light That Never Goes Out
The Love That Remains
Sentimental Value
Kevlar Soul
The purpose
The purpose of the Film Prize is to promote the selection and circulation of Nordic films in the region with the intention of strengthening the Nordic cultural community and develop the Nordic region as a cultural domestic market. The nominated films are meant to benefit from the Film Prize, both culturally and commercially, in a Nordic and global perspective. 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
The DKK 300,000 prize will be shared equally among the director(s), screenwriter(s) and producer(s).
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.
The members of the national juries for 2026 are:
Denmark: Heidi Hilarius-Kalkau Philipsen*, Jacob Ludvigsen, Emile Hertling Péronard
Faroe Islands: Jan Berg Jørgensen*, Eir í Ólavstovu, Barbara Hilduberg
Finland: Marjo Pipinen*, Kalle Kinnunen, Tytti Rantanen
Greenland: Inuk Jørgensen*, Mudi Kramer Berthelsen, Nukakkuluk Kreutzmann
Iceland: Jóna Finnsdóttir*, Guðrún Helga Jónasdóttir, Björn Þór Vilhjálmsson
Norway: Anne Gjelsvik*, Emilio Sanhueza, Unnur Sande
Sweden: Jonas Holmberg*, Kerstin Gezelius, Hynek Pallas
The Nordic jury is made up of the chair persons (*) of each national jury. The chairs from the Faroe Islands and Greenland will join the Nordic jury if a nomination is submitted. In 2026, Jacob Ludvigsen replaced Heidi Hilarius-Kalkau Philipsen in the Nordic jury meeting.
Event Dates
Norwegian Film Prize Event
24 - 27 August 2026
A press release announcing the nominees for the 2026 Film Prize will be published on 24 August . This will be followed by a nomination ceremony, panel discussions, and the official screening of the nominated films at the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund.
Contact:
Gyda Myklebust
gyda@kino.no
https://www.newnordicfilms.no
Greenlandic Film Prize Event
16 - 19 September 2026
The screening of the nominated films in Greenland will be held during Nuuk International Film Festival.
Contact:
Emile Hertling Péronard
emile@emileperonard.dk
niff.gl
Finnish Film Prize Event
17 - 27 September 2026
The screening of the nominated films in Finland will be held during Helsinki International Film Festival.
Contact:
Claire Delhom
claire@hiff.fi
https://hiff.fi/en/
Danish Film Prize Event
1 - 3 October 2026
The screening of the nominated films in Denmark will take place at Øst for Paradis in Aarhus, as a side event for Aarhus Series & Film Festival, organised by the local distributor and the art house cinema Øst for Paradis.
Contact:
Line Bjørn Daugbjerg Christensen
ldc@paradisbio.dk
https://aarhusfilmdays.com/
Faroese Film Prize Event
7 - 9 October 2026
The screening of the nominated films on the Faroe Islands will take place at the Nordic House in Tórshavn.
Contact:
Turið Johannessen
turid@nlh.fo
nlh.fo
Swedish Film Prize Event
8 - 10 October 2026
The screening of the nominated films in Sweden will take place at Bio Skandia in Stockholm, as a side event for Stockholm International Film Festival, organised by Stockholm IFF.
Contact:
Dharma Garde Palme
producent@stockholmfilmfestival.se
stockholmfilmfestival.se
Icelandic Film Prize Event
15 - 18 October 2026
The screening of the nominated films in Iceland will take place at Bió Paradís in Reykjavík, as a side event for Stockfish Film & Industry Festival, organised by the organised by the local distributor and the art house cinema Bió Paradís.
Contact:
Hrönn Sveinsdóttir
hronn@bioparadis.is
http://bioparadis.is/
Award Ceremony
27 October 2026
A press release announcing the winners of the 2026 Nordic Council Prizes will be distributed on 20 October. This will be followed by the award ceremony a week later in Helsinki, Finland.
Contact:
Brynhild Kalsø Hansen
brykal@norden.org
norden.org
Contact
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
IT Officer & Project Manager
Mathias Kallum Ferre
mathias@nftvfond.com
Nordic Council of Ministers
Senior Advisor/Communication
Henric Öhman
henohm@norden.org