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Nordic Council Film Prize 2025

Films eligible for the Film Prize 2025 must be Nordic-produced full-length feature films or documentaries, and have had its national cinema premiere between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025. The nominated films must 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.

The 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.

Annoucement of 2025 winner: 21.10.2025

NCFP NOMINATED 2025

My Eternal Summer

2025
  • Director: Sylvia Le Fanu
  • Writer: Mads Lind Knudsen, Sylvia Le Fanu
  • Producer: Jeppe Wowk
  • Country: Denmark
  • Original title: Min Evige Somme

My Eternal Summer

The Danish feature film My Eternal Summer (Min Evige Sommer) is nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize. The nominees for 2025 are director and screenwriter Sylvia Le Fanu, screenwriter Mads Lind Knudsen, and producer Jeppe Wowk.

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NCFP NOMINATED 2025

The Last Paradise on Earth

2025
  • Director: Sakaris Stórá
  • Writer: Tommy Oksen, Mads Stegger, Sakaris Stórá
  • Producer: Jón Hammer
  • Country: Nordics
  • Original title: Seinasta paradís á jørð

The Last Paradise on Earth

The co-production The Last Paradise on Earth (Seinasta paradís á jørð) is nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize for the Faroe Islands. The nominees for 2025 are director and screenwriter Sakaris Stórá, screenwriters Mads Stegger and Tommy Oksen, and producer Jón Hammer.

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NCFP NOMINATED 2025

The Helsinki Effect

2025
  • Director: Arthur Franck
  • Writer: Arthur Franck
  • Producer: Sandra Enkvist, Arthur Franck, Oskar Forstén
  • Country: Finland
  • Original title: The Helsinki Effect

The Helsinki Effect

The Finnish documentary The Helsinki Effect is nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize. The nominees for 2025 are director, screenwriter and producer Arthur Franck, as well as producers Sandra Enkvist and Oskar Forstén.

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NCFP NOMINATED 2025

WALLS – Akinni Inuk

2025
  • Director: Sofie Rørdam, Nina Paninnguaq Skydsbjerg
  • Producer: Emile Hertling Péronard
  • Country: Nordics
  • Original title: WALLS – Akinni Inuk

WALLS – Akinni Inuk

The Greenlandic documentary WALLS – Akinni Inuk is nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize. The nominees for 2025 are directors Sofie Rørdam and Nina Paninnguaq Skydsbjerg, and producer Emile Hertling Péronard.

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NCFP NOMINATED 2025

When the Light Breaks

2024
  • Director: Rúnar Rúnarsson
  • Writer: Rúnar Rúnarsson
  • Producer: Heather Millard, Rúnar Rúnarsson
  • Country: Iceland
  • Original title: Ljósbrot

When the Light Breaks

The Icelandic feature film When the Light Breaks (Ljósbrot) is nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize. The nominees are director, screenwriter and producer Rúnar Rúnarsson and producer Heather Millard.

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NCFP NOMINATED 2025

Dreams

2024
  • Director: Dag Johan Haugerud
  • Writer: Dag Johan Haugerud
  • Producer: Yngve Sæther, Hege Hauff Hvattum
  • Country: Norway
  • Original title: Drømmer

Dreams

The Norwegian feature film Dreams (Drømmer) is nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize. The nominees are director and screenwriter Dag Johan Haugerud and producers Yngve Sæther and Hege Hauff Hvattum.

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NCFP NOMINATED 2025

Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989

2024
  • Director: Göran Hugo Olsson
  • Writer: Göran Hugo Olsson
  • Producer: Tobias Janson
  • Country: Sweden
  • Original title: Israel Palestina på svensk tv 1958-1989

Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989

The Swedish documentary Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989 (Israel Palestina på svensk tv 1958-1989) is nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize. The nominees are director and screenwriter Göran Hugo Olsson and producer Tobias Janson.

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PREVIOUS WINNERS AND NOMINEES

PRESS KIT

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 screenwriter, director, and producer.

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 2025 are:

Denmark: Heidi Hilarius-Kalkau Philipsen*, Jacob Ludvigsen, Emile Hertling Péronard
Faroese Island: Jan Berg Jørgensen*, Marita S. Dalsgarð, Eir í Ólavstovu
Finland: Marjo Pipinen*, Kalle Kinnunen, Tytti Rantanen
Greenland: Klaus Georg Hansen*, Ane Lena Fussing Rosbach, Inuk Jørgensen
Iceland: Jóna Finnsdóttir*, Guðrún Helga Jónasdóttir, Björn Þór Vilhjálmsson
Norway: Anne Gjeldsvik*, Emilio Sanhueza, Unnur Sande
Sweden: Jonas Holmberg*, Kerstin Gezelius, Hynek Pallas

The Nordic jury is made up of the chairs (*) of each of the national juries.

Event Dates

Norwegian Film Prize Event
19 - 21 August 2025

A press release announcing the nominees for the 2025 Film Prize will be distributed on 18 August 2025. This will be followed by a nomination ceremony, panel discussions, and the screening of the nominated films at the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund.

Contact: Gyda Myklebust
gyda@kino.no
https://www.filmfestivalen.no

Swedish Film Prize Event
5 - 7 September 2025

The screening of the nominated films in Sweden will take place at Bio Skandia in Stockholm, organised by the Stockholm International Film Festival.

Contact: Tintin Scheynius
tintin@stockholmfilmfestival.se
http://stockholmfilmfestival.se

Greenlandic Film Prize Event
17 - 20 September 2025

The screenings of the nominated films in Greenland will be held during Nuuk International Film Festival.

Contact: Emile Hertling Péronard
emile@emileperonard.dk
https://niff.gl

Icelandic Film Prize Event
18 - 22 September 2025

The screening of the nominated films in Iceland will be held in Reykjavik, organised by the local distributor and the art house cinema Bio Paradis.

Contact: Ása Baldursdóttir
asa@bioparadis.is
http://bioparadis.is

Finnish Film Prize Event
19 - 26 September 2025

The screenings 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
2 - 5 October 2025

The screening of the nominated films in Denmark will be held during Aarhus Film Days, organised by the local distributor and the art house cinema Øst for Paradis.

Contact: Sofie Klindrup Pagaard
kpso@aarhus.dk
http://aarhusfilmdays.com

Award Ceremony
28 October 2025

A press release announcing the winners of the 2025 Nordic Council Prizes will be distributed on 21 October 2025. This will be followed by the award ceremony a week later in Stockholm, Sweden.

Contact: Brynhild Kalsø Hansen
nrpriser@norden.org
https://www.norden.org/

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