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The nominees will be annouced 20.08.24 in Haugesund.

Nordic Council Film Prize 2024

Films eligible for the Film Prize 2024 must be Nordic-produced full-length feature films or documentaries, and have had its national cinema premiere between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 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.

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About Nordic Council Film Prize

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 2024 are:

Denmark: Heidi Hilarius-Kalkau Philipsen*, Jacob Ludvigsen, Amalie Næsby Fick
Finland: Mikaela Westerlund*, Kalle Kinnunen, Kaisu Isto
Greenland: Klaus Georg Hansen*, Nina Paninnguaq Skydsbjerg, Ilannguaq Petrussen
Iceland: Jóna Finnsdóttir*, Guðrún Helga Jónasdóttir, Björn Þór Vilhjálmsson
Norway: Inger Merete Hobbelstad*, Emilio Sanhueza, Anne Gjelsvik
Sweden: Emma Gray Munthe*, Caroline Cowan, Gunnar Bergdahl

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

Event Dates

Announcement of the Film Prize Nominees
20 August 2024

Announcement of the Film Prize Nominees at the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund.

Contact: Line Halvorsen
line@filmfestivalen.no
https://www.filmfestivalen.no

Norwegian Film Prize Event
29 - 31 August 2024

Screening of the Nordic Council Film Prize Nominees of Oslo Pix Film Festival.

Contact: Johanne Svendsen Rognlien
johanner@festivalkontoret.no
https://www.oslopix.no

Danish Film Prize Event
12 - 17 September 2024

Screening of the Nordic Council Film Prize Nominees in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Contact: Ann Lind Andersen
annlinddk@gmail.com

Swedish Film Prize Event
17 - 20 October 2024

Screening of the Nordic Council Film Prize Nominees in Stockholm, Sweden.

Contact: Lisa Taube
lisa.taube@bizliz.se

Icelandic Film Prize Event
9 - 14 October 2024

Screening of the Nordic Council Film Prize Nominees at Bíó Paradís in Reykjavík.

Contact: Ása Baldursdóttir
asa@bioparadis.is
https://www.bioparadis.is

Announcement of the Nordic Council Prizes Winners
22 October 2024

In 2024, the winners of the prizes will be announced in a television programme that will be shown in all the Nordic countries via RÚV.

Contact: Brynhild Kalsø Hansen
nrpriser@norden.org
https://www.norden.org/en/nordic-council-film-prize

Nordisk Film & TV Fond

Head of Secretariat of the Nordic Council Film Prize
Mathias Kallum Ferre
mathias@nftvfond.com
+47 45 25 43 34

Nordic Council of Ministers

Senior Adviser/Communication
Elisabet Skylare
elisky@norden.org
+45 21 71 71 27