Lamb is a supernatural drama about an Icelandic couple who live with their herd of sheep on a beautiful but remote farm. When they discover a mysterious new-born on their land, they decide to keep it and raise it as their own. This unexpected development, and the prospects of a new family, brings them much joy before ultimately destroying them.
winner and nominees
Winner
2022
Writer: Sjón, Valdimar Jóhannsson
Director: Valdimar Jóhannsson
Producer:
Hrönn Kristinsdóttir, Sara Nassim,
Go to Sheep
Winner 2022
The Nominees NCFP 2022
The Blind Man who did not want to see Titanic
Lamb
The Worst Person In The World
Clara Sola
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 distribution. The film must have had its premiere between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022. The DKK 300,000 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 2022 are:
Denmark: Heidi Hilarius-Kalkau Philipsen*, Jacob Ludvigsen, Amalie Næsby Fick
Finland: Mikaela Westerlund*, Kalle Kinnunen, Kaisu Isto
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
Norwegian Film Prize event
2 - 4 September 2022
OSLO PIX FILMFESTIVAL
Contact:
Ingvild Vaale Arnesen
ingvilda@festivalkontoret.no
https://www.oslopix.no/no/program
Finnish Film Prize event
16 - 25 September 2022
Love & Anarchy, Helsinki Int. Film Festival
Contact:
Anna Möttöiä
anna@hiff.fi
https://hiff.fi/en/teemat/the-nordic-council-film-prize/
Icelandic Film Prize event
26 - 30 October 2022
Bio Paradis, Reykjavík
Contact:
Hrönn Sveinsdóttir
hronn@bioparadis.is
https://bioparadis.is/vidburdir/kvikmyndaverdlaun-nordurlandarads-2022-nordic-council-film-prize-2022/
Swedish Film Prize event
28 - 30 October 2022
Best of Norden
Contact:
Sara Henrikson
sara@smakpr.se
https://kulturhusetstadsteatern.se/film/nordiska-radets-filmpris-0
Danish Film Prize event
29 - 30 October 2022
THIS 2022- Øst For Paradis
Contact:
Felicia Elisabeth Jackson
feej@aarhus.dk
https://thisaarhus.com/speaker/nordisk-rads-filmpris-screenings-talks/
Panel Discussion
31 - 31 October 2022
Award Ceremony
1 November 2022
Nordic Council Prizes
Helsinki
Contact:
Elisabet Skylare
elisky@norden.org
https://www.norden.org/en/nordic-council-film-prize
Contact
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Secretariat for the Nordic Council Film Prize
Salma Reiermark Karoliussen
salma@nftvfond.com
+47 91 33 77 65
Nordic Council of Ministers
Senior Adviser/Communication
Elisabet Skylare
elisky@norden.org
+45 21 71 71 27