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Empire

2023
  • Director: Frederikke Aspöck
  • Writer: Anna Neye
  • Producer: Pernille Munk Skydsgaard, Nina Leidersdorff, Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen
  • Country: Denmark
  • Original title: Viften
Winner
2023
Writer: Anna Neye
Director: Frederikke Aspöck
Producer: Pernille Munk Skydsgaard, Nina Leidersdorff, Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen
Winner 2023

Empire

Empire is the winner of the Nordic Council Film Prize 2023.

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The Nominees NCFP 2023

Empire

Nominees / NCFP

Viften / 2023 Denmark

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Bubble

Nominees / NCFP

Kupla / 2023 Finland

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The Edge of the Shadows

Nominees / NCFP

Alanngut Killinganni / 2023 Nordics

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Driving Mum

Nominees / NCFP

Á ferð með mömmu / 2023 Iceland

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War Sailor

Nominees / NCFP

Krigsseileren / 2023 Norway

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Opponent

Nominees / NCFP

Motståndaren / 2023 Sweden

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Lamb

2021
  • Director: Valdimar Jóhannsson
  • Writer: Sjón, Valdimar Jóhannsson
  • Producer: Hrönn Kristinsdóttir, Sara Nassim, Go to Sheep
  • Country: Iceland
  • Original title: DÝRIÐ
Winner
2022
Writer: Sjón, Valdimar Jóhannsson
Director: Valdimar Jóhannsson
Producer: Hrönn Kristinsdóttir, Sara Nassim, Go to Sheep
Winner 2022

Lamb

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.

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The Nominees NCFP 2022

Godland

Nominees / NCFP

Vanskabte Land / Volaða Land / 2022 Denmark

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The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic

Nominees / NCFP

Sokea Mies joka ei halunnut nähdä Titanicia / 2022 Finland

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Lamb

Nominees / NCFP

DÝRIÐ / 2022 Iceland

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The Worst Person In The World

Nominees / NCFP

Verdens verste menneske / 2022 Norway

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Clara Sola

Nominees / NCFP

Clara Sola / 2022 Sweden

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Flee

2021
  • Director: Jonas Poher Rasmussen
  • Writer: Jonas Poher Rasmussen and Amin (anonym)
  • Producer: Monica Hellström, Charlotte de la Gournerie, Signe Byrge Sørensen
  • Country: Denmark
  • Original title: Flugt
Winner
2021
Writer: Jonas Poher Rasmussen and Amin (anonym)
Director: Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Producer: Monica Hellström, Charlotte de la Gournerie, Signe Byrge Sørensen
Winner 2021

Flee

Flee tells the extraordinary true story of a man, Amin, on the verge of a marriage which compels him to reveal his hidden past for the first time. This secret that he has been hiding for over twenty years threatens to ruin the life he has built for himself. He recounts his dramatic journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan to Denmark. Told mostly through animation, Flee weaves together a tapestry of images and memories to tell the deeply affecting and original story of a young man, grappling with his traumatic past in order to find his true self and the meaning of home.

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The Nominees NCFP 2021

Any Day Now

Nominees / NCFP

Ensilumi / 2021 Finland

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Alma

Nominees / NCFP

Alma / 2021 Iceland

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Gunda

Nominees / NCFP

Gunda / 2021 Norway

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Tigers

Nominees / NCFP

Tigrar / 2021 Sweden

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Beware of Children

2019
  • Director: Dag Johan Haugerud
  • Producer: Yngve Sæther, Motlys A/S
  • Country: Norway
  • Original title: Barn
Winner
2020
Director: Dag Johan Haugerud
Producer: Yngve Sæther, Motlys A/S
Winner 2020

Beware of Children

Beware of Children traces the dramatic aftermath of a tragic event in a middle-class suburb of Oslo. During a break in school 13-year old Lykke, the daughter of a prominent Labour Party member, seriously injures her classmate Jamie, the son of a high-profile right-wing politician. When Jamie later dies in hospital, contradicting versions of what actually happened risks making a difficult situation worse. Liv, the school’s principal and the secret lover of Jamie’s father, confronts the community in distress and her own conflicted emotions.

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The Nominees NCFP 2020

Uncle

Nominees / NCFP

Onkel / 2020 Denmark

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Dogs Don’t Wear Pants

Nominees / NCFP

Koirat eivät käytä housuja / 2020 Finland

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Echo

Nominees / NCFP

Bergmál / 2020 Iceland

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Charter

Nominees / NCFP

Charter / 2020 Sweden

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Queen of Hearts

2019
  • Director: May el-Toukhy
  • Producer: Caroline Blanco and René Ezra
  • Country: Denmark
  • Original title: Dronningen
Winner
2019
Director: May el-Toukhy
Producer: Caroline Blanco and René Ezra
Winner 2019

Queen of Hearts

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.

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The Nominees NCFP 2019

Aurora

Nominees / NCFP

Aurora / 2019 Finland

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A White, White Day

Nominees / NCFP

Hvítur, hvítur dagur / 2019 Iceland

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Blind Spot

Nominees / NCFP

Blindsone / 2019 Norway

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Reconstructing Utøya

Nominees / NCFP

Rekonstruktion Utøya / 2019 Sweden

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Woman at War

2018
  • Director: Benedikt Erlingsson
  • Producer: Benedikt Erlingsson, Marianne Slot, Carine Leblanc
  • Country: Iceland
  • Original title: Kona fer í stríð
Winner
2018
Director: Benedikt Erlingsson
Producer: Benedikt Erlingsson, Marianne Slot, Carine Leblanc
Winner 2018

Woman at War

Halla is a fifty-year-old independent woman. But behind the scenes of a quiet routine, she leads a double-life as a passionate environmental activist, secretly waging a one-woman-war on the local aluminium industry. As she plans her biggest and boldest sabotage operation yet, she receives an unexpected letter that changes everything. Her application to adopt a child has been accepted and a little girl is waiting for her in Ukraine. As Halla prepares to abandon her role as saboteur and saviour of the Icelandic highlands to fulfil her dream of becoming a mother, she decides to plot one final attack on the aluminium industry.

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The Nominees NCFP 2018

Winter Brothers

Nominees / NCFP

Vinterbrødre / 2018 Denmark

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Euthanizer

Nominees / NCFP

Armomurhaaja / 2018 Finland

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Thelma

Nominees / NCFP

Thelma / 2018 Norway

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Ravens

Nominees / NCFP

Korparna / 2018 Sweden

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Little Wing

  • Director: Selma Vilhunen
  • Producer: Making Movies, Kai Nordberg, Kaarle Aho
  • Country: Finland
  • Original title: Tyttö nimeltä Varpu
Winner
2017
Director: Selma Vilhunen
Producer: Making Movies, Kai Nordberg, Kaarle Aho
Winner 2017

Little Wing

Little Wing tells the story of 12-year-old Varpu (Linnea Skog), who is rapidly approaching adulthood while her mother Siru (Paula Vesala) refuses to grow up. One night, Varpu has had enough of her horse-riding friends and her mother. She steals a car and drives north in search of the father she has never met. Finding him awakens something in both Varpu and Siru, and they begin to realise the roles they play in each other’s lives and in the world.

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The Nominees NCFP 2017

Parents

Nominees / NCFP

Forældre / 2017 Denmark

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Heartstone

Nominees / NCFP

Hjartasteinn / 2017 Iceland

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Hunting Flies

Nominees / NCFP

Fluefangeren / 2017 Norway

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Sámi Blood

Nominees / NCFP

Sameblod / 2017 Sweden

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Louder Than Bombs

2015
  • Director: Joachim Trier
  • Producer: Thomas Robsahm
  • Country: Norway
  • Original title: Louder Than Bombs
Winner
2016
Director: Joachim Trier
Producer: Thomas Robsahm
Winner 2016

Louder Than Bombs

An upcoming exhibition to celebrate photographer Isabelle Reed three years after her untimely death brings her eldest son, Jonah, back to the family home, compelling him to spend more time with his father, Gene, and his withdrawn younger brother, Conrad, whom he hasn’t seen in years. With the three of them under one roof, Gene tries to connect with his sons, but they struggle to reconcile their feelings for the woman whom they all remember very differently.

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The Nominees NCFP 2016

Land of Mine

Nominees / NCFP

Under sandet / 2016 Denmark

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The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki

Nominees / NCFP

Hymyilevä mies / 2016 Finland

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Sparrows

Nominees / NCFP

Þrestir / 2016 Iceland

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The Here After

Nominees / NCFP

Efterskalv / 2016 Sweden

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Virgin Mountain

2015
  • Director: Dagur Kári
  • Producer: Baltasar Kormákur, Agnes Johansen
  • Country: Iceland
  • Original title: Fúsi
Winner
2015
Director: Dagur Kári
Producer: Baltasar Kormákur, Agnes Johansen
Winner 2015

Virgin Mountain

Fúsi is in his forties and he has yet to find courage to enter the adult world. He sleepwalks through everyday life, where routine is key. When a bubbly woman and an 8-year old girl unexpectedly enter his life, he is forced to take a leap.

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The Nominees NCFP 2015

Silent Heart

Nominees / NCFP

Stille hjerte / 2015 Denmark

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They have Escaped

Nominees / NCFP

He ovat paenneet / 2015 Finland

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Out of Nature

Nominees / NCFP

Mot naturen / 2015 Norway

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Gentlemen

Nominees / NCFP

Gentlemen / 2015 Sweden

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Of Horses and Men

2014
  • Director: Benedikt Erlingsson
  • Producer: Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
  • Country: Iceland
  • Original title: Hross ì oss
Winner
2014
Director: Benedikt Erlingsson
Producer: Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Winner 2014

Of Horses and Men

Of Horses and Men is a rural romance about the humanity in horses and the equine in humans. Love and death become intertwined, with major consequences. The fortunes of people in the countryside are seen through the eyes of horses.

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The Nominees NCFP 2014

Nymphomaniac

Nominees / NCFP

Nymphomaniac / 2014 Denmark

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Concrete Night

Nominees / NCFP

Betoniyö / 2014 Finland

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Blind

Nominees / NCFP

Blind / 2014 Norway

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Force Majeure

Nominees / NCFP

Turist / 2014 Sweden

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The Hunt

2013
  • Director: Thomas Vinterberg
  • Producer: Sisse Graum Jørgensen, Morten Kaufmann
  • Country: Denmark
  • Original title: Jagten
Winner
2013
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Producer: Sisse Graum Jørgensen, Morten Kaufmann
Winner 2013

The Hunt

Following a tough divorce, 40-year-old Lucas has a new girlfriend, a new job and is in the process of re-establishing his relationship with his teenage son, Marcus. But things go awry. Just a passing remark - a random lie. And as the snow falls and the Christmas lights are lit, the lie spreads like a virus. The shock and mistrust get out of hand, and the small community suddenly finds itself in a collective state of hysteria, while Lucas fights a lonely fight for his life his and dignity.

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The Nominees NCFP 2013

Open up to me

Nominees / NCFP

Kerron sinulle kaiken / 2013 Finland

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The Deep

Nominees / NCFP

Djupid / 2013 Iceland

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I Belong

Nominees / NCFP

Som du ser meg / 2013 Norway

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Eat Sleep Die

Nominees / NCFP

Äta sova dö / 2013 Sweden

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Play

2011
  • Director: Ruben Östlund
  • Producer: Erik Hemmendorff
  • Country: Sweden
  • Original title: Play
Winner
2012
Director: Ruben Östlund
Producer: Erik Hemmendorff
Winner 2012

Play

Play is an astute observation based on real cases of bulling. In central Gothenburg, Sweden, a group of boys, aged 12-14, mobbed other children on about 40 occasions between 2006 and 2008. The thieves used an elaborate scheme called the ‘little brother number’ or ‘brother trick’, involving advanced role-play and gang rhetoric rather than physical violence. 

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The Nominees NCFP 2012

A Royal Affair

Nominees / NCFP

En kongelig affære / 2012 Denmark

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The Punk Syndrome

Nominees / NCFP

Kovasikajuttu / 2012 Finland

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Either Way

Nominees / NCFP

Á annan veg / 2012 Iceland

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The Orheim Company

Nominees / NCFP

Kompani Orheim / 2012 Norway

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Beyond

2010
  • Director: Pernilla August
  • Producer: Helena Danielsson, Ralf Karlsson
  • Country: Sweden
  • Original title: Svinalängorna
Winner
2011
Director: Pernilla August
Producer: Helena Danielsson, Ralf Karlsson
Winner 2011

Beyond

One morning just before Christmas, Leena (34) receives a phone call from a hospital in her childhood town where she grew up. She learns that her mother is dying. This news takes the young woman on a journey to face her mother for the first time in her adult life. Leena has fought hard to let go of her grief over her lost and dark childhood.  She is now forced to deal with her past to be able to move on.

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The Nominees NCFP 2011

Truth About Men

Nominees / NCFP

Sandheden om mænd / 2011 Denmark

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The Good Son

Nominees / NCFP

Hyvä poika / 2011 Finland

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Undercurrent

Nominees / NCFP

Brim / 2011 Iceland

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Oslo, 31 August

Nominees / NCFP

Oslo, 31. august / 2011 Norway

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Submarino

2010
  • Director: Thomas Vinterberg
  • Producer: Morten Kaufmann
  • Country: Denmark
  • Original title: Submarino
Winner
2010
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Producer: Morten Kaufmann
Winner 2010

Submarino

Submarino is the story of two estranged brothers, marked by a childhood of gloom. They were separated from each other at a young age by a tragedy that split their entire family. Today, Nick's life is drenched in alcohol and plagued by violence, while his kid brother, a single father, struggles as a junkie to give his son a better life. Their paths cross, making a confrontation inevitable.

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The Nominees NCFP 2010

Steam of Life

Nominees / NCFP

Miesten vuoro / 2010 Finland

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The Good Heart

Nominees / NCFP

The Good Heart / 2010 Iceland

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Upperdog

Nominees / NCFP

Upperdog / 2010 Norway

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Metropia

Nominees / NCFP

Metropia / 2010 Sweden

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Antichrist

2009
  • Director: Lars von Trier
  • Producer: Meta Louise Foldager
  • Country: Denmark
  • Original title: Antichrist
Winner
2009
Director: Lars von Trier
Producer: Meta Louise Foldager
Winner 2009

Antichrist

A couple undergoes extreme changes and the woman suffers from intense anxiety attacks. In order to help her and to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage, they retreat to ‘Eden', their isolated cabin in the woods. But the stay turns out to be stranger and more horrifying than they ever expected as nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse. Their relationship is put to test and they are forced to confront themselves and their fears. 

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The Nominees NCFP 2009

Sauna

Nominees / NCFP

Sauna / 2009 Finland

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The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela

Nominees / NCFP

The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela / 2009 Iceland

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North

Nominees / NCFP

Nord / 2009 Norway

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Light Year

Nominees / NCFP

Ljusår / 2009 Sweden

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