De nominerte til årets Nordisk Råds filmpris offentliggjøres 24. august klokken 12:00 og presenteres under åpningen av New Nordic Films på Den norske filmfestivalen i Haugesund 25. august. Prisen deles årlig ut til en kunstnerisk betydningsfull, nordisk-produsert spillefilm i full lengde med distribusjon. Filmen skal ha hatt premiere mellom 1. juli 2025 og 30. juni 2026. Prisen på DKK 300 000 deles likt mellom manusforfatter, regissør og produsent, noe som understreker hvordan film som kunstform skapes av det nære samarbeidet mellom disse tre hovedbidragsyterne.
Om Nordisk Råds filmpris
Formål
Nordisk råds priser tar sikte på å øke interessen for kultur og i samarbeid om miljøspørsmål, anerkjenne fremragende kunstneriske og miljømessige initiativer og øke profilen og synligheten av det nordiske samarbeidet.
Kriterier for nominasjon
De nominerte filmene skal ha dype røtter i nordisk kultur, være av høy kunstnerisk kvalitet, utmerke seg ved sin kunstneriske originalitet, og kombinere og løfte filmens mange elementer til et overbevisende og helhetlig kunstverk.
Nasjonal og nordisk jury
Hver nasjonale jury består av tre medlemmer oppnevnt av Nordisk Ministerråd. Medlemmene er valgt fra fremtredende skikkelser hvis arbeid forholder seg analytisk og kritisk til film.
Hver nasjonale jury har en treårig funksjonstid, og medlemmene av de nasjonale juryene for 2026 er:
Danmark: Heidi Hilarius-Kalkau Philipsen*, Jacob Ludvigsen, Emile Hertling Péronard
Finland: Marjo Pipinen*, Kalle Kinnunen, Tytti Rantanen
Grønland: Klaus Georg Hansen*, Ane Lena Fussing Rosbach, Inuk Jørgensen
Island: Jóna Finnsdóttir*, Guðrún Helga Jónasdóttir, Björn Þór Vilhjálmsson
Norge: Anne Gjeldsvik*, Emilio Sanhueza, Unnur Sande
Sverige: Jonas Holmberg*, Kerstin Gezelius, Hynek Pallas
The nominees for the 2024 Nordic Council Film Prize. Photo: Grethe Nygaard
De nominerte til Nordisk Råds Filmpris 2025 var:
DENMARK
My Eternal Summer
15-year-old Fanny and her parents have gone to spend their summer at a holiday home like they
always do. But beneath the surface of their usual routines and traditions lurks an unspoken
sadness – they know this will be her mother’s last summer. As they try to make the most of the
time they have left together, the family carefully navigates between savouring the present and
confronting the inevitable future.
Main director, Sylvia Le Fanu - Main writer: Mads Lind Knudsen, Sylvia Le Fanu- Main producer:
Jeppe Wowk - Production company: Adomeit Film ApS - Distribution company: Reel Pictures -
International sales: Trust Nordisk - Original title: Min Evige Sommer - International title: My Eternal
Summer - National premiere: 27.02.25 - Total length in minutes: 105
FAROE ISLAND
The Last Paradise on Earth
Kári cherishes the simple life in his small village. Together with his sister Silja, he quietly mourns
the loss of their mother. While Kári finds solace in his job at the fish factory, Silja struggles to finish
school, and their father returns to the sea on a fishing boat. But when the factory faces the threat of
closure, the fragile balance of their world begins to unravel. As the friends dream of escape and
seek new lives beyond the island, Kári makes a different choice – to stay and confront life head-on.
Main director: Sakaris Storá - Main writers: Tommy Oksen, Mads Stegger, Sakaris Stórá - Main
producer: Jón Hammer - Production company: Adomeit Film, Kykmyndir - Distribution company:
Øst for Paradis - International sales: Reinvent Studios - Original title: Seinasta paradís á jørð -
International title: The Last Paradise on Earth - National premiere: 10.04.25 -
Total length in minutes: 87
FINLAND
The Helsinki Effect
The Helsinki Effect is an all-archival documentary about a meaningless conference that changed
the world. With a fresh subjective perspective and a comical touch, the film explores the art of slow
diplomacy during the Cold War era.
Main director: Arthur Franck - Main writer: Arthur Franck - Main producers: Sandra Enkvist, Arthur
Franck, Oskar Forstén - Production company: Polygraf - Distribution company: Polygraf, Rise and
Shine - Original title: The Helsinki Effect - International title: The Helsinki Effect - National premiere:
5 april 2025 - Total length in minutes: 88
GREENLAND
WALLS – Akinni Inuk
Two strong Greenlandic women are united by a shared traumatic past and a chaotic present – one
behind bars, the other behind a cool facade. A moving journey for justice, freedom, and a second
chance at life.
Main directors: Sofie Rørdam, Nina Paninnguaq Skydsbjerg - Main producer: Emile Hertling
Péronard - Production company: Ánorâk Film - Original title: WALLS – Akinni Inuk - International
title: WALLS – Akinni Inuk - National premiere: 08.04.25 - Total length in minutes: 75
ICELAND
When the Light Breaks
When the Light Breaks on a long summer’s day in Iceland. From one sunset to another, Una, a
young art student encounters love, friendship, sorrow, and beauty.
Main director: Rúnar Rúnarsson - Main writer: Rúnar Rúnarsson - Main producers: Heather Millard,
Rúnar Rúnarsson - Production company: Compass Films - Distribution company: Sam Film -
International sales: The Party Film Sales - Original title: Ljósbrot - International title: When The
Light Breaks - National premiere: 26.08.24 - Total length in minutes: 82
NORWAY
Dreams
Johanne (17) falls head over heels in love with her teacher. It is her first crush and in an attempt to
preserve the feeling, she writes down everything she experiences. When her mother and
grandmother read what she has written, they first react with shock at the intimate descriptions, then
are captivated by the book’s literary qualities. But what has actually happened between Johanne
and the teacher? And should this be published as a book?
Main director: Dag Johan Haugerud - Main writer: Dag Johan Haugerud - Main producers: Yngve
Sæther, Hege Hauff Hvattum - Production company: Motlys - Distribution company: Arthaus -
Original title: Drømmer - International title: Dreams - National premiere: 04.10.2025 - Total length
in minutes: 110
SWEDEN
Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989
The film is the definitive cinematic account of the background to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
through unique and immersive footage, long buried in the vaults of Sveriges Television’s archives.
From the director of The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 and Concerning Violence.
Main director: Göran Hugo Olsson - Main writer: Göran Hugo Olsson - Main producer: Tobias
Janson - Production company: Story AB - Distribution company: Folkets Bio - Original title: Israel
Palestina på svensk tv 1958–1989 - International title: Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989 -
National premiere: 04.10.24 - Total length in minutes: 210
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