Nordic Council Film Prize 2018 – the nominees

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Five films from the Nordic countries have been nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize 2018. The nominees were presented at the New Nordic Films event during the Norwegian Film Festival in Haugesund, Norway, on 21 August.

DENMARK

Winter Brothers by director, screenwriter, and producer Hlynur Pálmason, and producers Per Damgaard Hansen, Julie Waltersdorph Hansen, and Anton Máni Svansson

FINLAND

Euthanizer by director and screenwriter Teemu Nikki, and producers Teemu Nikki and Jani Pösö

ICELAND

Woman at War by director Benedikt Erlingsson, screenwriters Ólafur Egill Egilsson and Benedikt Erlingsson, and producers Benedikt Erlingsson, Marianne Slot, and Carine Leblanc

NORWAY

Thelma by director Joachim Trier, screenwriters Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier, and producer Thomas Robsahm

SWEDEN

Ravens by director and screenwriter Jens Assur, and producers Jens Assur, Jan Marnell, and Tom Persson

The winner will be announced on 30 October

The winner of the Nordic Council Film Prize 2018 will be announced on 30 October at the Norwegian Opera House in Oslo in conjunction with the Nordic Council Session. The prize of DKK 350,000 will be shared equally between the winning film’s director, scriptwriter, and producer. This emphasises that film as an art form is the result of close co-operation between these three pivotal people.

About the Nordic Council Film Prize

The Nordic Council Film Prize is awarded to a full-length feature film that has roots in Nordic culture and displays high standards of artistic quality and originality. Nordisk Film & TV Fond is responsible for the administration of the prize.

About the Nordic Council prizes

The Nordic Council awards five prizes each year – for literature, film, music, the environment, and children’s and young people’s literature. The purpose of the Nordic Council prizes is to raise interest in the Nordic cultural community and Nordic co-operation on the environment, as well as to recognise outstanding artistic and environmental efforts.