The Nordic Council Film Prize

The Film Prize was first awarded in 2002 as a one-off to mark the 50th anniversary of the Nordic Council. It was made a permanent, annual prize in 2005 and is awarded along with the prizes for music, literature and the environment.

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Här är vinnarna av Nordiska rådets priser 2021

Meet the winners of the 2021 Nordic Council Prizes

There was an air of jubilation in Denmark, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and Sweden as the Nordic Council prizes were presented during the live broadcast of the awards ceremony from Skuespilhuset in Copenhagen on Tuesday evening.

”Flugt” fick Nordiska rådets filmpris 2021

“Flee” wins the 2021 Nordic Council Film Prize

The Danish film Flee has won the 2021 Nordic Council Film Prize for a work in which aesthetics, politics, and humane dimensions combine in something sublime and deeply artistic. This animated documentary film poses concrete and pressing questions on the current migrant debate.

Information

About the Nordic Council’s prizes

The Nordic Council awards five prizes every year: The Literature Prize, the Film Prize, the Music Prize, the Environment Prize, and the Children and Young People’s Literature Prize.

Videos

24.08.21

5 nominees for The Nordic Council Film Prize 2021

24.08.21

5 nominerede til Nordisk Råds filmpris 2021

27.10.20

Nordiska rådets prisutdelning 2020

27.10.20

Tacktal av Dag Johan Haugerud och Yngve Sæther efter att ha tilldelats Nordiska rådets filmpris 2020 för filmen Barn

18.08.20

5 nominees for The Nordic Council Film Prize 2020

20.08.19

Nominations for the Nordic Council Film Prize 2019

20.12.18

De nominerte til Nordisk råds filmpris 2018

15.12.18

Nominerade til Nordiska rådets filmpris 2017

Winners

2021

Winner of the 2021 Nordic Council Film Prize

The 2021 Nordic Council Film Prize goes to the Danish film “Flee” by screenwriter and director Jonas Poher Rasmussen, screenwriter Amin, and producers Monica Hellström, Charlotte de la Go...

2020

Winner of the 2020 Nordic Council Film Prize

The 2020 Nordic Council Film Prize goes to the Norwegian film “Beware of Children” by screenwriter and director Dag Johan Haugerud and producer Yngve Sæther.

2019

Winner of the 2019 Nordic Council Film Prize

Queen of Hearts has won the 2019 Nordic Council Film Prize.

2018

Winner of the Nordic Council Film Prize 2018

The Nordic Council Film Prize 2018 goes to Woman at War from Iceland.

2017

Winner of the Nordic Council Film Prize 2017

The Nordic Council Film Prize 2017 has been awarded to Little Wing by the Finnish director and screenwriter Selma Vilhunen and producers Kaarle Aho and Kai Nordberg.

2016

Winner of the Nordic Council Film Prize 2016

The Nordic Council Film Prize 2016 is awarded to “Louder Than Bombs” from Norway by Joachim Trier (director and screenwriter), Eskil Vogt (screenwriter), and Thomas Robsahm (producer) fro...

2015

Winner of the Nordic Council Film Prize 2015

The Nordic Council Film Prize 2015 has been awarded to Fúsi (Virgin Mountain) (Iceland)

2014

Vinder af Nordisk Råds filmpris 2014

Den islandske instruktør og manuskriptforfatter Benedikt Erlingsson og producer Friðrik Þór Friðriksson modtog Nordisk Råds filmpris 2014 for filmen ”Om heste og mænd” ved Nordisk Råds pr...

Nominees

2021

Tigers - Sweden

The film “Tigers” from Sweden has been nominated for the 2021 Nordic Council Film Prize.

2021

Gunda – Norway

The film 'Gunda' from Norway has been nominated for the 2021 Nordic Council Film Prize.

2021

Alma – Iceland

The film “Alma” from Iceland has been nominated for the 2021 Nordic Council Film Prize.

2021

Any Day Now - Finland

The film “Any Day Now” is Finland’s nominee for the 2021 Nordic Council Film Prize

2021

Flee – Denmark

The film “Flee” from Denmark has been nominated for the 2021 Nordic Council Film Prize.

2020

Echo – Iceland

The film “Echo” from Iceland has been nominated for the 2020 Nordic Council Film Prize.

Bild från "Dogs Dont Wear Pants" - Koirat Eivät och Käytä Housuja

2020

Dogs Don’t Wear Pants – Finland

The film “Dogs Don’t Wear Pants” from Finland has been nominated for the 2020 Nordic Council Film Prize.

Bild från "Onkel" - Peter H. Tygesen och Jette Søndergaard och Tue Frisk Petersen

2020

Uncle – Denmark

The film “Uncle” from Denmark has been nominated for the 2020 Nordic Council Film Prize.

Bilde från "Charter" - Ane Dahl Torp och Troy Lundkvist

2020

Charter –Sweden

The film “Charter” from Sweden has been nominated for the 2020 Nordic Council Film Prize.

Bild från "Beware Of Children" - Anders Jan Gunnar Røise

2020

Beware of Children – Norway

The film “Beware of Children” from Norway has been nominated for the 2020 Nordic Council Film Prize.

Billede fra “Rekonstruktion Utøya” (Sverige) - Rakel Mortensdatter Birkeli

2019

Reconstructing Utøya – Sweden

The film "Reconstructing Utøya" is Sweden’s nominee for the 2019 Nordic Council Film Prize.

Billede fra “Blindsone” (Norge) - Pia Tjelta

2019

Blind Spot – Norway

The film "Blind Spot" is Norway’s nominee for the 2019 Nordic Council Film Prize.

Billede fra “Hvítur, hvítur dagur” (Island) - Ingvar Sigurðsson og Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir

2019

A White, White Day – Iceland

The film "A White, White Day" is Iceland’s nominee for the 2019 Nordic Council Film Prize.

2019

Aurora – Finland

The film "Aurora" is Finland’s nominee for the 2019 Nordic Council Film Prize.

Billede fra "Dronningen" (Danmark) - Trine Dyrholm og Gustav Lindh

2019

Queen of Hearts – Denmark

The film "Queen of Hearts" is Denmark’s nominee for the 2019 Nordic Council Film Prize.

Billede fra "Ravens" (Sverige) - Reine Brynolfsson

2018

Ravens - Sweden

The film “Ravens” is the Swedish nominee for the Nordic Council Film Prize 2018.

Billede fra "Thelma" (Norge) - Eili Harboe

2018

Thelma - Norway

The film “Thelma” is the Norwegian nominee for the Nordic Council Film Prize 2018.

Billede fra "Woman at War" (Island) - Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir

2018

Woman at War - Iceland

The film “Woman at War” is the Icelandic nominee for the Nordic Council Film Prize 2018.

2018

Euthanizer - Finland

The film “Euthanizer” is the Finnish nominee for the Nordic Council Film Prize 2018.

Billede fra "Winter Brothers" (Danmark) - Elliott Crosset Hove

2018

Winter Brothers - Denmark

The film “Winter Brothers” is the Danish nominee for the Nordic Council Film Prize 2018.

Billede fra "Sameblod" (Sverige) - Cecilia Sparrok

2017

Sámi Blood – Sweden

“Sámi Blood” from Sweden has been nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize 2017.

Billede fra"Fluefangeren" (Norge) - Burhan Amiti

2017

Hunting Flies – Norway

“Hunting Flies” from Norway has been nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize 2017.

Billede fra"Hjartasteinn" (Island) - Baldur Einarsson og Blær Hinriksson

2017

Heartstone – Iceland

“Heartstone” from Iceland has been nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize 2017.

2017

Little Wing – Finland

“Little Wing” from Finland has been nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize 2017.

Billede fra"Forældre" (Danmark) - Søren Malling og Bodil Jørgensen

2017

Parents – Denmark

“Parents” from Denmark has been nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize 2017.

Actionbild från Efterskalv (Sverige) - Ulrik Munther

2016

The Here After – Sweden

Magnus von Horn’s The Here After is a timeless film that raises classical moral questions in unexpected ways that challenge the viewer.

Actionbild från Louder Than Bombs (Norge) Jesse Eisenberg och Devin Druid

2016

Louder Than Bombs – Norway

Joachim Trier’s Louder Than Bombs is a study of grief that centres around a father and his two sons three years after their mother has passed away. She has left behind a small, loving fam...

Actionbild från Sparrows (Island) - Atli Óskar Fjalarsson

2016

Sparrows – Iceland

Sparrows is a story about growing up, and explores various coming-of-age themes – in particular the father-son relationship from the perspective of an abandoned child.

Actionbild från "The Happies Day in the Life of Olli Mäki" (Finland) - Jarkko Lahti

2016

The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki – Finland

Do you want to be a world champion or the champion of your own life? On the surface, The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki is a period piece based on a character from real life, but a...

Actionbild Land of Mine (Danmark) - Louis Hofmann & Roland Møller

2016

Land of Mine – Denmark

Telling a compelling story about a person’s development is one thing. Recreating history and truly placing us in the middle of it is something else entirely. And it is still something els...