Nordic Council Film Prize

Profile

The statutes of the award came into effect in 2003 and were amended in 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2016.{{cite web | access-date =2025-08-29}} The award is given to a film deeply rooted in Nordic culture, it is shared between the film's director, scriptwriter and producer, underlining the fact that film as an art form is the result of a close collaboration between these three main functions.{{cite web | access-date =2025-08-29}} The award includes a cash prize of DKK 300,000 ($40,000).{{cite web | access-date =2025-08-29}}

The Nordic Council Film Prize is administered by the Nordisk Film & TV Fond, a secretariat to the Nordic Council. The Fond is funded by 22 partners: the Nordic Council of Ministers; five national film institutes; and 16 public and private media companies. It also funds the Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize at the annual Gothenburg Film Festival.

One winner is chosen from submissions from the five Nordic countries. Requirements for films entering the competition are: duration of at least 72 minutes, Nordic production, high artistic quality, recent premiere, the film's main language should be Nordic.

History

The first award was handed out in 2002 to celebrate the Nordic Council's 50th anniversary. Since 2005 the prize has been annual.{{cite web | access-date =2025-08-26}}

In 2023, Greenland submitted a film for the first time with The Edge Of The Shadow, directed by Malik Kleist.{{cite web | access-date =2025-08-29}}

In 2025, a film produced in the Faroe Islands was nominated for the first time.{{cite web | access-date =2025-08-29}}

Prize winners and nominees

References

References

1. "About us".
2. According to the Nordic Council, the prize is given for "the creation of an artistically original film that is rooted in Nordic cultural circles".[http://www.norden.org/en/nordic-council/the-nordic-council-prizes/film-prize ''The Nordic Council Film Prize''] {{webarchive. link. (2010-04-08 , Nordic Council of Ministers (2008))
3. Neiiendam, Jacob. (2002-10-30). "Man Without A Past wins new Nordic prize, joins Oscar race". [[Screen International]].
4. Mitchell, Wendy. (22 August 2023). "Nordic Council Film Prize nominates first Greenlandic film for $45,000 award". Screen International.
5. (17 June 2021). "Nordisk Film & TV Fond".
6. Wendy Mitchell, [https://www.screendaily.com/news/nordic-council-film-prize-reveals-five-nominees-for-40000-award/5173685.article "Nordic Council Film Prize reveals five nominees for $40,000 award"]. ''[[Screen Daily]]'', 23 August 2022.