Nordic Short and Doc Prize Winners January-April 2008

DENMARK

45 cm by Charlotte Sieling & Annette K. Olesen
Audience Prize, Labo Competition at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in France

Blood Sisters (Blodsøstre) by Louise Friedberg
Best Film at Flickerfest in Australia

Boy Meets Girl by Søren Frellesen
Best Short Fiction at the Danish Film Academy Robert Awards in Denmark

Enemies of Happiness (Vores lykkes fjender) by Eva Mulvad
The International Human Rights Film Award to main character Malalai Joya at the Berlinale in Germany

Ghosts of Cité Soleil by Asger Leth
Best Documentary at the Directors Guild of America Awards in the USA

Milosevic on Trial by Michael Christoffersen
Best Long Documentary at the Danish Film Academy Robert Awards in Denmark

One Day by Ditte Haarløv Johnsen
Best Short Film at One World Film Festival in the Czech Republic

Sophie by Birgitte Stærmose
Best Short at the Birds Eye Film Festival in the UK

Street 6 South by Lasse Lindsteen
Best Danish Fiction at AFIA Film Festival in Denmark

The World in Denmark (Verden i Danmark) by Max Kestner
Best Short Documentary at the Danish Film Academy Robert Awards in Denmark

The Monastery by Pernille Rose Grønkjær
Best Documentary Film at the Bodil Awards in Denmark
Outstanding Achievement in an International Feature at Cinema Eye Honors in the USA

Young Man Falling (Ung mand falder) by Martin de Thurah
Best Long Fiction at the Danish Film Academy Robert Awards in Denmark

Anja Dalhoff, Film Director
Women of Europe Award in Denmark

Marguerite Engberg, Ib Monty & Niels Jensen, Film Teachers
Honorary Bodil at the Bodil Awards in Denmark

Morten Hartz Kaplers, Film Director
The Carl Th. Dreyer Award for courage, originality and provocation in his play with fiction and truth in the film AFR

Ole John, Teacher at The National Film School of Denmark
Honorary Robert at the Danish Film Academy Robert Awards in Denmark

Sarita Christensen, Producer & Anders Morgenthaler, Film Director
Natsværmerprisen at NatFilm Festival in Denmark

FINLAND

Curse of the Remote Islands (Kaukosaaren kirous) by Chrzu
Spezial Prize, Films under 30 Minutes at Tampere Film Festival in Finland

Girl's Night (Tyttöjen ilta) by Reetta Aalto
Resource Award at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Audience Award at Tampere Film Festival in Finland

High Hopes by Mazdak Nassir
Best Film under 30 Minutes at Tampere Film Festival in Finland

Human Smell (Ihmisen haju) by Kati Grönholm
Student Award at Tampere Film Festival in Finland

If I Fall (Jos kaadun) by Hannaleena Hauru
Prize of the Youth Jury at Tampere Film Festival in Finland

Lone Star Hotel (Yhden tähden hotelli) by Ari Matikainen
Best Documentary at the Jussi Awards in Finland

Palna's Daughters (Palnan tyttäret) by Kiti Luostarinen
Risto Jarva Prize at Tampere Film Festival in Finland

Paradise - Three Journeys in this World (Paratiisi - kolme matkaa tässä maailmassa) by Elina Hirvonen
Special Prize, Films over 30 Minutes at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Diploma of Merit for Editing (Annukka Lilja) at Tampere Film Festival in Finland

Pony Girls (Ponitytöt) by Selma Vilhunen
Best film over 30 Minutes at Tampere Film Festival in Finland

Summerchild (Kesän lapsi) by Iris Olsson
The Tromsø Palm at Tromsø International Film Festival in Norway

The Butterfly from Ural (Uralin perhonen) by Katariina Lillqvist
Best Animation at Tampere Film Festival in Finland

The Next Move (Möbleeraaja) by Laura Neuvonen
Honorable Mention at Tricky Women in Austria

ICELAND

Monsieur Hyde by Vera Solvadottir
Upcoming Scandinavia Award at AFIA Film Festival in Denmark

Wrestling (Bræðrabylta) by Grimur Hakonarson
Special Jury Mention, International Competition at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in France

NORWAY

Adherent by Julian Vargas
Best Fiction at Minimalen Short Film Festival in Norway

Anthony og Josephine i Norge by Lowri Rees
Special Prize of the Jury at Minimalen Short Film Festival in Norway

Det koker i kalde nord by Espen Skretteberg
Special Mention at Minimalen Short Film Festival in Norway

Mein Stampf or the Danceshow of the Last Century by Martine Grande
Special Mention at Minimalen Short Film Festival in Norway

Null-Null by Gaute Johnsen
Special Mention at Minimalen Short Film Festival in Norway

Peter & the Wolf by Suzie Templeton
Oscar for Best Short Film/Animation at the Academy Awards in the USA

Radio Ila by Aleksander Olai Korsnes
Best Film at Minimalen Short Film Festival in Norway

The Crystal Palace (Ediths glasslott) by Tove Cecilie Sverdrup & Sunniva Nervik
Best Live Action Film at Bangkok International Children's Film Festival in Thailand

The Danish Poet (Den danske dikteren) by Torill Kove
Honorable Mention at Tricky Women in Austria

The Kautokeino Rebellion (Kautokeino-oprøret) by Nils Gaup
The Don Quijote Award at Tromsø International Film Festival in Norway

SWEDEN

Almost Like One of the Family by Astrid Goransson
Best Animation at AFIA Film Festival in Denmark
Best Nordic Art Film at AFIA Film Festival in Denmark

Alva by Marius Dybwad Brandrud
Best Nordic Fiction at AFIA Film Festival in Denmark

Aston's Stones (Astons stenar) by Lotta & Uzi Geffenblad
Best Short Animated Film at Children's Film Festival Seattle in the USA

Círculo Vicioso by Anna Persson & Brigitta Kontros
Best Short Documentary at Tempo Documentary Festival in Sweden

Crossroad by Kristina Meiton
Best Nordic Documentary at AFIA Film Festival in Denmark

Hidden Despair (Tysta rop) by Jan-Eje Ferling
Best Director at Festival de Cine Internacional de Barcelona in Spain

Hit Music - Rythm of the Revolutionary (Hitmusik - konsten at sätta rytm till revolt) by RåFILM Filmmakers Collective
Special Mention at Tempo Documentary Festival in Sweden

Holly Gets Even (Holly Hallonsten ger igen) by Marika Heidebäck
Synchro Film & Video Prize at Tricky Women in Austria

Instead of Abracadabra (I stället för Abrakadabra) by Patrik Eklund
Startsladden for Best Short Film at Göteborg International Film Festival in Sweden
Viewer's Choice Award at Göteborg International Film Festival in Sweden

Maggie in Wonderland (Maggie vaknar på balkongen) by Ester Martin Bergsmark, Mark Hammarberg & Beatrice Maggie Andersson
Special Mention at Tempo Documentary Festival in Sweden

My Uncle Loved the Colour Yellow (Min morbror tyckte mycket om gult) by Mats Olof Olsson
The Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk Special Prize, Generation Kplus at the Berlinale in Germany

Necrobusiness by Fredrik von Krusenstjerna & Richard Solarz
Best Long Documantary at Tempo Documentary Festival in Sweden

Sanctuary (Tillflykt) by Mikael Wiström & Alberto Herskovits
Special Mention at Tempo Documentary Festival in Sweden

The Nun (Nunnan) by Maud Nycander
Best Documentary Film at the Guldbagge Awards in Sweden

What You Do (Hur man gör) by Gunilla Heilborn, Kim Hiorthøy & Mårten Nilsson
Best Short Film at the Guldbagge Awards in Sweden

International Guests in the FkN Video Library
In 2008, the following guests have visited FkN's Video Library:

Niels Jensen & Tina Sørensen, The National Film School of Denmark
Olga Struskova, Programmer from Huesca Film Festival in Spain
Antanas Surgailis, Project Manager from Kino Busas in Lithuania
Amalie Linde, Programmer from CPH:DOX in Denmark

All year round international guests visit the FkN Video Library. Therefore, we urge you to register your new film - the sooner the better! Click on the link to the right to go directly to the Film Registration.

FkN Online Screening Room
For the buyers, distributors and festival programmers that are prevented form visiting Nordisk Panorama Event or the FkN premises in Copenhagen, FkN opened a new online VIP Sceening Room last October. New films are added continously, and the future aim is to have all new films registered with FkN available online. Also, new users keep signing up, so once again we urge you to register your film or post a film for a registration already made. Follow the link to your right.