Awards
Nordic Short and Documentary Awards 2014
DENMARK
2 Girls 1 Cake (2 piger 1 kage) by Jens Dahl
Best Short Fiction at the Robert Awards in Denmark
A World Not Ours (Alam Laysa Lana) by Mahdi Fleifel
Best Feature at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in the USA
Grand Prix at Tetouan Film Festival in Morocco
Grand Prize at Spot Film Festival in Denmark
Best Documentary Film at Social Media Impact Awards in the USA
Beach Boy by Emil Langballe
Best Documentary Film at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Audience Award for Film under 45 minutes at Thessaloniki Documentary Festival in Greece
Blessed Be This Place (Velsignet være dette sted) by Carl Olsson
Special Mention International Documentary at Euganea Film Festival in Italy
Dreaming of a Family (Drømmen om en familie) by Mira Jargil
Best Documentary at the Robert Awards in Denmark
Best Documentary over 75 minutes at Nordic/Docs in Norway
Expedition to the End of the World (Ekspeditionen til Verdens Ende) by Daniel Dencik
Honorable Mention at International Festival of Environmental Film and Video in Brazil
Four Letters Apart - Children in the Age of ADHD (Jeg hader ADHD) by Erlend E. Mo
Honorary Mention at Nordic/Docs in Norway
Audience Award for film over 45 minutes at Thessaloniki Documentary Festival in Greece
Hollow Land by Michelle & Uri Kranot
Synchro Film&Video-Sachpresi at Tricky Women in Austria
Alberto Sánchez Special Award at Festival de Cine de Huesca in Spain
Best Animation at Brooklyn International Film Festival in the USA
Mother is God (Mamma är Gud) by Maria Bäck
Best Short Documentary at It's All True in Brazil
Puff Puff Pass (Ud, spring over, ind) by Thomas Daneskov
Mediatheques Award at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in France
Sepideh by Berit Madsen
Best Documentary at Belfast Film Festival in Northern Ireland
Snow (Sne) by Laurits Flensted-Jensen
Best Student Film (ex aequo) at Nordic/Docs in Norway
Son (Søn) by Kristoffer Kiørboe
Special Mention in Generation 14Plus at the Berlinale in Germany
The Act of Killing by Joshua Oppenheimer
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking of 2013 at the Cinema Eye Honors in the USA
Outstanding Achievent in Production (to Signe Byrgen Sørensen) at the Cinema Eye Honors in the USA
Best Non-Fiction Film by the National Society of Film Critics in the USA
Best Documentary at the BAFTA Awards in the UK
The Best Film of 2013 by The Guardian in the UK
The Carbon Crooks (Varm luft for milliarder) by Tom Heinemann
Best Medium Length Award at FICA, International Festival of Environmental Film and Video in Brazil
The Prize in the Category "Journalistic Programmes and Films" at Envirofilm in Slovakia
The Look of Silence by Joshua Oppenheimer
Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival in Italy
Weekend Dad (Weekendfar) by Johan Stahl Winthereik
Best Long Fiction at the Robert Awards in Denmark
Joshua Oppenheimer, filmmaker
MacArthur Fellows 'genius' grant by the MacArthur Foundation in the USA
Jørgen Leth, filmmaker
Ikon Award at Nordic/Docs in Norway
Manuel Claro, cinematographer
The Carl Th. Dreyer Award by the Dreyer Mindefond in Denmark
Martin de Thurah, director
Outstanding Directorial Achievement i Commercials at Director's Guild of America Awards in the USA
Tue Steen Müller
The EDN Award for outstanding contribution to the development of documentary culture
Signe Byrge Sørensen, Producer
Recipient of the Timbuktu Award in Denmark
The Roos Award (Roos Prisen) for remarkable achievement in Documentary filmmaking in Denmark
FAROE ISLANDS
Winter Morning (Vetramorgun) by Sakarias Stórá
Best Short Film in Generation 14Plus at the Berlinale in Germany
FINLAND
Behind the Curtain (Verhon takaa) by Teemu Nikki
Diploma of Merit by the Youth Jury at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Electric Soul by Joni Männistö
Best Animation or Art Film at Minimalen in Norway
Emergency Calls (Hätäkutsu) by Hannes Vartiainen & Pekka Veikkolainen
Best Finnish Film Under 30 Minutes at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Honorary Mention at Minimalen in Norway
Fatima by Naima Mohamud
Main Prize of the Children's Jury at International Short Film Festival Oberhausen in Germany
Finnish Blood, Swedish Heart (Laulu koti-ikävästä) by Mika Ronkainen
Best Documentary at the Jussi Awards in Finland
Best music to Månskensorkestern/Olli Tuomainen at the Jussi Awards in Finland
Garden Lovers (Eedenistä pohjoiseen) by Virpi Suutari
Best Finnish Film Over 30 Minutes at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Keys of Heaven (Paratiisin avaimet) by Hamy Ramezan
Risto Jarva Prize at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
The Youth Jury Award at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Audience Award at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Honorable Mention at The Norwegian Short Film Festival in Norway
No Time for Toes (Viis varpaista) by Kari Pieskä
Special Prize for Finnish Film Under 30 Minutes at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Student Prize at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Best Finnish Short Animation at Animatricks in Finland
On Ice (Jää) by Sanna Liljander
Best Student Film at Pärnu International and Anthropology Film Festival in Estonia
Pixadores (Tuulensieppaajat) by Amir Escandari
Special Prize for Finnish Film Over 30 Minutes at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Santra and the Talking Trees (Santra ja puhuvat puut) by Miia Tervo
Diploma of Merit at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
The High Heel High (Kenkähullu) by CHRZU
Special Mention at Animatricks in Finland
Jury Prize Animation at Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentaries and Shorts in Egypt
Patron (Mesenaatti) by Pia Andell
Diploma of Merit at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Weep Not for Me, O Mother by Joel Autio
Best Foreign Film at TENT Academy Awards 2014 in The Netherlands
ICELAND
The Laxá Farmers (Hvellur) by Grímur Hákonarson
Best Documentary at the Edda Awards in Iceland
Whale Valley (Hvalfjörður) by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson
Best Short Film at the Edda Awards in Iceland
Honorary Mention at Minimalen in Norway
Chum (Hjónabandssæla) by Jörundur Ragnarsson
Best Short in the World Competition at the Montreal World Film Festival in Canada
NORWAY
A Priest and a Plague (En Prest og en Plage) by Fridtjof Kjæreng
Honorable Mention at The Norwegian Short Film Festival in Norway
Barn som meg by Mari Storstein
Audience Award at Nordic/Docs in Norway
Bendik and the Monster by Frank Mosvold
Audience Award Best Animation Short at Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films in the USA
Blame it on the Seagull (Det var ikke jeg, det var fiskmåsen) by Julie Engaas
Best Norwegian Film at Minimalen in Norway
Burger by Magnus Mork
Short Film Special Jury Award for Direction and Ensemble Acting at Sundance Film Festival in the USA
Changing Hands (Byttedagen) by Jøran Wærdahl & Vidar Dahl
Best 'Short before the feature' at Minimalen in Norway
Club 7 by Even Benestad & August B. Hansen
Honorary Mention at Nordic/Docs in Norway
Drone by Tonje Hessen Shai
Checkpoints Film of the Year at Bergen International Film Festival in Norway
Best Norwegian Documentary at Bergen International Film Festival in Norway
Fading Colours (Fargene forsvant) by Hanne Martine Cotton Breivik
Best Film at Minimalen in Norway
Good Girl (Flink Pike) by Solveig Melkeraaen
Filmwebs Audience Award at Bergen International Film Festival in Norway
Growing Home (Se litt tilbake) by Trond Kvig Andreassen
Best Documentary at Minimalen in Norway
How do you like my hair? by Emilie Blichfeldt
Honorable Mention for Screenplay at The Norwegian Short Film Festival in Norway
Film critics prize for Best Norwegian Short Film at The Norwegian Short Film Festival in Norway
It's Up to You (Du velger selv) by Kajsa Næss
Honorary Mention at BUFF in Sweden
Light Fly, Fly High by Susanne Østigaard & Beathe Hofseth
Best Long Documentary at the Norwegian Documentary Festival in Norway
Oxfam Global Justice Award at IDFA in Netherlands
Honorable Mention at Tromsø International Film Festival in Norway
Best Documentary at Tamil Film Festival in Norway
Best Documentary at One World Media Award in the United Kingdom
Impact Award for Best Documentary at Human Rights Arts and Film Festival in Australia
Nominee for Best Documentary at Amanda Awards in Norway
Love City Jalalabad by George Gittos
Honorable Mention at The Norwegian Short Film Festival in Norway
Money Back, Please by Evan Hafnor
Special Mention at ARTFILM International Film Festival in Slovakia
No Word for Worry by Runar Jarle Wiik
Best Cinematography to Runar J. Wiik & Patrik Säfström at Nordic/Docs in Norway
Best Norwegian Documentary at The Norwegian Short Film Festival in Norway
Upside Down Everything is Abstract...My Father Said (Opp ned er alt abstrakt - sa pappa) by Anne Haugsgjerd
Best documentary under 40 minutes at Nordic/Docs in Norway
The Terje Vigen Prize at The Norwegian Short Film Festival in Norway
Ponytales by Siri Bråtveit
Best Student Film (ex aequo) at Nordic/Docs in Norway
She Who Loves (Som hun elsker) by Sunniva Sundby
Best Student Production at The Norwegian Documentary Festival in Norway
Sissy (Pyse) by Siri Rutlin Harildstad
IndieJunior Audience Award at IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival in Portugal
This is Kabul (Dette er Kabul) by Sadaf Fetrat, Sahar Fetrat, Nargis Azaryun, Anders Sømme Hammer og Christoffer Næss
Best Norwegian Short Documentary at Bergen International Film Festival in Norway
Twin Sisters (Tvillingsøstrene) by Mona Friis Bertheussen
Best Short Documentary at The Norwegian Documentary Festival in Norway
Audience Award at The Norwegian Documentary Festival in Norway
Meilleur Reportage de Société - Best Society Documentary at Festival de Television de Monte-Carlo in Monaco
Two Ragin Grannies (Opprørske oldemødre) by Håvard Bustnes
Best Feature Film (ex aequo) at Green Film Festival in South Korea
Honorable Mention at The Norwegian Short Film Festival in Norway
The Good Life, Over There (Det gode liv, der borte) by Izer Aliu
Best Norwegian Short Film at The Norwegian Short Film Festival in Norway
The Hour Glass Award for Best Screenplay at The Norwegian Short Film Festival in Norway
Yes We Love (Ja Vi Elsker) by Hallvar Witzø
Special Mention (Ex-aequo) at Cannes International Film Festival in France
Best Norwegian Short Film at Bergen International Film Festival in Norway
Kjetil Mathiesen, filmmaker
Bergens Tidenes Talent Award at Bergen International Film Festival in Norway
Torill Kove, animation director
The Liv Ullmann Honorary Award in Norway
SWEDEN
A Separation (Att skiljas) by Karin Ekberg
Best Documentary 41-75 minutes at Nordic/Docs in Norway
After You (Efter dig) by Marius Dybwad Brandrud
Honorary Mention at Nordic/Docs in Norway
Belleville Baby by Mia Engberg
Best Documentary at the Guldbagge Awards in Sweden
Concerning Violence by Göran Hugo Olsson
Cinema Fairbindet Prize at the Berlinale in Germany
Eating Lunch (Äta lunch) by Sanna Lenken
Honorary Mention at Minimalen in Norway
Forest of the Dancing Spirits (De dansande andarnas skog) by Linda Västrik
Honorary Mention at Nordic/Docs in Norway
Indigo by Paul Jerndal
Best Narrative Short at the Los Angeles Film and Script Festival in the USA
Award of Merit at Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywoord in the USA
Best Cinematography at Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood in the USA
Best Music Video Nominee at Byron Bay Film Festival in Australia
Honorable Mention at The International Film Awards Berlin in Germany
Honorable Mention at LA New Wave International Film Festival in the USA
On Suffocation by Jenifer Malmqvist
Best Short Film at the Guldbagge Awards in Sweden
Best Fiction at Minimalen in Norway
Jan Troell, director
The Honorary Award of the Dreyer Mindefond in Denmark
Stefan Jarl, filmmaker
Ikon Award at Nordic/Docs in Norway
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