Nordic Council Film Prize

The Film Prize of the Nordic Council is the Nordic Council, a forum of the Nordic countries, awarded annually.

To mark the 50th anniversary of the Nordic Council Film Prize was first the handed over in 2002 to strengthen the film market in the Nordic countries. Since 2005, the prize is awarded annually along with the music, literature and the nature and environment prize at the meeting of the Nordic Council in the fall and is equipped with 350,000 Danish kroner ( 47,000 euros ) just as highly doped as the other prices. The prize money is shared between the writer, director and producer. Is selected at game film from the nominations of the five Nordic countries, " is anchored in the Nordic culture, has a high artistic value, is characterized by artistic originality and constitutes a finished work. " To which as come only films in consideration that in one of the languages ​​of the Nordic countries were produced.

Jury

The winner of the Film Award is chosen by an independent jury, which consists of one critic, and a deputy of any of the Nordic Film Institute, and have no private economic interests of the nominated films. The Jury will be appointed by the Nordic Council of Ministers according to proposals of the Minister of Culture of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

The national jury members constitute a Nordic jury and beat of their own countries movies before the nomination. The nominated films will be released in early September. If a movie from one of the autonomous territories of Åland, Faroe Islands or Greenland are examined, in addition a temporary member of that area shall be convened in the jury.

Award winners and nominees

Wrong decision - Germany ( TV title ) Manslaughter - In the vicious circle of violence - Germany (DVD title )

The 3 Rooms of Melancholia ( international)

Screaming Masterpiece ( international)

Kissed by Winter ( international)

The Guitar Mongoloid ( international)

Mouth to Mouth ( international)

Thicker Than Water ( international)

Free Jimmy ( international)

The Art of Crying (international / english)

A Man 's Work (International / English)

Children (International / English)

Falkenberg Farewell ( international / english)

The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 ( International / English)

The Home of Dark Butterflies ( international / english)

White Night Wedding ( Europe / English)

Sauna - Wash Your Sins - Germany (DVD title )

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