The Finnish-Swedish Christmas drama “Family Time” (“Mummola”) by Tia Kouvo won the NDR Film Prize, at 12,500 euros, the award with the highest cash prize, at the 65th Nordic Film Days Lübeck.
Nordic Film Days Lübeck (Nordische Filmtage Lübeck)
Nordic Film Days Lübeck (Nordische Filmtage Lübeck)
SINCE: 1956
WHERE: Lubeck, Germany
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The Nordic Film Days Lübeck, first presented by the Lübeck Film Club in 1956 and taken over by the Hanseatic City of Lübeck in 1971, has one of the longest traditions of any film festival worldwide. It is the only festival in Germany, and the only one on the European continent, which is entirely devoted to the presentation of films from the North and Northeast of Europe.
Feature films, documentaries and short films from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden are presented at this five-day event every year at the beginning of November. In addition, there is an extensive children’s and youth film programme, a section for Nordic and Baltic drama series as well as one for Immersive Media, including 360° + VR films. A retrospective is devoted to important eras, specific genres or famous persons of film history. The section Filmforum presents films from North Germany (Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg). Accompanying the film programme are seminars, discussions, roundtable talks, concerts and readings.
Nordic Film Days Lübeck (Nordische Filmtage Lübeck)
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Nordic Film Days Lübeck 2022 Awards – Walad Min Al Janna by Tarik Saleh Wins NDR Film Prize
Winners of the awards of the 64th Nordic Film Days Lübeck (Nordische Filmtage Lübeck). photo: Olaf Malzahn Walad Min Al Janna directed by Tarik Saleh took home the NDR narrative film prize as well as the Interfilm Church Prize trophy, at the 64th Nordic Film Days Lübeck (Nordische Filmtage Lübeck). The jury commented, “The jury of the NDR film prize awards a film with an impeccable script and breathtaking acting. This simple yet complex moral thriller is a tale of power and corruption that is highly relevant today, as no one has the choice to stay away from the political, religious and social issues of our time. The setting of the story is unique, the twists and turns are nothing but amazing. This is what a modern Nordic film looks like today: congratulations to Tarik Saleh and Boy from Heaven.”
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Jazz Documentary MUSIC FOR BLACK PIGEONS to Open 64th Nordic Film Days Lübeck | Trailer
Music for Black Pigeons directed by Jørgen Leth and Andreas Koefoed The 64th Nordic Film Days Lübeck festival will open with the German premiere of the Danish jazz documentary Music for Black Pigeons by Jørgen Leth and Andreas Koefoed.
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63rd Lübeck Nordic Film Days Announces Award Winners, ‘The Gravedigger’s Wife’ Wins NDR Film Prize
“The Gravedigger’s Wife” directed by Khadar Ayderus Ahmed “The Gravedigger’s Wife” directed by Khadar Ayderus Ahmed won two major awards – the NDR narrative Film Prize award and the Interfilm Church Prize at the 63rd Lübeck Nordic Film Days (Nordische Filmtage).
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Danish Actress Trine Dyrholm Gets Top Honors at Lübeck Nordic Film Days
Trine Dyrholm in Queen of Hearts The 63rd Lübeck Nordic Film Days (Nordische Filmtage Lübeck) will dedicate its homage section to Danish actor Trine Dyrholm and screen five of her key films. The celebrated actor will be on hand to accept her honorary award as part of the film festival’s opening night ceremonies on November 3 at the CineStar Lübeck. Her latest film “Margrete – Queen of the North”, directed by Charlotte Sieling, will be shown in Competition at the NFL, celebrating its German premiere on November 4.
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Icelandic Action-Comedy COP SECRET to Open Lübeck Nordic Film Days
“Cop Secret” directed by Hannes Þór Halldórsson The 63rd Lübeck Nordic Film Days (Nordische Filmtage Lübeck) will open with the German premiere of the Icelandic action-comedy Cop Secret (Leynilögga, Iceland, 2021) about a cop in denial of his sexuality, who falls in love with his new partner, while investigating a string of bank break-in.
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62nd Nordic Film Days Winners – Latvian Film THE PIT Wins Best Film
Winners of 2020 Lübeck Nordic Film Days (Nordische Filmtage Lübeck) © Nordische Filmtage Lübeck, O. Malzahn At the award ceremony for this year’s online edition of the Lübeck Nordic Film Days (Nordische Filmtage Lübeck), ten prizes were handed out, and for the first time ever, the NDR Film Prize, worth 12,500 euros went to a film from Latvia, director Dace Pūce’s feature debut “The Pit” (“Bedre”).
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German Premiere of THE GOOD TRAITOR to Open 62nd Nordic Film Days Lübeck
“The Good Traitor” (“Vores mand i Amerika”) directed by Christina Rosendahl Lübeck Nordic Film Days (Nordische Filmtage Lübeck) will open this year’s 62nd edition of the festival with the German premiere of “The Good Traitor” (“Vores mand i Amerika”), directed by Christina Rosendahl, on November 4, 2020. Inspired by true events, the film is the story of Henrik Kauffmann, who was the Danish ambassador to the USA at the start of World War II, and who fought for the freedom and independence of Denmark after the Nazis occupied the country. A political rebel and man of the world, Kauffmann is masterfully embodied in the film by Ulrich Thomsen (“The Celebration”, “The World is not Enough”, “The International”). Boasting exquisite camerawork, “The Good Traitor” also looks at Kauffmann’s personal life before his tragic death in 1963.
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Lübeck Nordic Film Days Dedicates 2020 Retrospective to “Fishermen’s Films – Fishing in Nordic and Baltic Cinema 1912-2019”
“Djúpið / The Deep” The 62nd Lübeck Nordic Film Days (Nordische Filmtage Lübeck) taking place November 4 – 08, 2020, will dedicate this year’s Retrospective to “Fishermen’s Films – Fishing in Nordic and Baltic Cinema”. Curator Jörg Schöning focussed this year’s selection on narrative and documentary films made between 1912 and 2019 that shine a spotlight on a profession that is part idyll, part commercial venture. This brings to a conclusion the section’s Baltic cycle, begun in 2018 with “Baltic Transfer” and continued in 2019 with “Undercover North/Northeast”.
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Lübeck Nordic Film Days 2019 Winners – A WHITE, WHITE DAY Wins NDR Film Prize
Winners of 61st Lübeck Nordic Film Days (Nordische Filmtage Lübeck) The NDR Film Prize of the 61st Lübeck Nordic Film Days (Nordische Filmtage Lübeck), endowed with € 12,500, went to an Icelandic film, “A White, White Day” (“Hvítur, hvítur dagur”), directed by Hlynur Pálmason, with lead actor Ingvar E. Sigurðsson in attendance to accept the award. The distributor Arsenal will release the film theatrically in German beginning February 13, 2020.
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18 Feature Films to Compete at 61st Lübeck Nordic Film Days
About Endlessness (Om det oändliga) directed by Roy Andersson Over six days from October 29 to November 3, the 61st Lübeck Nordic Film Days (Nordische Filmtage Lübeck) will host 283 screenings of a total of 196 films, featuring films by well-known directors and fascinating newcomers from the Scandinavian and Baltic countries. The epicenter of the festival is the Competition section, which this year comprises 18 narrative features.
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SWOON – Romeo and Juliet Story Set in a Fun Fair – to Open Lubeck Nordic Film Days
“Swoon” directed by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein The Swedish film “Swoon” (orig: Eld og Lågor, 2019) directed by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein will open the 61st Lubeck Nordic Film Days (Nordische Filmtage Lübeck) in Germany. With “Swoon”, the directors of “Midnight Sun” (2016) and co-authors of the internationally acclaimed series “Bron/Broen” (“The Bridge”) present a visually spectacular, romantic, and entertaining film with magical musical elements and surprising special effects.