Här är vinnarna i Nordic International Film Festival

NORDIC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS ARE

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

My Name Is Baghdad

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM

L’Oro Di Famiglia

BEST NORDIC FEATURE FILM

Force of Habit

BEST NORDIC SHORT FILM

Daddy’s Girl

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM

Everything That Could Have Been

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM

Wasteland

AURORA BOREALIS

Index

BEST DIRECTOR

Caru Alves de Souza
(My Name Is Baghdad)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER

Eirik Evjen

Audun Fjeldheim

(Everything That Could Have Been)

BEST FEMALE ACTOR

Cecilie Elisabeth Bogø Bach

(Incident at School)

BEST MALE ACTOR

Ben Irving

Jack Irving

(Giants Being Lonely)

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Unnur

Silicon Valley, Baby.

A QUOTE FROM THE FOUNDERS

“Congratulations to all of our winners and thank you to our team for creating another successful year for Nordic International Film Festival. We want to express how grateful we are to review such incredible work from our filmmakers and for the audience for supporting independent film across the world under such rare circumstances”, says NIFF Founder and Creative Director Linnea Larsdotter, and Founder and Festival Director Johan Matton

THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN TO OUR PARTNERS

We are so grateful for our partners, collaborators, and sponsors, The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, New York, Fotografiska, The Swedish Villa, Film i Väst, New York Film Academy, Rooftop Films, A24, and all of the Nordic Consulates of New York, we couldn’t have done this without you.

Film i Väst is a proud partner of the Nordic International Film Festival. Each year, an exclusive selection of short films, funded by Film i Väst, compete in their own category, Aurora Borealis. Film i Väst, Scandinavia’s most successful film fund, co-produces film and tv drama for a Nordic and international audience. They collaborate with established talent, such as Ruben Östlund and Tomas Vinterberg, as well as up-and-coming creators like Ninja Thyberg and Vedran Rupic. Learn more about them at www.filmivast.com.

New York Film Academy (NYFA) is proud to partner with the Nordic International Film Festival for the second year in a row. In awarding an Online Workshop to the festival winner, New York Film Academy reaffirms its commitment to developing a new generation of storytellers. “I’d like to congratulate our alumni Johan and Linnea on putting together another wonderful festival and working so hard to make it safe and accessible to everyone,” said NYFA President Michael Young. New York Film Academy is a leading, regionally accredited, visual, and performing arts college that offers hands-on intensive programs across 15 areas of study in New York City, Los Angeles, South Beach/Miami, Gold Coast (Australia), Florence (Italy), and Online. For more information, please visit nyfa.edu

Nordic International Film Festival is always looking for future partners and sponsors who would like to work creatively with us and highlight their brands in the best of lights. Please reach out to us if interested.

PRIZES - NIFF 2020

Aurora Borealis - New York Film Academy is donating tuition for a 4-week course.

New York Film Academy (NYFA) has built a reputation as one of the premier visual and performing arts colleges in the world. Since 2017, NYFA has been named by Variety as a Top Film School, demonstrating excellence in the numerous disciplines they offer.

Best International Feature - A full screenplay analysis and markup from Coverage Ink.

Coverage Ink provides professional screenplay analysis, development, and editing to clients around the world and has empowered screenwriters since 2002.

Best Nordic Feature - A half-day of screenplay analysis from Incline Productions.

Incline Productions is an award-winning, full-service production company specializing in everything from independent music videos to Super Bowl commercials to multi-million dollar feature films.

Best Documentary Feature - A half-day of remote color grading from Incline Productions.

Incline Productions is an award-winning, full-service production company specializing in everything from independent music videos to Super Bowl commercials to multi-million dollar feature films.

NORDIC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Is the largest Nordic film festival outside of Europe. NIFF is an annual festival that takes place in New York City, celebrating Nordic and international films. NIFF strives to uncover fresh independent films and honor great work from already established filmmakers. NIFF's programmers encourage filmmakers from all backgrounds, ethnicities, and countries to submit their work.

The festival's mission is to create a cultural hub where nordic and international filmmakers meet and begin collaborations for future projects in addition to supporting independent film in New York City. NIFF is supported by the consulates of every Nordic country and proudly makes introductions between filmmakers and potential collaborators all around the world, from production companies in Sweden to artist retreats in the Faroe Islands. NIFF is proud to be at the forefront of film festivals navigating equality, diversity, and sustainability. Please read more at www.nordicfilmfest.org

Hashtags, info, and Social

#NIFF2020

Festival:

@niffofficial (IG and Twitter)

facebook.com/niffofficial

Founders:

@johanmatton @nomadlinnea

NORDIC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Website www.nordicfilmfest.org

Press contact: info@nordicfilmfest.org

Our program with synopsis and images:

https://www.nordicfilmfest.org/official-selection-2020

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NOT FOR PUBLIC, ONLY FOR PRESS TO CHOOSE FROM

Press Images for the magazine only to choose from:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12UW9neeCjS-JNeIj54Hlfi_4n8zJSUKk?usp=sharing

Press Images from the 2020 event

LINK FROM PHOTOGRAPHER ANDERS HERE (WILL BE AVAILABLE OCT 18th)

Press Images winner images/laurels

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