Nordic Council Film Prize Expanded To Include Faroe Islands, Nominees Include Göran Hugo Olsson’s Israel-Palestine Doc

[ad_1] The Nordic Council Movie Prize nominees shortlist has been expanded, for the primary time, to incorporate seven function movies, together with a title produced by the Faroe Islands.

Nominated movies embrace Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958–1989, written and directed by Göran Hugo Olsson (The Black Energy Mixtape 1967-1975). The movie was produced by Tobias Janson and makes use of archival footage to discover how the battle between Israel and Palestine has been portrayed on Swedish public service TV. The movie premiered eventually yr’s Venice Movie FestivaL and is Sweden’s entry.

Representing Norway is Dag Johan Haugerud’s Desires, which nabbed the Golden Bear at the latest Berlinale. The primary entry from the Faroe Islands is The Final Paradise on Earth from director Sakaris Stórá. The movie was produced by Jón Hammer. Stórá co-wrote the screenplay with Tommy Oksen and Mads Stegger.

The movie’s synopsis reads: Kári cherishes the easy life in his small village. Collectively together with his sister Silja, he quietly mourns the lack of their mom. Whereas Kári finds solace in his job on the fish manufacturing facility, Silja struggles to complete college, and their father returns to the ocean on a fishing boat. However when the manufacturing facility faces the specter of closure, the delicate stability of their world begins to unravel. As buddies dream of escape and search new lives past the island, Kári makes a distinct alternative: to remain and confront life head-on. For him, his hometown is the final paradise on earth.

Scroll down for the complete listing of nominees. The winner might be introduced on October 21 at an award ceremony at Bio Skandia in Stockholm. Final yr’s winner was Haugerud’s Intercourse.

The prize comes with a DKK 300,000 ($40,000) money prize, which is shared between the director, writers, and producers.

Nominees

DENMARK: My Everlasting Summer season (Min Evige Sommer)Directed by Sylvia Le FanuWritten by Sylvia Le Fanu, Mads Lind KnudsenProduced by Jeppe Wowk

FARO ISLANDS: The Final Paradise on Earth (Seinasta paradís á jørð)Directed by Sakaris StóráWritten by Tommy Oksen, Mads Stegger, Sakaris StóráProduced by Jón Hammer

FINLAND: The Helsinki EffectDirected & written by Arthur FranckProduced by Sandra Enkvist, Arthur Franck, Oskar Forstén

GREENLAND: WALLS – Akinni InukDirected by Sofie Rørdam, Nina Paninnguaq SkydsbjergProduced by Emile Hertling Péronard

ICELAND: When the Gentle Breaks (Ljósbrot)Directed & written by Rúnar RúnarssonProduced by Heather Millard, Rúnar Rúnarsson

NORWAY: Desires (Drømmer)Directed & written by Dag Johan HaugerudProduced by Yngve Sæther, Hege Hauff Hvattum

SWEDEN: Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958–1989 (Israel Palestina på svensk television 1958-1989)Directed & written by Göran Hugo OlssonProduced by Tobias Janson