Awards

Nordic Short and Documentary Awards 2012

DENMARK

1/2 Revolution by Omar Shargawi & Karim El Hakim
Golden Award for Best Loing Documentary at Al Jazeera Documentary Film Festival in Qatar

Armadillo by Janus Metz
TV-Gold by Billed-Bladet in Denmark

Girl in the Water by Jeppe Rønde
Best Short Fiction at the Robert Awards in Denmark

My Brother Karim (Min bror Karim) by Asger K. Kallesøe
Best Long Fiction at the Robert Awards in Denmark

Putin's Kiss (Putins kys) by Lise Birk Pedersen
World Cinema Cinematography Award: Documentary to Lars Skree at Sundance Film Festival in the USA

The Ambassador (Ambassadøren) by Mads Brügger
Best Long Documentary at the Robert Awards in Denmark

The Time We Have (Den tid vi har) by Mira Jargil
Best Short Documentary at the Robert Awards in Denmark

Tigers & Tatoos (Tigre og Tatoveringer) by Karla von Bengtson
Audience Award at Lucas Film Festival in Germany

To All My Friends (Til alle mine venner) by Behrouz Bigdeli
Special Mention at Prague Short Film Festival in the Czech Republic

Venus by Tor Fruergaard
Grand Jury Sparky Award for Animation at Slamdance Film Festival in the USA

Mads Brügger, filmmaker
The Carl Th. Dreyer Award in Denmark
The Ole Award for Best Actor (in The Ambassador) in Denmark

Isabella Eklöf, director
The Bisseballe Award by the Bisseballe fund in Denmark

Omar Sargawi, filmmaker
The Nordisk Film Award by Nordisk Film, Fonden at CPH:PIX in Denmark

FINLAND

All Hallows' Week (Hiljainen viikko) by Jussi Hiltunen
Best Fiction at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Prize of the Youth Jury for Finnish Film under 30 minutes at Tampere Film Festival in Finland

Barzakh by Mantas Kvedaravicius
Best HUman Rights Film at Ljubljana Documentary Film Festival in Slovenia

Battle for the River (Taistelu Turusta) by Jouko Aaltonen
Special Prize for Finnish Film over 30 minutes at Tampere Film Festival in Finland

Burden of My Heart (Sydämeni taakka) by Iris Olsson & Yves Niyongabo
Best Finnish Film over 30 minutes at Tampere Film Festival in Finland

Forever Yours (Ikuisesti sinun) by Mia Halme
Best Documentary at the Jussi Awards in Finland

Hypermarket Nation by Paula Korva
Best Finnish Film under 30 minutes at Tampere Film Festival in Finland

Mothers (âidit) by Elina Hyvärinen
Diploma of Merit to Finnish Film under 30 minutes at Tampere Film Festival in Finland

Rigid Regime by Erkka Nissinen
Special Mention at Go Short in the Netherlands

So it Goes (Korsoteoria) by Antti Heikki Pesonen
Special Prize for Finnish Film under 30 minutes at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Youth Jury's Diploma of Merit to Finnish Film under 30 minutes at Tampere Film Festival in Finland
Risto Jarva prize in the Finnish Competition at Tampere Film Festival in Filnland

Soundbreaker by Kimmo Koskela
Best Creative Film at FIFA - Festival International du Film sur l'Art in Canada

Swarming (Kuhina) by Joni Männistö
Student Short Film Award at Anima - Brussels Animation and Cartoon Festival in Belgium

The Punk Syndrome (Kovasikajuttu) by Jukka Kärkkäinen & J-P Passi
Audience Award in the Finnish Competition at Tampere Film Festival in Finland

Iikka Vehkalahti, producer of YLE Dokumenttiprojekti
DocPoint Apollo Award at DocPoint in Finland

ICELAND

Come to Harm (Skaði) by Borkur Sigthorsson
Best Short Film at the Edda Awards in Iceland

Last Days of the Arctic (Andlit Norðursins) by Magnus Vidar Sigurdsson
Best Documentary at the Edda Awards in Iceland
Best Music at the Edda Awards in Iceland

NORWAY

Everything Will Be OK by Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen
Special Jury Award in the Norwegian competition at Minimalen Short Film Festival in Norway

Flimmer by Line Klungseth Johansen
The Tromsø Palm at Tromsø International Film Festival in Norway

Join their Game by Andre Chocron
Best Prerunner in the Norwegian competition at Minimalen Short Film Festival in Norway

Nasseredin and His 84 Wives by Beate Petersen
Best Documentary Feature at Los Angeles International Underground Film Festival in the USA

Paradox by Rolv Lyssand Bjørø
Honorable Mention in the Norwegian competition at Minimalen Short Film Festival in Norway

Premature (Prematur) by Gunhild Enger
Best Norwegian Film at Minimalen Short Film Festival in Norway

Tuba Atlantic by Hallvar Witzø
Nomination for Best Short Film (Live Action) at the Oscars in the USA
Mediatheques Award at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in France

Zakariassen Must Die (Zakariassen må dø) by Magne Pettersen
Diploma of Merit at Tampere Film Festival in Finland

SWEDEN

9 Scenes of Violence by Michael Krotkiwski
Best Student Film at Go Short in the Netherlands

At Night I Fly by Michel Wenzer
Guldbagge for Best Documentary Film at the Guldbagge Awards in Sweden
Tempo Documentary Award at Tempo Documentary Festival in Sweden

Bird High Up (Fågel däruppe) by Mårten Nilsson
Honorable Mention at Minimalen Short Film Festival in Norway

Claes by Martina Carlstedt
Best European Short Film Documentary at Go Short in the Netherlands

Colombianos by Tora Mårtens
Special Mention at Tempo Documentary Festival in Sweden

Don't Mention the Music by Magdalena Dziurlikowska
Special Mention at Tempo Documentary Festival in Sweden

For You Naked (För dig naken) by Sara Broos
Best Swedish Documentary at Göteborg International Film Festival in Sweden

I Was Worth 50 Sheep (Jag var värd 50 lamm) by Nima Sarvestani
Best Documentary Feature Film at Asia Pacific Screen Awards in Australia

Inbetweener (Dagar emellan) by Erik Bäfving
Best European Short Art Film at Go Short in the Netherlands
NIFA Best Documentary at Minimalen Short Film Festival in Norway

Just Like Zorro (Som en Zorro) by Linda-Maria Birbeck
The Short Feature Film Prize by SFI & SVT at Göteborg Interntaional Film Festival in Sweden
Audience Award at Göteborg Interntaional Film Festival in Sweden

Killing the Chickens to Scare the Monkeys by Jens Assur
Special Mention at Prague Short Film Festival in the Czech Republic
Special Jury Mention Labo at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in France
NIFA Best Film at Minimalen Short Film Festival in Norway
NIFA Best Fiction at Minimalen Short Film Festival in Norway

Las Palmas by Johannes Nyholm
guldbagge for Best Short Film at the Guldbagge Awards in Sweden
Award for Best Use of Digital Technology in a Short Film at Flickerfest in Australia
NIFA Best Animation at Minimalen Short Film Festival in Norway

Life, Lust & Longing (Liv, lust & längtan) by Lisa James Larsson
Honorary Mention at Göteborg Interntaional Film Festival in Sweden

Pinnochio utan näsa by Irene Lopez
New Doc Award at Tempo Documentary Festival in Sweden

Searching for Sugar Man by Malik Bendjelloul
World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary at Sundance Film Festival in the USA
World Cinema Special Jury Prize for its Celebration of the Artistic Spirit at Sundance Film Festival in the USA

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 by Göran Olsson
Guldbagge for Best Editing (Göran Olsson & Hanna Lejonqvist) at the Guldbagge Awards in Sweden
Guldbagge for Best Music (Ahmir Questlove Thompson & Om'Mas Keith) at the Guldbagge Awards in Sweden

The Quiet One by Emelie Wallgren & Ina Holmqvist
Tempo Short Award at Tempo Documentary Festival in Sweden

The Unliving (Återfödelsen) by Hugo Lilja
Canal+ Award at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in France
Special Mention at Go Short in the Netherlands

While You Were Gone (Medan du var borta) by Frida Kempff
Honorable Mention at Minimalen Short Film Festival in Norway

Jens Assur, filmmaker
The Sundance/NHK International Filmmaker Award at Sundance Film Festival in the USA

Ylva-Li Gustavsson & Lennart Gustafsson, filmmakers
The Gullspira Award for extraordinay contributions in films for children at the Guldbagge Awards in Sweden

Jessica Laurén & Stina Wirsén, director & animators
Honorary Award at BUFF in Sweden