Prize Winners

Nordisk Panorama, Reykjavik 2009

Nordic Short Film Award

Winner

Anna by Rúnar Rúnarsson, Denmark

Jury motivation: "The film takes the audience on an emotional journey that is completely realized and full of strong, complex detail. Exceptional cinematography and a breathtaking lead performance capture the fragility and the strength of a young girl trying to find her place in the world."

Honorary Mention

Seeds of the Fall by Patrik Eklund, Sweden

Jury Motivation: "The jury aknowledges how difficult it is to make a good comedy which is why we give this special jury prize to a film that has universal appeal in it's humor but resounds with a distinctive voice and subtle yet appreciative nuance."

Honorary Mention

Still Birds by Sara Eliasson, Norway

Jury Motivation: "Through precise use of physical movement and extraordinary sound design the film creates a haunting, nightmarish world. We salute a filmmaker who dares to take her cinematic language to the extreme."

Nordic Documentary Award

Winner

The Red Chapel by Mads Brügger, Denmark

Jury Motivation: "The Nordic Documentary awards goes to Red Chapel by Mads Brügger for his darkly humorous and brave look inside the North Korean dictatorship."

Honorary Mention

Side by Side by Christian Sønderby Jepsen, Denmark

Jury Motivation: "A beautiful and funny film about differences and alienation that separates us."

Honorary Mention

Between Dreams by Iris Olsson, Finland

Jury motivation: "A film about dreams in a third class sleeping car on the Trans-Siberian railway travelling across Russia by night. A very personal and creative approach about sleeping persons."

New Nordic Voices Award

Winner

Toxic Playground by William Johansson and Lars Edman, Sweden

Honorary Mention

Strays by Sutharsan Bala, Norway

Canal+ Award

Winner

Fish by Åsa Johannisson, Sweden

NFTF - Open Source Development Grant

Winner

One Thousand Stories by Annti Haase and Jussi Oroza, Finland