NOR 2
The pre-selection juries have chosen 46 films (24 from Norway and 22 from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden). These films make up the NOR program, which consists of 6 blocks of Nordic films in competition.
The directors will be introduced at the start of each program, and later in the evening, they will discuss their films during the Meet the Filmmakers sessions.
The awards ceremony takes place on Saturday evening.
Jury

WIM VANACKER
Consultant, creative advisor, programmer, and curator with extensive experience in international film festivals and development projects. Member of the Selection Committee for the Official Short Film Competition at the Cannes FF, editorial consultant for First Cut Lab, and curator and editing consultant for the Works-in-Progress Showcase at the Red Sea IFF.

CARMEN GRAY
Freelance arts journalist, critic, and film programmer based in Berlin. She has written extensively on cinema and art for publications including The New York Times, The Guardian, Sight & Sound, Criterion, and Art Review, and is a contributing critic for The Film Verdict. Programmer for international film festivals and currently serves on the selection committees of the Berlin IFF and the New Zealand IFF.

JESPER BERGOM-LARSSON
Head of Talent and Senior Documentary Adviser at Midtnorsk Filmsenter. Producer and film consultant for Nordic short fiction and documentary, and has held key roles at SVT, SFI, and regional film centres in Sweden and Norway. Bergom-Larsson frequently serves as a jury member and advisor at international festivals and industry events.
Awards
Awards given by the Nor jury
No award will be given in the category that Best Nordic Film belongs to.
Other awards
Programme
Programme

Poor Me
When caught shoplifting, Nora pressures her younger sister to confess to her part in the stealing, only discover they aren’t the only thieves in the family.
louise@stormgroup.no

BUTTERFLY
When a butterfly gets stuck in the fountain, the whole community of garden creatures is faced with an unfamiliar situation.

SUCK MY DICK
Ada is at a high school party where she gives her first blow job to none other than the coolest boy in school.

SHAPING CHANGE
Combining elements of documentary, fiction and dance the film portrays the female body's natural changes in different phases of life: puberty, childbirth, and menopause.
annafabricius.contact@gmail.com

Me to You
When Linnea leaves Birk in Oslo to chase her dreams abroad, the distance slowly unravels their relationship.
froydisfm@gmail.com

MAYBE IN MARCH
Somewhere in rural DEN, a house awaits its farewell. A family holds its breath. And something is slipping away.

SPIRITS
This cameraless video work features animated, digital northern lights and a luohti (a Northern Sámi yoik) by indigenous sami musician Ánnámáret on homeless, wandering spirits.
marjamikko@hotmail.com

