NOR 3
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

THE THIEF
When Kaali discovers that his dog has been stolen, he goes on an intensive search for the thief through the town of Tasiilaq, East Greenland.
administration@gargantuafilm.it

Factory
About a woman who manufactures job applications to get a job in manufacturing.

WE ARE NOT LEAVING
Erik has been fired and wants his job back. When that fails, he and two of his friends occupy the office of the boss.
josefina.mothander@sfi.se

IN MY HAND
An exploration of the personal and historical struggles of the Sámi people, navigating imprisonment, protests, and surreal encounters, providing a unique insight into one man's extraordinary journey.

SPEEDING, OF COURSE
70-year-old Timo makes the most of his short ride to work.

Gravity Racer
A fearless four-year-old sets out to conquer the steepest hill in town with his homemade Gravity Racer.
martin@waltherbros.no

YOU SAW NOTHING
An examination of how large language models and generative AI may create algorithmic narratives, recontextualizing a line from Marguerite Duras’s screenplay for Hiroshima mon amour (1959): “You didn’t see the hospital in Hiroshima.”

THE WORKING CLASS
In a vocational high school, Mikkel struggle with anger, and male-role expectations of being tough. When a new teacher dares to speak about emotions, everything begins to shift.

