NOR 4
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

SHOOT
By chance, drama teacher Sigrun witnesses her colleague’s teaching methods causing discomfort for one of the students. Should she let art be art, or protect the student?
elida.helgeland@gmail.com

Bananas
An essay short, playfully exploring the symbolic and cultural associations tied to the banana.

SUGAR PAPA
Lester wants Alva to tell Geir that the relationship they had was wrong due to their age gap.

Sexy Love
The status and love affairs in childhood through a skewed lens – revealing the liberating force of not caring about what others think.

9 MILLION COLORS
The ocean is paradise for Fran the shrimp. Her deadly claws take whatever they desire. For the blind fish Milva, it’s a daily fight to survive. Fran sees her as beautiful and wants her to see the ocean in the same way. Can they overcome their differences?
miguel.wasia@gmail.com

BLUEBERRY
In an attempt to reconnect with his feelings after his mother’s death, Oscar attends a Burning Man-inspired festival in the Swedish woods.

ELEKTROMOTOR
Using jump leads attached to his crotch, Elektromotor gives new life to broken-down cars along the road - his mojo also affecting people around.

PANTYHOSE
A couple are about to attend an important gala. They have their keys, phones and invitations, but there is a hole in their tights.

