Regional Student Competition

Minimalen is pleased to present this year's edition of the Northern Student Competition. Students from film, TV, art, and animation programs across Trøndelag, Nordland, Troms, and Finnmark have submitted their work to compete for the title of best student film of 2025.

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Programme

Friday January 16th

15:00
Nordenfjeldsk studentkonk.
Nova 5

Programme

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LIV

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NOR 2025
Maja Eldevik
Doc.
16 min.

Does the love between two people disappear when you can´t express it anymore?

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HANDGEMENG - MEDIEVAL KNIEVEL

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NOR 2025
Henrik Østreng Eriksen
Mus.
7 min.

When the guitarist in Håndgemeng loses his arm in a battle against demons, the band makes a pact with the Devil himself, also known as Medieval Knievel. One blood offering later, they’re back – resurrected, possessed, and ready to party. Fueled by hash, heavy metal, and hellfire, they tear through the night on motorcycles.

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THE RETURNING

(Tilbakekomstene)
NOR 2025
Mille Dahl-Folden
Fic.Exp.
20 min.

After the loss of their only daughter, the parents are left shattered by grief. When she suddenly reappears at their door — weak, starving, yet alive — they welcome her back, and life seems to return to normal. But that doesn’t last long.

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EPILOGUE

(Epilog)
NOR 2025
Henrik Sorkmo Remøy
Fic.
13 min.

When a hopeless romantic meets his ex-girlfriend at a wedding reception, old flames are rekindled, but things are more complicated than they seem.

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FACE IT

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NOR 2025
Nuria Martínez Francés, Pálma Viktória Karsai
Ani.
3 min.

Pau faces their biggest fear: going down an escalator.

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MONITOR

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NOR 2025
Judit Elena Østern Lien
Fic.
16 min.

A CCTV-operator develops a fear of being surveilled himself.

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THE UNSPOKEN ANSWER

(Stillhetens Svar)
NOR 2025
Embla Waage Johansen
Doc.
15 min.

We meet Morgan, the leader of Students for Palestine in Trondheim, and follow their campaign to pressure NTNU to freeze its collaboration with Kongsberg Gruppen.

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