The complete line-up of prize winners at the 66th Nordic Film Days

Lübeck, November 9, 2024. The awards for the 66th Nordic Film Days Lübeck were handed out this evening at the gala Prize Night at Theater Lübeck. MC Loretta Stern hosted the ceremony during which eleven prizes worth 65,000 euros were awarded. The Honorary prize was awarded on opening night, November 6, to Finnish actor Kati Outinen.

In addition to the international guests of the festival, filmmakers who presented their films in the various sections, including the award winners, the event was also attended by the Mayor of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck Jan Lindenau and the Senator for Culture and Education, Monika Frank, the Danish Honorary Consul Carsten Bliddal
and the Finnish Honorary Consul Bernd Jorkisch. Bruno Hönel and Tim Klüssendorf, two members of the German Bundestag, and Anette Röttger and Sophia Schiebe, two members of the Schleswig-Holstein state parliament, were among the guests.

Four prizes were awarded in the feature film competition, two of which went to the Danish production "My Eternal Summer" / "Min evige Sommer", including the NDR Film Prize, which comes with the festival's highest endowment of 12,500 euros. Director Sylvia Le Fanu accepted it and the Baltic Film Prize for a Nordic film, endowed with 5,000 euros. The NDR Film Prize jury described the film as "as bright as a never-ending midsummer" , while the Baltic Film Jury praised it for addressing everything between life, death and love.
The jury of the INTERFILM Church Film Prize awarded its prize of 5,000 euros to "When the Light Breaks" / " Ljósbrot" , a production from Iceland, the Netherlands, Croatia and France. The film was directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson from Iceland. The audience jury awarded the Lübecker Nachrichten prize of 5,000 euros to Quiet Life (France / Germany / Sweden / Greece / Estonia / Finland) by Greek director Alexandros Avranas. 

The films in the documentary film competition at the Nordic Film Days Lübeck competed for the documentary film prize endowed with 5,000 euros by the ver.di Lübeck/Süd-Ostholstein district. The winner was Pamela Hogan "The Day Iceland Stood Still" , an Icelandic-American co-production.

Each year, the CineStar Group recognises the best short in the Filmforum section with its CineStar Prize, worth 5,000 euros. This year it went to "Gestern, ich denke an morgen" (Yesterday, I'm thinking of tomorrow) by Hamburg director and cinematographer Tom Otte. A Special Mention from the jury went to "Ich war auch damals wirklich ich, aber nur in meinem Kopf" by Julia Küllmer.

Two prizes were awarded in the Young Audience section.

The Children’s and Youth Film prize, endowed with 5,000 euros by the Geimeinnützige Sparkassenstiftung (regional savings bank foundation) went to Eirik Sæter Stordahl for the Norwegian film "Lars er LOL" / "Lars is LOL". The Children's Jury of the Nordic Film Days Lübeck also awarded its prize to his film. The Children's Jury Prize is endowed with 5,000 euros and is donated by the Hanseatic City of Lübeck. The Children's Jury awarded a Special Mention to "Victoria Must Go" / "Victoria må dø" (Norway) by Gunnbjörg Gunnarsdóttir.

The Nordic Shorts and Young Audience sections also award 5,000 euros for the best Baltic or Nordic short film, endowed by Lübeck’s public utilities company. The jury chose Rúnar Rúnarsson for his short film "O"(Iceland / Sweden).

Finally, two awards were awarded outside of specific festival sections. The Friends' Prize for Best Feature Film Debut, endowed with 7,500 euros, went to Caroline Ingvarsson for Unmoored (Sweden / Great Britain /Poland).

The youth jury, consisting of young people aged 14 to 17 from Lübeck, awarded its prize of 5,000 euros, donated by the Hanseatic City of Lübeck, to the Danish-Swedish
youth film "Fighting Demons With Dragons" / "Med drager mod dæmoner" (Denmark / Sweden) by Camilla Magid.

During the Nordic Film Days Lübeck, more than 169 films were shown in 212 public screenings at Lübeck venues during the Nordic Film Days, which wrap up tomorrow. More than 60 percent of that line-up will be available for streaming until November 17 by audiences in Germany.

All award winners and honorable mentions of the 66th Nordic Film Days Lübeck:

NDR Film Prize
Award sponsor: Norddeutscher Rundfunk
Prize money: 12,500 euros
My Eternal Summer / Min evige sommer (Denmark)
Director: Sylvia Le Fanu

INTERFILM Church Film Award
Prize sponsor: Evangelical-Lutheran Church District of Lübeck-Lauenburg
Prize money: 5,000 euros
When the Light Breaks / Ljósbrot (Iceland / Netherlands / Croatia / France)
Director: Rúnar Rúnarsson

Baltic Film Award for a Nordic Feature Film
Award sponsor: Baltic Films
Prize money: 5,000 euros
My Eternal Summer / Min evige sommer (Denmark)
Director: Sylvia Le Fanu

Audience Award of the Lübecker Nachrichten
Prize sponsor: Lübecker Nachrichten
Prize money: 5,000 euros
Quiet Life (France / Germany / Sweden / Greece / Estonia / Finland)
Director: Alexandros Avranas

Documentary Film Award
Award sponsor: ver.di Lübeck/Süd-Ostholstein district
Prize money: 5,000 euros
The Day Iceland Stood Still (Iceland / USA)
Director: Pamela Hogan

CineStar Award
Award sponsor: CineStar Group
Prize money: 5,000 euros
Yesterday, Thinking About Tomorrow / Gestern, ich denke an morgen (Germany)
Director: Tom Otte

Honorable mention:
I Was Really Me Even Then, but Only in My Head / Ich war auch damal wirklich ich,
aber nur in meinem Kopf (Deutschland)
Director: Julia Küllmer

Children's and Youth Film Prize of the Gemeinnützige Sparkassenstiftung
Prize sponsor: Gemeinnützige Sparkassenstiftung zu Lübeck
Prize money: 5,000 euros
Lars er LOL / Lars is LOL (Norway)
Director: Eirik Sæter Stordahl

Prize of the children's jury
Award sponsor: Hanseatic City of Lübeck
Prize money: 5,000 euros
Lars er LOL / Lars is LOL (Norway)
Director: Eirik Sæter Stordahl

Honorable mention:
Victoria Must Go / Victoria må dø (Norway)
Director: Gunnbjörg Gunnarsdóttir

Award for the best Nordic & Baltic short film
Prize sponsor: Stadtwerke Lübeck
Prize money: 5,000 euros
O (Iceland / Sweden)
Director: Rúnar Rúnarsson

Prize of the Circle of Friends for the Best Feature Film Debut
Award sponsor: Friends of the Nordic Film Days Lübeck
Prize money: 7,500 euros
Unmoored (Sweden / Great Britain / Poland)
Director: Caroline Ingvarsson

Prize of the Youth Jury
Award sponsor: Hanseatic City of Lübeck
Prize money: 5,000 euros
Fighting Demons With Dragons / Med drager mod dæmoner (Denmark / Sweden)
Director: Camilla Magid

Press materials:
The jury statements can be found here from 23:00:
https://nordische-filmtage.de/de/ueberuns-profil/preise-und-juries/jury-statements-2024

Film stills of the winning films and photos of the award ceremony are available here:
https://nordische-filmtage.de/de/presse/fotos

All information about the 66th Nordic Film Days Lübeck can be found on the website www.nordische-filmtage.de and on the social media platforms: Facebook, Instagram,
YouTube.

We would like to thank our partner companies CineStar, STAWAG, Stadtwerke Lübeck, Moinsener, skanbo, Swiss Climate, Finnlines, Grundstücks-Gesellschaft TRAVE, Convotis, SG Medientechnik, avt plus Mediaservice, Europäisches Hansemuseum and our media partners NDR and Lübecker Nachrichten for their support.

Press contact:
Julia Kainz, PR agency filmcontact
E-mail: presse@nordische-filmtage.de
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