Award winners 64th Nordic Film Days

NDR Film Prize

donted by Norddeutscher Rundfunk
12.500 Euro

Walad Min Al Janna / Boy From Heaven
Director: Tarik Saleh
Sweden / France / Finland / Marokko / Denmark, 2022, 125 min.

Jury Statement
"The jury of the NDR film prize awards a film with an impeccable script and breathtaking acting. This simple yet complex moral thriller is a tale of power and corruption that is highly relevant today, as no one has the choice to stay away from the political, religious and social issues of our time. The setting of the story is unique, the twists and turns are nothing but amazing. This is what a modern Nordic film looks like today: congratulations to Tarik Saleh and Boy from Heaven."

Jury: Karsten Willutzki, Tonje Hardersen,  Elisabeth Lequeret, Alma Pöysti, Martin Rehbock

Audience Prize

donted by Lübecker Nachrichten
5.000 Euro 

Alle hater Johan / Everybody Hates Johan
Director: Hallvar Witzø
Norway / Sweden, 2021, 90 min.

Jury Statement
The audience jury awards a film that has triggered a wide range of emotions in us: Hate and love often create an explosive mixture. It is, what it is ... Everybody hates Johan."

Jury: Gundula Beuster, Steffen Börms, Malin Dressel, Jan Laudenbach, Matthias Lühr, Klaus Maywald, Stephanie Riemann

Interfilm Church Prize

donted by Evangelisch-Lutherischer Kirchenkreis Lübeck-Lauenburg
5.000 Euro

Walad Min Al Janna / Boy From Heaven
Director: Tarik Saleh
Sweden / France / Finland / Marokko / Denmark, 2022, 125 min.

Jury Statement
"The INTERFILM jury awards a film about a world where truth is trampled on. A young individual is being forced into a system of power where religion is being used as a mask. The film reveals the source of real wisdom and personal conviction of the main character. Some may call him Angel or just a “Boy from heaven”."

Special Mention:

Metsurin tarina / The Woodcutter Story
Director: Mikko Myllylahti
Finland / Denmark / the Netherlands / Germany, 2022, 99 min.

Jury Statement
"We have an honorable mention to the movie “The Woodcutter story” for the interpretation of the book of Job into the Finnish darkness."

Jury: Ilze Abrama, Svenja Leppin, Markus Manzer, Marie Starck

Baltic Film Prize for a Nordic Feature Film

donted by Baltic Films
3.000 Euro

Vanskabte Land / Volaða land Godland
Director: Hlynur Pálmason
Denmark / Iceland / France / Sweden, 2022, 143 min.

Jury Statement
"The Baltic Jury awards a film that shows how arrogance can turn into hatred and that humbleness is a way leading to understanding. It elaborates time and space in an outstanding way, both on a visual and philosophical level. The director places his story in a historical as well as a temporary context, that speaks directly to our Baltic hearts."

Jury: Inga Blese, Irma Šimanskytė, Piret Tibbo-Hudgins

Documentary Film Prize

donted by DGB Bezirk Nord
5.000 Euro

Armotonta menoa – Hoivatyön lauluja / Ruthless Times – Songs of Care
Director: Susanna Helke
Finland, 2022, 92 min.

Jury Statement
"The jury of the Documentary Film Prize of the DGB District North awards a film that shows us that profit must never be in the foreground when dealing with aging in dignity and at the end of life. The brave and tireless nurses show their faces and raise their voices. The prize goes to: Ruthless Times – Songs of Care"

Special Mention:

Nelly & Nadine
Director: Magnus Gertten
Sweden / Norway / Belgium, 2022, 93 min.

Jury Statement
"We want to honorably mention Nelly & Nadine. We were fascinated by this love story."

Jury: Bettina Fuchs, Birte Günther, Carsten Gutjahr, Elisabeth Reinert

CineStar Prize

donted by CineStar Group
5.000 Euro

and died together one day / und starben an dem gleichen Tag
Director: Pola Rader
Russia / Germany, 2021, 9 min.

Jury Statement

"The film takes us to a place at the end of the world. Taking place in front of a former military restricted area, the film uses stunning visual compositions to question the oh so fabled imagination of romance in a couple´s relationship. An older couple finds and searches for each other in between frozen industrial compounds, behind lametta, ice flowers and snow-covered fairy tale figures. The film convinces us with its combination of myth and reality. The Cinestar Film Prize goes to a film in the best nordic-bizarre (film-)tradition."

Special Mention:

Phantomflug / Phantom Flight
Director: Gor Margaryan
Germany, 2022, 16 min.

Jury Statement:
"In addition to the Cinestar Film Prize the jury wants to mention a special fim. It is a cinematic collage consisting of personal and archive material. It follows the traces that war, destruction and flight leave behind. The honorable mention goes to an impressive cinematic essay."

Jury: Maya Connors, Nina Jakubczyk, Arne Papenhagen

Children's and Youth Film Prize

donted by Gemeinnützige Sparkassenstiftung zu Lübeck
5.000 Euro

Tytöt tytöt tytöt / Girls Girls Girls
Director: Alli Haapasalo
Finland, 2022, 100 min.

Jury Statement
"The Children and Youth-Jury is deeply moved by a film that tells of feelings that unfold frighteningly large and spread on and under your skin. We are drawn into a maelstrom of poetically direct imagery and as complex as precise drawn characters. We are fascinated by the interplay all departements in their perfect balance of distance and proximity. The prize goes to: Girls Girls Girls"

Jury: Christian Exner, Johanna Faltinat, Joya Thome

Children's Jury Prize

donted by Finnlines Deutschland
5.000 Euro

Robotbror / My Robot Brother
Director: Frederik Nørgaard
Denmark, 2022, 84 min.

Jury Statement
"Moin, we are the Childrens Jury of the 64th Nordische Filmtage. Our names are Marlene, Tommy, Anton, Raja, Assol, Lennja und Frida. In the last days we watched very different films. Some of them were sad, some were crazy, and some were funny. Two impressed us the most, but after a long discussion we came to a decision. This film is very imaginative and thought-provoking. The film adresses topics that are very important for us, such as friendship, as well as the desire to belong. The acting of the kids in the film were great and complemented the colorful and creative set design. That’s why this year’s Childrens Film Prize goes to: My Robot Brother"

Children's Jury: Anton, Assol, Frida, Lennja, Marlene, Raja, Tommy 

Prize for Best Feature Film Debut

donted by Freundeskreis der Nordischen Filmtage Lübeck
7.500 Euro

Den store stilhed / The Great Silence
Director: Katrine Brocks
Denmark, 2022, 95 min.

Youth Jury Prize

donted by Hansestadt Lübeck
5.000 Euro

Tytöt tytöt tytöt / Girls Girls Girls
Director: Alli Haapasalo
Finland, 2022, 100 min.

Jury Statement

"Ladies & Gentlemen, Touching, thrilling, and yet heart-warming. This beautiful film made us laugh, cry, and even outrage. Therefore we want to give this year´s Youth Jury Award to… Girls Girls Girls"

Youth Jury: Elona, Korbinian, Ole, Oscar, Sidra

Nordic & Baltic Short Film Prize

donted by Teschke & Collegen Versicherungsmakler GmbH
5.000 Euro

Skolen ved havet / The School by the Sea
Director: Solveig Melkeraaen
Norway, 2021, 29 min.

Jury Statement
"The Jury of the Nordic and Baltic short Film Prize awards a film that creates a safe haven for the protagonists to express themselves in a truly authentic way about the importance of stability and a social and demographic connection from early age. Together with the cinematographer’s sensitive approach the director manages to bring the audience in to this emotional voyage. The Prize for the Best Nordic and Baltic Short film goes to THE SCHOOL BY THE SEA by Solveig Melkeraaen"

Special Mention:

BLUSH - An Extraordinary Voyage
Director: Iiti Yli-Harja
Finland, 2022, 15 min.

Jury Statement:
"The Jury of the Nordic and Baltic short Film Prize first wants to give an honorable mention for a film that… is encouraging in an explosive and intimate way at the same time. With its crafty visuals and authentic script this short film takes the audience on an unique glam odyssey. The honorable mention goes to BLUSH - an extraordinary voyage by Iiti Yli-Harja."

Jury: Janne Heltberg, Dascha Petuchow, Petra Rockenfeller

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