Little Wing tells the story of 12-year-old Varpu (Linnea Skog), who is rapidly approaching adulthood while her mother Siru (Paula Vesala) refuses to grow up. One night, Varpu has had enough of her horse-riding friends and her mother. She steals a car and drives north in search of the father she has never met. Finding him awakens something in both Varpu and Siru, and they begin to realise the roles they play in each other’s lives and in the world.
winner and nominees
Winner
2017
Director: Selma Vilhunen
Producer:
Making Movies,
Kai Nordberg, Kaarle Aho
Winner 2017
About Nordic Council Film Prize
Purpose
The Nordic Council prizes aim to increase interest in culture and in collaboration on environmental issues, to recognise outstanding artistic and environmental initiatives and to raise the profile and increase the visibility of Nordic co-operation.
The prize-winning film
The winner of the prize will each year be announced during the Session of the Nordic Council. The prize is awarded to an artistically significant, Nordic-produced full-length feature film with cinema distribution. The film must have had its cinema premiere between 1 July 2016 and 30 June 2017. The DKK 350,000 prize will be shared equally among the screenwriter, director, and producer, underscoring how film as an art form is brought about by the close collaboration of these three main contributors.
Criteria for nomination
The nominated films must have deep roots in Nordic culture, be of high artistic quality, distinguish themselves by their artistic originality, and combine and elevate the many elements of film into a compelling and holistic work of art.
National and Nordic jury
Each national jury consists of three members appointed by the Nordic Council of Ministers (Ministers for Culture). The members are selected from prominent figures whose work relates analytically and critically to film.
Each national jury has a three-year tenure, and the members of the national juries for 2017 are:
Denmark: Per Juul Carlsen*, Jakob Wendt Jensen, Eva Novrup Redvall
Finland: Jaana Puskala*, Harri Römpötti, Mikaela Westerlund
Iceland: Silja Hauksdóttir*, Börkur Gunnarsson, Helga Þórey Jónsdóttir
Norway: Inger Merete Hobbelstad*, Kalle Løchen, Britt Sørensen
Sweden: Kristina Börjeson, Emma Gray-Munthe*, Gunnar Bergdahl
The Nordic jury is made up of the chairs (*) of each of the national juries.
Event Dates
Icelandic Film Prize event
7 - 13 September 2017
Bio Paradis, Reykjavík
Contact:
Hrönn Sveinsdóttir
hronn@bioparadis.is
https://bioparadis.is/frettir/norraen-kvikmyndaveisla-i-bio-paradis/
Finnish Film Prize event
14 - 24 September 2017
Love & Anarchy - Helsinki Int. Film Festival
Contact:
Anna Möttölä
anna@hiff.fi
http://hiff.fi/uutiset/2017/08/22/pohjoismaiden-parhaat-elokuvat-esitetaan-rassa/
Danish Film Prize event
18 - 21 September 2017
Øst for Paradis, Aarhus
Contact:
Rikke Johnsen
rj@paradisbio.dk
http://paradisbio.dk/CustomPageViewer.aspx?urlId=430
Swedish Film Prize event
20 - 22 October 2017
Best of Norden, Stockholm
Contact:
Åsa Jacobsson
asa.jacobsson@kulturbyran.nu
https://www.kulturbyran.nu/bestofnorden/
Norwegian Film Prize event
28 - 29 October 2017
Nordisk Filmhelg, Oslo
Contact:
Jan Langlo
jan.langlo@nfi.no
http://www.cinemateket.no/aktuelt/nordiskfilmhelg
Award Ceremony
1 November 2017
Nordic Council Prizes
Finlandia House, Helsinki
Contact:
Louise Hageman
loha@norden.org
http://www.norden.org/da/aktuelt/nyheder/maria-sid-vaert-for-nordisk-raads-prisuddeling-i-finlandia-huset
Contact
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
CEO
Petri Kemppinen
petri@nordiskfilmogtvfond.com
+47 64006081
Nordic Council of Ministers
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Louise Hagemann
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+45 21 71 71 41
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