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Denm\rk

Australian Premiere
Opening Night

Set in Denmark’s underbelly, Jeanette Nordahl’s striking Scandi-noir follows an impressionable teenage girl who is placed in the care of her estranged aunt (an incredible Sidse Babett Knudsen), the head of a family crime syndicate.

Australian Premiere

Sidse Babett Knudsen and Danica Curcic star in this electrifying Copenhagen-set psychological thriller in which four women working at an NGO start suspecting each other after a series of mysterious death threats are sent.

Australian Premiere
Dansk Cocktail

A black comedy about uncomfortable family relations, Persona Non Grata follows a cosmopolitan Copenhagen writer who returns to her rural hometown for her brother's wedding.

Finl\nd

Finl\nd

Australian Premiere

A celebration of the quietly humane, an Iranian family in Finland await a decision about whether they will be granted an official asylum status in Hamy Ramezan’s personal first feature.

Australian Premiere
Sparkling Screens

A group of old friends gather at an idyllic Finnish seaside villa to celebrate a surprise birthday, where old feelings and power struggles rise to the surface, starring Laura Birn and Christian Hillborg.

Australian Premiere

A biopic set in the early 20th Century about the life of Finland’s most acclaimed painter Helene Schjerfbeck, portrayed by the exceptional Laura Birn.

Australian Premiere

This fascinating biopic depicts the life and personal relationships of Finnish visual artist and author Tove Jansson, creator of the Moomins.

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Icel\nd

Australian Premiere
Centrepiece

Grímur Hákonarson’s eagerly-anticipated follow up to the global hit Rams is a rousing, David-and-Goliath comedy about a dairy farmer’s wife who takes on the corrupt local co-op in her remote Icelandic valley.

Australian Premiere

Iceland’s #1 box office hit and Iceland’s entry into the 2021 Academy Awards, Agnes Joy is a tale of intergenerational struggle in a picturesque setting.

Australian Premiere

Based on his eponymous play, Ragnar Bragason’s The Garden stars acclaimed actress Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir  alongside Trapped star Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir in a dark comedy of self-reflection that delves into xenophobia in Iceland.

Australian Premiere
Young At Heart

In this Icelandic box office hit comedy, a pair of senior citizens, fed up with the conditions in their retirement home, decide to rob banks so they can afford a small apartment.

Australian Premiere

In Iceland's #1 box office hit comedy of 2020, it's The Hangover meets Sideways as six friends depart on their annual fishing trip leaving their wives, work and worries at home!

Sweden

Sweden

Australian Premiere
Special Presentation

Crowned Best Nordic Film at the Göteborg Film Festival 2021, Tigers is the enthralling true story of Martin Bengtsson, a former Inter Milan player, who lifted the lid on a world where everyone has a price tag.

Closing Night

Celebrating its 50th anniversary and featuring Max von Sydow and Liv Ullmann, The Emigrants follows a struggling farming family in mid-19th Century Sweden who decide to embark on the arduous journey to new hope in America.

Australian Premiere

Based on music by legendary Swedish artist Tomas Ledin (ABBA), this musical comedy follows successful businesswoman Isabella’s (Malin Akerman) return to her hometown, where she learns that her teenage love (Christian Hillborg) is getting married. 

Australian Premiere

Niki has just turned 35 and is suddenly forced to come to grips with all her relationships and past choices in life in this charming comedy about mother-daughter relationships.

Australian Premiere

The deeply moving 2020 Göteborg Film Festival’s Opening film is a surreal drama about a mother and daughter who embark on a trip to Stockholm, yet their plan is derailed when the mother begins acting strangely.

Norw\y

Norw\y

Australian Premiere

This multi award-winning and critically acclaimed drama traces the dramatic aftermath of a tragic event in a middle-class suburb of Oslo, examining society’s reaction when crisis strikes amongst children.

Australian Premiere

A bittersweet tribute to love, Diana’s Wedding tells the story of Liv and Terje and the unconventional, stormy marriage they embark on the very same day as Diana Spencer and Prince Charles exchange vows in London.

Australian Premiere

Rising Norwegian star Josefine Frida shines in Jorunn Myklebust Syversen’s provocative new drama about a young evangelical dance champion whose faith is tested, prompting her to search for radical solutions. 

Australian Premiere

Norway’s submission to the 2021 Academy Awards, Hope is a stunningly acted relationship drama starring Andrea Bræin Hovig and Stellan Skarsgård in a personal work from director Maria Sødahl.