Current cinema and film work from the Nordic and Baltic countries and from Northern Germany are the main focus of the Nordic Film Days Lübeck. For the 65th time, a diverse program will be presented, and a total of nine prizes worth 52,500 euros will be awarded. Film submissions are possible from now until 1 August.
Nordic Film Days Lübeck (Nordische Filmtage Lübeck), founded in 1956, is among the film festivals with the longest tradition in the world. It specialises in presenting films from Northern and Northeastern Europe. Each year the festival showcases narrative features, documentary and short films from the Nordic and Baltic countries.These are complemented by a wide-ranging programme of children’s and youth films, and a retrospective, which each year focuses on one or more significant aspects of Nordic cinema history. Also presented in the program are series from the Nordic /Baltic countries and 360° films. The 65th film festival will be held from 1-5 November.
A total of eleven prizes will be awarded in the sections Narrative Film (4), Documentary (1), Young Audience (3), and Filmforum (short) (1), in addition to Best Debut Narrative (1) and best Nordic or Baltic Short (1) across all sections. The aggregate endowment for the prizes is 63,000 euros. Each prize will be awarded to the director of the winning film.
Films can be submitted if they were completed after 1 January 2022 and were produced in, or co-produced with Denmark, Estonia, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway or Sweden. In consultation with the festival, films may also be considered for submission if they relate in some way to those countries. Films that have been publicly screened, commercially distributed including on digital media, or made available for streaming in Germany are ineligible for the competition.
Films can be submitted online via the website. Detailed information can be found here.
