The Awards

Best Nordic Documentary

Selected documentaries from the Nordic countries compete for the award. The award goes to the director(s) of the winning film.

Prize: 11.000€ (Sponsored by the Nordic public broadcasters: DR, NRK, RUV, SVT and YLE)

Best Nordic Short Film

Information: Selected short films from the Nordic countries compete for the award. The award goes to the director(s) of the winning film. The prize-winning film will qualify for consideration in the Short Film Category of the Annual Academy Awards®, the Oscars, without the standard theatrical run, provided that the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules.

Prize: 5.000€ (Sponsored by the Danish Film Directors and the Swedish Film Directors.)

New Nordic Voice

The New Nordic Voice competition introduces films by promising Nordic filmmakers. The works have not previously been screened in the Nordisk Panorama competition programme, and selected films are among the first releases by the filmmaker.

Prize: 5.000€ (Sponsored by AVEK and Film i Skåne)

Young Nordic Award

The films in the Young Nordic programme compete for the love of our most critical audience. We ask the youngest viewers to tell us which film they liked the best, and we present the winner with a Young Nordic’s Award.

Prize: 1.500€ (Sponsored by Nordisk Panorama)

City of Malmö’s Audience Award

To receive the City of Malmö’s Audience Award at Nordisk Panorama Film Festival, is among the finest appreciations a filmmaker can get. The audience can vote for any of the Nordic short films and documentaries competing in the main competition programmes.

Prize: 2.500€ (Sponsored by the City of Malmö)