Forum Projects - *** TEST2025 *** Nordisk Panorama

Always Far Away [Votja]

Vojta, the eldest son of a circus director, bears the weight of a seven-generation legacy as his curiosity about the outside world clashes with the

Roman Ďuriš

Lonely Production

Czechia

Pitch

Colonial Tour

A tragicomic documentary exploring how tourism in the former Danish West Indies mirrors colonial power structures today.

Adam Paaske

Tambo Film

Denmark

Observer+

All I Ever Wanted

A portrayal of a brutal cancer journey from both patient and caregiver perspectives, revealing how it transforms individuals, couples and families.

Christina Martiny Moltke

Final Cut for Real ApS

Denmark

Observer+

Confidential Project

Laurits Nansen / Nikolaj Viborg

8 Pictures

Denmark

Observer+

An Unlikely Hero

Could meltwater from the ice sheets cause the Gulf Stream to collapse? Inventor Claus Melvad, diagnosed with autism, is helping to find the answer.

Lars Henrik Ostenfeld

Hansen & Pedersen

Denmark

Pitch

My Rebel Heart

Amid occupation and war, young Palestinian actress Yara struggles to reconcile her artistic ambitions with the fight for liberation.

Ida Kat Balslev

Siersted Film

Denmark

Pitch

Kimik

Greenlandic artists confront a changing world and colonial shadows as they prepare a landmark exhibition.

Alexander Lind / Lisbeth Karline Poulsen

GotFat Productions

Denmark

Pitch

Architecture as Invention

A journey into the creative process and mind of one of the world’s most brilliant and enigmatic architects, Daniel Libeskind.

Michael Madsen

Paloma Productions

Denmark

Two Minutes of Hate

With intimate access to a leading group tracking extremism, Two Minutes of Hate follows global trends in online hate and explores the human cost.

Rachel Boynton

Paloma Productions

Denmark

Pitch

Sidekick

Oliver puts his life on hold to help his best friend – until he can’t anymore. A docu-series about care, identity, and growing into yourself.

Adam Klixbüll Eisenhardt / Frederik Uhrbrand

Emjay Productions ApS

Denmark

Observer+

Blood Moon

A filmmaker examines the links between everyday sexism and gender-based violence through women’s voices, expert insight, and personal reflection.

Cille Hannibal

Ström Pictures

Denmark

Observer+

The Story of the Wild Rose

A 10-year-old girl experiences the collision of two worlds – stark reality of 1993 in Estonia and the arrival of the Wild Rose, a Mexican

Liis Nimik / Kristen Aigro

Klara Films

Estonia

Observer+

Crossing the River

Tragicomic tale of an environmental crime, thousands of highly endangered fresh water pearl mussels were crushed by a single forestry machine driver.

Virpi Suutari

Euphoria Film Oy

Finland

Pitch

The Game of Chaos

As truth becomes a weapon, small frontline nations fight a hidden war – using code, courage and clarity to defend democracy in the digital age.

Ari Matikainen

Kinocompany Ltd.

Finland

Observer+

The Edge of Endurance

What do encounters with mosquitoes tell us about us humans and our relation to nature?

Kirsikka Paakkinen

Pystymetsä Oy

Finland

Observer+

Creaturama – Epic of the Animals

Seven years deep in the forest. The animals lived as if the camera didn’t exist – or because of it. This is the story of a forest that looks back.

Juha Suonpää

Swamphead

Finland

Pitch

Myllylä

The rise and fall of a hero – Unique home video footage reveals the human behind the headlines.

Sean Ricks

Wacky Tie Films

Finland

Pitch

Jamila's Children

Three sisters, three brothers, two cultures.

Arezo Ariapoor

Guerilla Films Oy

Finland

Observer+

In a Box

As animals go extinct and zoos are full, Valerio and Sebastian rescue tiny species into their homes. Can their efforts ensure that the animals can

Okku Nuutilainen / Liinu Grönlund

Mouka Filmi Oy

Finland

Finding Kvens

Finding Kvens is a heartfelt documentary that dives into the tangled world of the Kvens, Norwegian minority, who can’t quite agree who they are.

Einari Paakkanen

napafilms Oy

Finland

Observer+

The Runaway Brain [Finnish Wildcard]

Nikke Liinamaa’s brain escapes and leads the viewer through a hand-drawn inner world blending animation and creative documentary.

Sanna Liinamaa

Kajo Productions

Finland

Pitch

Frozen Ocean

A young crew of filmmakers, sailors and a researcher journey through Arctic waters, mapping visions for the future and unearthing echoes of the past.

Viktória Dénes

Éclipse Film Ltd.

Hungary

Observer+

Trapped in Ice

Artist Nara Walker sued Iceland to the European Court of Human Rights after her prison sentence for biting her husband's tongue in self-defence act.

Alexia Muiños Ruiz / Lea Ævarsdóttir

NyArk Media ehf

Iceland

Observer+

Ukulellur

From chaos to joyful acts of rebellion. Thirteen queer women with a 40-year age gap form a ukulele band and find harmony where no one expected it.

Elísabet Thoroddsen

La Chana ehf

Iceland

Pitch

Lýrikk [Icelandic Wildcard]

Journey into the hidden world of rímur singers and poets, where we explore how this ancient tradition beats through the heart of our country today.

Haukur M. Hrafnsson / Ásta Júlía Guðjónsdóttir

Noumena Films

Iceland

Pitch

ISLANDER

When their church burns down in a storm, its loss highlights the struggle of a tiny arctic community facing climate and societal change.

Nikolai Galitzine

Northern Wave

Iceland

Bialiatsky - Unbroken

Portrait of Ales Bialiatsky - dissident, human rights defender, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who has spent decades defying authoritarianism.

Eimantas Belickas

Ketvirta Versija

Lithuania

Observer+

After the Storm

In the stormy Baltic sea, a group of amber fishermen combs the Lithuanian coast, chasing traces of time and memory.

Francesco Rufini

Ketvirta Versija

Lithuania

Pitch

Rehearsal for Justice

How do we, the Arab witnesses of the Palestinian Genocide, deal with the ever so frustrating vacuum of international justice?

Dalia Al-Kury

Integral Film AS

Norway

Observer+

This Too Shall Change

A young woman embarks on a journey through the homeland of her ancestors – Norway and Russia, aiming to restore balance and peace to the world.

Natalja G. B. Jacobsen

True stories production AS

Norway

Pitch

The Sound of Success

To help his son overcome speech difficulties, a filmmaker confronts anxiety and childhood shame to break destructive generational patterns.

Stian Vetle Dale

PictuRama

Norway

Observer+

North of North

North of North is a documentary about the Arctic's profound transformations, seen through the eyes of the crew aboard the small sailboat Barba.

Mark Romanov

Speranza Film AS

Norway

Observer+

Weeds [Ugress]

Weeds is a humorous and poignant feature about outsiders in society and weeds in nature. What is lost when we reject what doesn’t fit in?

Dag Mykland / Bår Tyrmi

Hacienda Film

Norway

Pitch

King Annie

Long live the Drag King.

Benjamin García Langeland

Indie Film Bergen

Norway

Observer+

In Flux

In Ghana, Pakistan, and Cape Verde, young people face the same dilemma: leave and try to make it in Europe, or stay and build a life at home?

Julie Lunde Lillesæter / Stephanie Saxemard

Differ Media

Norway

Pitch

The Iron Women

The story of Fawzia Koofi uniting Afghan women to fight the draconian laws from the Taliban, to insure the future of their daughters.

Gry Winther

Graham Film AS

Norway

Observer+

The Mystery Package

Each Christmas a mystery package arrives. Now young detectives Edle and Brage are on the case to uncover the secret sender once and for all.

Silje Evensmo Jacobsen

A5 Film

Norway

Pitch

HEX

In the heart of Norway's black metal scene, a new force suddenly emerges. Three young women have entered to the stage, as witches.

Maja Holand

Herstory

Norway

Somewhere Over the Rainbow [Norwegian Wildcard]

Two Iranian women from different corners of the world meet through the internet and become close friends, together they create a utopian Iran .

Mary Nunpau Hasavari

Matches Films

Norway

Pitch

The Greatest Illusion

An exploration of memories, loss and trauma in a magician's life.

Benjamin Ree

Medieoperatørene AS

Norway

Pitch

In My Head

An honest meeting with your Brain.

Veronika Kocourkova

Super film

Slovakia

Observer+

The Pink Ship

Aboard a pink ship gifted by Banksy, two women join a crew rescuing refugees at sea, risking all to fight injustice on the front lines of Europe.

Ylva Rafstedt Lindgren / Linn Björklund

Mantaray Film AB

Sweden

Observer+

Life Through a Lens

When Nilsson’s photos went global, photography became truth and pictures began to speak louder than science.

Andreas Eidhagen

The Motor Moving Pictures AB

Sweden

Pitch

The Palme Syndrome

Decades after Prime Minister Olof Palme’s murder, ordinary Swedes chase suspects and memories, each drawn to a wound the nation never quite closed.

Maria Fredriksson

Ballad Film AB

Sweden

Pitch

The Days I Will Forget [Swedish Wildcard]

A filmmaker creates a time loop to force her alcoholic father to change. As he relives the same day, she realizes she might be the one in a loop.

Morgane Dziurla-Petit

GötaFilm AB

Sweden

Pitch

I Am an Olive Tree

As war in northern Syria uproots a Kurdish community and their thousand-year-old olive trees, a woman becomes a symbol of hope through

Yasaman Sharifmanesh

Cinenic Film

Sweden

Graceland

A woman journeys through memory, grief, and her father’s tragic past- torn between the longing to fall and the fear of falling.

Tova Mozard

Mantaray Film AB

Sweden

Observer+

Till Death Do Us Part

Till Death Do Us Part explores the emotional and legal injustices of living in the only country in the world where divorce is impossible.

Samir Arabzadeh

MDEMC, Sideways Studios AB

Sweden

Observer+

Untitled Timbuktu Documentary

In Harlem, Swedish rapper Timbuktu confronts his father’s past in an attempt to heal their shared legacy.

Simon Klose

Anagram Sverige AB

Sweden

Pitch

Rethink

Dr Christoffer Rahm is on a global mission to prevent child abuse. His starting point is helping paedophiles – a method which may be controversial.

Johanna Ställberg / Sophie Robinson

WG Film AB

Sweden

Pitch

Daydream of Darkness

"Daydream of Darkness" is a horror-documentary about forgotten poet-witch Helen Adam’s eerie legacy of magic, horror, and revolt.

Tomas Stark

Picky Pictures

Sweden

Observer+

Joy to the World

In a time of conflict and division, five sisters find courage to reconnect

Jessica Nettelbladt

Lejoni Production

Sweden

Observer+