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Sundance Film Festival

Discover the record number of fascinating Nordic films, docs and TV series that are in the Selection of this year's Sundance Film Festival. Nine of our pieces will be screened in total at this year's edition.

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World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Girl Picture

Alli Haapasalo / Finland / 2022 / 100 min / World Premiere

Mimmi and Rönkkö are best friends, supporting each other in good and bad. They don’t know yet what the future will bring, but the world is open. Emma is a figure skater aiming for an international career. When the three meet at a party, nothing will remain the same.

Online screenings:
JAN. 24, 11:30PM GMT +02:00
JAN. 26, 5:00PM GMT +02:00

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World Cinema Documentary Competition

Calendars Girls

Maria Loohufvud and Love Martinsen / Sweden / 2022 / 83 min / World Premiere

Coming-of-age story about Florida’s most dedicated dance team for women over 60 – the Calendar Girls. A dance documentary that shakes up the outdated image of “the old lady” and shows the deep human need for creativity and friendship.

Online screenings:
JAN. 22, 8:45PM GMT +02:00
JAN. 24, 5:00PM GMT +02:00

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A House Made of Splinters

Simon Lereng Wilmont / Denmark / 2022 / 87 min / World Premiere

While war is raging in Eastern Ukraine, taking a heavy toll on families near the frontline, an orphanage run by social workers is a temporary haven and safe space for kids who can stay there for nine months.


Online screenings:

JAN. 23, 8:30PM GMT +02:00
JAN. 25, 5:00PM GMT +02:00

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The Mission

Tania Anderson / Finland / 2022 / 95 min / World Premiere

After receiving a “call to serve” from God, four American teenagers are compelled to leave the safety of their remote religion-filled bubbles, and are sent to the other side of the world in attempt to convert some of Europe’s most non-religious, private and sceptical people, the Finns, to their faith of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS).

Online screenings:
JAN. 24, 11:00PM GMT +02:00
JAN. 26, 5:00PM GMT +02:00

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Midnight

Hatching

Hanna Bergholm / Finland / 2021 / 86 min / World Premiere

While desperately trying to please her demanding mother, a young gymnast discovers a strange egg. She tucks it away and keeps it warm, but when it hatches, what emerges shocks everyone.

Online screenings:
JAN. 23, 8:55AM GMT +02:00
JAN. 24, 5:00PM GMT +02:00

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Speak no Evil

Christian Tafdrup / Denmark / 2021 / 97 min / World Premiere

A Danish family visits a Dutch family they met on a holiday. What was supposed to be an idyllic weekend slowly starts unravelling, as the Danes try to stay polite in the face of unpleasantness.

Online screenings:
JAN. 22, 8:55AM GMT +02:00
JAN. 23, 5:00PM GMT +02:00

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Spotlight

The Worst Person in the World

Joachim Trier / Norway / 2021 / 127 min

Four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.

Online screenings:
JAN. 21, 6:45AM GMT +02:00
JAN. 22, 5:00PM GMT +02:00

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Short Film Programme

Reckless

Pella Kågerman / Sweden / 2021 / 10 min

Stockholm, 2121: an underwater city is blasted into the bedrock. In a society on the verge of being crushed by mounting water pressure, Nikki’s highest wish is to get back together with her ex-boyfriend.

Online screenings:
JAN. 20, 6:00PM GMT +02:00

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Indie Episodic Programme

The Dark Heart

Gustav Möller / Sweden / 2022 / 130 min / World Premiere

Inspired by true events, the series is based on journalist Joakim Palmkvist’s non-fiction book ‘The Dark Heart: A True Story of Greed, Murder, and an Unlikely Investigator’. Set in a small rural community, the story of love, greed and power revolves around a murder case which was solved by a Missing People volunteer.

Online screenings:
JAN. 20, 6:00PM GMT +02:00

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Contact us

We are more than happy to present our exciting upcoming films to you and get to know what is happening in your part of the business and world. Feel free to reach out and arrange a meeting. We will be present in Amsterdam.

Danish Film Institute

Jacob Neiiendam

HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL

jacobn@dfi.dk

Lizette Gram Mygind

FESTIVAL CONSULTANT, FEATURE FILMS

lizetteg@dfi.dk

Christian Juhl Lemche

FESTIVAL CONSULTANT, FEATURE FILMS

christianjl@dfi.dk

Anne Marie Kürstein

FESTIVAL CONSULTANT, DOCUMENTARY FILMS

kurstein@dfi.dk

Finnish Film Foundation

Jaana Puskala

HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT

jaana.puskala@ses.fi

Jenni Domingo

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION COORDINATOR, FEATURE FILMS

jenni.domingo@ses.fi

Suvi Railo

ADVISOR, DOCUMENTARY FILMS

suvi.railo@ses.fi

Arttu Manninen

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION ASSISTANT

arttu.manninen@ses.fi

Norwegian Film Institute

Dag Asbjørnsen

HEAD OF SECTION INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

dag.asbjornsen@nfi.no

Stine Oppegaard

MANAGER INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS FEATURE FILMS

stine.oppegaard@nfi.no

Swedish Film Institute

Petter Mattsson

HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT

petter.mattsson@sfi.se

Sara Rüster

FESTIVAL MANAGER, DOCS AND SHORTS

sara.ruster@sfi.se

Jing Haase

FESTIVAL MANAGER, SHORTS AND DOCS

jing.haase@sfi.se

Discover

Explore the coolest new Nordic productions from the film catalogues and get to know the Nordic co-production programmes from the brochure by Nordisk Film and TV Fund.