MEDIA COVERAGE 2025

Here you can read the media coverage of New Nordic Films 2025:

Benjamin Ree, Baldvin Z, Antti J. Jokinen and Linda Hambäck Bolster New Nordic Films Pitch Slate as Full Program Is Revealed

Variety, August 8, 2025

Baltic collaboration takes centre stage at Haugesund’s New Nordic Films

Cineuropa, August 6, 2025

Haugesund’s New Nordic Films Unveils Baltic Projects for Nordic Co-Production Market and Baltic Focus Program

Variety, August 6, 2025

MEDIA COVERAGE 2024

Here you can read the media coverage of New Nordic Films 2024

Line Halvorsen • Programme director, New Nordic Films, Haugesund

Cineuropa, August 27, 2024

Naima Mohamud’s Halima wins the Best Project Award at Haugesund

Cineuropa, August 23, 2024

TrustNordisk Boards Mari Storstein’s Disability-Empowering Pic ‘My First Love’ From ‘The Worst Person in the World’ Producer (EXCLUSIVE)

Variety, August 23, 2024

How Distributors Used Dog Promos, Knitting Matinées and Missing People Posters to Promote Aki Kaurismäki’s ‘Fallen Leaves’ Around the World

Variety, August 23, 2024

Erol Mintas’ ‘Earth Song’ Reveals Cast, First-Look Photos: ‘The Streets in Finland Are More Diverse Than the Screens’ (Exclusive)

Variety, August 21, 2024

‘Fallen Leaves,’ ‘Sex,’ ‘Crossing’ Among Six Films Selected to Compete for Nordic Council Film Prize

Variety, August 20,2024

Nytt og Norsk i New Nordic-markedet

Norsk Filminstitutt, August 20, 2024

‘Tove’ Director Zaida Bergroth’s Hitchcockian Pre-WWII Drama ‘The Wednesday Club’ Being Penned by Ville Virtanen, Birthe Wingren (EXCLUSIVE)

Variety, August 19, 2024

Haugesund 2024: The best of Nordic cinema in a good place

Nordisk Film & TV Fond, August 16, 2024

Europa Distribution to tackle distribution and promotion of Nordic films in Haugesund

Cineuropa, August 15, 2024

Haugesund’s New Nordic Films Unveils Program with Slew of New Talents, Kids & Youth Fare, Chillers and Dramas

Variety, August 9, 2024

The 30th New Nordic Films unveils its market screenings and works in progress

Cineuropa, August 9, 2024

New Nordic Films in Haugesund unveils its Nordic Co-Production Market line-up

Cineuropa, August 9, 2024

Nordic-UK film collaboration comes under the spotlight in Haugesund’s New Nordic Films

Cineuropa, August 9, 2024

Projects by Zu Quirke, Corinna Faith, Anna Fredrikke Bjerke, Ashley Horner Topline Second U.K. Focus at New Nordic Films (EXCLUSIVE)

Variety, August 6, 2024

It’s Alive Films, No-Office Films Link for ‘Halima,’ About a Somali Girl in a ‘90s Finland of Boybands, Tamagotchis and Popper Pants (EXCLUSIVE)

Variety, July 22, 2024

Charlotte Sieling åpner New Nordic Films i Haugesund

Rushprint, July 3, 2024

Haugesund’s New Nordic Films Market to Open With ‘Way Home,’ From ‘The Bridge’ Director Charlotte Sieling

Variety, July 2, 2024

MEDIA COVERAGE 2023

Here you can read the new coverage of New Nordic Films 2023, and HERE you can see the official photos from the 2023 film festival in Haugesund. 

Gyda Velvin Myklebust, Program Director, New Nordic Films, Haugesund

Cineuropa, August 29

Amanda Kernell's The Curse – A Love Story Wins the Best Project Award at Haugesund

Cineuropa, August 25

Upcoming Amanda Kernell and Renate Reinsve projects excite audience at Haugesund

Screen Daily, August 25

Haugesund - Einar Film ups scripted content with Jens Lien's Joe's Assignment

Nordisk Film & TV Fond, August 22

Which film stands a chance of winning the 2023 Nordic Council's Film Prize?

Nordic Co-operation, August 22

Six Outstanding Films Nominated for the Prestigious Nordic Council Film Prize 2023

Nordisk Film & TV Fond, August 22

Europa Distribution set to analyse the Release of Nordic films around Europe at Haugesund

Cineuropa, August 17

Haugesund Readies Another Round of Norwegian Film Festivities

Cineuropa, August 17

Nordic Co-Production and Finance Market

MEDIA desk, August 15

Haugesund's New Nordic Films to Host UK Focus Including Four Co-Production Pitches

Screen Daily, August 11

New Nordic Films Announces its Works in Progress and Market Screenings

Cineuropa, August 11

Et titalls nye norske filmer luftes i Haugesund

Rushprint, August 11

Haugesund's New Nordic Films Spotlights over 50 new Nordic Titles - UK- Co-productions

Nordisk Film & TV Fond, August 11

MEDIA COVERAGE 2022

Haugesund Head Tonje Hardersen: “We’ve Had More Films to Choose From Than Ever Before”

Variety, August 5 2022

More Than 40 Film Pitches Slated for Haugesund’s New Nordic Films 

Variety, August 12 2022

Haugesund’s works in progress include new films from Selma Vilhunen, Nils Gaup

Screen Daily, August 12 2022

Pinball London to Set Up First Scandinavian Co-Pro With ‘A Gift to My Mother’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Variety, August 12 2022

‘So Damn Easy Going’ Producers Bet on Double Female Debuts (EXCLUSIVE)

Variety, August 12 2022

«Det er et stort trykk for å gå videre og lage film.» (+)

Rushprint, August 12 2022

Tehrani, Zaman og Gossé lufter nye filmer i Haugesund

Rushprint, August 12 2022

New Nordic Films announces its Works in Progress and Market Screenings

Cineuropa, August 16 2022

Haugesund’s New Nordic Films announces its Nordic Co-Production Market projects

Cineuropa, August 17 2022

‘Godland,’ ‘The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic’ Nominated for Nordic Council Film Prize

Variety, August 23 2022

‘The Emigrants’ Tops Haugesund, with ‘The Love Pill’ Named Best Project

Variety, August 25 2022

Naures Sager’s The Love Pill wins the Best Project Award at Haugesund

Cineuropa, August 26 2022

Norwegian film folks sum up their experience of New Nordic Films 2022

Cineuropa, August 28 2022