MEDIA COVERAGE 2025

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

New Nordic Films Takeaways: Benjamin Ree, Baldvin Z, Animation Rocks as Sales Agents Warm to Genre Fare – Such as  ‘Blood – The Devil in Helsinki’

Variety, August 22, 2025

Wannabe wins the Best Pitch Award at Haugesund, as Storyline introduces a new prize

Cineuropa, August 22, 2025

‘The Remarkable Life of Ibelin’ Director Benjamin Ree Pulls Off ‘The Greatest Illusion’ in New Doc Where ‘David Copperfield Meets David Lynch’ 

Variety, August 22, 2025

Christy and Madly triumph at Haugesund

Cineuropa, August 22, 2025

Vinnerne av festivalprisene i Haugesund.

Rushprint, August 22, 2025

‘The Badgers’ Director Paul M. Lundø Teases Trilogy, Debuts Clips and Convinces Kids – and Parents – That ‘Adventures Are Just Around the Corner'

Variety, August 22, 2025

‘Wannabe,’ ‘The Greatest Illusion’ Win at Haugesund, Brendan Canty’s ‘Christy’ Convinces the Audience ‘It’s Worthwhile to Stand Together’

Variety, August 21, 2025

‘Requiem for Selina’ Director Rikke Gregersen Sets Debut Pic ‘Almost There’ With Motlys, Scanbox Entertainment

Variety, August 21, 2025

LevelK boards sales on Haugesund Works In Progress psychological thriller ‘Disturbed’

Screen, August 21, 2025

‘The Witcher’ Actor Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Also a Co-Showrunner on ‘Blackport,’ Preps Icelandic Romantic Tragedy ‘Klara’ With ‘Lamb’ Co-Writer Sjón

Variety, August 2025

Haugesund Opener ‘Battle of Oslo’ Has Become ‘Unpleasantly Relevant,’ Says Director Daniel Fahre: ‘I Had Tears in My Eyes’

Variety, August 20, 2025

‘Beast’ Director Baltasar Kormákur to Make Acting Comeback Next to ‘Severance’ Star Ólafur Darri Ólafsson on ‘Dark Ocean’ by Baldvin Z

Variety, August 20,2025

How the Nordics and Baltics Are Building on ‘The Visitor,’ ‘Solomamma,’ Other Hits, to Fuel Co-Productions: ’Putin’s Invading Ukraine Has Brought Us Closer’

Variety, August 19, 2025

Interview: Gyda Velvin Myklebust • Head, New Nordic Films, Haugesund

Cineuropa, August 18, 2025

Breaking Glass Pictures Acquires U.S. Rights to Swedish Coming-of-Age Tale ‘Live a Little’ as Part of LevelK Multi-Territory Deal

Variety, August 18, 2025

How the Nordics and Baltics Are Building on ‘The Visitor,’ ‘Solomamma,’ Other Hits, to Fuel Co-Productions: ’Putin’s Invading Ukraine Has Brought Us Closer’

Variety

Haugesund’s New Nordic Films Launches $24,500 Storyline Production Pitch Award With Tribeca Programmer Casey Baron on Jury

Variety, August 18, 2025

Ny pitchepris under New Nordic Films i Haugesund

Rushprint, August 18, 2025

Europa Distribution set to explore the promotion of Nordic films in Haugesund

Cineuropa, August 12, 2025

Iceland’s Glassriver To Launch Film Division

Deadline, August 12, 2025

Haugesund’s New Nordic Films project selection includes ‘Ibelin’ director Benjamin Ree’s ‘The Greatest Illusion’

Screen, August 8, 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

New Nordic Films lifts the veil on its Nordic Co-Production Market line-up

Cineuropa, August 8, 2025

New Nordic Films reveals its latest batch of works in progress

Cineuropa, August 8, 2025

Haugesund 2025 showcases Nordic excellence, with a Baltic twist

Nordisk Film & TV Fond, August 8, 2025

Historisk nordisk-baltisk samproduksjonsforum

Rushprint, August 8, 2025

Aske Bangs spillefilmdebut får festivalpremiere

Filmmagasinet Ekko August 6, 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

Estonia’s Martti Helde Reunites With ‘In the Crosswind’s’ Three Brothers for ‘Silverwhite,’ Finds Finnish, Latvian Partners

Variety, August 6, 2025

‘Pretenders’ Director Vallo Toomla Tempts Italian, Finnish, Lithuanian Partners With Estonian Sci-Fi Romance ‘Beatrice’ Ahead of Haugesund (EXCLUSIVE)

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