Virtual Film Festival
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Entertainment
Start date
2021-01-08 12:00:00
End date
2021-01-18 12:00:00
Address / City
58 Park Avenue New York
Location
NY, US
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders:
This year, the Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House is going virtual! In coordination with Scandinavian Film Festival L.A. with BalticFilmExpo@SFFLA, Scandinavia House is pleased to offer virtual screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete for the Oscar nomination for the Best International Feature Film, available to viewers across the U.S. on the weekends of January 7 and 14. (Available for 4 days or 96 hours.)
Purchase tickets here: bit.ly/NordicBalticOscarContenders21
Feature films currently scheduled for the weekend of January 7-10 are "Agnes Joy" (Iceland, 2019; dir. Silja Hauksdóttir); "Another Round/Druk" (Denmark, 2020; dir. Thomas Vinterberg); "Blizzard of Souls/Dvēseļu putenis" (Latvia, 2019; dir. Dzintars Dreibergs); and "The Last Ones/Viimased" (Estonia/Finland, 2020; dir. Veiko Õunpuu). Also screening with "The Last Ones" is the short film "My Dear Corpses/Mu kallid laibad" (Estonia, 2020; dir. German Golub), submitted for the Academy Award for Best Short Film (Live Action).
The festival will continue on the weekend of January 14-17 with the feature films "Charter" (Sweden, 2020; dir. Amanda Kernell); "Hope" (Norway, 2020; dir. Maria Sødahl); "Nova Lituania" (Lithuania, 2019; dir. Karolis Kaupinis); and "Tove" (Finland, 2020; dir. Zaida Bergroth; available only January 16-17). Also screening are the short films "The Kicksled Choir/Sparkekoret" (Norway 2020; dir. Torfinn Iversen), which will be presented alongside "Hope"; and "The Tongues/Njuokčamat" (Norway 2019; dir. Marja Bål Nango and Ingir Bål Nango), which will be presented alongside "Charter"; both have also been submitted for the Academy Award for Best Short Film (Live Action).
Festival films will be available to ticket holders all over the U.S. Each session is limited to 300 tickets in an effort to preserve the intimate and communal experience. The sessions will take place over four days (Thursday — Sunday), and all films from the session will be available for viewing on a virtual cinema screening platform throughout this period.
Festival sessions will be accompanied by virtual filmmaker Q&As, as well as short films. Check back to the website for more information about programming closer to the festival.
This year, the Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House is going virtual! In coordination with Scandinavian Film Festival L.A. with BalticFilmExpo@SFFLA, Scandinavia House is pleased to offer virtual screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete for the Oscar nomination for the Best International Feature Film, available to viewers across the U.S. on the weekends of January 7 and 14. (Available for 4 days or 96 hours.)
Purchase tickets here: bit.ly/NordicBalticOscarContenders21
Feature films currently scheduled for the weekend of January 7-10 are "Agnes Joy" (Iceland, 2019; dir. Silja Hauksdóttir); "Another Round/Druk" (Denmark, 2020; dir. Thomas Vinterberg); "Blizzard of Souls/Dvēseļu putenis" (Latvia, 2019; dir. Dzintars Dreibergs); and "The Last Ones/Viimased" (Estonia/Finland, 2020; dir. Veiko Õunpuu). Also screening with "The Last Ones" is the short film "My Dear Corpses/Mu kallid laibad" (Estonia, 2020; dir. German Golub), submitted for the Academy Award for Best Short Film (Live Action).
The festival will continue on the weekend of January 14-17 with the feature films "Charter" (Sweden, 2020; dir. Amanda Kernell); "Hope" (Norway, 2020; dir. Maria Sødahl); "Nova Lituania" (Lithuania, 2019; dir. Karolis Kaupinis); and "Tove" (Finland, 2020; dir. Zaida Bergroth; available only January 16-17). Also screening are the short films "The Kicksled Choir/Sparkekoret" (Norway 2020; dir. Torfinn Iversen), which will be presented alongside "Hope"; and "The Tongues/Njuokčamat" (Norway 2019; dir. Marja Bål Nango and Ingir Bål Nango), which will be presented alongside "Charter"; both have also been submitted for the Academy Award for Best Short Film (Live Action).
Festival films will be available to ticket holders all over the U.S. Each session is limited to 300 tickets in an effort to preserve the intimate and communal experience. The sessions will take place over four days (Thursday — Sunday), and all films from the session will be available for viewing on a virtual cinema screening platform throughout this period.
Festival sessions will be accompanied by virtual filmmaker Q&As, as well as short films. Check back to the website for more information about programming closer to the festival.
Organizer
Scandinavia House
Phone
Email
press@amscan.org
