The Nordic Council Film Prize is an annual film prize administered by the
Nordic Council. The Nordisk Film & TV Fond is the funding body that administers the prize.
History
The first award was handed out in 2002 to celebrate the Nordic Council's 50th anniversary. Since 2005 the prize has been annual.
Description
The Nordisk Film & TV Fond is
secretariat
Secretariat may refer to:
* Secretariat (administrative office)
* Secretariat (horse)
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to the Nordic Council. It is funded by 22 partners: the
Nordic Council of Ministers; five national film institutes; and 16 public and private media companies. It also funds the
Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize at the annual
Gothenburg Film Festival
Göteborg Film Festival (GFF), formerly Göteborg International Film Festival (GIFF), known in English as the Gothenburg Film Festival, formerly Gothenburg International Film Festival, is an annual film festival in Gothenburg, Sweden and the larg ...
.
One winner is chosen from submissions from the five
Nordic countries.
In 2008, the prize money of the Nordic Council Film Prize was
€47,000. According to the Nordic Council, the prize is given for "the creation of an artistically original film that is rooted in Nordic cultural circles".
''The Nordic Council Film Prize''
, Nordic Council of Ministers (2008)
Prize winners and nominees
See also
* Nordic Council's Literature Prize
The Nordic Council Literature Prize is awarded for a work of literature written in one of the languages of the Nordic countries, that meets "high literary and artistic standards". Established in 1962, the prize is awarded every year, and is worth ...
* Nordic Council Music Prize
References
External links
The Nordic Council Film Prize Official website
The Nordic Council Film Prize entry at Norden
{{The Nordic Council Film Prize
2002 establishments in Europe
Awards established in 2002
Finnish film awards
Nordic Council prizes
Norwegian film awards
Swedish film awards
Danish film awards
Icelandic film awards