Nomination! Part 1.
Animation
Brush Me – Nikolaus Jantsch, Austria
Reveries – Donya Willborg, Sweden
The Shell – Emil Hamberg, Sweden
Thinkle – Chiara Amenta, Claudia Antonioli, Enrica Carpentieri, Giorgia D’Aleo, Fabio La Gattuta, Gabriele Minotti, Bianca Santarelli, Italy
Music Video
Rex Ljungqvist – Night of the Living Cred – Emil T. Jonsson/ Rex Ljungqvist Sweden
Talk to Me – Robin Stjernberg, Sweden
Siddharta – Mir – Ven Jemersic, Slovenia
Best Short film International 1-10 Min
A Little Extra – Bijoyeta Sahoriya Das, United States
Far & Few, Far & Few – Ameena Alali, United Arab Emirates
All I Want Today – Magda Adamowicz, Poland
Best documentary International Short 1-10 min
We Walk at Night – Agnes Athley, United Kingdom
Gold of the Plateau – Miriam Follin, China
Too Late? – Jacek Jędrzejczak, Poland
Best documentary International 10+
The Potter – Vessels of Exploration – Florian Ropers, Germany
The Music – Pien Vroonland, Netherlands
The Garden of Delights – Simone Spampinato, Italy
Best Documentary Nordic 10+
Positive Thinking – Samuel Nilsson, Sweden
Nordic Nocturne – Olli Matti Juhani Hietanen, Norway
Matti Nykänen – The Legend – Olli Laine, Finland
Best Documentary Nordic Short 1–10 min
Unrealistic Pictures Are the Missing Key to Open Encrypted Rock Paintings in Finland – Pekka Juhani Honkakoski, Finland
Everything I’m Not – Agnes Brede, Sweden
Best One Minute Film International (No animation)
Portrait – Ignacio Rodó, Spain
BATCAN – Riu Lohri, David Riedener, Switzerland
Baby Baby Baby – Mathias Kartveit Mikalsen, Norway
Nordic Star Festival 2025 – Nominations
PART 2
NORDIC FILM
Best Short Film Nordic 1–10:
- Jack London’s To Build a Fire – Paul Petropoulos, Sweden
- Lost In Galactic Translation – Rasmus Lindkvist, Sweden
- Blow Out the Candle, Darling! – Emil Levin, Sweden
- I Hate You Not – Christian Bitar, Sweden
- Settle Down – Timmy Prag, Sweden
Best Short Film Nordic 10+
- Windmills – Otto Lotz Lundberg, Denmark
- Dirty Talk – Oliver Herdberg, Sweden
- Right Now – Svend Colding, Denmark
- All Strings Attached – Kristine Bidstrup, Denmark
- White Guilt – Sepehr Nosrati, Sweden
- Fortysomething – Camilla Roman, Norway
- Your Latest Trick – Lucas Lundberg, Sweden
Nominated for Best Director:
- Otto Lotz Lundberg – Windmills, Denmark
- Oliver Herdberg – Dirty Talk, Sweden
- Svend Colding – Right Now, Denmark
- Kristine Bidstrup – All Strings Attached, Denmark
- Sepehr Nosrati – White Guilt, Sweden
- Camilla Roman – Fortysomething, Norway
- Emil T. Jonsson – Night Games, Sweden
Nominated for Best Script:
- Otto Lotz Lundberg – Windmills, Denmark
- Oliver Herdberg – Dirty Talk, Sweden
- Svend Colding – Right Now, Denmark
- Camilla Roman – Fortysomething, Norway
Nominated for Best Actress:
- Minna Flyvholm – Windmills, Denmark
- Nora Malm – Dirty Talk, Sweden
- Gertrud Gøtterup – Right Now, Denmark
- Camilla Roman – Fortysomething, Norway
- Mathilde Klostermann – All Strings Attached, Danmark
Nominated for Best Actor:
- Jonas Bau Sellerts – Windmills, Denmark
- Adam Stanisic Stålhammar – Dirty Talk, Sweden
- Victor Madsen (as “Sami”) – Right Now, Denmark
- Øyvind Efraimsen (as “Torbjørn”) – Fortysomething, Norway
Nominated for Best Cinematography:
- Curtis Lee Terry – Your Latest Trick, Sweden
- Petter Bülling – Night Games, Sweden
- Molle Jensen – Different by Birth, Denmark
- Marius Bjellbo – Fortysomething, Norway
Nominated for Best Editing:
- Anton Nilsson – Night Games, Sweden
- Lucas Lundberg & Curtis Lee Terry – Your Latest Trick, Sweden
- Kristine Bidstrup – All Strings Attached, Denmark
- Allan Funch Cramer – Right Now, Denmark
Best Young Actor (Male) Feature/ Short film:
- Felix Jamieson – A Rare Grand Alignment, United States
- Roman Griffin Davis – A Rare Grand Alignment, United States
- Charlie Price – A Rare Grand Alignment, United States
- Dylan Kjellin – Night Games, Sweden
INTERNATIONAL
NOMINATION INTERNATIONAL FILM +10
NOMINATED BEST ACTOR
- Nilton Martins – Scraps (Luxembourg)
• Samuel Ourabah – Mellitus (France)
• Samuel Paul-Hus – A Knot in the Wood (Canada)
• Etienne Forestier – Kreskine (France)
• Tristan Halilaj – A Short Trip (Albania)
NOMINATED BEST ACTRESS
- Catherine Arditi – La valse des adieux version anglaise (France)
• Juliette Aubin – A Knot in the Wood (Canada)
• Andreea Vasile – Remote (Romania)
• Luana Bajrami – A Short Trip (Albania)
• Laura Sépul – SAGAH (France)
NOMINATED BEST SCRIPT
- Rafael David Kohn – Scraps (Luxembourg)
• Louis Salvatore Bellanti – La valse des adieux version anglaise (France)
• Michaela Lind – Where is Now (United States)
• Vincenzo Aiello – Last Round (Switzerland)
• Viktor Vincent – Kreskine (France)
• Dana Rogoz – Remote (Romania)
• Erenik Beqiri – A Short Trip (Albania)
• Maité Lonne & Gaël Maleux – SAGAH (France)
NOMINATED BEST CINEMATOGRAFPHY
- Thierry Pradervand – Last Round (Switzerland)
• Rafhael Gautier – A Knot in the Wood (Canada)
• Adrian DalBello – Kreskine (France)
• Julien Cherpion – SAGAH – (France)
• Marco Jarin –Scraps Luxenburg
NOMINATED BEST DIRECTOR
- Nilton Martins – Scraps (Luxembourg)
• Louis Salvatore Bellanti – La valse des adieux version anglaise (France)
• Samuel Ourabah – Mellitus (France)
• Joris Fleurot – La Croix (The Cross) (France)
• Pascal Chaumont – A Knot in the Wood (Canada)
• Viktor Vincent – Kreskine (France)
• Dana Rogoz – Remote (Romania)
• Erenik Beqiri – A Short Trip (Albania)
• Maité Lonne & Gaël Maleux – SAGAH (France)
NOMINATED BEST FILM
Scraps – Luxembourg
• La valse des adieux version anglaise – France
• Mellitus – France
• La Croix (The Cross) – France
• A Knot in the Wood – Canada
• Kreskine – France
• Remote – Romania
• A Short Trip – Albania
• SAGAH – France
Feature Film
Best Feature Film:
- A Rare Grand Alignment – Cinqué Lee, United States
- Just Like Me – Andreas Thelander, Sweden
- Må du leva – Malin Dahl, Sweden
- Giant’s Kettle – Markku Hakala & Mari Käki, Finland
Best Directing:
- Cinqué Lee – A Rare Grand Alignment, United States
- Andreas Thelander – Just Like Me, Sweden
- Malin Dahl – Må du leva, Sweden
- Markku Hakala & Mari Käki – Giant’s Kettle, Finland
Best Script:
- Cinqué Lee – A Rare Grand Alignment, United States
- Andreas Thelander – Just Like Me, Sweden
- Malin Dahl & Johnny Wernersson – Må du leva, Sweden
- Markku Hakala & Mari Käki – Giant’s Kettle, Finland
Best Cinematography:
- Cinqué Lee – A Rare Grand Alignment, United States
- Johnny Wernersson – Må du leva, Sweden
- Markku Hakala & Mari Käki – Giant’s Kettle, Finland
Best Actor:
- Kristofer Hivju – A Rare Grand Alignment, Norway
- Thomas Dahl. – Må du leva, Sweden
- Henri Malkki – Giant’s Kettle, Finland
Best Actress:
- Kirsi Paananen – Giant’s Kettle, Finland
- Cecilia Falkebring – Just Like Me, Sweden
- Jannika Strååt – Just Like Me, Sweden
