TUE—October 13—7 PM (EDT) In coordination with our virtual cinema presentation of The Blinding Sea, a new film exploring the life and loves of Roald Amundsen (1872-1928), director George Tombs joins us for a discussion on the film on Tuesday, October 13. Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen hungered for ice-choked seas and desert places — but more than […]
THU—October 15 through SUN—October 18 Session pass (3 films) $25 ($22 ASF Members) Festival pass $60 ($55 ASF Members) PURCHASE TICKETS This year, the festival will expand beyond New York to offer a selection of the most exciting and relevant Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian films to audiences across the U.S., to view in the comfort of their […]
THU—October 15 through SUN—November 15 *This event will take place as virtual screenings; website will later be updated with ticketing links.* The American-Scandinavian Foundation is pleased to present the third annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) as a virtual event taking place in three sessions: October 15-18, October 29-November 1, and November 12-15. This year, the festival will expand beyond New […]
FRI–October 16 through TUE—October 27 $12 ($10 ASF Members) ASF Members receive a $2 discount in our weekly emails on October 16 & 23; sign up for the email list here. This year, Scandinavia House is pleased to co-present the new Swedish film Always Amber with NewFest — the New York LGBTQ Film Festival from Friday, October 16 through Tuesday, […]
TUE—October 20—2 PM EDT Nordic Authors You Should Know at Scandinavia House continues with a focus on literature from the Faroe Islands with Rakel Helmsdal, Carl Jóhan Jensen, and Marjun Syderbø Kjælnes, moderated by translator Kerri Pierce. The event will begin with short readings of each of the authors’ work in both the original language and in English, […]
**Nordic Book Club will take place as an online meeting** Read and discuss Scandinavian literature in translation as part of our Nordic Book Club, now online! Each month we select a novel from some of the best Nordic literary voices. Discussions have typically taken place the last Tuesday of the month at Scandinavia House but […]
THU—October 22—7 PM EDT $10 *Proceeds go to support Children’s Literature in Translation from Yonder.* Please join Restless Books and Scandinavia House on Thursday, October 22 at 7 PM EDT for a virtual fundraiser celebrating global children’s literature! The creators behind award-winning books in translation for young people will be in conversation, including Icelandic author Andri […]
SAT–October 24 through TUE—October 27 $12 ($10 ASF Members) ASF Members receive a $2 discount in our weekly emails on October 16 & 23; sign up for the email list here. This year, Scandinavia House is pleased to co-present the new Finnish documentary Kelet with NewFest — the New York LGBTQ Film Festival, premiering Saturday, October 24 at 8 […]
TUE—October 27—2 PM EDT Nordic Authors You Should Know at Scandinavia House continues with a focus on Norwegian literature with Jan Grue, Roy Jacobsen, Kaja Kvernbakken, and Ruth Lillegraven., moderated by author and translator Karen Havelin. The event will begin with short readings of each of the authors’ work in both English and in Norwegian, followed […]
