TUE—November 3—2 PM (ET) Nordic Authors You Should Know at Scandinavia House continues with a focus on Sámi literature with Johanna Domokos and Saami poet, musician and scriptwriter Niillas Holmberg, moderated by Harald Gaski. The panelists will discuss Sámi literature and culture today. Please send audience questions ahead of the discussion to info@amscan.org. Select questions will be chosen for a Q&A following the […]
**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 […]
This November, the 3rd Annual Sámi Film Festival explores Sámi values, visions, and stories, through a series of short films and documentaries from Sápmi, which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. Presented a partnership between The National Nordic Museum in Seattle and Scandinavia House in New York, with support provided by […]
THU—November 5 through SUN—November 8 Film package $12 ($8 ASF Members, National Nordic Museum Members, & Pacific Sámi Searvi Members) This November, the 3rd Annual Sámi Film Festival explores Sámi values, visions, and stories, through a series of short films and documentaries from Sápmi, which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. Presented a partnership between […]
In this special upcoming children's literary event, created with permission from Kids Can Press, hear and learn about the children's novel Paws + Edward with Norwegian author Espen Dekko and illustrator Mari Kanstad Johnsen! A heartbreaking and heart-lifting story of loss, the novel looks at best friends Edward and his dog Paws, who, after years of chasing rabbits, […]
SAT—November 7—2 PM ET (11 AM PT) This November, the 3rd Annual Sámi Film Festival explores Sámi values, visions, and stories, through a series of short films and documentaries from Sápmi, which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. On Saturday, November 7, join us for a panel discussion with Sámi filmmakers […]
TUE—November 10—2 PM EDT Nordic Authors You Should Know at Scandinavia House continues with a focus on literature from Sweden with Athena Farrokhzad, Johannes Heldén, Mara Lee, and Carolina Setterwall, moderated by Elizabeth Clark Wessel. The event will begin with short readings of each of the authors’ work in both the original language and in English, followed […]
THU—October 15 through SUN—October 18 Session pass (3 films) $25 ($22 ASF Members) Festival pass $60 ($55 ASF Members) PURCHASE TICKETS 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 […]
In coordination with the final weekend of the New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House as a virtual event, join us for a Virtual Panel with five Baltic film professionals, "A Year in Film Through Baltic Eyes." Experiencing life and art in the U.S. and in the Baltic States has been different over the past […]
