NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
See the Nordic & Baltic contenders for Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards, presented each year at Scandinavia House with film talks and director Q&As.
Previously This Year
ARMAND
WITH DIRECTOR HALFDAN ULLMANN TØNDEL & ACTOR RENATE REINSVE
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
On January 9, see the Norwegian Oscar Contender for Best International Feature Film, ARMAND, with director Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel.
FLOW
SCREENING AND FILM TALK WITH DIRECTOR GINTS ZILBALODIS
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
See the critically acclaimed animated feature FLOW, a Latvian contender for Best International Feature at the 97th Academy Awards!
No Other Land
Film Screening
NEW NORDIC CINEMANORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
Join us on January 6 for a screening of the NO OTHER LAND, a Palestinian/Norwegian film documenting the mass expulsion of Masafer Yatta.
Previous Years
2024
THE LAST JOURNEY
Screening & Film Talk
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
On December 7, see THE LAST JOURNEY (Sweden, 2024), Sweden's selection for Best International Feature at the 97th Academy Awards, with a film talk by Filip Hammar.
ARMAND
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
On December 5, see the Norwegian Oscar Contender for Best International Feature Film, ARMAND, with director Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel.
THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE
Screening & Director Talk
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
On December 4, see a special screening of the Danish Oscar Contender THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE, with a film talk with director Magnus von Horn!
Family Time
Screening & Film Talk with Director Tia Kouvo
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
See Finland's contender for Best International Feature at the 97th Academy Awards in the Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series!
TOUCH
Screening & Virtual Director Talk
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
See Baltasar Kormákur’s TOUCH, a thrilling love story spanning decades and continents, in this year's Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series!
THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN
With Makayla's Voice—Screening & Film Talk
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
See THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN, a Norwegian Oscar Contender for Best Feature Documentary, with a talk by director Benjamin Ree.
CLOSING NIGHT FILM: FLOW
New York City Premiere
NEW YORK BALTIC FILM FESTIVALNORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
See the critically acclaimed animated feature FLOW, a Latvian contender for Best International Feature at the 97th Academy Awards, at NYBFF.
8 VIEWS OF LAKE BIWA
North American Premiere
NEW YORK BALTIC FILM FESTIVALNORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
See the Estonian film 8 VIEWS OF LAKE BIWA at this year's New York Baltic Film Festival.
2023/24
MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH MARRIAGE, DOG APARTMENT AND EEVA: THREE BALTIC ANIMATED OSCAR CONTENDERS
Screenings and Film Talk with Director Signe Baumane
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
On January 10, join us for a special screening of MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH MARRIAGE and two Oscar-nominated Estonian shorts!
A STILL SMALL VOICE
Screening and Film Talk with Luke Lorentzen
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
See Luke Lorentzen's moving new documentary, A STILL SMALL VOICE (USA, 2022), on January 7!
GODLAND
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
See the psychological epic GODLAND (dir. Hlynur Pálmason, Iceland, 2022) in the Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House.
FALLEN LEAVES
Screening and Q&A with Alma Pöysti and Jussi Vatanen
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
On January 12, join us for a special screening of Aki Kaurismäki's FALLEN LEAVES and a can't-miss Q&A with lead actors Alma Pöysti and Jussi Vatanen!
THREE BALTIC ANIMATED OSCAR CONTENDERS: MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH MARRIAGE, DOG APARTMENT AND EEVA
Screenings & Film Talks with Directors Signe Baumane and Priit Tender
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
On January 10, join us for a special screening of MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH MARRIAGE and two Oscar-nominated Estonian shorts!
OPPONENT
Screening & Film Talk with Milad Alami
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
See the Swedish social thriller OPPONENT (Motståndaren, dir. Milad Alami, Sweden/Norway, 2022) in the Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series!
GODLAND
Screening & Film Talk with Hlynur Pálmason
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
See the psychological epic GODLAND (dir. Hlynur Pálmason, Iceland, 2022) in the Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House.
2023
THE PROMISED LAND
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
Join us for Danish epic THE PROMISED LAND, returning to Scandinavia House on Sunday, January 14!
APOLONIA, APOLONIA
SCREENING & DIRECTOR TALK
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
"An impressively idiosyncratic, far-reaching work..." (Variety) — see Danish filmmaker Lea Glob's fascinating portrait of an artist as a young woman, APOLONIA, APOLONIA!
MY FREEDOM
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
See the historical drama MY FREEDOM (dir. Ilze Kunga-Melgaile, Latvia, 2023) in the Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House.
SONGS OF EARTH
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
See the documentary SONGS OF EARTH (dir. Margreth Olin, Norway, 2023) in the Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House.
TWICE COLONIZED
SCREENING & FILM TALK WITH AAJU PETER
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
See the documentary TWICE COLONIZED (dir. Lin Alluna; Denmark, Canada and Greenland; 2023) in the Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House.
OPPONENT
Screening & Film Talk with Milad Alami
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
See the Swedish social thriller OPPONENT (Motståndaren, dir. Milad Alami, Sweden/Norway, 2022) in the Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series!
SOLD OUT: The Promised Land
Screening & Film Talk with Nikolaj Arcel and Mads Mikkelsen
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
Join us for a special screening and film talk of the new Danish epic THE PROMISED LAND with actor Mads Mikkelsen and director Nikolaj Arcel.
SOLD OUT: SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD
NEW YORK BALTIC FILM FESTIVALNORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
In this year's NYBFF, see the poignant documentary SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD, Estonia's contender for next year's Academy Awards.
SLOW
NEW YORK BALTIC FILM FESTIVALNORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
In this year's NYBFF, see SLOW, Lithuania's contender for Best International Feature Film at next year's Academy Awards.
A House Made of Splinters
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
The Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House continues this season with a screening of the Danish documentary A House Made of Splinters (dir. Simon Lereng Wilmont, Denmark, 2022), which […]
2022
Cairo Conspiracy
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
The Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House returns this season with screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete for the Oscar nomination for […]
Kalev and Sierra
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
The Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House returns this season with screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete for the Oscar nomination for […]
War Sailor
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
The Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House returns this season with screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete for the Oscar nomination for […]
Holy Spider
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
The Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House returns this season with screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete for the Oscar nomination for […]
Beautiful Beings
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
The Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House returns this season with screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete for the Oscar nomination for […]
January
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
The Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House returns this season with screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete for the Oscar nomination for […]
Girl Picture
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
The Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House returns this season with screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete for the Oscar nomination for […]
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders 2022
Virtual Screenings Weekend 3
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
This year, the Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series returns to Scandinavia House in a hybrid format! In coordination with Scandinavian Film Festival L.A. with BalticFilmExpo@SFFLA, Scandinavia House is pleased to offer […]
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World—Virtual Screening
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
The Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House returns this season with select in-house and virtual screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete for […]
President—Virtual Screening (NY/NJ/CA)
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
The Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House returns this season with select in-house and virtual screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete for […]
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders 2022
Virtual Screenings Weekend 2
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
This year, the Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series returns to Scandinavia House in a hybrid format! In coordination with Scandinavian Film Festival L.A. with BalticFilmExpo@SFFLA, Scandinavia House is pleased to offer […]
The Pit — Virtual Screening
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSVIRTUAL CINEMASeries
The Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House returns this season with select in-house and virtual screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete for […]
The Gravedigger's Wife
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
The Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House returns this season with select in-house and virtual screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete for […]
The Worst Person in the World
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
The Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House returns this season with select in-house and virtual screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete […]
Tigers
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
The Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House returns this season with select in-house and virtual screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete for […]
Compartment No. 6
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
The Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House returns this season with select in-house and virtual screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete for […]
Flee
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
The Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House returns this season with select in-house and virtual screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete for […]
On the Water
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
The Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House returns this season with select in-house and virtual screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete for […]
Lamb
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
The Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House returns this season with select in-house and virtual screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete for […]
2021
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders 2022
Virtual Screenings Weekend 1
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
This year, the Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series returns to Scandinavia House in a hybrid format! In coordination with Scandinavian Film Festival L.A. with BalticFilmExpo@SFFLA, Scandinavia House is pleased to offer […]
Isaac
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
The Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House returns this season with select in-house and virtual screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete for […]
The Pit
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
The Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House returns this season with select in-house and virtual screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete for […]
Radiograph of a Family — Virtual Screening
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
The Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House returns this season with select in-house and virtual screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete for […]
Tigers
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
The Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House returns this season with select in-house and virtual screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete for […]
Carla Sola
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
The Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House returns this season with select in-house and virtual screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete for […]
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSNORDIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
The Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series at Scandinavia House returns this season with select in-house and virtual screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete for […]
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders — Virtual Cinema
Weekend Three
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
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 […]
Virtual Film Talk – My Favorite War
With Ilze Burkovska-Jacobsen and Hsiang Chin Moe
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSVIRTUAL CINEMASeries
On January 23 as part of the Nordic and Baltic Oscar Contender Series, Scandinavia House, the Scandinavian Film Festival of Los Angeles, and with the BalticFilmExpo@SFFLA is proud to present […]
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders — Virtual Cinema
Weekend Two
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
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 […]
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders — Virtual Cinema
Weekend One
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
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 […]
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders — Virtual Cinema
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
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 […]
2020
AND THEN WE DANCED
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERS
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
In this passionate tale of love and liberation set against the backdrop of Georgian traditional dance, ambitious young Merab has been training from an early age to earn a spot […]
STUPID YOUNG HEART HÖLMÖ NUORI SYDÄN
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERS
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
In this atypical coming-of-age drama selected as Finland’s contender for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, Stupid Young Heart uses the nine-month lead up to a life-changing event to […]
QUEEN OF HEARTS /DRONNINGEN
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERS
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
Successful attorney Anne leads a model life with her physician husband Peter and their two daughters, living in a beautiful home in the woods while working professionally to represent young […]
A WHITE, WHITE DAY /HVÍTUR, HVÍTUR DAGUR
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERS
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
Following his wife’s tragic death in a car accident, off-duty police chief Ingimundur struggles to cope with his grief two years later, focused on renovating a new home in his […]
THE MOVER /TEVS NAKTS
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERS
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
Based on the true story of “Latvia’s Schindler,” this award-winning feature film, selected by Latvia as nominee for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, offers a […]
BRIDGES OF TIME
BRIDGES OF TIME LAIKO TILTAI
NORDIC & BALTIC OSCAR CONTENDERSSeries
At the beginning of the 1960s, as the French pioneers of cinéma vérité set out to achieve a new realism and as direct cinema in Québec began to vie for […]