Nordic shorts at Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival 

A great selection of Nordic shorts being selected to the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival 2026

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The Nordics at Berlinale / EFM

Come meet us at the European Film Market, stand 26, from Thursday February 12.

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COMPETITION
Nightborn by Hanna Bergholm

PERSPECTIVES
A Prayer for the Dying by Dara Van Dusen

FORUM
Doggerland by Kim Ekberg

PANORAMA
Árru by Elle Sofe Sara

Nordic Ecological Standard

The Nordic Film and TV industry is introducing a common Nordic Ecological Standard (NES) for sustainable production, to be implemented in all the Nordic countries from 2026.

The Nordic Ecological Standard was initiated and developed by The Five Nordics and Nordisk Film & TV Fond. aims to significantly reduce the environmental footprint of the audiovisual industry in the five Nordic countries.

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