‘No Other Land’, ‘Armand’, and ‘The Remarkable Life of Ibelin’: Nordic Wins at the European Film Awards 2024

Nordic entries made a significant impact at the 37th European Film Awards, with three wins and multiple nominations. The Palestinian/Norwegian documentary No Other Land won the European Documentary category, while the Norwegian debut feature Armand received the prestigious European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI, and The Remarkable Life of Ibelin, also a Norwegian documentary, was awarded the European Young Audience Award.

The winners were announced on Saturday, December 7, during a ceremony with more than 1,000 guests held at the Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre in Lucerne, Switzerland. This year’s event was streamed and broadcast live to 18 European countries.

The European Film Awards are widely regarded as the premier cinema honors in Europe, and this event served as the grand finale of the European Film Academy‘s Month of European Film, which kicked off a month earlier.

No Other Land receives the award for best European Documentary:

Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel is awarded the European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI 2024:

Benjamin Ree accepts the European Young Audience Award for The Remarkable Life of Ibelin:

In addition to these remarkable award-winning Norwegian films, the nominees included significant contributions from several Nordic countries, showcasing the talent, diversity and depth of cinematic storytelling from the Northern region.

All Nordic nominations at the European Film Awards 2024:

Best European Documentary (European Film)

No Other Land – A Palestinian-Norwegian documentary produced by Fabien Greenberg and Bård Kjøge Rønning at Antipode Films.

Best European Actress

Renate Reinsve for her role in the Norwegian film Armand, directed by Halfdan Ullman Tøndel.

Vic Carmen Sonne and Trine Dyrholm for their roles in the Danish film The Girl with the Needle, directed by Magnus von Horn.

Best European Screenwriter

Magnus von Horn and Line Langebek for The Girl with the Needle.

European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI

Armand (Norway, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden) – Directed by Halfdan Ullman Tøndel, produced by Andrea Berentsen Ottmar.

European Young Audience Award

Lars is LOL (Norway, Denmark) – Directed by Eirik Sæter Stordahl, produced by Caroline Hitland & Matilda Appelin.

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (Norway) – Directed by Benjamin Ree, produced by Ingvil Giske.

About the European Film Awards

The first edition of the European Film Awards was in Berlin in 1988. The aim of the awards is to promote and support the European film industry. They take place every other year in Berlin and move around Europe in the other years: London, Paris, Rome, Barcelona, Warsaw, Copenhagen, Tallinn, Malta, Riga, Wroclaw, Seville, Reykjavík in 2022, and now Lucerne.

Source: European Film Academy

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