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from TIFF 2021
THE AURORA PRIZE
An exclusive selection 10 films are nominated for the Aurora Prize at Tromsø International Film Festival. The films must have their Norwegian premiere at TIFF to be eligible. The intention of the award is to broaden the appreciation of artistically challenging films.
THE AURORA JURY 2021
Ismet Bachtiar, creative director from Singapore, leads the Creative Technology project at Tvibit
Maria Bock, award winning actor, director and script writer.
Roskva Koritzinsky, Norwegian author and editor of the film magazine Montages.
PREVIOUS WINNERS
2020 ATLANTIS Valentyn Vasyanovych, Ukraine
2019 LYKKELIGE LAZZARO / HAPPY AS LAZZARO / LAZZARO FELICE Alice Rohrwacher, Switzerland/France/Germany
2018 WESTERN Valeska Grisebach, Germany/Bulgaria/Austria
2017 THE FITS Anna Rose Homers, USA
2016 HEART OF A DOG Laurie Anderson, USA
2015 LI’L QUINQUIN / P’TIT QUINQUIN Bruno Dumont, France
2014 THE TALE OF IYA / IYA MONOGATARI – OKU NO HITO Tetsuichiro Tsuta, Japan
2013 LORE Cate Shortland, Australia/Germany FICC – THE DON QUIXOTE PRIZE
Founded at the Cannes Film Festival in 1947, FICC/IFFS is an international umbrella organization for film societies and non- profit cinemas. One of its aims is to promote outstanding films for a broader audience. As a part of its work, FICC awards the Don Quixote Prize at selected film festivals, such as Cottbus, Karlovy Vary, and Locarno. Tromsø International Film Festival hosted FICC for the first time in 2000.
THE FICC JURY 2021
Michael Baumann Bodø filmklubb
Elin Marthinussen Gustavsen Tromsø Barnefilmklubb
Hans Morten Wærp Kongsberg filmklubb
PREVIOUS WINNERS
2020 COLLECTIVE / COLECTIV Alexander Nanau, Romania, Luxemburg
2019 BIRDS OF PASSAGE / PÁJAROS DE VERANO Cristina Gallego / Ciro Guerra, Colombia/Denmark/ Mexico
2018 SOLDIERS. STORY FROM FERENTARI / SOLDAȚII. POVESTE DIN FERENTARI Ivana Mladenović, Romania/Serbia/Belgia
2017 HJARTASTEINN / HEARTSTONE Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson, Iceland
2016 THE ACADEMY OF MUSES / LA ACADEMIA DE LAS MUSAS José Luis Guerin, Spain
2015 THE LOOK OF SILENCE Joshua Oppenheimer, Denmark
2014 JAG STANNAR TIDEN / I STOP TIME Gunilla Bresky, Sweden
2013 IN THE HOUSE / DANS LA MAISON François Ozon, France THE NORWEGIAN PEACE FILM AWARD
The Norwegian Peace Film Award (NoPFA) is awarded to a film that spotlights direct, structural or cultural violence, and in a creative way contributes to a deeper understanding of conflicts and violence. The award is presented on a yearly basis by the NoPFA foundation in collaboration with the Centre for Peace Studies (CPS) at the University of Tromsø, Tromsø International Film Festival, and the Department of Culture and Literature (IKL).
THE NORWEGIAN PEACE FILM AWARD JURY 2021
Marcela Douglas Director, Centre for Peace Studies, UiT
KriStine Ann Skaret Producer, Stray Dog Productions
Marija Stancic Student , Master Program in Peace and conflict Transformation, Centre for Peace Studies, UiT
THE NOMINEES ARE
AND TOMORROW THE ENTIRE WORLD CONFERENCE KAMPEN OM GRØNLAND NASIR QUEEN & SLIM THERE IS NO EVIL THIS IS NOT A BURIAL, IT'S A RESURRECTION THE TRAITOR
PREVIOUS WINNERS
2020 MADE IN BANGLADESH Rubaiyat Hossain, France, Bangladesh, Denmark, Portugal
2019 BLINDSPOTTING Carlos Lopéz Estrada, USA
2018 MANNEN MOT STRØMMEN / A MAN OF INTEGRITY Mohammad Rasoulof, Iran
2017 FLUEFANGEREN / HUNTING FLIES Izer Aliu, Norway
THE TROMSØ PALM FILMS FROM THE NORTH THE FAITH IN FILM AWARD TROMSØ AUDIENCE AWARD VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE – WIN AN IPAD!
The Tromsø Palm is awarded to the best short or documentary film in the sidebar Films from the North, where films from the Barents Region and other polar areas are presented. The awarded director will receive € 5 000 – given by the three resource centers for film in the Arctic region:
Filmpool Nord Luleå, Sweden Film i Västerbotten Umeå, Sweden Nordnorsk Filmsenter Tromsø, Norway
THE TROMSØ PALM JURY 2021
Tone Lein Program Director NRK Nord
Marianne Ulrichsen Filmmaker and previous winner of the Tromsø Palm Award
Anne Lajla Utsi Managing Director, International Sámi Film Institute
PREVIOUS WINNERS
2020 TOP 3 / TOPP 3 Sofie Edvardsson, Sweden
2019 THE POWER GRID / STAMNÄTET Clara Bodén, Sweden
2018 I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU, CONNY / I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU, KINGEN Amanda Kernell, Sweden
2017 SOMMARNATT / MIDSUMMER NIGHT Jonas Selberg Augustsén, Sweden
2016 FRYSNINGER / COLD SHIVERS Marius Myrmel, Norway The Faith In Film Award was given for the first time in 2017. It was established by KULT - Center for Art, Culture and Church, Norwegian Church Academies and Tromsø Church Academy in collaboration with the Tromsø International Film Festival.
The winner film should engage in and encourage critical thinking and reflection about religion’s place in society and in people’s lives, and it should provide insight into topics of spirituality. The film should be of high artistic value.
The winner of the FAITH IN FILM AWARD receives a hand-painted icon, made in the Carmelite monastery in Tromsø.
THE FAITH IN FILM JURY 2021
May Line Angell Vicar, Tromsøysund
Kjell Magne Mælen Head of Department, Academy for Arts, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Michael Heneise Associate Professor in Religious Studies, UiT The Artctic University of Norway
THE NOMINEES ARE
THE DISCIPLE NASIR NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS SCARECROW THERE IS NO EVIL THIS IS NOT A BURIAL, IT’S A RESURRECTION
PREVIOUS WINNERS
2020 BALLOON / QI QIU Pema Tseden, China
2019 LYKKELIGE LAZZARO / HAPPY AS LAZZARO / LAZZARO FELICE Alice Rohrwacher, Switzerland / France / Germany
2018 PER FUGELLI - SISTE RESEPT Erik Poppe, Norway
2017 FOREVER PURE Maya Zinshtein, Israel/UK /Norway Tromsø International Film Festival gives you moments to remember, films that move you. Vote for your favorite film and let your voice be heard! To vote, scan the QR code below using your phone camera, or go to tiff.no/vote. The winner of the Tromsø Audience Award is presented at the festival’s closing ceremony. By casting your vote, you can be the lucky winner of an iPad given by our media partner iTromsø!
PREVIOUS WINNERS
2020 PARASITT / PARASITE / GISAENGCHUNG Bong Joon-ho, South Korea
2019 KVINNE PÅ KRIGSSTIEN / WOMEN AT WAR / KONA FER Í STRÍÐ Benedikt Erlingsson, Iceland, France, Ukraine
2018 CLOSE-KNIT / KARERA GA HONKI DE AMU TOKI WA Naoko Ogigami, Japan
2017 ISHAVSBLOD / SEALERS Trude Berge Ottersen / Gry Elisabeth Mortensen, Norway
2016 STABUKKER / RAMS / HRÚTAR Grimur Hakonarson, Iceland
2015 JORDENS SALT / SALT OF THE EARTH Wim Wenders, Germany
2014 OM HESTER OG MENN / OF HORSES AND MEN / HROSS I OSS Benedikt Erlingsson, Iceland
2013 NO Pablo Larrain, Chile
2012 PLAY Ruben Östlund, Sweden
2011 BLACK SWAN Darren Aronofsky, USA
2010 ET ØYEBLIKK FRIHET / FOR A MOMENT, FREEDOM Arash T. Riahi, Turkey
