Nordic Women in Film 2021(Feb. 3 – March 3)
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Event Details
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The Five Nordic Embassies in Washington DC present
Nordic Women in Film
Online in February-March 2021.
Nordic Women in Film is a five-week celebration of artistic ambition and cultural exchange.
During five weeks between February 2 and March 3, you can watch 5 films from across the Nordic countries, meet their crew and participate in 5 special conversations with Nordic and U.S. filmmakers. All films and events are free of charge. Themes range from boundless success and living and creating freely to borderless filmmaking and from inconvenient women to women who define their own reality.
Listen to Sundance-winners Ísold Uggadóttir and May el-Toukhy, Oscar-contenders Zaida Bergroth and Maria Søhdahl, U.S. director Pamela B. Green, Samí director Suvi West, award-winning actresses Sofia Helin, Trine Dyrholm, Terry Pheto and many more, as they engage in conversation on fascinating topics. Our aim is to make visible the achievements of women in the creative industries and encourage positive role models.
The series will opened with the screening of Finland’s Oscar contender TOVE, a captivating film about the creative energy of an iconic talent, author-painter Tove Jansson, and her turbulent search for identity, desire and freedom. In the context with this film, Nordic and US filmmakers will discuss “Boundless Art, Boundless Success” and living and creating feely.
Film Screening of Tove (US audience only) The film will be available for 24 hours between February 2, 8 pm (EST) and February 3, 8 pm (EST)
Q&A + Special Conversation (global audience) “Boundless Art, Boundless Success” on February 3, at 3-4.30 pm (EST)
Week 2: Inconvenient & Outrageous Women
February 9-11: Queen of Hearts (dir. May el-Toukhy, Denmark, 2019)
A woman jeopardizes both her career and her family when she seduces her teenage stepson and is forced to make an irreversible decision with fatal consequences.
February 10, 3:00-4:30 PM (EST): Q&A and panel discussion
How are women portrayed in unexpected ways in films, and what happens when women are “inconvenient” and outrageous? Why is it so important to be seen on screen?
3-3.30pm EST: Q&A on Queen of Hearts with director May El-Toukhy and lead actress Trine Dyrholm.
3.30-4.30pm EST: Online Special Conversation on ‘Inconvenient & Outrageous Women’. Speakers: Trine Dyrholm (Denmark), Sofia Helin (Sweden) and Elina Knihtilä (Finland).
Week 3: Personal stories & Big Budgets
February 16-18: Hope (dir. Maria Sødahl, Norway, 2019)
What happens with love when a woman in the middle of her life gets three months left to live? Registration opens on Monday, February 1.
February 17, 3:00-4:30 PM (EST): Q&A and panel discussion
Movies about personal stories tend to receive less attention and smaller budgets than films about broader topics. Why is that and what makes the personal political? Registration opens on Monday, February 1.
Week 4: The Gaze
February 23-25: Lucky One (dir. Mia Engberg, Sweden, 2019)
Ageing gangster Vincent works long nights and dreams of another life. When he is unexpectedly given responsibility for his teenage daughter Grace, his life starts to change. Registration opens on Monday, February 8.
February 24, 3:00-4:30 PM (EST): Q&A and panel discussion
What happens with the world when young women define their own reality instead of being defined by others? Registration opens on Monday, February 8.
Week 5: Borders & Boundaries
March 2-4: And Breathe Normally (dir. Ísold Uggadóttir, Iceland, 2018)
Two women’s lives will intersect while trapped in circumstances unforeseen. Between a struggling Icelandic mother and an asylum seeker from Guinea-Bissau, a delicate bond will form as both strategize to get their lives back on track. Registration opens on Monday, February 15.
March 3, 3:00-4:30 PM (EST): Q&A and panel discussion
How do filmmakers influence physical, geographical, and emotional boundaries? Registration opens on Monday, February 15.
You can find more information about the event, speakers, full program and registration from the link.
Nordic Women in Film is presented by the Nordic Embassies in the U.S. (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden), Women in Film and Television International, and Women in Film & Video Washington, DC.
Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.
Cost: FREE*
