For the 18^th time around, sharp-minded juries based in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden have each picked their brilliant brains in search of the most splendid national representative of their respective national cinema, as dictated by the nomination procedure of the Nordic Council Film Awards.

From Denmark comes Frelle Petersen’s mild-mannered story of the barren Danish countryside, Uncle [+lee también:
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Apart from plentiful representation at international film festivals, the quintet has done well at their respective national film awards: Beware of Children just won a record nine Amandas out of ten nominations (read the news), Uncle got the Best Screenplay Bodil out of four nominations. Echo has three Edda nominations and Dogs Don’t Wear Pants has nine Jussi nominations (the latter two award ceremonies have both been postponed due to Covid-19). Charter is eligible for the January 2021 Guldbagge ceremony.

The five unveiled nominees will be presented tonight in connection with the opening of the New Nordic Films market at the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund. The final winner will be announced on 27 October in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Denmark
Uncle [+lee también:
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Producer: Marco Lorensen (88 Miles)

Finland
Dogs Don’t Wear Pants [+lee también:
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entrevista: J.-P. Valkeapää
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Producers: Aleksi Bardy, Helen Vinogradov (Helsinki filmi)

Iceland
Echo [+lee también:
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Producers: Rúnar Rúnarsson, Lilja Ósk Snorradóttir (Pegasus Pictures), Live Hide (Nimbus Film Iceland)

Norway
Beware of Children [+lee también:
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entrevista: Dag Johan Haugerud
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Producer: Yngve Sæther (Motlys)

Sweden
Charter [+lee también:
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entrevista: Amanda Kernell
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Producer: Lars G. Lindström, Eva Åkergren (Nordisk Film Production Sverige AB)