There was no stopping Compartment No. 6 [+lire aussi :
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Khadar Ayderus Ahmed’s The Gravedigger’s Wife [+lire aussi :
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Finally, Teemu Nikki’s Venice revelation The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic [+lire aussi :
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Here is the full list of award winners:

Best Film
Compartment No. 6 [+lire aussi :
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Best Director
Juho Kuosmanen – Compartment No. 6

Best Actress
Seidi Haarla – Compartment No. 6

Best Actor
Petri Poikolainen – The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic [+lire aussi :
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Best Supporting Actress
Marja Packalén – 70 Is Just a Number

Best Supporting Actor
Lasse Poser – Fucking with Nobody [+lire aussi :
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Best Script
Andris Feldmanis, Livia Ulman, Juho Kuosmanen – Compartment No. 6

Best Cinematography
J-P Passi – Compartment No. 6

Best Music
Andre Matthias – The Gravedigger’s Wife [+lire aussi :
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Best Sound Design
Sami Kiiski, Heikki Kossi – The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic

Best Editing
Jussi Rautaniemi – Compartment No. 6

Best Set Design
Kari Kankaanpää– Compartment No. 6

Best Costume Design
Anu Gould – The Gravedigger’s Wife

Best Make-up Design
Liina Pihel – Compartment No. 6

Nordisk Film Foundation Award
Teemu Nikki, Sari Aaltonen, Jani Pösö – The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic

Best Documentary
Invisible Demons – Rahul Jain (India/Finland/Germany/USA)

Best Short Film
Goodbye Tornio – Emilia Hernesniemi

Audience Award
Syke: Hätätila – Tony Laine

Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award
Heikki Nousiainen