Dragon Award Best Nordic Film
Every year 8 Nordic films are nominated to Göteborg Film Festival's Dragon Award Best Nordic Film. Volvo Car Group is the presenting partner of the award which is accompanied by a cash prize of SEK 400,000. Since 1989, Nordic Competition has been Göteborg Film Festival’s most prestigious competition. Here, new Nordic films with powerful stories, engaging subjects and fascinating footage are presented. The winner is awarded Dragon Award Best Nordic Film and the winner’s prize is 400,000 Swedish crowns. Susanne Bier, Tomas Alfredson, Dagur Kári, Amanda Kernell, Malou Reymann and Gabriela Pichler are some of the filmmakers that have been given the prize. Presenting partners:
Previous winners
Mother, Couch
Director: Niclas Larsson
2024
Unruly
Director: Malou Reymann
2023
As In Heaven
Director: Tea Lindeburg
2022
Tigers
Director: Ronnie Sandahl
2021
Beware of Children
Director: Dag Johan Haugerud
2020
Queen of Hearts
May el-Touhky
2019
Amateurs
Director: Gabriela Pichler
2018
Sami Blood
Director: Amanda Kernell
2017
Land of Mine
Director: Martin Zandvliet
2016
In Your Arms
Director: Samanou Acheche Sahlstrøm
2015
Letter To The King
Director: Hisham Zaman
2014
Before Snowfall
Director: Hisham Zaman
2013
The Orheim Company
Director: Arild Andresen
2012
She Monkeys
Director: Lisa Aschan
2011
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Tobias Lindholm, Michael Noer
2010
The Visitor
Director: Jukka-Pekka Valkeapää
2009