2025 Nordic Series Script Award Jury Announced
Today, December 19, the jury members for the annual Nordic Series Script Award are announced. The award is presented by Nordisk Film & TV Fond as part of the Nordic Series Awards that celebrate excellence in Nordic drama series.
The Nordic Series Script Award, succeeding the Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize, honours exceptional screenwriting in Nordic drama. With a prize sum of NOK 200,000 (€17,000), financed by the Nordisk Film & TV Fond, it recognizes the main writer(s) of a Nordic drama series that premiered in the previous year, continuing a proud tradition of celebrating outstanding storytelling.
The jury for the Nordic Series Script Award includes Henriette Steenstrup, Actor and Screenwriter, Norway; Joanna Szymańska, Producer and CEO at SHIPsBOY, Poland; Linus Fremin, TV Critic and Creative Director at Make Your Mark, Sweden.
The five nominees for the Nordic Series Script Award will be revealed in January 2025.
The award recipients will be announced at TV Drama Vision, the premier Nordic conference and marketplace for drama series, held during the Göteborg Film Festival.
Nordic Series Script Award Jury 2025
Henriette Steenstrup
Actor & Screenwriter, Norway
Henriette Steenstrup is an award-winning Norweigan actress and comedian who has established herself as a series creator and screenwriter in the recent years. She achieved her major breakthrough with the drama series Pørni (Viaplay/Netflix), where she both wrote the script and played the lead role. Currently, Henriette is finalising the new drama series Nepobaby for TV2 while developing the upcoming drama series Triage.
Linus Fremin
TV Critic and Creative Director, Make Your Mark, Sweden
For over a decade, Linus Fremin has been recognised as one of Sweden's leading TV critics, regularly showcasing his expertise on Sweden's largest morning show, Morgonstudion, and on other prominent radio platforms such as Sveriges Radio, UR, and Rix FM.
Joanna Szymanska
Producer and CEO, SHIPsBOY, Poland
Joanna Szymańska is a producer and CEO of SHIPsBOY. She is also the President of Producers Guild of Poland and Deputy Chair of the European Film Academy Board, specialising in international co-productions. A graduate of Berlinale Talents, EAVE, and ACE Producers, she is also a passionate sailor and is currently pursuing a PhD at Łódź Film School.
The award is presented by Nordisk Film & TV Fond.