Presented by Film Finances Scandinavia
Film Finances Scandinavia Award
Discovery is the Nordic Film Market’s dedicated platform for showcasing feature films in development. It aims to promote Nordic creators and talents while fostering connections with co-production and financing partners across Europe.
As part of the Discovery platform, selected projects are eligible for the prestigious €15,000 Film Finances Scandinavia Award. This cash development award recognizes one outstanding project from the lineup, offering essential support for its continued development. The award is generously presented by Film Finances Scandinavia.
Winner 2026
In 2026, the Film Finances Scandinavia Award was handed out to Out of Athens, directed by Badrudin Ga’ur, and produced by Vibeke Ringen (Nordisk Film)
Jury statement:
“The jury decided to award a new talent, a filmmaker who took many risks to be here and tell this story. This film presents a timely, global issue by intertwining it with a deeply personal experience and the hope that young love inspires. After careful deliberation, the jury decided to award the Film Finances Scandinavia Award to Out of Athens.”
Film Finances Scandinavia Award jury: Thomas Rosso (Program Manager, Semaine de la Critique), Emilie Szemraj (Creative Executive, Protagonist Pictures), and Max Malka (Executive Producer, Banijay Finland).
Out of Athens (Norway). Directed and written by Badrudin Ga’ur. Produced by Vibeke Ringen (Nordisk Film).
Synopsis: Out of Athens is an intimate thriller about Maja, a Norwegian woman hired by a smuggler to pose as the lover of Kasim, an undocumented man trying to cross Europe. What begins as a performance slowly turns into something real and dangerous.
Winner 2025
In 2025, the Film Finances Scandinavia Award was awarded to You Crazy Thing, directed by Miia Tervo and produced by Marko Talli (Yellow Film & TV).
Jury for 2025 award: Goran Kapetanović (Sweden), Director; Katrin Mersmann (Germany), Head of Funding and International Co-production, MOIN Film Fund; Paolo Bertolin (Italy), Senior programmer, Artistic Director, New Zealand International Film Festival.
Jury statement:“We unanimously decided to award a story coming from a remote place that hits close to the heart thanks to an equally heartfelt and hilarious presentation. This project promises to turn into a melancholic yet humorous view on human life that reveals how what makes us different could be just a pair of keys.”
You Crazy Thing (Finland), directed by Miia Tervo, produced by Marko Talli, Yellow Film & TV.
Synopsis: Aino, a broke-ass mental health nurse who hates the rich, prepares a performance with her patients for TV’s Talent competition. But when she falls in love with one of the patients, wealthy investment consultant Mikael, Aino has to learn that in order to be loved you have to dare to reveal yourself with all your craziness.