In NYC? this is a great venue in which to see & listen, and maybe meet the award winning film makes. See schedule details below.
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UPCOMING DIRECTOR TALKS AT SCANDINAVIA HOUSE
Award-winning filmmakers will be present this fall in the NY Baltic Film Festival, Films from the Fjords, the annual Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series, and other special screenings.
New York, NY—Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America is pleased to announce a wide range of Screenings & Director Talks taking place this fall with award-winning filmmakers including Alex Schulman, Yrsa Roca Fannberg, Hans Petter Moland, and many others.
Several film talks will take place in three upcoming program series: the Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders series, returning this year beginning November 2 with screenings of the Nordic & Baltic contenders for Best International Feature Films as well as Oscar-eligible documentaries and short films; Films from the Fjords, a series of acclaimed recent films set within Norway's majestic fjords, November 10-14; and the NY Baltic Film Festival, which returns November 5-8 with premieres of the best recent films from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Other film talks will take place as special events, including a screening and discussion of the documentary Inside Gaza on Sunday, November 15, a rare firsthand account from journalists presented with Reporters Without Borders with director Hélène Lam Trong; the screening Siri Hustvedt — Dance Around the Self on Saturday, November 21 with Siri Hustvedt; and a screening this Wednesday, October 21 of the film Tell Everyone with director Alli Haapasalo & lead actress Marketta Tikkanen.
SCHEDULE
TELL EVERYONE — With Director Alli Haapasalo & Lead Actor Marketta Tikkanen
Wed - October 21, 2026 - 7:00 pm
ADULT SUPERVISION — With Director Alex Schulman
Mon - November 2, 2026 - 7:00 pm
Sweden’s entry for Best International Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards.
THE GROUND BENEATH OUR FEET — With Director Yrsa Roca Fannberg
Wed - November 4, 2026 - 7:00 pm
Iceland’s entry for Best International Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards.
THE NY BALTIC FILM FESTIVAL
Thu - November 5 Through Sun - November 8
Read full press release here. Film talks with director Giedrė Žickytė (A Goodnight Kiss, November 5); director Laila Pakalniņ (Scarecrows, November 6); director Ivan Pavljutškov (Morten, November 7); film composer Gediminas Jakubka (Holy Destructors, November 7); director Viesturs Kairišs (Ulya, November 7; Latvian Oscar Contender); director Liina Särkinen (My Family and Other Clowns, November 8); actor Šarūnas Zenkevičius and producer Martynas Mickėnas (Borderline, November 8); director Linda Olte (The Child, November 8), and director German Golub (Our Erika, November 8; Estonian Oscar Contender).
GROWTH OF THE SOIL — With Director Hans Petter Moland and Lead Actor Asta Kamma August
Wed - November 11 - 7:00 PM
Norway’s official entry for Best International Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards; screens in Films from the Fjords
BELOVED — Speaker TBA
Thu - November 12 - 7:00 PM
Films from the Fjords (dir. Erik Poppe; screenplay by Jon Fosse)
SEASIDERS — With Directors Elisabeth Kleppe, Henrik Hylland Uhlving and Elin Sander
Sat - November 14 - 5:30 PM
Films from the Fjords
INSIDE GAZA — With Director Hélène Lam Trong
Sun - November 15 - 2 PM
Special screening with Reporters Without Borders
SIRI HUSTVEDT – DANCE AROUND THE SELF — With Siri Hustvedt
Sat - November 21, 2026 - 2:00 pm
THE SECRET READING CLUB OF KABUL — With Directors Shakiba Adil & Elina Hirvonen
Wed - December 2, 2026 - 7:00 pm
Finnish qualifier for Best Documentary Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards
Nordic & Baltic Oscar Contenders screenings will also include Fjord (Romania's official entry for Best International Film at the 99th Academy Awards, November 10); How to Divorce During the War (Lithuania’s official entry for Best International Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards, December 3); and others.
For press information, including hi-res images, please contact Lori Fredrickson at lori@amscan.org or 212-847-9727. |
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| IMAGES: ADULT SUPERVISION FILM STILL COURTESY HERETIC FILMS; ALEX SCHULMAN: PHOTO BY MARTIN CEDERBLAD; INSIDE GAZA FILM STILL COURTESY AFP; TELL EVERYONE FILM STILL ©HELSINKI FILMI; ALLI HAAPASALO: PHOTO BY MARIA ROSENGARD; MARKETTA TIKKANEN: PHOTO BY AMANDA AALTONEN; HANS PETER MOLAND & GROWTH OF THE SOIL FILM STILL COURTESY HANS PETTER MOLAND |
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