Nordic/Docs
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Henden – Requiem for a Photographer
PHOTOGRAPHY: Norwegian war photographer Harald Henden spent his life documenting the stories of others – usually at their hardest moments. Now, he is the story…
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Nordic/Docs 2025: The complete winners
Nordic/Docs concluded this weekend with an awards ceremony celebrating standout work across shorts, mid-length, and feature documentaries, alongside student honours and craft prizes. Below is the complete list of winners, jury mentions, and special recognitions from this year’s festival. Nordic/Docs Award Winners 2025 Best Documentary (Short, under 30 min) The Border Within Us – (dir.…
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The Dialogue Police
HUMAN RIGHTS: An experiment in protecting democracy and free speech, while maintaining public order, Sweden's Dialogue Police mediate between protestors and regular police to reduce tension in public gatherings.
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The Long Road to the Director’s Chair
GENDER: Restored 1973 footage from Berlin’s Women’s Film Seminar amplifies women’s voices on authorship abortion rights and power still urgent in today’s media.
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The Gardener, the Buddhist & the Spy
CONTROL: A corporate spy embeds with environmental activists, flips (sort of), and drags an asbestos empire into view. What follows isn’t a clean exposé but a knot of moral grey zones.
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Fighter
IDENTITY: After a dockside dive leaves MMA fighter Geir Kåre Cemsoylu Nyland facing paralysis, Fighter tracks his two-year recovery and a candid reckoning with toxic masculinity.
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«We look for documentaries which make a difference»
NORDIC/DOCS: Festival Director Paul René Roestad speaks with Modern Times Review on the 2025 edition of the Fredrikstad, Norway documentary festival.
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Nordic/Docs announces full 2025 programme
Norway’s #Nordic/Docs# has released the complete lineup for its 2025 edition, running 9–14 September at Fredrikstad Kino. Organisers say the program includes more than 70 films from Norway and abroad, alongside director talks, debates, seminars, a masterclass, and an awards ceremony. The festival opens with Fighter, a feature following Geir Kåre Nyland, a former MMA…
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