Nordic Council Film Prize // Norway: Sex

During this year’s Oslo Pix Film Festival, we proudly present the six nominees for The Nordic Council’s Film Prize from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Greenland, and Iceland.

Dag Johan Haugerud has established himself as one of our foremost directors after the critically acclaimed Beware of Children, The Light from the Chocolate Factory, and I Belong.

Sex is the first film in the trilogy Sex Drømmer Kjærlighet — three films about desire, identity, and the longing for freedom.

Sex had its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival and received three awards. The film is Norway's candidate for the Nordic Council Film Prize 2024."

About the Nordic Council Film Prize

The Nordic Council Film Prize, awarded since 2005, aims to facilitate the production of Nordic films and strengthen the Nordic film market.

The prize is awarded to a feature film rooted in Nordic culture, with high artistic value, distinguished by artistic originality, and presenting itself as a cohesive work. It is also a plus if the film is innovative within its genre when the nominated films are compared.

Read more about the film prize here: https://www.norden.org/no/information/om-filmprisen

Director

Dag Johan Haugerud (b. 1964) is a Norwegian author and filmmaker. As a filmmaker, he made several short films and novellas before his feature film debut, I Belong, in 2012. In 2019, he made the critically acclaimed Beware of Children, and in 2024, he premiered the film Sex.

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