Cole Smithey - Film Blog

November 12, 2018

The Nordic International Film Festival 2018 Winners

NIFF are proud to announce their 2018 winners. NIFF received such incredibly strong work this season and were happy that the filmmakers could attend and represent the film at Scandinavia House.

The winners received prizes to a total value of over 10,000 USD. A week-long trip with accommodation in a cottage on Faroe Islands from Visit Faroe Island, Products from Face Stockholm, L:A Bruket and Fjällräven, a half day editing or color grading service from Incline Productions and a sound mixing session at CDM Sound Studio. Their whole official selection is offered distribution help from Nordic International Film Festival.

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TIGER MILK

WINNER - BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE

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CAROLINE

WINNER - BEST NARRATIVE SHORT

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ISABELLA EKLÖF

WINNER - BEST DIRECTOR, HOLIDAY

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FREDERIKKE DAHL HANSEN

WINNER - BEST FEMALE ACTOR, DENMARK

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DENMARK

WINNER - BEST NORDIC FEATURE

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ABU ADNAN: ADNAN’S FATHER

WINNER - BEST NORDIC SHORT

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NEXT STOP

HONORABLE MENTION - NORDIC SHORT

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BOODI KABBANI & JANNE PUUSTINEN

WINNER - BEST MALE ACTOR, A MOMENT IN THE REEDS

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VIANEY

WINNER - BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

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WAITING FOR DAVID

WINNER - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

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ALBERT SALAS

WINNER - BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, OBEY

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ZOË QUE

HONORABLE MENTION - CINEMATOGRAPHY, FOGGY DAYS

The biggest Nordic Film Festival outside Europe

With a mission to build bridges between the Nordic region and the international film community, NIFF goes further than your average film festival, encouraging and connecting filmmakers from all over the world.

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November 10, 2018

COLE SMITHEY PRESENTS FILMSTRUCK STREAMING — COMPLETE

In 2016, I began producing this video series for Forbes to coincide with the launch of FilmStruck. Over the next two years of FilmStruck's all-too-brief run I continued to produce them even after my own (all-too-brief) run with Forbes. Here is the complete video series (in reverse order) for all of your dining pleasure. Enjoy!