When Netflix announced a film adaptation of Ann-Helén Laestadius’ award-winning novel Stolen, many people were wondering how the authenticity of Laestadius’ tale of the indigenous Norwegian Sámi people would be maintained on the screen. Glen Pearce caught up with director … Continue reading From Reindeer Herder to Director: Elle Márjá Eira on Her Debut Feature ‘Stolen’
Midsummer Night is riding high in the Top 10 most watched series on Netflix across the world. It is no surprise, as it sees the return of one of the most popular directors when it comes to Nordic series, Per-Olav … Continue reading Catching Up with Amalia Holm: Star of Netflix’s Midsummer Night
The seas around Norway’s coast are rich in history, this key trading route holding many secrets beneath its dark waters. Aslak Nore’s The Sea Cemetery takes the true story of the sinking of a passenger ferry as the starting point for his own deep … Continue reading Family Feuds and Sunken Secrets: The Sea Cemetery Book Review
We continue our Nordic documentary deep dive with eight more compelling films from this year’s line-up at the Copenhagen Documentary Film Festival (CPH:DOX). ETERNAL FATHER | Director: Ömer SAMI | Denmark Synopsis: Nasar, on the cusp of his 59th birthday, … Continue reading Our Nordic Documentary Deep Dive Continues: Eight More Picks from CPH:DOX
This month, Nordic Watchlist brings you something a bit special – a celebration of Nordic design heroes. We review the recent re-issues, special editions (and a never seen before item) from the likes of Alvar Aalto, Arne Jacobsen, Jørn Utzon and Hans-Agne Jakobsson. Here … Continue reading Nordic Home & Design Update – April 2024
While director Elle Márjá Eira’s new screen adaptation for Netflix of Ann-Helen Laestadius’ awarding winning novel Stolen may centre on the oppression of the Sámi people, take away the snowy landscapes and reindeer herds and this is a universal story … Continue reading Stolen on Netflix: A Deep Dive into Sámi Culture and Conflict
We’ve compiled a list of 12 Nordic films we’re eager to see released in 2024. More often than not, many of the films we hear and read about don’t make it to UK screens, or even much beyond Europe. This … Continue reading 12 Nordic Films we hope to see released in 2024
Until the 21st century, Sweden had remained relatively untouched by terrorism. Attacks in Stockholm and Gothenburg, however, brought the impact of global tensions to within Sweden’s borders. The government in Sweden has recently raised the threat level of terrorism and … Continue reading Nordic Noir Meets Global Terror: A Review of ‘The Mermaid’ and ‘The Widows
Milad Alami’s latest feature, Opponent, finds its backdrop in the stark, foreboding landscapes of Northern Sweden, weaving a narrative that grapples with weighty themes even as it keeps the audience on the edge of their seats. The film, which has … Continue reading Milad Alami’s new feature Opponent wrestles with serious subject matter
Ten years ago I was celebrating at a work function with my colleagues out in Iceland – the company had hit a big number when it comes to years in service and so an epic party was had. Amongst all … Continue reading Ari Eldjarn: Bringing Nordic Wit to the British Isles
Explore the profound societal narratives of Scandinavia’s Sámi people in Stolen by Ann-Helén Laestadius a gripping masterpiece. In what is often seen as the model example of societal structure, it surprises many to find that Scandinavia is still coming to … Continue reading Stolen by Ann-Helén Laestadius | Nordic Watchlist Book Review
Things tend to slow down a little bit when we begin to head into Spring but that is not to say that there aren’t anymore exciting Nordic titles to look out for. In fact there are some very exciting series … Continue reading Nordic New Releases: April Monthly Guide
We’re thrilled to announce that for the third consecutive year, we’ve had the pleasure of covering CPH:DOX. In the past, our focus was primarily on the NORDIC:DOX Award category. However, this year we decided to shake things up by selecting … Continue reading 8 Documentaries we watched at CPH:DOX Film Festival 2024
It has been an incredibly busy month and it has flown by – we have had finale’s, second seasons, Swede’s in space, a return to Copenhagen’s documentary film festival, and a weather presenter turned author! Welcome to our newly titled … Continue reading Nordic Spotlight: Best in Screen and Page – March | Monthly Roundup
While in the UK many families will be joining the easter bunny to head off on an Easter Egg hunt, in Norway you are more likely to find folk settling down for a good murder. Before you cancel your Easter … Continue reading Discover the Tradition of Påskekrim: Exploring Easter Crime in Norway
In one of our first interviews from the incredibly successful Copenhagen Documentary Film Festival we got to speak to director Virpi Suutari about her beautiful film Once Upon a Time in a Forest. The film follows young Finnish activists Ida … Continue reading Guardians of Green: The Story Behind ‘Once Upon a Time in a Forest’
This week, Netflix announced a major boost to Scandinavian TV and film, with 26 Scandic productions announced in the next two years. While that’s great news for TV viewers looking to get their fill of Nordic drama, there’s also a … Continue reading Nordic Narratives: The Books that are Shaping Netflix’s New Nordic Series and Films
On the 18th March Netflix launched a huge event in Stockholm called NEXT – the aim of the event was to reveal a slate of new Nordic TV Series and films coming to the streamer in the next couple of … Continue reading The Nordic Wave: New Nordic Series and Films coming to Netflix
Fans of Young Royals are bracing themselves for the final season which is imminent. The series is released on the 11th March with the final episode releasing globally on the 18th March. This is a huge moment for Netflix and … Continue reading Young Royals creator Lisa Ambjorn talks to Nordic Watchlist about the final series
Are you ready? This month is going to be a bumper one! Here are the Nordic Releases coming in March and there is something for everyone! Driving Mum | Cinemas | OUT NOW Driving Mum is a stunning new Icelandic comedy … Continue reading Nordic Releases coming in March
Stockholm Design Week, a surprise new look for Finland’s Iittala, more outdoor furniture for spring and summer, a crop of new Scandi chairs, and Svenkst Tenn celebrates its 100th birthday – it’s the March Nordic Home & Design Update from … Continue reading Nordic Home & Design Update – March 2024
Joining Smari Gunn and Logi Sigursveinsson‘s The Home Game is Erlingur Thoroddsen’s Icelandic thriller Cold (Kuldi) at Glasgow Film Festival. We have been keeping an eye out for this film for some time so it was great to finally get to preview … Continue reading GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL: Feeling the chills with Erlingur Thoroddsen’s Icelandic thriller ‘Cold’
Alex from Nordic Watchlist spoke to Smari Gunn and Logi Sigursveinsson about their documentary film The Home Game which gets its UK premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival. It was the film’s poster that first caught my attention for The … Continue reading GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL: The Home Game
February landed some serious heavyweights when it comes to new films and series – most of which come from Denmark with the release of Prisoner on BBC and the cinema release of The Promised Land. Here is what we watched … Continue reading What We Watched in February – Nordic Picks
Currently on BBC iPlayer, along with brand new Prisoner which we’ll talk about in a moment, there is a drama comedy film called Denmark, which stars Rafe Spall as a man called Herb whose life has fallen apart. He decides … Continue reading Actor Youssef Wayne Hvidtfeldt from new Danish prison drama ‘Prisoner’ talks about making the brutal series
As a result of the conflict in Ukraine, rising Western-Russian tensions, and Sweden’s bid to join NATO, the region of Scandinavia has suddenly become a potential future front line. Mayday, the first novel by Grethe Bøe, takes place on the … Continue reading NORDIC BOOK REVIEW: Mayday by Grethe Bøe
Nordic Watchlist got to speak to talented Danish director Nikolaj Arcel and discuss his new film The Promised Land, which is out in UK cinemas from Friday 16th February. Nikolaj’s last piece of work which was based in Denmark was … Continue reading Danish director Nikolaj Arcel discusses his epic drama ‘The Promised Land’, released today
Lets not beat around the bush – if you are a fan of Nordic films (and Nordic Watchlist) then The Promised Land is everything you have hoped for so don’t hang around and get to the cinema as soon as … Continue reading NORDIC FILM REVIEW: The Promised Land
While there has been much talk about the Academy Awards and how particular people had been criminally overlooked, over here at Nordic Watchlist we held our heads in our hands at some of the phenomenal films and performances that had … Continue reading In conversation with the director and the producer of ‘Knight of Fortune’ – the only Academy-nominated film from the Nordic region this season
Amy and Chantal are both Canadian nationals and are the creators and hosts of The Borgen Podcast. Amy is currently residing in and records the podcast from Istanbul, Turkey, and Chantal is currently residing in and records the podcast from … Continue reading WOACA (Women Of A Certain Age) – starring Sidse Babett Knudsen
