Hurtigruten Scandinavian Film Festival 2025
The 2025 Hurtigruten Scandinavian Film Festival returns to Palace Nova Cinemas Eastend with a line-up that will warm the winter chill. Showcasing the best new cinema from the Nordic region with fresh new films from Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland, there’s an invigorating mix of drama, comedy and the very popular Nordic noir.
Scandinavian Film Festival 2025 Opening Night Event
It's getting cold so it's time for the Hurtigruten Scandinavian Film Festival 2025. From your cinema seat, go north with a line-up that will warm the winter chill.
It's getting cold so it's time for the Hurtigruten Scandinavian Film Festival 2025. From your cinema seat, go north with a line-up that will warm the winter chill.
Scandinavian Film Festival 2025 Centrepiece Event
Join us for the special centerpiece presentation of Sentimental Value, Joachim Trier's sixth film is an intimate and moving exploration of family, memories, and the healing power of art.
Join us for the special centerpiece presentation of Sentimental Value, Joachim Trier's sixth film is an intimate and moving exploration of family, memories, and the healing power of art.
Scandinavian Film Festival 2025 Closing Night Event
Join us for the special presentation of director Sigurjón Kjartansson's hilarious new film Grand Finale. Chamber orchestra near bankruptcy hires famous cellist whose true self contrasts public persona. Cellist negatively impacts band, exacerbating financi
Join us for the special presentation of director Sigurjón Kjartansson's hilarious new film Grand Finale. Chamber orchestra near bankruptcy hires famous cellist whose true self contrasts public persona. Cellist negatively impacts band, exacerbating financi
SCA25 Grand Finale
From: Jun 11, 2025
A box office hit in Iceland, pitch black comedy Grand Finale revolves around a chamber orchestra working out of a rundown theatre in Reykjavik on a shoe-string budget.
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A box office hit in Iceland, pitch black comedy Grand Finale revolves around a chamber orchestra working out of a rundown theatre in Reykjavik on a shoe-string budget.
SCA25 Sudden Outbursts of Emotions
From: Jun 11, 2025
A timely, witty, and heartfelt story, Sudden Outbursts of Emotions explores the diversity of love and the difficult yet liberating journey of finding one’s own path.
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A timely, witty, and heartfelt story, Sudden Outbursts of Emotions explores the diversity of love and the difficult yet liberating journey of finding one’s own path.
SCA25 Sentimental Value
From: Jun 11, 2025
From acclaimed director Joachim Trier and featuring an outstanding all-star cast, this is an intimate and moving exploration of family, memories, and the reconciliatory p
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From acclaimed director Joachim Trier and featuring an outstanding all-star cast, this is an intimate and moving exploration of family, memories, and the reconciliatory p
SCA25 Quisling: The Final Days
From: Jun 11, 2025
Acclaimed director Erik Poppe returns to wartime Norway with a bold and fascinating historical drama about the country’s infamous – if not most controversial - leader.
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Acclaimed director Erik Poppe returns to wartime Norway with a bold and fascinating historical drama about the country’s infamous – if not most controversial - leader.
SCA25 Number 24
From: Jun 11, 2025
From multi award-winning director John Andreas Andersen is a gripping new spy drama depicting the extraordinary true story of a modest young ‘every-man’ drawn into the re
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From multi award-winning director John Andreas Andersen is a gripping new spy drama depicting the extraordinary true story of a modest young ‘every-man’ drawn into the re
SCA25 Never Alone
From: Jun 11, 2025
From celebrated director Klaus Härö comes a powerful true story of resilience and defiance, based on real events during World War II and adapted from Rony Smolar’s book.
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From celebrated director Klaus Härö comes a powerful true story of resilience and defiance, based on real events during World War II and adapted from Rony Smolar’s book.
SCA25 My Uncle Jens
From: Jun 11, 2025
Written and directed by Brwa Vahabpour in his feature film debut, My Uncle Jens is a charming drama with comedic moments that delivers an entertaining story about family
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Written and directed by Brwa Vahabpour in his feature film debut, My Uncle Jens is a charming drama with comedic moments that delivers an entertaining story about family
SCA25 My Father's Daughter
From: Jun 11, 2025
Set against the breathtaking backdrop of Norway’s northernmost region, which is characterized by its unique environment, and shot in the small Sámi coastal community Unjá
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Set against the breathtaking backdrop of Norway’s northernmost region, which is characterized by its unique environment, and shot in the small Sámi coastal community Unjá
SCA25 Long Good Thursday
From: Jun 11, 2025
From director Mika Kaurismäki this fourth installment in The Grump series, is set during a lush Finnish summer and follows aging, laconic farmer The Grump.
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From director Mika Kaurismäki this fourth installment in The Grump series, is set during a lush Finnish summer and follows aging, laconic farmer The Grump.
SCA25 Live a Little
From: Jun 11, 2025
Best friends Laura (Embla Ingelman-Sundberg) and Alex (Aviva Wrede) are heading off on a rail adventure across Europe, couch surfing through the capitals, starting with W
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Best friends Laura (Embla Ingelman-Sundberg) and Alex (Aviva Wrede) are heading off on a rail adventure across Europe, couch surfing through the capitals, starting with W
SCA25 Jalla! Jalla!
From: Jun 11, 2025
Celebrating twenty-five years since release and directed by Josef Fares in his feature debut, Jalla! Jalla!
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Celebrating twenty-five years since release and directed by Josef Fares in his feature debut, Jalla! Jalla!
SCA25 The Last Paradise on Earth
From: Jun 11, 2025
Although his friends dream of escape, seeking better lives beyond the island, Kári makes a different choice: to stay and confront the challenges of life on the island hea
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Although his friends dream of escape, seeking better lives beyond the island, Kári makes a different choice: to stay and confront the challenges of life on the island hea
SCA25 Everything Must Go
From: Jun 11, 2025
Winter is coming, and so too is the 2025 Hurtigruten Scandinavian Film Festival, presenting the best new cinema from the Nordic region. July 23 - August 13 at Palace Nova
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Winter is coming, and so too is the 2025 Hurtigruten Scandinavian Film Festival, presenting the best new cinema from the Nordic region. July 23 - August 13 at Palace Nova
SCA25 100 Litres of Gold
From: Jun 11, 2025
A box office hit in Finland, this summery black comedy is a tribute to the countryside provinces and to the traditional Finnish brew sahti, the liquid gold of Finland.
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A box office hit in Finland, this summery black comedy is a tribute to the countryside provinces and to the traditional Finnish brew sahti, the liquid gold of Finland.
SCA25 Beginnings
From: Jun 11, 2025
Festival favourite Trine Dyrholm (also in Second Victims) delivers a standout performance alongside David Dencik in this life-affirming drama and deeply moving exploratio
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Festival favourite Trine Dyrholm (also in Second Victims) delivers a standout performance alongside David Dencik in this life-affirming drama and deeply moving exploratio
SCA25 Second Victims
From: Jun 11, 2025
Featuring a stellar cast led by Özlem Saglanmak and Trine Dyrholm, captivating drama Second Victims follows a neurologist on a shift that will change her life forever.
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Featuring a stellar cast led by Özlem Saglanmak and Trine Dyrholm, captivating drama Second Victims follows a neurologist on a shift that will change her life forever.
SCA25 Odd Fish
From: Jun 11, 2025
A heartwarming tale of dreams, identity and acceptance, set in a small community in the picturesque Westfjords of Iceland.
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A heartwarming tale of dreams, identity and acceptance, set in a small community in the picturesque Westfjords of Iceland.
SCA25 When the Light Breaks (Encore)
From: Jun 11, 2025
Luminously shot on 16mm film by award-winning cinematographer Sophia Olsson and featuring music from the late composer Jóhann Jóhannsson, this personal and moving film fi
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Luminously shot on 16mm film by award-winning cinematographer Sophia Olsson and featuring music from the late composer Jóhann Jóhannsson, this personal and moving film fi
SCA25 Way Home
From: Jun 11, 2025
Co-written by award-winning journalist Nagieb Khaja and Jesper Fink, this action-packed dramatic thriller is a tense, compelling father-son tale of parenthood and fundame
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Co-written by award-winning journalist Nagieb Khaja and Jesper Fink, this action-packed dramatic thriller is a tense, compelling father-son tale of parenthood and fundame
SCA25 The Quiet Ones
From: Jun 11, 2025
Based on the incredible true story of Denmark’s biggest-ever robbery.
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Based on the incredible true story of Denmark’s biggest-ever robbery.
SCA25 The Mountain
From: Jun 11, 2025
The first officially vetted sustainable production in Iceland and has been awarded the prestigious Green Film Sustainability certification.
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The first officially vetted sustainable production in Iceland and has been awarded the prestigious Green Film Sustainability certification.