It’s the freezing cold winter here in Melbourne and we are rugging up to celebrate the Scandinavian Film Festival for 2024. Thanks to Palace Cinemas and Miranda Brown Publicity, we have 4 double passes to giveaway to see any of this year’s incredible films.
From Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Finland, a carefully curated range of films will surely cater to everyone’s taste at this year’s festival. This year’s Festival will open with the epic historical drama THE RIOT (Sulis 1907), directed by Academy Award nominated Nils Gaup (The Last King). The film depicts the escalation of tensions leading to the Sulis uprising of mining workers in 1907 where workers struggled under inhumane conditions in dangerous, dark copper mines. This important episode in Norwegian history has never been told on screen before and portrays the origin story of the powerful Norwegian labour movement.
Hugely popular in Finland, this year’s Festival Centrepiece STORMSKERRY MAJA is based on the book series by Anni Blomqvist. A tale of female empowerment set in the 1840s, it follows Maja and her husband through the breathtaking Finnish seasons on the windswept and remote Åland archipelago. Stunning cinematography makes this a must-see on the big screen.
Featuring a fabulous 80s soundtrack is gorgeous coming-of-age drama LIGHT LIGHT LIGHT (Valoa valoa valoa). A new girl arrives in a western Finland village in 1986 and shakes up the life of 15-year-old Mariia, who reflects on memories of that summer twenty years later.
Inspired by real events is THE MISSILE (Ohjus), a fascinating drama and political satire in which a single mother working at a small-town newspaper gets drawn into the investigation surrounding a Soviet missile crash.
This years festival takes place from July 19 to August 7 at Palace Balwyn, Palace Brighton Bay, Palace Cinema Como, Palace Westgarth, Palace Penny Lane, The Kino, Pentridge Cinema and The Astor Theatre.
To be in the running to win a double pass, please fill out the form below.
