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- Today44 min
Cannes special: Nicolas Winding Refn & Marie Ulven
From neon-lit dystopias to quiet emotional realism, this Cannes special explores reinvention, vulnerability and the thrill of creative risk.Danish auteur Nicolas Winding Refn returns with his first feature film in a decade, 'Her Private Hell' a mysterious Copenhagen-shot sci-fi horror melodrama inspired by everything from opera to fairytales.Refn reflects on building an entire futuristic world from scratch in Denmark, his fascination with father-daughter stories, and why he relates to Hans Christian Andersen’s idea that “to travel is to live.” We also meet Norwegian musician-turned-actor Girl in Red, aka Marie Ulven, who makes her acting debut in 'Low Expectations'. She talks candidly about stepping into acting for the first time, playing a struggling musician uncomfortably close to her own life, and discovering the power of silence on screen.Host: Wendy Mitchell, filmwendy.comPresenting partner: Nordisk Film & TV Fond, https://nordiskfilmogtvfond.com/Audio producer: Karoline BalstrømLogo designed by: Tine SeerupMusic artist: Bail Bonds Title: Swimming Lessons
- 3 weeks ago35 min
Martin Zandvliet: Harvest
Danish director Martin Zandvliet, known for 'Land of Mine', joins the Nordic Film Talks podcast to talk about his first TV series, 'Harvest'. The eight-episode drama follows a farming family thrown into conflict when the patriarch leaves the farm to his daughter instead of her two brothers.Zandvliet says he wanted to make a character-driven story about ordinary people and family relationships. A theme he feels runs through all his work. Host: Wendy Mitchell, filmwendy.comPresenting partner: Nordisk Film & TV Fond, https://nordiskfilmogtvfond.com/Audio producer: Karoline BalstrømLogo designed by: Tine SeerupMusic artist: Bail Bonds Title: Swimming Lessons
- Mar 19, 202633 min
Ester Bergsmark: A Sweetness From Nowhere
Swedish filmmaker Ester Bergsmark spent seven years shaping 'A Sweetness from Nowhere', a hybrid film premiering at CPH:DOX that moves between essay, documentary, fiction — and what she sometimes calls a fable.In this episode, Bergsmark talks about the nerve-racking creative process behind the film, which blends abandoned sci-fi footage, disco-like jellyfish and deeply personal reflections on trauma, fear and healing.The conversation explores how different cinematic forms can hold different kinds of truth — and how darkness can transform into connection, beauty and joy.Host: Wendy Mitchell, filmwendy.comPresenting partner: Nordisk Film & TV Fond, https://nordiskfilmogtvfond.com/Audio producer: Karoline BalstrømLogo designed by: Tine SeerupMusic artist: Bail Bonds Title: Swimming Lessons
- Feb 12, 202637 min
Hanna Bergholm: Nightborn
After her breakout horror hit Hatching, Finnish writer-director Hanna Bergholm returns with Nightborn, a dark, Grimm-style fable about motherhood, identity, and the fears we don’t talk about.Premiering in Berlinale Competition, the English-language film follows a new mother who becomes convinced something is terribly wrong with her baby.In this episode, Bergholm dives into the personal experiences behind the story, her fascination with practical effects and unsettling creature design, and why she wanted to explore rage, isolation, and transformation in parenthood — all with a touch of dark humor.Host: Wendy Mitchell, filmwendy.comPresenting partner: Nordisk Film & TV Fond, https://nordiskfilmogtvfond.com/Audio producer: Karoline BalstrømLogo designed by: Tine SeerupMusic artist: Bail Bonds Title: Swimming Lessons
- Jan 28, 202648 min
Eskil Vogt: Sentimental Value
Norwegian screenwriter Eskil Vogt is having a huge season. His latest film Sentimental Value, co-written with longtime collaborator Joachim Trier, has swept the European Film Awards and landed a record-breaking nine Oscar nominations and eight BAFTA nods.On the Nordic Film Talks podcast, Vogt breaks down how the film grew from two simple ideas: reuniting with Renate Reinsve and exploring the complicated bond between sisters.Reinsve stars as anxious actress Nora opposite Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, with Stellan Skarsgård as their emotionally absent, filmmaker father — a role Vogt admits hits uncomfortably close to home for obsessive writers and directors.Host: Wendy Mitchell, filmwendy.comPresenting partner: Nordisk Film & TV Fond, https://nordiskfilmogtvfond.com/Audio producer: Karoline BalstrømLogo designed by: Tine SeerupMusic artist: Bail Bonds Title: Swimming Lessons
- Nov 27, 202537 min
Jón Hammer: Inside Faroese Filmmaking
Faroese producer Jón Hammer joins Nordic Film Talks to discuss making history with The Last Paradise on Earth — the first Faroese film to win the Nordic Council Film Prize.He reflects on the film’s message, the rapid growth of Faroese filmmaking, and his own path from Zentropa to building Outlier Projects.Hammer also shares insights from international shoots like No Time To Die and How To Train Your Dragon, the rise of new Faroese talents, and his current work on Tea Lindeburg’s The Seal Woman. Plus: how tourism shapes culture, why documentaries matter, and what’s next for storytelling from the Faroe Islands.Host: Wendy Mitchell, filmwendy.comPresenting partner: Nordisk Film & TV Fond, https://nordiskfilmogtvfond.com/Audio producer: Karoline BalstrømLogo designed by: Tine SeerupMusic artist: Bail Bonds Title: Swimming Lessons
- Nov 13, 202536 min
Isabella Eklöf - The Death of Bunny Munro and Dogma 25
Swedish filmmaker Isabella Eklöf – known for 'Holiday', 'Kalak' and 'Border '– joins us to talk about her bold new TV series 'The Death of Bunny Munro', starring Matt Smith.She reveals why England’s decaying seaside towns inspired her “crumbling empire” story, how adapting Nick Cave’s manic novel became her proudest work yet, and what it’s like to be a first-time showrunner.Eklöf also teases her next project: A “BDSM love story” racing against Dogma 25’s one-year rule and opens up about blending real life with fiction, her creative fears, and the art of finding beauty in the brutal.Host: Wendy Mitchell, filmwendy.comPresenting partner: Nordisk Film & TV Fond, https://nordiskfilmogtvfond.com/Audio producer: Karoline BalstrømLogo designed by: Tine SeerupMusic artist: Bail Bonds Title: Swimming Lessons
- Sep 30, 202544 min
Hlynur Pálmason - The Love That Remains
Icelandic filmmaker Hlynur Pálmason doesn’t start his films with a fixed idea — he lets them emerge. In a conversation with Nordic Film Talks at the San Sebastian Film Festival, he describes how narratives “come by surprise” as he writes, shoots and edits, often across several years. His two latest films, Joan of Arc and The Love That Remains, both star his three children and capture the mix of playfulness and conflict in family life.From the demolition of his old studio to spontaneous moments of sibling tension, Pálmason folds real-life fragments into cinema, even pushing toward magical realism in The Love That Remains, Iceland’s Oscar submission this year. Alongside his films, San Sebastian also showcased his first major gallery exhibition — another reminder that, for Pálmason, the line between cinema and art is always shifting.Host: Wendy Mitchell, filmwendy.comPresenting partner: Nordisk Film & TV Fond, https://nordiskfilmogtvfond.com/Audio producer: Karoline BalstrømLogo designed by: Tine SeerupMusic artist: Bail Bonds Title: Swimming Lessons
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About Nordic Film Talks
Nordic Film Talks is a podcast offering in-depth interviews with filmmakers and othercreatives from the Nordic countries, offering insight into their latest films or TV series.The series is hosted by Nordic film expert Wendy Mitchell, a journalist and film festivalconsultant, and presented by the Nordisk Film & TV Fond.Host: Wendy Mitchell, filmwendy.comPresenting partner: Nordisk Film & TV Fond, https://nordiskfilmogtvfond.com/Audio producer: Karoline BalstrømLogo designed by: Tine SeerupMusic artist: Bail Bonds Title: Swimming Lessons
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