NORDOX – The Nordic Documentary Film Festival celebrates its seventh anniversary in China with a selection of films from all five of the Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, in addition to the 2nd Annual Nordic Photography Exhibition.

This year, NORDOX explores several themes through films that take us to all corners of the globe, starting in the Nordic countries themselves, where filmmakers have examined the lives of two Nordic artists, one a Norwegian pop artist, and the other an Icelandic comedian-turned-politician. Other films in the NORDOX selection this year take us to Afghanistan, where filmmakers have captured intense moments of cross-cultural dialogue against the backdrop of war and foreign occupation, and from a unique Nordic perspective. Additional films touch upon youth in crisis, confused identities, and the influence of technology on human life. From a jail cell in America to a nuclear waste plant in Finland to a blue jeans factory in North Korea, the films investigate some of the most pressing and personal of global issues from an array of Nordic voices.

Director and Photographer Q&A

Q&A events with selected film directors and photographers are a vital part of the vision behind NORDOX, and help create a dynamic atmosphere for the festival as a whole. These events are also a chance for the audience to interact with the artists and gain a “behind the scenes” view into the artistic process and how an initial concept is turned into a full length documentary or into a documentary photo. This year, NORDOX will invite visiting directors and photographers from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark to participate in the festival.

Panel Discussion on Documentary and Journalism

Caixin Media and NORDOX plan to hold a panel discussion that will bring together reporters and documentary filmmakers in order to create this much-needed dialogue. In particular, we hope to focus on the similarities and differences in motivation, goals, and techniques between these two groups, their problems and how they can work together to find solutions.

10.20 SAT

14:30-16:00

Opening Ceremony (By Invitation and the same day ticket can join in)

16:00-17:30

《Five Star Existence》

Sonja Lindén,90min, Finland

19:00

《Finding Ali》

Pål Hollander, 84min, Sweden

Q&A with director

10.21 SUN

16:30-18:30

Panel Discussion on Documentary and Journalism

19:00

《Finding Ali》

Pål Hollander, 84min, Sweden

Q&A with director

10.23 TUE

16:30 The Betrayal

Karen Winther, 64min, Norway

19:00

《Finding Ali》

Pål Hollender,84min, Sweden

Q&A with director

10.24 WED

(One ticket included two films)

19:00

《Out of Love》

Birgitte Stærmose, 29min, Denmark

《Indian Summer》

Ellen Ugelstad ,70min, Norway

10.25 THU

16:30

《At Night I Fly》

Michel Wenzer, 94min, Sweden

(One ticket included two films)

19:00

《Ahmed - Almost 13》

Ritchie Cavander-Cole,40min, Norway

《Imagining Emanuel》

Thomas Østbye,51min, Norway

10.26 FRI

19:00

《The Betrayal》

Karen Winther,64min, Norway

Q&A with director

10.27 SAT

16:30

《Armadillo 》

Janus Metz,100min, Denmark

19:00

《Gnarr》

Gaukur Úlfarsson ,90min, Iceland

10.28 SUN

16:30

《The Betrayal》

Karen Winther,64min, Norway

Q&A with director

(One ticket included two films)

19:00

《Madame and Little Boy》

Magnus Bärtås ,27min, Sweden

《Maneuvers in the Dark》

Maria Ramström ,58min, Sweden

10.30 TUE

19:00

《She's Blonde Like Me》

Fia-Stina Sandlund,89min, Sweden

10.31 WED

19:00

《Pushwagner 》

Even Benestad ,68min, Norway

NORDOX, The Nordic Documentary Film Festival, is an annual platform for exhibiting and discussing Nordic documentary film in China. The festival is recognized as a place to experience new, creative, and cutting-edge documentary films from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland. The festival attracts both Chinese and international audiences in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou and screens Nordic documentaries that share one or more common themes each year.