Nordic Star Festival

Welcome to Nordic Star Festival.
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Nordic Star Festival takes over the direction of the film industry and the future perspective from Västerås Film Festival, which founded the festival and has run it for 10 years.

Västerås Film Festival transitions into a genre festival that can be found here at FilmFreeway. This festival is only available in Västerås.

The coming edition will take place in autumn of 2026 Oct. 17-25 in Västerås and Stockholm.

We have open the submissions for Nordic Star Festival the 2025 edition.
The film must be no more than 2 years old, with a premiere date between fall 2024 and fall 2026. Previous competition entries are not a disqualifier for acceptance into our festival.

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Västerås Film Festival is an international film festival held in autumn every year since 2015. The festival will be moved to the summer and August month permanently. Västerås film festival shows films in different genres from around the world. We have prizes in different categories. The festival also contains workshops, lectures, debates, film cafés and exhibitions. Västerås Film Festival is one of the most interesting festivals in northern Europe.

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Image Format:

Flat — 1.85:1

Scope — 2.39:1

Frame Rate:

Standard: 24 fps

Other supported frame rates: 25, 30 fps

All films should be delivered in a professionally made DCP 2 K (Digital Cinema Package) compliant with DCI standards.

Other formats are converted to a nearby format.
We need backup film formats in high resolution.
We can, as a service, convert from high-resolution film files to DCP for a low price if you need help with that.
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WINNERS 2025
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AWARD
Animation
Reveries – Donya Willborg, Sweden

Music Video
Siddharta – Mir – Ven Jemersic, Slovenia
Lohri

Best One Minute Film (No animation)
BATCAN – Riu , David Riedener, Switzerland

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SHORT FILM
NORDIC FILM
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Best Documentary Nordic 10+
Matti Nykänen – The Legend – Olli Laine, Finland

Best Short Film Nordic 1–10:
Jack London’s To Build a Fire – Paul Petropoulos, Sweden

Best Short Film Nordic 10+
Dirty Talk – Oliver Herdberg, Sweden

Best Director:
Sepehr Nosrati – White Guilt, Sweden

Best Script:
Camilla Roman – Fortysomething, Norway

Best Actress:
Mathilde Klostermann – All Strings Attached, Danmark

Best Actor:
Adam Stanisic Stålhammar – Dirty Talk, Sweden

Best Cinematography:
Petter Bülling – Night Games, Sweden

Best Editing:
Kristine Bidstrup – All Strings Attached, Denmark

Best Documentary Nordic Short 1–10 min
Unrealistic Pictures Are the Missing Key to Open Encrypted Rock Paintings in Finland – Pekka Juhani Honkakoski, Finland

Best Actor (Male)
Dylan Kjellin – Night Games, Sweden

Best Young Actor (Female)
Gertrud Gøtterup – Right Now, Denmark

Best Swedish Extra
Johan Deubler Stockholm
Agnetha Hjelm

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INTERNATIONAL
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International FILM +10

Best Actor
Etienne Forestier – Kreskine (France)

Best Actress
rami – A Short Trip (Albania)

Best Script
Michaela Lind – Where is Now (United States)

Best Cinematography
Adrian DalBello – Kreskine (France)

Best Director
Viktor Vincent – Kreskine (France)

Best Film
Kreskine – France

Best Short film International 1-10 Min
All I Want Today – Magda Adamowicz, Poland

Best documentary International Short 1-10 min
Gold of the Plateau – Miriam Follin, China

Best documentary International 10+
The Potter – Vessels of Exploration – Florian Ropers, Germany

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FEATURE FILM
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A Rare Grand Alignment – Cinqué Lee, United States

Best Directing:

Cinqué Lee – A Rare Grand Alignment, United States

Best Script:

Cinqué Lee – A Rare Grand Alignment, United States

Best Cinematography:

Markku Hakala & Mari Käki – Giant’s Kettle, Finland

Best Actor:

Thomas Dahl. – Må du leva, Sweden

Best Actress:

Cecilia Falkebring – Just Like Me, Sweden