SFFLA 2024

 

25th Scandinavian Film Festival L.A.
January 13, 14, 20, 21, 2024 - WGA in Beverly Hills

The annual Scandinavian Film Festival L.A. showcases the best and finest films from the Nordic countries. This is the place where Nordic film 'winters' in Southern California. SFFLA was launched in the year 2000 and features all of the Nordic Oscar submissions. Starting in 2014 with BALTIC FILM EXPO at SFFLA, the festival initiated cinematic offerings from the three Baltic nations - Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Festival highlights include all 8 Oscar submissions. Cannes, Sundance, Berlin, and Annecy favorites. A special 25th Anniversary surprise screening!

It all takes place over two weekends: January 13, 14, 20, 21, 2024 at the Writers Guild Theater: 135 South Doheny Drive in Beverly Hills, CA, 90211.

For more information, please visit: SFFLA2024

SCREENING SCHEDULE:

Saturday, January 13

11:30 Titina - Norway
01:30 Songs of Earth - Norway
03:30 Smoke Sauna Sisterhood - Estonia
05:00 Opening Gala and Buffet
07:00 Fallen Leaves - Finland

Sunday, January 14

12:00 Special Screening - Audience Favorite!
02:00 Godland - Iceland
04:30 Opponent - Sweden
07:00 The Promised Land - Denmark

Saturday, January 20

12:00 My Freedom - Latvia
02:00 Driving Mum - Iceland
04:00 Slow - Lithuania
06:30 SWEA Short Film
07:00 Together 99 - Sweden

Sunday, January 21

12:00 Exodus - Sweden
02:30 My Love Affair With Marriage - Latvia
06:00 Knight of Fortune - Denmark
06:30 The Cake Dynasty - Denmark

SFFLA 2023

24th Scandinavian Film Festival L.A.
January 14, 15, 21, 22, 2023 - WGA in Beverly Hills

The annual Scandinavian Film Festival L.A. showcases the best and finest films from the Nordic countries. This is the place where Nordic film 'winters' in Southern California. SFFLA was launched in the year 2000 and features all of the Nordic Oscar submissions. Starting in 2014 with BALTIC FILM EXPO at SFFLA, the festival initiated cinematic offerings from the three Baltic nations - Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Festival highlights include 3 Cannes winners: Triangle of Sadness (Palme d'Or), Cairo Conspiracy (Best Screenplay), and Holy Spider (Best Actress).

It all takes place over two weekends: January 14, 15, 21, 22, 2023 at the Writers Guild Theater: 135 South Doheny Drive in Beverly Hills, CA, 90211.

SCREENING SCHEDULE:

Saturday, January 14

11:00 Images of a Nordic Drama - Norway
12:30 January - Latvia
03:00 Holy Spider - Denmark
05:30 Opening Gala and Buffet
07:30 War Sailor - Norway

Sunday, January 15

12:00 Night Ride - Norway
12:30 Beautiful Beings - Iceland
03:00 Kalev - Estonia
05:00 Girl Picture - Finland
07:00 Cairo Conspiracy - Sweden

Saturday, January 21

11:00 Triangle of Sadness - Sweden
02:00 Sister, What Grows When Land is Sick? - Norway
03:30 Thug Rose: Mixed Martial Artist 
05:30 My Sailor, My Love - Finland
07:30 Long Flat Balls: Broken Promises - Norway

Sunday, January 22

11:30 The Great Swamp - Estonia
01:00 Pilgrims - Lithuania
03:00 Nelly & Nadine - Sweden
05:00 The Wait - Finland
07:30 Everybody Hates Johan - Norway

SFFLA 2021

22nd Scandinavian Film Festival L.A.
7-24, 2021 - VIRTUAL EDITION

SCREENING SCHEDULE:

Week of January 7-10

Another Round - Thomas Vinterberg - Denmark - 117 min

Agnes Joy - Silja Hauksdóttir - Iceland - 92 min

Blizzard of Souls - Dzintars Dreibergs - Latvia - 104 min

The Last Ones - Veiko Õunpua - Estonia - 117 min

Week of January 14-17

Charter - Amanda Kernell - Sweden - 94 min

Hope - Maria Sødahl - Norway - 130 min

Nova Lituania - Karolis Kaupinis - Lithuania - 96 min

Tove - Zaida Bergroth - Finland - 100 min

Week of January 21-24

My Favorite War - Ilze Burkovska-Jacobsen - Norway/Latvia - animation 80 min

For more information and to buy tickets, please visit SFFLA2021

SFFLA 2020

21st Scandinavian Film Festival L.A.
4, 5, 11, 12, 2020 - WGA in Beverly Hills

SCREENING SCHEDULE:

Saturday, January 4

11:00 Ida - Denmark/Poland
01:00 Immortal (doc.) - Estonia/Latvia
02:15 The Mover - Latvia
04:00 Stupid Young Heart - Finland
06:00 Opening Gala and Buffet
07:30 Out Stealing Horses - Norway

Sunday, January 5

10:00 Project Rockin' High - Finland
11:00 Little Moscow (doc.) - Iceland
12:15 A White, White Day - Iceland
02:30 Collision - Denmark
05:00 And Then We Danced - Sweden
07:30 Confirmation (short) - Denmark
08:00 Queen of Hearts - Denmark

Saturday, January 11

10:15 Journey Home (doc.) - Lithuania
11:15 The Dead Soldier (short) - Denmark
01:00 The Tent (short) - Norway
03:00 Before the Frost - Denmark
04:30 Maria's Paradise - Finland
07:15 The Unpromised Land - Sweden
09:00 Someone, Somewhere - Finland

Sunday, January 12

10:30 Se7en Dayz Till Payoff (short) - Sweden
11:00 Cold Case Hammarskjöld (doc.) - Sweden
01:30 Truth and Justice - Estonia
04:15 Greta's Bed and Breakfast (short) - Sweden
05:00 King of Atlantis - Sweden
07:00 Daniel - Denmark


For more information please visit SFFLA2020

SFFLA 2019

20th Scandinavian Film Festival L.A.
5, 6, 19, 20, 2019 - WGA in Beverly Hills

SCREENING SCHEDULE:

Saturday, January 5

11:30 Mihkel - Iceland
12:45 To Be Continued - Latvia
02:30 Border - Sweden
05:30 Opening Gala and Buffet
07:30 The Guilty - Denmark

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Sunday, January 6

11:00 Euthanizer - Finland
01:00 Woman at War - Iceland
03:00 What Will People Say? - Norway
04:30 Unknown Soldier - Finland
07:00 Morgen (short) - Norway
07:30 The 12th Man - Norway

Saturday, January 19

10:00 Rendel: Dark Vengeance - Finland
12:00 Ted: Show Me Love - Sweden
02:30 Three August Days (short) - Estonia
03:00 Take It or Leave It - Estonia
05:30 Vultures - Iceland
07:30 The Cake General - Sweden

Sunday, January 20

12:00 Lithuanian Shorts
12:30 Wonderful Losers - Lithuania
02:00 Becoming Astrid - Denmark
04:30 The Green Valley (short) - Norway
05:00 Utoya: July 22 - Norway
07:30 One Last Deal - Finland


For more information please visit SFFLA2019

SFFLA 2018

19th Scandinavian Film Festival L.A.
6-7-20-21, 2018 - WGA in Beverly Hills

Screening Schedule:

Saturday, January 6

12:00 Kayayo, the Living Shopping Baskets (documentary 32 min) - Norway
12:45 Latvian Shorts
01:00 Chronicles of Melanie (120 min) - Latvia
03:30 The Square (151 min) - Sweden 
06:00 Opening Night Gala and Buffet
07:30 You Disappear (117 min) - Denmark

 

Sunday, January 7

12:00 The Dolphin (short 29 min) - Denmark
01:00 November (115 min) - Estonia
03:15 Under the Tree (89 min) - Iceland
05:00 Thelma (116 min) - Norway
07:30 Tom of Finland (116 min) - Finland

 

Saturday, January 20

11:30 Northbound (short 11 min) - Norway
12:30 Summer Children (84 min) - Iceland
02:30 The Dissidents (90 min) - Estonia
04:00 Nothing Ever Really Ends (short 23 min) - Norway
04:30 Late Summer (72 min) - Norway
07:30 Strawberry Days (93 min) - Sweden

Sunday, January 21

12:00 The Ex-Wife (90 min) - Sweden
02:00 Frost (132 min) - Lithuania
04:30 Miami (119 min) - Finland
07:00 Across the Waters (95 min) - Denmark

For more information please visit SFFLA2018