The most prestigious film price in Scandinavia, the Nordic Council Film Prize, may be handed to director Nikolaj Arcel, who´s currently in postproduction with A ROYAL AFFAIR - one of TrustNordisk´ most anticipated titles, which presold successfully in Cannes and continues presale in Toronto.
Nikolaj Arce´s critically acclaimed TRUTH ABOUT MEN (2010) has been selected by a jury to represent Denmark in the race of winning the prize, which all five Nordic countries compete for.
Criteria´s for being nominated are that the film must be embedded to a significant degree in Nordic culture, must be of high artistic quality, stand out in terms of artistic originality, and combine and refine the many elements of film in a convincing and integrated manner. TRUTH ABOUT MEN was seen by around 100.000 in Denmark and received great reviews.
Previous winners of the Nordic Council Film Prize are Thomas Vinterberg (SUBMARINO, 2010), Lars von Trier (ANTICHRIST, 2009) and ROY ANDERSSON (YOU, THE LIVING, 2008).