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SUMMARY:Online Programming
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SUMMARY:Online Children's Art Workshops
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URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/online-childrens-art-workshops/2021-11-20/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211119
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SUMMARY:Online Nordic Art & Culture from Scandinavia House
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URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/online-nordic-art-culture-from-scandinavia-house/2021-11-19/
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SUMMARY:Holiday Special: The Shop at Scandinavia House
DESCRIPTION:Looking for the perfect Christmas card or stocking stuffer? Visit the Shop at Scandinavia House for all of your favorite Nordic holiday gifts! In a special Meet the Artist event taking place Friday\, November 18 with designer Ulrika Johnson\, browse her wonderfully unique cards\, DIY kits\, gift wrapping and more from 12 to 3 PM. \nThe Shop is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 12 to 6 PM for all other holiday shopping. For more upcoming Meet the Artist events\, check back to the Shop page here.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/holiday-special-the-shop-at-scandinavia-house-4/
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SUMMARY:Repatriation & Restitution in the Nordic Countries
DESCRIPTION:American-Scandinavian Foundation invites you to a virtual panel on “Repatriation & Restitution in the Nordic Countries” on November 18. In this conversation\, panelists Martin Appelt (Senior Researcher and Curator\, National Museum of Denmark)\, Eero Ehanti (Head of the Conservation Department\, National Museum of Finland)\, Eeva-Kristiina Harlin (Archeologist & Osteoarchaeologist)\, & Daniel Thorleifsen (Director\, Greenland National Museum and Archives) will discuss topics including the restitution of Greenlandic and Sámi collections from the National Museum of Denmark and National Museum of Finland\, respectively\, as well as the longer-term impacts of restitution and repatriation of museum collections. \nASF Director of Educational Exchange & Special Projects Sally Yerkovich will moderate. \nThis event will take place as a Zoom webinar; please ask questions in the chat or send them in advance to  info@amscan.org. Registration is required; please sign up at the link above. \nThis conversation will be recorded and available later to stream on our Virtual Programming page and on our YouTube channel. \nAbout the Panelists\nMartin Appelt is a senior researcher and curator at the National Museum of Denmark\, responsible for the Arctic and Sub-Arctic ethnographical collections. He holds a PhD from University of Aarhus in arctic archaeology\, and has conducted archaeological and trans-disciplinary fieldwork primarily in Greenland across the last 30 years. He has also been responsible for or involved in a number of Arctic exhibitions displayed in Denmark\, Greenland\, and internationally. In collaboration with artist Nuka Konrad Godtfredsen\, among others\, he developed the internationally acclaimed graphic novel series “Oqaluttuaq”. He is presently involved in the large Carlsberg Foundation-sponsored project “Activating Arctic Heritage” developed in collaboration between the national museums in Nuuk and Copenhagen. \nEero Ehanti has a MA in Art History from the University of Helsinki\, a BA in conservation from Metropolia University of Applied Sciences and 20 years of experience in various museum positions in Finland and abroad. Early on he specialized in conservation of cultural historical objects\, but has since then worked on research\, collections management and exhibitions of a wide range. Since 2016 he has led the conservation department at the National Museum of Finland. He also chaired the Finnish committee of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) for six years. For Eero\, museums are a means for understanding\, communication\, and creativity. \nEeva-Kristiina Harlin is an archeologist from the University of Helsinki and osteoarchaeologist from the University of Stockholm. She is finalizing her thesis “From Repatriation to Rematriation – Sámi Heritage and the Change of Paradigm” at the University of Oulu\, Giellagas Institute (Institute for Saami Studies) in Finland. She has worked with themes such as Sámi cultural heritage\, research ethics and repatriation questions together with the Sámi society for a long time. Currently she works with the new permanent exhibition for Sámi Museum SIIDA and also with the joint repatriation exhibition between SIIDA and the National Museum of Finland. In addition to her scientific articles\, she has launched a book Ládjogahpir – Máttaráhkuid gábagahpir in 2020 together with Sámi artist Outi Pieski which presents in book form the past\, future and present stories of the Sámi horn hat — the ládjogahpir — and the rematriation of its existence\, use\, making and wearing. \nDaniel Thorleifsen is Greenlandic Inuit and\, for more than 16 years\, the Director of the Greenland National Museum and Archives\, Nunatta Katersugaasivia\, in Nuuk\, Greenland. Before joining the National Museum he was an Associate Professor in History & Head of the Department at Ilisimatusarfik\, University of Greenland. As Director of the Museum\, he oversees the 35\,000 archaeological and ethnological objects\, artifacts and human remains that were transferred from Denmark to Greenland in the late 20th and early 21st century. \nAbout the Moderator\nSally Yerkovich is ASF Director of Educational Exchange and Special Projects. A cultural anthropologist\, she has over 20 years of experience working in museums. She is the Chair of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) Standing Committee on Ethics\, which often considers issues related to the restitution/repatriation of objects from museum collections.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/repatriation-restitution-in-the-nordic-countries/
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SUMMARY:Uncle
DESCRIPTION:On November 17\, see the award-winning film Uncle (Denmark\, 2019; dir. Frelle Petersen) in New Nordic Cinema at Scandinavia House! \nKris (Jette Søndergaard) lives on a derelict farm in a small Danish town that she runs with her disabled uncle\, with a quirky but loving relationship filled with daily routines and moments of comfortable silence. But when one day she miraculously saves the life of a newborn calf\, her dream of becoming a veterinarian — which she had put on hold to care for her uncle — is rekindled. In pursuit of her studies\, she develops a friendship with the chatty veterinarian Johannes\, and begins to branch out into the world beyond her small farm — even starting a relationship with a young man in town. But her overprotective role in her relationship with her uncle\, and her heavy workload in maintaining their farm\, continue to get in the way of her blossoming new life. \nA beautiful exploration of small-town Danish life that is both stunningly picturesque and quaintly endearing in its navigation of young love and complicated relationships\, Uncle has been acclaimed as “a film of revelatory detail (ScreenDaily) and a “quite exquisite slice of humanity” (Cineurope). Winner of the Tokyo Grand Prix Best Film\, 2020 Tokyo International Film Festival; Official Selection\, 2020 Tallinn Black Nights and Göteborg film festivals. Directed by Frelle Petersen (105 min. In Danish with English subtitles) \nFilm screenings will take place as a 3 PM matinee and 7 PM evening showing. Tickets to this event must be purchased in advance online at the link above; film screenings will take place in Victor Borge Hall. All attendees are required to present proof of vaccination upon arrival in compliance with New York State government; read more here. Attendees are required to follow all Scandinavia House safety protocols\, including wearing masks during the program and observing social distancing rules in signage. Please read our full safety protocols here.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/uncle-2/
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SUMMARY:Uncle
DESCRIPTION:On November 17\, see the award-winning film Uncle (Denmark\, 2019; dir. Frelle Petersen) in New Nordic Cinema at Scandinavia House! \nKris (Jette Søndergaard) lives on a derelict farm in a small Danish town that she runs with her disabled uncle\, with a quirky but loving relationship filled with daily routines and moments of comfortable silence. But when one day she miraculously saves the life of a newborn calf\, her dream of becoming a veterinarian — which she had put on hold to care for her uncle — is rekindled. In pursuit of her studies\, she develops a friendship with the chatty veterinarian Johannes\, and begins to branch out into the world beyond her small farm — even starting a relationship with a young man in town. But her overprotective role in her relationship with her uncle\, and her heavy workload in maintaining their farm\, continue to get in the way of her blossoming new life. \nA beautiful exploration of small-town Danish life that is both stunningly picturesque and quaintly endearing in its navigation of young love and complicated relationships\, Uncle has been acclaimed as “a film of revelatory detail (ScreenDaily) and a “quite exquisite slice of humanity” (Cineurope). Winner of the Tokyo Grand Prix Best Film\, 2020 Tokyo International Film Festival; Official Selection\, 2020 Tallinn Black Nights and Göteborg film festivals. Directed by Frelle Petersen (105 min. In Danish with English subtitles) \nFilm screenings will take place as a 3 PM matinee and 7 PM evening showing. Tickets to this event must be purchased in advance online at the link above; film screenings will take place in Victor Borge Hall. All attendees are required to present proof of vaccination upon arrival in compliance with New York State government; read more here. Attendees are required to follow all Scandinavia House safety protocols\, including wearing masks during the program and observing social distancing rules in signage. Please read our full safety protocols here.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/uncle/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211116T140000
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SUMMARY:The Book of Reykjavík — Virtual Book Talk With Kristín Eiríksdóttir\, Björn Halldórsson\, Larissa Kyzer\, & Halla Þórlaug Óskarsdóttir
DESCRIPTION:On November 16\, join us for a virtual book talk on the new fiction anthology The Book of Reykjavik: A City in Short Fiction\, out November 11 from Comma Press! Authors Kristín Eiríksdóttir & Björn Halldórsson and translator Larissa Kyzer will discuss the novel and its translation\, as well as the themes explored in the book\, with moderator Halla Þórlaug Óskarsdóttir. \nIceland is a land of stories; from the epic sagas of its mythic past\, to its claim today of being home to more writers\, more published books and more avid readers\, per head\, than anywhere in the world. As its capital (and indeed only city)\, Reykjavik has long been an inspiration for these stories. But as this collection demonstrates\, this fishing-village-turned-metropolis at the farthest fringe of Europe has been both revered and reviled by Icelanders over the years. The tension between the city and the surrounding countryside\, its rural past and urban present\, weaves its way through The Book of Reykjavik\, forming an outline of a fragmented city marked by both contradiction and creativity. \nEdited by Becca Parkinson & Vera Juliusdottir and featuring stories by Friðgeir Einarsson\, Kristín Eiríksdóttir\, Þórarinn Eldjárn\, Einar Már Guðmundsson\, Björn Halldórsson\, Fríða Ísberg\, Auður Jónsdóttir\, Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir\, Andri Snær Magnason & Ágúst Borgþór Sverrisson\, as well as an introduction by award-winning Icelandic author Sjón\, The Book of Reykjavik has been hailed as “a fine anthology of tales that illuminate the character of the city\, urban identity\, the complications of life\, dysfunctional relationships\, second beginnings\, looking for love and the impressions of the past” (NB Magazine). \nThis event will take place as a Zoom webinar; please ask questions in the chat or send them in advance to  info@amscan.org. Registration is required; please sign up at the link above. \nAbout the Speakers\nKristín Eiríksdóttir is an award-winning novelist\, short story writer\, poet\, and playwright from Reykjavík\, Iceland. Her original edition of A Fist or a Heart won the Icelandic Literary Prize 2017 as well as the Icelandic Women’s Literature Prize 2018\, and was nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize 2019. The novel took second place for the Icelandic Booksellers’ Prize and was selected as one of the best novels of 2017 by the Icelandic National Radio. Eiríksdóttir has published seven books and had three plays staged. Her short fiction has appeared in Best European Fiction 2011. A Fist or a Heart is her first novel to be translated into English. \nBjörn Halldórsson was born in Reykjavik\, Iceland\, in 1983. He studied English and American Literature at the University of East-Anglia in Norwich and has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow. Along with working as a writer\, translator and journalist\, he has directed panels at festivals such as the Reykjavík Literature Festival and the PEN World Voices Festival in New York.  \nHalldórsson’s short stories have been published by literary journals in Iceland and the UK and have also appeared in translation in English\, German\, Italian and Hebrew. His first book\, a short story collection titled Smáglæpir (“Misdemeanours”)\, was published in 2017. His second book\, Stol (“Loss”)\, a novel\, was published in early 2021 by Icelandic publisher Forlagið. \nLarissa Kyzer is a writer and Icelandic to English literary translator. Her translation of Kristín Eiríksdóttir’s A Fist or a Heart was awarded the American Scandinavian Foundation’s 2019 translation prize. The same year\, she was one of Princeton University’s Translators in Residence. In 2020\, Larissa cofounded Eth & Thorn\, a chapbook press dedicated to Icelandic poetry and short fiction in translation. She is co-chair of PEN America’s Translation Committee and runs the virtual Women+ in Translation reading series Jill! \nHalla Þórlaug Óskarsdóttir (b. 1988) has worked with culture in one way or the other for the past 10 years\, as a writer and a culture journalist for radio and newspapers. She’s mostly focused on literature\, visual arts and cultural analysis.  \nShe is also a writer herself\, with her most recent work being Quiet Game (2020) for which she was awarded the Maístjarnan prize for the best Icelandic poetry book published in 2020. She has also written for theater\, both stage and radio. She holds a bachelor’s degree in visual arts and a masters degree in creative writing.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/the-book-of-reykjavik-virtual-book-talk-with-kristin-eiriksdottir-bjorn-halldorsson-larissa-kyzer-halla-thorlaug-oskarsdottir/
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SUMMARY:Online Nordic Art & Culture from Scandinavia House
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URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/online-nordic-art-culture-from-scandinavia-house/2021-11-14/
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SUMMARY:Online Programming
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URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/online-programming/2021-11-14/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211113T100000
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SUMMARY:Young Children & Teachers’ Experiences During COVID: Perspectives from the U.S. and Scandinavia
DESCRIPTION:American-Scandinavian Foundation and Child Development Institute\, Sarah Lawrence College invite you to a virtual panel November 13 on “Young Children & Teachers’ Experiences During COVID.” In this program\, teachers from Scandinavia and the United States will discuss their experiences teaching in very different contexts during the pandemic\, ranging from a forest school to a NYC public school to a small private school. What were the challenges? What have we learned from all of this? What do we want to hold on to from this period? \nPanelist information will be added here closer to the date; please check back to this page for more details. This event will take place as a Zoom webinar; please ask questions in the chat or send them in advance to  info@amscan.org. Registration is required; please sign up at the link above.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/young-children-teachers-experiences-during-covid-perspectives-from-the-u-s-and-scandinavia/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211113
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SUMMARY:Online Children's Art Workshops
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URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/online-childrens-art-workshops/2021-11-13/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211113
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SUMMARY:Online Nordic Art & Culture from Scandinavia House
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URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/online-nordic-art-culture-from-scandinavia-house/2021-11-12/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211111T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211111T210000
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SUMMARY:Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel
DESCRIPTION:Internationally acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Siegel returns for his ever-popular Keyboard Conversations® series at Scandinavia House. Each evening comprises an informal commentary on the music and its composers\, a full performance of each work\, and a short Q & A session. The accessible format enables audiences to build an understanding of classical music whether newcomer or seasoned listener. \nIn tonight’s concert “Music of Joy and Peace\,” Mr. Siegel will perform a selection of works from Mozart\, Beethoven\, Schubert\, Grieg\, Sibelius\, and Nielsen. \nTickets must be purchased in advance online at the link above. The series will continue in 2022 with performances on January 27\, March 10\, and in May (date TBD). \nAbout Jeffrey Siegel\nA renowned pianist and a Steinway artist\, Jeffrey Siegel has enjoyed an illustrious career. Born into a musical family\, Siegel studied with Rudolf Ganz in his native Chicago\, with the legendary Rosina Lhévinne at The Juilliard School and\, as a Fulbright Scholar\, with Ilona Kabos in London. \nHe has performed with some of the finest orchestras in the world\, including the Berlin Philharmonic\, London Symphony\, Moscow State Symphony\, the Oslo and Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestras\, and NHK Symphony of Japan\, among others. In the U.S.\, his engagements have included solo performances with the New York Philharmonic\, Los Angeles Philharmonic\, The Philadelphia Orchestra\, The Cleveland Orchestra\, Boston Symphony Orchestra\, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. \nSiegel has also collaborated with many of pre-eminent conductors: Pierre Boulez\, Charles Dutoit\, Neeme Järvi\, James Levine\, Zubin Mehta\, Leonard Slatkin\, Michael Tilson Thomas\, and David Zinman\, as well as legendary maestros of the past\, including Claudio Abbado\, Lorin Maazel\, Eugene Ormandy\, Sir George Solti\, William Steinberg\, Klaus Tennstedt\, and Yevgeny Svetlanov. \nSiegel has also recorded The Power and Passion of Beethoven (Random House Audio\, 2006); The Romanticism of the Russian Soul (Random House Audio\, 2006); The Romance of the Piano (Random House Audio\, 2006); An American Salute (Random House Audio\, 2007); Music for the Young – and the Young at Heart (WFMT Radio\, Chicago\, 2008); and American Pianistic Treasures (WEDU\, Tampa)\, to name a few. \nThe ongoing Keyboard Conversations® series flourishes in major cities throughout the United States\, including New York\, Chicago\, Philadelphia\, Cleveland\, Phoenix\, Minneapolis/St. Paul\, Dallas\, Denver\, and Washington\, D.C. Some of these venues have presented Keyboard Conversations® for more than 30 years – testimony to Siegel’s artistry\, innovative format\, and loyal fans.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/keyboard-conversations-with-jeffrey-siegel/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211110T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211114T235900
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SUMMARY:Ida’s Tunes — Autumn Special
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special Autumn virtual music program with singer/songwriter Ida Metsberg! Ongoing at Scandinavia House\, Ida’s Tunes presents interactive musical sessions of beloved songs for children performed in English\, Swedish\, and Finnish. In this video\, she will perform a medley of Children’s Center favorites from her native Finland. And sing-along with Ida as you watch her favorite tunes at home! \nThis event will take place as a virtual premiere at 11 AM ET on November 10 via YouTube and Facebook. The event will remain available to watch on this page through November 14.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/idas-tunes-autumn-special/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211108T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211108T210000
DTSTAMP:20210910T194738Z
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SUMMARY:Ladies of Steel
DESCRIPTION:“Sometimes\, 70-year-old girls just want to have fun” (Cineuropa) — this November\, see the hit new film Ladies of Steel (Finland\, 2020; dir. Pamela Tola) in New Nordic Cinema at Scandinavia House! \nAfter hitting her husband on the head with a frying pan\, 75-year-old Inkeri realizes she might have hit him a little too hard. When she goes on the lam with her two sisters Raili and Sylvi\, their journey through Finland is filled with charming hitchhikers\, memories\, and sinful dancing. As Inkeri comes across her old university writings and finds Eino\, a crush from her youth\, she is reminded of her dreams that were later suppressed by a patriarchal marriage; and must make the biggest choice concerning the rest of her life\, a choice between happiness and convention. Nominated for European Film Awards European Comedy\, 2020 (91 min. In Finnish with English subtitles) \n“A slightly demented relative of all the Bad Moms and Rough Nights\, its mischievous side might revel in the grannies-gone-bad routine\, but there is way too much heart\, and pain\, to just write this film off as pleasantly nasty…This film is not about the past\, but the future. A bright one\, too”—Cineuropa \nFilm screenings will take place as a 3 PM matinee and 7 PM evening showing. Tickets to this event must be purchased in advance online at the link above; film screenings will take place in Victor Borge Hall. All attendees are required to present proof of vaccination upon arrival in compliance with New York State government; read more here. Attendees are required to follow all Scandinavia House safety protocols\, including wearing masks during the program and observing social distancing rules in signage. Please read our full safety protocols here. \nAbout the Director\nPamela Tola is a Finnish actress\, writer and director. She has received three Jussi nominations and starred in films such as Frozen Land (2005)\, Lapland Odyssey (2010) and Aurora (2019). \nShe has a MA in Theatre Arts from the Theatre Academy of Helsinki. Ladies of Steel is her second feature film as a writer and director.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/ladies-of-steel-2/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211108T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211108T170000
DTSTAMP:20210910T194745Z
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SUMMARY:Ladies of Steel
DESCRIPTION:“Sometimes\, 70-year-old girls just want to have fun” (Cineuropa) — this November\, see the hit new film Ladies of Steel (Finland\, 2020; dir. Pamela Tola) in New Nordic Cinema at Scandinavia House! \nAfter hitting her husband on the head with a frying pan\, 75-year-old Inkeri realizes she might have hit him a little too hard. When she goes on the lam with her two sisters Raili and Sylvi\, their journey through Finland is filled with charming hitchhikers\, memories\, and sinful dancing. As Inkeri comes across her old university writings and finds Eino\, a crush from her youth\, she is reminded of her dreams that were later suppressed by a patriarchal marriage; and must make the biggest choice concerning the rest of her life\, a choice between happiness and convention. Nominated for European Film Awards European Comedy\, 2020 (91 min. In Finnish with English subtitles) \n“A slightly demented relative of all the Bad Moms and Rough Nights\, its mischievous side might revel in the grannies-gone-bad routine\, but there is way too much heart\, and pain\, to just write this film off as pleasantly nasty…This film is not about the past\, but the future. A bright one\, too”—Cineuropa \nFilm screenings will take place as a 3 PM matinee and 7 PM evening showing. Tickets to this event must be purchased in advance online at the link above; film screenings will take place in Victor Borge Hall. All attendees are required to present proof of vaccination upon arrival in compliance with New York State government; read more here. Attendees are required to follow all Scandinavia House safety protocols\, including wearing masks during the program and observing social distancing rules in signage. Please read our full safety protocols here. \nAbout the Director\nPamela Tola is a Finnish actress\, writer and director. She has received three Jussi nominations and starred in films such as Frozen Land (2005)\, Lapland Odyssey (2010) and Aurora (2019). \nShe has a MA in Theatre Arts from the Theatre Academy of Helsinki. Ladies of Steel is her second feature film as a writer and director.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/ladies-of-steel/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211107T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211107T200000
DTSTAMP:20211006T153056Z
CREATED:20211006T153056Z
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SUMMARY:The Jump
DESCRIPTION:The Fourth Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns in 2021 as a hybrid festival with both in-person and virtual screenings on November 3-14! From November 3 through 7\, in-person screenings and events will take place at Scandinavia House in New York\, presented in accordance with new COVID-19 safety guidance and protocols. Following the success of last year’s festival\, the online version will once again be available to viewers all across the U.S. via the Elevent streaming platform November 3-14. \nOn November 7\, see The Jump (dir. Giedre Zickyte\, Lithuania\, 2021\, Documentary). It’s Thanksgiving Day\, 1970. The U.S. coast guard sets out to meet a Soviet vessel anchored just off the shore of Martha’s Vineyard for a one-day conference between the two nations set to discuss fishing rights in the Atlantic Ocean. While the talks are in full swing\, Lithuanian sailor Simas Kudirka jumps across the icy water onto the American boat in a frantic bid for freedom. To his horror\, and to the outcry of the world media\, the Americans return him to the Soviets and he is tried for treason. The event sets off a series of protests throughout the U.S. begging for his freedom. All hope seems lost\, until new information about Simas’ citizenship surfaces. Through eyewitness reports\, rare archival footage and a dramatic first-person re-enactment by now 90-year-old would-be defector Simas Kudirka\, director Giedrė Žickytė takes us on a stranger-than-fiction journey reaching all the way up to the White House. \nTickets to this event must be purchased in advance online at the link above; film screenings will take place in Victor Borge Hall. All attendees are required to present proof of vaccination upon arrival in compliance with New York State government; read more here. Attendees are required to follow all Scandinavia House safety protocols\, including wearing masks during the program and observing social distancing rules in signage. Please read our full safety protocols here. \nVirtual screenings of this film will take place from November 8-14. To read more and purchase virtual passes\, please click here. \nAbout the Director\nGiedrė Žickytė is European Film Academy-nominated documentary film director and producer based in Vilnius\, Lithuania. Žickytė graduated with a master’s degree in visual arts from Vilnius Art Academy in 2008 and is the founder of the production company MOONMAKERS. Her feature film MASTER AND TATYANA won Best Director\, Best Documentary\, Best Cinematography\, and Best Editing at the Lithuanian Film Academy Awards in 2015. \nI’M NOT FROM HERE was nominated at the 2016 European Film Academy Awards and won over a dozen other awards\, including Sesterce d’or Fondation Goblet at Visions du Reel (Switzerland). Additionally\, she produced THE EARTH IS BLUE AS AN ORANGE by Iryna Tsilyk\, which screened at the Sundance Film Festival in 2020. THE JUMP is her latest film. \nAbout NYBFF\nEstablished in 2018\, the New York Baltic Film Festival is presented and organized by Scandinavia House in collaboration with the Consulate General of Estonia\, Consulate General of Lithuania\, and Permanent Mission of Latvia to the United Nations in New York. \nFinancial support for the festival comes from the Estonian Film Institute\, National Film Center of Latvia\, and Lithuanian Film Center\, with additional sponsorship by the Lithuanian Culture Institute\, American Latvian Association\, LV-100\, Printful\, PBLA Culture Fund and the Lithuanian Foundation and the Embassy of Latvia in Washington DC. \nOrganizers & Sponsors
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/the-jump/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211107T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211107T173000
DTSTAMP:20211006T152444Z
CREATED:20211006T152444Z
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SUMMARY:Emīlija — The Queen of the Press
DESCRIPTION:The Fourth Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns in 2021 as a hybrid festival with both in-person and virtual screenings on November 3-14! From November 3 through 7\, in-person screenings and events will take place at Scandinavia House in New York\, presented in accordance with new COVID-19 safety guidance and protocols. Following the success of last year’s festival\, the online version will once again be available to viewers all across the U.S. via the Elevent streaming platform November 3-14. \nOn November 7\, see Emīlija — The Queen of the Press (Emīlija. Latvijas preses karaliene\, dir. Andis Mizišs & Kristīne Želve\, Latvia\, 2021)\, a mini-series about Emīlija Benjamiņš (Guna Zariņa)\, the “queen of press” in interwar Latvia\, whose wealth and tragic fate have since become legend.Emīlija follows the period from the beginnings of Emīlija’s magazine Atpūta (Leisure)\, to President Ulmanis’ coup d’état and the start of WWII. In the first two episodes\, we meet Emīlija\, her colorful extended family\, her lively\, creative staff\, and experience the nightlife of 1920s Riga. Emīlija deals with setbacks elegantly\, managing everything from cocaine addictions to angry advertisers\, and always gets her way. But she can’t forget a clairvoyant’s dark prophecy\, which casts a dark cloud over even the most glamorous party that she hosts at her large Riga mansion. \nTickets to this event must be purchased in advance online at the link above; film screenings will take place in Victor Borge Hall. All attendees are required to present proof of vaccination upon arrival in compliance with New York State government; read more here. Attendees are required to follow all Scandinavia House safety protocols\, including wearing masks during the program and observing social distancing rules in signage. Please read our full safety protocols here. \nVirtual screenings of this film will take place from November 8-14. To read more and purchase virtual passes\, please click here. \n \nAbout NYBFF\nEstablished in 2018\, the New York Baltic Film Festival is presented and organized by Scandinavia House in collaboration with the Consulate General of Estonia\, Consulate General of Lithuania\, and Permanent Mission of Latvia to the United Nations in New York. \nFinancial support for the festival comes from the Estonian Film Institute\, National Film Center of Latvia\, and Lithuanian Film Center\, with additional sponsorship by the Lithuanian Culture Institute\, American Latvian Association\, LV-100\, Printful\, PBLA Culture Fund and the Lithuanian Foundation and the Embassy of Latvia in Washington DC. \nOrganizers & Sponsors
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/emilija-the-queen-of-the-press/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211107T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211107T150000
DTSTAMP:20211006T140222Z
CREATED:20211006T140222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211006T140222Z
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SUMMARY:A Year Full of Drama
DESCRIPTION:The Fourth Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns in 2021 as a hybrid festival with both in-person and virtual screenings on November 3-14! From November 3 through 7\, in-person screenings and events will take place at Scandinavia House in New York\, presented in accordance with new COVID-19 safety guidance and protocols. Following the success of last year’s festival\, the online version will once again be available to viewers all across the U.S. via the Elevent streaming platform November 3-14. \nOn November 7\, see A Year Full of Drama (Aasta täis draamat\, dir. Marta Pulk\, Estonia\, 2019\, Documentary). Twenty-one-year-old Alissija\, who has never seen a play\, responds to a very unusual job offer – to watch every play in Estonia for a whole year. In the course of that year\, she will travel across the country to see and review 224 performances\, from local village plays to the biggest productions in the capital. \nDirector Marta Pulk takes us on a captivating journey to explore how culture affects us – is it alienating and snobbish\, or does it create a sense of community and belonging? See the arts through Alissija’s inexperienced eyes and witness her personal inner journey as she questions her identity\, her place in society\, and her future. \n“A gripping individual story and an insightful portrait of a country and its theatre.” – Chris Wiegand\, The Guardian \nTickets to this event must be purchased in advance online at the link above; film screenings will take place in Victor Borge Hall. All attendees are required to present proof of vaccination upon arrival in compliance with New York State government; read more here. Attendees are required to follow all Scandinavia House safety protocols\, including wearing masks during the program and observing social distancing rules in signage. Please read our full safety protocols here. \nVirtual screenings of this film will take place from November 8-14. To read more and purchase virtual passes\, please click here. \n \nAbout the Director\nMarta Pulk (b. 1988) received her MA in filmmaking from the Baltic Film and Media School. Pulk’s films have a strong visual signature and display a relentless interest in the human spirit and what it is that makes us fight\, and often have a strong social theme at their core.  \nPulk’s short films have screened at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival\, Zagrebdox\, Doc Buenos Aires\, Bogoshorts\, Queens World Film Festival. In 2018\, her film VIDA ALEGRE\, which was shot in the Peruvian Amazon under the mentorship of Werner Herzog\, was chosen for distribution by Black Factory Cinema. A YEAR FULL OF DRAMA (2019) is her first documentary feature. \nAbout NYBFF\nEstablished in 2018\, the New York Baltic Film Festival is presented and organized by Scandinavia House in collaboration with the Consulate General of Estonia\, Consulate General of Lithuania\, and Permanent Mission of Latvia to the United Nations in New York. \nFinancial support for the festival comes from the Estonian Film Institute\, National Film Center of Latvia\, and Lithuanian Film Center\, with additional sponsorship by the Lithuanian Culture Institute\, American Latvian Association\, LV-100\, Printful\, PBLA Culture Fund and the Lithuanian Foundation and the Embassy of Latvia in Washington DC. \nOrganizers & Sponsors
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/a-year-full-of-drama/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211108
DTSTAMP:20211020T015833Z
CREATED:20210117T204929Z
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SUMMARY:Online Nordic Art & Culture from Scandinavia House
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/online-nordic-art-culture-from-scandinavia-house/2021-11-07/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211108
DTSTAMP:20210201T181248Z
CREATED:20210115T125801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210201T181248Z
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SUMMARY:Online Programming
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/online-programming/2021-11-07/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211106T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211106T223000
DTSTAMP:20211006T145126Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20211006T145126Z
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SUMMARY:Wild East
DESCRIPTION:The Fourth Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns in 2021 as a hybrid festival with both in-person and virtual screenings on November 3-14! From November 3 through 7\, in-person screenings and events will take place at Scandinavia House in New York\, presented in accordance with new COVID-19 safety guidance and protocols. Following the success of last year’s festival\, the online version will once again be available to viewers all across the U.S. via the Elevent streaming platform November 3-14. \nOn November 6\, see Wild East (Kur vedīs ceļš\, dir. Matīss Kaža\, Latvia\, 2021\, Narrative). Eva is a 16-year-old aristocratic orphan living under the tutelage of the Baron\, a local landowner in rural Latvia in the late 19th century. The Baron schemes to lay his hands on Eva’s family inheritance by marrying her off\, but Eva has different plans and won’t let her free spirit be tied down\, escaping on the day of her arranged wedding. Determined to track her down\, the Baron sends a search party after her — at the same time\, there is a murder investigation underway at the manor and everyone is a suspect! Thus starts a long journey on horseback through wild landscapes in director Matīss Kaža’s colorful and thrilling first Latvian Western. Will Eva manage to escape? Will her shotgun skills and her new-found love protect her? \nTickets to this event must be purchased in advance online at the link above; film screenings will take place in Victor Borge Hall. All attendees are required to present proof of vaccination upon arrival in compliance with New York State government; read more here. Attendees are required to follow all Scandinavia House safety protocols\, including wearing masks during the program and observing social distancing rules in signage. Please read our full safety protocols here. \nVirtual screenings of this film will take place from November 7-14. To read more and purchase virtual passes\, please click here. \n \nAbout the Director\nMatīss Kaža (b. 1995) is a Latvian director\, writer and producer. He holds a degree in Film & TV from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. He directed the award-winning documentary ONE TICKET PLEASE (2017) as a student\, and has been working on both fiction and documentary films ever since.  \nBelieving that one debut film is not enough\, Kaža is set to release three feature films in the near future\, beginning with the first Latvian western WILD EAST (2021)\, followed by the youth drama NEON SPRING (2022) and the comedy THE TASTE OF WATER (2022). As a producer\, he is working on several projects\, including Linda Olte’s debut SISTERS (2022)\, and the next animated feature by Annecy-winner Gints Zilbalodis (AWAY). \nAbout NYBFF\nEstablished in 2018\, the New York Baltic Film Festival is presented and organized by Scandinavia House in collaboration with the Consulate General of Estonia\, Consulate General of Lithuania\, and Permanent Mission of Latvia to the United Nations in New York. \nFinancial support for the festival comes from the Estonian Film Institute\, National Film Center of Latvia\, and Lithuanian Film Center\, with additional sponsorship by the Lithuanian Culture Institute\, American Latvian Association\, LV-100\, Printful\, PBLA Culture Fund and the Lithuanian Foundation and the Embassy of Latvia in Washington DC. \nOrganizers & Sponsors
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/wild-east/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211106T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211106T210000
DTSTAMP:20211001T173834Z
CREATED:20211001T173834Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211001T173834Z
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SUMMARY:Goodbye Soviet Union
DESCRIPTION:The Fourth Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns in 2021 as a hybrid festival with both in-person and virtual screenings on November 3-14! From November 3 through 7\, in-person screenings and events will take place at Scandinavia House in New York\, presented in accordance with new COVID-19 safety guidance and protocols. Following the success of last year’s festival\, the online version will once again be available to viewers all across the U.S. via the Elevent streaming platform November 3-14. \nIn our Opening Night Celebration at Scandinavia House\, see Goodnight Soviet Union (Hüvasti\, NSVL\, dir. Lauri Randla\, Estonia/Finland\, 2020). The screening will be followed by a filmmaker Q&A and an Opening Reception for VIP & In-Person passholders and special guests. Goodbye Soviet Union will have an encore in-person screening on Saturday\, November 6 at 12 PM and will be available via streaming to Virtual passholders from Sunday\, November 7. \nIn this comedic coming-of-age story set in Leningrad 3 — an idealized Soviet town in Estonia complete with a secret radiation facility — Johannes was born prematurely and without a father. Raised by his eccentric grandparents while his single\, politically vocal mother seeks a better life in Finland\, Johannes is beset by issues as he starts attending a new school\, after exposure to the polluted waters on a nearby beach. Now\, on top of being a member of the Ingrian-Finnish minority\, rather than Estonian or Russian like the rest of his classmates\, he is also bald! But then he meets Vera\, to whom he feels an inexplicable pull. \nDirector Lauri Randla rearranges his own childhood memories into a colorful\, nostalgic\, and thought-provoking film following Johannes as he grows older\, which brings confusion that coincides with the final\, turbulent years of the Soviet Union. Goodbye Soviet Union shows the disorientation and bureaucracy that affected those stuck in the middle between the stagnated\, old way of life\, and the promising\, glimmering\, but unknown future. \n“Randla doesn’t need to try very hard\, or indeed go very far\, to be very funny”—Marta Bałaga\, Cineuropa \nTickets to this event must be purchased in advance online at the link above; film screenings will take place in Victor Borge Hall. All attendees are required to present proof of vaccination upon arrival in compliance with New York State government; read more here. Attendees are required to follow all Scandinavia House safety protocols\, including wearing masks during the program and observing social distancing rules in signage. Please read our full safety protocols here. \nVirtual screenings of this film will take place from November 7-14. To read more and purchase virtual passes\, please click here. \n \nAbout the Director\nLauri Randla (b. 1981\, Tartu) is a member of the Ingrian minority explored in his film GOODBYE SOVIET UNION (2020). He has a BA and MA in film art from Aalto/ELO film school in Finland and his filmography to date consists of several short films.  \nHis short MAUSOLEUM (2016) has won several international awards\, amongst them Best Foreign Film at 2016 Toronto Short FF\, the Audience Award at ShortCuts Bucharest in Romania\, Best Film at Scanorama in Vilnius and Best Short Film at the London Lift-Off film festival. GOODBYE SOVIET UNION premiered at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. \nAbout the NYBFF\nEstablished in 2018\, the New York Baltic Film Festival is presented and organized by Scandinavia House in collaboration with the Consulate General of Estonia\, Consulate General of Lithuania\, and Permanent Mission of Latvia to the United Nations in New York. \nFinancial support for the festival comes from the Estonian Film Institute\, National Film Center of Latvia\, and Lithuanian Film Center\, with additional sponsorship by the Lithuanian Culture Institute\, American Latvian Association\, LV-100\, Printful\, PBLA Culture Fund and the Lithuanian Foundation and the Embassy of Latvia in Washington DC. \nOrganizers & Sponsors
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/goodbye-soviet-union/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211106T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211106T200000
DTSTAMP:20211005T182333Z
CREATED:20211005T182333Z
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SUMMARY:Kratt
DESCRIPTION:The Fourth Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns in 2021 as a hybrid festival with both in-person and virtual screenings on November 3-14! From November 3 through 7\, in-person screenings and events will take place at Scandinavia House in New York\, presented in accordance with new COVID-19 safety guidance and protocols. Following the success of last year’s festival\, the online version will once again be available to viewers all across the U.S. via the Elevent streaming platform November 3-14. \nOn November 6\, see Kratt (dir. Rasmus Merivoo\, Estonia\, 2020\, Narrative). A pair of urbanized siblings (Nora and Harri Merivoo\, the director’s children) are left at their grandmother’s house in rural Estonia while their parents go on a wellness retreat. As if this wasn’t annoying enough\, they had their smartphones confiscated! Granny preaches that the devil finds work for idle hands\, but luckily\, there are plenty of chores in the countryside. When she tells them about kratts\, mythical creatures who do whatever their masters tell them\, the children get an idea. Now all they need to do is find the devil and buy a soul… \nDirector Rasmus Merivoo effortlessly blends Estonian folklore with modern technology and darkness with light. Part comedy\, part family film\, part gory horror\, this thrilling Estonian film surprises at every corner. \n“An enjoyable and crazy romp”–Bobby LePire\, Film Threat  \n“Gleefully absurd and chaotic family fantasy. Fun and funny\, weird\, wacky and wonderful”–Andrew Mack\, Screen Anarchy \nTickets to this event must be purchased in advance online at the link above; film screenings will take place in Victor Borge Hall. All attendees are required to present proof of vaccination upon arrival in compliance with New York State government; read more here. Attendees are required to follow all Scandinavia House safety protocols\, including wearing masks during the program and observing social distancing rules in signage. Please read our full safety protocols here. \nVirtual screenings of this film will take place from November 7-14. To read more and purchase virtual passes\, please click here. \n \nAbout the Director\nRasmus Merivoo is one of the most unique Estonian filmmakers in recent times. His film school short ALIEN – SAVING VALDIS IN 11 CHAPTERS (2006) became an instant cult classic due to its bold and original storytelling.  \nAfter shooting his debut feature BURATINO (2009) in Russia\, Merivoo started working in TV and directed a season of the popular horror series SÜVAHAVVA (2012-13). KRATT is his second feature\, and here Merivoo returns to writing and directing. \nAbout the NYBFF\nEstablished in 2018\, the New York Baltic Film Festival is presented and organized by Scandinavia House in collaboration with the Consulate General of Estonia\, Consulate General of Lithuania\, and Permanent Mission of Latvia to the United Nations in New York. \nFinancial support for the festival comes from the Estonian Film Institute\, National Film Center of Latvia\, and Lithuanian Film Center\, with additional sponsorship by the Lithuanian Culture Institute\, American Latvian Association\, LV-100\, Printful\, PBLA Culture Fund and the Lithuanian Foundation and the Embassy of Latvia in Washington DC.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/kratt/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211106T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211106T173000
DTSTAMP:20211006T150513Z
CREATED:20211006T150513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211006T150513Z
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SUMMARY:Isaac
DESCRIPTION:The Fourth Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns in 2021 as a hybrid festival with both in-person and virtual screenings on November 3-14! From November 3 through 7\, in-person screenings and events will take place at Scandinavia House in New York\, presented in accordance with new COVID-19 safety guidance and protocols. Following the success of last year’s festival\, the online version will once again be available to viewers all across the U.S. via the Elevent streaming platform November 3-14. \nOn November 6\, see Issac (Izaokas\, dir. Jurgis Matulevičius\, Lithuania\, 2019\, Narrative). In 1941\, Andrius kills his Jewish neighbor\, Isaac\, during the Lietukis garage massacre. Twenty-five years later\, film director Gediminas returns to Soviet Lithuania from the U.S. with a screenplay that portrays the same massacre in detail and gradually attracts the interest of the KGB. Why would someone return from the U.S.? Why is the screenplay so accurate? Isaac shows how the aftermath of the murder ripples through the decades\, affecting lives and love long after the war has ended. Director Jurgis Matulevičius captures the fine balance between memory and history\, and between guilt and compliance\, against the background of 1960s Lithuania. \n“A visually dazzling\, Kafkaesque murder mystery” –Stephen Dalton\, Hollywood Reporter \nTickets to this event must be purchased in advance online at the link above; film screenings will take place in Victor Borge Hall. All attendees are required to present proof of vaccination upon arrival in compliance with New York State government; read more here. Attendees are required to follow all Scandinavia House safety protocols\, including wearing masks during the program and observing social distancing rules in signage. Please read our full safety protocols here. \nVirtual screenings of this film will take place from November 7-14. To read more and purchase virtual passes\, please click here. \n \nAbout the Director\nJurgis Matulevičius graduated from the Lithuanian Music and Theatre Academy with a degree in film directing. He has worked with well-known Lithuanian film directors Šarūnas Bartas\, Algimantas Puipa and others.  \nMatulevičius has made a number of highly acclaimed short films that have screened at international festivals such as Los Angeles’ Cinefest\, Kiwi International\, Krakow Film Festival\, Oberhausen Film Festival\, Odessa Film Festival\, the Cannes Film Festival Film Market and others. \nAbout NYBFF\nEstablished in 2018\, the New York Baltic Film Festival is presented and organized by Scandinavia House in collaboration with the Consulate General of Estonia\, Consulate General of Lithuania\, and Permanent Mission of Latvia to the United Nations in New York. \nFinancial support for the festival comes from the Estonian Film Institute\, National Film Center of Latvia\, and Lithuanian Film Center\, with additional sponsorship by the Lithuanian Culture Institute\, American Latvian Association\, LV-100\, Printful\, PBLA Culture Fund and the Lithuanian Foundation and the Embassy of Latvia in Washington DC. \nOrganizers & Sponsors
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/isaac/
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SUMMARY:Tree Opera
DESCRIPTION:The Fourth Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns in 2021 as a hybrid festival with both in-person and virtual screenings on November 3-14! From November 3 through 7\, in-person screenings and events will take place at Scandinavia House in New York\, presented in accordance with new COVID-19 safety guidance and protocols. Following the success of last year’s festival\, the online version will once again be available to viewers all across the U.S. via the Elevent streaming platform November 3-14. \nOn November 6\, see Tree Opera (Koku Opera\, dir. Mārtiņš Grauds\, Latvia\, 2020\, Documentary). A primeval Finnish forest may not seem an obvious site for an opera. But if nature is part of your performance and the singers are trees personified — as in the unique open-air drama Tree Opera\, which premiered in 2019 in the Kainuu region of Finland — the decision is actually quite organic! Mārtiņš Grauds’ documentary follows a group of contemporary and boundary-pushing Latvian architects\, artists and costume designers who traveled to Finland and trekked deep into the forest to help composer Anna Ķirse’s biodegradable vision come to life. \nAs their thought and care instaging the opera culminates in a beautiful performance\, the work highlights the importance of protecting these ancient forests. After the final note is sung\, and after the last spectator leaves\, the decomposing architecture and scenography become a part of the Mustarinda nature trail. \nTickets to this event must be purchased in advance online at the link above; film screenings will take place in Victor Borge Hall. All attendees are required to present proof of vaccination upon arrival in compliance with New York State government; read more here. Attendees are required to follow all Scandinavia House safety protocols\, including wearing masks during the program and observing social distancing rules in signage. Please read our full safety protocols here. \nVirtual screenings of this film will take place from November 7-14. To read more and purchase virtual passes\, please click here. \n \nAbout the Director\nMarta Pulk (b. 1988) received her MA in filmmaking from the Baltic Film and Media School. Pulk’s films have a strong visual signature and display a relentless interest in the human spirit and what it is that makes us fight\, and often have a strong social theme at their core.  \nPulk’s short films have screened at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival\, Zagrebdox\, Doc Buenos Aires\, Bogoshorts\, Queens World Film Festival. In 2018\, her film VIDA ALEGRE\, which was shot in the Peruvian Amazon under the mentorship of Werner Herzog\, was chosen for distribution by Black Factory Cinema. A YEAR FULL OF DRAMA (2019) is her first documentary feature. \nAbout NYBFF\nEstablished in 2018\, the New York Baltic Film Festival is presented and organized by Scandinavia House in collaboration with the Consulate General of Estonia\, Consulate General of Lithuania\, and Permanent Mission of Latvia to the United Nations in New York. \nFinancial support for the festival comes from the Estonian Film Institute\, National Film Center of Latvia\, and Lithuanian Film Center\, with additional sponsorship by the Lithuanian Culture Institute\, American Latvian Association\, LV-100\, Printful\, PBLA Culture Fund and the Lithuanian Foundation and the Embassy of Latvia in Washington DC. \nOrganizers & Sponsors
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/tree-opera/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211106T120000
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SUMMARY:Goodbye Soviet Union
DESCRIPTION:The Fourth Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns in 2021 as a hybrid festival with both in-person and virtual screenings on November 3-14! From November 3 through 7\, in-person screenings and events will take place at Scandinavia House in New York\, presented in accordance with new COVID-19 safety guidance and protocols. Following the success of last year’s festival\, the online version will once again be available to viewers all across the U.S. via the Elevent streaming platform November 3-14. \nOn November 6\, see Goodnight Soviet Union (Hüvasti\, NSVL\, dir. Lauri Randla\, Estonia/Finland\, 2020). In this comedic coming-of-age story set in Leningrad 3 — an idealized Soviet town in Estonia complete with a secret radiation facility — Johannes was born prematurely and without a father. Raised by his eccentric grandparents while his single\, politically vocal mother seeks a better life in Finland\, Johannes is beset by issues as he starts attending a new school\, after exposure to the polluted waters on a nearby beach. Now\, on top of being a member of the Ingrian-Finnish minority\, rather than Estonian or Russian like the rest of his classmates\, he is also bald! But then he meets Vera\, to whom he feels an inexplicable pull. \nDirector Lauri Randla rearranges his own childhood memories into a colorful\, nostalgic\, and thought-provoking film following Johannes as he grows older\, which brings confusion that coincides with the final\, turbulent years of the Soviet Union. Goodbye Soviet Union shows the disorientation and bureaucracy that affected those stuck in the middle between the stagnated\, old way of life\, and the promising\, glimmering\, but unknown future. \n“Randla doesn’t need to try very hard\, or indeed go very far\, to be very funny”—Marta Bałaga\, Cineuropa \nTickets to this event must be purchased in advance online at the link above; film screenings will take place in Victor Borge Hall. All attendees are required to present proof of vaccination upon arrival in compliance with New York State government; read more here. Attendees are required to follow all Scandinavia House safety protocols\, including wearing masks during the program and observing social distancing rules in signage. Please read our full safety protocols here. \nVirtual screenings of this film will take place from November 7-14. To read more and purchase virtual passes\, please click here. \n \nAbout the Director\nLauri Randla (b. 1981\, Tartu) is a member of the Ingrian minority explored in his film GOODBYE SOVIET UNION (2020). He has a BA and MA in film art from Aalto/ELO film school in Finland and his filmography to date consists of several short films.  \nHis short MAUSOLEUM (2016) has won several international awards\, amongst them Best Foreign Film at 2016 Toronto Short FF\, the Audience Award at ShortCuts Bucharest in Romania\, Best Film at Scanorama in Vilnius and Best Short Film at the London Lift-Off film festival. GOODBYE SOVIET UNION premiered at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. \nAbout NYBFF\nEstablished in 2018\, the New York Baltic Film Festival is presented and organized by Scandinavia House in collaboration with the Consulate General of Estonia\, Consulate General of Lithuania\, and Permanent Mission of Latvia to the United Nations in New York. \nFinancial support for the festival comes from the Estonian Film Institute\, National Film Center of Latvia\, and Lithuanian Film Center\, with additional sponsorship by the Lithuanian Culture Institute\, American Latvian Association\, LV-100\, Printful\, PBLA Culture Fund and the Lithuanian Foundation and the Embassy of Latvia in Washington DC. \nOrganizers & Sponsors
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/goodbye-soviet-union-2/
LOCATION:NY
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SUMMARY:Online Children's Art Workshops
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URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/online-childrens-art-workshops/2021-11-06/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211105T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211105T220000
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SUMMARY:Dawn of War
DESCRIPTION:The Fourth Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns in 2021 as a hybrid festival with both in-person and virtual screenings on November 3-14! From November 3 through 7\, in-person screenings and events will take place at Scandinavia House in New York\, presented in accordance with new COVID-19 safety guidance and protocols. Following the success of last year’s festival\, the online version will once again be available to viewers all across the U.S. via the Elevent streaming platform November 3-14. \nOn November 5\, see Dawn of War  (O2\, Dir. Margus Paju\, Estonia/Finland/Latvia/Lithuania\, 2020\, Narrative). It’s August 1939 and Europe stands on the brink of war. Facing the double threat of Stalin’s Soviet Union and Hitler’s Third Reich\, Estonia suffers a fatal blow when the Head of the Counter-Soviet Intelligence Unit is murdered\, raising suspicions of a mole within their ranks and leading Estonian spy Feliks Kangur to be called back from Helsinki to unearth the traitor. Global\, political\, and military events unfold at a dizzying speed as Feliks works against the clock to stave off an invasion by the Red Army. When he uncovers a secret that could change the course of history\, he soon realizes that everyone has a secret — even his lover\, the young Polish art historian Maria. \nTickets to this event must be purchased in advance online at the link above; film screenings will take place in Victor Borge Hall. All attendees are required to present proof of vaccination upon arrival in compliance with New York State government; read more here. Attendees are required to follow all Scandinavia House safety protocols\, including wearing masks during the program and observing social distancing rules in signage. Please read our full safety protocols here. \nVirtual screenings of this film will take place from November 6-14. To read more and purchase virtual passes\, please click here. \n \nAbout the Director\nMargus Paju (b. 1983) graduated in film directing from the Baltic Film and Media School and is currently completing his master’s degree. Paju has been an in-house director at NAFTA Films since 2008. He has directed several short films\, two documentaries\, a TV series and a number of commercials.  \nBesides directing\, Paju also writes scripts\, film reviews and articles about film history for several Estonian culture magazines. DAWN OF WAR (2020) is his latest feature film. \nAbout the NYBFF\nEstablished in 2018\, the New York Baltic Film Festival is presented and organized by Scandinavia House in collaboration with the Consulate General of Estonia\, Consulate General of Lithuania\, and Permanent Mission of Latvia to the United Nations in New York. \nFinancial support for the festival comes from the Estonian Film Institute\, National Film Center of Latvia\, and Lithuanian Film Center\, with additional sponsorship by the Lithuanian Culture Institute\, American Latvian Association\, LV-100\, Printful\, PBLA Culture Fund and the Lithuanian Foundation and the Embassy of Latvia in Washington DC.
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/dawn-of-war/
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